Finally, a smile found its way on his face. "A slave to my wife doesn't sound bad."

"Just so you know, we're not married yet. You are not allowed to call me your wife yet," she huffed. Her eyes ran over his glorious mane of midnight hair and the chiseled lines of his unequaled face.

"It doesn't matter. I can already see my whole life with you."

It was as if Lu Mengjie felt a cupid's arrow had struck her heart. It was thumping like crazy. Red instantly covered her face. It was not fair. The impact he had on her was always not fair.

She saw his face getting closer to hers, making her subconsciously close her eyes. In the next moment, his mouth sealed over hers; his hug pulling her against his body.

The unseen devastation inside him only made her love him more. It felt like she had finally found the other half of herself in him.

"I'm not a good person, Mengjie…" he whispered after pulling back from the kiss.

"I'm not looking for a good man. I'm willing to take the risk of loving someone as twisted as you." She gently brushed his hair with her fingers. "I only want you to be nice to me."

His gaze went tender. Whether they were just empty words or not, he didn't care. He was willing to do anything for this woman. That's right, he was blinded by his love for her now. He could only see her. The first and only woman he has fallen in love with. Once again, he kissed her, he deepened the kiss by slipping his tongue in her mouth.

This time, she wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him there as she kissed him back, allowing him to dominate the kiss.

Sadly, their passionate moment was suddenly disturbed when a knock was heard from outside. The couple had to stop their making-out session.

"It's me." Bai Jingye's voice was heard.

Han Yizhou's face turned sour at the sudden interruption. He ignored him by moving his kiss, planting them on her neck

The knock continued making Lu Mengjie giggle.

"I know you two are inside. Don't make me kick the door now," the man warned while waiting outside.

"I guess it's time up for us," she whispered, the side of her lips curled.

He sighed rather helplessly. He finally released her from his hold. "If only I can steal you away from this place."

"I would love that very much." She giggled. "I have to get back to my room now as well. I can't stay here for long or else others might begin doubting us on our first day. We need to be careful for now."

"If that's what you want." He gave her a peck one last time before he walked towards the door and unlocked it. As he pulled the door open, he saw Bai Jingye with his usual blank face.

"I heard what you did to my mother." The other man said then continued, "you've hurt her."

"She started it by trying to hurt Mengjie," Han Yizhou replied.

"She is still my mother. How can you give her a bruise and hurt her like that?" His eyes darkened.

He raised a brow and calmly refuted, "why can't I?"

The tension between the two men became heavy.

"Would you rather see me get hurt then?" Lu Mengjie went and came in between them. "If you want me to apologize then I can easily give that to you but not to her."

"He could have just stopped her without hurting her. Besides, it's not you who needs to apologize. It's him," he retorted.

The only time when Lu Mengjie saw this side from Bai Jingye was when they were on bad terms. It was not like he was entirely wrong either. She knew that Han Yizhou had gone far this time. She could see how furious he was earlier towards Xu Chen.

"I'm not going to apologize. That woman, your mother deserves it." He was stubborn.

Lu Mengjie sighed. "I think you will need to apologize to her this time, Yizhou. I saw the bruise around her wrist. It was nasty. This time, I think Jingye is right. I think it would be better for you to blend in with others for now.

"Very well, I'll go and apologize to her then."

"..." Bai Jingye ended up looking at him in disbelief when he saw how fast he changed his mind when Lu Mengjie told him to do it.

"Anyway, you should go back to your room and get some rest now, Mengjie. It's getting late.," Han Yizhou said, reaching out to give her a light pat on her head.

As she remembered that she wouldn't be able to sleep the night with him, she sighed in disappointment before saying, "I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Nn," he replied, only giving her a nod without saying anything else.

…

After Lu Mengjie left, the sudden change in Han Yizhou's face was distinct. He shot his murderous glare at the other man. "Next time your mother tries to hurt her, she won't just end up with a bruise around her wrist so you better warn her, Bai Jingye."

The other man knew that Han Yizhou was not kidding, he was rather serious with it. "Don't worry, there won't be a next time." He was planning on bringing his mother with him back to the mainland to avoid the conflict between them from happening.

Han Yizhou was about to walk away but then he suddenly remembered something. "Oh, and from now on, you better stop sleeping in the same room as her if you don't want to attract death."

Bai Jingye sighed and replied, "you can just ask for it nicely instead of daunting me. Besides, I have never slept with her on the same bed."

"As long as you know your place."

"Don't worry, I know my place well." He was a cautious man so it was only normal for him to avoid as much conflict as he could, especially not towards someone like Han Yizhou. "My mother is waiting downstairs, so don't forget to apologize to her."