Chapter 14: He said "We are husband and wife."

 Chapter 14: He said "We are husband and wife."

Ning Qing was shocked.

Fear rushed into her heart, but she tried her best to suppress it.

What was meant to happen would always happen.

She took many deep breaths before straightening her back and stepping into the hall.

However, her so-called courage vanished instantly upon seeing the people in the hall.

On the sofa, Nian Lian was leaning his head on one hand, the other hand resting on his crossed legs. He tapped his slender index finger rhythmically, inexplicably eerie.

His cold eyes shot over to her, and a faint sneer appeared on his thin lips.

"Madame Nian is willing to come back?" he asked, a single sentence sending chills down Ning Qing's spine.

She suppressed her fear and raised her head, falling into the man's indifferent gaze. "I..."

"Brother, don't be so fierce," a light and cheerful voice interrupted them, cutting off their conversation.

Following the voice, Ning Qing looked over and saw a man wearing a blue and white checkered shirt and black trousers. His chestnut hair was slightly curled, and his handsome features bore a striking resemblance to the man on the sofa, albeit with a hint of youthful immaturity.

She was surprised as the man walked up to her.

Nian Che circled around Ning Qing once before immediately smiling and revealing a set of white teeth. "You must be my little sister-in-law, right?"

Ning Qing looked at him warily as he extended his hand to her.

"Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Nian Che. I'm your iced cold face husband younger brother"

Ning Qing pursed her lips and didn't respond.

Ignoring her, Nian Che continued, "I heard earlier that my brother married a sickly wife, but those people are just talking nonsense. My sister-in-law is obviously a great beauty, and even when lying in a sickbed, she's like a sleeping beauty."

"..."

"Isn't that right, sister-in-law?"

Faced with his enthusiasm, Ning Qing finally showed a bit of unease.

Her anxious eyes crossed over his shoulder and met with the man on the couch.

Nian Che followed her gaze and helplessly said, "Hey, why am I here and you two are still all lovey-dovey? Your affection is suffocating..."

"Nian Che."

Nian Lie finally spoke up, his gaze was cold and his tone was still icy.

"Your parents are waiting for you at the old house."

As brothers, Nian Che immediately understood the meaning of his words, which was to drive him away.

He glared at him resentfully and turned back to Ning Qing with a smile on his face, "Little sister-in-law, I have something to attend to, we'll see each other next time."

Ning Qing forced a smile and said, "Goodbye."

As soon as Nian che left, the spacious living room fell into a dead silence.

Nian Lian lifted his eyelids, his pale face was cold to the extreme because of his injury. "Where did you go last night?" he asked.

What should she say? Should she tell him that she was with Yan Sichen?

No, how could this man trust her? And what about Brother Sichen...

Ning Qing tightened her palm and said, "I went back to the Ning family."

"Hmph."

His cold laughter was full of contempt and superiority, as if the person in front of him was just an ant that he could trample and humiliate at will.

"So you've learned to lie."

His voice was cold and penetrating, causing fear to pierce Ning Qing's heart.

Sweat broke out on her back as she shook her head, "I didn't."

"No?" In the narrow depths of Nian Lie's eyes, contempt and sarcasm were visible. "Ning Qing, you were having so much fun outside that you forgot about your husband who injured himself at home?"

The scene from last night was vivid in her mind. Ning Qing's face turned pale and her lips trembled uncontrollably. "It was you...it was you who forced me!"

It wasn't her intention to act like that!

Nian Lian suddenly stood up, his perfectly proportioned body was oppressive even from such a distance, and Ning Qing was intimidated to the point where she couldn't speak a complete sentence.

Her entire body felt as though it was frozen, and as he slowly approached her, she couldn't even move an inch!

Nian Lian had already walked up to her, and his hand, full of coldness, touched her neck.

Ning Qing was so stiff that she couldn't move, and she looked up at him.

He leaned down slightly, his extremely beautiful lips almost touching hers, stopping just a centimeter away.

His words were ambiguous.

"If you need me to remind you, we're husband and wife. Whatever I do to you, it's all appropriate."

(End of chapter)