The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 155 - 154: Keep Your Hands Off My Wife
Ye Manman found it amusing.
"Are you openly trying to start an extramarital affair?"
The sarcasm on her face was unhidden, and Xie Fengmian felt a pang in his heart, rushing to explain.
"Manman, it was supposed to be us who got married. I originally went to find you because I liked you, I came to your house..."
He couldn’t continue at this point, regretting deeply and slapped himself hard.
"Sorry, it’s my fault. I’ve regretted countless times in my heart about being bewitched on that day, I..."
Ye Manman didn’t look at him, a mocking arc hung on her lips. Xie Fengmian panicked and suddenly ran in front of her, pressing her shoulders.
"What are you doing?! Let go of me!"
Ye Manman tried to break free, but Xie Fengmian’s strength was too great for her to escape. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
"Manman, just give me a chance, I beg you. I’ve been thinking about you day and night, almost going crazy. I always feel we are meant for each other; my life shouldn’t be like this. I can love you well and be good to you forever, you..."
"Hiss—"
Before he could finish, Ye Manman suddenly stomped hard on his foot.
Xie Fengmian’s expression abruptly changed from affection to a grimace, it hurt, but he still didn’t let go, determined to make Ye Manman look at him.
Ye Manman felt her shoulder being pinched painfully and thought she was rather lenient; she should have kicked him in the groin hard enough to make him roll on the ground instead.
She was contemplating if he spoke again, she’d kick his groin, when suddenly an incredibly familiar voice reached her ears, making her eyes light up.
"Whoever you want to be good to for life, go be good to them, but don’t touch my wife!"
He Chen had somehow arrived behind Xie Fengmian. Ye Manman was blocked and couldn’t see ahead, and since Xie Fengmian faced Ye Manman, he hadn’t seen when He Chen arrived.
Upon hearing He Chen’s voice, Xie Fengmian instinctively stood straight, alarm bells ringing in his mind, but it was too late.
Before he could turn to see if the person behind was He Chen, his arm was suddenly seized, and then Xie Fengmian saw the scenery in front flip upside down, feeling intense pain in his stomach, hurriedly curling up to hold it, and hadn’t even realized how he ended up on the ground.
"You..."
Xie Fengmian raised his head, about to curse, but He Chen’s angry fist met him head-on.
The punch, even carrying a gust of wind, made his head tilt to one side, nose and eye rim showing red, ears buzzing, and he couldn’t see clearly for a while.
"Ow..."
Xie Fengmian lay on the ground wailing, rolling in pain, holding his stomach with one hand and his face with the other, leaving no dignity.
All this actually happened quickly, within one or two moves, it was over in a blink.
Ye Manman didn’t even glance at Xie Fengmian on the ground and directly pounced into He Chen’s arms, jumping with joy.
"He Chen! You’re back!"
"I missed you so much!"
"I really missed you!"
Her voice suddenly turned sweet, soft, and clingy, and when she jumped into his arms, she resembled an adorable bunny. The hostility on He Chen’s face quickly dissipated, and he supported her thighs, letting her effortlessly jump onto him.
The two hugged each other on the street, completely ignoring the curious stares of passersby.
Ye Manman, being held by him, simply sat in his arms, freeing her hands to cup his face, as if seeing him for the first time in a long time, her big eyes sparkling as she looked at him up and down for quite a while, then suddenly leaned down to kiss him.
"Did you just come back?"
"How did you know I was here?"
"Oh right, I told Jiang Yuan I was coming to the publisher."
After kissing He Chen, Ye Manman didn’t notice the blush quickly climbing up his face nor pay attention to the onlookers gathered to watch the spectacle. Mentioning the publisher, she remembered she had just collected the translation fee.
"Look, while you were away, I finished translating those two books and earned hundreds in manuscript fees! Am I great or what?"
She rapidly pulled out the money wrapped in a paper bag from her pocket and stuffed it into his coat pocket, her face full of happiness and pride, talking nonstop, like a chirping magpie.
Seeing her in this joyful, charming state, He Chen’s exhaustion from hurrying home vanished, feeling his heart filled with sweet honey, as if his entire bloodstream had turned sugary.
"Yeah, you’re amazing, my wife is the best in the world!"
His face still red, he noticed through his peripheral vision that people were increasingly gathering to watch them, making him shyer.
Those people might be watching because he hit Xie Fengmian or seeing him embrace his wife affectionately on the main street; whatever the reason, they were drawing attention.
He Chen was not accustomed to such occasions, if they were at home, he would have already been unable to resist taking her to bed, but here on the main road, he even felt embarrassed to say a few sweet words.
Yet, at this time, Ye Manman put on an arrogant face, tilting her chin up and proactively offering her tender cheeks to his mouth.
"Hmph, you say I’m great, then shouldn’t you reward me with a kiss? It’s been days, see I’ve even been harassed, and now you’ve finally returned, humph."
Ye Manman was acting spoiled.
She was happy, excited, and never really cared about the eyes of strangers, so she didn’t think kissing and hugging on the street was a big deal; moreover, they are married, it’s all legal.
But He Chen had already seen a circle of people gathering around, everyone discussing them; while he wanted to kiss her, being watched by so many made him uncomfortable, his face burning.
"Hmm?"
His hesitation made Ye Manman suddenly feel puzzled, she cupped his face again, staring into his eyes.
"You don’t want to kiss me."
"You have someone else out there?"
He Chen quickly explained, "No, no, it’s not that I don’t want to kiss..."
"Look, there are so many people watching us..."
I’m embarrassed.
He dared not say this, feeling it would damage his tall image.
But Ye Manman frowned, "What’s the matter? We are a legal couple, what’s wrong with kissing on the street?"
As she spoke, she began to feel a bit deflated, slapping his arm, then quickly sliding down from him.
"If you don’t want to kiss, fine..."
Ye Manman felt she had been very proactive, the moment she saw He Chen she felt she would fly with happiness, yet she was the one doing the talking and kissing, with little feedback from him.
Not a bit of reunion joy, quite disappointing.
She pouted, suddenly glancing at Xie Fengmian still groaning on the ground, blaming him for wasting her time, preventing her from going back earlier.
This reunion was not romantic at all!
"Manman."
He Chen suddenly called her.
Ye Manman sullenly pouted, replying with a snort.
"What?"
Suddenly, a shadow fell across her vision.
She saw a big hand holding her chin, lifting her head, feeling the hand on her chin tickle, a bit tingly and numb.
He Chen had one hand on her shoulder and the other gently cupping her chin, his handsome face blushing, yet he leaned down to kiss her passionately on the lips.
"Wow!"
The surrounding crowd immediately let out some gasps of surprise.
