So, You’re the Henpecked One? 66

Chapter 66: Main Story Finale

The atmosphere fell into a strange silence, especially with Chu Xihuan still holding her from behind. It was awkward for her to let go, and it was a little awkward to continue holding her.

For a moment, she didn’t know how to answer Lin Zhao’s question.

She had grown up with Cao Jing. It was impossible that Cao Jing had never been here, and besides, she couldn’t lie to Lin Zhao about such a thing again.

But if she told the truth…

Chu Xihuan had a headache. She didn’t know what Lin Zhao would do.

“Is it hard to answer?” Lin Zhao bit her lip, her heart a little sour. Although she knew that she wouldn’t feel good if she brought this up, she still couldn’t help but ask, as if she were a masochist.

“Not really,” Chu Xihuan’s grip on her tightened. “She… has been here. Her family and mine are old friends,” she said in a low voice.

In that situation, and since they were both women and didn’t have so many boundaries, not only had Cao Jing been here, but she had been here many times.

Sure enough.

Lin Zhao’s heart grew even more sour, and even her nose felt a little stuffy. She turned around and held Chu Xihuan tightly in her arms, as if to confirm that Chu Xihuan belonged to her and was by her side.

Meanwhile, Chu Lin had originally wanted to go and hug Chu Xihuan’s leg, but she was picked up by a quick-witted maid. “A very cute little cat has just been sent to the madam’s courtyard. I’ll take the little miss to see it,” she said in a soft, coaxing voice.

With that, she ran off with the person in her arms.

She considered herself a very observant person.

With no one watching from the side, Lin Zhao no longer restrained her emotions. “Here, has she also been here,” she said in a muffled voice.

This pear blossom tree was planted in the courtyard. It was obvious that she had been here.

Chu Xihuan said, “…She has. This is where she has been the most.”

Although Chu Xihuan quite liked Lin Zhao being jealous for her, she didn’t want it to be because of Cao Jing. After all, other things could be explained away, but Cao Jing… was an unchangeable fact.

Lin Zhao was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned her head and gave Chu Xihuan a firm kiss on the lips, more urgent than before, and fiercely seized all of Chu Xihuan’s breath, her breathing much heavier.

Chu Xihuan tilted her head back slightly and accepted all of Lin Zhao’s urgency and anxiety. The hand that had been on her waist also slowly moved up and gently caressed her back, as if to comfort her.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Chu Xihuan felt that she was about to lose her balance, Lin Zhao moved her lips away and buried her head in her neck and shoulder. “From now on, you can only remember everything between you and me under this tree!” she said in a muffled voice.

After the overly intense kiss, Chu Xihuan’s lips were now even redder and more watery, and even her eyes were filled with a thick mist. She panted with her red lips slightly parted.

Her brain felt a little deprived of oxygen.

Chu Xihuan came back to her senses and found it a little amusing. Lin Zhao’s jealousy was much greater than she had imagined.

“Alright, from now on, I’ll only remember things with you,” Chu Xihuan promised warmly. She was not a person who would look back. Lin Zhao actually didn’t have to worry about her and Cao Jing anymore.

Although she heard Chu Xihuan’s promise, Lin Zhao was still not that happy. She held Chu Xihuan, feeling that it was not enough, and wanted more.

Her unsatisfied psychology forced her to carry Chu Xihuan into the main house. The moment the door closed, Chu Xihuan felt that she was really panicked.

She had just been tormented last night. She really couldn’t take it today!

“She’s never been in here!” Chu Xihuan said quickly. She was not lying to Lin Zhao. Cao Jing had really never been in her bedroom. Although the two of them had been interested in each other back then, they had still been mindful of some rules and etiquette. And besides, a private place like a bedroom, Chu Xihuan had always felt a sense of shame, so she had naturally never invited Cao Jing in.

Lin Zhao carefully placed her on the bed, her lips pressed together, her face serious. “Then I have to occupy this place even more.”

This way, all of Xihuan’s memories of this courtyard would be of her.

Chu Xihuan was speechless.

After the humid atmosphere began to spread, Chu Xihuan could no longer remember much. She bit her lip, trying to endure all the throbbing, until she reached a critical point where she could no longer bear it. She couldn’t help but lift her leg and press it against Lin Zhao’s shoulder, trying to push her away.

It was too intense, and she had a feeling that if it continued, she would immediately pass out.

Lin Zhao followed her force and slightly backed up, looking up at Xihuan’s already much more dazed eyes. Her throat slowly bobbed, and she bent down to give Chu Xihuan a wet kiss on the lips. At the same time, she took this opportunity to bury herself deep inside, possessing her with extreme desire.

Chu Xihuan’s eyes flickered, and a hint of shyness appeared in them.

Today’s Lin Zhao… was overly aggressive.

In the end, Chu Xihuan didn’t know when she had fallen asleep. Her only memory was of the excessive satisfaction and the panic of being insatiably taken by Lin Zhao, and this memory seemed to have even spread to her dreams. Until she woke up, her body was accompanied by an indescribable afterglow.

She opened her eyes and stared blankly at the canopy above. Her whole body’s bones seemed to have been run over, with a sore and weak feeling. She was too lazy to even turn over.

She suddenly covered her face to hide all her embarrassment. She just felt that her and Lin Zhao’s life could truly be described as ridiculously absurd.

If this continued, she was afraid that she and Lin Zhao would have exhausted their foundations at a young age.

Thinking of that person, Lin Zhao, she couldn’t help but think of her jealous appearance earlier. She reached out and fumbled on the bed, but she didn’t feel another person’s body. She looked at the not-so-bright light in the room and wondered where Lin Zhao had gone.

At this time, with Lin Zhao not by her side, Chu Xihuan subconsciously felt a sense of unease. She forced her sore body to sit up and found that her body had probably been cleaned by Lin Zhao. Apart from the soreness, there was no other discomfort.

She got up and got dressed. She looked at the time and saw that it was already the Hour of the Monkey (approx. 3-5 PM). It would be time for dinner soon.

She went out and happened to see Simeng. Before she could ask, Simeng had already very knowingly said, “The young lady is with the little miss in the courtyard.”

Chu Xihuan was silent for a moment, then nodded and continued to walk out, but her ears were already red.

How did Simeng know that the first person she would look for after she woke up was Lin Zhao!

When she arrived at the courtyard, she really did see Lin Zhao and Chu Lin sitting side by side under the pear blossom tree, with a pile of paper on the table, looking as if they were studying something.

She came closer and only then saw that they were writing.

Seeing her come over, Lin Zhao looked up with a happy expression. “Xihuan~ You’re awake.”

And Chu Lin also called out in the same way, “Niangqin~”

After calling out, she had already put down the brush in her hand, struggled to get down from the stone stool, and ran over to hug Chu Xihuan’s leg.

She had been taken to her grandmother’s courtyard to see the little cat. She had found it very novel and had held it and played with it for a while. However, when she came back, she was told that her mothers were taking a nap and that she should not disturb them.

She didn’t know how long had passed, but when her mother came out, her mother was not yet up, and her mother would not let her disturb her mother’s sleep. She was a little bored, but later, her mother said that she could teach her to read, so they started to write in the courtyard.

Chu Xihuan had already seen the situation clearly, and for a moment, she had a feeling of being choked up.

Lin Zhao’s writing was still taught by her. She had learned half of it and then run off. Now, she was back and was brazenly teaching her daughter to write.

She ruffled Chu Lin’s head. She really didn’t have the strength to pick her up, so she just told her to go and sit down obediently. She also sat down on the stone stool next to Lin Zhao and picked up the papers on the table to look at them, wanting to see what Lin Zhao was teaching.

After seeing them clearly, she was speechless.

She was immediately amused and looked at Lin Zhao’s slightly proud expression, not knowing what to say to her.

Her little thoughts were almost on full display.

Self-reliance, doing everything yourself…

She didn’t believe that she didn’t have some little thoughts when she taught Chu Lin these things.

“Did I teach her wrong?” Lin Zhao asked, blinking.

Chu Xihuan silently put the paper down. “No, not a single stroke of the characters is missing.”

She was very gratified by this. Although Lin Zhao had been interrupted for three years without learning, it seemed that she had not forgotten what she had learned before.

Lin Zhao’s chin was slightly raised, with a bit of a small, proud air.

Chu Xihuan looked at her like this and couldn’t bear to blame her for her excessive behavior earlier. In fact, she couldn’t even bear to say a word to her. She just liked to see her wagging her tail and being smug and lively.

“But you still have to continue practicing this character,” Chu Xihuan said with a sweet smile. Lin Zhao’s writing was not very good to begin with, and she definitely had no chance to practice her writing in the army for those few years. Now, her writing was even worse than before.

Lin Zhao’s face immediately fell, and she had a bit of a bitter expression, nodding dejectedly.

“Muqin~ Together~”

Chu Lin suddenly grabbed Lin Zhao’s sleeve and said softly.

Seeing her like this, Lin Zhao’s eyes lit up, and even her heart softened. “Alright, we’ll do it together~”

The smile on Chu Xihuan’s lips deepened, and her gaze on Lin Zhao was very soft.

If in the beginning, Chu Xihuan had felt a faint sense of regret because she felt sorry for Lin Zhao, then after she had fallen in love with her, there was one thing she was extremely clear about.

The thing she would never regret in her life was definitely marrying Lin Zhao.

“Lin Zhao,” Chu Xihuan took Lin Zhao’s hand and looked at her with a gentle gaze. “You don’t have to have any worries or anxieties.”

“We still have a long way to go in the future.”

They would walk the path of their lives together, hand in hand.

Lin Zhao was taken aback for a moment. Facing Chu Xihuan’s gentle expression, she gave a bright smile.

“Xihuan, then you say you love me,” Lin Zhao said, taking a mile when given an inch.

Chu Xihuan was speechless.

This person was not just taking an inch now, but a zhang (approx. 3.3 meters).

But… what could she do? Who made her love her?

“Lin Zhao… I love you,” Chu Xihuan leaned over and hugged Lin Zhao’s waist, murmuring, “So you can’t leave me again in the future.”

All her anxieties were smoothed over in an instant. Lin Zhao, ignoring Chu Lin, who was on the side, held Chu Xihuan tightly in her arms.

“Xihuan, never again.”

She would never let go again, and she would never give anyone another chance.

So, You’re the Henpecked One? – Main Story – End

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Author’s Note:

Zhaozhao: I want to hear it, you have to say it. [Pitiful]

The main story ends here. I’ll think about how to write the “if” extra about Lin Zhao’s mother not dying.