Hua Yaoyao, politely rejected by her husband once again, refused to give up easily. Since the gradual approach wasn’t working, she would go straight for the decisive move! She’d make it a done deal—even though they’d already been intimate countless times, to the point of exhaustion. But with her husband being so awkward, she had no choice but to “cook” one more time!
The following evening, Li Hao once again used the excuse of being busy with official business to retreat to the study. Hua Yaoyao didn’t care and nodded nonchalantly. She then told the maids to leave, saying she also needed to rest. Li Hao assumed she was throwing a tantrum because her attempts to please him had failed over the past few days, so he didn’t take it to heart. In fact, he was hoping she would keep sulking until Si Yiyuan returned!
After all the servants had left, Hua Yaoyao quietly got up, dressed herself up again, carefully applied her makeup, blew out the lamp, took a bowl of calming tea, and headed toward the study.
Li Hao wasn’t entirely lying today; he did have some official duties to finish, so when Hua Yaoyao arrived, the study was still brightly lit.
The only problem was the servant guarding outside, which made Hua Yaoyao somewhat troubled. The young mistress of the Li family was heading to the study to seduce her husband late at night—thinking this might become the hottest gossip in the capital’s women’s circles tomorrow, Hua Yaoyao couldn’t help but want to back down. Didn’t she have any dignity?
But she had put so much effort into choosing her clothes and doing her makeup—it would be such a waste to slink back dejectedly! Anyway, it was just dressing up to see her husband—what was wrong with that!
With that thought, Hua Yaoyao regained her confidence. She walked over with her teacup in hand, looking very poised: “Is Young Master still busy?”
Xiao Jiu had seen the young mistress hesitating from afar. Having followed Li Hao for so long, he naturally knew her true identity! He hoped she would think better of it and retreat, but after some hesitation, she came forward anyway!
Now that his own young master was about to replace Young Master Si, he couldn’t stop the young mistress from visiting—it was just normal couple interaction. He couldn’t help but lament inwardly: What should he do? The servants who failed to stop her a few days ago had all been punished! He didn’t want to face punishment and have to tighten his belt too!
But since the nominal young mistress had asked a question, he couldn’t ignore it. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and say dryly, “Yes, the young master said he has too much official business today and doesn’t want to be disturbed.”
Hua Yaoyao nodded to show she understood, then went straight in: “I won’t disturb my husband. I’ll just bring him a bowl of calming tea and come right out.”
Xiao Jiu never expected the young mistress to act so unpredictably. Unable to stop her in time, he could only watch helplessly as she carried the teacup into the study. He couldn’t help but groan inwardly for the trouble he was about to face.
Because of Hua Qianqian, Li Hao had paid close attention to the women in the Hua family since childhood and naturally knew Hua Yaoyao’s personality well. However, her behavior in recent days had completely shattered his previous impression of her. Not only had she lost her former timidity, but she had also become somewhat shameless!
Hearing the commotion outside the door clearly, Li Hao was utterly puzzled. Could it be that Si Yiyuan had spoiled her like this? But in less than a month, she had changed so much—just how much had Si Yiyuan pampered her?
Unfortunately, his confusion didn’t last long, because Hua Yaoyao had already entered: “Husband, are you busy again tonight?” Li Hao coughed and hummed in response, pretending to be absorbed in official business with no time for her, hoping she would take the hint and leave quickly!
Hua Yaoyao didn’t care whether he was truly busy or not. She placed the teacup on the corner of the desk and said softly, “My husband has been so busy these past few days that he hasn’t had time to sleep properly. I was very worried, so I brought him a bowl of calming tea. Please remember to drink it before bed.”
Li Hao nodded: “Okay, thank you for your thoughtfulness.” With that, he took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. His decisive action clearly signaled his intent to send Hua Yaoyao away as soon as possible!
Hua Yaoyao wasn’t about to let him off so easily. She snatched the papers from his desk and tossed them aside, staring intently at Li Hao: “Husband, is this official business more interesting than me?”
As she spoke, she winked at Li Hao twice, then casually placed her hands on his shoulders. Li Hao glanced at the slender hands on his shoulders and felt a headache coming on. If he still didn’t realize what kind of trouble Hua Yaoyao was stirring up, he wouldn’t be a man!
But Li Hao truly couldn’t understand how Si Yiyuan had managed it! How could a woman who used to be so timid and shy now be actively seducing a man!
Of course, he didn’t have time to puzzle it out. Hua Yaoyao’s hands had already slid from his shoulders to his chest, poised to tear open his shirt. If he kept woolgathering, his “chastity” might really be lost!
Startled, the man shoved Hua Yaoyao away and instinctively scolded, “What kind of behavior is this for a lady from a respectable family—pulling and tugging at a man like that!”
Hua Yaoyao blinked innocently. “I’m a modern woman who transmigrated from the 21st century! What kind of lady am I?!” she thought. So, the self-righteous woman declared, “What’s wrong with hugging and cuddling with my husband? Even God would forgive me!”
Li Hao didn’t understand who this “God” she mentioned was. He only knew that Hua Yaoyao definitely didn’t realize who he was! Otherwise, she would never act so frivolously. But while she was clueless, he knew the truth!
To prevent them from making a grave mistake, Li Hao had no choice but to claim he had an appointment with the Vice Minister of Rites to discuss official business that night. Then he and Xiao Jiu—who was outside the door—fled in a sorry state.
Hua Yaoyao was left standing in the room, dumbfounded. She simply couldn’t believe her eyes! If she wasn’t mistaken, the man had indeed run away, hadn’t he? She’d made such a huge decision to seduce him, and he had actually escaped!
This was a tremendous humiliation! The woman, who had been standing there lamenting, suddenly flew into a rage. “A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!” she thought. “Since he won’t say directly what his problem is, then he won’t hold back—I’ll take drastic measures!”
The young woman huffed and puffed as she stormed back to her room to sleep, not caring where Li Hao would spend the night. She’d rather sleep on the street to vent her anger!
In the following days, Hua Yaoyao remained extremely angry, ignoring Li Hao completely and treating him with cold indifference—only showing some restraint in front of her in-laws.
Li Hao ignored her hostility. As long as Hua Yaoyao didn’t provoke him anymore, everything was negotiable! After a few days of this stalemate, Hua Yaoyao thought she had dispelled Li Hao’s suspicions. So she tried the same trick again, sending a bowl of calming tea to the study.
Li Hao didn’t believe Hua Yaoyao would poison him, so he drank the calming tea in one gulp without any precautions. However, this time the situation was completely different from last time!
This time, Hua Yaoyao didn’t pull or tug at him, but he quickly felt something was wrong with his body. A surge of heat rose from his lower abdomen, igniting a burning desire that made him want to find someone to vent it on!
Li Hao’s instincts were spot on. Hua Yaoyao would never poison her husband, but slipping him an aphrodisiac? That was fair game!
Seeing the little woman’s smug expression, Li Hao gritted his teeth in hatred. Si Yiyuan, you’ve created a huge grudge! However, before he could resolve his thoughts, the surging desire overwhelmed him.
Li Hao glared fiercely at Hua Yaoyao: “You drugged me!” Hua Yaoyao replied matter-of-factly: “That’s right! Who told my husband to push me away last time? I was just getting a little revenge!”
The young woman flashed a cunning, fox-like smile: “However! This revenge will only last an hour or two! I’ve confirmed with the pharmacy owner several times—it won’t harm your health, so rest assured!”
Li Hao paid no attention to her explanation; all his energy was focused on suppressing his raging arousal: “You’d better leave right now! Otherwise, you’ll regret it!”
“Regret?” Hua Yaoyao clicked her tongue twice, pulled out the rope she’d prepared beforehand, pushed the man onto the chair, and tied him up: “I forgot to tell you, husband—as long as I dare to do it, I won’t regret it!”
The young woman finally relaxed after securing the ropes tightly, surprised at how easy it had been! Little did she know that if Li Hao hadn’t cooperated, even three Hua Yaoyaos wouldn’t have been a match for him!
Li Hao had gone along with it to keep her from getting hurt. After all, under the aphrodisiac’s influence, he wasn’t sure if he’d lose control and betray his friend. Being tied up actually made things safer for both of them.
Of course, the next moment he hated himself for that stupid decision! Because after Hua Yaoyao tied him up, she didn’t leave as he’d hoped—instead, she began undressing right in front of him!
The young woman’s face flushed with shyness. This was the first time in both her lives that she’d stripped in front of a man. It had taken tremendous courage.
Down to her underwear, Hua Yaoyao sauntered over gracefully, admiring the strained expression on Li Hao’s face as she stroked his chest: “Why must you endure this, husband? You’ve been sleeping in the study these past few days—don’t you miss me at all?”
As she spoke, she’d already peeled off half of Li Hao’s clothes, revealing his muscular upper body. Hua Yaoyao ran her hands over the chest and waist she’d touched countless times before—and suddenly felt a strange unfamiliarity, as if it weren’t the body she knew so well.
Tilting her head in confusion, Hua Yaoyao examined the man’s face closely. After a moment’s thought, she reached out and kneaded around his features. Finding nothing amiss, she relaxed and continued.
I have to say, Hua Yaoyao, you’re incredibly dense! The imposter slept beside you every night, and you never thought to pinch his cheeks to check for a mask. But now that the real one is back, you’re suddenly suspicious!
Li Hao had no idea what was going through her mind. He only felt excruciating torment—circulating his internal energy to suppress the aphrodisiac on one hand, while enduring Hua Yaoyao’s deliberate seduction and resisting the dual assault of lust and anger on the other. He nearly hated Si Yiyuan to death!