Volume 1, Chapter 53: Does the Northern Kingdom Have Such a Ridiculous Rule?

Sizhou noticed the frustration that Siyan was struggling to suppress in the depths of his eyes, so he simply leaned against the wall and asked with a probing, teasing tone, "What's wrong?"

"It's not... harmonious with your sister-in-law in that regard..."

As soon as those words fell, Siyan raised his eyes abruptly, his cold gaze sweeping over him like whetted ice. The atmospheric pressure around him instantly dropped to freezing point, scaring Sizhou so much that the second half of his banter was swallowed right back down his throat.

Well, this was far more than just "not harmonious."

This madman practically hadn't eaten his fill; otherwise, why else would he come here and punch the wall!

"Sister-in-law won't let you touch her?" Sizhou asked cautiously, observing his expression.

"Yeah," Siyan grunted in response. He had been abstaining for several days now, lowering his dignity to beg her, but she was unwilling even if he used his hands.

A cigarette burned down to the filter, and Siyan lit another one right away!

"Why? Aren't you and sister-in-law getting married? Why won't she let you do it?"

Sizhou didn't understand. Many women around him were practically begging for Siyan to take them, yet his little sister-in-law kept him at arm's length.

They were already going to be husband and wife, so there was no reason to forbid intimacy. Besides, judging by Siyan's physique, he ought to be a ruthless character in bed.

Otherwise, all those young women wouldn't be flocking to him like ducks!

"She said that before marriage, we can't share a bed, we can't live together, we can't be intimate, and we can't even meet. That's the rule and custom in the North. She also said that getting pregnant before marriage would bring endless condemnation."

Siyan rubbed his head in irritation. It wasn't like he didn't know how to use protection.

His precious was purely worrying over nothing!

"Does the North have such a crappy rule? Come on, this is the new century! Does she still think this is the old feudal society, where an untouched young lady who gets too close to a man has to be drowned in a pig cage?"

Sizhou curled his lips, his tone filled with utter dismissal!

Seeing that Siyan remained silent, he leaned in closer and lowered his voice to add, "I've been to the North many times, and I know how things work over there."

"Aside from the last rule having some consequences, even if you did it, who would ever know?"

"You're saying she's lying to me?" Siyan's expression darkened completely.

Sizhou swallowed hard, realizing he had said the wrong thing. He hurriedly tried to patch things up, "Th-this, I don't know... Maybe the local customs and habits are just different, who can really say..."

Siyan couldn't listen to another word and strode away!

Sizhou raised an eyebrow as he watched the retreating figure, his face full of schadenfreude. "Someone's about to have a terrible time..."

Inside the bedroom—

Siyan's tall figure stood by Su Yu's bedside, his shadow completely enveloping her.

She was sleeping quite soundly, it seemed.

Why was he the one suffering so much torment!

So uncomfortable, yet she was sleeping so soundly!

Without him holding her, she was actually able to fall asleep!

He squatted down by the bed and took Su Yu's hand, intending to kiss her, but suddenly stopped midway.

He had been smoking; his precious didn't like the smell of smoke.

He had to take a shower before he could hold his precious to sleep!

The man entered the bathroom and took a shower at lightning speed, washing away all his pent-up heat and the scent of smoke.

When he came out, he was casually drying his wet hair with a bath towel in one hand, droplets of water sliding down his neck into his bathrobe, bringing with them a wave of fresh, clean moisture.

After getting into bed, he tossed the towel aside and reached out to pull Su Yu into his arms.

To his surprise, Su Yu initiative-takersly shifted closer to him, gently nestling into his embrace, and even wrapped her arms around his waist.

At that moment, the frustration in Siyan's heart instantly vanished into thin air, replaced entirely by pleasant surprise. The corners of his lips couldn't help curving upward, and even his eyes were tainted with a smile.

The grievances and irritation from just moments ago were completely smoothed away by this single proactive embrace.

Holding her close, Siyan murmured softly, "I knew you couldn't live without me."

He leaned down and kissed her lips, only releasing her when Su Yu let out two dissatisfied grunts. "Darling, since I have the ability to love you, I have the ability to hold back!"

"Mmm..." Su Yu responded in her sleep!

"But you can't suffocate me either..."

He had always been well-fed in the past, but now he could only look and not taste.

Only now did he realize what a blissful, do-as-you-please life he used to live!

Yet, liking is impulsive, while love is restraint...

Early the next morning!

Someone came to pick up Sizhou and take him to the mining area. The Second Madam stood outside the door, bidding him a reluctant farewell. "From now on, you must conduct yourself properly and avoid displeasing the eldest brother."

"I will plead with the head of the family and his wife, striving to get you transferred back as soon as possible," the Second Madam said, her eyes welling up with tears as she held Sizhou's hand with instructions.

Sizhou felt miserable inside as well. He looked at Bai Chu, who had also come to see him off, and handed him a card. "Take this. Consider it my service fee."

"It's enough for you to buy an apartment in Wangcheng and live the life of an ordinary person."

Dressed in long sleeves and trousers that wrapped him up tightly, Bai Chu took the card, dimly aware in his heart of what it meant.

He would probably never cross paths with this man again in this lifetime. Heh, Siyan had inadvertently saved his life!

"Let's go, Second Young Master," urged the bodyguard nearby. They had received strict orders from Master Si not to delay a single moment in sending the Second Young Master to the mining area to shovel coal!

"I know, what's with the rushing!" Sizhou's gaze lingered on Siyan's bedroom upstairs.

Heh, just you wait, Siyan...

Sizhou got into the car, while the Second Madam chased after it, crying and shouting, "Take care of yourself!"

Bai Chu showed no expression. He walked back to his room, packed his belongings, and left pushing his luggage.

Yet, no sooner had he stepped out of the main gates of the Si family's old residence than he was grabbed by several people and shoved into another luxury car...

Inside the bedroom, Su Yu had been awakened by the Second Madam's tearful sobbing. She hadn't slept peacefully at all last night.

She had suffered from insomnia in the first half of the night, and only managed to fall asleep with great difficulty.

In the second half of the night, however, a man had kept whispering in her ear and nuzzling against her the whole time.

"Awake? Did you sleep well last night?" Siyan was already awake, having risen earlier to make a call on the balcony to Pierce Roth.

He had just snuggled back under the covers!

Su Yu looked at him with resentful eyes. No, not well at all.

Siyan pulled her closer into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head. With a tone carrying deliberate grievance, he dropped a startling remark: "I didn't sleep well at all last night. My darling wouldn't favor me, so I was lonely and desolate..."

As soon as those words left his mouth, Su Yu's face flushed to the tips of her ears. She hurriedly raised her hand to cover his mouth, her voice urgent and soft: "Stop talking nonsense! What would it look like if someone heard you!"

"But I'm telling the truth." Siyan didn't feel there was anything shameful about these words; this was simply the playful intimacy between him and his little darling.

There was no help for it; he couldn't eat his fill right now!

So he had no choice but to act shamelessly!

Su Yu simply ignored him and threw off the covers to get up!

The man trailed closely behind her like a tail. "Darling, there's a banquet tonight, and you're accompanying me!"

Su Yu was wiping her face before the mirror while Siyan held a comb, gently brushing her long hair.

"I'm not going. Go by yourself." She didn't turn back, her tone laced with a hint of resistance.

"Darling, this isn't a negotiation, it's a notification!" Siyan paused his hand, his voice instantly dropping, carrying an unquestionable solemnity.

He had planned this long ago—Su Yu had never appeared with him at any formal occasion, and this banquet presented the perfect opportunity.

He was going to bring his darling to the event and let everyone see clearly that Su Yu was Siyan's wife, and no one would dare bully her.

Su Yu paused mid-wipe, almost forgetting his arrogance.