Only after thoroughly satisfying his craving did Tang Xiao release Ning Ruoyan's lips from his...
Yet, his hands still held her close against his body, wrapping firmly around her slender waist.
"You... You... You..." Ning Ruoyan's face flushed crimson with shame and anger... Her chest heaved rapidly, but no words escaped her lips as she struggled to find something with which to scold Tang Xiao.
This rogue of a man... How dare he... How dare he kiss her... And forcefully, domineeringly, without consent.
"What you you you... From now on you should call me husband." Seeing Ning Ruoyan's face as red as a ripe peach, Tang Xiao felt amused and couldn't resist pinching her waist, twisting her flesh lightly.
"You... Scoundrel... We are not married yet... What husband or what not... You, you... How dare you kiss me... Quickly let go of me!" Ning Ruoyan was like a startled rabbit. In her forty years of life, she had never encountered someone like Tang Xiao.
"Who are you calling scoundrel? Do you believe I won't kiss you again? Didn't you say you were already half my wife, and that half of you belonged to me? That's why I kissed you. So who are you scolding? I'm innocent here... And weren't you the one who hugged me tightly and kissed me back when I was going to stop halfway?" Tang Xiao, unwilling to be called a scoundrel, immediately turned the tables, shamelessly placing all the blame on Ning Ruoyan.
"You... You..." Hearing him threaten to kiss her again, Ning Ruoyan dared not voice her anger.
Inwardly, she felt incredulous... How could this man shamelessly claim she was the one at fault?
He says he's innocent? Oh heavens... She still remembered where this man's other hand had gone...
He... He... He had even touched there and kneaded it like a soft doll... So utterly shameful.
And when had she hugged him? It was clearly him who embraced her tightly. She had only hugged back because she had nowhere else to place her hands...
Although she carried countless grievances, Ning Ruoyan did not dare to voice them, fearing her shameless fiancé might do something even more indecent.
Seeing her quiet down and remain obedient, Tang Xiao felt satisfied. He gave her swollen, rose-red lips another quick peck before releasing his hold on her...
"Hm... That's better. Now that you remember you said you belong to me, you have no words left to refute," Tang Xiao shamelessly declared under Ning Ruoyan's incredulous gaze.
But what could she do... She already realized this man was a complete hooligan.
Where in the world had she heard that the eldest young master of the Clear Sky Sect was an innocent man?
Oh heavens... This world must be blind not to see that this man was a shameless rogue.
She stood there frozen, her eyes turning misty with grievance. But she held back her tears, afraid that showing pitiful weakness would only invite him to bully her further.
Tang Xiao, acting as if he noticed nothing, clasped her hand in his, leading her along the wall. Ning Ruoyan followed like a doll, silently trailing behind him...
Only after a few hours did Tang Xiao finally escort her back to her residence.
And during those hours, he had stolen the taste of her lips several more times...
Now, standing before the quarters prepared by the Clear Sky Sect for Ning Ruoyan, Tang Xiao looked at her affectionately and spoke:
"Go and sleep... I'll come see you once dawn breaks, alright?"
"Mmhmm, yes husband..." Ning Ruoyan murmured softly, her shy eyes lowered to her toes.
After hours of being bullied by this scoundrel, she had already grown accustomed... Shamefully, she had even begun to enjoy it. She truly wanted to dig a hole and hide.
Not to mention, under this man's relentless advances, she had even been forced to call him husband... Ahhh... So shameful.
Seeing Ning Ruoyan's shy little-wife demeanor, Tang Xiao felt proud.
See... He had even made her call him husband so smoothly.
Though on Earth he had been a genuine virgin without even a single girlfriend... if it came to counting how many girls had called him husband, then surely he would rank at the very top.
By the time he transmigrated, he had mastered this art so well that he could make a girl call him husband sweetly within an hour... Quite the achievement, wasn't it?
A pity he had never dared to take advantage of those 'wives' of his, for each had powerful backgrounds. Had he truly crossed the line, he was certain he would have been torn to pieces and fed to the dogs.
"Mm... Goodnight. See you tomorrow."
"Mm... See you tomo—Ahh, mm..."
After savoring his fiancée's rosy lips one last time for the night, Tang Xiao swaggered back toward his mansion, his heart burning hot...
....
The next three days passed.
Tang Xiao spent them taming Ning Ruoyan—the mature woman nearly twenty years older than him, old enough to be his mother back on Earth.
Each time he teased her, he felt unprecedented joy coursing through him.
Throughout those three days, using his modern knowledge of wooing women—whether girls or even aunties—he gradually captured Ning Ruoyan's heart.
Every night, before falling asleep, Ning Ruoyan would toss and turn in restless longing, imagining what Tang Xiao would do to her the following day.
After three days of his relentless advances, she became completely obedient before him, like a little wife...
Had he been given two more days, Tang Xiao was confident he could press her beneath him and ravage her to his heart's content...
But unfortunately, the Ning Family had decided to return to their sect today.
....
Outside the walls of the Clear Sky Sect.
On the streets, lines of luxurious carriages stood parked, each bearing the emblem of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.
The seven elders, Tang Zhen, and Tang Yuehua stood with smiles, bidding farewell to the Ning Family members—expressing their reluctance and wishing they had stayed a few days longer.
The Ning Family, too, showed regret, but explained they had matters to attend within their sect... and with the wedding only eight months away, they also had many preparations to make.
As the two in-law families exchanged words, a little distance away, the bride and groom gazed affectionately at one another.
"Ruoyan, take care of your health and eat well to nourish your body...
Also, don't wander off alone to dangerous places, and cultivate diligently... Do you understand? The mainland is restless, and I don't want you to face any danger." Holding Ning Ruoyan's soft hands, Tang Xiao spoke with affectionate eyes and a tender tone, carefully instructing her.
"Mm... Yes husband, I understand. I will cultivate diligently." Ning Ruoyan replied shyly in a voice as soft as a mosquito's, her obedience clear.
Hearing his concern, her heart trembled, beating wildly for him.
She truly liked Tang Xiao—this domineering yet caring husband of hers... His words carried weight, and though he was a shameless ruffian, she felt unwilling to part with him.
But what could she do... As a bride, it was improper to remain long in the groom's household.
"Mmm... Remember to write me letters, alright? I'll miss you." Saying this, Tang Xiao, under everyone's incredulous gaze, leaned in and kissed Ning Ruoyan's cheek.
"Mhm... I will, definitely." Ning Ruoyan felt her face flush like a ripe peach in shame... But knowing her ruffian's temperament, she dared not resist. She simply replied softly before scurrying into the carriage like a frightened rabbit.
Once everyone boarded, the carriages slowly departed... Soon vanishing from sight.
Tang Xiao's eyes, which moments ago brimmed with affection, gradually turned calm and composed.
"It is time..."