38 Yan Zhen, the Schemer
Zi Xunyi felt dizzy, her thoughts in disarray.
So, the little secrets between husband and wife referred to… this?
And Yan Zhen was mostly right.
She was indeed a “white tiger cub,” and because of her bloodline divine mark, her belly button was extremely sensitive. Even accidentally touching it would make her body go weak. As for whether she preferred being on top or bottom, she was still inexperienced, but in her previous spring dreams, she did feel more… enthusiastic when she was on top.
—It’s over. This scumbag junior is really my future husband, and he’s even reborn, acting like he wants to be intimate with me right now.
—I can’t admit it. Absolutely not. He can’t prove whether it’s true or not anyway.
“Enough, stop it.” Zi Xunyi quickly interrupted Yan Zhen, her face showing a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance. “I’ve already decided. You’re just here to… harass me.”
“Sorry, I went too far. Please don’t be angry.”
Yan Zhen didn’t argue, his gaze still filled with affection, his smile gentle, as if he doted on her immensely.
Zi Xunyi avoided his gaze. “You must have mistaken me for someone else. I… will never be your future wife. Your wife should be that Yu Xuan from the Yu family.”
Ah, this… Yan Zhen was stunned. How did she know about Instructor Yu Xuan?
Seeing his confused expression, Zi Xunyi closed her eyes and said coldly, “You’re the Yu family’s prospective son-in-law, right? And you’re also close to that Huangfu girl, the top-ranked freshman in the East District. Now you’re saying these things to me? I don’t think this is how a good man should behave.”
Damn, she even knows about Wenqing? Yan Zhen’s mind raced, then he said “honestly,” “Huangfu Wenqing is my fiancée through an arranged marriage. She’s the heir of Cloud Heaven Palace in the Gallo Kingdom. She wants me to marry into her family, but I don’t want to. We’ll have a duel in about a year, and I’ll win, but Cloud Heaven Palace won’t honor the agreement and have her marry me. It’s the same with Instructor Yu Xuan. I don’t want to marry into the Yu family, and they don’t want to let their heir marry outside the clan, so we’re fated to be apart. In the end, the only one who will be with me is you, Zi Ji. You’re my only wife!”
Yan Zhen stood up excitedly and grabbed his future wife’s hand.
Zi Xunyi was startled and struggled. “What are you doing?! Let go of me!”
Yan Zhen, as if waking from a dream, released her hand. “Sorry, I got carried away. I didn’t mean to offend you.”
When he said “offend,” his tone was noticeably dejected, making him seem pitiful.
A loving couple in their past life, and now, even holding hands was considered an “offense.” This man was truly… pathetic~
Zi Xunyi pulled her hand back, hiding it in her sleeve, and bit her lip, her cheeks flushing, making her even more captivating.
She didn’t understand what was happening to her. It was as if she had forgotten she was a Mystic King, letting him hold her hand. If it were anyone else, she would have already broken their hand with her Mystic Power—no, no one else would even have the chance to enter her room and talk to her face-to-face.
She shouldn’t want to interact with him, let alone be close to him, but her body didn’t seem to resist.
“If you keep this up, I’ll have to ask you to leave.”
As soon as she said this, Zi Xunyi regretted it. She should have said, “Get out!” If he stayed any longer, who knew what he would do?
However, as if reading her mind, Yan Zhen said, “Sorry, I lost control. I should leave. Otherwise, I might not be able to hold back. After all, I finally met you, and I don’t want you to hate me…”
He smiled sadly and quickly left the room, walking onto the balcony. Then, he paused, turned around, and looked at Zi Xunyi longingly.
“I-I’ll come back tomorrow night.”
Then, he transformed into starlight and vanished.
—Don’t go!
Zi Xunyi’s heart clenched, her lips parting slightly, wanting to call him back. But reason told her not to, and she remained silent.
She sighed, her gaze falling on the teacup Yan Zhen had used, lost in thought.
She would normally avoid a philandering scumbag, no matter how sweet his words.
But Yan Zhen was her future husband, reborn with memories of their past life. He clearly loved his future self, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection whenever he spoke to her. And she had also “dreamed” of her future self.
—Wait.
She had been dreaming of intimate moments with Yan Zhen, even their wedding night. Could these be signs of her past life memories awakening?
Her husband was reborn, and she was also reborn. It was possible.
—No, I am my current self. Even my future self cannot replace me.
Zi Xunyi thought resolutely.
Then what about him?
Thinking of Yan Zhen’s sad smile, Zi Xunyi felt restless, a voice in her head saying, “I don’t want to hurt him.”
But she truly didn’t like him… yet.
She sighed again.
“…”
While Zi Xunyi was troubled, Yan Zhen had already returned to his new room, sat on the bed, and exhaled, relieving his stress.
It had been over a year since he transmigrated. He had been forcibly kissed, forcibly… serviced, ambushed, and even r*ped, but he had never actively pursued a girl.
Therefore, Yan Zhen had to resort to unconventional tactics, using the script and the information provided by the mature Zi Xunyi, pretending to be reborn and using his identity as her future husband to… seduce the younger Zi Xunyi, accelerating the relationship development!
Although deceiving his own wife felt wrong, a bit manipulative, it was all to save Ling’er. After she regained her past life memories, she would understand his actions.
In any case, he had finally taken the first step. Now, he just needed to continue interacting with her as her “future husband.”
He would rest for now. Tomorrow, he had to go to the Celestial Dome Pagoda to cultivate and act out the next key plot point.
Yan Zhen lay down and closed his eyes.
The night passed uneventfully. Even the mature Zi Xunyi didn’t contact her “husband.”
Waking up, Yan Zhen noticed his communication talisman beeping incessantly. He took it out but saw no messages, then remembered he also had the Cloud Heaven Palace talisman.
He opened the other talisman, and as expected, it was a message from Huangfu Wenqing asking about his dormitory.
[Husband Yan Zhen: I’ve been accepted as Grand Elder’s disciple, so I’m living with her, not in the dormitory. Come find me here.]
He sent her his location information, then quickly washed up.
Soon, he heard Huangfu Wenqing calling out, “Yan Zhen, where are you?”
Yan Zhen opened the window, waved at her, then jumped down, landing gracefully before her.
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