Trigger warning: Slight talk of ***

Jiang Wu looked for Chu Ling three times in a row but was stopped outside the study each time.

It was difficult. After meeting Chu Yan, the already unpredictable Chu Ling becomes even more moody.

For the sake of her own freedom, Jiang Wu also came on the fourth day.

She calculated that she had been under house arrest for seven days, and there were twenty-three days left.

If she could meet Chu Ling today and be humble in exchange for 23 days of freedom, it would be a good deal.

If Chu Ling could not avoid her again today, she would have one less day of freedom, so she would have to think carefully. At worst, she could just ask Yangzhou to write more letters to her.

Yes, she could still communicate. Thinking of this, and recalling Chu Ling’s furious look that day, Jiang Wu was a little scared.

She was thinking about this in her mind as she watched Chuyi approaching from afar. She was also wondering if he would say something like “The masters are busy, madam, please go back.” Jiang Wu even wanted to breathe a sigh of relief in advance.

As a result, Chuyi said, “Madam, the Master is waiting for you, please come in.”

Jiang Wu often felt that Chu Ling might be able to read her mind. It must be, otherwise, why would he always go against her? When she was in high spirits, he avoided her, and she would back off. This person got excited again.

Well, after encouraging herself, Jiang Wu entered the study.

Chu Ling was sitting at his desk, and even when someone came in, he didn’t even raise his head.

Jiang Wu could only stand aside and secretly look at the man who was writing something seriously. Sometimes she could understand why she was so fascinated by Chu Ling in the past.

He was so handsome that even at his age, his every move was still noble and elegant. And even though he was tall, he still had a narrow waist and broad shoulders. He was neither weak nor fat like other middle-aged senior officials.

She dared to guarantee that there were many people in the capital who envied her.

But who could understand the pain involved?

Just as she was thinking about it, Chu Ling’s voice finally came over: “What’s the matter?”

Now that she was here, she naturally had to achieve her goal. She lowered her head slightly, and when she raised her head again, she was smiling.

“Master, I saw that you were working too hard, so I asked the kitchen to make you some soup to nourish your body.”

As she spoke, she gently placed the food box on the table.

She noticed that Chu Ling’s expression had eased a little, and she was secretly proud of her own cleverness. Sure enough, this was how her face would be put to good use. Since she was borrowing Chu Yan’s light, she would not complain about the peach tree. She thought magnanimously.

This time, Chu Ling did not resist. He took the soup that Jiang Wu brought out and tasted it carefully.

Jiang Wu kept staring at him. In her imagination, Chu Ling would soon feel uncomfortable being stared at by her and would ask her what was wrong. Then she could start to speak the words she had prepared.

But why would Chu Ling feel uncomfortable? He remained calm under Jiang Wu’s gaze and did not even glance in this direction.

Seeing that he was about to put down the bowl, Jiang Wu lost her temper and had to speak up herself.

“Master.”

“Um.”

“Now that I see you like this, you are truly a delicate and elegant person, as handsome as Pan An, and with a brilliant spirit.” Jiang Wu used all the words she had in her mind, except for “a gentleman is like jade”. In her mind, this phrase was suitable for Mo Yangzhou and should not be used casually.

Because there was no foreshadowing as expected, it seemed very abrupt to say this. Chu Ling raised his eyelids, finally looked at Jiang Wu, and opened his thin lips slightly: “Now?”

Jiang Wu realized that she had said something wrong and quickly corrected herself, “No, I have always felt this way, but today, it is especially so.” She raised her almost stiff smile, “I am just feeling very lucky to be able to marry you. You are so brave and powerful, there is definitely no woman in this world who can resist you.”

As she spoke, she lowered her head “shyly”. Her facial expression was almost unbearable and she felt even more sick at what she was saying.

She had to endure it! She had hurt this man’s self-esteem that day, and now she had to make it up to him no matter what. She had to make him believe that Chu Yan would not reject him when she came back.

Jiang Wu had a lot of doubts in her mind as to whether this would actually be the case.

Would anyone still like Chu Ling after getting to know him? But Chu Ling was so good to Chu Yan, so… maybe?

She felt that Chu Ling seemed to be in a better mood. He leaned back in his chair and adjusted himself to a comfortable sitting position as if he were watching her performance quietly.

Although this looked disgusting, at least it was not scary anymore.

After Jiang Wu encouraged herself again, she touched Chu Ling’s shoulder with her trembling hand, but her hand was so nervous as if she was touching a tiger.

“Would you like to rest for a moment, Master?”

She managed to get the words out. Originally, the words were full of hints of seduction, but because she was too nervous, they didn’t sound sexy at all, as if she really cared about him.

Jiang Wu herself couldn’t bear to look at it.

Fortunately, Chu Ling did not mean to mock her. He just looked at his legs as a gesture.

Jiang Wu understood and sat on it carefully.

The man’s body was very steady. He allowed her to move left and right to adjust her position without any shaking.

Jiang Wu sat firmly, with her head down, and remained motionless like a little quail. For a while, neither of them took the next step.

Until Chu Ling put his hand on her waist: “Didn’t you ask me to rest?” He said leisurely, “You won’t move either?”

As he spoke, the hand on her waist tightened slightly, as if urging her. This time Jiang Wu finally didn’t dare to delay and turned around to kiss Chu Ling’s lips.

The man smelled very nice of pinewood and his lips were very soft. Jiang Wu tried her best to comfort herself, even though he was a piece of rotten cotton inside, at least he looked good on the outside. Then she tried to relax herself.

As a couple for so many years, Jiang Wu was naturally not a little girl who didn’t understand anything. While taking the initiative to seduce the man to kiss, she didn’t have her hands idle.

It wasn’t until the man’s hand imprisoned around her waist finally began to shift his position, but after reaching into the skirt, he paused, Jiang Wu noticed that his breathing was suffocated for a moment.

“Have you played by yourself?”

His voice was even deeper due to his hoarseness, and his eyes were obscure and difficult to understand.

Jiang Wu blinked. She didn’t know that her pupils seemed darker due to moisture. In the eyes of men, she looked so innocent that he wanted to defile her.

She just thought that she had to do it by herself anyway, as she would feel better without Chu Ling.

Of course, she couldn’t say this, so she leaned closer to Chu Ling and whispered softly in his ear, “I did it thinking of you,” her soft body was almost perfectly fitted with the man underneath her, her delicate pink lips whispered in the man’s ear, “These days, every day.”

The man’s deep eyes seemed to ignite fire instantly. Jiang Wu bit her lip and did not scream when his movements became rough.

Chu Ling seemed to be laughing. Jiang Wu was not sure. She just heard the laughter faintly from his throat. Before she could figure out what was going on, she heard him say it.

“Forget about the confinement.”

Jiang Wu was delighted and was about to thank him when his next words came: “I doubt if you will still have the energy to go out.”

The man who finally looked over and met her gaze had a beast-like aura that made Jiang Wu feel uneasy.

She wanted to run away, but the man held her hands and would not let her retreat at all.

The passionate kiss was completely different from the superficial kiss that Jiang Wu had taken the initiative to give just now. Jiang Wu’s brain was so suffocated that she could hardly think because he could not breathe fresh air. She could only see two words written in the cold but crazy eyes above her.

“Court death.”

Yes, this time the bad luck was her own fault.