With Love, To You

Chapter 6: An Eye for an Eye

Finally, he relaxed his grip a bit.

Only then did Qi Nianyun wrap her arms around his neck, satisfied.

"I really don't have any ulterior motives. If I do, it's just to make you trust me a little more."

Jingcheng Gu sneered coldly.

"So that I can let my guard down and you can escape?"

Qi Nianyun: "..."

The man removed her hands, his voice as cold as ice.

"Qi Nianyun, don't waste your efforts trying to gain my trust. And don't even think about divorce; I won't agree to it. Even if it means dying, you'll always be my wife."

With that, he turned and left.

Qi Nianyun stood frozen in place, recalling how he had indeed died because of her in the previous life. Her eyes welled up, and she felt even more like a jerk.

How blind had she been not to see this man's deep affection?

...

Jingcheng Gu went to take a shower.

Qi Nianyun returned to her room.

In her previous life, because she hated Jingcheng Gu so much, they had slept in separate rooms except for their wedding night.

Jingcheng Gu didn't force her and even decorated her room to look like the one she had in the Yun family, just to make her feel more comfortable.

Unfortunately, she didn't appreciate it at all and instead believed her stepsister Qian Yuyun's words, thinking Jingcheng Gu didn't care and had just casually arranged her room to look like her old one.

Only now did she realize that it was precisely because he cared that he decorated the room this way.

Qi Nianyun felt complicated. Just then, her phone beeped with a gossip news notification.

She clicked on it and saw a picture of Yuan Lin right on the first screen, with a big, eye-catching headline.

["True Colors Revealed! Socialite Yuan Lin Caught Doing Drugs at Party!"]

Yuan Lin, once a second-tier actress known for her pure looks and hot figure, was a goddess to many men.

Unfortunately, she first had a child out of wedlock and later married into a wealthy family, after which she gradually faded from the news.

To see her reappear in the public eye like this was unexpected.

Qi Nianyun scrolled down to find more photos from the party.

In the photos, Yuan Lin was barely clothed, her expression ecstatic, her flushed cheeks hinting at a drugged state.

There were also detailed captions.

["Yuan Lin was notorious in the entertainment circle for her promiscuity, knocking on producers' doors at midnight, bullying newbies in the same crew, and her scandalous behavior. Despite this, her 36D figure made her popular.

Now, years later, she’s trapped in an unhappy marriage and addicted to drugs. Truly, what goes around comes around..."]

The comment section was even more brutal.

["Drug-addict slut, forever despised!"]

["Glad she fell out of fame early; otherwise, she’d be struck by lightning."]

["Such trash doesn’t deserve media attention. Just throw her back into the trash bin!"]

["I used to like her shows. It’s a pity she turned out like this. Apologies to everyone. I must have been blind before. Now that my eyes are open, she deserves to die!"]

Qi Nianyun couldn't help but smile at these comments.

In her previous life, when the scandal broke, reporters captured the scenes and posted them online.

Outraged netizens berated Yuan Lin mercilessly, making her afraid to go online or even step out of her house for a long time, feeling like the whole world hated her.

But now, she realized Yuan Lin hadn't done anything wrong—she was just too naive and got framed.

It was satisfying to see Yuan Lin get a taste of her own medicine.

Qi Nianyun put her phone away, took a shower, changed into pajamas, and then quietly headed to Jingcheng Gu's bedroom.

The room was empty, and she gingerly climbed into bed, pulling the covers over herself.

Surrounded by Jingcheng Gu's scent, she took a deep breath, feeling content.

As she closed her eyes, she couldn't help but think: In her previous life, despite being married to Jingcheng Gu for years, they only had s*x once. How did he endure all those years?

Just then, the door clicked open.

She stiffened, her toes curling with tension.

After his shower, Jingcheng Gu had gone to the study for some work before coming to bed.

He was about to climb in when he noticed the slightly raised covers and a tuft of hair sticking out from the edge.

He walked over and pulled the covers back.

Qi Nianyun looked up at him innocently, softly calling, "Husband."

Jingcheng Gu's breath caught.

She was wearing a silk camisole, her porcelain skin contrasting sharply with the dark sheets, like a delicate flower bud begging to be ravished.

"What are you doing?"

"I want to sleep with you tonight, is that okay?"

She spoke cautiously, her tone placating.

Jingcheng Gu rejected her outright, "No."

Then he lifted her out of the bed.

Qi Nianyun was furious, "Why not? We're married, sharing a bed is your duty! Ah—!"

Her chin was suddenly gripped, and Jingcheng Gu leaned in, his eyes dark and intense.

"Are you sure you want me to fulfill my duty?"

His tone was so cold that Qi Nianyun trembled slightly and instantly caved.

"Then... I'll fulfill it?"

Jingcheng Gu: "..."

Ignoring him, Qi Nianyun hugged his waist.

"I don't care, I want to sleep with you tonight. If you make me leave, it means you don't love me and have feelings for someone else!"

Jingcheng Gu felt a headache coming on.

He grabbed her wrists, his voice stern, "Let go!"

"No! Not unless you let me stay."

They were at a standoff. Despite her slender arms, Qi Nianyun clung to him with surprising strength.

Jingcheng Gu's eyes darkened, and after a long moment, he finally relented.

"Fine, let go first."

Qi Nianyun hesitantly released him.

The next second, he bent down, hoisting her over his shoulder, and headed to her room.

Qi Nianyun yelled in anger.

"Jingcheng Gu! You're breaking your promise! Put me down! Put me down!"

"Behave!"

Her butt was swatted lightly, and Qi Nianyun stiffened, her blush spreading from her cheeks to her neck, overwhelmed with shame and anger.

Jingcheng Gu placed her on the bed, pulled the covers over her.

Only when the annoying sight was covered did he let out a sigh of relief.

"Sleep properly. No more tricks, and don't try to seduce me. I won't fall for it."

He turned to leave.

But Qi Nianyun wasn't one to give up easily.

Determined, she pounced on him as he turned, tackling him onto the bed.