Something Beautiful and Wicked

…     

Soft moans, curses, and ragged breathing filled the room, entwining a feminine and masculine scent. Yuan Shun was gentle, well alert, and doing everything he could do not to harm Shi Yen as they made love.      

She entwined her right arm around his neck, kissing him softly from beneath him. Shi Yen was writhing with pleasure as Yuan Shun kissed her intensely, his naked hips swaying against her. She made such sweet and intoxicating responses that it forced him to barrel out a release he was holding back. He groaned aloud in her ear, and she wrapped her legs around him, allowing his cock to plunge his final thrusts in her, hard and fiercely.      

Ever since Shi Yen was discharged from the hospital, they found themselves again in each other, in their pleasure, and in their bond. Yuan Shun kissed her more tenderly. He treated her more delicately and made love to her more frequently and carefully, reminding her of their intense connection. They were at it every night until they were sweat-slick, soft, and exhausted. He wasn't even sure if Shi Yen was still on birth control, and he didn't care. He knew she didn't care either.      

All they cared about was the way their bodies heated when they are grinding and sliding against each other. The way Shi Yen's hands were on him, all over him, and not just on his delicate places. The way she gave his skin, all of it, so much attention. Her red-painted nails and hands were gliding down his torso, granting him pleasurable shivers. Every time. He would confess to her over and over, and not just in the heat of their passion, but during small intimate moments, and she'd do the same.      

He lived for her confessions. The woman he was wildly attracted to since they first met had lowered her walls and allowed him in. The queen of fire smothered her flames into cinders until it burned again, but not him—it burned around them, for them, guarding and protecting them.      

When they finished, Yuan Shun found himself idly playing with the ring on her finger as it gleamed against the pale moonlight. He never cared for anything materialistic before, but that ring meant everything to him.      

He detached himself from her body after regaining breath. He then cleaned them up before he grabbed a bottle of water, passing it to her first before he downed the rest. Shi Yen was sprawled on the bed, her chest rising and falling, her face flushed. She looked as radiantly beautiful and enticing as ever. He never tired of looking at her.      

Yuan Shun leaned against a poster on their four-poster bed, watching her. She looked back at him with a carnal hunger, an unyielding need, and a wordless conversation floated between them.      

'I'm not done?' she didn't say.      

'Aren't you too tired?' he would have responded.      

'You really think I'm finished?' she mentioned through locked eyes.      

Yuan Shun laughed, stepping to her side. He kissed her on the forehead. He then carefully collected her in his arms, and they were kissing again, mouth over mouth, tongue against tongue. Yuan Shun could feel her chest hammering.      

He smiled against her lips. "Are you nervous?" He teased. "We're married."      

Shi Yen pouted. "Doesn't mean I don't still feel butterflies whenever you're around me."      

It surprised him. She was opening up to him.      

Yuan Shun placed one of her hands over his chest, which thundered beneath her palm. "This is what you do to me, too. Don't think you're the only one affected."      

Her eyes widened. She then smiled and cupped his face. She pulled him back into the bed, and he climbed over her. He kissed her deeply, pulling her right arm forward, guiding her body to lean over his frame.      

Shi Yen straddled him and held onto his shoulder. When they were joined again, Shi Yen moved back and forth, and her hips swayed in circles. Yuan Shun held onto one of her hands while the other gripped one side of her hips, moving rhythmically.      

Yuan Shun grunted through gritted teeth, pressing his chest against her breasts, and he traced the column of her neck, her jaw, and ears with his mouth. She titled her head back, whimpering. She often did when she was about to climax again.     

He pushed her silky black hair from her sweat-slick face, kissing her swollen lips. He knew where her sensitive spots were. His hands glided over her back, to the side of her hips, to her breasts. He fondled them as she caressed the wings of his shoulder blades, digging her nails into his skin. She then pushed him forward, and she leaned over him, riding out their connected orgasms.      

When they finished, Shi Yen stayed atop of him. Her harsh breathing was evening out against his chest, and he caressed her hair.      

"I've impregnated you," Yuan Shun told her.      

She laughed. "How can you be so sure? What if it takes a long time? Fertility can be a tricky thing."      

"Hm. Then we can try as much as we want."      

She pinched him, and he pretended to be hurt. "Come now," he said. "Let's go wash up." Exhausted, Shi Yen obliged.      

…     

The next day, Shi Yen and Yuan Shun went to work in their respective departments. They say work relationships last the longest, and although it brings them closer together, the two also maintain a healthy distance to strengthen their marriage.      

Yuan Shun left Shi Yen alone when she proved that she could work despite her injured shoulder. She dedicated some time to regain strength in her left shoulder and arm before she stepped into the office.      

Yuan Shun also kept himself occupied with helping Yuan Ning transition back into Yuan Bank. Together, they were an insuperable pair. According to rumour, Yuan Ning was intelligent and bright in his position before he passed it down to Yuan Shun, and now they work side by side.      

Yuan Ning has no interest in taking back what he had given to his brother, but he was motivated to work alongside him.      

It made Shi Yen happy.      

But she realized that because both brothers were so similar, she was dealing with two worrywarts. Yuan Ning occasionally checked up on her, half-guilty for what he'd done and half because he had the insufferable blood of the Yuan family.      

She spoke to Wu Genji, and she told her that Yuan Ning had been seeing her in her apartment. Wu Genji personally asked her to keep him back at work so he could avoid coming over. Shi Yen only agreed to test it, and indeed her suspicions were correct. Whether he worked eight hours, ten, or twelve, and no matter how late it was, he'd visit her.      

So, Shi Yen had been purposely allowing him to leave early. She pissed off the Tiger Queen, but they were still working allies.      

Shi Yen wanted to ask Wu Genji one day why she was avoiding him, but she didn't want to pry in their delicate business. So, she decided to wait it out. After all, she already had so much to deal with.