C17 Taunt!

"I've already asked Fenng Lieh to come over. Luckily, it doesn't hurt much anymore..." Lu Yuchen wasn't sure why he felt the need to comfort this young girl.

"Oh, well, take care. I have homework to do, so I'll head out." She didn't look back at him and turned to leave.

"Qianqian," Lu Yuchen suddenly called out.

"Huh?" She stopped in her tracks, instinctively turning to look at him.

The man leaned slightly on the couch, his handsome face showing a hint of a casual smile. "Is your husband really less important than your homework?"

Husband...

Qianqian's heart raced like a deer caught in headlights. That term had never come from Lu Yuchen's mouth before, even though it was true.

But now...

"It's not that, but staying here doesn't really help..." Qianqian said, turning her back slightly to him, her heart beating even more erratically as she thought about what he had just said.

"You can keep an eye on me here. What if I fall ill and no one notices? I'm a married man, and if I were to die at home alone at night, wouldn't that be a joke?"

"You won't die!" She turned to look at him.

Then, step by step, she walked over, glanced around, and moved to another couch.

"Come sit here," Lu Yuchen pointed to the spot next to him.

"Oh." Qianqian turned around and walked over, sitting beside him.

He sat on the left side of the couch, and she sat on the far right.

But then, he sat up and leaned closer to her.

As his handsome face moved closer, Qianqian was bewildered, almost forgetting to back away. Her eyes widened slightly, and she stammered nervously, "W-what are you doing... getting so close?"

Lu Yuchen looked at his little wife, flustered by his approach, and suddenly realized his stomach didn't hurt as much. With a slight smile, he gently lifted her delicate chin. "Qianqian, are you afraid of me?"

When they first got married, she was really attached to him for over a month. Did things start to change when he returned from his trip abroad?

"No, no," Lin Qianqian said nervously, turning her face away to avoid his touch. Yet, the warmth of his fingertips seemed to linger, making her heart feel both heated and bittersweet, with an unexpected hint of sweetness.

"Really? Or should I ask if something happened during the two weeks I was away?"

What made her go from loving to be around him to avoiding him like the plague?

"I..." Lin Qianqian lowered her head, biting her lip before forcing a smile. Her eyes held the sorrow and bitterness of two lifetimes. "I just figured out some things... things I hadn't understood before."

I've just learned to try letting you go...

"Oh? What things?" He raised an eyebrow slightly, his eyes fixed on her with a smile that was hard to interpret.

"That's my business. Everyone has their own privacy." This time, she bravely met his gaze.

Lu Yuchen chuckled, stepped back, and reclined on the sofa. "Fenng Lieh will be here soon. I was just teasing you. Go back to your studies."

Hearing this, Lin Qianqian felt a wave of relief and quickly got up to leave.

"Do I really seem like some kind of monster?" Lu Yuchen thought to himself, wondering if this young woman found him that unbearable.