I Transmigrated and Already Had a Wife - Chapter 37.2

Especially after hearing their thoughts. In their eyes, you two are deeply in love and interested in each other. How can I not mind that?

Besides, when you have a problem, the first person you think of is Zhao Shigao, not Jiang Zhou.

Jiang Zhou felt depressed. In revenge, she lightly bit Lin Muwan’s neck, not hard, just gently. Lin Muwan recoiled slightly. “It tickles.”

“Mm.”

“Mm?” Lin Muwan frowned. Since she heard me, why hasn’t she let go? Holding each other in this position is really embarrassing.

“Are you wronged because I am a woman?”

Lin Muwan frowned even tighter and countered, “Then are you wronged because I am a woman?”

Jiang Zhou shook her head. “No, I’m only glad that person is you.”

“I feel the same way.”

Lin Muwan’s cool voice, carrying certainty, confirmed her feelings. Jiang Zhou’s chest tightened. She tightened her arms, as if trying to melt Lin Muwan into her embrace, and her eyes slowly turned red.

She hadn’t expected to hear Lin Muwan’s response. This usually reserved person actually responded to her. If her previous guess was true, then Lin Muwan truly belonged to her from this moment on.

Their hearts were mutually connected.

Jiang Zhou was dizzy from the unexpected blessing. If it weren’t for the injury on her arm, which kept her from getting carried away, she would have already jumped up and down with Lin Muwan in her arms.

She sniffled, kissing Lin Muwan’s slender neck repeatedly. If she weren’t afraid of angering Lin Muwan, she would have wanted to leave a few ‘hickies’ there.

To mark Lin Muwan as hers.

Lin Muwan was shy from her kisses. She pushed her slightly, deciding not to indulge her any further. If they kept embracing, that person might get out of control. “Let go first.”

Jiang Zhou: “…”

She didn’t want to let go. She hadn’t hugged enough.

“You’re being disobedient again,” Lin Muwan used her ultimate weapon.

Jiang Zhou sighed, kissed her neck hard, and then reluctantly let her go.

After letting go, Lin Muwan saw a pair of red-rimmed eyes in the candlelight. Her hands, which were in front of her, tightened slightly. She lifted one hand and gently stroked Jiang Zhou’s cheek, saying softly, “Sleep now. We need to get up early tomorrow to travel.”

Jiang Zhou had never seen such a gentle Lin Muwan. She was completely immersed in Lin Muwan’s palm, feeling light-headed.

She turned her cheek to rub against Lin Muwan’s palm, and tears began to flow uncontrollably.

Jiang Zhou was delicate, and Lin Muwan felt distressed. In the end, they stayed up quite late before finally falling asleep.

The next day, as dawn was breaking, a knock sounded on the door. Jiang Zhou groggily opened her eyes. The candle in the room had burned out, and a faint light filtered through the window.

She carefully withdrew her arm from under Lin Muwan’s neck. Before she could put on her clothes, the knock sounded again, accompanied by Zhao Shigao’s voice, “Cousin, have you woken up?”

“Mm, it’s Cousin Zhao.” Lin Muwan had somehow opened her eyes, her voice soft and languid, like a lazy kitten.

Jiang Zhou couldn’t help but lean down and peck her on the cheek. “Mm, you lie down a little longer. I’ll go see what’s wrong.”

“Get up. We should be leaving. We need to reach my uncle’s house before dark today.”

Jiang Zhou didn’t insist. She got herself dressed, then helped Lin Muwan.

When the two stood ready at the door, Zhao Shigao’s expression was indescribable. His gaze traveled back and forth between them.

Finally, his expression stiffened, his gaze fixed on Lin Muwan’s neck.

‘My goodness, what is that? Look what I’ve found!’

Hearing his thoughts, Jiang Zhou followed his gaze and was instantly stunned. Only two words remained in her mind: ‘I’m finished.’

I accidentally left that mark last night. If Lin Muwan found out, she could forget about kissing her again.

A wave of panic washed over her.

She prayed that Zhao Shigao wouldn’t say anything.

Jiang Zhou quickly said, “Wife, it’s a bit cold outside. Let me get you a scarf.”

“Hmm?” Lin Muwan frowned, turning to look at her. “We’ll be getting into the carriage soon. It won’t feel very cold.”

“But…”

“Let’s go. Don’t let Mother wait too long.”

Jiang Zhou hurried to catch up, paying no mind to Zhao Shigao behind her. Just as she stepped downstairs, she came face-to-face with Lin Mother. Jiang Zhou quickly covered her face, and Lin Mother’s thoughts reached her ears.

Her face flushed slightly. She forced herself to greet Lin Mother and sat down at the dining table with everyone else. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, occasionally having to endure the probing looks from the two people across from her.

Lin Muwan frowned slightly, glanced at her, and asked doubtfully, “Mother, is there something on my face?”

Jiang Zhou was startled. She hadn’t expected Lin Muwan to ask that. Her heart leaped to her throat, and she looked pleadingly at Lin Mother.

Lin Mother’s old face blushed. This was not something she could easily comment on. She shot a glance at Jiang Zhou, with a hint of reproach in her eyes.

Jiang Zhou: “…”

Lin Mother wanted to remind the young people to practice restraint in such matters, especially for the man to be more considerate. Seeing the obvious mark on her daughter’s neck, she was already convinced that Jiang Zhou was not considerate in bed.

Her daughter had suffered.

With outsiders present, Lin Mother cleared her throat to hide her embarrassment. “Eat quickly. We still have a long journey ahead.”

Hearing Lin Mother say this, Jiang Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a night’s rest, her arm no longer hurt, and she didn’t need to be fed. She placatingly picked up a steamed bun for Lin Muwan. “Wife, try this. It tastes very good.”

Lin Muwan simply hummed in response and lowered her head to eat the bun.

After breakfast, before getting into the carriage, Lin Mother called out to Lin Muwan, “Wanwan, come sit with Mother. I have something to say to you.”

Jiang Zhou: “!!!”

Lin Muwan nodded and got into the carriage with Lin Mother.

Jiang Zhou felt depressed. She walked slowly, looking back repeatedly as she got into her own carriage. The moment she sat on the seat, she heard a loud rattling noise inside the carriage. Her heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, I was so focused on my wife yesterday that I forgot about Zhou Zhou in the carriage. After her modifications to the carriage, Zhou Zhou couldn’t possibly get out on its own.

She opened the carriage door and was shocked by the scene before her. The inside of the carriage was a mess. The change of clothes she had brought were strewn everywhere. Each bun in her travel pouch had been half-eaten and scattered across the carriage floor. The culprit, the fox, was currently hugging her clothes, chewing on them, and kicking its back paws.

Seeing the door open, the fox and the human stared at each other. Zhou Zhou suddenly darted out, shooting into Lin Muwan’s carriage.

It moved with lightning speed, flashing past Jiang Zhou like a streak of light, leaving behind only the wreckage.

Jiang Zhou froze, then slowly regained her composure. She took a deep breath and ground her back teeth. She wanted to immediately drag the fox back and give it a good beating, but then she remembered the mark on Lin Muwan’s neck and held herself back.

After a long moment, she let out another long sigh, resigned herself, and crawled into the carriage to clean up.

Inside Lin Muwan’s carriage, she was leaning against the wall, sitting opposite Lin Mother, when a ball of fluff suddenly burrowed into her arms. She let out a startled gasp. After recognizing the little creature, she saw it curled up, its small head resting on her arm, its fur soft.

“Why did you follow along, too?” Lin Muwan calmed down, looked down, pinched its large ears, and began to stroke its fur with one hand.

Seeing this, Lin Mother sighed. “Did you even listen to what I told you?”

“Mm, Daughter knows,” Lin Muwan replied, using the distraction of playing with Zhou Zhou to avoid Lin Mother’s gaze. She felt extremely awkward. It was all that person’s fault for being so wild last night, leaving a mark on her neck for Mother to see.

Who knew Mother would be overthinking things? She didn’t want to continue this embarrassing topic with her mother. Fortunately, Zhou Zhou’s sudden appearance broke the awkwardness. Otherwise, if she were asked further, she would die of shame.

She secretly vowed in her heart that she would never allow that person to be so unrestrained again.

The area around Qingzhou was covered with dense forests. Taking the small paths would be relatively faster, but the local populace was tough, and there were countless bandits lurking in the nearby hills. Taking the official road, however, meant a long detour.

Since their group was small, they chose the official road. By noon, they had only covered half the distance, still a ways from the inn. After discussing it, they chose an open spot by the roadside to take a brief rest.

Jiang Zhou jumped off the carriage and immediately went to sit beside Lin Muwan. Lin Muwan glanced at her indifferently, then continued talking to Lin Mother, leaving Jiang Zhou to the side.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhou immediately knew that Lin Muwan had found out about the hickey.

She’s still angry, it seems. Jiang Zhou felt a little guilty and planned to find a good time to coax her when they were alone.