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Xiao Che hurried back through the snow and saw the little girl with her hair down, barefoot, sitting in the warm light, resting her chin on her hand and lost in thought. Her head tilted to the side, she looked really cute and adorable. She was also holding his jade pendant in her hand and playing with it. Her soft and charming appearance made his heart soften.

Even his cold, impersonal room was infused with her youthful energy.

Hearing the voice, Jiang Ruining snapped out of her thoughts. Seeing it was Xiao Che, a smile bloomed on her face. She then glanced behind him and said, "You're back so late!"

Xiao Che caught that glance: "Seeing you, Master, you seem a little disappointed?"

The house was warm because of the underfloor heating.

He took off his fox fur coat and outer garment, squeezed onto the heated brick bed, wearing only his undergarments, and held her close in his arms.

"What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Ruining leaned against him, very relaxed: "If you get bored while waiting, just space out, clear your mind, and take a break."

Xiao Che held her calf and massaged it for her, which she enjoyed. "I'll take care of things outside. You just need to focus on recovering. Once you're fully recovered, I'll tell you the latest news anytime you want to know."

Jiang Ruining gently pulled her legs back.

The slight soreness and pain from the massage was her favorite pressure, but it was also a little itchy.

"Understood, Steward!"

Xiao Che smiled, his expression gentle and calm: "What were you waiting for just now?"

Jiang Ruining smiled mysteriously: "I'll have Baxi find something for me. You'll see when you see it!"

Xiao Che turned his head and kissed her cheek: "More important than me?"

Jiang Ruining nodded, deliberately glancing at him: "About the same level of importance!"

Xiao Che was unhappy.

Xiao Che snorted softly.

Xiao Che waited for her to coax him.

Jiang Ruining rested her chin on her hand, looking at him with a smile, but she didn't try to coax him.

Despite her cunning expression, Xiao Che felt himself being seduced again and said, "Is it a lie to say you like me?"

Jiang Ruining said playfully, "This thing concerns you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't have asked anyone to look for it!"

Xiao Che raised an eyebrow and hummed in agreement: "Then, I'm really looking forward to it!"

Jiang Ruining put down the jade pendant in her hand, played with his Adam's apple, and liked to hear his always unhurried and cool voice: "You don't need me to coax you anymore?"

Xiao Che's Adam's apple bobbed slowly beneath her fingertips, his pale eyes deep and his cool sexiness palpable: "Didn't you already coax him?"

Jiang Ruining's eyebrows curved slightly: "Well, you're pretty easy to coax!"

"It depends on who's going to coax you!" Xiao Che's thin lips moved closer to hers: "We haven't kissed all day, kiss me."

Jiang Ruining stared at him, and if her expression hadn't remained composed and aloof, she would have suspected she was about to change her mind! That urge to strip her naked and devour her whole was just too sticky!

Before I could even say yes, he grabbed me and kissed me.

Very fierce!

It's obvious they've figured out her preferences and know she likes this kind of assertiveness.

As expected of the biggest villain in the whole book, he's really smart!

The more intense the kiss, the more she felt; her delicate hands roamed, igniting a fire within the man once more.

Xiao Che pulled the shirt off her shoulder and bit her.

He then quickly extricated himself.

"I'm going to take a shower."

Jiang Ruining looked at his slender and upright back, which was filled with determination and resolve, and smiled with her eyes narrowed.

A man who knows how to care for others is a big plus!

"Xiao Che, I like you so much!"

Xiao Che's breath hitched, and he turned to look at her. "Yes, I like you too."

Her voice was like a cold spring in the dead of winter, but her words had the warmth of a hot spring.

Jiang Ruining felt as if she had been electrocuted all over her body; it felt incredibly comfortable!

Xiao Che had just gone inside.

Yunmi came in carrying a gold-embossed booklet and a seal: "Lord Baxi gave this to me."

Jiang Ruining took the booklet and looked at it. Sure enough, it had the words "Marriage Compatibility Chart" written on it in big characters!

I handed her a bag of nuts: "Take this to Baxi."

I love eating candied fruit in July.

Eight loves to crack open nuts.

Jiu Jing likes to gnaw on big bones.

Shi'an loved to drink, but guards couldn't, as it could easily lead to mistakes. So she asked an experienced winemaker to develop a wine that wouldn't cause headaches or facial flushing.

Eleven Crane loves listening to operas and reading storybooks.

Twelve Winds loves sweets.

Thirteen Huo likes to collect all kinds of kitchen utensils, even though he can't cook a single dish!

……

She knew exactly what the familiar guards around Xiao Che liked to eat.

It's still very important to build good relationships with these experts.

I occasionally ask them for help, and they're incredibly quick!

Baxi received a bag of nuts, tried one, and found the taste novel and unlike anything she had ever tasted before. It was very milky and flavorful. She quickly scurried back up the tree and hid in the shadows to enjoy the delicious treat by herself!

Jiang Ruining went to the study and sat down behind the desk.

There seemed to be even more folding paper than on the day I arrived.

Just like the endless stacks of test papers on a high school student's desk... It's enough to make onlookers feel hopeless!

Out of sight, out of mind.

She moved the folding paper to the ground.

They were stacked very high, wobbling precariously, about to topple over.

Just like the mentality of a high school student, they're about to break down.

I really want to kick him.

Finally, she took pity on them and divided them into two piles.

They now resemble two tired classmates leaning on each other.

Jiang Ruining felt there was something wrong with her imagination: "Huh~ I must have been stimulated by the original owner's third wish, everything seems so stressful!"

I don't want to think about it anymore!

He sat down at his desk, ground the ink, dipped a purple-tipped brush in the rich ink, wrote his name after "woman," and then stamped his private seal.

When Xiao Che came out, he couldn't find her in the bedroom. He came out to find her sitting at her desk, looking down at what she had finished writing. He grinned and asked, "What are you writing?"

Jiang Ruining took a book and covered up the marriage compatibility chart.

Then she asked him, "Xiao Che, how many people recognize your personal seal?"

Xiao Che walked over with his black hair loose: "I know all the officials of the third rank and above in various places, as long as they are my men."

When issuing an edict, it must be stamped with a private seal. Those who can receive edicts are not of low rank, and naturally, there are also officials of lower rank who receive them.

"You want my personal seal?"

Jiang Ruining nodded, then shook her head: "I'll borrow this for a moment. Come and sit down."

She gave him her seat so he could sit down.

Xiao Che pulled the person onto his lap: "Where do you want me to cover you up?"

Jiang Ruining kicked her feet, took off her slippers, and slipped her cold feet inside his clothes.

Stepping on those incredibly firm, muscular abs, she felt so comfortable she almost squinted.

Xiao Che pulled up his shirt to cover her little feet completely: "If you do this again without socks, you'll be punished."

"Okay!" Jiang Ruining readily agreed, "It should be on a blank piece of paper, alright!"

Xiao Che agreed, "Okay!"

Jiang Ruining asked in surprise, "Aren't you afraid I'll use your private messages for whatever I want?"

Xiao Che didn't ask, only said gently, "If you can't even trust this much, what kind of husband and wife are you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ruining felt relieved. She cupped his handsome face and gave him a loud, sweet kiss: "You guessed right!"

Xiao Che didn't pick up on her train of thought: "Hmm?"

Jiang Ruining moved the book in front of him away.

Xiao Che stared at the large red and gold-embossed booklet in front of him, his phoenix eyes widening in surprise.

Marriage compatibility chart!

Her name and personal seal are already on it.

The spot listed next to it is still empty.

Once the contract is signed and the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Clan Court affix their official seals, the couple will be protected by law!

"You...have you made up your mind?"