Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

As the setting sun bathed the courtyard in its golden light, Cheng Yan returned home.

He had just entered Chunxie Courtyard when he saw Qin Yizhen sitting under the crabapple tree, lost in thought.

Beside her were two rattan chairs and a small table for tea and snacks. A gentle breeze blew, causing the branches of the crabapple tree to sway slightly, and a few crabapple blossoms drifted down with the wind.

Flowers in full bloom, and beauties of unparalleled charm.

This scene is just like something out of a dream.

Cheng Yan felt his heartbeat slow down and his breathing gradually calmed down, afraid of disturbing her.

Qin Yizhen noticed that someone seemed to be watching her. She turned around and saw him standing not far away. She smiled and invited him to sit down. She then asked a maid to bring him a cup of fresh tea.

A gentle breeze blew by, and Cheng Yan sipped his warm tea, feeling extremely comfortable.

"You should move back to Chunxie Courtyard today," she suddenly said.

Cheng Yan nearly choked on his tea, and looked up at her with some surprise: "Are you serious?"

Qin Yizhen blushed under his gaze and awkwardly picked at the cloud pattern on her sleeve: "How could this be fake? The house is all tidied up today. When you have some free time, take a look at what needs to be moved over, and have someone bring it over later."

Cheng Yan stared at her intently.

Qin Yizhen felt her cheeks burning and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Cheng Yan reached out and touched her forehead.

Qin Yizhen angrily slapped his hand away: "I'm perfectly fine, I'm not delirious from the fever."

"I thought you were just going to play dumb and get away with it..." Although she had promised Empress Dowager Cheng, it wasn't impossible for her to let it go unpunished. As long as he didn't force her, she would probably just pretend it never happened.

However, he felt that he had indulged her enough over the years, and he couldn't let her continue to be so stubborn. Even if she didn't agree, he was going to move back.

He reached out and took her hand, squeezing her slender fingers in his palm. Then, he suddenly pulled her up from the wicker chair, and she fell into his arms, where he held her tightly.

Qin Yizhen was so shocked she almost screamed, her face turning bright red on the spot: "How can you be so shameless in broad daylight...?"

There are still maids in this courtyard, and he just...

Qin Yizhen glanced around and saw the two maids quickly bow and take their leave.

Cheng Yan reached out and pinched her waist, which was so slender that it could be grasped in one hand.

"Cheng Yan!" Qin Yizhen's face flushed, and she reached out to hold his hand to stop him from moving. She was a little angry. "If you continue like this, you'll be going back to your Qinghui Garden tonight."

He's shameless, but she's still okay!

She struggled to get down, but he held her down with one hand, preventing her from moving. She could only bite her lip anxiously.

Cheng Yan pressed a finger against her lips: "Don't bite, or you'll blame me if you hurt yourself."

"It's all your fault."

"Fine, it's my fault." Cheng Yan admitted nonchalantly, "It's my fault for biting, and it's also my fault for making you bite because I was angry."

There's nothing wrong with that.

"I wanted to ask if you've thought it through?" He reached out and lifted her chin, his gaze lingering on her lips, his longing undisguised.

Qin Yizhen felt flustered under his gaze, wanting to avoid him but unable to.

Cheng Yan kissed her on the lips, then pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, "When that time comes, I won't let you off like I did last night..."

Qin Yizhen's heart trembled at his kiss, she bit her lip, and then lowered her head without saying a word.

Cheng Yan's gaze swept over her lips, then he bit her ear.

Qin Yizhen's mind went blank for a second: "Cheng Yan!"

Why does this bastard cause so much trouble!

It seems that ever since that night when he angrily ripped off her clothes and tore off the straps of her undergarment, he no longer had any semblance of being an 'elder' in her heart. Sometimes, when she was extremely ashamed and angry, she would want to curse him.

"Speak up, have you thought this through?" Cheng Yan felt that he had to push her a bit at this point, otherwise she would be like a snail, wanting to stay in her shell and not come out.

Qin Yizhen bit her lip: "So what if you've thought it through? So what if you haven't? Do you think you can move back to Qinghui Garden?"

"That's impossible, of course." What a joke! He's not stupid. What a great opportunity! He could come back and live with his wife, enjoying her soft, warm embrace every day.

"Then why did you ask!" Qin Yizhen felt that he was sometimes really malicious.

"When I ask you, do I mean whether you were willing or if you liked me forcing you?" Cheng Yan glanced at her, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes. "You don't have to answer; I'll take that as you chose the latter."

Qin Yizhen: "......"

That's a bit too shameless. Can't she just choose whether she wants to or not?

"You still forced yourself on me even though I didn't want to? You...you have no shame..." She was furious, but after a while, she couldn't find a suitable word to curse him, and in the end, she could only say "shameless".

In response to the criticism, Cheng Yan simply replied, "On a beautiful night like this, why bother with empty fame?"

He doesn't care if he's shameless.

Finally, he kissed her ear again, and seeing that the tips of her ears were red, he smiled again.

It's good that you know how to be shy.

If she doesn't even feel shy at a time like this, then he really doesn't know what to do with her.

"I'm a little late getting back today. Were you waiting anxiously? I'll have someone set the table..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yizhen struggled to get up and sit on his lap. She felt uncomfortable, especially in broad daylight. Even if no one was watching, she still felt embarrassed.

Cheng Yan reached out and pressed down on her waist, then pushed her back down.

Qin Yizhen's eyelashes trembled, her face flushed again, and she bit her lip, saying, "Let go."

"Cuddle me some more."

"...Could you please not push your luck a little less...?"

Qin Yi was really having a headache. When she first came back, all she wanted was for him to live well, so that she could stop arguing with him and live a good life with him.

At that time, she was actually thinking that it wouldn't matter if he fell in love with Wang Xianrong, as long as he was happy, she would be willing to leave.

But just because she mentioned that he should go to Wang Xianrong's place, he went crazy in a fit of anger, and then things started to escalate in a direction she dared not imagine.

Just a few days later, he completely lost face and bluntly asked her whether she was willing or liked him forcing her.

She didn't even have time to ponder why he had those feelings for her, or when it started, before she had to frantically deal with his blunt demands.

Qin Yizhen felt that if she could choose again, she would never agree to Wang Xianrong's request to say those 'virtuous and generous' words.

"Taking an inch and wanting a mile?" He raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "You're wrong about that. I belong to the Bashe."

"The giant snake can swallow an elephant; it is extremely greedy."