Shang Huizhou brought Jiang Li to his study.
Jiang Li had often gone into this study when she lived in the Shang family a few years ago. Even after all this time, it hadn’t changed much. It was still neat, serious, and orderly—more comfortable than hers.
She was in a pretty good mood at first, until she saw the painting they had written together.
Her mood instantly dropped.
Framing it was already one thing, but it was also hanging in his study. What was he thinking?
Jiang Li bit her lip. “Why did you hang it here?”
Shang Huizhou looked at the calligraphy they had written together—“A Perfect Match”—and said lightly, “Shang Luo hung it up. It actually looks pretty good.”
Pretty good?
When it was flat on the table, her handwriting looked okay. But now that it was hung high on the wall, Jiang Li suddenly felt her writing looked terrible—especially next to Shang Huizhou’s professional calligraphy.
She also noticed how efficient he was. Not long after returning to the Shang family, he had already taken her trophies out and placed them on the top shelf of a glass cabinet.
Just like in Yunnan. Only the location changed.
Everything else stayed the same.
She was still looking at her trophies when a black velvet box appeared in front of her.
She stared at it for a few seconds and turned to ask, “What is this?”
Shang Huizhou slightly lifted his chin, signaling her to open it.
Curious, Jiang Li opened the box.
Inside was a gold medal.
The medal had Shang Huizhou’s name and the year engraved on it. It was from an international math competition he had won.
At first, she didn’t feel much.
But the moment she saw it, the memory of their promise from seven or eight years ago in the grand theater suddenly became very clear.
Jiang Li suddenly felt something complete itself inside her. A sense of fulfillment and stability she couldn’t describe.
She finally understood how Shang Huizhou felt when he held her trophy.
While she was still carefully looking at the medal, Shang Huizhou’s strong body pressed close behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.
Jiang Li stiffened slightly, then quickly relaxed again.
She lowered her eyes, gently touching the medal. Without realizing it, a small smile appeared on her lips.
No one spoke. The glass of the bookshelf reflected a man and woman standing closely together.
The man was tall and upright, while the woman looked small and gentle in his arms.
The scene looked peaceful and beautiful.
After a while, Jiang Li suggested, “Shang Huizhou, let’s put the medal and trophy together.”
Shang Huizhou lowered his head and replied softly by her ear, his voice light and happy, “They are yours. Your things belong to you. Anything kissed by Shang Huizhou is yours to decide.”
The trophy and medal.
In the end, they were placed together.
There was a quiet sense of belonging.
Both of them looked at the trophy and medal on the top shelf, faint smiles on their faces. Neither of them spoke, enjoying the calm moment.
However, this moment ended when Shang Huizhou’s phone rang.
Jiang Li glanced at it slightly—it was Du He calling.
She said, “Go handle your work first. I’ll go see how the two grandmothers are doing with yoga.” Shang Huizhou had stayed with her in Diannan for a week, so he must have a lot of work.
Shang Huizhou nodded lightly, then bent down and kissed her soft lips before letting her go.
Jiang Li turned and walked out of the study. She couldn’t help but touch her lips lightly with her fingers where he had kissed her.
Why did he kiss her again?
Recently, Shang Huizhou had been kissing her more often.
She had never noticed he was like this before.
He would just kiss her whenever he wanted.
And she didn’t really dislike it—she was even starting to get used to it.
Jiang Li couldn’t help but slightly curve her lips upward. She felt even happier than when she entered the study.
After Jiang Li went to the dance room to see the two grandmothers practicing yoga, she returned to her room. While showering, she looked for her clothes but couldn’t find her suitcase.
She sent Shang Huizhou a message: 【Where did you put my suitcase?】 She searched the whole room but couldn’t find it.
Shang Huizhou replied quickly: 【In my room.】
“……”
Shang Huizhou then added: 【Sleep in my room tonight.】
“……”
Jiang Li didn’t bother replying. She threw her phone on the bed and went straight from the balcony to Shang Huizhou’s room.
Both suitcases were standing in his walk-in closet. Jiang Li reached out to take them. The smaller one was very light, clearly empty.
She opened the wardrobe. Her clothes and his clothes were neatly hung together.
Was he this efficient?
When did he hang all her clothes up and even sort them?
Her underwear was neatly placed in his special storage drawer. Even her panties were carefully folded, neatly arranged next to his.
Shang Huizhou didn’t even have a separate place for women’s bras, so he specially removed two sections of his underwear storage and used them for her bras instead.
Jiang Li suddenly imagined Shang Huizhou calmly and seriously folding her underwear and bras. She shivered, her face turning hot with embarrassment. It was too shameful to look at.
She quickly packed all her clothes into the suitcase without thinking and pulled both suitcases back to her own room.
Half asleep, Jiang Li felt the mattress sink behind her. Then a warm, firm body pressed against her back.
She didn’t react much. During the week in Diannan, Shang Huizhou had been sleeping in her bed almost every night.
She was already familiar with his faint woody scent.
From being tense at first, she was now mostly used to it. She just felt a little uncomfortable because his body was too hard.
Jiang Li turned slightly and mumbled, “Why are you here again?”
Shang Huizhou kissed her ear and said in a low voice, “I got used to it in Diannan. I can’t sleep without holding you.”
“…Don’t get so close,” she said, struggling to breathe. She pulled the small pillow closer to her.
Shang Huizhou immediately took the pillow from her and threw it off the bed. “Isn’t it better if I hold you than your pillow?”
“Shang Huizhou—you—mmph!”
Before she could finish, his lips covered hers.
He had been kissing her a lot in Diannan, but he was always restrained—just a quick kiss and then stopping.
But tonight he was different, like he wanted to devour her completely.
Jiang Li’s mind went blank. Her body softened in a way she had never felt before.
Shang Huizhou noticed her reaction. He held her hand and guided it around his waist. His body was burning hot like a furnace.
Jiang Li’s fingers trembled as she clutched his shirt. She was sweating slightly.
Shang Huizhou, breathing heavily, asked hoarsely, “Is it okay?”
Jiang Li knew she had been affected too. She understood clearly.
She shook her head and looked at him with moist eyes. “Not tonight. I don’t feel well.”
Hearing her weak voice, Shang Huizhou’s intense gaze immediately cleared.
“What’s wrong? Where does it hurt?” He turned on the light and looked down at her, clearly worried.
Jiang Li answered honestly, “My stomach.”
Shang Huizhou stared at her, still confused.
It was the first time Jiang Li had seen him look so stunned.
She couldn’t help but smile a little and gently reminded him, “It’s my period.”
Shang Huizhou finally understood. He gave a helpless, soft laugh and kissed her lips again.
Then he got up and went back to his own room through the balcony.
Jiang Li looked at his leaving figure and pouted slightly.
“Shut up, jerk.”
Knowing she wasn’t feeling well, he left without even saying anything?
Jiang Li turned over angrily, a little upset.
Less than half an hour later, Shang Huizhou came back again. His body carried a chill, and there was visible moisture in his hair.
He was holding a cup of brown sugar water.
He sat by the bed and coughed lightly. “I just looked it up online. It says girls during their period feel uncomfortable and have pain. Brown sugar water can help.”
So he went to make her brown sugar water?
Jiang Li looked at him and noticed his sleeves were slightly rolled up. There were still water droplets on his firm wrist.
He took a cold shower?
As adults, she understood very well why he would do that.
Shang Huizhou still had a cold aura around him, and Jiang Li suddenly felt a little awkward. She said unnaturally, “I’m okay, it’s just a bit of stomach pain.”
Her period was very regular.
That was something she was actually grateful for. A classmate in college had very painful periods every time, and it was always a kind of suffering for her.
And she still had to dance—just watching made it feel unbearable.
Shang Huizhou gently swirled the cup and then said, “It’s not too hot now. Drink it first.”
Jiang Li asked curiously, “Where did you even get the brown sugar water?”
Shang Huizhou’s cold, handsome face showed a slight awkwardness. “I asked my aunt.”
“……”
Jiang Li took the cup and drank it slowly, sip by sip.
After she finished, Shang Huizhou got back into bed and hugged her again from behind. “Do you want me to massage your stomach?”
Before she could answer, his large hand had already moved over, gently pressing on her lower abdomen.
Strangely, it really helped. Almost immediately, her discomfort eased and her tense body relaxed.
After a while, his deep voice sounded near her ear again. “Besides your stomach, does your waist ache?”
“A little,” she admitted.
She was actually enjoying the stomach massage, so a back massage wouldn’t be bad either.
Shang Huizhou seemed to smile. His other hand moved to her lower back and began massaging.
His hands were large and warm, and his pressure was just right. It worked very well. Jiang Li’s furrowed brows slowly smoothed out.
Her heart felt as warm as if she had just drunk the brown sugar water.
His massage was so comfortable that she slowly became sleepy.
Just as she was drifting off, she suddenly felt something cool on her wrist—as if a bracelet had been put on her.
She woke up slightly and lifted her hand. In the dim light, she saw it clearly.
It was the pair of bracelets they had seen at an antique shop when she first came to the capital. The shop owner had given them.
At the time, Shang Huizhou had taken both of them.
She thought he was going to give it to someone else—but now he had put it on her.
Shang Huizhou answered her silent question with a low laugh. He leaned in and kissed her ear before speaking.
“The shop owner said it’s a pair. You’re already my wife. If I don’t give it to you, should I give it to someone else?”
“……”
She actually didn’t want him to give it to anyone else.
Jiang Li looked down and saw that he was also wearing the black male version. Only now did they look like a pair. She curved her lips slightly.
“Mr. Shang, I have to remind you—we’re not married yet.” Not husband and wife. At most, engaged.
“Fifteen days. Only fifteen days left,” Shang Huizhou said with a soft laugh.
“……”
Jiang Li didn’t understand why he was so anxious. She hadn’t noticed before that he cared this much about getting married.
Ever since they went to Diannan, Shang Huizhou had changed—like someone who suddenly unlocked a hidden skill. He had become much more skilled at flirting, and he smiled more often too.
Jiang Li turned to face him, narrowing her eyes as if questioning him. “Shang Huizhou, be honest. Are you rushing to get married because there’s some big business deal waiting for you afterward?”
Shang Huizhou looked at her while still gently massaging her stomach and waist. His dark eyes carried a faint smile.
“Yeah. A tens-of-billions deal waiting for me.”
What?
Jiang Li didn’t understand his hidden meaning at first.
Until she met his meaningful gaze.
Then she suddenly realized what he meant.
This shameless man!
So disgusting!
She turned away and refused to talk to him, even keeping some distance.
But the shameless man leaned closer again, his breath brushing her ear as he said seriously, “Jiang Jiang, maybe you should lie flat. If you keep sleeping on your side, what if your little angel leaks? That would be uncomfortable.”
“!!!”
Jiang Li was about to explode and completely ignored him.
Yet his tone remained completely serious.
Somehow, she had gotten used to sleeping in his arms.
Before, she slept lightly—but ever since he started sleeping beside her, she had been sleeping much better, even until morning.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw him already awake, holding her waist with one arm and looking at her with a bright, satisfied expression.
“Good morning,” he said with a light smile.
“Good morning,” she replied softly, her voice still sleepy.
Shang Huizhou’s gaze darkened slightly. He lowered his head and kissed her lips again.
They kissed again.
She was getting more and more used to kissing him—and she no longer disliked it at all. In fact, she was starting to enjoy it.
After a while, he pulled back slightly and asked with a smile, “Still want to sleep?”
Jiang Li was still a little dizzy from the kiss, slightly breathless.
She asked softly, “What time is it?”
Shang Huizhou looked at the time. “7:15. Are you still tired?”
“A little.”
Although they didn’t do anything last night, Shang Huizhou had kept kissing her, and combined with her period, she really felt too sleepy to even open her eyes properly.
Seeing her soft and weak appearance, Shang Huizhou felt both heartache and affection. He kissed her forehead. “I’ll take you to see something. After that, you can come back and sleep.”
Jiang Li, still half-asleep, slightly lifted her gaze when she heard that.
“What are you taking me to see again?”
She really hadn’t noticed before that Shang Huizhou had so many tricks.
She was a little curious.
“You go out first. I’ll change clothes,” she said. She still couldn’t change in front of him.
“No need. It’s just a short trip,” Shang Huizhou said.
Jiang Li’s mind was still foggy.
Shang Huizhou took a light cardigan from her suitcase and gently placed it over her thin-strap silk sleep dress.
They held hands as they went downstairs. Fortunately, none of the elders were in the living room.
Only a few servants were cleaning. When they saw the couple come down, they nodded in greeting and continued working.
Jiang Li was curious about what Shang Huizhou was going to show her. He even brought the car keys—was it far?
He led her to the outdoor parking area in the courtyard. He pressed the key, and the car trunk slowly opened.
A bright bouquet of roses appeared in front of Jiang Li.
The trunk was decorated with warm lights and colorful balloons. It was clearly carefully arranged.
Shang Huizhou took out the rose bouquet and placed it into her arms.
“For you.”
Jiang Li took the fresh, delicate roses and lowered her head to smell them. They were very fragrant.
These were double-petal roses—large blooms with layers upon layers of petals, vibrant in color and more elegant in scent than ordinary roses.
She liked them very much.
Shang Huizhou leaned against her back and muttered proudly, “My flowers are better than that guy surnamed Wei’s, right?”
“……”
Jiang Li froze for a moment, her faint smile almost pausing.
This man was way too petty!
She had already forgotten about it, but he still remembered!
She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Shang Huizhou asked again softly, “Do you like them?”
“Mm.” She curved her lips.
Warm tenderness filled Shang Huizhou’s dark eyes. “I’ll give you more in the future.”
“Okay.” Which girl wouldn’t like roses?
If he gave them, she would accept them.
Shang Huizhou held her hand again. “Let’s go back inside and continue sleeping.”
“……”
How could she still sleep? She was fully awake now.
As they walked back hand in hand, Shang Huizhou suddenly asked again, “My flowers look better, or his?”
“……” She sighed lightly. “Yours. Yours, okay?”
Only then did Shang Huizhou look satisfied.
Just as they entered the house, they ran into Shang Luo coming downstairs half-asleep. Her eyes widened instantly.
“Wow! Sister-in-law Jiang Jiang! Third brother’s roses are so beautiful! I love them! Third brother, you’re so romantic now!”
Shang Luo stared at the bouquet with sparkling eyes, full of admiration.
Jiang Li found it amusing. Shang Huizhou also seemed pleased.
Shang Luo even gave him a thumbs-up.
Without hesitation, Shang Huizhou tossed her the car keys. “There are more in the car. Go now, you can still get some.”
Shang Luo’s eyes lit up instantly. She happily grabbed the keys and ran off, not forgetting to say sweet words.
“Thank you Third Brother! I wish you and Third Sister-in-law a long and loving life!”
“……”
Shang Huizhou then added calmly, “There’s a card in the passenger compartment. Unlimited spending at Global Shopping Center.”
Shang Luo almost jumped with excitement.
“I love you so much, Third Brother! You’re the best! Jiang Jiang, you’re going to be the happiest girl in the world after marrying my brother!”
Jiang Li watched her cheerful figure disappear and couldn’t help smiling helplessly.
When she turned back, Shang Huizhou was staring straight at her.
He gently pinched her waist. “Don’t give away what I give you.”
“I wasn’t going to,” she said. “I was just going to give a few stems. She’s Luo Luo, not a stranger.”
Shang Huizhou lowered his head and lightly bit her earlobe, his voice deep and magnetic.
“No one is allowed.”
“……”
Jiang Li froze. This was the living room!
Thank goodness no one else was around.
Otherwise, she would have been completely embarrassed.
Still… this man was really overbearing.
Her cheeks felt warm as she lowered her head and lightly touched the petals of the roses.
The roses were fresh, soft, and fragrant.
It really did smell comforting.