The human body retains memories, recalling every gentle touch that triggers a heartbeat, every pleasure that evokes shivers. It remembers all the imprints left by loved ones.
As Xiao Du’s lips pressed tightly against hers, it began with gentle soothing, then escalated into a storm-like demand. At this moment, all memories crawled onto their skin, flowing into every corner of their bodies, arousing unbearable restlessness and longing. Their bodies awaited each other, leaving almost no room for any gap.
When that familiar scent entered her mouth, it instantly occupied all her senses. Yuan Xi started feeling dizzy, her inner desire turning into a hot stream, eager to surge out. Unable to bear it, she softly hummed like a cat. This sound completely discarded Xiao Du’s rationality, and he eagerly reached out to undo her clothes, placing her head gently on the bed. As Yuan Xi realized what was happening, she found her blouse half undone, and it was apparent that he was no longer satisfied with just lingering on her lips. His hands and mouth began to move downwards.
She quickly pressed down on his head, whispering, “What are you doing? This is the clinic!”
But Xiao Du paid no attention to anything else. He had been longing for her so much that it made his whole body ache. Now that he could finally hold her soft body in his arms, how could he control himself? So, without hesitation, he continued to explore, murmuring vaguely, “Forget about it, can’t wait any longer.”
Yuan Xi was trembling all over, breathing heavily, but biting her lips tightly to prevent any sound from escaping. She knew that the thin door panel couldn’t block any movement inside. If she focused her mind a little, she could hear the footsteps of patients outside, the calls of Li Daifu fetching medicine, and she couldn’t even remember if the door latch was locked. What if someone pushed the door open? What would they do then?
The pleasure of the body and the fear in the mind intertwined, making Yuan Xi feel like she was in a torment of fire and ice. Although her consciousness was resisting tightly, her body involuntarily sank with him. He was too familiar with her body; with just simple teasing, he could make her almost expend all her energy to suppress any sound. This kind of suppressed yet overwhelming pleasure almost drove Yuan Xi crazy. Then, something even more embarrassing happened: the cheap wooden bed beneath them could no longer bear the increasingly intense pressure, and it started to creak with their movements.
Yuan Xi blushed with heat all over her body, while the man on top of her seemed insatiable like a wild beast in heat. She struggled and pinched his waist hard. When she finally opened her mouth, she realized that her voice was already hoarse and weak. “No… the bed is too loud… they might hear outside…”
Xiao Du was finally awakened by the pain in his waist, but he didn’t care. After all, it’s not illegal to be intimate with his wife, and he doesn’t care about the rest. However, he could see that Yuan Xi was almost embarrassed to death and was about to run away. He felt sorry for her but quickly came up with a solution.
He wrapped her hand around his neck and whispered wickedly in her ear, “Why don’t we try this…” Yuan Xi strained to hear the words, and then her face turned red like fire. She felt that this man was shameless. But before she could protest, Xiao Du had already lifted her off the bed, standing on the ground with her body firmly supported in his hands, pressing her back gently against the wall.
Seeing that his entire body weight was now resting on his hands, Yuan Xi suddenly felt an extreme sense of insecurity. Instinctively, she stretched out her legs and held onto his waist tightly. Xiao Du smiled maliciously, lifting her body a bit higher again. Just as he was about to go all the way, he suddenly heard a heavy knocking sound from outside. A colleague loudly shouted, “Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi, how’s your patient doing? Li Daifu has gone out. He wants you to see the patient for him.”
This sound was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the fiery heat inside the room. Yuan Xi was scared out of her wits, but the man in front of her still showed no signs of stopping. She quickly lowered her head and bit his shoulder fiercely until he stopped with a “hiss.” Finally, she breathed a sigh of relief and tried hard to regain her voice, shouting outside, “Okay, wait a moment, I’ll be right out.”
The colleague outside felt something was strange with the sound, but didn’t think much of it, and turned back to his work. Xiao Du, on the other hand, felt extremely frustrated. He was already like a drawn arrow, but now he had to be abruptly interrupted. He stubbornly bit and nibbled on her neck again, almost making Yuan Xi scream. She quickly pushed him away, glaring at him fiercely. But Xiao Du refused to relent, pressing closer and saying, “We’ll finish this first, then I’ll go out!”
Yuan Xi was about to be infuriated by him. She exerted force on her tiptoe to kick him, but Xiao Du quickly grabbed her ankle, rubbing it in his arms while saying, “Don’t kick, it’ll be useless if you hurt yourself.” Yuan Xi’s cheeks flushed red, cursing, “You, the illustrious Marquis Xuan Yuan, are nothing but a lecher, thinking about nothing but that all day long! And this is someone else’s place!”
Seeing her red-faced and angry appearance only made Xiao Du find her even more adorable. He couldn’t help but want to devour her in one bite, so he quickly kissed her cheek and said, “Anyway, in this lifetime, I’m only lewd with you.”
Yuan Xi turned her face away, ignoring him, and focused on tidying her clothes and hair bun. But inside, she felt as if she were soaked in honey: Forget it, forget it. If this life is destined to be entangled with him, why bother struggling? As long as she could be with him for one more day, she could be a little happier. Even if the future is tough, as long as he’s there, there will always be a warm light to shine upon her.
Xiao Du thought that since Yuan Xi had resolved her issues, she could come out and go back with him. Who knew she would take her responsibility to treat the patients outside very seriously, and it took her several hours. He sat beside her with a sullen face, but no matter how he hinted at his actions, Yuan Xi didn’t turn to look at him.
Xiao Du gritted his teeth and planned to give her a good scolding when they returned. But the more he thought about it, the more unbearable he felt. The fire in his stomach burned even hotter, and he wished he could drag her back right now and knead her as he pleased. He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. If he had known, he wouldn’t have complained about that old man deliberately trying to get him out. Unexpectedly, he ended up being left hanging in the air. Now he finally understood what it meant to tie one’s own hands!
Yuan Xi saw him sitting beside her with a dark expression, occasionally glaring at the patients in front of her, making some of the timid ones unable to even describe their symptoms. She was afraid that the patients would be scared away by him, so she had to pull him to a corner away from others, soothingly saying, “Doctor Li has done me a favor, so I have to finish what he asked me to do before leaving.” Seeing his still unhappy face, and when no one was paying attention, she tiptoed and kissed him on the lips before whispering something in his ear. Then she quickly ran back to her desk, blushing.
Xiao Du touched his lips and smiled like a cat that stole cream. All his dissatisfaction flew away. “After all, she’s my wife. I’m not afraid to wait.”
When Xiao Zhixuan heard that his elder brother finally brought back his sister-in-law, he was extremely excited and ran to find her. However, he was stopped at the door by Li Mama, who had a meaningful look on her face, saying that the Marquis and his wife needed to rest well. Xiao Zhixuan felt a little strange. Why would they need to rest in broad daylight? But then he figured it out and felt embarrassed.
So, while chatting with Li Mama, Xiao Zhixuan waited. However, it wasn’t until the moon was high in the sky that neither of them had come out of the room. Xiao Zhixuan, being young, couldn’t help but feel suspicious. At this moment, Li Mama, with the demeanor of someone experienced, calmly fanned herself and said, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Miss Three, you should come back tomorrow.”
So, it wasn’t until the next day that Xiao Zhixuan finally saw Yuan Xi, with her face flushed and her neck tightly wrapped, sneaking glances at her with a mischievous smile. She teasingly circled her, saying, “Who would’ve thought, my brother is quite capable.”
Yuan Xi blushed and pretended to cover her mouth to stop her, but Xiao Zhixuan just smiled and took her arm, saying, “I mean, who would’ve thought my brother is so capable of bringing you back, Sister-in-law.”
Yuan Xi knew she was teasing her on purpose. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly heard a commotion and shouting from outside the courtyard. She quickly took Xiao Zhixuan and ran out to see what was going on, only to see a little yellow gatekeeper holding an imperial decree, reading aloud, “By the mandate of the heavens, the Emperor decrees that Marquis Xiao Du, for his meritorious service in battle, shall accompany the Emperor tomorrow to the imperial tomb for sacrifices. This is an imperial decree!” Xiao Du knelt to receive the decree, his eyes slowly sweeping over the yellow silk in his hand, his expression becoming obscure and uncertain.