Xiao Jiuyan remained silent.
Guan Xi, on the other hand, was a ball of anxiety.
How could she get him to agree to her terms?
'F*ck it! I'm going to go all out.'
Embarrassed, she started, "Master Jiu, I'm just not ready to do all of... that yet. But I can... I can help you in another way."
As much as she really didn't want to 'help' him, she knew that it was better than the alternative.
She knew that he was not going to agree to her original terms.
She couldn't read him but her gut feeling was telling her that he wasn't on her side.
She had to propose a... compromise.
Since she'd already tainted her hands... might as well sacrifice that now.
She just hoped that he'd take it.
She also hoped that he'd be satisfied with that 'help' for now.
After a few moments, Xiao Jiuyan said, "Sure."
Guan Xi almost keeled over in relief.
She didn't have much time to rejoice though as he continued, "But I don't have the patience to wait for too long, Gu Wenxi. You're my wife. You have to get on board with this."
She gulped anxiously.
"Oh," she said dejectedly, her head lowered in disappointment.
"Now, come here," he demanded.
Every time he gave her orders like that, she felt like his pet.
'Would it kill you to say 'please', you overbearing ass?'
Oh how she wished she could tell him what she was really thinking.
She took two more steps forward until she was directly in front of him.
Xiao Jiuyan gently knocked on the armrest of his wheelchair. "Sit."
Guan Xi's eyes widened in surprise. "Ah, sit... sit on you? Master Jiu, weren't we just talking about..."
"Just sit on my lap."
Xiao Jiuyan looked at his wife's scrunched up face and asked, "Gu Wenxi, what's going on in your head?"
Guan Xi heard a strange sense of disdain from his tone.
'Wow. Okay. So this is my fault now?'
It wasn't her fault that she was confused! He was saying and doing a lot of misleading things!
She was confused because he was being confusing!
It was normal for her to think of... things when he told her to sit on his lap! Granted, she was wrong this time...
'But still!'
She looked at his lap, torn.
Even if there was no malice behind the action, it's still very shameful.
She started fidgeting.
She started pinching the hem of her pajama top so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
Xiao Jiuyan, on the other hand, just calmly watched her, waiting for her to do as she was told.
Guan Xi bit her lip hard.
'F*ck! Fine!'
Clumsily, she stepped forward and situated herself on her husband's lap.
The moment their bodies touched, she was consumed by his heat.
It was then that he remembered that he only had a towel on.
The thought of him being scantily clothed made memories of the other night flash through her mind. She leaned back slightly away from him, restless.
Xiao Jiuyan grabbed her waist, halting her movements. "What's the matter? Are you remembering something?"
Guan Xi immediately flushed guiltily. "No, no. I'm not. I mean, I'm not remembering anything."
He did not seem like he believed her. With his lips curled up, he asked, "Is that so?"
She hurriedly nodded. "Yes, Master Jiu!"
She was being dragged down into the hole that she made!
And here she thought that she had gain the upper hand tonight!