the carpet is good, it’s simple,’ Zhen Lang said. He unbuttoned his wife’s shirt. ‘I promise you’ll be satisfied.’
‘You…’ Gu Jing said.
Zhen Lang took off her shirt and his hand moved to her pants.
‘You…’ Zhen Lang said.
Zhen Lang kissed Gu Jing and she felt the soft carpet pressed against her back. She moved her head to the side. ‘I’m sweaty. I want to shower-’
Zhen Lang bit his wife’s ear and his hands caressed her skin. ‘You’re going to be sweating more. Later we can shower together.’
‘Then…’ Gu Jing said. She couldn’t think of any good excuses to escape. ‘I’m hungry. Cook dinner for me.’
Zhen Lang licked his wife’s tongue. ‘Food taste better after exercise. Later I’ll take you out for dinner. Let me eat first.’
Gu Jing felt like a little kitten that fell into a wolf’s trap and she had no escape route.
Gu Jing felt a cold wind swept into the living room. ‘The window and curtains aren’t closed.’
‘It doesn’t matter if the window and curtains are left open. It’s not the first time. Do you remember out first night together? We didn’t close the window and it was a floor-to-ceiling window,’ Zhen Lang said.
Gu Jing remembered her first night together with Zhen Lang was a beautiful night. But it was also her most embarrassing night. He took her to a honeymoon suite in the city’s best hotel. He opened the curtains of the suite’s living room and he undressed her whilst her back pressed against the floor-to-ceiling window. She remembered car lights on the roads below the hotel and the loving words he whispered in her ear when their bodies joined.
Gu Jing blushed and she pushed Zhen Lang’s chest in vain. ‘Little demon, you deceived me. We don’t know who’s the winner and loser yet.’
Zhen Lang captured his wife’s hand that escaped from under his body. ‘We can determine who is the winner and loser from a different perspective.’ He rolled over, his back laid on the soft floor and his wife straddled his waist. ‘If my loving wife is this enthusiastic then as your husband I’m not going to refuse your request.’
Gu Jing couldn’t control her body reactions. She felt like a small boat guided by a helmsman. After she arrived breathless at the destination, her sweaty body collapsed on Zhen Lang’s body.
Zhen Lang kissed his wife’s forehead, between her eyebrows and her lips. ‘I lost. You won, do you feel proud?’
Gu Jing looked at Zhen Lang’s triumphant face. Then she looked at her weak arms and legs, she didn’t feel like a proud winner. She didn’t want to eat dinner, shower or closed the window and curtains. She only wanted to sleep.
‘Since I won you need to listen to me, right?’ Gu Jing asked.
‘But my loving wife…’ Zhen Lang said. He caressed his wife’s skin. ‘Since you won, shouldn’t we have a rematch to give me a chance to redeem myself?’
Gu Jing widened her eyes but she couldn’t move her body. She felt something between her legs grew and she understood what Zhen Lang meant. She wanted to shake her head, but he rolled her over on her back and he laid on top of her.
‘You can chose to win against me or you can choose to let me win,’ Zhen Lang said.
Gu Jing looked defiantly at Zhen Lang. She didn’t think the two choices he gave her were different.
Zhen Lang smiled. ‘The difference is if I lose then I want another chance to redeem myself.’
Gu Jing silently swore she never wanted to try anything else together with the little demon again. Because last time Zhen Lang used the opportunities to try out their new bed, bathtub and sofa in the same way they tried out the new carpet.
‘My loving wife, our home still needs more furnishings. Remember to tell me if you want to buy anything else like a dining table, ok? I love big dining tables, understand?’ Zhen Lang said.
Gu Jing whimpered softly, but it was hard to determine if her whimper meant a no or a yes.