Wan Ruo caught Bai Chen's look, which made her hold her breath involuntarily. She bit her lip and felt at a loss.
"Um... I..." Before Wan Ruo could say anything.
Bai Chen suddenly pushed her onto the bed and covered her lips with his own.
Wan Ruo put her hands against his chest, trying to push him away forcefully.
But he grabbed her wrists and pinned both of her hands tightly above her head with one hand, while the other hand began to wander on her thigh.
Maybe Bai Chen's aggressive move scared Wan Ruo. She was terrified, her heart pounding. Tears of grievance welled up in her eyes involuntarily.
Seeing Wan Ruo crying, Bai Chen was stunned for a moment. He gently stroked her face and wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes. He said tenderly, "Did I hurt you?"
Wan Ruo pouted her little mouth aggrievedly and kept shaking her head.
Looking at Wan Ruo's big watery eyes, so pitiful and innocent, one really couldn't help but want to bully her.
He looked gently into Wan Ruo's eyes and slowly planted a soft kiss on her lips.
Seeing Bai Chen becoming gentle, Wan Ruo stopped being reserved and responded to his kiss with her own lips.
Bai Chen, getting the response, was even more aroused. Thus, the two lingered with each other for another night.
Under the pitch - black night, everything seemed so peaceful.
However, in the dilapidated City God Temple in the north of the city.
The crazy woman who was seen during the day had nowhere to go at night and was temporarily staying here.
The dilapidated City God Temple had been abandoned for a long time. The windows and doors were in a state of disrepair, and even the roof was open to the sky. One could vaguely see the moon and twinkling stars in the sky.
She curled up under the table with a candlestick. Since there was a tablecloth around the candlestick table, it could block the wind a little.
While she was sound asleep.
Suddenly, she seemed to be awakened by some noise.
It seemed like someone had kicked a broken bowl or basin, making a clanging sound!
She was a bit nervous. She curled up under the candlestick, too scared to make any sound.
Because she knew that in this deserted place, no one would come here.
If there was someone, it was probably a beggar. But she was a weak woman. Even if it was a person, she didn't dare to go out in the middle of the night.
She huddled under the table, shivering, listening to the sound as if the thing was looking for something.
Suddenly, the sound stopped. Had it left?
Just as she was relieved and relaxed a bit.
Suddenly, the tablecloth in front of her was lifted, revealing a blood - smeared baby's face. She let out a shrill scream, overturned the table, and curled up in the corner, crying bitterly.
At this moment, the evil thing seemed to be hit by something on the woman. It was violently thrown out of the door and slammed heavily into the wall.
The crazy woman, looking a bit delirious, curled up in the corner, muttering incoherently, "Don't kill me, don't, don't. Return my child, my poor child. Ah... I'm going to kill him. Wuwu..."
The evil spirit was the infant spirit from before. It entered the dilapidated temple again. Looking at the woman in front of it, it noticed the safety amulet on her and let out a tragic wail, expressing its resentment and dissatisfaction!
The woman seemed to hear and feel that it was her unborn child. It had come to take revenge.
She seemed to empathize with its grief and pain. With tears streaming down her face, she looked at the infant spirit in front of her, her eyes brimming with tears.
But at that time, she was helpless. Today, she also heard that Li Xinghuai had died a tragic death at home. Her wish was fulfilled. She hanged herself with a length of white silk in the dilapidated temple.
The next morning.
Wan Ruo slowly opened her eyes. She felt sore all over and found that she was still curled up in Bai Chen's arms.
Remembering the intimacy of last night, she blushed.
She carefully raised her head and saw Bai Chen looking at her affectionately, with a faint smile on his lips.
Bai Chen hugged Wan Ruo tightly into his arms, wishing he could melt her into his bones.
"Your foot injury isn't healed yet. Just stay at home and have a good rest. Be good!" Bai Chen said tenderly.
Stay at home? I'll be bored to death! Wan Ruo looked at Bai Chen playfully and nodded in agreement.
Bai Chen had already seen through her little thoughts. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, showing a sly smile. He whispered in her ear, "If you don't be a good girl, I'll punish you!"
Remembering Bai Chen's aggressive behavior last night, Wan Ruo felt a bit shy. How could her delicate body withstand such torment?
Seeing Wan Ruo blushing, Bai Chen couldn't help but kiss her forehead and teased, "So you have to be a good girl!"
On the other side, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Early in the morning, Wei Qingshan planned to invite Wan Ruo to her home today. Hearing that Wan Ruo liked to eat, she asked someone to prepare more of their signature dishes to entertain Wan Ruo.
She also dressed up carefully and was going to find Wan Ruo in person.
On the way out of the mansion, Wei Qingshan bumped into Qin Manman. The two just passed by each other without saying a word, and Qin Manman showed disdain when she saw Wei Qingshan.
"What's her attitude? She's so arrogant. She's just an adopted daughter. Where does she get the confidence to be so presumptuous in front of the eldest miss!" Bi Yu just couldn't stand Qin Manman's arrogant look.
She didn't have any family background but was so self - important and looked down on everyone. It was really annoying!
Wei Qingshan also felt very strange when she saw Qin Manman. She frowned slightly.
"However, it's so strange, miss. Didn't she disfigure her face? Why does she look not only not ugly but even more beautiful than before?" Then Bi Yu whispered to Wei Qingshan.
This was exactly what puzzled Wei Qingshan.
Although Wei Qingshan didn't see it with her own eyes when Qin Manman disfigured her face, judging from the fact that her father had invited many famous doctors for her and that she had stayed at home all the time, the disfigurement must be true.
But now, she always felt something was off about her...
"Alright, let's go quickly..." Wei Qingshan frowned slightly and seemed a bit impatient.
Wei Qingshan took a carriage and came to the door of Shan'anfang. She was a bit excited. Just thinking that she might see him made her blush.
"Miss Wan Ruo, someone is here to see you!" A servant reported outside.
At this moment, Wan Ruo was alone in the room. Bored, she could only practice spells.
Hearing that someone was looking for her, because of her injured leg, she didn't open the door. Instead, she asked outside, "Who is looking for me?"
"It's the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. She's here in person to invite you to the Prime Minister's Mansion as a guest!"
Qingshan? Oh, she did say she wanted me to go.
"But, Miss Wan Ruo, your foot injury isn't healed yet!" Wan Zi said beside her.
Wan Ruo looked at her foot, tried to stand up, and felt a bit of pain. She took two steps forward, but she could bear it. She said outside, "Ask her to wait a moment. I'll come right away!"
"I knew it would be like this! If Lord Bai Chen knows about this, he'll kill me!" Wan Zi shook her head helplessly and sighed.
"It's okay. As long as we don't let him find out!" Wan Ruo winked at Wan Zi playfully.
Wan Zi: "..."
Where did you get the confidence to hide it from that devil! Wan Zi beside her was so worried.