6 MARRIAGE LIFE


    "There''s no need for that." He threw his nket down. "I''ll sleep on the couch. You sleep on the


    bed."


    He considered himself a gentleman; it was only right to decline.


    Lin Che could fall asleep anywhere. But for someone like Gu Jingze who lived in such a huge


    house, he wasn''t a person who could adjust to inconvenience.


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    "It''s alright. I''ll sleep on the couch. For real. I''m used to doing that at home. At your height, it would


    be ufortable to sleep on the couch," she said. She stood at his side and was prepared to pull


    his elbow.


    But before she could touch him, he blocked her with his elbow.


    Lin Che fell directly to the ground and looked up at Gu Jingze who hadpletely written off her


    good intentions. She offered him the bed because she wanted to get along with him, but a mere


    touch displeased him.


    Her anger began to rise slowly. Lin Che stood up and yelled, "Gu Jingze, are you crazy? Forget that


    I came to sleep on the couch out of kindness. What do you mean by this?"


    Gu Jingze raised his impable eyebrows, lowered his head, and patted the part of his elbow that


    she had touched. He looked calmly at the frazzled woman beside him and said coolly, "Let me get


    one thing straight. You caused all of this to happen. You''re saying that you were being kind. Don''t


    you think it''s a littlete now?"


    "Even... even if I drugged you, I didn''t make you push me down. You... you could have rubbed me


    off by yourself, but you pushed me down instead. I should be the one toin." As she said this,


    she felt even more sheepish, but she refused to give in verbally.


    It was his fault for being such a jerk.


    "You..." It had not registered to Gu Jingze what "rubbed me off" meant, but when he understood it,


    he found it uneptable that a woman could be this uncouth. Anotheryer of ice seemed to freeze


    over his face and he pointed his slender finger towards the door. "Get out!"


    Lin Che froze, having no clue as to what she was thinking when she impulsively argued with him


    like this.


    The more he looked down on her, the angrier she became. ring at him, she jumped onto his


    back. "Oh no! There''s a rat. It''s so scary! Rats are my greatest fear."


    Since he disliked her, she resolved to irritate him even more by sticking to him.


    Gu Jingze tensed up. When her soft, fragrant bodytched onto him like a sloth, his body jolted and


    he instinctively tried to shake her off. "Let go!" He stretched his arm backward to push her off, but


    the two soft lumps pressing against his back started a me inside his body. His body froze.


    Although Lin Che was quite tall at 168cm, inparison to Gu Jingze who was at least 190cm, she


    was much smaller. Her body was different from a man''s: it was as soft as silk and as pliant as water.


    She clung to his body like a thin snake, making him realize that even though she was very tall, she


    was very slender. Her pale fingers held onto his arm and wereforting, even though they were


    cold to the touch.


    However, during this time, the lumps pressing against his back felt more and more prominent, and


    his body began to heat up uncontrobly.


    Damn it. The effect of the drug should have worn off a long time ago...


    However, his body was obviously reacting.


    "I won''t let go. There''s a rat. I''m afraid of rats..." She held onto him for dear life and refused to let


    go.


    However, she suddenly felt his arm stretch out to grab her waist. He pulled her off his back and


    threw her down. Using the momentum, she held onto him and they both fell to the ground.


    When Gu Jingze regained his bearings, right before him was her soft, pink lips. He could also see a


    sliver of pearly white teeth. It was like a passionate invitation that left his throat dry.


    Surprised, Gu Jingze subconsciously pushed away the delicate body that had fallen on top of him.


    Lin Che felt a stabbing pain, particrly in the softest part of her chest where his arm had jabbed


    her. It hurt so much that she was tearing up...


    Gu Jingze had just begun to rx when he saw Lin Che sitting on the floor with her hands on her


    chest while tears flowed down her porcin cheeks. Strangely, his heart lurched in his chest as he


    looked at her trembling shoulders.


    Somewhat frustrated, he regained his rationality and started reprimanding himself. He had indeed


    gone overboard; she was merely a girl in her early 20s, but she had been forced to ept this


    marriage without love.


    After all, it was both their fault. She was not the only one to me.


    Her tears left him at aplete loss. He did not know how tofort others and could only stand


    there. "Sorry, I apologize. This time, it wasn''t your fault. I was too emotional. To be honest, I''m just


    like you. I haven''t gotten used to having a woman beside me. I didn''t push you because I dislike


    you, actually... I have an illness that doesn''t allow me to touch women."


    His exnation was unexpected; she raised her teary eyes in surprise and confusion.


    He thought to himself, Since they had to live together, he should tell her about his illness.


    Letting out a breath, he said, "I''m fine with men, but all women make me feel ufortable. It''s not


    simply that I can''t touch them. I will even develop rashes, vomit repeatedly, and my blood will flow


    backward. That is why I avoided you."


    Lin Che could not understand. "Such an illness exists? Is it a psychiatric condition?"


    Gu Jingze sat there with his back straight as a ramrod as always; he lookedpletely healthy.


    His eyes were as still as water in a well. He was used to this. After all, he had seen countless


    doctors for 30 years. He only had to keep it a secret from outsiders.


    "It''s both." He massaged his temples with his slightly bent fingers. He looked a little fatigued. "You


    must keep this a secret from outsiders. I''m telling you only because we''ll be living together. I hope


    you know that my family wanted us to get married because they think you can curb my illness since


    I touched you."


    So this was the truth. It was a pity that they were mistaken; in actual fact, Lin Che could not heal his


    illness. She knew that what had happened between them was because of some things she had


    done...


    Lin Che nodded her head in embarrassment. "Of course, of course. It''s not your fault that you''re ill.


    Sorry, I touched you because I didn''t know about it. I promise I won''t touch you again."


    He looked at Lin Che doubtfully. She put up three fingers, her fingertips soft and lovely. Her gaze


    was fixed on him as she smiled at him resolutely. Gu Jingze looked away from her and said quietly,


    "Okay, let''s go to bed then."


    Lin Che nodded her head vigorously. She massaged her injured chest and stood up, "I''ll sleep on


    the couch."


    "No need." Gu Jingzeid down on the couch.


    Putting aside her guilt, Lin Che didn''t dare to touch him again. She found a nket and dived under


    it.


    After turning off the lights, the room was plunged into darkness.


    Their breathing mixed into the air and circted slowly.


    The couch was notfortable so he kept adjusting and re-adjusting his body. He could clearly


    hear someone tossing and turning on the bed. His brow furrowed in unhappiness. He could tell that


    she was sleeping soundly, but her sleeping posture was truly unsightly.


    He really could not get used to having a woman— especially one who he had slept with—share the


    same room with him. As such, he got up and walked out.