Chapter 501
Ziyue gritted her teeth in pain. Sure enough, one had to pay the price for the lie they told.
She knew Muchen was beating himself up. She had voluntarily shielded Shichu then, and Muchen
didn''t deliberately hit her. Hence, she didn''t want Muchen to see her bruise.
The pain faded instantly when Muchen retracted his finger. At the same time, Ziyue quickly grabbed the
nket and covered her body before staring at Muchen alertly.
Muchen wasn''t bothered by her reaction and only spoke up after remaining silent.
"Is it very painful?" He asked difficultly in a soft voice.
"Not really if you don''t touch it…" Ziyue mumbled.
Muchen cast his eyes down to hide the emotions in them. Then, he turned to take the ointment he had
put at the side and stood beside the bed.
Ziyue''s whole body was covered by the nket, exposing only her head in the air as she stared at
Muchen with alluring eyes.
Muchen lifted his hand slightly but pulled it back quickly.
He lifted his eyes to look at Ziyue with a calm countenance. "Lift the nket so I can apply ointment for
you."
"It''s… I can do it myself."
Initially, Ziyue wanted to tell him she was okay, but the bruise hurt. Besides, if she refused him, Muchen
wouldn''t leave her alone.
"Let me help you." Muchen said firmly with an earnest look.
Ziyue couldn''t bring herself to reject Muchen again, so she bit her lips and pulled the nket down
slightly to expose the bruise. Then, she turned her head away to avoid Muchen''s gaze.
Thetter sat down by the bed and gulped at the sight of her tender skin. However, when Muchen saw
the bruise, he frowned and dismissed his distracting thoughts.
There was a cold sensation on her skin. She instinctively looked at Muchen when she felt him massage
her bruise with his slightly calloused fingers. His eyes were downcast but focused.
Ziyue continued staring at him for a few seconds until the man lifted his head to look into her eyes and
croaked, "Stop staring at me."
Ziyue was tongue-tied. What''s wrong with me staring at you?
After that, she could feel her body tense up when Muchen applied more pressure on the bruise.
Having a sudden realization, Ziyue closed her eyes. However, she became more sensitive after closing
her eyes.
Muchen exerted slight force against her skin, which made her feel a slight of tingling sensation besides
the mild pain. Before she realized it, goosebumps popped on her skin and her heartbeat elerated.
Finally, Muchen''s finger left after a slight pause.
Ziyue was relieved. As she was about to open her eyes, warm breath gushed at her face. She opened
her eyes to see Muchen''s handsome face right before hers.
Closing his eyes, he pressed his lips against Ziyue''s. The kiss was so gentle and heartfelt that Ziyue
couldn''t bear to push him away.
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As Muchen kissed her more fervently, he ced one arm on the bed to support his body so that he
wouldn''t fall on her and held the back of her head with the other hand.
When Ziyue reached out her hand to hug Muchen, thetter suddenly lifted his body and stopped
kissing her.
Panting softly, he pecked Ziyue''s lips when he saw her confused yet charming look. "You looked
amazing today." He hummed.
Ziyue was perplexed at the sudden praise while Muchen continued kissing her. "Many men couldn''t
take their eyes off you." He croaked with a subtle tinge of displeasure in his tone.
"You… Mm…" Ziyue was stunned. Before she could raise her question, Muchen sealed her lips again
with his.
Women can''t take their eyes off you whenever you go out, too. Should I stop you from heading out,
then? Ziyue thought to herself in a daze.
Their rtionship had been lukewarm during this period, and they weren''t intimate. Nevertheless,
Muchen''s kiss became the right trigger that night. Moreover, it happened at the perfect ce and time,
so the subsequent action happened naturally.
…
The next morning, Muchen could sense something crawling on his chin while he was still asleep.
Awakened by the tingling sensation, he opened his eyes to see Zixi lying beside him on the bed and
brushing his chin.
Seeing that Muchen was awake, Zixi was startled for a second before he pulled his hand back quickly
and muttered softly, "Daddy."
Only then did Muchen recall Zixi slept in the nurseryst night. He pinched the toddler''s cheek and
asked, "How did youe here?"
Zixi answered with a blurred look. "I walked here."
Muchen nodded at the childish response and didn''t ask further questions.
It seems like our worry is unnecessary. Zixi has strong adaptability. It was his first time sleeping alone
in the room, yet he didn''t throw a tantrum after waking up and could evene and find us.
While Muchen was pondering it, Zixi rubbed Muchen''s chin again and prattled, "Daddy, prickly…
here…"
"It''s called a beard." Muchen exined softly.
A stubble had grown overnight. Zixi''s hands were tender, so he could feel the stinging sensation when
he touched the stubble.
"Beard." Zixi nodded and repeated after Muchen.
He was at the age of learning to speak, so he would subconsciously repeat after someone when he
heard the person seriously saying some words.
"Not so loud. Mommy is still sleeping; let''s not wake her up. Go back to your room first. Daddy will
come and help you brush your teethter." Muchen uttered slowly in a soft tone.
Zixi paused for a while and only nodded a few secondster. Nheless, he still looked confused as
he couldn''t understand the instructionpletely.
Muchen didn''t bother to exin himself further and said, "Alright, get going."
"Okay. I''m going back…" Zixi mumbled and trotted away.
Muchen could hear Zixi''s uneven footsteps as he scurried back to his room.
He turned to look at Ziyue, fast asleep in his arms. He kissed her forehead gently before carefully
pulling his arm out and swiftly leaving the bed.
He knew Ziyue was exhausted fromst night. He put on his shirt and went to Zixi''s room without
bothering to shower.