Facing ng Zhuqing’s anger, Tobanya’s deanor returned to its usual coolness. After a while, she lowered her eyes, not eting ng Zhuqing’s gaze, and whispered, "I want you to have a child."
ng Zhuqing imdiately said, "I don’t want a child, I only want you!"
Tobanya’s heart trembled.
ng Zhuqing continued, "We already agreed on these matters before. Consider it my plea to you; can we stop dwelling on this? We’re doing fine as we are. I know you’re feeling bad, but compared to having a child, I truly prefer being with you."
"You can take a concubine and still be with . I don’t..." Unable to et ng Zhuqing’s gaze, Tobanya bowed her head again, her voice barely audible, "I don’t mind."
But ng Zhuqing still heard her last three words clearly.
ng Zhuqing was imdiately infuriated again, and asked through gritted teeth, "You truly don’t mind?"
Tobanya remained silent. Although having multiple wives and concubines was normal here, truthfully, she didn’t want ng Zhuqing to take a concubine at all.
As a woman, who wouldn’t want to be with her husband, just the two of them for life?
ng Zhuqing knew Tobanya minded, but he still asked, "If I take a concubine, do you truly not mind?" He wanted her to answer him.
Tobanya pressed her lips tightly, for a long while, then raised her head and t ng Zhuqing’s gaze again, and honestly replied, "I mind. I do mind."
ng Zhuqing finally smiled, his anger dissipated. He sat back on the bed, held her hand tightly, but his voice was especially gentle, "When you see others pregnant and you are not, you feel bad, but seeing you like this makes feel worse. Let’s not dwell on this anymore, shall we? Instead of dwelling on these things, isn’t it better for us to live our days well together?"
After a pause, he added, "You should understand my feelings. Don’t hurt anymore, Yao’er."
Tobanya’s lips trembled slightly, but she still nodded, "Mhm."
Yet ng Zhuqing was still sowhat uneasy, and explicitly demanded, "Don’t say anything about taking a concubine anymore."
"Mhm."
ng Zhuqing tenderly kissed Tobanya’s tear-filled eyes, then said, "In the future, don’t think about having children anymore, we won’t adopt any children either. It’ll just be the two of us, living well together."
Tobanya was silent for a long ti, finally, she nodded, "Mhm."
Only then did ng Zhuqing rember the love knot he bought, "I bought this on my way back, do you like it?"
The red love knot was small and not expensive, but these were secondary; the important thing was the sentint behind it.
Every ti he went out on business, he would bring her back so little trinket, all of which were enough to prove her place in his heart.
Tobanya looked at the pair of love knots in her hand, feeling warmth in her heart. She then looked at ng Zhuqing, and with a smile, she nodded slightly towards ng Zhuqing, "I like it."
Her ethereal and extraordinary face, paired with a smile brighter than peach blossoms, made Tobanya appear as if she were not from this world.
Unable to help himself, ng Zhuqing gazed at her in a daze, and leaned closer to Tobanya. Tobanya was montarily stunned but then closed her eyes, neither dodging nor hiding, allowing ng Zhuqing to kiss her lips.
It was a long ti before their lips separated.
Suddenly, ng Zhuqing felt guilty and hurriedly apologized to Tobanya, "Yao’er, I didn’t an to be harsh with you just now, please don’t be angry with ."
Tobanya shook her head, smiled and said, "It’s my fault, for making you so angry. I won’t do this anymore."
Only then did ng Zhuqing feel relieved, smiling at Tobanya again, his eyes filled with boundless tenderness.
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