Chapter 5 chapter Five

"Hmm." Tien Rui, who was lying on the warm bed, sighed lazily.Even half asleep, she could still smell the sheets needing to be changed, but the bed was soft and warm and she was so tired.Last night the candle burned out before she could make her way through the house, and she was left to fumble along the clammy plaster walls until a door appeared. After several attempts, she had long since given up on finding a kitchen with a smoldering fire, let alone cheese that could satisfy her hunger.In desperation, she turned around and climbed the stairs towards what she believed to be the bedroom.After touching a mattress, she took off her wet clothes, leaving only her one-piece underwear, and got into the blanket that should be six inches thick. Within a few seconds, she fell asleep.

But now, the room was pitch black, and she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, but she felt something was wrong. Someone hugged her in a way she had never been hugged before, and she could feel the warmth of another person on her cheek.Mother, she thought, snuggled up to her.Then a hand crossed her body and came to her back.Still closing her eyes, she burrowed into the man's arms even more. "I like this part of your job." A low, soft voice whispered in her ear.The hand brushed her buttocks down to her thighs, Tien Rui smiled slightly while she was half asleep and half awake.

There was a bare shoulder under her cheek, and her lips touched a patch of warm skin; then she shifted her leg, feeling it clamped between two thick, heavy thighs, and pulling her closer. "Nice," she muttered as the hand moved from her back to her front.Her bra had an opening at the waist and down the back; the hand found the opening and reached in, touching her bare buttocks. Tien Rui didn't fully wake up until that person bullied her.The strange weight of the man made her open her eyes suddenly, and she raised her head... But nothing can be seen.There was no light in the room, nor outside, and all she could see was darkness.But she could feel a man, a very large man, in her bed and was-

Tim Rui's scream made the pigeons perched on the roof fly up in fright, and then she began to struggle with all her strength, punching and kicking, screaming all the way.That's what she learned in six lessons of lady self-defense, because she often went to places where unruly men would appear, Tian Rui felt that she needed all the work she could learn. "Damn it!" she heard the man say as he rolled over her.Within seconds, he found a match and lit the lantern beside his bed. Majors was leaning over her, completely naked. "What do you think you're doing?" she demanded, her eyes gleaming with real fear as she pulled Guy up to her chin.She knows what a man can do to a woman.She has seen too many broken noses and broken arms, and she has heard too many tragic stories——

"Me?" he yelled. "It was you who slept in my bed. Woman, I think you broke my ribs. What the hell are you doing kicking around like that? Right after you made the move?" Tian Rui immediately saw that everything was her fault, apparently she was too tired last night to notice that someone was already sleeping in the bed.Now, should she apologize?Even begging for mercy?She doubted any book of etiquette would write about such a situation.I can only hold on with the cheek, she thought. "Would you please put on your clothes?" She raised her jaw, avoiding her eyes.

So that's lust, she thought, staring at the faded wallpaper across the room.That's what women mean when they say they "can't help themselves," that when a man takes them in his arms, she "forgets" everything. And that's why women ended up raising three children alone, Tian Rui thought. She could feel him not moving, but she still couldn't look at him.He seemed to be waiting for her to speak. "Will you explain what you do in my bed?" he asked. "If you're not looking for a new husband, why—" This sentence excited her.Whether he was naked or not, she turned her head and glared at him fiercely. "I made a mistake, a simple mistake. Last night I was tired and hungry--and I still am--and the candles went out, so I groped in the dark and found the first bed I found. Can you Tell me, why do you think every woman wants to marry you?"

He was still staring at her, still showing no intention of getting dressed. "You swear you didn't come here to convince me to marry you?" "I said I already had a husband," she said, and the lie left her mouth dry and difficult to swallow. "Huh!" He hummed, she couldn't see if he believed her words. She tried not to look at him naked, but he was really good-looking, like a Greek god resurrected in a museum.He had masculine shoulders and a broad chest with hard muscles.Whatever the person does all day, it's not sitting behind a desk wagging a pen.

"I can assure you, I don't want to marry you." She abruptly shifted her gaze.She found that if she continued to look at him, she could not avoid looking down.Her memory of the male body is still limited to what she saw in childhood and the statues in the museum.Her mother was quite disapproving of this. He continued to stand there for a moment, looking at her, then he turned and pulled a plaid suit from the back of the chair. Tim Rui tried to avert her gaze, but she just couldn't resist staring at his back.The wide and strong back cuts down to a narrow waist and firm round buttocks.She once heard a woman say that her lover could "bend a nail with his hip"; other women who heard it followed with harsh laughter.At that time, Tian Rui just turned her nose up and left.She thinks that's why women get in trouble.But now she finally understood what those women meant.

He wore a kilt over his hips, and Timid blinked a few times, realizing that he wasn't wearing panties under the kilt.After putting on a white cotton shirt, he began to button the cuffs and turned to face her. "Then why did my uncle send you here?" He asked, but when Tian Rui opened his mouth to answer, he raised his hand to stop him. "I know you're an American, and I know you think we're back in Scotland, but although according to you it's a country no one wants, some of us have brains. You're not a housekeeper. You have a pair of Lady's hand." He looked away from the cufflinks to her and lowered his voice. "You don't have three children either. If you have children, your belly won't be as flat as yours."

Tian Rui never expected that a person's whole body could blush, but hers has come true.From her toes to her hairline, her whole body turned red in an instant.She turned her head away, giving herself some time to recover.quick!She thought, she must come up with an answer right away.If she told him the truth, he would send her away at once, and McAngel would let her live in Edinburgh forever, and she would never see New York again. She looked again at Majors, who was standing by the bed, wearing a big shirt, with his chest exposed, showing his muscles and hair.He had worn a wide leather belt around his narrow waist, with heavy silver buckles that seemed to her far from this century.

Thinking of Ange, Tian Rui had an idea. "I was once a lady," she said softly, looking down at her hands. "but I……" "You what?" Jace snapped. "I don't have time to wait." "I eloped with a man and my father disinherited me; when that man finds out about it—" "He dumped you. Really, poor stupid woman." Tian Rui had to bite her tongue to stop herself from correcting him.She was so disturbed by him that she almost forgot her life purpose of going back no matter what the cost! She swallowed, then spat it out.It was hard for her to look pitiful and helpless. "Your uncle's new wife helps a woman in my situation, so she—" "Ah, philanthropist. I didn't think Angus would be attracted to this kind of woman," said Jess thoughtfully, picking up the thick sweater from the chair. "Ange likes sweet and gentle women, and doesn't like those half-female half-man, nosy guys." Tian Rui thought to herself, she was about to choke. "Continue to explain!" he ordered. "Or do you want me to take you back immediately?" Now Tim Rui's trembling was real.Anything is fine, but you can't send her back! "Your uncle gave me six months to put your life in order. If I don't, he'll send me back to New York to fend for myself." "I understand. Without a man to take care of you, that's not a lady's life, huh?" There was almost sympathy in his voice, and maybe she should be thankful, but she actually wanted to scream, having lived nearly thirty years, never asking a man to take care of her, and all she needed was her own money. Jace pulled on his sweater, his head poking out of the collar. "You must know that Uncle Ange's plan is to ask you to marry me?" "No," Tim Rui said firmly. "I have no idea. If it's not too much trouble, can you tell me why you think any woman who talks to you, even if it's just to get a job, wants to marry you? Are you really that worthy of marriage?" Hearing this, Jess sat down at her feet, his sitting posture was not provocative but kind, as if they were two old friends sitting and chatting. "No, I'm not, and the situation is a bit of a mystery. Admittedly, I have good looks, and I can give a woman a good time in bed. According to the records of my ancestors, she can also conceive and bear children, but……" Tian Rui blinked fiercely.This man's vanity is really suffocating. "With such an excellent blood source, what problems do you have?" He glanced at her sharply to see if she was making fun of him, but Tian Rui, who was still sitting on the bed, gave him an encouraging smile. "Life here is too hard for women in the city. They can't bear it, they're too weak, and I can't bear it. Ah, it's not what you think. It's good to be overwhelmed in bed, but in bed out of bed," he pointed to the window. "Life here is lonely, and only the strongest women can afford it." Tim Rui let go of the blanket and leaned over to him. "You must be able to find a woman who is willing to marry the head of the clan and live here—" This sentence made Jace grunt and leave the bed. "Is this what my uncle stuffed into your ears? Yes, I am indeed the head of the clan, but the Mace is the smallest and poorest clan in Scotland. Do you know how I trained my body?" Tian Rui's eyes widened.The man seemed to have no idea what was proper or not.Then again, it was just the two of them in his bedroom now, and she was wearing only her underwear under the sheets.And... she thought, she should not pay too much attention to the situation she was in. "have no idea." "I ran sheep and raised cattle. I shoveled manure from barns and repaired roofs. I fished and sold my catch." "I thought you had a castle, and this house seems huge." "The castle! That's a ruin on the hill. We used its stones to repair the houses in the village. As for this house, my grandfather built it." He squinted at her. "He married a nice little thing who wanted all the conveniences of London, and he tried to satisfy her, so he built a house that cost too much." "You hate all women because of it." Tim Rui's sarcasm made her mouth droop. "No." Jess said with wide eyes. "I love them too much, but as I told you, they can't stand life here. It's too hard for them. Now, I don't have time to explain my life to you. I think you should go back and tell my uncle, you Would rather venture back to New York. There are no jobs for ladies here." Tim Rui didn't move. "I suspect life here will be harder than in New York. If you don't mind, I think I'll stay here." "Up to you," Jace said, walking toward the door.When he reached the doorknob, he turned around again. "Are you going to sleep in my bed every night?" "of course not!" "What a pity!" he said, and left the room. Several minutes later, Tim Rui was still sitting there blinking. "What a strange way to meet," she said aloud, and started to get out of bed.Only to find that the only thing she could put on were those wet clothes from yesterday.