After the overseas conference concluded, Mo Yanzhou walked ahead, pulling out his phone. Bai Yunxia seemed to have sent him many messages again.
Usually, they were just daily caring words, but today, as soon as he opened it, a pair of legs filled the screen. He could vaguely see the striking green hem of a nightgown near the thighs.
Those legs were pale, delicate, and slender, with smooth lines. Their fair, luminous skin revealed a natural pink flush, delicate as silk, easily breakable, as if meticulously carved by an artisan.
What was Bai Yunxia trying to do?
With others still behind him, Mo Yanzhou immediately turned off the screen, calmly slipping the phone back into his pants pocket. No one noticed his ears turning red.
After lunch, Mo Yanzhou returned to his hotel room. As he walked, he loosened his tie and casually unbuttoned two shirt buttons, lazily settling onto the sofa to close his eyes and rest.
Unexpectedly, an image of those pale, slender, beautiful legs surfaced in his mind.
Mo Yanzhou slowly opened his eyes, rubbing his temples as he began to reflect on whether he had been abstinent for too long.
“Darling, how did it go? Any progress with your aloof, abstinent husband?”
An Keying strode into Bai Yunxia’s studio in high heels. “Wow, is this the dress you designed for me?”
Her attention was instantly captured by the dress on the mannequin.
“That’s my graduation design—don’t touch it.” Bai Yunxia slumped listlessly on the sofa. “No progress at all. His phone seems to be broken; he’s not receiving my messages.”
“What did you send him?”
“A leg photo!” Bai Yunxia slowly lowered her gaze to her own legs.
She pressed her legs together, parted them, then stretched them out. “They’re quite beautiful, aren’t they? Where did I go wrong?”
The unattainable beauty truly was a mountain too steep to climb.
Seeing the young beauty frown, even An Keying, as a woman, felt a pang of sympathy.
“Just a leg photo, no message?”
“Do I need to say anything? I’ve never been in a relationship, you know…” Bai Yunxia wasn’t very knowledgeable about how couples should communicate.
“Darling, appetite and lust are part of human nature. Even the most aloof men have needs. And he’s your husband, not some other man. Go sit on his lap tonight and wiggle around!”
Huh?
She did want to sit on Mo Yanzhou’s lap, but was he even coming home today?
“Why so downcast?”
Bai Yunxia sighed. “My husband isn’t home…”
“Then let’s have dinner together tonight and brainstorm how to help you quickly win over that mysterious husband of yours!” An Keying said, immediately sending a message to Yan Ruse.
After the dinner gathering, Bai Yunxia drove back to Cloud Creek Valley.
Uncle Yu came out to greet her. “Madam, the master has returned.”
Bai Yunxia’s eyes lit up, and she turned to retrieve the gift she had prepared for Mo Yanzhou from the car. “Where is he?”
“Upstairs.”
Upstairs housed Mo Yanzhou’s study, bedroom, gym, tea room, and more. She would search room by room—she wasn’t afraid of not finding him.
Now that he’s back, don’t even think about escaping.
Coco said to sit on his lap and wiggle around, wiggle…
Hiss…
Just thinking about it made Bai Yunxia’s ears turn red.
She found Mo Yanzhou in the gym.
Mo Yanzhou was wearing a black tracksuit, running at a steady pace on the treadmill. He seemed to have been running for a long time, with fine beads of sweat covering his body and the back of his sweatshirt dampened.
His hair was wet, his breathing was heavy, and he was utterly captivating.
“Hi, hubby, you’re back!” Bai Yunxia greeted him sweetly, then quietly watched him running on the treadmill.
His legs were truly long, muscles appearing even more defined and sensual when engorged with blood during exercise.
The sight of him running was appealing, but she couldn’t just sit on Mo Yanzhou’s lap.
Mo Yanzhou turned off the treadmill, his voice slightly breathless. “Don’t send me those kinds of photos in the future.”
“Then will you send me some?” Bai Yunxia blurted out.
The two stood facing each other in the home gym – one with clear, innocent eyes, the other with an inscrutable gaze tinged with confusion.
After a minute, Bai Yunxia gave an awkward laugh. “I thought your phone might be broken since you weren’t receiving my messages, so I bought you a new one.”
She quietly moved the gift behind her back.
Mo Yanzhou spoke coldly, “Although we’re married, you should know this marriage is just to appease our elders. We’ll probably divorce in two or three years. Don’t waste your time on meaningless gestures like this.”
And here she was thinking about sitting on his lap – Mo Yanzhou was practically digging a pit for her to fall into.
This was the first time he’d spoken so many words to her, and not a single one was what she wanted to hear.
The delicate, pitiful act didn’t seem to work on Mo Yanzhou. Maybe he preferred someone more bold?
She could do that!
(ò_óˇ)
Watching Mo Yanzhou’s retreating back, Bai Yunxia bravely chased after him. “Do you have a white moonlight in your heart?”
“No.”
“Do you have a woman you like right now?”
“No.”
“Are you gay?”
“I’m not.”
Bai Yunxia lifted her gaze to meet his dark, profound eyes. Beneath lashes as thick and long as crow feathers, her gaze was passionate and direct. “Since you don’t have an unattainable woman you love, and you’re not of a special sexual orientation, why don’t we give this a try? How will we know we can’t spend our lives together if we don’t try?”
Mo Yanzhou hadn’t expected Bai Yunxia to be so persistent. Her pre-marriage claims of being gentle, well-behaved, and obedient were practically a joke.
She had completely fooled him – only after getting the marriage certificate did he realize how many ideas she actually had!
Not obedient in the slightest.
“Do as you wish.” Mo Yanzhou coldly tossed out these words before leaving the gym.
Mo Yanzhou was truly detestable, trying to strangle their barely budding relationship in its cradle.
Sigh~
She was the only one desperately holding onto this marriage.
Returning to her room, Bai Yunxia placed the unsent phone casually on the coffee table before taking a leisurely bath.
Normally, her home sleepwear tended to be comfortable, even somewhat cartoonish and childish.
But recently, An Keying and Yan Ruse had gifted her several sexy, beautiful nightgowns, along with lingerie and underwear.
Given Mo Yanzhou’s cold attitude, even if she stripped naked, he’d probably just wrap her in a blanket and carry her out~
Well, she was determined to test that theory.
Mo Yanzhou had specifically gone to the gym to burn off his excess energy. After showering, he was preparing to rest when knocking came from outside his door.
The only person who would dare disturb him at this hour was his new wife – the one who claimed to be gentle, well-behaved, and obedient but was constantly up to something.
He leisurely opened the door to be greeted by a expanse of pale skin.
Bai Yunxia wore only a pure white lace camisole nightgown with a butterfly design at the chest. The neckline plunged dangerously low – from his height, he could easily see the distinct cleavage, and much of her back was exposed as well.
Her face was pure innocence, but her body was pure temptation.
Coming to see him dressed like this late at night, combined with the leg photos she’d sent earlier, Mo Yanzhou found it hard not to suspect Bai Yunxia was doing this deliberately.
Trying to seduce him?
But what was her reason?
He had already covered the Bai family’s funding gap, so by all reasoning, Bai Yunxia should have nothing left to worry about.
The Bai family wouldn’t go bankrupt.
She no longer needed to keep trying to please him.
“Is something wrong?”
“Yes, my graduation ceremony is next Friday. Will you come?” Bai Yunxia looked at him with sparkling eyes, “Hubby~ May I?”