In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Chapter 230 But the abnormal love is truly fascinating.

Li Chengze stared at her sleeping face, and a few words suddenly came to mind.

Can we not talk about anyone else? Can you only talk to me? Can we never be apart? Can you only love me forever?

Is it okay? Is it okay? Is it okay?

Even though they were engaged, even though the other person was right beside him, even though they had already consummated their marriage, he still often felt uneasy.

Having marital relations doesn't mean anything, like his father. He didn't love anyone, yet he still took women into his harem to have sex with and father several sons.

Thinking of this, he unconsciously tightened his grip on Tao Jingyang's waist, unable to sleep on the cool summer night.

If we separate, I will die.

Li Chengze thought.

..........

Things will go wrong if a person doesn't sleep.

Unable to find an answer after much thought, Li Chengze could only resort to nibbling and biting at Tao Jingyang.

Every bite seemed to be asking: Do you love me? Do you love me? Do you love me?

"Hmm...?" Tao Jingyang was woken up by the bite. She opened her sleepy eyes to look at the sky, and then looked at the person who was biting her forearm.

"What are you doing? Hungry?" She seemed to notice the faint red mark on my arm. "Even if you're hungry, you can't eat people..."

Li Chengze remained silent for a long time after listening, almost making Tao Jingyang fall asleep again, before finally twirling her hair with his fingers and saying, "Your hair is a hindrance to my heart, disturbing my peace of mind."

After listening, she mumbled a confused "Oh..."

So it turns out you were annoyed by your hair.

Tao Jingyang then put all his hair to one side, saying, "It's alright now."

After a long silence, Li Chengze sighed softly, "...Sigh."

Hearing his sighs and lamentations, Tao Jingyang couldn't sleep soundly either. She stretched in bed, turned over, and pulled Li Chengze into her arms.

"What's wrong, baby? Why aren't you sleeping?"

"Huh? But she called me baby." Li Chengze's sadness dissipated, and he raised his face to look at her with bright eyes.

She's so cute, she looks like a completely different person from the one she was in the middle of the night.

She felt so envious of everyone staring at her that her heart was melting, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

What a contrast!

Really like.

"So cute." She couldn't help but kiss his forehead, and when she pulled away, she found that he had closed his eyes, his eyelashes fluttering, so adorable it was maddening.

"I'm going crazy, I really want to strangle him." Tao Jingyang felt his throat was dry, and looking at the person's lips was like looking at juicy cherries.

She reached for the cherry, only to find it tasted like grapes.

It's a sweet, intoxicating ripeness, with a subtle hint of the tartness of a grape skin.

They struggled for a long time before finally separating. Seeing him breathing heavily, she mischievously buried Li Chengze's head in her chest.

Seeing him struggling to breathe, she chuckled mischievously, "You can't look at people like that, you hear me?"

She had never said such a thing before, which made Li Chengze's eyebrows twitch.

Such blatant possessiveness, sounds like something an oil tycoon would say.

But a strange excitement welled up inside him. He broke free from the soft white fabric, his eyes darting around as he tentatively asked, "What would happen if I saw it?"

Li Chengze kept his eyes fixed on Tao Jingyang's reaction. If he heard Tao Jingyang say "I understand," he would probably be very disappointed.

A moment later, he felt his neck being gripped lightly, and he heard her say in his ear, word by word, "If you dare do this, I'll strangle you."

His tone was soft, making it impossible to tell whether he was joking or sincere.

The man's chest heaved, his heart pounded with excitement, and his throat suddenly became dry.

Li Chengze appears gentle and refined on the surface, but he is actually complex, sensitive, and suspicious, yet he longs for genuine love.

He was proud, arrogant, and neurotic.

He has always held the attitude of "better to be a broken jade than a whole tile," which also implies that he feels the same way about love.

extreme.

A mundane romance might stir up some emotional ripples in his heart, but that's far from enough. As for why, it might be because he lacks love.

Because they lack love, they try to please you out of fear of you leaving; because they lack love, they want to hold on to you so tightly that they become somewhat pathological.

They might resort to any means necessary, they might give their all, and they might be perceived as obsessive.

"Only with an extreme possessiveness can one feel loved."

Li Chengze treats you this way, and this is exactly what he wants.

..........

"Thump, thump" was the sound of Li Chengze's heart pounding, which he couldn't hide.

He held her hand that was on his neck, then slowly tightened it, feeling the suffocating sensation of being enveloped. "I told you, I'd do it willingly."

Asking about true feelings, how can they not change? Deep love is ultimately pitiful.

A healthy relationship is certainly important.

But abnormal relationships are truly fascinating.

..........

Life is proceeding smoothly, and the autumn imperial examinations will be held in a few days.

Tao Jingyang lay listlessly on the dragon throne, trying his best to treat the folded document in his hand as the most useless yet most interesting miscellaneous book in the world, so good it was almost bursting with delight.

Finally, she simply couldn't go to work anymore.

Tao Jingyang did a somersault and said to Li Chengze, who was sitting at a low table next to her.

"I know who should be selected as officials. Why don't we skip the imperial examinations this time and get these people here to handle state affairs? I'm exhausted..."

She fell back down, her eyes filled with helpless despair.

Password, can I be a child model? Even though I'm an adult, I live like a grandson every day.

Li Chengze straightened his shoulders, casually patted his aching lower back, and glanced at people as if indifferently, "Selecting people will at least take place in the spring imperial examination; it's too early now."

Then he remembered something else, "In this year's county-level examination, women accounted for one-third of the total number of successful candidates. I wonder how many women will pass the autumn examination this time."

Li Chengze turned his head and said, "If you pass the imperial examination in the autumn, you can be appointed to an official position."

"I hope there will be more. However, if the scholars who didn't pass the imperial examination have difficulty studying, they can also teach at the free schools." Tao Jingyang stared at the carved beams. "This time, it would be great if a woman could become the top scholar in the provincial examination."

She suddenly got excited as she said this, "I think Fan Ruoruo is pretty good enough. It's enough if she can pass the provincial examination. It doesn't matter if she can't pass the palace examination. I'll just bring her to my side as my secretary."

"Bring him over to work for me," Tao Jingyang thought wickedly.

“That makes sense,” Li Chengze agreed.

Fan Ruoruo was the most talented woman in the capital. Passing the imperial examination should not have been a difficult task for her.

Moreover, she was born with a rebellious air, making her perfect for being recruited to pave the way for women everywhere.

However, the most important thing right now is to keep a close watch on that Prince Jing's heir.

Don't let him get entangled with Fan Ruoruo. We must nip it in the bud so that it doesn't hinder her career.

Prince Jing's Mansion.

Prince Jing's heir suddenly sneezed, looking out the window at the bright sunshine and the osmanthus shaved ice on the table with a puzzled expression.

"Did I catch a chill in this sweltering heat?" Li Hongcheng muttered to himself, touching his forehead. "Oh dear, my constitution..."