Due to the effects of the medicine, Meng Jinyue’s flushed face was a deep crimson, breathtakingly beautiful.
She even groped her way to wrap her arms around Xie Yunye’s neck, climbing onto him, her breath fragrant as orchids: “Save me…”
Seeing that pure yet seductive face, Xie Yunye’s throat burned with dryness, as if a fire had ignited within him, threatening to consume his last shreds of reason.
“We are not yet married. I cannot.”
Xie Yunye clenched his fists tightly, his voice hoarse.
“But I’m so uncomfortable… Sob… Then kiss me…”
The medicine had clouded her mind. Trembling all over, she collapsed into his arms, her delicate nose sniffling softly, her expression full of pleading.
Seeing him remain unmoving, her lips even began to press against his face in a frantic, desperate manner.
She had no idea of Xie Yunye’s painful restraint.
“You asked for this!”
Xie Yunye could no longer hold back. He lifted her chin and kissed her fiercely.
His lips pressed and nibbled against hers, parting her slightly closed teeth.
Meng Jinyue felt as if she were suffocating from the kiss. The air in her chest seemed to be squeezed out, leaving almost none behind, and her face flushed a deep red.
“No…”
She lay against Xie Yunye’s chest, panting softly, her voice faint, as if she were about to faint.
Xie Yunye chuckled, his voice deep and pleasant: “If you can’t handle just a kiss now, what will you do when we marry in the future…”
He gently stroked the young woman, patting her back softly.
This kiss only calmed Meng Jinyue for a short while. Soon, the heat within her flared up again.
“Brother Xie…”
“Kiss me quickly… I really can’t bear it.”
Her entire body seemed to melt into a puddle of water, leaning weakly against him, enduring his insatiable kisses.
Later, kisses were no longer enough. Xie Yunye could only carry Meng Jinyue, limping on his injured leg, to the cold pool where they had fallen earlier.
The icy water gradually restored Meng Jinyue’s senses.
Her eyes cleared, as if she realized she had taken liberties with him: “I… You, I’m sorry!”
She even pushed against his chest, trying to create distance between them.
Xie Yunye’s large hand gripped her slender waist, pulling her firmly against him, his voice hoarse: “You’ll just discard me after kissing me?”
“I… I didn’t.”
Her flushed little face seemed as if it were dripping with blood.
Xie Yunye’s eyes burned red, his blood racing through his veins.
“Then prove it to me.”
“How… How do I prove it? I don’t know…”
“Don’t move. Just be good.”
With that, Xie Yunye began kissing her snow-white cheek, the tip of her ear, her neck… like a starving wolf.
“No… Don’t!”
Every kiss left a deep mark on her skin.
By the time the effects of the medicine wore off, Meng Jinyue’s mind was blank. She didn’t know how long he had kissed her, only that her consciousness felt hazy.
“So uncomfortable…”
Her body was weak and limp, her clothes no longer intact. Her collar had loosened, revealing her delicate collarbone and slender shoulders.
“Will I get pregnant? What if I do?”
Meng Jinyue blinked her moist eyes and asked.
Her dark, beautiful hair was soaked, and the corners of her eyes were tinged with a damp redness.
Though she looked utterly enchanting, her question was so innocent and naive.
Xie Yunye’s throat tightened painfully, his voice extremely hoarse:
“You won’t get pregnant!”
“Getting pregnant requires doing other things. Don’t be afraid.”
He had even restrained himself during the kisses—how could she possibly get pregnant?
But the thought of her bearing his children after they married made Xie Yunye’s mouth go dry.
“The fire is about to go out. I’ll add more wood.”
He could no longer stay by her side, nor could he look at her any longer.
Her skin was smooth and delicate, and the exposed areas were covered in kiss marks, mottled and extensive, looking quite alarming.
Moreover, her skirt was soaked with water, disheveled and wrinkled, making it all too easy for others to let their imaginations run wild.
“Oh, then hurry up.”
She hugged her knees, her long black hair cascading over her shoulders, but inwardly she laughed.
Compared to the Crown Prince, Xie Yunye was much easier to handle.
Tonight, they had only kissed, yet Xie Yunye’s favorability had already risen significantly, now reaching seventy-five.
In her previous life, she had shared countless intimate moments with the Crown Prince, yet that man rarely showed her a kind expression, always wearing a cold face.
Sometimes, he would even scold her during their intimate moments.
But the more he acted this way, the more determined Meng Jinyue became to conquer him.
She hated Meng Jinhua and the others, but she also hated him.
She had been carrying his child, yet she was tortured to death by his wife—wasn’t he also responsible?
Early the next morning, Xie Yunye’s men indeed arrived.
“Have they all been captured?”
Xie Quan nodded: “Half of them are dead, and the other half tried to kill themselves but were stopped. They are now locked in the military camp’s secret prison.”
“Mm.” Xie Yunye nodded. “Don’t let them die. Use all your skills to interrogate them and find out who is behind them. I want written confessions in black and white.”
After saying this, Xie Yunye tried to lift Meng Jinyue onto the horse.
“What’s wrong?”
Seeing her reluctance, Xie Yunye was somewhat surprised.
“It wouldn’t be proper for others to see us like this.”
Xie Yunye chuckled. “Didn’t you agree to marry me?”
“But you haven’t broken off your engagement with my second sister yet.”
Xie Yunye lifted her onto the horse in one swift motion. “Once we return, I will immediately start preparing to break off the engagement.”
Behind her was his warm chest, and Meng Jinyue, feeling shy, wanted to pull away, but on horseback, there was nowhere to hide.
“Second sister will definitely not agree, and the Meng and Xie families likely won’t either.”
Xie Yunye wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. “I will handle the Xie family. As for the Meng family, they will agree.”
She guessed what he intended to do but pretended not to know, asking innocently, “Why?”
“The people this time were sent by your legal mother. This is her weakness. If she doesn’t want this to escalate, she will have no choice but to break off the engagement. Otherwise…”
Xie Yunye didn’t finish the rest of his sentence, but both of them understood perfectly well that the Meng family was no longer an issue.
Her legal mother valued reputation above all else, and Meng Jinhua still aspired to become the Crown Princess. They could not afford any mistakes.
The only thing her legal mother had not anticipated this time was that Meng Jinyue had Xie Yunye’s Shadow Guards by her side.
She also hadn’t expected Xie Yunye to send people over. Underestimating her opponent had allowed Xie Yunye to seize her weakness.
“What about the Xie family? Will they really agree to let you marry me?”
Xie Yunye smiled. “Don’t worry about the Xie family. Just focus on waiting to marry me and don’t think about anything else. After we return, try to avoid contact with Meng Jinrong and the others as much as possible.”
“Besides Qiu Zhi, I will assign a few more Shadow Guards to protect you.”
Meng Jinyue nodded. “Did you manage to come here this time because of Qiu Zhi?”
“Yes. After returning from Cloud Celebration Temple last time, I wasn’t entirely sure whether Meng Jinrong had noticed me. I was a bit worried, so I instructed Qiu Zhi to send a message immediately if anything seemed unusual.”
Meng Jinyue had guessed it would be something like that.
When Meng Jinyue and Xie Yunye returned to Cloud Celebration Temple from the bottom of the cliff, it was already noon. Her stepmother was waiting in the temple with Meng Jinrong.
“Mother, why is she not here? What about the people you sent? Has something already happened to her?”
Meng Jinrong could not wait to see the despair and wretchedness on Meng Jinyue’s face, to see her defiled.
She wanted her ruined, wanted her to never again pose any threat to her.