Chapter 1859: The Frail Young Master's Blessed Bride 14

Ye Yuchi's voice broke off-key, his body also turned cold, fearing that Jin Chen would truly distance himself from him because of this.

He wanted to, just like on their wedding night, kneel and admit fault, but Jin Chen vaguely blocked him.

"We're husband and husband, why do you always want to kneel before me? Where did you learn this bad habit?"

Jin Chen, puzzled, pulled him to sit on the low stool beside him with no good grace; seeing Ye Yuchi's distraught expression, he softened and hummed.

Ye Yuchi trembled with tense hands, his fingertips icy and bloodless, the anguish in his gaze splitting him into a daze.

On one side was the hatred from his past life of being dismembered; on the other side was the warmth right before his eyes.

He never dared to let himself indulge too much in this marriage, and always felt that Jin Chen would still escape his fate of early death.

But Jin Chen was so good that, as time passed, even the coldest, most ruthless heart had unknowingly melted.

Even if he still couldn't tell whether it was love.

That too was a longed-for redemption.

Even if hatred came first……

Even so, he should never use Jin Chen's safety as a calculation.

Ye Yuchi grabbed Jin Chen's hand, summoning courage to look back at him; his phoenix eyes were already red, filled with regret and helplessness.

"I was wrong, I'm sorry…… husband."

This affectionate address was the first time Ye Yuchi had ever spoken it so softly and fearfully.

"It's my fault…… I hate the Ye family too much, I want them to pay the price, don't be afraid of me…… and don't despise me."

Jin Chen saw the regret in Ye Yuchi's eyes, as well as his panic.

But that wasn't what he wanted.

"What are you crying for?" Jin Chen gently brushed the moisture from the corners of Ye Yuchi's eyes with his fingertip, the motion still tinged with pity, "How could I be afraid of you."

"I'm just angry, you've been hiding everything from me, even though you promised to tell me."

Ye Yuchi instinctively grabbed Jin Chen's hand, feeling even more sorrowful for no reason.

How could a person like him, whose heart and mind were corroded by hatred and vicious, deserve forgiveness again and again?

"Husband, I made a mistake… you… you may punish me."

Jin Chen gazed at him dimly, nodded: "Will do."

He pinched Ye Yuchi's chin and kissed him, furrowed his brows as if displeased, but the annoyance in his eyes faded away.

"These words were Ah Ci's own saying; you must remember them."

Ye Yuchi's pallid cheeks turned faintly red, yet he didn't quite grasp what Jin Chen meant—did punishment also depend on the hour?

But he dared not ask further, so he merely hummed, lowered his eyes slightly to accept the kiss, his tense fingers gripping Jin Chen's back clothing, gradually relaxing.

【Villain Heartthrob Value +10, total 40!】

At that moment, the room door was lightly knocked; Luying outside asked for instructions.

"Young Master, Young Lady, should dinner be taken in the warm pavilion or set up in the side room?"

"Tonight is rather late, and just after that incident, Luying thought the two masters probably had no mind to enjoy dinner in the warm pavilion."

Jin Chen pressed down on Ye Yuchi's neck buried in his embrace, glanced at the door.

"Set it up inside."

After dinner, Jin Chen was fed the bitter-to-death medicine, then he wickedly hugged Ye Yuchi and kissed him repeatedly, insisting on passing the bitterness to him, causing Ye Yuchi's mouth to taste bitter while his heart felt sweet.

Afterwards, after the meal they digested while viewing the winter night's silver moon, Jin Chen pulled Ye Yuchi to drink warm tea on the upper floor, when his prematurely returned father, Ji Ji De, caught them in the act, scolded them like children, lectured the young couple, and then drove them back to Luochun Courtyard.

Finally, after washing up, he lay in bed hugging a hot water bottle, being kissed for a long while.

Ye Yuchi also did not wait for the punishment his husband had mentioned.

Regarding this, Jin Chen only said: "It's not that simple; it must be the kind that makes Ah Ci remember his lesson, otherwise the punishment would be pointless."

Then he pulled the blanket up, embracing the husband who was still guessing, and fell asleep.

——

Next morning.

Duoyu personally brought people and threw the maid Zhulu, discovered to have given Jin Chen the drug, at the Ye mansion's main gate.

It happened to be the busiest time at the market, with many commoners and passing servant girls and boys from noble families; seeing this, they curiously gathered around to watch.

The Ye family steward hurried over, seeing Duoyu his face changed drastically, recognizing him as Jin Chen's personal attendant.

"Steward, this person belongs to your Ye mansion."

Duoyu also had no good tone, hands on hips shouting, afraid others wouldn't hear.

"You don't properly serve our young lady, yet you still put medicine in her tea trying to hook our young master! You don't even weigh your own status!"

The Ye family steward's breath caught; not realizing this was Madam Ye's order, he hastily said: "Yes yes yes, it's all this rascal's audacity; Young Master Jin Chen can deal with him as he pleases."

"Hey, I haven't finished speaking." Duoyu scoffed, making two tsk sounds, "Our young lady feels wronged, so she questioned him why he did this; you guess what this rascal said?"

He cleared his throat, seeing Lady Ye hurrying over, respectfully bowed but raised his voice: "This rascal said Lady Ye ordered him to seduce our young master!"

Everyone gasped in unison, looking toward Lady Ye as she hurried to the door.

Lady Ye froze, seeing the maid Zhulu clearly wrapped in a straw mat, her body exposed, and being stared at fiercely by everyone, she actually fainted right then.

"Hey."

"Young master, you have no idea how chaotic it was back then."

During breakfast, the attendant Duoyu standing by laughed happily.

"How coincidental, the prefect's second daughter had been incessantly calling off her engagement with Ye Chang these past two days; just today, after Lady Ye fainted, the divorce letter arrived."

For the Ye family, this was a double blow.

Jin Chen: "Quite a coincidence."

He also exchanged a glance with his husband beside him, silently raising his eyebrows.

Ye Yuchi's phoenix eyes lifted slightly, she curled her lips and took a sip of soup, pursed her lips and smiled at Jin Chen, her beautiful brows and eyes glistened with watery light.

Duoyu: "..."

This isn't gossiping, is it?

How are they exchanging glances again?

The bewildered Duoyu scratched his head, and after finishing his report he withdrew so as not to disturb.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total 90!】