CHAPTER 210: 191: DOES MY BROTHER REALLY HATE ME?

The young girl ran all the way back against the wind, returning to that warm and cozy home.

She nervously pressed down the door handle to the master bedroom, walking cautiously with every step, afraid of alerting the man lying on the bed.

Yet before she could even put down her backpack, a familiar deep voice reached her ears.

"Where did you go?" Shi Wei opened his eyes, his dark pupils fixed intently on the girl’s back.

Yu Zhi: "..."

She pressed her lips together, lowered her head slightly, and walked up to the man, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s hum: "Just... went to the Yu Family for a bit."

Shi Wei leaned against the headboard, his obsidian-like eyes sinking deeper and deeper.

He remained silent for a few seconds before pulling the little girl standing before him into his arms: "Why didn’t you tell me?"

The man stroked her cheek, seemingly gentle, yet each touch carried a crazed possessiveness that made the girl shudder repeatedly.

"I was afraid of waking you." Yu Zhi wrapped her arms around his slender waist, her small head nestling against his chest: "Don’t be mad, alright?"

Her rare display of coquettishness was indeed a massive temptation for Shi Wei, enough to soften his heart.

But, as long as he thought about waking up only to find the small bundle in his arms suddenly gone, the feelings of loss and unease wrenched his heart unbearably.

"Zhizhi, when will you start considering my feelings?" Shi Wei held her tightly, as if wanting to bind her to himself forever, never to part.

"I’m sorry..."

"What I need isn’t ’sorry.’"

This vulnerable side of the man brought Yu Zhi back to all the episodes that had unfolded since they fell in love, leaving her feeling a pang of guilt.

She had been used to doing things alone, with no attachments and no need for concern, a habit formed over time.

But things were different now—she had a home. She couldn’t just care about herself while continuing to overlook the man silently accommodating her by her side.

Yu Zhi tilted her head upwards, her long lashes quivering slightly as she gazed earnestly into his charming, peach-blossom eyes: "Shi Wei, I won’t act this way anymore in the future."

The promise woven into her words, the emotions brimming in her eyes—all of it delighted Shi Wei immensely.

The overflowing love in his chest was ready to burst free, pushing him to lean over without restraint.

Soft, fragmented sounds echoed intermittently through the bedroom.

All night long.

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"Good morning, wife." The man, looking deeply satisfied, woke the girl up with the first ray of sunlight refracting through the window.

He gently kissed her forehead and rubbed the soft flesh at her waist with his large hand, teasing her: "Should we start the day with a bath?"

Yu Zhi lowered her gaze to glance at the bedding, and sure enough, from her neck all the way down to her thighs, her skin was covered with shocking red marks.

It was clear how badly she had been bullied the night before.

"No bath. I don’t want to talk to you right now." The girl shot him a glare, sulkily turning her back to him.

But as her eyes unintentionally fell on the marks on her forearm, her cheeks flushed red all of a sudden.

"Wife, if you act like this, it’ll make me sad." Shi Wei hugged her from behind, saying "sad" while his tone revealed a hint of amusement.

Seeing her remain silent, his finger lightly grazed her navel, causing a tingling itch that surged through her body.

As the atmosphere threatened to turn strange again, Yu Zhi resigned herself and turned back to nestle against his chest: "Shi Wei, stop messing around..."

Her waist was on the verge of giving out.

The girl bashfully grasped his hand, her face red as a ripe tomato, making one want to take a bite.

Shi Wei thought exactly so, and acted accordingly.

He left a trail of teeth marks on her smooth skin, letting out a sexy, low chuckle from his throat: "Zhizhi, you’re so adorable like this."

Yu Zhi: "..."

She held her face in her hands, her gaze growing increasingly resentful: "I still have school later."

Looking like this, how could she face anyone?

"Then, maybe wear a mask?" Shi Wei clasped her wrist and interlocked their fingers, his eyes brimming with satisfaction and tenderness.

Yu Zhi held his gaze for several seconds. When she caught the glint of playful humor in his eyes, her heartbeat quickened uncontrollably.

A few seconds later, she turned over to get out of bed, locating the torn, unrecognizable little cloth piece in the corner.

The girl pressed her lips tightly together in embarrassment and walked to the wardrobe, wordlessly taking out a fresh set of clothes without sparing the man a single glance.

This time, she truly didn’t want to acknowledge him anymore.