Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 158: Can You Live Up to His Feelings for You?

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Can You Live Up to His Feelings for You?

Behind him came deliberately softened footsteps and the sound of stepping on dry branches. Jiang Xingye sensed something and slightly turned his head to glance back. Seeing who it was, he curled his lips into a sneer and pushed open his own courtyard door.

Qing Xiao had already heard the commotion and came over to Jiang Xingye’s side, wagging its tail happily like a dog. Jiang Xingye patted its head, "Go on!"

Weak firelight in the stove and the dim yellow glow of the kerosene lamp cast together on Xu Qinghuan’s face, her skin delicate and porcelain-like, with a flickering flame red on her cheeks, adding a touch of allure.

Xu Qinghuan had already fallen asleep against the wall. Jiang Xingye gently lifted her; she seemed uneasy but heard familiar voices calling "Huanhuan" in her ear, and smelled a familiar pine scent. Xu Qinghuan’s hand rested on his shoulder, then she fell back asleep the next moment.

Jiang Xingye laid her down on his own kang, watching her resting on his pillow, covered with the quilt he used, a rush of joyful emotion filled his heart, mixed with unsettling guilt.

His dark desire to possess her rose eagerly, unable to be suppressed.

He wished he could wake up every day to see her sleeping face; what a beautiful thing that would be!

Jiang Xingye did not dare stay longer. He exited, closing the door behind him. The pot emitted fragrant scents, his hungry stomach grumbling, he opened the lid, and saw chicken soup and flatbread inside, his hand trembled slightly.

A woman he loved slept inside the room, with food she had left for him in the pot. This was the taste of home.

After many years, he once again felt the presence of home.

Even if this is a dream or illusion, Jiang Xingye wants to firmly hold onto it, cherishing it for a lifetime.

Six flatbreads in total, Jiang Xingye ate them all with the chicken soup. The taste was unlike any he had before, having done heavy labor all day and traveled back and forth through the county, he was very tired, but after a bowl of chicken soup, his body was reinvigorated.

He had just one bowl and saved the rest in a pot, hanging it in the well for tomorrow.

After washing up, Jiang Xingye heard sounds from inside the room, he went in and saw Xu Qinghuan sitting up rubbing her eyes, "Awake?"

Jiang Xingye came over, Xu Qinghuan leaned against him, eyes shut asking, "What time is it?"

"It’s dark, I came back late." Jiang Xingye, not having a watch, couldn’t tell the time, he wrapped his arms around her. His voice was gentle, "Shall I take you back?"

"Mm-hmm!" Xu Qinghuan drowsily descended the kang. Jiang Xingye squatted down to put on her shoes, hearing her ask, "Was it successful?"

"Pretty successful, I have to go to the county again in two days. You don’t need to wait for me or leave food." Jiang Xingye held her foot, gently slipping it into the shoe.

Her foot was small, easily fitting in one hand, soft and white as light, nails pink, like embedded beautiful shells.

Xu Qinghuan leaned on his shoulder, asking, "Do you need money? Your money is still with me."

She wanted to fetch money for him, Jiang Xingye held down her arm, "No need, I still have some. Use them, don’t save."

"Silly, I have money!"

She still had two to three thousand yuan in hand, it seemed substantial, but compared to the past life, it was pitifully little.

She wanted to slack off, but Song Wanlin’s presence and the Lu Family unremoved, she couldn’t relax, even risk losing her life, hence she needs to earn money, network, and fight a defensive battle.

She indeed has a lot to do!

"I earn money for you to spend." Jiang Xingye carefully watched her, not missing any expression on her face.

"Okay, then keep your word!"

The boss would earn more money in the future, unable to spend it all. Without the Lu Family and Song Wanlin, she could now completely relax, enjoy a peaceful relationship with the boss for several years, and once reform and opening happens, watch Jiang Xingye soar as a dragon in the sea, swiftly accumulating wealth, then she could gloriously become a rich woman.

Xu Qinghuan laughed. She gently rubbed his chin, with a day’s worth of stubble grown, prickly but soft to touch.

Jiang Xingye’s breath hitched, watching her smile like a blooming flower, he couldn’t help but get up, supporting on both sides of her body, with their faces very close, sharing breaths, indulging in the scent.

Xu Qinghuan, seeing him leaning his face for her to touch, mischievously bit him with some force, leaving a row of shallow teeth marks on his jaw.

Thud!

From the water tank in the yard came a noise, followed by a shrill cry. Jiang Xingye quickly ran out, under the bright moonlight, Qing Xiao lunged at a man and a woman.

"Sis, help, help!"

"Xu Qinghuan, get this dog back, don’t, don’t come over!"

Jiang Chengxu held a stick in protest, Xu Manman quickly ran towards the youth point, Qing Xiao poised to pounce on them, growling with suppressed irritability.

Qing Xiao was vexed by these two fools, quite annoyed.

"Come back!" Jiang Xingye’s sword eyebrows furrowed, these two had been following him, lurking outside the courtyard suspiciously, otherwise Qing Xiao wouldn’t have gone out to scare them.

He couldn’t risk Qing Xiao actually injuring them; Qing Xiao was a wolf, if people discovered that he raised a wolf that harmed others, Qing Xiao couldn’t be saved.

"Ooooo!"

Qing Xiao whimpered aggrievedly, reluctantly bared its fangs at the two, then returned sulkily, circling Xu Qinghuan, licking her fingers, as though expressing grievances.

Jiang Chengxu finally breathed a sigh of relief, taking deep breaths, looking at Xu Qinghuan, his cold brows in the moonlight were like stained with a layer of sacred light, beautiful beyond compare.

But recalling this woman being with Jiang Xingye in the room just now, late at night, a lone man and woman, what else could they be doing, his eyes seemed poisoned.

"Xu Qinghuan, how could you be so shameless, you’re not even married yet, what were you doing in the room?"

Jiang Chengxu was furious, his fists clenched tightly, if not for the courtyard wall separating them, he seriously wanted to punch Jiang Xingye dead.

However, he truly couldn’t beat Jiang Xingye.

Xu Qinghuan was angry too, "What are you two doing here? In the middle of the night, fighting wild battles here, disturbing my Qing Xiao, then arguing as if it protects your innocence?"

Jiang Chengxu couldn’t believe it, eyes filled with disappointment, "How could you become like this, you do shameless things yourself and regard everyone as same as you?"

Xu Qinghuan was truly angry, she rushed forward in two steps, and slapped Jiang Chengxu in the face, "How I am, does it concern you? What I do with my fiancé, regardless of what it is, is none of others’ business, is it?

Why do you meddle, with your own shit not wiped clean, sticking your nose into others’ business, I say you’re quite sick!"

Xu Manman rushed over, shielding Jiang Chengxu behind her,

"Xu Qinghuan, how dare you hit Chengxu brother, he’s so good to you, so concerned, afraid you’d suffer losses, that’s why he waited here, you don’t appreciate his kindness, instead you hit him, do you deserve his affection?"