When Gu Qingyuan woke up from her dream, the sound of pattering rain could be heard outside the window.
I slept so deeply last night that I didn't know when the rain would start to fall.
She opened her eyes gently, and what came into view was the arm that had caused trouble on her body yesterday.
With the faint light outside the tent, she looked at the man beside her.
In a relaxed state, the muscles only have a slight curvature, and the slender fingers naturally bend, rising and falling with her breathing.
Looking sideways, the man's long hair is slightly disheveled, his thick eyelashes cover his lower eyelids, his nose is straight, and his lips are light red.
She looked sideways for a while, but the crazy scenes from last night kept flashing back in her mind.
She closed her eyes heavily, and her heartbeat gradually calmed down.
She gently moved his hand away, and just as she was about to stand up, she was pulled back again.
Pei Jinting was already awake, with a smile in his eyes but no hint of sleepiness.
"Gu Yuanyuan, I didn't expect you to be so naughty. Before dawn, you are going to show off your manly glory for your husband..."
Gu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that something was wrong with her current posture.
She had just been pulled back and fell on his chest, with her knees on Pei Jinting's waist and her hands on his arms.
He moved forward slightly, looking like he was about to do something wrong to Pei Jinting.
"I heard that the woman is on top... If you want to be round, my husband can teach you..." He hinted with deep meaning.
Gu Qingyuan was ashamed and angry, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
"You...why are you like this! You know that I don't mean it."
In terms of face, Gu Qingyuan cannot compare to Pei Jinting after all.
Last night, he used his wounds to make Gu Qingyuan and made various unreasonable demands to make Gu Qingyuan cooperate with him.
Finally, the wound on his back burst.
In the middle of the night, Gu Qingyuan knelt beside the bed wearing a thin shirt and helped him change the bandage.
Looking at the blood-stained bandages on the ground, Gu Qingyuan was so angry that she wanted to eat people.
She couldn't resist his strength, so she subconsciously ducked back.
"I have to go out today. You can't mess around."
Pei Jinting hugged her, stood up leisurely, and said softly with his thin lips,
"Then you can just mess around when you can't wait to go out?"
Gu Qingyuan was so embarrassed by his shameless words that she couldn't open her eyes.
He opened his hands and got off the bed, asking someone to bring him water to wash himself.
Today was supposed to be the day when the bride would return home in three days.
But now, even if she could go back to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, she didn't want to see the Ruan family's lukewarm attitude.
Everyone says that when a woman gets married, her status in her husband's family depends on her natal family. If her natal family is strong, the bride's waist will be straight.
Gu Qingyuan knew that she could not rely on anything.
Thinking about it, she looked at the man in front of her who had just finished breakfast.
He leaned on the back of the chair in a leisurely manner, holding the file and reading it.
These days, because of the injury from the cane, I have not gone to court, so I have moved my official duties to the backyard.
"Pei Jinting, let's talk."
Gu Qingyuan sat upright and asked Pei Jinting for his opinion.
Pei Jinting casually raised his eyelids and raised his eyes slightly, "Hmm? How to talk about it?"
Seeing that he agreed, Gu Qingyuan continued,
"Thank you for keeping your promise. I hope we can get along well in the future."
She knew that once the agreement with him was reached, he would be looked down upon in the future.
But she did it anyway.
Since she had taken advantage of Pei Jinting's influence and escaped from the Gu family and the Lu family, she could stay with Pei Jinting with peace of mind.
Take care of things in the back house for him and do everything she should do.
She is not an ignorant person. People respect me as much as I respect others.
If Pei Jinting wants to remarry the woman she loves in the future, she will never say "no".
After finishing speaking, Pei Jinting paused holding the file in his hand and looked at her, with doubts in his eyes.
"Are we not getting along well? Or are you complaining that your husband didn't do everything to the end last night and didn't let you enjoy yourself to the fullest?"
There was a slight furrow between his straight brows, he held his chin up and pondered for a few breaths, then his eyes met hers,
"If you hadn't seen the wound burst, you wouldn't have allowed me to continue..."
Gu Qingyuan really didn't understand Pei Jinting. She didn't say a few words before she turned to nonsense.
She took a deep breath,
"That's not it."
The man frowned, then quickly opened his eyebrows, and then asked,
"So, how do you want to get along well with each other?"
How to get along well?
For a moment, she was also asked.
It was really hard for her to imagine how she and he could get along well.
When she was in the boudoir, she tried her best to maintain her gentle and dignified image.
Only Pei Jinting has the ability to make her angry enough to take off the mask hanging on her face.
Pei Jinting took care of her gentle image, taking away her hairpin and veil from time to time.
One time it was even worse and she almost fell into the lake. Fortunately, Lu Wenze passed by and pulled her back.
It was also after that time that the old man of the Lu family came to propose marriage, and his father asked her what she wanted.
She agreed.
Her relationship with Pei Jinting has become even more discordant since then.
As we get older, there are differences between men and women, and they have less contact.
Gu Qingyuan really doesn't know how the two of them can "get along well."
After thinking for a moment, Gu Qingyuan tried to speak,
"I think it should be that we are respectful in form and gentle in attitude."
Although considering Pei Jinting's temper, it is a bit difficult to be gentle,
After all, we should respect each other.
She thought for a while and added,
"Concubine Ji, I can also help you manage the general affairs in your backyard."
"If you want to favor anyone, you can."
When this untimely marriage ends in the future, no one will owe anyone.
The world is like a flood, and it is not known when it will submerge small people.
If you can live a good life for one day, it is considered a day.
Gu Qingyuan sighed softly in her heart.
Every change in her expression and every word she spoke made Pei Jinting's face sink a little lower.
Her expression told Pei Jinting that she had no curiosity or concern about his affairs.
Not only that, but he was also able to calmly say the words for him to favor his concubine.
I don't care, so it doesn't matter.
It was like there was a fire burning sullenly in my body.
The long fingers holding the file were squeezed tightly tightly.
He gently pulled down the corner of his mouth and his voice became colder,
"Gu Yuanyuan, I am not Lu Wenze."
Gu Qingyuan sensitively sensed that the man was in something wrong, but she didn't know why.
After a pause, she asked,
"Pei Jinting. What's wrong with you?"
Pei Jinting slowly met her gaze, then smiled quietly and lazily put down the file.
"Oh. It's okay. I'm tired of reading the files."
The man's tone was indescribably weird.
Facing Pei Jinting's cynical eyes, Gu Qingyuan swallowed the words she had originally planned for some reason.
The room fell silent, and the atmosphere felt strangely depressing.
He seems angry?
Do you not want her to help take care of the inner house? Or do you want her to take care of the concubines?
She looked at his face, her voice was a little soft,
"If you don't like me helping you take care of those concubines, I..."
Pei Jinting stood up abruptly and spoke in a calm tone,
"Then I have to praise you for your generosity and thank you for your hard work?"
The irony in his words made Gu Qingyuan frown slightly.