[Rich Ladies Ranking (3)]
[Bai Xiaxia: Sisters, quick! Give me some tips on how to seduce an aloof man?]
[Fu Keke: That kind of man is all about being stubborn. Just sleep with him directly.]
[Mei Sese: Based on my experience, you need to play hard to get. Don’t let him have you too easily. Men are inherently fickle at their core. If you keep him at arm’s length, he’ll become insecure and start wondering if he’s falling in love with you. Then he’ll get jealous and start caring about you.]
[Fu Keke: My sweet Xiaxia is challenging such a difficult target for your first love? Who’s the lucky one you’ve set your eyes on? Any photos? Let me see what kind of man could make our sweet Xiaxia take the initiative to pursue.]
Bai Yunxia naturally wanted to announce her marriage to Mo Yanzhou, but Mo Yanzhou might not be willing to make it public.
They had only met once, and she couldn’t do anything to upset her husband on their very first day of marriage.
[Mei Sese: I’m curious too.]
Bai Yunxia sighed and typed her reply: My husband.
The group chat exploded. Husband!!
[Bai Xiaxia: The real deal, but there’s no emotional connection yet. Keep it confidential for now. Wait for my good news!]
Having her marriage certificate while pursuing him gave her an extra layer of security.
She also had the advantage of proximity that others didn’t have.
However, on their first night as newlyweds, Mo Yanzhou didn’t come home for dinner.
Sincerity is always the ultimate weapon. Bai Yunxia sat waiting on the downstairs sofa for Mo Yanzhou to return home.
Yu Chao stood at a distance, wrestling with whether he should go over and advise her.
But what was there to advise? The master had been alone for too long. Perhaps marriage wasn’t such a bad thing after all.
Yu Chao went to bed reassured.
At 10 PM, Mo Yanzhou entered the villa.
The villa looked no different than usual – the hall was lit with soft lighting, the interior cool and quiet.
Only the patch of green on the sofa stood out from the ordinary.
The young woman’s black hair was spread out as she lay lazily on her side on the sofa, struggling to keep her drowsy eyes open. Her green slip dress made her already fair skin appear even more luminous and delicate, smooth as snow.
“You’re back.”
Bai Yunxia put on her slippers and came pattering over.
With a woman suddenly appearing in his home – and his legal wife at that – Mo Yanzhou took a moment to process the situation.
“You’re not asleep yet?”
“I was waiting for you!” Bai Yunxia had been half-asleep, but seeing Mo Yanzhou’s cold face suddenly woke her up completely.
She was nervous!
Mo Yanzhou walked past her coldly. “There’s no need to wait for me in the future.”
He strode upstairs with his long legs, his back appearing aloof and indifferent.
Bai Yunxia wasn’t discouraged and trotted after him.
In Mo Yanzhou’s peripheral vision appeared that striking green. She had already bathed, and as she approached, faint traces of shower gel fragrance drifted through the air.
Different from what he used.
The scent on her was particularly fragrant.
Accustomed to the smell of tobacco and alcohol from social engagements, her fragrance felt unexpectedly soothing.
Perhaps because his mood had suddenly improved slightly, Mo Yanzhou casually asked, “Do you need something?”
Of course she did!
Wanting to seduce him – saying it was useless.
She needed to use actions.
Sleeping with Mo Yanzhou directly was impossible. She didn’t know how, had zero experience, and was afraid of the pain.
“About the Bai family…”
“I’ll make arrangements tomorrow.”
“Thank you.” Bai Yunxia followed Mo Yanzhou to his bedroom door.
Mo Yanzhou stopped walking. “Your room is over there.”
“Why?” Bai Yunxia’s delicate, fair-skinned body blocked Mo Yanzhou’s path. She lifted her head, her dewy almond-shaped eyes fixed on him as she asked in a sweet, soft voice, “Aren’t we going to sleep in the same room?”
The question felt familiar—this morning, she had similarly countered him with an innocent tone, asking if married couples shouldn’t live together.
Mo Yanzhou was accustomed to solitude, used to sleeping alone. Suddenly having someone else around made him uncomfortable.
Although they had entered a marriage of convenience, Mo Yanzhou hadn’t yet figured out how to handle the sudden presence of this delicate little wife in his home.
Mo Yanzhou’s gaze darkened unpredictably, and Bai Yunxia immediately shrank back. She had indeed acted impulsively.
A blush of embarrassment crept across her fair earlobes as she frantically tried to backtrack. “Actually, I think it might be a bit too fast too. We only met for the first time today, and we don’t have any feelings for each other yet. We need time to adjust. Honestly, I’m not really prepared either.”
“Go get some rest.”
“Mhm…” Bai Yunxia timidly took out her phone. “Can we exchange contact information?”
Mo Yanzhou pulled out his phone and scanned her code. The moment they connected, he saw Bai Yunxia typing “Hubby” in the contact name field.
Bai Yunxia’s profile picture was a selfie of her in profile, a soft pink cherry blossom tucked behind her ear as she smiled brightly and charmingly with an innocent, artless expression.
Just as he finished saving her name as “Bai Yunxia,” her warm, gentle voice reached his ears.
She said: “Hubby, can I message you if I can’t sleep?”
“Better not.”
“Oh.” Bai Yunxia hung her head dejectedly. “Then… goodnight, hubby~”
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“Better not” didn’t mean absolutely not.
She’d just message him anyway!
Mo Yanzhou deliberately ignored her pitiful expression, opened the bedroom door, entered, and closed it behind him in one fluid motion.
It had been wise not to let Bai Yunxia stay in the master bedroom. This room remained exactly as before—exclusively his, no different from usual.
After showering, Mo Yanzhou habitually picked up his phone.
【Bai Yunxia: Hubby, are you asleep? I can’t sleep.】
Accompanying the message was a crying kitten emoji.
If he imagined Bai Yunxia as that little kitten, she did seem quite pitiful—lying on the ground like she’d been abandoned by her owner.
But he wasn’t sleeping pills—what use was telling him she couldn’t sleep?
Mo Yanzhou set his phone aside, pretending he hadn’t seen it.
Meanwhile, Bai Yunxia lay face down on her bed. Twenty minutes had passed with no reply from Mo Yanzhou.
She went to her group chat for help.
【Top 3 Rich Wives】
【Fu Keke: Sweetie, you’re being too subtle. Be bolder—take a thigh photo and send it to him.】
【Mei Sese: How about your chest? Our Xiaxia has quite the figure there—so fair and tender, super cute.】
【Bai Xiaxia: You actually peeked at me! You have to take responsibility!】
【Mei Sese: Sure, where are you? I’ll come pick you up.】
【Bai Xiaxia: You really do have designs on me! But I have a husband now~】
【Fu Keke: If your husband can remain unmoved even when faced with you, he’s probably impotent. Physical intimacy is key to maintaining marital bonds—you should leave him early.】
Divorce was out of the question.
She was determined to win over Mo Yanzhou.
The sweetly naive Xiaxia took photos on her bed, trying various poses, but felt too embarrassed to actually send them to Mo Yanzhou.
“Ugh, Mo Yanzhou would definitely think I’m a pervert!”
Bai Yunxia collapsed onto the bed and eventually fell asleep amid her wandering thoughts.
The next day, she had intended to wake up early to greet Mo Yanzhou, but by the time she got up, he had already left the villa.
Bai Yunxia headed to school instead.
She was about to graduate and was currently busy with her graduation project.
She studied fashion design.
Though Bai Yunxia was at school, she never neglected her grand mission of teasing Mo Yanzhou.
She messaged Mo Yanzhou morning, noon, and night.
[Hubby, have you eaten?]
[Hubby, are you coming home tonight?]
Mo Yanzhou didn’t reply to a single message.
For several days in a row, Bai Yunxia didn’t even see Mo Yanzhou when she returned to the Cloud Creek Valley villa.
The butler, Uncle Yu, said Mo Yanzhou was away on a business trip.
Such a big matter as a business trip, and he didn’t even tell her, his wife.
The good news was that before the business trip, Mo Yanzhou had already replenished the Bai family’s funding shortfall.
After returning to her room, Bai Yunxia sat by the bed and sent Mo Yanzhou another message.
[Bai Yunxia: Thank you, hubby~]
[Bai Yunxia: I miss you. When are you coming home?]
No reply!
Again, no reply!
Was Mo Yanzhou’s phone broken? He should get one that can receive messages!
Bai Yunxia’s little face puffed up in anger. She dug through her photo album and sent him a picture of her legs.
If warm greetings didn’t work, maybe she should try a different approach.