Chapter 31 - His, Now and Forever (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Tang Qiu came back to her senses, searching for a way to one-up him. “Now you’re the one clinging onto me, dear!” she said, smiling.

Jiang Shaocheng nodded dismissively. “Kissing my wife isn’t clinginess. It’s a natural part of intimacy.”

Tang Qiu was dumbstruck. “Why is it considered intimacy when you kiss me, and clinginess when I kiss you”

Her husband’s face was still as cool as ever. “Ah, you’ve caught me. I just wanted more of you to myself. Clever girl.”

Now he was just making fun of her. Tang Qiu steeled her expression and rose from his lap. “He Lei said you had a gift for me. Where is it?”

Jiang Shaocheng took her hand, and, like a magician performing a trick, a necklace appeared in his palm. It glittered as it caught the light, resplendent and sparkling.

Tang Qiu had never received a gift like this. “It’s beautiful!” she exclaimed, elated.

“Let me put it on you.”

‘When he clasped the necklace around her neck, Tang Qiu heard a ding noise. She wasn’t familiar with luxury goods, but surely no jewelry clasp would produce a sound like that?

“What’s that noise?”

“The clasp of the necklace is held together by a magnetically locked button. If it’s forcibly unfastened, the necklace will be damaged and lose its value.” Jiang Shaocheng’s eyes simmered darkly as he explained the mechanism to her. One thing he had failed to mention was that in order to remove the

necklace, one would require his fingerprint.

From this day onwards, she would be his-now, and forever.

“Does it look nice?” Tang Qiu asked, blissfully unaware of his intentions.

Jiang Shaocheng ran his cool fingers over the necklace, trailing across her collarbone, the smooth, fair column of her neck… “Of course it does.” He brushed his lips against the tip of her ear, resisting the near-primal urge that bubbled up inside him.

“It must have been very expensive.”

He shook his head. “A few hundred yuan, no more. I hope you don’t dislike it.”

“Not at all! I love it.” In truth, Tang Qiu did think it was a little expensive; after all, it was still a few hundred yuan for a small piece of jewelry. But that thought was soon replaced with delight when she remembered her husband’s sweet intentions.