Chapter 124 [He Sui vs. Wen Huai] This is the best test of male chastity...

Chapter 26 [He Sui vs. Wen Huai] This is the best test of male chastity...

He Sui was stunned for a moment before he finally accepted the fact that the woman in front of him was Wen Huai.

The young girl back then could even make him feel a sense of pressure.

She appeared reserved, but He Sui could clearly see the look in her eyes. Her gaze never left him, and He Sui could clearly sense that it was the look a woman gives a man.

His waist was already touching the table; if he maintained that position any longer, he feared he would fall flat on his face. He Sui finally couldn't hold back any longer and called out to the woman before him, "Miss Wen Huai..."

Wen Huai straightened up, pursed her lips, and looked at him with a complicated expression. Three years had passed since they last met, and He Sui was still the same as before, unchanged at all. Her feelings for him had not wavered in the slightest.

However, when He Sui saw her return, he did not show the same joy and happiness as He's parents. His expression was so gentle, distant, and indifferent, as if he had put on a protective layer, making it impossible for Wen Huai to see his heart.

Wen Huai took a few steps back, and He Sui realized that he was so nervous that his palms were sweating. It was a little girl he had taken care of before, so why did she feel so different now?

He Sui steadied his breathing. He, who was usually impeccable in his dealings with people, was now at a loss for words.

Finally, it was Huai who spoke first. The woman's voice was very pleasant to hear, with a slightly hoarse quality. "It's been three years. I should have come back a year ago."

Wen Huai looked at He Sui. She was no longer the little girl who only reached his shoulder. In the past few years, she had grown at an alarming rate. Her figure was definitely tall among women. As long as she raised her head, she could look He Sui in the eye.

She noticed for the first time that He Sui's eyes were actually brown, and his eyebrows and eyes were very slender. When the corners of his eyes were raised, it reminded people of the phrase "gentle and refined like jade".

For the past three years, He Sui has been managing the family business. After improvements, the two workshops have become increasingly prosperous, and now he no longer needs to worry about them too much.

Actually, during this period, it wasn't that no one proposed to him, but his parents, thinking that Wenhuai would return, refused them all. Therefore, He Sui didn't even know who the suitors were, what they looked like, or what their names were.

But he didn't know, while Wen Huai knew everything perfectly well.

If she weren't worried that she wouldn't be able to hold on in Duanzhou, and that everyone would know that He Sui was her fiancé, which would likely damage his reputation and future life, she would definitely make sure the whole world knows that He Sui is taken.

He Sui said in a low voice, "Now that you're back and have received a high-ranking official position, you should start thinking about your marriage."

The implication was that he wanted to pretend the imperial edict never existed, so that Wen Huai could choose a good marriage and settle down as soon as possible.

This was a foolish thing the little girl did when she was young. He was a few years older than her and should have been tolerant of her and not put her in a difficult position. As long as this matter was simply let bygones be bygones, it wouldn't affect anyone.

Wen Huai was wearing a crimson official robe. Officials of the third rank and above in the court could wear purple robes, which was also a symbol of power and wealth. She raised her hand, with a dignified and composed demeanor that she had cultivated over time, and finally gently placed it on He Sui's soiled robe. "Although the deadline in the imperial decree for the marriage has passed, my uncle said that you are not yet married. Later, I will ask His Majesty for a new one and announce to the world that you will be given to me as my husband."

The ink on He Sui's clothes wasn't completely dry, and it got on Wen Huai's fingertips as well.

He Sui was taken aback by her stubbornness.

Seeing him reveal his true emotions, Wen Huai raised her eyebrows slightly. This was quite rare. In her eyes, He Sui had always been gentle and mild-mannered, even speaking softly. He had never argued with anyone or experienced any intense emotional fluctuations.

This was good, but she always felt that it wasn't He Sui's true self.

“Miss Wenhuai, do you know what you’re saying? I used to think these were just childish jokes and didn’t take them to heart. Even now, you should be a proper young master from a noble family. These words… don’t say them again. I’ll pretend I never heard them.” He Sui turned away, not looking at Wenhuai. He was being ruthless now so that Wenhuai would wake up sooner.

If it were the old Wenhuai, he probably would have kept quiet long ago, but the current Wenhuai knows clearly what he wants.

He Sui heard footsteps and thought Wen Huai had left. Just as he was about to turn around, he fell into a warm embrace. He couldn't help but stop breathing, and then he heard a woman's restrained voice in his ear.

"I thought what I said when I left would make you stop treating me like a child."

Wen Huai wanted to meld him into her very bones, but she was afraid he would cry out in pain. Torn between these conflicting emotions, she softened her movements.

"You can no longer treat me like a sister. I don't need a brother."

"I love you and want to marry you. Only with you can I have the motivation to earn the honor of being a husband and mother." Wen Huai wanted to lay bare her heart and show it to He Sui bit by bit, so that he would know that she had never stopped missing him through countless days and nights.

Why did she fall in love with him? Perhaps it was when she felt hopeless and disheartened that He Sui helped her, and from then on, fate coincidentally linked the two of them together.

He Sui was deeply moved by Wen Huai's confession, but being several years older than her, reason prevailed and he blurted out, "Miss Wen Huai, is it possible that..."

Wen Huai interrupted him, saying, "I am now the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. Am I not good enough for you?"

He Sui shook his head. "That's not how it is."

Wen Huai slowly released him, but her hand remained on his slender waist. Looking at He Sui's lowered eyes and his slightly pursed lips, she was determined not to give up.

Wen Huai's tone hardened, "If I force myself to marry you, there's nothing you can do to me."

As long as you marry her and she takes her name, you can deal with the rest later. Regardless of the process, as long as she is ultimately yours, that's all that matters.

Wen Huai pinched He Sui's delicate chin, stared at his slightly panicked little face, and inexplicably wanted to kiss him.

She wanted to prove that she was no longer the little girl he saw; she was a grown woman.

He Sui struggled to turn his face away from her kiss, but it took almost all his strength. He was no match for Wen Huai's strength. His father liked Wen Huai very much and would have called away all the servants when he summoned her.

Now, only he and Wenhuai remain in the entire courtyard.

Wen Huai buried her face in the crook of his neck, hugging him even tighter, but like a wounded child, her voice softened, "Don't hide from me..."

He Sui's eyes flickered slightly as he suddenly recalled Wen Huai's words to him during the Jiang family's wedding, telling him not to underestimate himself. At that time, Wen Huai had a very bright smile and was a spirited young girl who had inexplicably influenced him.

She has always wanted the best for herself, and over the years, she has been the only one who has said those things to herself.

Just as He Sui was distracted, Wen Huai pried open his teeth and plundered his breath with satisfaction. She held He Sui's hands down until his eyes were red, and then reluctantly let go.

He Sui's lips were a little red. Wen Huai touched his lips with his fingertip, his eyes full of tenderness. Finally, he hugged him and kissed him again, but this time he was a little cautious, afraid that he would bite He Sui again.

This was the person she had been thinking about for three whole years; no one else could touch him but her.

He Sui's sleeve slipped down to halfway down his arm, revealing the bright red mark of his virginity. This mark was the best proof of a man's chastity, but it could not be shown casually, lest it be seen as frivolous. So he subconsciously tried to cover it up, but Wen Huai grabbed his arm.

Wen Huai kissed the corner of his mouth, looked at his snow-white arms like lotus roots, and gently stroked his virginity mark, as if she had seen something interesting and fun, and became curious.

He Sui's lips turned red from being bitten, and his face gradually turned red as well.

His gentle and good temper finally gave way, and he said to Wen Huai, "Let me go!"

But the next second, he realized his tone was a bit too harsh, so he softened his tone and said, "Let me go."

He just couldn't bring himself to be harsh with himself. He smiled and said, feeling extremely pleased, "What are you trying to hide? I've already seen it."

Judging from He Sui's behavior, she should be the first woman to see his virginity mark.

Wen Huai continued to tease him, watching as the tips of his ears turned red. Her laughter grew even clearer and more piercing. "We've already kissed, would you really do something like this with your sister? I'm not the Zhuang Wen Huai I used to be, but my heart has never changed."

Wen Huai held his hand, "Embroider your wedding dress, and wait patiently for me to come and marry you, okay?"

He Sui's mind was in turmoil. He was being held in the arms of a grown woman, doing intimate things that only husband and wife could do. This was a scene he had never imagined.

Should he agree?

Until Wen Huai left, he did not give a definite answer. However, after leaving the He family, Wen Huai went to the palace that very night to ask the Emperor for a marriage decree.

After finishing the tasks assigned by He Sui's father, his personal attendant returned to serve him.

When the servant saw that his young master looked like he had been bullied, he was immediately stunned. "Young master... you and that person, are you... cough cough."

He Sui got up from the bed and said to the servant, "I'm going to take a bath."

The servant dared not say anything more. While serving He Sui his bath, he saw that his virginity mark was still there, and knew that what he had imagined had not happened.

Indeed, since Miss Huai likes the young master so much, she must be saving it for their wedding night.

The imperial decree of marriage was issued the next day, and all the officials in the court were astonished that Wen Huai, who had a bright future, would actually ask to marry the son of a merchant who was of no help to him. However, the current Feng Jun was also from a merchant family, but he was favored by the Emperor. Therefore, the court officials would not openly discuss Wen Huai's marriage, for fear of offending the Feng Jun inadvertently.

After receiving the imperial decree, He's parents began to make grand preparations for the wedding. They consulted with Huai and her parents, saying that since she was currently the only person living in the mansion, it would be better to hold the wedding at the He residence and invite all relatives and friends to the He residence. However, she would have to pay for all the expenses.

She was the one who married him, and there was absolutely no reason for her to expect her husband's family to pay for his marriage.

Even after marriage, the He family's vast wealth will belong to He Sui alone.

But because of this, everyone laughed at her, saying she looked like a son-in-law who had moved into the family home.