The two soon arrived at the room where Chu Yanhan was staying. The man accurately pulled a key from his shirt pocket, and with a creak, the door was unlocked and opened!
Once inside, Chu Yanhan casually closed the door behind them.
Turning around, he was greeted by Jiang Nuo, who looked as if she were ready to settle accounts with him.
“What’s wrong? Are you hungry? Have something to eat first!” With a gentle tap of his hand, the lid of the canned fruit popped open. Picking up a soup spoon from the side, he scooped out a bite and held it right up to Jiang Nuo’s mouth!
Jiang Nuo’s small face crinkled up. “Why did you tell that person I’m your wife? Didn’t I say that I never agreed to this at all?”
Chu Yanhan was laughed into exasperation. “Nuo’nuo, if I hadn’t said it like that just now, do you think they would have allowed the two of us to stand inside this room together?”
Aside from married couples, single men and women who were strangers were not allowed to stay in the same room at a guesthouse—that would be considered illicit relations between men and women!
Jiang Nuo’s reaction was a beat too slow. Just a moment ago, she had only been focused on the fact that he had taken advantage of her, completely failing to think through this critical legal and social implication!
“Alright, alright, don’t be mad, Nuo’nuo!” Chu Yanhan pushed the spoon a little closer to the woman’s lips.
Jiang Nuo parted her lips and ate it. Having lived this long, it was her very first time tasting canned fruit. The sweet, syrupy flavor instantly melted away all her previous annoyance!
She reached out, asking Chu Yanhan to hand the spoon over so she could scoop the canned fruit herself!
“Is it good?” Chu Yanhan leaned in very close, sitting right beside Jiang Nuo.
Not noticing the rather wicked look in his eyes, Jiang Nuo nodded. “Mm!”
Clearly, she had been craving noodles, but because she disliked them, he had dropped the idea entirely and instead bought an assortment of pastries that young girls loved from the supply and marketing cooperative.
“We’ll leave shortly. We’ll head back to Beijing tonight and I’ll take you home to eat some delicious food!”
Chu Yanhan’s parents were exceptional cooks; their ancestors had specialized in preparing meals for the imperial court, and the culinary skills had been passed down directly to his father.
His parents had been nagging him to get married for years, and after all this time, he never expected to meet someone he loved so deeply. He figured he would just bring her straight home to meet them.
The moment Jiang Nuo heard they were going to Chu Yanhan’s home, the canned fruit in her mouth instantly lost its appeal!
“Aren’t we going straight to the military region? How about we skip your house?”
She was terrified. What if his parents insisted on forcing her to marry Chu Yanhan? She would go completely crazy—she didn’t like men who were so much older than her!
“There’s some paperwork at home that I have to go back and get!” What Chu Yanhan said was true; if he wanted to apply for marriage with the military unit, he had to go home and retrieve his household registration page.
Jiang Nuo had no idea what kind of paperwork he needed; she didn’t understand those bureaucratic procedures at all.
“We’ll only be back for a day, so don’t worry. My mom and dad are good people; they won’t make things difficult for you!”
Jiang Nuo found the man utterly ridiculous. She had never intended to take advantage of him—what did she have to worry about? She was simply desperate to reach the military region, enter the health station, and check whether the housing provided there really came with a courtyard!
“Nuo’nuo, have a piece of sponge cake. This smells so good!” Chu Yanhan picked up a piece and handed it right to her.
Jiang Nuo protested, “Call me Jiang Nuo or Comrade Jiang. Stop calling me Nuo’nuo, it gives me goosebumps all over!”
Though Chu Yanhan had zero intention of changing how he addressed her, he nodded and agreed anyway; otherwise, the stubborn little girl simply wouldn’t open her mouth.
Jiang Nuo took a small bite, but just as she was about to take another, Chu Yanhan pulled his hand back and popped the remaining half-piece straight into his own mouth!
Jiang Nuo: “……”
As the young girl happily munched on her various pastries, she suddenly realized the man was trying to lift her skirt.
“What are you doing?? You stinky hooligan?” Jiang Nuo scooted way back, glaring angrily at the man before her.
Chu Yanhan looked completely baffled. “Nuo’nuo, I just wanted to check how your injuries are healing down there!”
The medical facilities in this town were limited, and the main reason he was in such a rush to return to Beijing overnight was so he could take her to a major hospital to have her injuries properly examined—he certainly didn’t want to spend the rest of his life as a bachelor.
Ever since that night, the moment he saw Jiang Nuo appear before him, he felt an irrepressible urge to pounce on her!
For the first time in his life, he realized his physical desires could be this intense.
Only then did Jiang Nuo react. With that sudden scoot backward, her wounds had flared up, leaving a few crimson plum-blossom stains printed right on the bedsheet?!
She quickly jumped to her feet, but Chu Yanhan was already captivated by the girl’s shy, blushing appearance.
Pinning her against the wall, his thin lips swooped in for a passionate kiss. The kiss was so scorching and domineering that Jiang Nuo was completely overwhelmed!
“Mm-mm, don’t, stop doing that!” Her mind was spinning in a blur as she pushed against his chest with all her might, only for her hands to land right back against those springy, resilient pectoral muscles.
For a split second, she forgot to resist, her hands wandering aimlessly across his chest.
Parting his lips slightly from hers, Chu Yanhan spoke in a voice hoarse beyond belief, “Is it fun?”
The question made Jiang Nuo blush even fiercer. Letting go of his chest with a start, she stammered defensively, “Have you kissed enough yet?”
Chu Yanhan had barely warmed up; he was nowhere near finished. Ignoring her question, he latched back onto her tender, pink lips!
Being bullied like this, Jiang Nuo didn’t even dare to fight back—everyone in this town assumed she was his legal wife!
Considering the iron rice bowl waiting for her at the end of this, she decided she was paying a heavy price indeed. “Stop, stop kissing me!”
Just as she finally managed to push his lips away, the man’s mouth swooped right back down on her again.
Not only was there an age gap between them, but there was also a height difference and a massive disparity in physical strength!
If he really wanted to bully her, she had zero capability to fight back.
Overcome by passion, Chu Yanhan scooped Jiang Nuo up in his arms and carried her toward the large bed.
Throwing her onto the mattress, he eagerly began stripping off his clothes!
Jiang Nuo hurriedly clamped her thighs tightly shut—she couldn’t afford to add injury to injury right now! “Chu Yanhan, that’s enough! You already hurt me, it hurts so, so much. We can’t do this!”
“Then when can we?” Chu Yanhan asked, his voice raspy as his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down while he exercised every ounce of self-control to suppress his surging desires.
Blurting out the first date that popped into her head, Jiang Nuo said, “A week from now!”
She’d figure things out later; stalling by a single day bought her a day. Once she reached the military region and stepped into the health station, the military would naturally protect her, and dumping Chu Yanhan then wouldn’t be too late!
Right at that moment, someone knocked on the door.
“Comrade Chu, are you busy?”
Quickly pulling on his white shirt, Chu Yanhan walked over to the door.
Standing outside was the guesthouse clerk. “Comrade Chu, your time is almost up for this room. If you aren’t extending your stay, we need to send someone in to clean!”
Chu Yanhan nodded and answered with a crisp “Got it!”
Closing the door, he picked up his travel bag and glanced back at Jiang Nuo on the bed. The young girl looked just like a shy, blooming rose.
Fortunately, under his carefully laid schemes, the little bride he had set his sights on was never going to escape him!
The next second, Jiang Nuo scrambled to her feet, hastily straightening out the clothes that had been disheveled moments before. “Are we leaving right now?”