When Huo Shao Ting saw her suddenly changed expression, he knew what she wanted to say. Afraid that she would misunderstand and get angry, he explained hurriedly: "I'm just worried that you are too tired..."
"Shao Ting, I'm asking you, if this time I didn't protect myself well and got violated by others, would you still love me like you do now?"
Rong Dai stretched out her hand to cover his thin lips, and asked him in a very calm yet extremely serious voice.
Just thinking about what had happened this time still made her feel terrified afterward.
It was really too dangerous!
Moreover, it was something that she simply couldn't control. Women were inherently disadvantaged. If she really encountered such a situation, even someone like her who had been an empress for thirty years would feel disturbed.
But she didn't want to die. She knew better than anyone that living well was more important than anything!
Yet she also couldn't accept her body one day becoming mutilated.
If a woman could fight back against an assailant, the perpetrator would probably be dead on the scene.
This was humiliating!
Intolerable for any normal woman.
The world looked really beautiful, but she was someone who had gone through darkness.
So she knew well that behind the beautiful surface of this world, there was always an insidious, dangerous side that could never see the sunlight.
In her previous life, she hadn’t thought about such childish hypothetical questions, nor would she ask them.
After being reborn, even after going through Zuo Ran’s assault, she still hadn’t thought to ask him such childish questions before this incident.
She knew that no matter if asked of a man or woman, such questions were a test.
If the answer was what she wanted to hear, she still might not be satisfied and would still feel worried.
If the answer wasn’t what she wanted, their relationship probably couldn’t continue.
Yet the human heart was always so complicated.
"I want to hear your true thoughts."
She stared fixedly into his eyes and added very seriously.
Huo Shao Ting looked at her, then turned around to raise the temperature of the bathroom heater a few degrees and brought her over a cup of warm water.
He knew that she had really been scared by what happened this time.
Otherwise, with her experience, she wouldn't ask such hypothetical questions.
But her question made him vaguely want to get angry. Still, on second thought, it was because she loved him that she asked this.
He knelt on the mat by the bathtub, raised his hand to caress her cheek, his deep eyes gazing straight at hers.
"First, I won't let this happen."
"Second, if something like this did happen, I hope you won't give up on yourself. It wasn't your willing choice. Because I want to hold your hand and be with you forever."
"No matter what you experience or what you become, my love for you won't change. In the future, no matter what happens, I will share it with you."
"Third, you're my wife. I married you myself. To me, this is not just an emotion, but also a responsibility and an obligation."
"I can't just enjoy and accept your goodness, then dislike your flaws and experiences. Because if something like this happened, it would be my fault, because I didn't protect you well. Even more, I would have no right or qualification to dislike you."
"Fourth, every word I say to you remains valid forever."
Huo Shao Ting recalled when he first found her yesterday, crying like that, and when he hugged her, he clearly felt her body trembling.
He knew she was afraid and panicked.
How could he not also be afraid and panicked?
Afraid to completely lose her forever, because of deep love, so there were so many concerns and worries.
Rong Dai thought he would just simply answer, but didn't expect that he would answer this question so solemnly and seriously.
Moreover, his answer made the tip of her nose sour.
This man, she couldn't leave him for the rest of her life.
"With me here, as long as you don't give up, I won't let go of your hand. I won't allow you to let go either."
"Once on my pirate ship, you can't get off anymore, okay?"
Huo Shao Ting saw her slightly flushed rims and lightly kissed her forehead. His voice was gentle and indulgent as he spoke to her.
Rong Dai's heart softened. She couldn't help but put her arms around his neck again and looked up at him. Her voice was soft and tender as she answered, "Okay..."
Then she took the initiative to offer her lips. Huo Shao Ting's breathing immediately became ragged. The two looked into each other's eyes.
Having long been familiar with one another, just one look between them was enough to understand.
That night, the temperature in the little family was extremely high. Rong Dai didn't even know how she fell asleep.
Probably because both had lacked sleep these past few days and were a little tired from last night's passion, they slept until noon before waking up.
When Rong Dai opened her eyes and saw him lying right next to her, it felt like her heart was completely filled – filled with warmth and satisfaction.
"Rest a bit longer, I'll go make food," Huo Shao Ting said, reaching over to put his arm around her and kissing the tip of her nose.
Only after seeing her face's color restored did he feel relieved.
Rong Dai leaned against him and looked up, shaking her head, "I have to get up. Grandma and Mom must be worried sick. I'll go see them."
"I called them last night already. Grandma has been busy socializing these days anyway and doesn't have time. Just rest well," Huo Shao Ting said.
He didn't want her to tire herself out.
"Then I'll give Mom a call later," she answered softly, nestled against him like a pampered little cat.
Huo Shao Ting smiled helplessly and stroked her hair indulgently. "Alright, what do you want to eat today?"
It had only been a few days since seeing her. She had suffered hardship and torment in that place for days. The few pounds she had finally gained were gone again.
His little wife needed good nurturing. She had to be cared for until fair and delicate again.
"Spicy... I want spicy food..." she said with a spoiled tone in his embrace.
Although she had eaten game food up in the mountains these past few days – that blind grandma's cooking skills were pretty good too – there was no chili pepper.
"Okay..." Huo Shao Ting gave another indulgent kiss on her forehead and reluctantly got out of bed.
Seeing him standing stark naked before her again, Rong Dai couldn't help her ears turning red, yet her eyes uncontrollably kept staring.
Huo Shao Ting kept strict control of his figure. The muscular lines on his body were extremely aesthetically pleasing.
Moreover, she was extremely addicted to his body!
After Huo Shao Ting went out wearing house clothes, Rong Dai finally let out a soft sigh and retracted her gaze. She lay in bed thinking for a few more minutes before lazily getting up.
When changing clothes in the walk-in closet, seeing the messy marks all over her body in the mirror, her breathing became scorchingly hot!
Recalling last night's passion, the corners of her lips curled up slightly. After changing, she stood in front of the mirror, looking at her still flat belly. She couldn't help reaching out to caress it longingly, a hint of loss in her eyes.
Counting it out, she and Shao Ting often intimately made love. Plus neither had taken preventative measures. Why hadn't she conceived?
Qiao Wanzhou with Zhou Jing only took half a year without even trying. Could there be something wrong with her body?
