Chapter 297: Bandage (1) (1/2)

This time, it wasn’t just Chu Lian who was shocked sillly. Even He Changdi’s body stiffened a little, stunned by his own action borne out of frustration. However, he quickly recovered his usual calm. She was his wife, so giving her a little smack was well within his rights.

Although he had reasoned it out in his head, the back of his ears still turned red with embarrassment underneath his hair. The hand he had used to smack her bottom with dangled loosely at his sides. He Changdi made a grasping motion with his hand. It was almost like he could still feel the memory of that soft, plush feeling against his palm. He couldn’t help but absentmindedly wonder, ‘Why was that so soft…’

Chu Lian didn’t agree. When she finally regained her senses, she was about to explode.

Her previously stiff body seemed to be filled with strength now that her wits had returned. This time, she put all her energy into struggling as she shouted, “You shameless man! How could you do that?”

When He Sanlang saw that she was struggling even more than before, he began to feel the inklings of a headache coming on. However, all he could do was continue threatening her with an icy expression. “Was that one smack not enough? I won’t mind being even more shameless.”

Chu Lian froze. Like a deflating balloon, her body softened and she flopped obediently against He Changdi’s back.

She bit her lip and stopped struggling without saying another word.

Since she was being carried on He Changdi’s shoulder, he couldn’t see her expression at all. The watery tears and redness in Chu Lian’s almond-shaped eyes went completely unnoticed.

When he saw how effective his threat had been on her, He Sanlang relaxed and continued striding towards the cave with Chu Lian still slung over his shoulder.

He felt terrible all over, and the high fever hadn’t subsided fully, either. By the time he reached the cave and set Chu Lian down, his inner layer of clothing was completely soaked in cold sweat. As he panted and tried to catch his breath, his gaze landed on Chu Lian. She had hidden in a corner and was silently hugging her knees to herself. When he looked a little closer, a sudden realisation struck him like a lightning bolt.

Chu Lian had remained silent all the rest of the way back; he hadn’t expected her to be crying.