Marriage Concerto (Small Thing Called Love)

Chapter 38: That's right, I've gotten caught up in this act

The kiss was as light as a feather, but raging emotions surged through Ding Meng's head.

What the hell! Where had this dominant personality type suddenly come from? What about the contract they had agreed upon? The contract?!

No no no, those weren't even the biggest issue at hand. The biggest issue was that she had just been kissed!

Her first kiss in 25 years!

An explosion went off in Ding Meng's head and turned her thoughts into a complete mess. What was she supposed to do now? Should she throw the screeching device or use the pepper spray? Or maybe make a break for the kitchen to find a knife?!

After blanking out for what seemed like half a day, she simply ended up covering her mouth with both of her hands. She glared fiercely at Qiao Yichen, "The contract specified that both parties are not to have unnecessary physical contact!"

Her muffled voice traveled indistinctly through her palms, but Qiao Yichen heard her clearly. He laughed and said to her, "Our lips simply touched just now, and it was completely necessary."

Ding Meng, "..."

What was she supposed to do when the one who initiated the kiss was this shameless?!

Qiao Yichen wore an expression that said "just give up" and continued, "Besides, what's wrong with kissing my own wife?"

"...You're getting too caught up in this act!" Profanities of every kind ran through Ding Meng's mind.

Qiao Yichen approached her and her eyes were immediately captured by his dark pupils, "That's right, I've gotten caught up in this act. As long as you do too, we can move forward with the ninth item on the contract."

He lifted up her chin with intense focus. Ding Meng's hands were still tightly covering her mouth. When she saw that he was trying to kiss her again, she suddenly stomped on his foot, "Screw off!"

Recoiling from the sudden attack, Qiao Yichen cringed as he let go of Ding Meng. Ding Meng seized the opportunity to push him backwards and rushed back into the safety of her room, flipping both of the locks on her door.

After taking a couple deep breaths while leaning against the door, she dashed into the bathroom to splash some cold water onto her burning cheeks.

Right after she finished wiping her face dry, Qiao Yichen calmly knocked on her door, "Come out. My foot is swollen because of you."

Ding Meng flashed a small smile before turning her head towards the door and shouting, "I've already let you off easy by not using my knee to attack your important place! Your foot is swollen? Deal with it!"

Qiao Yichen, "..."

Based on his own principles of not lowering himself to fight with his own wife, Qiao Yichen magnanimously expressed, "Then let's call a truce. Come out to finish eating the noodles. They're going to become bloated soon."

When he put things like that, Ding Meng's did feel a smidgen of heartache. Her noodles! She hadn't even taken a single bite! However, trying to use this sort of trick to lure her outside? Haha she was far too clever to fall for that.

"Who's calling a truce with you? Go away!"

Qiao Yichen, "..."

He laughed and then knocked on her door twice more, "Well you can kiss me too. Wouldn't that make us even?"

"...In your dreams!"

Qiao Yichen stifled a laugh. Yeah, that would be a nice dream.

"I'm going back to my room. The noodles are on the table. You can come out to eat it when you want."