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Chapter 526: Chapter 529_1
Chao Lian’s face turned a shy red as she playfully chastised, "You really just spout nonsense!"
"I just want to sleep with you, don’t worry. I’m too drunk to do anything but want to hold you as I sleep," Erhu said, scratching the back of his head.
Before Chao Lian could react, Erhu had hoisted her up and carried her straight to the bedroom.
Chao Lian called out nervously, "Put me down quickly!"
"If you keep shouting, someone else will hear," Erhu kindly reminded.
Chao Lian punched her fists into Erhu’s shoulder a couple of times. She couldn’t help but feel that Erhu seemed quite sober—
He was even flirting with a girl!
Once in bed, Erhu obediently fell asleep, but his arm kept Chao Lian firmly in his embrace, preventing her from moving.
What he said was true; every time he drank too much, a certain part of him would be too weak to do anything but sleep.
Chao Lian tried to push him away, but after trying twice and getting nowhere, she resigned herself to nestling in Erhu’s arms.
She too fell asleep before long, and when she woke up, Erhu was gazing intently at her.
"I... How did you wake up?"
Chao Lian averted her eyes, unable to face Erhu directly.
They weren’t married yet, but they had already slept together. Surely, Erhu must think she was an easy woman.
Erhu chuckled softly before replying, "I was awoken by someone’s laughter. Wife, does it feel blissful to sleep in my arms?"
In a room with just the two of them, the "someone" Erhu mentioned was evidently clear.
Biting her lip, Chao Lian didn’t know what to say.
"You don’t know how lonely I’ve been these years, eating alone, sleeping alone, but all that’s going to change now. You’ll always be by my side, right?" Erhu gazed intently at Chao Lian.
His anxious eyes tugged at Chao Lian’s heartstrings, and she found herself nodding involuntarily. 𝔫𝔬𝖛𝖕𝔲𝖇.𝖈𝖔𝖒
As long as Erhu was willing to stay with her, she would always be by his side.
Because Erhu was the first person to make her feel happiness.
Erhu stole a kiss on Chao Lian’s cheek. "Thank you for giving me a home. I swear I’ll only love you for the rest of my life," he declared.
Chao Lian pursed her lips and nodded seriously once more.
Erhu’s mood was buoyant, and he planted a couple more kisses on Chao Lian, his drunkenness gone, as a certain part of him began to stir.
Chao Lian often heard the married women utter lewd jokes while she was washing clothes by the pond. Having heard them often, she understood bits and pieces about the matters between men and women.
Suddenly springing up from the bed, Chao Lian said, "It’s really late, I need to go home."
Erhu hurriedly reined in his desire. He didn’t want to scare her away with his shyness.
Moreover, they weren’t married yet, and if he hurriedly took liberties, it would tarnish Chao Lian’s reputation.
Chao Lian quickly put on her shoes and straightened her clothes in a fluster.
Throughout the process, Erhu just lay there propped on his arm, watching. This was the feeling of home, wasn’t it?
When Chao Lian finished, she lowered her head and said, "I’m going home now. Heat up the leftovers from lunch tonight, and if I’m free tomorrow, I’ll make you something fresh."
"I know. Also, take a bundle of firewood from my woodshed on your way back so you’ll have an explanation," Erhu winked.
Chao Lian rolled her eyes dramatically and trotted off.
Erhu had thought it through; she hadn’t gone home all afternoon, and if she returned now without anything, Jiang’s Clan would surely gossip about her.
There were just twenty more days till the wedding. They couldn’t afford any more mishaps.
