Marriage, for some people, is a taboo.
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"Announcing our marriage will only be beneficial for you!"
"I don't want it!"
"Why are you so stubborn?"
He pressed down on her soft body, his hand unconsciously reaching under her clothes.
"If we keep our marriage a secret, you won't let me take advantage of you?"
The two were clearly engaged in that act, yet they remained so clear-headed, their eyes locked with each other, both filled with their own obstinacy, their determination.
Afterward, he suddenly lowered his head, biting and sucking hard on her snow-white neck since words failed to communicate.
Silence, a prelude to a future outburst.
Mu Yichen was not unaware of why she was unwilling to acknowledge their marriage; he sometimes comforted himself that her return should be enough for him.
Was it not already an improvement not to lie alone in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep? Was that not enough?
But sometimes, he was indeed very angry.
