The King's Enchanting

This is truly a sad fact. Once a woman turns twenty-five, it feels like time is rushing forward on a fiery wheel, even if you try desperately to catch up, you still feel it’s passing too quickly, youth fades, and the years advance.

Twenty-nine years old—well, in just one month Jian Anning will turn thirty, and now she feels it most profoundly. Even though she is undeniably beautiful now, she can no longer shamelessly call herself "young."

"That’s nonsense!" Yu Zexiao exclaimed in a mix of laughter and tears as he hugged her tightly, "She may be younger than you, but... in my eyes, you’re the most beautiful." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"You’re talking nonsense!" Jian Anning turned back, ready to scold him, but was caught unawares by his tight, unexpected kiss.

"Whether it’s nonsense... you’ll find out later." His voice was like a pot of coffee, its hoarseness alluring and enchanting.

For a man, what best proves his true feelings? The simplest, most direct method, of course, is to bring her to the bedside!

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After another night of conquest, waking up the next morning, Jian Anning rubbed her aching back. Not to mention anything else, just this back... Alright, she admitted that, at this moment, she really couldn’t compare to young girls in their early twenties.

As she rose in the morning, Jian Anning stretched her body, finally feeling soreness all over. Yu Zexiao wasn’t there, she didn’t know where he went.

However,

Thinking of how hard he worked last night, also, Jian Anning besides being confident in her feelings for Yu Zexiao, was most confident in one thing—this guy has a cleanliness obsession! He couldn’t possibly accept another woman, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been single before meeting her.

Just as she was pondering, Yu Zexiao pushed open the door. He had gone for a run early in the morning, and as he entered he saw Jian Anning awake.

"Awake?"

Jian Anning nodded. Just as she was about to say something, Yu Zexiao turned around, and soon after, he came in holding a pill and a glass of water: "Take this."

It was the morning after pill.

Over the years, because Jian Anning didn’t want to have children, sometimes they got too carried away and forgot protection, so they kept this kind of pill as a backup at home.

But before, Jian Anning always took it voluntarily, and today, Yu Zexiao brought it to her, this feeling...

She felt a little down, then bowed her head: "I don’t want to take it."

Yu Zexiao’s first thought was: "Are you afraid the water is hot? I already let it cool."

Jian Anning wanted to explain: "No, it’s the pill..."

"You think the pill expired?" Yu Zexiao held the pill, somewhat surprised, he put down the glass of water and did turn around to check, "Eh, it really expired! Good thing you didn’t take it, otherwise what if something happened?"

"It’s not that, Zexiao, I..."

Yu Zexiao thought she wanted a new pill immediately, though feeling slightly uncomfortable inside, he nodded good-naturedly: "I know, I’ll let Aunt Wang buy it for you later."

"I don’t..."

Her words were cut short, Yu Zexiao already got up and left.

At this moment, Jian Anning finally felt like the boy who cried wolf, not trusted by others. Because she had emphasized too many times that she didn’t want children in the next five years, now every time Yu Zexiao saw them frown afterward, his first reaction was she wants to take precautions, not want kids.

Jian Anning bit her lip, no, she had to make this clear with Yu Zexiao.