Chapter 535
Su Xiaoxiao was utterly stunned by the fact that she had slept for twenty-four hours straight. She was left feeling disoriented and bewildered.
“Xiaoxiao, don’t be angry. Is your waist sore? Let me massage it for you,” Jiang Yexun said with a fawning smile, his hand already reaching under the covers.
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t wait for his hand to touch her, her body jerking in reflex.
She swiftly slapped his outstretched hand away.
“Don’t touch me! You don’t keep your word!” Su Xiaoxiao complained in distaste.
But as soon as she said that, she suddenly realized something was off.
Although after they had gotten married, her impulses to be close to Jiang Yexun weren’t as uncontrollable as they used to be, there was still a lingering desire deep inside her.
And whenever they were close, she wanted to be clinging on Jiang Yexun, asking for more.
But now, suddenly, she didn’t feel that earthly desire anymore.
It felt like not only was the desire gone, but there was even a sort of instinctive resistance to Jiang Yexun’s clinginess.
Could it be because they had been too intense the night before, leaving a kind of shadow on her body?
Su Xiaoxiao wasn’t sure and decided to wait a little longer to see.
“Xiaoxiao, I was wrong! I promise I’ll be more restrained next time,” Jiang Yexun, sticky and clingy, tried to snuggle closer to her.
Seeing his wife’s beautiful brows furrowed in displeasure, he quickly added, “While you were sleeping, the person I sent to keep an eye on things got a message back. Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Wang haven’t tried to rescue Zhang Hanyu yet.”
Su Xiaoxiao froze, looking at Jiang Yexun with disbelief.
“What do you mean by that? Does it mean they haven’t rescued him temporarily, or that they won’t intervene at all?”
“According to the information from inside, they probably won’t intervene at all,” Jiang Yexun’s expression became slightly serious.
In fact, when he first heard this news, he was also surprised.
But it was hard to find someone to ask for more details, since he didn’t want the police to get suspicious.
Su Xiaoxiao pressed her lips tightly together, thinking for a moment.
She still found it hard to believe the news.
“With that amount of money at stake and the seriousness of the incident, if Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Wang just let it go indefinitely, Zhang Hanyu would definitely be in trouble. After all, he’s the only grandson of the Zhang family—how could they just abandon him?”
“I heard the impact of this incident has been really bad. They’ll deal with it swiftly and severely. We’ll know for sure when the dust settles,” Jiang Yexun also wasn’t certain.
After all, human nature is difficult to predict.
“Then what about Uncle Zhang? Has he shown up in the past few days?” Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
“No. Since Peng Huijing was arrested, he hasn’t gone to the police station. Even when Zhang Hanyu was arrested, he didn’t go,” Jiang Yexun found his behavior quite strange.
Logically speaking, even if he was angry and unwilling to step in, he wouldn’t go so far as to completely ignore the situation, like a stranger.
Su Xiaoxiao fell silent after hearing this.
Her small face grew even more serious.
Jiang Yexun wasn’t sure what she was thinking, so he continued, “Peng Huijing hasn’t been released either. They found out she gave money to those thugs and also gave Zhang Hanyu 60,000 yuan. And because of this, the Peng family has been arrested, but I don’t know the exact details.”
He had asked some people he knew who had connections with the police, but all they could tell him was this.
Anything more detailed regarding the case was off-limits, as revealing too much might make the police suspicious, and even the people helping him might begin to question things.
Su Xiaoxiao, after hearing this, hesitated for a moment before saying, “Although I don’t want Zhang’s family to make such a big deal out of Peng Huijing and her children, if they are truly this indifferent, I’m starting to wonder if they’re being too cold-hearted when it comes to family.”
“These things don’t matter,” Jiang Yexun said, holding Su Xiaoxiao’s hand gently. “As long as those who want to cause us trouble get the punishment they deserve and will never be able to harm us again, that’s enough. Big Brother is a capable person, and even without Zhang’s family, he’ll have a good future in the army.”
Su Xiaoxiao paused, then realized she had been thinking too much.
In fact, unless it was absolutely necessary, she didn’t want her biological brother to end up like a distant relative.
“But we should still call home and tell our parents about what’s happening with the Zhang family.”
Su Xiaoxiao felt that with such a big upheaval, it was necessary for her parents to be informed.
That way, if anything unexpected happened, they could be mentally prepared in advance.
“Since the Zhang family is in chaos right now, we can head to Dai City first and check on Big Brother and my mother. We can come back after things settle down in a few days,” Jiang Yexun suggested.
“Let’s leave today, then. We’ll let the front desk know, and if Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Wang come back, they can pass on the message for us,” Su Xiaoxiao decided, getting ready to get up.
However, as soon as she moved, a sharp pain shot through her waist, and she grimaced.
Jiang Yexun quickly reached out to help her.
“Why don’t you drink some Spirit Spring Water? I can rub your waist with it,” he suggested.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered the Spirit Spring Water.
She quickly took the water bottle from her space and took a few large gulps before handing it to Jiang Yexun.
But as soon as she handed it over, she immediately looked at him warily and said, “You’re not allowed to drink any today! You almost killed me yesterday, and if you drink it today, I’m afraid you’ll just replace me with a new wife!”
“You’re talking nonsense!” Jiang Yexun laughed, shaking his head as he gently pinched Su Xiaoxiao’s nose.
However, since his little wife didn’t let him drink, he naturally didn’t insist.
After Su Xiaoxiao recovered a bit, Jiang Yexun asked her to lie down on the bed.
He poured some Spirit Spring Water into his hands and gently massaged her waist.
The curve of her slender waist, combined with the little indentation that could be easily held, made his eyes darken with a hidden gleam.
Despite his best efforts to suppress those thoughts, his palms grew warmer with each stroke.
Yet the warmth from his hands, in such a soothing massage, felt incredibly comfortable.
Su Xiaoxiao squinted her eyes in pleasure, letting out soft, delicate hums.
Her gentle voice, along with the smooth, delicate feel of her skin and the porcelain-like whiteness, was too much for Jiang Yexun to resist.
Even if he were the most restrained man, he wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
His throat burned as his breath grew heavier.
Finally, unable to hold back any longer, he shot a glare at his eager “little brother” as if to say, Stop getting excited—there’s no meat today.
It’s your fault for not being more restrained yesterday and provoking my little wife!
Now you get to suffer in hunger!
Su Xiaoxiao, still unaware of Jiang Yexun’s urgent desire, was happily humming, “Yexun, let’s go buy a few roast ducks later. Since the space keeps food fresh, we can put it in hot and take it out hot. We can take it to my mother and brother to share. We can also buy more whenever we want, so when we’re back in the unit, we can always have some whenever we crave it.”
“Alright!”
Jiang Yexun immediately agreed to anything his little wife wanted, as long as it was something he could provide.
Just as they were finishing up the massage and getting ready to pack up, the door suddenly knocked.