The Taste of My Wife
“Alright, of course my Yuanbao gets a share.” Su Li smiled warmly as she pinched Yuanbao's cheek.
“I only eat it if it's rolled by my wife’s own hands!” Yuanbao pouted.
“Alright, I’ll roll it for you! Bailu, take the roast duck to Caiwei.” Su Li smiled and called Bailu in: “Go get Yindou and the others, tell them the roast duck is ready.”
Bailu smiled as she carried the plate away, casually grabbing a young servant boy on the way to fetch three young girls to come eat the roast duck.
In the kitchen, Su Li simply sat by the stove with Yuanbao, who eagerly watched her roll the roast duck for him.
The roast duck was golden, the skin crispy and charred, the meat tender. Dipped in sweet bean sauce, wrapped with shredded scallions and cucumber, all rolled in a thin pancake, the aroma was mouthwatering.
“Feed me, wife.” Yuanbao leaned in close, his body pressing against her, his big watery eyes blinking innocently.
“Alright, open your mouth.” Su Li smiled, handing the rolled pancake to Yuanbao’s lips.
Yuanbao gulped down the pancake in one bite, accidentally swallowing her finger too.
Her finger was enveloped by warm lips, the tip of his tongue brushing over her fingertip, instantly reminding her of a certain moment at night, that very sensation of his tongue...
Su Li’s face flushed bright red in an instant.
Yuanbao licked the corner of his mouth, the taste of the duck pancake was really good, but the taste of his wife was even better...
“Wife, you’re really delicious.” Yuanbao looked at Su Li’s reddened ears and leaned close to gently blow warm breath in her ear.
That warm breath felt like a little brush sweeping over her ear, making her whole body shiver.
Su Li’s face burned with embarrassment, nearly burying it in Yuanbao’s chest.
“Eating roast duck and acting so improper.” Su Li scolded playfully.
Yuanbao blinked innocently: “Wife, I’m just saying your roast duck is really delicious! You’re the best cook!”
“You!” Su Li was speechless, realizing it was her own dirty mind making her think the wrong way, while Yuanbao was pure as ever!
“Roll it yourself!” Su Li turned away, shy and annoyed, only to be pulled into someone's arms by a long arm, who whispered softly in her ear: “The roast duck is delicious, but wife is even more delicious... eating you all the time is never enough, tonight I want you, tomorrow night too, every night...”
Yuanbao said this as his body grew warm, gritting his teeth, thinking that this past year had been so long, he was about to burst.
To a man like him and Su Li, this was just an appetizer before the main course. Although it temporarily quenched his thirst, it was never enough. The real feast would be consummation, but since Su Li’s body wasn’t healed, he had to endure it painfully.
The two of them by the stove, whispering and teasing each other, were hotter than the winter fire itself.
Outside, Xiao Yun wisely slipped away quietly, walking to the corridor where he saw Lingdang standing and approached her.
“Commander.” Lingdang lowered her voice and bowed to Xiao Yun when she saw no one around.
“No need for formalities here, don’t want to be seen.” Xiao Yun smiled casually, “Lingdang, are you comfortable here? Are you happy with the job I found for you?”
Lingdang smiled: “Master is very easy to get along with and treats us well. Thank you, Commander, for finding us such a good and promising job.”
Xiao Yun chuckled. Hearing Lingdang say "promising job," he knew she had figured out Su Li’s importance to Xiao Zitian. With that, Lingdang would definitely be extra diligent in serving Su Li.
“Oh right, before you came, how’s that new girl Luo Luo in the organization?” Xiao Yun asked.
“Luo Luo? You saved her?” Lingdang tilted her head, smiling mischievously: “Luo Luo is under Sister Mudan’s care. When she first arrived, she kept asking everyone if they’d seen her big brother. Turns out, that’s you!”