No one should be unwilling to see the beauty of fireworks again just because they dissipate easily, nor should she resist everything that is coming because of the fear of being forgotten.
It’s not like her to worry about gains and losses like this.
Grace must be repaid, the task must be completed, and she must also be free and easy.
She raised her eyes and looked at Huo Changyao carefully. Just when he was confused, she suddenly reached out her hand and pinched his thin cheek just like he always pinched her face.
Huo Changyao’s face was pinched so hard that he looked at her helplessly.
“I will remember Big Brother.” Jiang Rui said with a smile.
Both of them are destined to be passers-by in each other’s long lives, but she doesn’t mind preserving this memory that only one person knows. After all, he once gave her real happiness.
Huo Changyao did not know why he suddenly said this, but he lowered his head and touched her forehead: “Big Brother will never forget Xiao Qi.”
“I believe in Big Brother.” Jiang Rui nodded with a smile.
In the past, when she heard similar words, she thought that he would forget sooner or later. But now when she heard these words, she just thought that he meant it sincerely when he said it.
At midnight, fireworks bloomed again. At this time, Jiang Rui, who was already drowsy, woke up again and said to Huo Changyao: “Happy New Year!”
Before she finished speaking, she yawned first, and a mist of water filled her eyes. The colorful fireworks were clearly reflected in it.
“Happy New Year.” Huo Changyao stared at her eyes and said softly. The scenery in those eyes seemed to be even more beautiful than the night sky.
Jiang Rui blinked her eyes vigorously, and the water vapor in it was attached to her long eyelashes: “How long do we have to keep guard?”
“Are you sleepy? Go to bed first when you are sleepy. Big Brother will carry you down later.”
“Okay.” Jiang Rui nuzzled into his arms, found a comfortable position, leaned her head on his chest, and fell asleep peacefully after a while.
The night outside was still beautiful, but it could no longer attract Huo Changyao’s attention at all. His eyes were fixed on her body, hair, face, and finally landed on the slightly pouty red lips.
With a calm and steady expression, a new round of gestures began. They had already held hands, and they had also already hugged each other. The next step was—
His eyes wandered for a moment, but only for a few seconds, and then quickly came back, staring at the bright red.
It’s cherry red and moist. He doesn’t know what it tastes like. It looks very soft. It should be… sweet.
Based on the progress he and Xiao Qi are making now, it shouldn’t be a big deal if they touch each other.
He slowly lowered his head and moved closer. He could already feel her breath on his face, but he paused in mid-air.
Xiao Qi is sleeping, are his actions considered as taking advantage of others?
Thinking of this, Huo Changyao immediately raised his head and forced himself to look out the window.
But there is a sound that keeps ringing in his ears, which makes people feel uneasy: He and Xiao Qi are originally husband and wife, and now they are of the same mind. They had already held each other, and they were supposed to kiss next, so how could it be considered as taking advantage of others?
This voice seemed to have magical power, causing Huo Changyao’s neck to lower down further.
When they were about to meet, another thought came to his mind: If Xiao Qi knew about it, would she be unhappy?
Fortunately, this time, he did not have to worry about it for too long, and he would know the answer soon because Jiang Rui opened her eyes.
Perhaps because it was too sudden, or perhaps because of a guilty conscience, Huo Changyao did not react for a moment. The distance between the two of them was only an inch. His breath caressed each other’s face, and his big eyes looked into her small eyes.
Jiang Rui tilted her chin up slightly, her lips lightly touched the tip of his nose, and then she chuckled softly, “Big Brother, why are you looking at me like this?”
But Huo Changyao could no longer hear what she said. All he could think about was the soft touch on the tip of his nose and the opening and closing of her lips.
After all, his worries were no match for his desire, so he kissed her regardless. At first, he thought that if Xiao Qi was unhappy, he would apologize later, but later he only knew that it was very soft and sweet.
When Jiang Rui was carried back to her room, her lips were swollen, but Huo Changyao’s eyes were astonishingly bright. He settled the person back into her room, returned to his room, and wrote furiously under the lamp. After he finished writing, he disguised his notes as an ordinary book and hid them on the bookshelf.
But it did not take long for the notes to be found by Jiang Rui, who was looking for a book. She raised her eyebrows and looked at the meticulous steps above. The first step was to hold hands, followed by some details and experiences, the second step was a hug, and then some more key points…
She did not deliberately look at it but just flipped it over and found that there were more than ten pages written in total. There were only eight words on the last piece of paper: ‘Sleeping in the Same Bed: Long-Term Plan’.
Jiang Rui was suddenly a little curious or had bad intentions. Without her cooperation, how long would he need to take his long-term plan?
In this time, from winter to spring, and from spring to summer, Jiang Rui almost forgot about it.
One day, Huo Changyao attended the wedding of his subordinates. As the master of marriage, he was toasted with too much wine. When he came back, he was helped to come back. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, “Where is my wife? Where is my wife?”
The appearance that was very different from his usual calm and self-contained shocked the servants.
Jiang Rui had already returned from school and was reading upstairs. Nanny Li hurried up to look for her.
“Madam, please go down and take a look. The Marshal is drunk.”
“Drunk?” Jiang Rui was puzzled. Huo Changyao had a moderate amount of alcohol. He knew this too. He knew how to exercise restraint and never got drunk.
Not to mention her, Nanny Li has been in Huo’s house for so many years, and she hasn’t seen the Marshal drunk. Who knew he would look like this when he is drunk…
The commotion downstairs was getting louder and louder. Jiang Rui put down her book and slowly descended from the spiral staircase.
Seeing her, Huo Changyao pushed the people around him away and staggered over, smelling of alcohol, and hugged her into his arms.
“Wife, I miss you so much…”
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