Shen Yun’s blood rushed to his head.
His large hand moved along…
Su Xiaoqi’s upper body suddenly felt cool, and her muddled mind cleared.
Shen Yun had actually stripped her top off. If she didn’t stop him now, her lower half might be compromised too.
“No…” she pushed against Shen Yun’s chest with all her might.
Su Xiaoqi’s muffled cry, coupled with the pain in her chest, finally jolted Shen Yun back to his senses.
Looking at their intensely intimate posture and the lingering lust in his mind,
Shen Yun’s heart skipped a beat.
What was wrong with him?
In that moment, it felt as if he had lost control.
He sprang up, threw on his outer robe, and rushed out of the room.
Su Xiaoqi stared blankly at the disappearing figure, not yet understanding what he was rushing off to do.
Then she heard the sound of rushing water from outside.
Uh, was he going to take a cold shower?
Tsk, she didn’t expect Shen Yun to have moments of being overcome by desire.
Su Xiaoqi looked down at her partially exposed state.
From top to bottom, tsk tsk, she had to admit, the original owner’s figure was truly superb.
She wondered how a beggar managed to maintain such a figure.
Or perhaps it was simply good genes.
Su Xiaoqi mused to herself for a moment before entering her spatial dimension.
As expected, it had upgraded again.
The level six spatial dimension's paddy field had expanded to one mu.
Willows lined the banks, and in the mist in the upper left corner, Su Xiaoqi vaguely saw a pond.
With a thought, she realized she could actually open the pond.
Although it was only a tenth of a mu, it came with crucian carp fry, and she could now raise fish in it.
Thinking of fresh and delicious fish, Su Xiaoqi swallowed hard.
Emerging from the dimension, Su Xiaoqi drowsily drifted off to sleep.
Shen Yun entered, not going directly to the bed.
Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed and stared at Su Xiaoqi for a long time.
The moonlight had shifted westward, and only half a moonbeam fell through the east-facing window.
The woman beside him slept peacefully, a faint smile on her face, as if having a pleasant dream.
Shen Yun couldn’t resist reaching out and gently stroking her smooth forehead.
He thought, Su Xiaoqi, Su Xiaoqi, what kind of person are you really?
Although they slept together, nothing happened, but after they woke up, their relationship had inexplicably grown closer.
For instance, during breakfast, after Su Xiaoqi finished her bowl of porridge, Shen Yun would proactively serve her more and pass her steamed flower rolls.
Su Xiaoqi gave him a gentle smile, her heart blooming with joy.
She felt as if this block of ice, Shen Yun, showed signs of melting under her warmth.
Suppressing her delight, she, as usual, first served dishes to Zhao Shi, then peeled three eggs for Shen Erdan and Su Xiaomei.
The last one, she handed to Shen Yun.
Shen Yun could have taken it with a bowl, but instead, he reached out his hand.
The fair white egg rolled between their fingers.
Their fingers inevitably intertwined.
In front of the Shen family, Su Xiaoqi’s face flushed, and she felt shy all over.
Shen Yun noticed her reaction and was somewhat surprised by her purity. He had thought she must have ulterior motives given her demeanor.
That’s right, although Shen Yun felt Su Xiaoqi was different from the previous person,
he still harbored distrust in his heart.
After breakfast, Zhao Shi returned to her room and packed two liang of chestnut cakes and half a jin of white sugar.
She was going to the old Zhao family residence to pick up her mother, Old Madam Yu, to come and stay with the Shen family.
Old Madam Yu had been paralyzed in bed for several years.
Her three sons and one daughter living in the village would take turns hosting her.
Each would host her for three months, and this time it was Zhao Shi’s turn.
“Mother, let me go,” Shen Yun took the items from Zhao Shi’s hand.
“I’ll go too,” Su Xiaoqi offered proactively.
The old Zhao family residence wasn’t far, just two houses to the left of the main road.
This was Su Xiaoqi’s first time here.
The old residence was a house with blue bricks and tiles, much better than the Shen family’s mud-daubed thatched hut.
Moreover, it had eight rooms in a row and a large courtyard of about two hundred square meters, where vegetables were planted.
Three hens were also kept in a pen, and they clucked and cried upon seeing someone approach.
The commotion alerted the people in the main hall.
A boy of about fifteen or sixteen peeked out. Seeing Shen Yun from afar, he quickly ran back into the hall.
Soon, Madam Qian came out, wearing a drab grey smock.
When she saw the two, her eyes narrowed, and she let out a cold snort.
Her gaze then fell upon Su Xiaoqi’s new indigo blue garment, and her breathing hitched.
“Good, Shen Yun, I see you’re a black-hearted dog!
You have new clothes at home, but instead of offering them to the elders, you wear them yourself first.”
Madam Qian, displaying her true nature as a shrewish virago, began to scold and tried to grab Su Xiaoqi’s clothes.
Her frantic demeanor suggested she wanted to strip Su Xiaoqi’s clothes right off.
Su Xiaoqi glanced at Shen Yun and nimbly dodged behind him.
As Madam Qian pulled, a tearing sound was heard, and the collar of Shen Yun’s robe was ripped.
Su Xiaoqi quickly looked at Shen Yun, wanting to see if he could still tolerate this after Madam Qian’s actions!
Soon, Su Xiaoqi realized she had been overthinking.
Shen Yun endured it. Although he struggled to do so, he did not get into a conflict with Madam Qian.
Instead, he politely stated that he had come to pick someone up.
Madam Qian was internally annoyed with her paralyzed mother-in-law.
She couldn’t do anything, ate a lot, defecated a lot, and all day long, she just caused trouble for her.
“Eldest Aunt, right? You tore my husband’s clothes, what do you say about that?”
“Heh, you stinking girl, you slutty vixen, everyone knows Shen Yun has worn that shabby robe for years, it would have torn even if I hadn’t pulled it,” Madam Qian didn’t take it to heart.
After all, it wasn’t her precious son’s clothes that were damaged.
“But unfortunately, Eldest Aunt’s hand was so itchy that she had to tear it randomly, which is why it got ruined.”
“You useless woman, so what if I tore it?”
Madam Qian, accustomed to acting imperiously in front of Shen Yun, defiantly reached out and tugged at Shen Yun’s collar again.
With a tearing sound, Shen Yun’s outer scholar robe was ripped open with a large gash, falling onto his shoulder.
Anger surged in Shen Yun’s eyes.
Su Xiaoqi quietly waited for him to explode.
But he still didn’t.
She stepped forward, grabbed Shen Yun’s arm, and whispered, “Husband, aren’t you angry?”
Shen Yun looked at her quietly and said faintly, “She is an elder.” He endured.
Then, he walked straight in, carried out the frail Old Madam Yu, called out to Su Xiaoqi, and left without looking back.
However, Su Xiaoqi did not follow immediately. Instead, she turned back to Madam Qian:
“Your clothes are torn, now you must pay.”
“What? You want me to pay? What kind of guts do you have?” Madam Qian put her hands on her hips, her courage undaunted.
“Fine, if you don’t want to pay for the clothes, that’s acceptable too.
Allow me to kindly inform you, that was a gift from a renowned scholar in the county to my husband.
He is extremely protective of those he cares about, and if he knew that the clothes he gave away were torn by you, he would surely come looking for trouble.”
“Pah, liar, I don’t believe you. Isn’t it just a torn piece of cloth…”
Madam Qian’s expression remained fierce, but a hint of guilt appeared on her face.
She had scholars in her own family and knew the high status of scholars nowadays. If this dead girl was telling the truth, it would be troublesome.
Madam Qian’s thoughts made her break out in a cold sweat.