Chapter 805: The Disabled Young Master 17-18

As soon as He Jiantong smiled, Tang Wan threw herself into his arms.

"Jiantong, can you smile again? You look so good when you smile! My little heart goes pit-a-pat just looking at you!"

As she spoke, Tang Wan placed a hand over her heart.

He Jiantong was immediately amused by her lovestruck appearance.

How could she be so adorable? And how could her mouth be so sweet?

Every time he heard her speak, his heart filled with happiness, and all his troubles vanished without a trace.

……

"Do you really like me that much?" He Jiantong couldn't help asking.

Tang Wan immediately nodded solemnly. "Of course! If I didn't like you, why would I take such a huge risk and marry you in Miss's place? Of course, the fact that you're rich is also one of the reasons!" Tang Wan deliberately added.

He Jiantong knew she was saying this on purpose.

For a moment, he couldn't help raising an eyebrow. "Then shouldn't I be glad that I'm both rich and handsome?"

"Exactly! So the moment I saw you, I wanted to marry you!" Tang Wan shamelessly declared.

Hearing this, He Jiantong could no longer hold back his laughter.

Tang Wan, meanwhile, kept staring at the way he smiled.

She secretly thought to herself: It was worth activating my sweet-talking skills. Look how happy Jiantong is now!

Besides, he's been frowning less and less lately!

……

However, after a moment, the smile on He Jiantong's face gradually faded.

Then his dark eyes locked firmly onto Tang Wan's.

The atmosphere in the room slowly changed.

"Wife, it's getting late. We should retire for the night…" He Jiantong suddenly said.

Tang Wan froze, then nodded somewhat shyly. "Mm."

With that, she took the initiative to help He Jiantong remove his clothes, then helped move him onto the bed.

……

After the bed curtains were lowered, the two of them quietly looked at each other by the flickering candlelight outside.

Before long, He Jiantong reached out and placed a hand on the back of Tang Wan's head.

After some time, because He Jiantong's disabled legs could not exert any strength, the weight of his entire body soon fell onto Tang Wan.

Afterward, when Tang Wan helped him remove his undergarments, she saw the horrifying scar from the blade wound on his knee, and her face filled with heartache.

"Jiantong, does it still hurt?" Tang Wan wasn't frightened at all by the centipede-like scar on his knee.

He must have been so desperate back then, hadn't he?

Hearing this, He Jiantong shook his head. "It stopped hurting long ago."

Then he looked at Tang Wan apologetically. "I'm sorry, Wanwan. My legs aren't functional, so I may not be able to… satisfy you very well."

Hearing this, Tang Wan's face flushed.

Then, as though gathering her courage, she wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered into his ear, "It's all right. Then I'll do it instead."

Hearing this, the bit of depression He Jiantong had felt because of his disabled legs instantly vanished.

In its place came overwhelming surprise and emotion.

……

Strong light flashed in He Jiantong's eyes as he tightly wrapped his arms around her.

"Wanwan! Meeting you truly is my good fortune!"

With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

He had once resented Heaven for taking away his parents and his legs. But now he finally understood that while Heaven had given him suffering, it had also given him an enormous gift!

Tang Wan smiled brightly. "I'm the one who should be saying that."

Although she didn't know who he really was, it was precisely because he accompanied her that she could live happily in every world.

……

The next day.

He Jiantong woke up before Tang Wan.

Looking down at Tang Wan's body nestled dependently against him, He Jiantong finally realized that he and Tang Wan were already married.

And last night…

Thinking about everything that had happened the night before, the corners of He Jiantong's lips couldn't help but rise high.

She was so wonderful. How could he possibly bear to let her go?

The next moment, He Jiantong gently placed his hand against Tang Wan's fair cheek.

Then, unable to resist, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

After that, He Jiantong simply kept watching her until Tang Wan had slept enough and slowly opened her eyes.

……

"Wanwan, you're awake? Did you sleep well?" He Jiantong asked gently.

"Jiantong…" Tang Wan's voice was slightly hoarse.

Seeing this, He Jiantong's heart softened even more.

"Are you hungry? I'll have the maid bring the food to the bedside and feed you?" He Jiantong said.

Hearing this, Tang Wan hurriedly shook her head. "No, I'll get up and eat."

If the maid saw the current messy state of things, who knew what she would think!

She quickly sat up in bed. After changing her clothes, she then helped He Jiantong get dressed and get out of bed.

In all the previous worlds, it had always been her Jiantong taking care of her. Now that it was He Jiantong who needed to be taken care of, Tang Wan did it with great attentiveness and consideration.

This made He Jiantong's affection for her grow even deeper.

If she didn't genuinely love him, how could she be so meticulous and considerate when caring for him?

……

Since there were no parents-in-law, Tang Wan didn't need to go and pay her respects over morning tea or anything like that.

After the two of them leisurely got up and finished breakfast, Tang Wan pushed He Jiantong around the courtyard for a stroll.

Just then, a woman who still retained her mature charm happened to pass by. She then approached the two of them with a smile.

"Jiantong, this is your wife? She's really beautiful!"

Hearing this, He Jiantong merely looked at her coldly. "Fourth Aunt is absolutely right. My wife is naturally a fairy descended to the mortal world. Of course she's beautiful."

Tang Wan: …

If you praise me like that, I'll take it seriously!

……

The smile on the Fourth Branch Madam's face stiffened slightly after hearing He Jiantong's words.

But she quickly continued, "Exactly. But don't take this the wrong way. Your wife is so beautiful, yet how could you not invite a single relative or friend to the wedding yesterday? Anyone who didn't know better might think that the He family had brought home some inconsequential concubine!"

As soon as these words came out, He Jiantong's expression darkened.

"Concubine? Hah. She is my proper wife, whom I formally married in a sedan carried by eight bearers. When Fourth Uncle brought his concubine into the household, did he use an eight-bearer sedan? Fourth Aunt, just how bad is your eyesight that you would compare a woman formally married into the family in an eight-bearer sedan to a lowly concubine?" He Jiantong said without the slightest bit of courtesy.

His words struck directly at the Fourth Branch Madam's sorest spot.

The thing that annoyed her most was that her own husband was always bringing concubines into the household!

For a moment, the smile on the Fourth Branch Madam's face completely collapsed.

……

"I was just saying it casually. Look at you, you actually took it seriously! Although the various branches have done plenty of things wrong in the past, as the saying goes, even when family members break their bones, the tendons remain connected. Now that you've taken a wife, you should be more lenient in how you conduct yourself. Otherwise, your wife will have a hard time dealing with the other branches in the future, won't she?" the Fourth Branch Madam said to He Jiantong while suppressing her disgust.

But inwardly, she thought: If it weren't for my husband being so useless, why would I bother currying favor with this cold-blooded monster who doesn't care about his own relatives?