Chapter 273 - Chapter 273: Taking Advantage of the Situation
Chapter 273: Taking Advantage of the Situation
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Eh? What are you all doing standing around like that?” Su Wen found Su Xue and Fifth Sister standing in the courtyard when she arrived home. Tension filled the air, creating an unusual atmosphere. “You all… Wuwu…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Zhou Hengyang slapped a hand over her mouth, preventing her from saying anything.
Su Wen glared at Zhou Hengyang angrily.
What was he doing? Why had he covered her mouth?
Despite his wife’s death stare, Zhou Hengyang did not relent. Instead, he dragged her back to their room, only releasing her when they were safely behind closed doors. He sat on Su Wen’s bed, tracing the skin of his palm where it had met Su Wen’s soft lips.
A smoldering heat emanated from his hand even as his eyes darkened.
“Why didn’t you let me speak?” Su Wen demanded angrily.
“Because you were going to say something stupid.” Zhou Hengyang dragged Su Wen to sit beside him.
So angry was she that Su Wen failed to notice how close they were. She was nearly pressed against Zhou Hengyang’s side, his breaths reverberating in her ears.
“You don’t know that!” Su Wen felt she was plenty smart. She had even gotten orders for her bag earlier that day.
A fool would not have accomplished what she had.
“Su Qing and Sixth Sister were venting on your behalf, and you were about to ruin it by asking Su Xue and Fifth Sister what they were doing, ” Zhou Hengyang chided as if speaking to a particularly slow child. “I’ve never met anyone as dumb as you.”
“You mean… Is Su Qing teaching Su Xue and Fifth Sister a lesson?” No wonder the two were standing in the courtyard alone. Everyone else had gone about their day, leaving Su Xue and Fifth Sister to ponder their mistake.
“Now, do you know why I said you would say something stupid?”
“Big deal!” Su Wen harrumphed, not wanting to listen any further. “Know your place.” Zhou Hengyang grew bolder by the second, taking advantage of the situation to be as mean as possible.
Zhou Hengyang’s expression immediately changed. Taking the tone he used back at Li Youcai’s house, he answered respectfully, “Yes, Madam. I was wrong;
I won’t do it again.”
Tsk, tsk… Zhou Hengyang sure had a way with words. Su Wen felt like she was on cloud nine, obediently listening to her. “It’s good that you know. I’m pretty
easygoing. I’m sure we’ll get along peaceably so long as you don’t go overboard.”
After all, she was in the right!
“I know. It is as it should be.” Zhou Hengyang’s tone became more and more sincere. Changing the topic, he said, “I’ll sleep with you on the bed tonight.”
“Huh?” Su Wen sprang to her feet. Her movements were so sudden she nearly lost her balance and tipped over. Carpenters handcrafted the bedframes in the 1980s, which led to most beds being raised off the ground, unlike their future counterparts where people could roll out of bed without a hitch.
If she fell, she would land in a heap on the floor.
Fortunately, Zhou Hengyang reacted swiftly, catching her before she lost her balance, and pulled her onto his lap.
‘Why are you so careless?” Zhou Hengyang sighed in exasperation. He thoroughly enjoyed Su Wen’s warm body against his, but he did not allow it to show on his face. Instead, he wore an expression of cold impatience. Su Wen did not notice Zhou Hengyang’s strong arms around her waist. It took Zhou
Hengyang everything he could to stop himself from locking his arms around Su Wen more tightly, despite desperately wanting to do so.
Thankfully, he clung to his last shred of rationality and managed to forestall himself from acting on impulse.
Zhou Hengyang knew Su Wen’s character perfectly well. She would put her guard back up if he dared overstep her boundaries. Su Wen was more intelligent than most other women and held a healthy dose of caution toward him. However, there were times like this when she would let her guard down. It was these moments he had come to cherish.
Su Wen sometimes got herself into such a tizzy it made his heart melt.
“How was I supposed to know what Su Qing and Sixth Sister did? I didn’t expect them to do something like that!” Su Wen sighed. “If you hadn’t said it, I probably would have never known what they were up to… Still, what they’ve done can’t be conducive to our relationship as sisters, can it?”
Zhou Hengyang’s impatience reached an all-time high. Not only did Su Wen not think she was being taken advantage of by her sisters, but she also felt her sisters were not doing enough to take advantage of her! Meanwhile, Su Wen was secretly happy that Zhou Hengyang had taken advantage of her near fall to hug her.
Tsk, tsk… Men like Zhou Hengyang were truly one-of-a-kind..