Li Meirong stilled, as per his demand. A bashful expression dominated her features. She bit her swollen lip ever so slightly, looking as though she yearned to speak, but was holding herself back.

The long dark strands of Li Meirong's hair tumbled over her shoulders and spilled across Zhu Qingyue's exposed pectorals. The man underneath her raised an arm to tuck a few stray locks behind her ear.

As she gazed, spellbound, into the Zhu Qingyue's expressive eyes, the sound of her own heartbeat echoed in her ears.

Feather-like hair framed his exquisitely sculpted face, more captivating than any man or woman she had ever laid eyes on.

Zhu Qingyue looked like a person who had never suffered any sorrows nor worked a day in his life, and yet, the feel of the rock hard body underneath her was that of an athlete, or in this era, perhaps a seasoned warrior. A man who frequently experienced the hardships of battle.

'And to think he is terminally ill… This man is full of contradictions.' she couldn't help but silently ponder.

Time stood still for what felt like an eternity, until consequently, Zhu Qingyue parted his lips. "You are quite daring."

Li Meirong's cheeks warmed up, feeling compelled to defend whatever was left of her dignity, she started sputtering, "There's a perfectly good reason for this! Actually, I only wanted to wake you up, but then in your sleep, y-you grabbed me! And no matter what I did, you refused to let go. Then by accident, I also, I mean, my mouth was shoved against yours…"

As she finished what seemed to her like a pathetic excuse for an explanation, she mentally berated herself. 'Of all the ways to explain an accidental kiss, I had to make it sound so stupid! And why am I so flustered, anyway?! We already did the deed!'

The edges of Bai Qingyue's lips tilted very slightly upwards into a smirk, the change in his expression so small it was almost imperceptible. 'How is it possible for a girl to be so adorable? Even when she is frustrated or angry, she still remains irresistibly cute.'

The endless amount of fascination Bai Qingyue felt for his little wife took him by surprise. He wanted to see more of her expressions. He wanted to learn everything about her.

When he had been pretending to be asleep and pulled her to him, he didn't expect to be so fortunate. He had been just about to release his little wife when he felt her tender warmth grinding against him.

It was true that he may have tackled her first, but she was the one tantalizing his senses!

Bai Qingyue breathed in deeply, suppressing his growing urges. He had to stop Li Meirong from arousing him further, before his lust could get the better of him. He was dangerously close to ravaging her.

'So she's shifting all the responsibility to me, is that right? Well, two can play this game.' he thought, as his eyes glittered with mischief.

Disregarding her account of the situation, Bai Qingyue's sword-like eyebrows furrowed and arranged his expression to project that of a victim who had been deeply wronged. He released Li Meirong from her imprisonment. Gradually, he withdrew his grip from her slender waist to rest his hand on the side of his cheek, concealing half of his face behind his sleeve.

"There is no need for an explanation between husband and wife. Now that we are a couple, Wife can touch me whenever she so pleases. I am more than willing to grant my affections. However you must also take responsibility and finish what you started," whispered Bai Qingyue.

Unbeknownst to Bai Qingyue, his magnetic voice and taunting words made Li Meirong wish she could just disappear back into her dimension for a few centuries!

However, she chose to focus on the most immediate problem, and that was their compromising position. Now that she was no longer held captive, Li Meirong used the opportunity to leap from the bed, pointing an accusing finger at Zhu Qingyue.

"Y-you! Who is your wife?! I said I would be responsible for you, but I didn't say we'd be married. And I didn't mean to jump on you, it was an accident!" she announced.