"An Ruo, if I don't make you beg to get into my bed, then I'm not a man!"
An Ruoxin's heart skipped a beat upon hearing his sudden declaration.
She did not know what kind of person Tang Yuchen was, but she could clearly hear the threats in his words.
Her intuition told her that he would do something to force her to compromise.
After all, she was just a naïve girl who had just turned twenty-one.
It was impossible for her not to be afraid of Tang Yuchen, a man of status, position, and means.
The more An Ruo thought about it, the more afraid she became.
She turned pale, but the stubbornness in her heart made her never want to admit defeat.
Straightening her back, An Ruo's expression was as cold as frost, "Are you done talking? If so, get out, I want to rest."
Far from leaving, Tang Yuchen casually seated himself on the bed, relaxed and at ease.
"Everything here is mine. I can stay in whichever room I want. What are you going to do about it?"
An Ruo could not find the words to refute him. Seeing that he did not plan to leave, she wanted to say, if you don't leave, I will.
But where could she go?
She was already married to Tang Yuchen and could never escape the palm of his hand. Even if she switched rooms, he could just as shamelessly follow her.
This might even provoke him and lead him to hurt her.
An Ruo decided not to take a shower and remained silent. She pulled out a jacket to wear and sat on the other side of the bed, ready for a long haul.
Tang Yuchen glanced at her stiff back and the corners of his mouth turned up in a mocking smile.
What a stubborn woman, with a temperament as foul and rigid as it gets.
He was curious to see if she would maintain this posture all night long.
Tang Yuchen pulled back the covers, lay down comfortably on the bed, and closed his eyes to sleep.
Noticing his action, An Ruo's back grew even straighter.
After a while, she turned her head to look at Tang Yuchen. His eyes were closed, and it was uncertain whether he was asleep.
It seemed that he had no plans to leave for the night.
An Ruo softly got up, deciding to sleep in another room for the night. She barely made a move when the man suddenly let out a light hum, "Where are you going?"
"..."
"You are not allowed to leave this room tonight."
An Ruo clenched her fists and couldn't help but say angrily, "You're deliberately keeping me from sleeping!"
Tang Yuchen laughed with self-satisfaction and smugness, "You got that right."
An Ruo was fuming and was about to storm out regardless when the man's devil-like voice echoed again, "An Ruo, don't think I wouldn't take you right now."
"...We signed an agreement," An Ruo said in shock.
Tang Yuchen's handsome, thin lips curved up, and his phoenix eyes slanted as he looked at her, "An agreement? Naive woman, do you think an agreement can constrain me?"
An Ruo realized for the first time that the word "despicable" must have been coined specifically for people like Tang Yuchen.
She wanted to scream, wanted to curse out loud.
But she restrained her reason.
Fighting him, she was bound to lose.
If she could avoid his touch, what was a little grievance?
An Ruo obediently sat back down, her slender back no longer straight, but exhaustedly bent.
The man took in everything, his lips slightly curled in a smirk, his gaze cold and merciless.
He was never lenient with disobedient women.
He would make sure she understood that defying him would lead to consequences she could not handle.
An Ruo dared not leave the bedroom or lie down to sleep next to Tang Yuchen.
But she was so tired, so exhausted, and wanted to rest.
Yet her strong will kept her awake throughout.