A Pursuit of Beloved Wife

Proofread by Yu Bing

Taken aback for a moment, Tiantian then asks anxiously, ” Did I hear that right? Sister Yue, you have just been promoted to department manager, why do you suddenly want to resign?”

“Well, I just feel very tired. I will write the resignation report and send it to you later.” Yuexi replies feebly. She doesn’t want to answer probing questions anymore. So she invents an excuse and hangs up the phone.

Putting down the phone, she catches a glimpse of the eyes of Li Fengjue settling upon her, apparently with keen curiosity. “Why are you going to resign? Is that because of me?”

Yuexi had intended to deny it, but then she changes her mind and then nods.

“This is not the way I want myself to become.”

Li Fengjue looks at her calmly, without saying anything.

They sit there for a while, then Li Fengjue’s phone suddenly rings. After repeatedly urging her to stay in bed to take a good rest, he then leaves in a hurry.

Yuexi immediately sets about writing the resignation letter with his laptop and then sends it to Tiantian. Then she puts on a clean dress and goes downstairs.

Seeing Yuexi coming downstairs, House maid, Mrs Li, scurries forward immediately to give her a hand to support her, “My Lady, why don’t you stay in bed? If you need anything, just let me know.”

Yuexi grins, “I just want to go home.”

“Go home?” Mrs. Li is a little surprised, “Isn’t here your home?”

Yuexi casts a quick glance at the empty room. Although it looks brilliant, the house doesn’t feel like home, apparently it lacks something.

Shaking her head silently, Yuexi speaks in a weak voice, “No, I’m going back my own home.”

Mrs. Li wants to stop her, but when she sees the determined look on her face, she gives up.

Her legs heavy and tired, Yuexi manages to come back her own home, but when she pushes the door open and sees her empty house, she suddenly finds that her house doesn’t feel like a home now. She begins to smile bitterly.

She can still feel the pain caused by the injuries on her body, and the pain in her chest is especially acute, which makes it difficult for her even to breathe.

It takes her a long while to climb onto the second floor to her own bedroom, and she is very tired and falls asleep instantly after resting her head on the pillow.

She doesn’t know how long it has passed. She hears a rustling sound in her sleep. She frowns slightly and opens her eyes slowly.

In pitch darkness, she vaguely sees a dark figure approaching her slowly. Startled, Yuexi is just about to scream, then she feels herself embraced by a pair of big hands.

She yells, but when she smells a familiar scent, she calms down immediately, for a reason even she herself can’t explain.

“Why are you here?”

Li Fengjue is holding her tightly, as if punishing her, “Why come back suddenly?”

“I’m homesick.” Yuexi replies faintly.

“That is your home.” Li Fengjue’s tone is domineering.

Yuexi answers, without giving any impression of weakness, “Your home is your home, and here is my home.”This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

She feels that the man’s breathing becomes heavy now. Even without looking at his face, Bai Yuexi could imagine how bad his face looks right now.

After a while, she hears his restrained voice, “Don’t you ever forget, we are married! So my home is yours, too.”

Hearing this, Yuexi’s heart becomes inexplicably heavy.

The motive for their marriage is not pure. It is nothing more than a show.

She admits she can’t live without him now, it pains her even to think about the end of the relationship, probably she has already fallen in love with him, yet Yuexi is also very clear that they are not meant for each other because they are not from the same world.

Now that they both know their marriage is doomed from the very beginning, why not put it to an end as soon as possible before things start heading downhill. It is good for both of them. Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road. Better a finger off than aye wagging.

Maturity usually comes with experiences. Yuexi feels herself becoming more and more emotionally mature after going through what happens to her recently.

She gently takes his hands away from her and takes a deep breath, feeling the acute pain in her chest again.

Turning around and looking into his eyes in the dark, Yuexi says seriously, “Our marriage begins with a lie: it is intended to help you get rid of the forced marriage with the Xu family. Now that the Xu family is over, the cause is removed, so there is no need for the marriage to continue. I have to congratulate you and remind you also, “We are better off divorced, as early as possible”.

She makes up her mind to say these words, although in the darkness, she could feel his gloomy eyes piercing her.

Li Fengjue doesn’t say a word for a long time. Yuexi thinks he might not like the idea of being dumped.

So she continues, “However, if you feel bad about being dumped by a woman like me, then I can wait. When you are ready, just tell me. I will file for divorce with you.”

Now Yuexi feels somewhat fortunate to choose to talk about this matter in darkness, because she can’t see Li Fengjue’s face, and Li Fengjue can’t see hers also. Her eyes will not betray anything, and she is afraid that if she didn’t talk about this now, she would never find enough courage to talk about this later.

The air seems to be frozen. The room is very quiet. They could even hear the sound of the needle dropping on the ground. She feels his breath slowly calming down after a long while and then he finally opens his mouth.

“Since this is what you want, I will give you my consent but under one condition: we should finish the rest.”

Hearing this, Yuexi is not as happy as she had imagined. She nods and responds softly, “Okay.”

Her body tense all the time, after saying this, she suddenly feels relieved and she then struggles to stand up to turn on the light, but Li Fengjue holds her back, “Let me!”

The light is turned on, and Yuexi smiles, looking at Li Fengjue, saying, “It is late now, you should go back home now.”

With no expression on his face, he doesn’t show any intention to leave. Instead, he walks to the bed and looks Yuexi up and down. He asks in a low voice, “How are you feeling now? Is it still hurting?”

Yuexi shakes her head.

Glancing at her coldly, Li Fengjue whispers, “Lie down.”

“Ah?” Yuexi’s eyes widened in surprise, wondering if he is aroused or something?

Looking at her alert eyes, Li Fengjue says, “Are you lying down by yourself, or do you want me to help you?”

“But the doctor said I need to…, have a rest.” The word has not been spoken, and she feels his cold eyes, so she quickly lies down.

Li Fengjue’s slender fingers stretches out, Yuexi closes her eyes subconsciously, and suddenly feels something cold on her arm, she wants to draw back her hand, but Li Fengjue holds it.

“Don’t move!” She could feel a trace of anger in his low voice.

Opening her eyes in confusion, Yuexi sees that Li Fengjue is carefully applying the ointment on her arm, with his head bending over towards her. The visible wounds on her body are all treated and applied with the ointment.

“I can do it myself.”

“What happened to you is all my fault. Without me, your life would not be such a mess. At least you will be safe now. At least you won’t be kidnapped and injured like this.”

His voice is calm, but his indifferent expression makes Yuexi’s heart beat faster.