In the end, the young woman’s anticipation and yearning for the unknown, combined with her attachment to her lover, finally overcame her shame and reserve.
She allowed the man pressing down on her to take the lead…
That night was very long.
Outside the window, the wind and snow lasted the entire night.
However, Su Nian and Chu Tian’s room was exceptionally warm due to the magic circle.
The next day, the snow stopped.
A single ray of golden sunlight broke free from the thick clouds, passing through a gap in the luxurious floor-to-ceiling windows to cast a bright spot of light in the room.
Su Nian’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly twice.
Her consciousness slowly drifted away from the chaotic dreamscape.
The first thing she felt was a slight muscle ache and an unprecedented sense of security.
It was very warm.
A broad and solid chest was pressed tightly against her back.
A strong, powerful arm was naturally wrapped around her waist, domineeringly circling her entire body into a tight, seamless embrace.
Su Nian’s body stiffened in an instant.
Those frantic, face-reddening scenes from last night came crashing down, shattering the confusion she felt upon waking.
‘I… and Chu Tian… did that!’
Su Nian almost instinctively wanted to break free from this shameful embrace.
But as soon as she moved, the man behind her let out a satisfied sigh filled with heavy sleepiness, and the arm around her waist tightened.
Su Nian stopped moving completely.
She slowly and cautiously turned her head.
In her field of vision was the man’s enlarged, handsome, and flawless sleeping face.
In his sleep, he lost all his usual composure and sharpness.
His short black hair was a bit messy, with a few strands hanging over his full forehead, making him look somewhat like a clean and harmless boy.
Looking at his face, Su Nian’s heart skipped a beat without her realizing it.
At this moment, she was held naked in the arms of a man who was also unclothed.
The quilt had slipped down to her waist, exposing a large area of her smooth, jade-like back, which was still covered in some ambiguous red marks.
Su Nian covered her burning face with both hands, completely unable to believe everything that had happened last night.
Although she had confirmed that she and Chu Tian were indeed an inseparable couple before her memory loss, they had only truly known each other for a few days since then.
For them to… be together… was too fast.
A wave of indescribable, complex emotions surged in Su Nian’s heart.
There was the shyness of a young girl tasting forbidden fruit for the first time, the annoyance at her own ‘easy’ surrender, and a trace of sweetness from the experience that she didn’t want to admit even to herself.
Just then, an even more shocking thought surfaced in her mind.
According to how she felt last night…
‘I… it seems… this wasn’t my first time.’
This discovery stunned Su Nian.
She tried hard to recall, but in her memories, aside from Chu Tian, she had never been so intimate with any other male.
According to the rules of memory loss, that meant… before her memory vanished, she had already given herself to Chu Tian?
This conclusion exploded in Su Nian’s mind.
But what followed wasn’t anger or sadness; instead, it was a sense of relief.
So that was it.
Su Nian let out a long breath.
Anyway… her past self had already given everything to Chu Tian.
Then it was only natural for her current, amnesiac self to make the same choice.
Yes, that’s right!
If she had to blame someone, she would blame her past self for being so infatuated with this man!
‘Huh? That’s strange. Why should I blame myself? Forget it, never mind.’
With that settled, Su Nian felt much more balanced.
The shame and unease she felt because things were “moving too fast” vanished.
In its place was a strange, natural sense of belonging.
She even began to feel a bit lucky that she had lost her memory.
At least this way, she could re-experience the process of meeting, getting to know, and falling in love with Chu Tian again.
Even if the progress was indeed ridiculously fast…
“Good morning, wife,” came Chu Tian’s deep voice from behind, tinged with the raspiness of someone who had just woken up.
Su Nian’s entire body trembled, and her cheeks instantly burned hot.
“You… you’re awake?” her voice was as thin as a mosquito’s buzz.
“Mhm. Your little movements woke me up,” Chu Tian chuckled in her ear.
“What’s wrong? Do you regret it?”
“I… I don’t!” Su Nian instinctively retorted.
She then realized her words were an admission, and her face turned even redder.
“That’s good,” he whispered in her ear.
“Because I don’t plan on letting you go.”
Chu Tian laughed softly, his arm tightening further.
She should have argued, but the words turned into a soft, sweet “Mhm” by the time they reached her lips.
Su Nian’s heart raced as she heard his domineering declaration.
Whatever.
Her past self belonged to him anyway.
Now… there was no problem.
***
After the “crossing the line” incident, that large double bed naturally no longer needed that pitiful pillow to serve as a boundary.
It couldn’t stop anything anyway.
Moreover, Su Nian finally understood why she would subconsciously hug the person next to her while sleeping.
It wasn’t a bad habit.
It was because her body was searching for that long-familiar, warm harbor.
Over the next few days, Su Nian’s life entered a strange yet regular rhythm.
During the day, she was still the high and mighty Star-Moon Saintess revered by thousands.
Flying over Academy City on the back of the Giant Dragon Little Green had become a unique sight in the city.
From their initial fear, the citizens had grown accustomed to it, even looking up with respect and admiration when the dragon flew past.
She was still the wise and decisive Magic Tutor; any complex problem was easily solved in her presence.
No one knew what kind of hidden side this powerful, noble, and nearly perfect Saintess had at night once her holy halo was removed.
Whenever night fell, the moment Su Nian stepped into Shadowmoon Manor, it was as if she stripped away a layer of hard armor used to face the world.
Under the knowing and kind gazes of the maids, she would first dine elegantly with Chu Tian, looking no different from usual.
But when the two were alone in their room, Su Nian became a completely different person.
Inside the main house, Su Nian was like a lazy cat, clinging to the man’s body.
She didn’t hesitate to give him sweet kisses and acted spoiled to her heart’s content.
The intimacy of the past few days had made her completely accept that she and the man before her were the closest partners in the world.
Moreover, she increasingly felt that her past self had excellent taste!
Her husband was handsome, rich, and so powerful!
Oh, besides those things, Chu Tian was also… particularly… in that regard…
Well, in short, he had a specialty that no one could match.
“Hubby~ My dear hubby,mua~”