A fleeting spring night is short indeed, especially since Chen Rou mentioned she would be leaving later in the day. Nie Zhao assumed she still had a full day to rest tomorrow, yet fearing that once his wife left for several days he would have nowhere to pay his "public grain tax," he gritted his teeth through the pain of his hemorrhoids and fought two fierce rounds.
This was also the first time that, after it was all over, Chen Rou lay there for a long while, unwilling to get up and take a bath.
Nie Zhao actually preferred it this way. He liked having his wife bear his scent; he didn't care for her pulling the covers over herself and acting completely heartless the moment they finished, rushing off to the shower to wash away every trace of his existence.
Chapter 214