Chapter 4: First Kiss

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

While Tang Shuang was nervous and worried, she was also looking forward to it.

Before she could reply, Jiang Ye was already impatient. He reached out tentatively and gently touched Tang Shuang’s cheek with his fingers.

Because he couldn’t see, Jiang Ye’s sense of touch and hearing became more sensitive. At this moment, he felt a clear touch on his fingers. The girl’s tender and supple skin seemed to be full of water. It was filled with youthful vitality. It carried a natural temptation that made Jiang Ye’s breathing quicken.

Jiang Ye retracted his finger as if he had been electrocuted. A faint pink color appeared on his cheeks. A man who was like a proud son of heaven was actually a little shy.

Tang Shuang was relieved that Jiang Ye did not continue to touch her, but the disappointment in her heart was difficult to explain. She shook her head and expelled the complicated thoughts from her mind.

She was lucky to be with him now. She couldn’t ask for more.

If Jiang Ye found out that she was not Tang Xue, would he hate her? Would he be sad? Tang Shuang avoided facing this problem, so she decided to maintain the status quo.

After Jiang Ye calmed down, he pulled Tang Shuang into his arms and said firmly and forcefully, “Xue’er, I won’t let you live like this forever. You didn’t marry the wrong person. I will definitely protect you and give you everything you want.”

The confidence and dominance in the man’s tone showed that he had not been defeated by the current predicament. This was the bearing of a legitimate heir that the Jiang family had nurtured with the resources of an entire family.

However, Tang Shuang thought in her heart, ‘You’re the only one I want…’

It was late at night when the door was flung open and a maid in her forties with mean features came in. She slammed the tray down on the table and said impatiently, “Hurry up and eat. I want to wash the dishes and go to bed.”

Tang Shuang frowned as she looked at the food on the tray—two bowls of white rice, a plate of stir-fried radish, and a bowl of vegetable tofu soup. That was all.

Putting aside whether this amount was enough for two people to eat, Tang Shuang saw that the radish did not seem to be cooked through, and the vegetable tofu soup looked as clear as plain water.

No wonder Jiang Ye had lost weight. If he ate like this, how could he not?

Anger welled up in her heart as she looked coldly at the maid. For a moment, the maid was frightened by her gaze. Then she remembered that the bride that had married in today was just a useless mute. She immediately straightened her back and looked at Tang Shuang arrogantly.

“Why? Not satisfied? If you’re not satisfied, then don’t eat. Do you really think you’re the young mistress of the Jiang family now? That person over there can’t even return to the Jiang family now. You should be grateful that there’s still someone to serve you!”

The maid cursed and left. Tang Shuang brought the tray over. When she got closer, she smelled that the rice seemed to be a little overcooked and emitted a strange fermented smell.

Tang Shuang put the tray back and wondered how they could eat this. They might even have diarrhea. How could those servants be so hateful!

She was glad that she had married over to this place. Otherwise, no one would know that Jiang Ye was living such a life now.

Hearing the sound of the tray being placed on the table, Jiang Ye thought that Tang Xue despised such a life. He thought to himself that Tang Xue was used to being pampered in the Tang family. When had she ever suffered such grievances? It was all his fault for not protecting her well…

“Xue’er, come here,” Jiang Ye suddenly said.

Tang Shuang looked at him in confusion and walked to his side.

Jiang Ye felt around in his pocket and slowly pulled out a candy. It was wrapped in colorful cellophane paper and looked good.

Jiang Ye tore open the candy wrapper and smiled at Tang Shuang. “This is the last one.”

Tang Shuang stared at the candy.

Jiang Ye groped around, one hand gently supporting Tang Shuang’s head, the other holding the candy. He slowly found her lips. “Xue’er, open your mouth.”

Tang Shuang opened her mouth and the candy was delivered into it.

This was the sweetest candy Tang Shuang had ever eaten in her entire life.

Jiang Ye sighed. “Xue’er, it’s not too late to regret this. The only thing that I can give you now might only be this candy. If you want to leave, I’ll find a way to send you away. You…”

Before he could finish, he felt his lips soften. Then the sweet taste of candy traveled from Tang Shuang’s lips to his mouth.

This was Tang Shuang’s first kiss. She was a little clumsy and did not know what to do after kissing Jiang Ye’s lips. After a moment of impulse, she quickly regretted it, and her cheeks were frighteningly hot.