Chapter 1254: Wedding Night in Separate Rooms

She prepared to return to her room to take a shower.

Walking into the room, Shi Ran felt troubled.

The bright red bed sheets and quilt cover on the bed, the two pillows placed side by side, and the bright red "double happiness" character on the headboard.

All of them were reminding her that this was her bridal chamber, not a room for her alone; she was now not just a daughter of the Sheng Family, but also a daughter-in-law of the Yun Family and the wife of Yun Qitian.

What should she do?

Since she was a wife, should she fulfill the obligations between a husband and wife?

She didn't want to, because she hadn't made up her mind yet.

But not fulfilling those obligations seemed unjustifiable.

The marriage wasn't forced upon her by Yun Qitian; rather, she was the one who forced Yun Qitian to marry her, insisting it had to be done.

Now, what was she to do?

Whatever one fears, that is what happens.

Yun Qitian pushed the door open and entered, giving her a start.

"What's wrong with you? You look at me as if you've seen a ghost."

"Qi Tian, I have something to tell you." Shi Ran prepared to lay her cards on the table.

"Alright, you go take a shower first; we can talk about whatever it is slowly. We have plenty of time all night long." His tone was solemn when he said this, but these words... were easy to let one's imagination run wild.

"No, it must be said now."

Shi Ran knew she couldn't keep dragging it out; if she dragged it out any longer, she wouldn't be able to say it at all.

"Fine, go ahead."

"Let's sleep in separate rooms. This marriage is an expedient measure; it's because I didn't want to be harassed anymore, and I was selfish, but I am not yet prepared to be a real couple with you..."

"Okay."

Shi Ran:...

She had originally thought Yun Qitian would refuse and would use the term "wife's obligations."

After all, he was skilled at being unreasonable and making a scene, and besides, he would be one hundred percent in the right on this matter; it shouldn't have been brushed off so lightly.

"What did you say?"

Yun Qitian: "I said okay, that's fine, I'll listen to you."

He said earnestly: "Ranran, remember, as long as it's something you don't want to do, I will definitely not do it; I will never force you."

"Being with me, I can't guarantee you'll have a perfect romance, but I can guarantee to make you happy and joyful."

Her throat felt as uncomfortable as if something were stuck in it.

She was too touched.

How could he be this good?

So good that it was unbearable.

"Thank you, Qi Tian." She took the initiative to give him a hug.

Yun Qitian: "You're welcome, go take your shower."

After he finished speaking, he considerately took out her pajamas and stuffed them into her arms: "Go on, you've been tired all day. Don't be too moved, oh; you'll make the atmosphere awkward."

Shi Ran went from being moved to not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and finally, she hugged her pajamas and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After washing up, she came out of the bathroom, already so sleepy she couldn't keep her eyes open!

However, seeing the man on the bed, she immediately widened her eyes and said angrily: "Yun Qitian, you don't keep your word!"

The man who had just been so adamant, promising to sleep in separate rooms with her, was now lying on the bridal bed, holding a book and flipping through it absent-mindedly.

Shi Ran came out of the bathroom and accused him of not keeping his word.

So he put down the book with a grin and defended himself with a cheeky smile: "Of course I keep my word. When have I ever not kept a promise I made to you?"

"Fine, I'll go sleep in the guest room." Shi Ran prepared to leave the master bedroom.

Just now, when he told her to go take a shower, she had taken it for granted that this was her room and he would go sleep in the guest room.

As it turned out, this guy didn't play by the rules; he had occupied the master bedroom.

Just as Shi Ran's hand pressed onto the doorknob, she was called out by Yun Qitian: "Come back."

"What for?"

"What I meant by sleeping in separate rooms refers to after three days. Today is our wedding night; the bridal chamber cannot have an empty bed, it's unlucky..."

Yun Qitian spoke eloquently.

Shi Ran was furious.

She had said it—this guy wouldn't give up so easily, and sure enough.

The emotion from just a moment ago was fake; only now was it real.

He said it was an old custom in Jiangzhou that a couple could not sleep in separate beds on their wedding night.

If they didn't share a bed on their wedding night, the man would easily die young, and the woman would become a widow!

He even argued with sound reasons: "Why were you in such a rush to get married? Wasn't it to protect me and keep me from dying? You've already made such a huge sacrifice, so what's a little more now?"

Shi Ran gritted her teeth: "It's not that I don't want you to die; it's just that I don't want you to die at someone else's hands. I'd rather strangle you myself!"

"Go ahead, I'm waiting."

This guy simply lay flat, waiting to be "strangled."

"Hmph!"

Shi Ran pulled the door open and went out.

She wouldn't do as he wished, and it was impossible to actually strangle him; it was too ambiguous, like playing around.

Just as she lay down in the guest room, Yun Qitian pushed the door open and entered: "Ranran..."

"Get out!"

"No, you misunderstood; there's a call for you."

He held up her phone, the screen still lit.

"Oh, sorry."

It was a misunderstanding; he had kindly brought her phone over, but she had misunderstood Yun Qitian as having ulterior motives... she was overthinking it.

"We are husband and wife, no need to say sorry." He handed her the phone and took the initiative to go out, even considerately closing the door behind him.

Shi Ran glanced at the screen; it was a string of unfamiliar numbers, but it was calling from L Country.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Her intuition told her it was that person!

The call was currently connected, which meant that if it really was that person, Yun Qitian would know.

"Hello!"

"Ranran, it's me."

It really was Qi Heng.

She was very angry, so her tone was naturally unpleasant: "Are you ever going to stop? I've said I'm already married; don't harass me again in the future. Do you not understand?"

Qi Heng's tone was very pained: "I understand, it's just that I can't control myself."

"I can't control missing you, I can't control wanting to call you, I can't control wanting to hear your voice..."

He kept saying "can't control," expressing only his own feelings, without considering Shi Ran's situation or feelings at all.

Shi Ran was still very sad, but no longer moved.

She said coldly: "Whether you can control yourself or not is your business; it has nothing to do with me. But I warn you, don't mess with my husband again, otherwise, you can imagine what I might do."

Qi Heng could certainly imagine it.

The two had dated for many years and knew each other very well.

"Ranran, you are so heartless toward me..."

Before he could finish, his words were interrupted by Shi Ran: "Right, there is one more thing I need to tell you. Last time you saved my life, but you almost took my husband's life; one life for one life, we're even."

"From now on, I don't owe you anything, and you don't owe me anything. Everything from our past is wiped clean; from now on, we have no connection. That's it."

"Beep, beep, beep—"

A busy signal came from the phone; Shi Ran had hung up.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

He was heartbroken and let out a loud cry, throwing the phone in his hand hard against the wall, smashing it to pieces.

"Why?"

"Why did it turn out like this?"

He hadn't expected that his own cleverness would be his undoing, lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

He had originally wanted to get rid of Yun Qitian so that Shi Ran would return to his side, but he hadn't expected that his love rival would remain completely unharmed, while he had instead pushed his beloved into the arms of his rival!