Chapter 48: Foolish Love

  When the clouds gathered and dispersed, and the two people returned to calmness, Ye Ming put Chen Yi's head in his arms, stroking her slightly disheveled hair with one hand, and said somewhat apologetically: "Chen sister, sorry! I got a bit drunk tonight, I couldn't control myself..."

  After saying these few words, he himself felt that this speech was very hypocritical and disgusting, so he slapped his own face fiercely.

  Chen Yi grasped his hand, which was slapping her face, in the darkness. She lifted her head and gently kissed the spot where he had slapped her, saying softly: "Ye Zi, sister doesn't blame you... Sister only truly understood the taste of being a woman tonight... I... I am very happy now..."

  Ye Ming's heart was moved, and he couldn't help but turn back to look at him repeatedly.

  Chen Yi nestled in his arms, deep in thought for a long time, before asking softly: "Ye Zi, I'm asking you: was it just an impulsive moment that made you follow me, or is it because you like me? I hope you tell the truth!"

  "Sister, I can swear to you: you have always been my goddess in mind and the standard of my mate! I admit that I was a bit impulsive just now, but this impulse is the accumulation of day and night, it's what I've been dreaming of. I like you, love you, this is my true words!"

  Chen Yi let out a soft sigh of satisfaction and said in a low voice, "I once heard a saying that men have sex to get love, while women need love to have sex. I didn't quite understand it at first, but now I finally do: Li Zhi is my husband, but there's no love between us, so since we got married, I've been very cold and even repelled by...that aspect of things! But tonight, being with you, I feel really excited, and even a little...Leaf, you won't look down on me because of this, will you?"

  Ye Ming knew the central idea of her words, especially the last sentence, was that she was worried he would look down on her for her wanton behavior in bed. So he softly comforted her, saying: "Sister, in my heart, you will always be the most dignified, chaste and virtuous goddess! No matter in the past, present or future, it will always be so! If you don't have a husband or family now, I can immediately propose to you!"

  Chen Yi heard his decisive answer, her heart was both moved and aching, with tears welling up in her eyes, she choked back sobs and said: "Ye Zi, thank you... Don't worry, I won't ask you to marry me. I'm so much older than you, and I've been married before, if you were to marry me, it would be unfair to you, and we'd definitely face a lot of criticism... I just want to quietly be the woman behind your back. As long as you're willing, I'll do this for the rest of my life... And you know this about me: I have a strong sense of cleanliness. Now that I'm with you, I will never let Li Zhi touch my body again! I think: if a woman is with two men at the same time, it's the most shameful and filthy thing to do!"

  Ye Meng asked with some concern: "If you do this, won't Li Zhi suspect you? After all, he is your legal husband now!"

  Chen Yi stretched out her hand and pinched his face hard, saying angrily: "You little rascal! You knew I had a legitimate husband, why did you still do that to me just now? Now that we're in this situation, does it matter whether he suspects or not? If he can't take it, then divorce him! Besides, between him and me originally..."

  She originally wanted to say that she and Li Zhi actually had very little conjugal life, but ultimately felt too embarrassed to speak up, so she stopped talking.

  The two of them hugged each other silently for a while. Ye Ming knew that Chen Yi had mysophobia, so he whispered: "Sister, you go take a bath first!"

  As he spoke, he got up and prepared to press the lamp on the wall beside him.

  Chen Yi grabbed his hand and said shyly: "Don't turn on the light, I'm not used to it!"

  Ye Ming smiled and lay down again, listening to Chen Yi putting on her undergarments in the dark, then walking into the bathroom before turning on the light.

  Half an hour later, Chen Yi came out wearing pajamas and said softly: "I've got the bath water ready for you, go take a soak. By the way, you were so busy drinking tonight that you didn't eat dinner, your stomach must be hungry. I'll cook some noodles and fry an egg for you, eat your fill before leaving!