Jiang Tang did not hear a reply, so she raised her eyes slightly. Her long eyelashes accentuated the curve of her eyes even more, while fragments of the setting sun reflected in her pupils like several sparkling points of light.
The two of them were far too close. Her sensitive wound could almost feel the cool breath Jiang Tang exhaled.
Fu Yuanchao lowered his eyes, unconsciously letting his gaze fall upon those red lips. The creaking fan provided the only background sound in the room.
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“It happened when I was inspecting the factory. A worker’s family member rushed over and attacked me with a cleaver.”
There was a scene like this in the original host’s memories. It had caused quite a commotion at the time. The worker had been caught in a machine because of improper operation. Although he had been rescued in time, he had lost one arm and one leg, leaving him completely unable to work. In those times, someone who could no longer labor was practically considered useless.
The incident had happened because the worker himself had failed to follow proper procedures, but the factory had still provided a certain amount of compensation. His family was dissatisfied with the amount, so when Fu Yuanchao was conducting an inspection, they took advantage of a moment when no one was paying attention and rushed over with a cleaver. Fortunately, Fu Yuanchao reacted quickly and dodged backward, suffering only a superficial injury.
Fu Yuanchao was not some great philanthropist either. He immediately took back the compensation that had been distributed. Since they did not appreciate it, there was no need to give it to them anymore.
What made the situation even more dramatic was that the injured worker’s daughter happened to be one of the students Fu Yuanchao sponsored.
After the family’s main provider was injured, the household, which had originally been fairly well off, suddenly fell into such difficult circumstances that they could barely afford enough food. Later, in order to get the compensation money back, the girl deliberately approached Fu Yuanchao.
After learning that one of her elders had injured Fu Yuanchao, the student specifically brought a gift to apologize.
That was followed by the events that came later.
The original host had already suspected that their relationship was not merely that of a sponsor and a student. When she saw the two of them standing close together, anger immediately consumed her. She poured the hot water in her hand over them, and from that point onward, her relationship with Fu Yuanchao deteriorated sharply.
But now, their relationship had not yet reached the point of no return.
Jiang Tang lowered her eyes. The sharp scissors cut through the gauze, which she then wrapped around his broad chest. When the gauze passed around his back, their bodies were pressed together with almost no space between them.
Jiang Tang’s soft fragrance seeped into every breath Fu Yuanchao took.
The movements of Jiang Tang’s hands were crisp and efficient, and she quickly finished dressing his wound with fresh gauze.
When her soft body finally withdrew from his embrace, Fu Yuanchao unexpectedly felt a faint sense of loss. His fingers, hanging at his sides, moved slightly, but in the end he did nothing.
“So, has the matter been taken care of now?”
Fu Yuanchao’s voice was slightly hoarse. The upper half of his face was hidden in shadow, making his expression difficult to see clearly.
“It has been dealt with.”
“That is good.”
Just as Jiang Tang was about to stand up, Fu Yuanchao suddenly reached out and caught her chin, slightly lowering his body.
Their noses were almost touching. Jiang Tang looked up at him and instantly met Fu Yuanchao’s dark eyes.
“Jiang Tang?”
Fu Yuanchao’s scrutinizing gaze fell upon Jiang Tang’s face. Every feature was familiar to him, yet somehow she looked so unfamiliar.
Jiang Tang smiled sweetly and, following the movement, raised herself slightly. Their lips collided.
A hoarse, heart wrenching cry suddenly appeared in her mind. It was far too husky to identify the voice, but she could only feel the overwhelming pain contained within it.
Her heart seemed to be wrapped tightly in layer after layer of thread, constricting until the suffocating pain instantly spread throughout her entire body.
【Jiang Tang! You will find yours!】
Jiang Tang’s pupils contracted almost to pinpoints.
Was this the part of her memory that she had lost?
But in the blink of an eye, she had already concealed every trace of emotion.
Her soft fingertips rested lightly on Fu Yuanchao’s shoulder, as weightless as a feather.
Fu Yuanchao’s lips were as cold as he was, carrying a faint chill like fruit freshly taken from a well.
Although the original host and Fu Yuanchao were husband and wife, they had always slept in separate rooms and had never shared any intimate contact. This was actually their first kiss.
Fu Yuanchao instinctively reached out and caught the wrist of the hand Jiang Tang had pressed against his chest.
Too thin.
That was Fu Yuanchao’s first thought.
Jiang Tang slightly furrowed her brows and finally stood up, placing one knee beside Fu Yuanchao’s leg on the sofa. Looking at the wrist he had effortlessly caught, she could faintly see a red mark where his fingers had pressed against her skin.
“You are hurting me.”
Fu Yuanchao showed no intention of letting go. Instead, he pulled harder.
Jiang Tang’s body fell into his embrace with the force of his pull, and she smiled seductively.
“President Fu, you are so fierce.”
The wound Fu Yuanchao had just bandaged opened again, and traces of blood seeped into the gauze, yet he seemed completely unaware of the pain.
Jiang Tang giggled. Her fingertip brushed lightly across Fu Yuanchao’s chin before moving upward to the corner of his lips. She pressed slightly harder, letting half her fingertip slip between his lips.
“I never expected President Fu’s lips to feel so soft when kissed.”
Fu Yuanchao’s eyes darkened slightly. His arm moved downward and gripped Jiang Tang’s waist, pulling her firmly toward him as he asked, “Is that so?”
Jiang Tang simply knelt halfway on the sofa, resting one arm over Fu Yuanchao’s shoulder. Because her back was straight, her line of sight was slightly higher than that of Fu Yuanchao, who was leaning against the sofa.
She looked down at the man beside her with an almost commanding air.
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Inside the system space, Yunduo transformed into a pair of little hands and clapped excitedly.
“So amazing. You have only been in this world for half an hour, and your progress is already at ten.”
Because Fu Yuanchao had undone all the buttons of his pajamas while Jiang Tang was treating his wound, the shirt had fallen open on both sides in his current position. His skin was a healthy wheat color, while the muscles around his waist and abdomen were firm and defined, rising and falling with every breath. His powerful waist seemed to contain endless strength.
“So, President Fu, have you figured out what I taste like?”
Jiang Tang leaned halfway over him, her red, glossy lips pressed close to Fu Yuanchao’s earlobe.
Fu Yuanchao pressed firmly against Jiang Tang’s back and pushed down on the back of her head. Their lips finally met in a deep kiss as he spoke through clenched teeth.
“No. Then let us taste it again.”
This time, it was no longer a brief taste. Jiang Tang was pressed down onto the sofa by her shoulders as kisses fell over her like a storm, leaving her no room to breathe. Even the air around them seemed to grow thick, like melted honey.
Her eyelashes became damp with tears.
Even the breeze from the fan carried a restless heat.
Fu Yuanchao suddenly bit Jiang Tang’s lower lip, making her hiss in pain.
“Fu Yuanchao!”
Fu Yuanchao pressed his thumb against her slightly swollen lips, leaving a small indentation.
“Does it hurt?”
Jiang Tang lay against Fu Yuanchao’s shoulder, looking eager to retaliate.
“Let me bite you too, and you will know.”
“Alright.”
Fu Yuanchao turned his neck toward her.
Jiang Tang did not hold back and bit down on his neck, leaving a clear bite mark.
Out of the corner of her eye, Jiang Tang noticed that fresh spots of blood had seeped through the gauze over Fu Yuanchao’s chest.
“Your wound is bleeding again. Sit still and let me bandage it again.”