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Lu Jingchuan's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, his expression restrained, and a turbulent undercurrent surged in his cold eyes. His heavy, rapid breathing made Song Qingqian's body go slightly weak.

She looked up at Lu Jingchuan with a knowing smile and whispered, "What if I don't agree?"

"late!"

"Qianqian, you always manage to make me lose my mind and be completely captivated. What would I do without you?"

"Glib tongue..."

"Qianqian... my wife..."

Lu Jingchuan murmured, tightened his grip on her waist, leaned down, and kissed her lightly, his breathing growing heavier.

Song Qingqian wrapped her arms around his neck and closed her eyes. What the future held was uncertain, but she would live in the moment and enjoy life to the fullest…

Their love was tender and inseparable, a culmination of long-suppressed emotions.

Song Qingqian was completely absorbed in it, feeling all the blood rush to her head, her nerve endings screaming and dancing wildly. She felt as if Lu Jingchuan had been embedded into her body, and she could hardly breathe.

At first, Lu Jingchuan's kiss was gentle and restrained, but as his breathing gradually became heavier, the kiss became deeper and deeper.

Just as Song Qingqian was about to faint, Lu Jingchuan released her…

“Qianqian…”

Lu Jingchuan's voice, with its alluring and seductive quality, reached Song Qingqian's ears and instantly entered her heart.

"Qianqian, I like you so much..."

"I'm going back to sleep!"

Song Qingqian turned her head away from him, her heart pounding uncontrollably. She was truly worried that if Lu Jingchuan made any more demands, she might unwittingly follow along—it was too dangerous…

"Okay, I'll take you back!"

Lu Jingchuan stared intently at her, his eyes filled with a smile, subtle yet affectionate.

After a while, Lu Jingchuan was forced to let go of her. Just as he was about to take her hand and go back together, Song Qingqian quickly dodged away from him.

He then waved his hand and said, "No need for you to take me, I'll go back myself!"

"How heartless, they use you and then throw you away..."

Lu Jingchuan laughed self-deprecatingly, his heart feeling as sweet as honey, intoxicating and irresistible.

Inside the room, Lu Yunqi sat close to Zhan'er, who was fast asleep, kicking the blankets around.

Lu Yunqi sighed and covered him with the bandage again and again, eventually causing himself to have insomnia. For some reason, the scene of Xuan Yuanxue bandaging his wound suddenly appeared in his mind.

He was going crazy! Lu Yunqi suddenly wondered if he was being a bit despicable. The other person was just trying to be kind, so why did he have such inappropriate thoughts? He was utterly speechless.

Hearing Lu Jingchuan push the door open and enter, he immediately sat up and asked with concern:

"Did Sun Wuyin make things difficult for his younger siblings?"

"No, he wouldn't dare!"

Lu Jingchuan replied with a smile, naturally taking off his outer robe and lying down on the bed.

The old woman's beds were quite large, as if they were specially made for her three sons' weddings, and there was plenty of room for all three of them to sleep in.

Lu Yunqi nodded, lay down next to him, and after a moment he asked:

"Chuan'er, are you feeling unwell? Why is your heart beating so fast?"

"Really? You must be imagining things."

Lu Jingchuan turned to the side, his smile never fading.

"No, something's wrong!"

Lu Yunqi reached out and pulled him over, scrutinized him for a moment, and muttered:

"Did you do something to betray your wife?"

"No, don't make wild guesses. Am I the kind of person who starts something and then abandons it?"

"That's good. Your wife is a good person and has been kind to our Lu family. Don't do anything foolish."

Lu Yunqi explained in a low voice that, to be honest, he regretted it quite a bit. If he hadn't run away from the wedding, Song Qingqian would have married him.

But he knew he was not good enough for Song Qingqian, so it was fine this way. The third brother was more promising and capable than him. He could be said to be better than him in every way. He and Song Qingqian were a better match.

"kindness!"

Lu Jingchuan nodded. He would definitely cherish the wife he had finally won over. Then, as if remembering something, he asked in a low voice:

"Second brother, do you know what it feels like to deeply love someone?"

"What does it feel like?"

Lu Yunqi muttered to himself as the two brothers lay side by side discussing the most profound problems. Thinking of all the moments he shared with Yu Ke'er, Lu Yunqi spoke up:

"It's very ordinary, like childhood sweethearts. You think she's great, you want to be with her, and you're always willing to help her with anything she asks."

"Ordinary? Shouldn't it be spectacular?"

Lu Jingchuan pressed on, saying that he felt Song Qingqian was like a flame, and he wanted to get close to her, to explore her, to touch her, to possess her, and to make her belong to him forever.

Lu Yunqi frowned in confusion: "A relationship of more than ten years is nothing dramatic. It's just a habit. You like her, and she's just being perfunctory with you."

Yes, Lu Yunqi was just being perfunctory. He felt ridiculous. He had liked Yu Ke'er for so many years, and she had been just giving him the runaround. He was nothing more than a result of Yu Ke'er's weighing of pros and cons.

"Second brother, when you're with her, are there times when you can't control yourself? You know that feeling!"

Lu Jingchuan asked seriously, wanting to know if men treat the people they like and love the same way.

Lu Yunqi looked at Lu Jingchuan with disbelief. Hadn't he and Song Qingqian already consummated their marriage? Why was he asking him such a question?

He's never slept with a woman before, how is he supposed to explain this? After a moment's thought, Lu Yunqi whispered an explanation:

"no!"

“When Ke'er and I were together, whenever I tried to kiss her, she would dodge away, saying that we had to wait until we got married. We held hands a lot, but we never touched each other’s bodies.”

"Qianqian is right, you're really pitiful."

Lu Jingchuan muttered to himself, "Second brother, you used the word 'perfunctory' perfectly."

"Think about it, you don't even have the initial physical desire for her, how can it last? So this situation is actually a good thing!"

Lu Yunqi turned around and retorted, "You don't understand. A gentleman acts according to reason and propriety."

Lu Jingchuan nodded silently without refuting, after all, his second brother probably hadn't met the person who would make him break all his principles and bottom lines.

That person will show you what it means to miss someone for a short while, what it means to feel joy that you want to ingrain in your very bones, and you will make her your every principle and bottom line.

Lu Jingchuan suddenly felt that he had a comprehensive understanding of relationships. What he wanted was very simple: to stay with Song Qingqian forever and grow old together in love.

An hour later, in the quiet room, only Lu Yunqi was still blinking rapidly. The first half of the night had been spent being tormented by Zhan'er, and the second half by the provocation of Lao San's words...

At the fourth watch of the night, Lu Yunqi got up, put on his outer robe, and went outside. In the quiet courtyard, he was the only one gazing at the moon and feeling sentimental.

Just after dawn, everyone gradually got up. The old man was shocked to see the mountain of timber piled up in the backyard and exclaimed:

"Young man, you've been chopping wood all night without sleeping? Actually, you don't need to. I'm not angry with you!"

Lu Yunqi wiped the sweat from his brow and replied with a smile, "Uncle, I couldn't sleep at night, and it was boring sitting here, so I thought I'd share these with you. I'll chop up as many as I can so it will be more convenient for you and your mother-in-law in the future."

"Look at you, young man, so formal. You must be exhausted. Your clothes are soaked. Go back and have a cup of hot tea and change into some clean clothes. You're about to get rich, so don't get sick."

After the old man finished speaking, he grabbed Lu Yunqi and headed home. The Lu family members were stunned to see that he was soaked from head to toe.