Chapter 831: Just happened?

Getting dragged down the hallway by Ji Shuang, Zhao Tian followed with a wry smile on at his lips.

Her grip on his wrist was surprisingly strong for someone so graceful, but he didn’t resist.

If anything, he found her rare burst of emotion almost... adorable.

They finally reached Zhao Tian’s room, and Ji Shuang didn’t even hesitate; she pushed open the door, stepped inside, and pulled him in before slamming the door.

Before Zhao Tian could speak, he found his back pressed against the door and Ji Shuang leaned in, pinning his body to the wall.

"When did it happen?" she asked and her eyes narrowed faintly.

Zhao Tian tilted his head innocently "Hm? What happened?"

She pouted her lips and asked "When did you get close to that vixen?" she asked and her tone was laced with something between annoyance and jealousy.

"And now you’re suddenly in a relationship with her?"

Zhao Tian chuckled dryly, trying to defuse her mood "Well... it just happened."

Ji Shuang didn’t seem amused.

She took another step closer, and their bodies are now pressed together.

Her arms slowly wrapped around his waist as she rested her cheek against his shoulder. "’Just happened’?"

Zhao Tian let out a soft sigh, raising a hand to stroke the back of her hair gently. "Shuang’er, it wasn’t planned. Things happened fast back there. I didn’t expect it either."

"Suddenly she said... she wanted to try being in a relationship with me and I also accepted... and things went by."

"Mm..." she murmured.

Lowering his head, Zhao Tian pressed a tender kiss to her cheek.

Ji Shuang, caught in that fleeting warmth, closed her eyes and hugged him tighter.

With a chuckle, he muttered teasingly, "Yuying is also very clingy like you... I was with her in the kitchen just now. Since I’ve gone missing, she’ll probably come here looking for me soon..."

Ji Shuang’s eyes opened slowly, and she looked up at him.

Without hesitation, she kissed his cheek softly and her lips lingered just a moment longer than necessary before leaning forward to nuzzle her face against his.

"Let her come," she whispered. "I’ll show her what our relationship is."

Zhao Tian couldn’t help but laugh.

Despite her cold, serious reputation, this possessive side of Ji Shuang was as amusing as it was endearing.

But before he could respond, a soft knock echoed through the room.

"Tian?" They heard Rui Yuying’s voice from outside the door.

Ji Shuang froze mid-nuzzle and blinked twice in rapid disbelief.

"...This woman," she muttered under her breath in irritation.

Zhao Tian smothered a laugh and sighed.

With a reluctant groan, Ji Shuang released him and stepped back as she fixed her clothes and brushed back her hair before crossing her arms.

Zhao Tian opened the door, smiling as if nothing had happened.

As the door opened Rui Yuying eyes flicked between Zhao Tian and Ji Shuang, "What are you two doing inside the room?"

Ji Shuang cleared her throat and replied calmly, "Nothing. I was just talking about something important with Tian."

Rui Yuying gasped, putting a hand to her mouth. "Oh no... did I interrupt something?"

’You damn cunt...’ A vein visibly twitched on Ji Shuang’s temple but she forced a smile, "Not really. I’ve finished what I needed to say."

Ji Shuang turned on her heel and walked out of the room without another word.

Zhao Tian, watching her leave, could only chuckle to himself ’All talk and no bite...’ he thought in amusement.

"Well, well," Rui Yuying said as she stepped inside with a smile, her fingers lightly brushing Zhao Tian’s chest as she passed him.

"Did she confess her feelings or interrogate you like a jealous wife?"

Zhao Tian shut the door behind her and smiled "A little bit of both, I guess."

Yuying giggled, walking around the room slowly, her eyes scanning it before settling on the bed "You have quite the effect on women, Tian. I can see why that Sect Master would get so... territorial."

"She was just being honest." He replied with a soft laugh.

Rui Yuying was already aware of his relationship with Ji Shuang.

During his two-week stay in Azure Star, he would spend his time between the two of them... and because of that, Rui Yuying guessed it easily, and he didn’t refuse it either.

"She was marking her territory," Rui Yuying replied, crossing her arms beneath her ample chest. "But I don’t blame her."

Zhao Tian raised an eyebrow "And you?"

Rui Yuying approached him and her expression softened "Me?" she murmured as she reached up and gently traced his jawline with a finger.

"I don’t need to mark anything. I already know you’ll come back to me."

He blinked, a little caught off guard by the quiet confidence in her voice.

Stepping close, she leaned in and whispered by his ear, "One day, you’ll know which of us truly owns your heart."

Then, before he could respond, she planted a gentle kiss on his jaw and moved her lips a little, kissing his lips.

He reciprocated the kiss and his fingers traced the curve of her back as he murmured softly between breaths, "I like your confidence... You remind me of one of my wives."

She giggled gently, "Do I?"

Zhao Tian nodded and pressed his forehead lightly against hers "Yeah... Her name is Zahra."

A flicker of softness passed through Rui Yuying’s gaze "Zahra... what a beautiful name."

There was a faint silence as her fingers traced the lines of his robe absently "I’d like to meet all of your wives one day."

Zhao Tian’s expression shifted and a faint shadow passed behind his eyes as he exhaled slowly "You will. Though... some of them are in seclusion right now. I’ll introduce the others to you later."

She reached up and brushed a strand of hair from his face "I’m not in a hurry. If I’m walking with you now, I trust the rest of your world will catch up to me in time."

She pulled back slightly and muttered "Mhm. Come and help me in the kitchen. The Sect Master just walked in there a few minutes ago."

"I want to make her jealous."

Zhao Tian let out a short laugh, thoroughly amused "You’re really something else..."

Before he could finish his sentence, she grasped his wrist firmly and began pulling him down the hall with "Come, come!"

Chuckling, he allowed himself to be dragged along, "You’re dangerous, you know that?"

"Only to other women," she said cheerfully without turning back. "To you, I’m your little flower."

They reached the kitchen entrance, where faint sounds of water boiling and knives chopping echoed.

Rui Yuying stopped just short of entering and peeked in like a child about to pull a prank.

"Perfect..." she whispered.

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