[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as":3,"chapter-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-289":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1457946,1906,"Chapter 289: Bruise","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-289",289,"\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen had his hand on the door, but he pulled it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could already guess what the first thing Su Jin would say to him if he went in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt, it would be—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by your face, you must be fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going in would just make him angrier, wouldn’t it?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the study, when he saw the roasted duck on the table, he couldn’t help but think of the duck’s butt, losing all appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of that half roasted duck ended up in the Hidden Guard’s stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Guard made another trip to the main kitchen and brought Xie Jingchen a braised fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has to be said, the main kitchen was truly having bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roasted duck was gone, so they thought they’d make it up with a fish, and just as the fish was ready, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors of the main kitchen being haunted spread quickly, unsettling everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a full stomach but still simmering with anger, the more Xie Jingchen thought about it, the angrier he got; that woman had no awareness of her role as a proper wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Hidden Guard took the plates away, Su Jin was called to the study to turn pages for Xie Jingchen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin was amazed by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretending to have a disabled arm had become an addiction for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was tormenting her really that amusing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, she was bored; it’s just flipping books, no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin sat across from Xie Jingchen, helping him with the books while sipping tea, eating snacks, and craving some sour plums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even bother returning the books he read before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally losing his patience, Xie Jingchen stood up and said, \"I want to bathe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin knitted her brows and said, \"You’re not expecting me to bathe you, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You better believe it!\" Xie Jingchen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, are you serious?\" Su Jin asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen gave her a sideways glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin’s face bloomed with a smile as she rolled up her cloud sleeves, her spirits soaring, \"So, how many layers of skin do you want to scrub off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a blackened face, Xie Jingchen left the study for the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid had already prepared hot water, with two extra kettle pots warmed beside it on a brazier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen approached the bathtub, spreading his arms wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, standing behind him, rolled her eyes dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not pretend that you can’t even lift your arms now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin resignedly helped Xie Jingchen undress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid carried the water bucket down, her cheeks blushing at the scene, thinking that the Eldest Young Madam was indeed kind; even with the Eldest Young Master’s injured arm, she was still helping him bathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the door closed, Su Jin had already stripped Xie Jingchen’s upper body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bruises on his back were more prominent than they were during the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A touch of pity flashed in Su Jin’s heart—after all, he got hurt protecting her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That brief moment of pity disappeared, replaced by embarrassment and anger, before it could even show on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen urged, \"What are you dawdling for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All done,\" Su Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really take baths wearing this much?\" Xie Jingchen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if not wearing so much, do you expect me to help you take off your pants?\" Su Jin gritted her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are my lawfully wedded wife; why shouldn’t I?\" Xie Jingchen countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have thick skin, I can’t out-argue you,\" Su Jin admitted defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, Su Jin said, \"I’ll go find something to cover my eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, not waiting for Xie Jingchen’s response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never went back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t believe he would have the guts to come out looking for her, half-naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen waited for a while, then realized he had been deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never seen such a cunning woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Su Jin didn’t bathe him, she didn’t abandon him entirely; after all, the bruises on his back were because of her, and she wasn’t heartless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin prepared the ointment, planning to apply it after Xie Jingchen returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that was done, it was Su Jin’s turn to bathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin and Xie Jingchen had always bathed separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin’s bath was in the room, only separated by a screen, and she usually bathed first before Xie Jingchen entered the residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, with Xie Jingchen lying on the bed, Su Jin felt a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how she looked at the screen, it couldn’t completely hide her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She deliberately laid her clothes flat over the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This minor act of defiance truly irked Xie Jingchen; she guarded against him as if he were a pervert. Would he really peek?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin slipped into the bath, the fatigue of the day easing away in the warm water, her pores relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reclined against the edge, relishing the bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing tested the water temperature, adding more hot water when it cooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lounging enough, Su Jin finally used the soap, but it was slippery, and while washing her back, it accidentally fell to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing had gone to fetch more hot water and hadn’t returned yet, so Su Jin grabbed another piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After washing off the soap, she stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing brought her clothes, but stepping on the soap unnoticed, she stumbled forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toppling the screen over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lay sprawled across the screen, yelping in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen turned his head and saw Su Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin’s face turned beet red, and half-washed, she crouched back into the tub, wishing she could disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving slightly, his back pain made him inhale sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt slightly annoyed; why did he turn? What couldn’t he see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before his eyes fell on Su Jin, something hit his forehead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bar of soap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soap bounced, sliding down to Xingxing’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her entire life, she had never seen such bad luck for the master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young miss had the worst aim imaginable, yet every time she hit the master, it was dead-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she fell rather hard, she felt more sympathetic toward the master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young miss often talked about being \"figuratively shot while lying down,\" something Xingxing never understood until now, seeing the master, she finally got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some really do get \"shot while lying down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su! Jin!\" Xie Jingchen touched his aching forehead, utterly furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinking into guilt in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I just accidentally let it slip!\" Su Jin squeaked from the tub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really think I’d believe that excuse?!\" Xie Jingchen glared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t believe it, I still have to say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she supposed to admit she did it on purpose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven knows, she just threw it randomly, how did it hit so precisely...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin wanted to vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing got up, massaging her elbow, and set the screen upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin quickly stood up, hastily drying herself, and dressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she approached the bed, she saw Xie Jingchen’s attractive eyes practically spitting fire, his face flushed with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin began to suspect that her soap was possibly toxic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise in the room had been quite loud, prompting the maid outside to call out, \"Is everything alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingxing replied, \"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid entered, and Xingxing asked her to empty the bathtub water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soap slick on the floor had to be cleaned up too, to prevent Su Jin from accidentally slipping and injuring herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the maid had finished and left, Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen and said, \"Let me see your forehead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Jingchen was too furious to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin reached out and saw the bruise left on Xie Jingchen’s forehead by the soap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt immensely guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>",1358,"2026-06-06T02:19:46.083Z",1,"novelbin.me","84b7acd382b38c16935875db23ea3c387a2c18a34f3d5baf9d4d34a1ad5ed0e7","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-290","after-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-chapter-288",1103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-transmigration-i-snag-a-stunning-bigwig-as-cover.jpg"]