SSEWC Chapter 81

On the day of He Heng and Yan Jiu’s grand wedding, the Palace of Radiance was adorned with large red lanterns, and joyful paper cutouts were pasted everywhere. The entire hall was illuminated with festive lights and decorations, creating an especially celebratory atmosphere.

Meanwhile, in the bedroom of the Palace of Radiance,

On the walls, double happiness symbols made of gold leaf were displayed, and a section of the Red Phoenix brocade revealed a smooth and delicate calf. There was even a red mark encircling the ankle.

“Um~”

On the grand red wedding bed, Yan Jiu couldn’t help but emit light, erratic breaths. His amber eyes acquired a thin layer of moisture, and his long, delicate lashes became wet strands. Two snow-white large ears peeked out from the dark hair at the top of his head.

He Heng embraced him from behind, deliberately touching the most sensitive spots on Yan Jiu’s ears again and again.

“Um~” Yan Jiu bit his lower lip, softly murmuring, “Don’t… don’t touch.”

Although he spoke these words, in reality, he made no resistance, allowing He Heng to continue his increasingly bold exploration without any protest.

After He Heng had enough fun with his ears, he leaned in to tease him, “I never knew that Ah Jiu, during intimate moments, could grow fox ears and a tail.”

When he mentioned the word “tail”, he accelerated his movements, reaching out to touch the base of Yan Jiu’s tail. His fingertips intentionally or unintentionally brushed over the slightly concave area after Yan Jiu’s spine.

At this moment, the little fox couldn’t articulate a word. His amber eyes seemed a bit absent, and tears uncontrollably flowed from the slightly reddened corners of his eyes into the bedding.

In the vast bridal chamber, only the sounds of breathing remained for a while.

…

When He Heng walked out of the bathroom holding Yan Jiu, he finally regained some composure.

Yan Jiu, still unable to revert his large tail back, angrily buried his face in He Heng’s chest, refusing to speak to him.

Wasn’t it all because He Heng went too far!

Otherwise, how could his ears and tail uncontrollably reveal themselves like that?

He Heng chuckled as he looked at the silent and sulky appearance of the little fox. After all, the little fox was quite easy to coax, and you didn’t need to do much. He would just sulk for a while and then couldn’t help but come looking for you on his own.

Sure enough, as He Heng used a towel to dry Yan Jiu’s hair and ears, Yan Jiu willingly leaned in.

He reached out to hug He Heng’s neck, swaying his large tail behind him, and enthusiastically started going through the gifts placed on the table.

These were congratulatory gifts sent by various immortals on their joyous day. There were rabbit lanterns and mooncakes sent by the Moon Palace, various celestial pills sent by the Supreme Old Lord, and many more…

In any case, various dazzling and eye-catching items were piled together. The little fox looked around like a curious child, and his gaze couldn’t be torn away from the gifts.

However, as he searched through them, he didn’t find the one from the Matchmaker God.

Yan Jiu still remembered when the Heavenly Emperor decreed his betrothal to He Heng, the Matchmaker God looked like an angry little old man.

When He Heng went to the other party’s mansion with the betrothal gifts, the Matchmaker, in a huff, asked He Heng if he had been plotting this for a long time.

He asked the Matchmaker God to help him raise a fox, and in the end, the well-raised fox was taken away by someone else!

Seeing this, He Heng and Yan Jiu had to take out a few jars of the Matchmaker God’s favorite muddled immortal wine and promised that they would visit him often when they had time.

“Alright, alright.” The little old man immediately smoothed his long beard, poured himself a few cups of wine, and sighed:

“Sigh, the fox you raised is not staying here…”

Although the Matchmaker God said those words on the surface, later he secretly took Yan Jiu to the backyard. He told the little fox that if He Heng bullied him, he should remember to inform him, as he would stand up for Yan Jiu.

At this moment, He Heng had already finished drying Yan Jiu’s hair and ears. He put down the towel and saw Yan Jiu digging through the pile of gifts on the table, a silly smile on his face.

He Heng immediately got the idea to tease him.

He touched the little fox’s ears. “Ah Jiu, why are you so happy? Could it be that the thought of marrying me brings you so much joy?”

Upon hearing this, the little fox immediately set aside what he was holding and nestled in He Heng’s arms without saying a word.

Yan Jiu’s face turned a shade of red; he was indeed very happy.

Then he heard He Heng continue to ask, “When did Ah Jiu start liking me?”

“Um~” Yan Jiu buried his face in He Heng’s chest, preventing the other from seeing the suspicious blush on his face.

“It was during the mortal trial… that’s when I started liking… liking you.”

However, his tail swayed disobediently.

Unable to control his tail, the little fox abruptly burrowed into the blanket, covering himself up tightly, starting to play the ostrich with his head under the covers.

Seeing that he was still easily teased, He Heng just smiled and pulled the covers up for him.

Realizing that it wasn’t early, He Heng said, “Let’s sleep. Good night.”

But upon hearing this, the little fox suddenly widened his eyes, “Sleep so early?”

“It’s not early,” He Heng glanced at the bedside AI robot named Duo Duo, “It’s almost four or five now. If you don’t sleep now, it’ll be daylight soon.”

Hearing this, Yan Jiu glanced at the remaining paired wine on the table and looked at He Heng with puppy eyes, “There’s still some wine left. Since there’s nothing to do tomorrow, it’s not a big deal to sleep a little later, right?”

As he said this, he reached out and hugged He Heng’s neck, rubbing against the nape like a little cat. His snow-white tail continued to sway behind him.

“Okay.” He Heng chuckled helplessly, got up, and poured another round of drinks for both of them. “When did Ah Jiu become a little alcoholic?”

“Who’s a little alcoholic?” Yan Jiu protested softly.

In reality, he wasn’t all that keen on drinking. It’s just that the wedding night only happened once, and he didn’t want to just sleep through it. He wanted to talk more with He Heng, so he playfully insisted on having some more drinks.

Of course, later on, Yan Jiu would regret his frivolous behavior.

Because on this night, he talked nonsense throughout the evening, revealing all the thoughts he had when he was still just a little fox.

The little fox, with a few shots of strong liquor in his system, ultimately overestimated his alcohol tolerance. At this point, he was completely intoxicated, and not to mention talking coherently with He Heng, he couldn’t even figure out who he was or where he was at the moment.

He Heng noticed that something was off when he saw Yan Jiu hugging a pillow and leaning foolishly against the bed. The fair face of the little fox was now adorned with two blushes. He Heng touched it with the back of his hand and felt the warmth – his cheeks were as hot as a stove, suitable for warming up hands.

So, he sighed in resignation, ready to get out of bed to prepare some sobering food for Yan Jiu.

But just as He Heng was about to step out of bed, his wrist was grabbed by the person behind him.

“Don’t go!”

Seeing this, He Heng paused for a moment, turned around, and saw the little fox pitifully snuggling into his arms.

“You don’t know anything…”

He Heng embraced him and stroked the soft top of his head. “I don’t know what?”

“You don’t know that I like you.”

Yan Jiu’s face was against his chest, and his voice sounded muffled.

“I liked you when I was still just a little fox. Back then, you always liked to kiss and hug me, but after kissing and hugging, you wouldn’t take responsibility.”

“Do you think foxes don’t need to take responsibility?”

“Let me tell you… don’t be fooled by our furry appearance; we’re not casual at all!”

“Only… only the person we like can touch us casually.”

As he spoke, Yan Jiu’s voice became even lower.

He Heng found this little fox even more adorable now. He teased him, “So, is the person Ah Jiu like is me?”

Yan Jiu nodded. “Yes.”

“I liked you very early… a long time ago.”

At this moment, his head was dizzy, and he couldn’t distinguish what time it was. He even thought he was the little fox that hadn’t transformed into a human.

Yan Jiu fumbled with the clothes on He Heng’s chest, like a child who couldn’t get candy. “When can I transform into a human?”

He Heng touched his smooth head. “Soon.”

The little fox was easily comforted. Hearing He Heng’s words, he became happy again, and he curved the corners of his mouth. “Will you wait for me then?”

He Heng smiled. “I’ve been waiting for you all along.”

Yan Jiu received a satisfactory answer and instantly quieted down, starting to doze off against He Heng’s chest.

After a while, he suddenly spoke softly again, “We foxes are very serious. Once we like someone, we will like them for a lifetime.”

“Never changing.”

He Heng solemnly replied, “Yes, for a lifetime.”

After hearing these words, the little fox could no longer resist and fell into a deep sleep.

Watching the peacefully sleeping figure in his arms, He Heng kissed his forehead and extinguished the oil lamp in the room with a spell.

The moment the lamp went out, two faint red lights appeared in the room.

He Heng looked down and saw a semi-transparent red ring on their ring fingers, connected by a red thread hanging in the air.

A faint line of small characters floated in the air,

“May you be of one heart and grow old together.”

It was a gift from the Matchmaker God…

And also the tie of their destiny.

—END