Sentimental General Chapter 16

That night, De Xue returned to her bedchamber in the west wing and was preparing for bed when He Mu Li walked in through the door.

Then all the maids respectfully retreated leaving the two of them in the bedchamber.

"Li Dage, why are you here?" Seeing him, De Xue was a little surprised.

With the help of the maids, she had untied her hair and taken off her beaded hairpins. Her silky smooth hair was scattered over her shoulders and she was wearing a loose-fitting robe. Her snow-white face was void of powder, looking fresh and captivating.

"Xiao Xue does not want to see me?" He Mu Li's bright eyes were looking at her and asked her teasingly.

"No. It is just that I thought you will not come over today."

After all, they were not yet married, so there was no justification for their status.

Before Su Shixiong came, she could ignore ethics but now there is a sense of guilt as if she was doing something bad. So after dinner tonight, she had talked to He Mu Li and he had agreed. She thought he understood her meaning and would refrain from coming over temporarily to avoid arousing suspicion.

"Why does Xiao Xue think I will not be coming? Can it be that now you have someone new so, you have forgotten this old person?" He Mu Li lamented.

"Yi?" De Xue could detect something wrong from his words.

This is definitely a false accusation! Not to mention, if there is a comparison between a new person and an old person......she and Su Shixiong had known each other first, alright? But she kept these words in her heart and did not say it to him because she could vaguely feel that he is jealous.

She stood up from her dressing table and walked towards him. As she helped him to undress, she said. "Li Dage, if you have anything to ask me, you can ask me directly. You don't have to go round in circles since I won't keep anything from you."

When he heard her, He Mu Li smiled. "Xiao Xue, you are really a worm in my stomach. Who is more understanding than you?" He put both his arms around her delicate waist and did not hide the fact that he really had questions to ask her.

"My Father had said before.......when a person is solicitous without reason, his intentions are traitorous*." She pitched up her tone and mockingly said to him with a smile.

(A person who is solicitous without reason, his intentions are traitorous means for a person to be exceptionally nice to someone without valid reasons, he must have a purpose.)

As soon as she mentioned De Ruo Qing, someone felt ill at-ease. "Xiao Xue, your Father is obviously a Sifu of Warfare and Weapons and is a high-ranking man that the world admires. Why can't he see that we are suitable for each other and insist on marrying you off to that weak, bookish and sour scholar?"

De Xue was surprised. This is really a slander with distorted facts confusing with right and wrong. This is the first time she had ever heard someone refer Su Shixiong as weak, bookish and sour.

Today when she saw He Mu Li broke the tea table into two, she had a wonderful feeling in her heart. Now, this feeling is even stronger. This mighty man that she likes has very masculine traits of a husband and......he should not be a vinegar vessel*, right?

(Vinegar vessel describes a person who is very jealous.)

"Li Dage, Su Shixiong also knows martial arts and his words are not sour. On the contrary, your words sound sour." Choosing between pointing out the facts and clarification, she decided to come clean. Since they are going to hold hands and stay together for a lifetime, it is better to lay down all the facts and talk clearly without hiding anything.

Embarrassed, He Mu Li gave a cough and cleared his throat. He threw a sidelong glance at her and saw a gentle smile on her face. Instantly, his heart softened.

"Xiao Xue, today your Shixiong said that since you were young, he had accompanied you in studying, he had accompanied you in smelting weapons and had accompanied you in whatever you did. Tell me, how did you smelt weapons with him? How do you usually get along with him?"

After hearing Su Yi's words, he had felt troubled especially when he was smelting weapons with his kitten, he had eaten his kitten completely. As long as he thought his enemy had also enjoyed the same privilege, he did not feel comfortable.

De Xue's gaze wavered after hearing his question and immediately she could feel his blazing eyes on her.

"Okay, okay......I will tell you. Li Dage, as you know that my strength is not great, so I need someone to help me when I smelt weapons. When I was in the mountains, Su Shixiong had always been helping me. Moreover, he is the disciple that my Father trusts the most. From a young age, my Father had instructed him to take special care of me and I have always regarded him as my best brother." So under such circumstances, she had never thought about marrying her brother, otherwise, that would be strange, wouldn't it?

After He Mu Li listened to her, the feeling in his heart was very complicated. Fortunately, the man De Xue likes is him but he still felt a little unhappy because that Su Yi has all this while being staying beside the kitten taking care of her. Su Yi knew all about her past and when He Mu Li thought of their close relationship, he had a sense of dissatisfaction like something that he loves is being coveted by others.

He knew he was being unreasonable but when faced with the woman he likes, how many men will be matured and generous? On the surface, he would look calm but he felt extremely troubled in his heart. He did not believe Su Yi would willingly accept this situation, so arranging for Su Yi to stay in another courtyard was correct. He decided not to let De Xue go to Su Yi's courtyard before he leaves.

"Then how did you get along with each other?" He Mu Li was troubled by this. It sounded like Su Yi was very good to his kitten and he could not help but think......he and De Xue were able to meet because he had kidnapped her. Not to mention that he had chased her for a year and now if she were to suddenly hate him, what should he do?

"How did we get along? We just got along normally like a brother taking care of a sister." She had always thought of it like this and so she had accepted his brotherly care very calmly. She did not expect....... De Xue's eyes started to drift thoughtfully.

"Then how come you never realize that he harbored ill intentions for you?" He Mu Li asked jealously.

Harbored ill intentions? Once again she looked in surprise at the man who truly harbored ill intentions for her. "Su Shixiong is a man who values ethics and I don't think he harbored any ill intentions."

Otherwise, she would have noticed that Su Shixiong did not treat their relationship as a brother and sister relationship long before this........ai! How could she be so dim-witted?!

He Mu Li could also detect that she really did not have feelings for Su Yi other than a brother. But in order for his kitten's heart not to soften towards Su Yi, he still had to act first to strengthen her feelings for him.

"Li Dage, are you angry? I really don't feel anything for Su Shixiong. I had always treated him as a brother." Although she thought that He Mu Li being jealous was very unreasonable but it showed he really values her. De Xue controlled her own temper to coax him and she had to bear it because she likes him.

"Xiao Xue, I'm not angry with you. I'm just worried." He decided to educate his kitten first.

"Worried? What are you worried about?" She asked inexplicably.

"I'm worried you will follow Su Yi and leave. Xiao Xue, I can't live without you." He hugged her tightly. Although these words were deliberately said to soften her heart, these words truly reflected the feelings in his heart and he really cannot live without her by his side.

When De Xue heard him, she blushed and hurriedly said to him. "I won't leave you. Even if I do go back, I will definitely come back again. Li Dage.......I can't live without you too."

These were serious words from her heart. She also wants to stay with him forever......

"Xiao Xue." He Mu Li called her name gently and his hot kiss covered her lips.

This is the woman he loves and no matter what methods he is going to use, he will never let her go.

De Xue returned his kiss obediently and felt that his kisses were much stronger than before. His hot lips pressed heavily against hers and it seems he wanted to devour her. His overbearing tongue pushed aggressively against her teeth and penetrated into her mouth. His tongue prodded and churned in her mouth as if declaring his exclusive dominance.

Being kissed so fiercely, she could not help but cry out softly. Her delicate waist was tightly clasped by his strong arms and his hot hard chest was pressed up against her soft round breasts. The warmth of his body was transmitted to her sensitive body through their robes.

"Li Dage......." Her body turned soft and melted against him as she called out softly.

"Xiao Xue, you are so beautiful."

Her eyes had turned misty and a thin layer of crimson flooded her little face. Her lips were kissed until swollen and red and she was panting breathlessly. That mesmerizing appearance made He Mu Li feel the blood in his whole body rushed downwards to a certain part of his lower body.

"You are mine.......you are mine......." He murmured as he trailed hot kisses down her snow-white neck while his hands roamed intimately over her wonderful delicate body.

"Li Dage!" Her body was teased and had heated up. De Xue quickly reached out her hands and placed them on his hard chest to put a little distance between their bodies which were pressed tightly together.

"Xiao Xue, what is wrong?" He Mu Li's gaze was like blazing flames that burned her.

"I......" When she thought of Su Shixiong who was in the nearby courtyard and also when she thought of her Father, she felt a little guilty.

"What is wrong?" His voice was low and hoarse.

"I'm afraid." Her voice was inaudible.

"Don't be afraid. I'll be very gentle." Although he could detect a different meaning to the word 'fear' in her words, he deliberately chose to misinterpret it.

When De Xue heard, her snow-white ears instantly turned red and her emerald green eyes glared at him.

Huh? Who told him it was that kind of fear?!

"Xiao Xue, do you believe me?" He felt her shy and annoyed look was cute and touching. He Mu Li's heart softened. He gently pulled her tightly to him again and asked softly.

She nodded her head and looked at him with her sparkling eyes, full of love and trust.

"Leave everything to me. No matter what happens, I will protect you and I will marry you. No one can stop me, do you understand?" He could vaguely guess the reason for the fear in her heart and he made a promise to her.

In response, his kitten's back tightened. "Li Dage, he is my Father. You must give him some respect!"

She knew the man she loves is stubborn and firm but the Father she loves is also stubborn and firm. When she thought of the two people in confrontation, De Xue had a headache. No matter who is hurt, she will still be very upset.

She hopes her Father will agree to their marriage and hopes everything will go well. She prayed deeply in her heart.

"I know. Your Father is my Father and I will not have a confrontation with him." He Mu Li sighed and agreed to her request.

"Thank you, Li Dage." Happily, she nestled into his arms with her face pressed against his chest and held him tightly to express her joy.

"Xiao Xue, just a 'thank you' is not enough." He Mu Li had a better idea and he has been feeling hungry all this while.

"Ah?" She cried out and was immediately caught in a very hot kiss.

It has been a very long time and he must savor well this 'thank you' from his kitten although this was not her original intention.

Slowly the struggles in the bedchamber became lesser and in exchange, the rhythmic moans that made people blush and palpitations of their hearts became more intense.

"Li Dage, you are really a beast!" It was not known how long time had passed before De Xue complained but very quickly she was swallowed by the beast again.

Chapter end