Because when he first married Xiao Churan, he felt he was not worthy of her. Back then, Xiao Churan did not love him, yet she was willing to marry him when he was penniless. For him, he was already very grateful. The subsequent years of living together respectfully like guests had also formed a habit for him.
Later, although his strength continued to improve, in his heart, he still did not dare to hope that Xiao Churan would fall in love with him. Because he knew that if someone did not love another from the beginning, no matter how good the other person was, it would probably be hard to cultivate love. Wasn’t he the same with Gu Qiuyi? He treated her as family, as a younger sister, and could even bear all risks for her, including death, but if he really had to marry her and have children, he probably could not cross that barrier in his heart.
Precisely because of this experience, in his heart, Xiao Churan’s feelings for him should be the same as his for Gu Qiuyi.
But he never expected that in the sixth year of their marriage, on the night of his 29th birthday, Xiao Churan would take the initiative to have marital relations with him.
Beside him, Xiao Churan, seeing that Ye Chen was not moving at all, asked him somewhat timidly: “Ye Chen, have you always just treated me as family?”
“No!” Ye Chen immediately said: “From the moment you married me, no matter how you positioned me in your heart, in my heart, I positioned you as my wife.”
Xiao Churan felt a bit aggrieved and asked him: “Then why aren’t you moving at all? If you delay any longer, it’ll be past midnight…”
Ye Chen could not say it was impossible not to want it in his heart, but he was more or less worried that Xiao Churan was not 100% motivated by emotions, so he subconsciously asked: “Wife, you drank quite a bit tonight, is it the effect of the alcohol?”
“No!” Xiao Churan denied it categorically and blurted out: “I made this decision before coming here, otherwise I wouldn’t have brought this nightdress. We’ve been married for so long, when have you seen me wear such revealing clothes in front of you?”
Ye Chen thought back for a moment and said with a silly smile: “Indeed, you haven’t worn it…”
Xiao Churan, feeling extremely shy, blurted out: “I’ve been so proactive, and you’re still hesitating and asking questions. If I had known, I wouldn’t have spoken up!”
Ye Chen suddenly realised, quickly hugged her, and said softly: “I’m sorry, wife, it’s all my fault. I was just afraid you hadn’t thought it through and might regret a hasty decision later.”
Xiao Churan looked at him, her voice small but very firm, and said: “Giving myself to you, I won’t regret it. If I really regret anything, it’s that this decision was made too late…”
After saying that, she met Ye Chen’s gaze and said affectionately: “Husband, the past is the past. No matter what we missed in the past, what we need to do is seize the present, right?”
At this moment, Ye Chen understood that Xiao Churan’s decision was well thought out.
In his heart, besides being moved, he was also filled with desire for her.
After all, the couple had been married for the sixth year, and this most normal thing between husband and wife had been delayed for six years due to various reasons.
Today was his birthday. If they took this belated step tonight, it seemed to be the best outcome.
People often say that the best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, followed by now. The same applies to emotions.
No matter what reasons caused the delay in the past, it has already been substantially delayed. No matter how much one looks back, there can be no substantial compensation.
The best way to make up for it is to seize the present.
So, Ye Chen no longer hesitated, turned over, gently pressed Xiao Churan beneath him, and kissed her red lips.
At that moment, Xiao Churan’s body trembled lightly, responding clumsily yet passionately.
After six years of marriage, this was the first time they kissed each other so deeply.
Ye Chen’s heart was full of love for Xiao Churan, while in Xiao Churan’s heart, besides love, there was also the pain of impending farewell.
The pain, at this moment, transformed into even stronger love, flooding her like a tide.
Everything that followed happened as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
Xiao Churan’s body tensed, her brows slightly furrowed, her fingertips gripping Ye Chen’s back. In the sixth year after marriage, she truly became Ye Chen’s wife in the full sense.
And in the last few hours before she was about to leave Ye Chen, she gave him her most precious thing.
No matter how Ye Chen had deceived her before, at this moment, she achieved complete forgiveness.
Giving herself to him on the eve of parting was also Xiao Churan’s well-considered decision.
First, she had long fallen deeply in love with Ye Chen. Even if she had to leave him, she felt that in this life, she would never fall in love with another man.
Second, she felt that in the past six years of marriage, she owed Ye Chen too much, and the gap between her and Ye Chen was extremely large. The only thing she could repay him with was probably this wholehearted love.
Ye Chen also, at this moment, transformed into a truly mature man.
After several storms followed by calm, he held Xiao Churan deeply, a strong sense of unreality surging in his heart, even accompanied by an inexplicable unease.
But the Xiao Churan in his arms was so real, which swept away the unease in his heart, and he embraced her tightly.
This night was the first time in the twenty years since his parents’ murder that he slept as peacefully as a baby…
