There was only a bathrobe and a bath towel in the bathroom. The bathrobe was being put on Gu Nanxi. Ji Xinyao looked down at the clothes that had just been splashed with water and then looked at the bath towel. She struggled for a long time.

I just pulled off the fairly large bath towel and wrapped it twice around my body. I looked in the mirror again and again. Except for my shoulders and calves, which were exposed, the rest of my body was wrapped tightly. Then I breathed a sigh of relief.

When she went out, she wrapped a towel around her head and quietly glanced at the bed. Gu Nanxi seemed to have fallen asleep, so she tiptoed quietly, stepping on the soft carpet, and walked over step by step. She lowered her head and saw that he had always been distant and cold.

His face became gentle and soft due to his deep sleep, and there was a smile in his eyes. When he turned his head, he suddenly saw that the cup on the bedside table was empty.

She almost laughed out loud, raised her hand to cover her mouth, looked at his closed eyes triumphantly, smiled and whispered: "You are such a slut, didn't you say you won't drink? Why did you drink all the wine again?"

"

As she spoke, she quietly leaned down and secretly looked at his facial features while he was sleeping.

This was the first time that she looked at Nancy carefully like no one else. Every time she looked at him, she always felt an indescribable sense of alienation. She always felt that this man was so far away from her, but sometimes, he was so far away from her.

She is very, very close.

Carefully look at his handsome outline, sparse eyebrows, tall nose, and thin lips that are soft and accustomed to being pressed tightly.

"Xinyao is my wife, she is now, and she will still be in the future."

His voice echoed in her ears. It was such a calm voice, without any hint of unbearable rage, but it seemed to seal the coffin.

There was a hint of confusion in her eyes as she looked at this man who was so good that it was shocking.

Will their marriage really last? The original expedient was always just an expedient. Even if he has good conduct and no love, he can still abide by his duty as a husband and not do anything wrong to her.

But how far can such a marriage that is not favored or even blessed by others go...

Suddenly, the man she was looking at opened his eyes. She was stunned for a moment at first and didn't come to her senses at all. When she finally came to her senses and was about to pull back, her waist tightened suddenly and he was already sucked into the soft body.

On the bed, he was suddenly pressed under her.

"What are you going to do?!" She screamed in horror, staring straight at the mist in his eyes, her body was firmly suppressed by him and unable to move, and she suddenly frowned: "You are actually pretending to sleep?!

"

He curved his lips and glanced at her suddenly blushing little face: "No wonder Qin Muyan gave you such a name. Sure enough, when your face turned red, it was really extraordinary.

"

Ji Xinyao's face froze and she glared angrily at the man who was leaning on her and looking down at her: "You..."

"You're blushing..." His dark eyes were half-squinted, and he looked at the embarrassment in her eyes with a half-smile: "Is it because you were caught peeking at me, or because..."

Before he finished speaking, his hand gently pulled up her slightly loose bath towel, as if he had accidentally put his hand on her leg, and his big palm gradually moved up, and he pressed against her when her whole body was stiff.

On his hips, he lifted her up so that her lower body was tightly attached to his.

She took a breath, feeling the obvious desire in his lower body, her eyes widened, and she looked up at the thick mist in his eyes.

His hand gradually moved up, his eyes darkened, and he was about to pull off the bath towel from her body.

"Don't do this!" she struggled.

He suppressed her body easily: "Why not?"

"I...I'm not ready..."

"I've given you more than two months, how long do you want to prepare? Huh?" As he spoke, he lowered his head to her ear, and his hoarse voice was even louder than that night in Nippori's small bedroom.

, his hand irresistibly pulled off the bath towel from her body.

"don't want--"

She screamed and instantly curled up her body and turned her head to resist his sudden domineering breath.

"Ji Xinyao!" Seeing that she resisted with too much force, he seemed to be afraid of hurting her and did not use force. Instead, he pressed her hands firmly on top of her head with his backhand and looked down at the panic in her eyes: "

Don’t take my politeness to you as connivance! We are already married! Do you really think I am Liu Xiahui who is still pregnant? Or do you expect me to be a normal man who will go out to find other women when necessary?!"

"I didn't mean that, I just..."

"What are you? Did you just not forget An Yueze? Or is it because of Qin Muyan?" His face became darker and darker.

"No! I have nothing to do with Qin Muyan!!!" She hurriedly denied.

"Is that because you haven't let go of An Yueze yet?" His narrowed eyes finally showed a trace of impatience, and he bowed his head to kiss her.

"I..." In fact, she didn't know whether she had let it go or not. Maybe hatred was inevitable, but how could she really let go of a relationship of four years? She could pretend not to care on the surface, but she still couldn't let go of that one.

The mobile phone that she was reluctant to throw away, the engagement party that she still brooded over, and her heart that was still aching all told her that her injuries had not healed yet.

Even if An Yueze really hurt her completely, even if he really changed and turned into a scumbag who didn't need her to feel heartache for him anymore, it didn't mean that the relationship between those four years was zero. She

The heart is made of flesh, she needs time, she always needs time!

The words she spoke were swallowed by him, and she wanted to resist, but his hands were firmly suppressed above her head.

That's because you haven't let go of An Yueze yet...

His voice echoed emptyly in her ears. She couldn't find any reason to refuse, but she was unwilling to give in. She turned her head with all her strength and took advantage of the gap between their lips to shout: "Don't you have the same feelings in your heart?"

People who don’t give up! I haven’t let go in five years! I’m not a cold-blooded animal, so how can I just forget about it! Is it fair for you to do this to me?”

The man on her body froze suddenly, and she raised her eyes tremblingly to stare at him, only to see that his dark eyes were cold and cold, and her whole body was as tense as iron.

She was startled and looked at the coldness in his eyes.

His breathing had already become a little heavier, but now he was holding his breath.

"I mean, you have reminded me from the very beginning not to get too involved in the drama! I know we are married, and I also know that I should fulfill my duties as a wife, but who are you to accuse me of not forgetting the people in my past!

Have you forgotten?!"

"Who did you hear these things from?" His breathing had stabilized, and his eyes had become calm, but they were so calm that it was a bit strange and terrifying. He was still suppressing her body, and just looked at her indifferently.

She opened her mouth and closed it immediately.

No matter it is Qin Muyan or Gu Yufei, she cannot harm them.

The room was only covered with a scarf. "I guessed it." She took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and looked into his eyes and said.

He suddenly sneered, not sure whether he believed it or not, but he stood up suddenly, without even looking at her, got out of bed, opened the curtains, walked through the slightly open floor-to-ceiling windows, and walked to the balcony.

Ji Xinyao slowly sat up, pulled the towel to wrap herself up again, and turned to look at his figure that seemed to be isolated and independent on the balcony. She didn't shut up because she was in a hurry, but now she has regained her sense.

, then he frowned, secretly cursing himself for being so despicable to poke his sore spots and expose other people's scars.

But then she thought about it again, wasn't he also poking her pain and exposing her scars, otherwise how could she say this in a hurry.

But after all, she still felt guilty. She understood that Gu Nanxi could actually use force on her, but he didn't. At least he would respect her, but she...

The apology suddenly emerged in her heart. She took his coat and covered it on her bare shoulders. She stood up and walked over, passing through the floor-to-ceiling windows and looking at his tall and calm back: "I'm sorry."

His figure paused, but did not turn around.

"I'm very sorry and thank you for being patient with me over and over again. In fact, I admit that I can't resist men like you too much. But any woman will almost lose her mind as long as she faces you, Nancy Gu.

, I am no exception. You are right. I have always taken your politeness to me as indulgence and granted. Your rationality and your respect have given me enough in this marriage.

I have the courage to admit that I still say that I need time, which is a bit too coquettish... Maybe you will hate me for this, or... you can't stand a woman like me who is not gentle enough..."

"Actually, after saying so much..." She bit her lip: "Actually, I just want to say I'm sorry."

Finally, he turned his head and looked at her faintly from the corner of his eye.

"you're not wrong."

She looked at him in shock.

"It's me who ignored your current situation." He turned around and stared into her surprised eyes with his calm black eyes: "Wen Qing was injured. Mom probably won't go to Nippori to live in the near future. You

Your life can return to your own peace, and you can continue to live the life you want."

After that, he walked directly beside her and left her sight through the slightly open glass window.

She stood frozen on the spot, staring blankly at the bamboo forest across the balcony.

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When they left Gu's house early the next morning, Mr. Gu and Gu Yuanheng's expressions never improved. Only He Jiezhen held her hand and said that she had to take care of Wen Qing at home recently and could not go to Nippori to live for the time being. If she missed her

, she often looked back at the house, Xin Yao responded with a chuckle, turned to look at Gu Yufei, and saw that there seemed to be a hint of mystery hidden in her lukewarm gaze, she not only looked at her a few more times before leaving.

Gu Nanxi never said a word for two hours on the way back to downtown G city. It wasn't until nearly 8 o'clock in the morning when he parked the car downstairs of her company that he glanced at her lightly.

But he didn't say anything.

Ji Xinyao said softly when she got off the car: "I'm going to work."

He nodded briefly, and after she got out of the car and closed the door, the black Land Rover sped away in front of her eyes.

As she watched the car go further and further away, until it disappeared from her sight, Ji Xinyao suddenly found an indescribable feeling in her heart, and she was filled with an inexplicable panic.

Especially when I think about what he said yesterday, he said that she can return to her own peace.

What does this sentence mean?

…

Two days later, Ji Xinyao suddenly heard that An Yueze and Ling Feier's engagement banquet had been postponed for some reason. It seemed that the procuratorate had some urgent cases to deal with recently, and the engagement banquet was postponed to Sunday five weeks later.
To be continued...