Chapter 469: Chapter 354 Catching the Cheaters in Bed_3
Chen Yi sat on the bed, observing the girl’s face in the moonlight, wrapping an arm around her waist, and softly asked:
"Why are you here?"
"I was worried about you..." Yin Tingxue glanced at the alluring woman from Goryeo, "but it seems like you don’t need it..."
"I... I do need it, silly." Chen Yi sighed, his voice dropping towards the end.
By rights, he shouldn’t have felt so guilty and ashamed.
In the past, he’d simply tap Yin Tingxue’s forehead and say, "Can you control me?" and that would be it.
Yet, at this moment, his mood was inexplicably hollow.
Chen Yi leaned forward, intending to say something, but his palm suddenly felt wet.
It turned out she had started crying silently, tear by tear.
Dong Guifei, witnessing the girl’s tears, silently slipped on her clothing and stepped outside to wait in the courtyard.
Only the two of them remained in the room.
Tears streaming, trailing down her cheeks, trailing down his arm, trailing through his heart, washing away words, leaving only silence. Chen Yi could only hold her tighter as she rested her chin on his shoulder and cried even harder.
Chen Yi quietly stroked her silky hair.
The girl’s sobs crashed against his neck as she cried for what seemed like a long, long time.
Finally, she moved against Chen Yi’s embrace and slightly pushed him away.
Chen Yi rubbed her shoulders, his lips parted slightly, then he said:
"I have my reasons with her... don’t overthink it, it will only make you suffer."
The little fox did not argue with him, instead, obediently nodding:
"Yes, I trust you."
"...Do you really trust me?" Chen Yi’s voice was a bit hesitant.
"I do, I do..." Her voice was slightly hoarse, but she nestled against him and said, "I am your concubine, after all."
An emotion akin to a clear spring suddenly welled up in Chen Yi’s heart. He opened his mouth to speak but stopped, eventually only able to sigh, "You silly girl, how could you trust so easily..."
Yin Tingxue kept her head lowered, pondering for a while before softly saying:
"If I don’t trust you, what else can I do?"
Chen Yi had nothing to say.
The night breeze quietly brushed past, swirling around the small guest room of the Cui residence. The moonlight was so still it was almost deathly, a deep sense of helplessness, like chasing an ever-distant mirage across endless deserts.
She could never refuse him, and she would always cry before speaking.
After a long while, he whispered, "I’m sorry, I didn’t know you worried so much about me."
It seemed there was nothing to apologize for.
"...I forgive you." She gently said.
It also seemed there was nothing to be forgiven for.
Chen Yi was stunned, bitterly asking, "How could you forgive me just like that?"
"Because you said you’re sorry,"
Yin Tingxue wiped her tears, seriously replying:
"I promised you, as long as you apologize, I will forgive you."
As her words fell, it seemed like time stopped for a moment, even Chen Yi’s breath grew still.
And she just looked at her ever-affectionate husband, pursing her lips, no longer speaking.
With his arms encircling her, Chen Yi held her for quite a while, then couldn’t help but chuckle, as if amazed by her sincerity or mocking himself.
"Why didn’t you scold me?"
She shook her head and said, "I know scolding you is of no use, I can only compromise with you."
Chen Yi stroked her for a while, sighing as he asked, "Is it really going to end just like this?"
"Yes..." Yin Tingxue replied, naturally saying, "After all, I am only a concubine, there’s nothing much I can hold against you in this matter."
Indeed, that was true, but Chen Yi saw the little paper boat in her hand.
She had prepared a gift joyfully for him, only to end up finding him in bed with another woman.
Noticing Chen Yi’s gaze, Yin Tingxue retracted her hand slightly.
Chen Yi, knowingly asked, "What’s that?"
"It’s something for you..." Yin Tingxue actually wanted to give it to him, but the room felt damp and heavy with the scent of another woman, so she withheld it for now, "I can’t give it to you just yet, is that okay?"
In the past, Chen Yi might have insisted, but now feeling guilty, and with the atmosphere quite wrong, he relented:
"Okay, but tell me when you’ll give it to me."
Yin Tingxue wasn’t sure, hesitated for a moment and asked, "How about the Lantern Festival?"
The outside world was on the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month, so the Lantern Festival wasn’t far off. Chen Yi agreed, "Alright, then give it to me during the Lantern Festival."
Yin Tingxue smiled, pondering for a moment, then kissed him on the cheek in a playful manner.
Chen Yi laughed and gave her a light pat on the hip; she blushed and lowered her head, carefully placing the paper boat into her bosom.
Seeing this, Chen Yi’s gaze lengthened,
in fact, he had written inside the paper flower he intended to give her.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have told her not to open it.