Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride’s Gambit

Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Give me a kiss first Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Give me a kiss first Ye Chuyi glared at him angrily, “Sheng Tingyuan! Don’t go too far!”

“Ye Chuyi, it’s you who shouldn’t go too far. Married couples should sleep together.”

Ye Chuyi was so annoyed that she laughed. He acted as if it were real, yet he was so reluctant even when she looped her arm through his, and now he had the audacity to say they should sleep together?

She grabbed Sheng Tingyuan’s arm all of a sudden and pulled him close to her, “You want to sleep together, huh? Alright then, but first, give me a kiss.”

Sheng Tingyuan thought he misheard, “What did you say?”

“Kiss me. Let me see your sincerity!”

Sheng Tingyuan pulled his arm back at once, “I don’t have time to indulge in your antics.”

“How am I being unreasonable? We’re a married couple, and you can’t even give me a kiss? Is that being unreasonable?”

Ye Chuyi leaned in closer, “Come on, kiss me. Hurry up!”

Her flawless face dazzled Sheng Tingyuan for a brief moment, but he turned his head away and went straight upstairs.

Ye Chuyi broke into tears, “Sheng Tingyuan, you’re a jerk. Am I that ugly? You don’t even want to kiss me! I’m angry now!”

Sheng Tingyuan ignored her and went straight to his study.

Ye Chuyi rubbed her eyes fiercely, making them red and swollen, then said with a pitiful face, “Xiaoliu, open the door. I want to go home!”

The butler looked troubled, “Madam, the young master told me not to open the door, look…”

Ye Chuyi shoved him aside, fiddled with the lock for a moment, then managed to get the door open and dashed out like a shot.

The butler ran upstairs quickly, “Young master, the madam has opened the door herself and left.”

Sheng Tingyuan stood by the window, watching Ye Chuyi dash out of the villa and then joyfully spin around at the gate.

Her expressions of anger and tears from just moments ago were gone without a trace.

Seeing that he said nothing, the butler anxiously suggested, “Young master, it’s starting to rain outside, and the madam didn’t take an umbrella. Perhaps you should take her one!”

“No need. She seems quite happy to be in the rain.”

“But…”

The butler didn’t know what else to say; who could be happy getting drenched? The young master himself disliked rainy days so much, how could he think the madam enjoyed it?

In the middle of the night, the madam had stormed out because of the young master. If the lady found out tomorrow, the young master would definitely get a scolding!

He was distressed and said, “Young master, I mean no offense, but newlyweds should be closer. Madam’s request wasn’t too much. Next time, perhaps indulge her!”

Sheng Tingyuan found it somewhat amusing. Indulge her, indeed. She was obviously doing it on purpose. If he really kissed her, he’d probably end up slapped.

He recalled the time when he had pressured her into getting their marriage certificate; she almost hurled a medical book at his head.

She was full of tricks!

So capable indeed!

The butler looked at Sheng Tingyuan with hopeful eyes, waiting for him to say something, but instead, he saw the young master suddenly smile faintly.

He was so astonished that he rubbed his eyes.

What? Was he seeing things? Did the young master smile? On a day he disliked the most—rainy day? The young master seemed to be in a good mood?

Sheng Tingyuan still watched Ye Chuyi; she got drenched, and it seemed not to dampen her spirits at all. Under the streetlamps, she still looked relaxed and cheerful.

She’s that happy without having to sleep with him?

She stood under the streetlamp for a full five minutes, still unable to hail a cab.

It’s indeed difficult to get a taxi in this villa area, especially at midnight; there were simply no cabs passing by.

Seeing her soaked through, Sheng Tingyuan eventually compromised, “Xiaoliu, have the driver take her home!”

The butler, overjoyed, responded at once and hurried downstairs. He instructed the driver, “Xiaoliu, quickly, take the madam home! Oh, and remember to tell her that it was the young master who sent you. He cares a lot about the madam; he’s just not good at expressing it!”

Xiaoliu acknowledged and drove off.

He parked the car in front of Ye Chuyi, got out to hold an umbrella over her, and opened the car door, “Madam, the young master asked me to take you home.”

Ye Chuyi was surprised, “Is it really him who sent me?”

“Truly!”

“Hmm, so he has a bit of a conscience after all.”

Ye Chuyi got into the car, took the blanket Xiaoliu offered her, and wrapped it around herself, then she heard Xiaoliu say, “The young master actually cares about you a lot, madam. He’s just not good at showing it.”

Ye Chuyi dried her hair while nonchalantly nodding, “Mm-hmm, I know, I know.”

As if Sheng Tingyuan wasn’t good at expressing himself. When it came to insulting people, he had a PhD in Chinese, capable of outwitting a P.E. teacher!

After warming up, Ye Chuyi rolled down the car window and stretched her hand out to catch the rain.

The raindrops rushed into her palm, eager and competing. She smiled softly at the sensation.

She said it herself; her luck improved on rainy days. A single kiss had defeated Sheng Tingyuan so easily, and she didn’t have to sleep with him. In the end, she even had a ride home, not too shabby!