Night fell, and within the royal bathhouse of the palace...
After a day of exploring the city, Luo Ruying returned to her chambers. She first bathed Luo Hongye and coaxed the child to sleep before sinking alone into the bath, her body heavy with fatigue.
As the scorching water enveloped her, a faint blush crept across her cheeks, her face softening into a look of blissful comfort.
The day's wanderings had given her a deeper understanding of the Demon Realm...
She had walked through most of Eternal Night Monarch City, visited countless places, and encountered an endless array of peculiar people...
By day's end, physical exhaustion was nothing compared to the mental weariness she felt.
It was like a woman from the mortal world marrying into a remote region, struggling to adapt to the local customs and traditions...
Fortunately, he wasn't like other demons...
She wondered how he had lived in the Demon Realm before...
Luo Ruying slowly leaned back, burying her face in the bathwater, leaving only the crown of her head exposed. Her mind drifted to Ning Yechen's image...
Though he was the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm, he was unlike other demons.
His diet was normal...
He treated others with gentleness and kindness...
And he was even more handsome...
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to believe that Ning Yechen was the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm.
Looking back now, even her life as the Demon Lord's Consort in the Demon Realm felt surreal.
Just as Luo Ruying's thoughts were wandering, a familiar voice suddenly called out beside her.
"Wife?"
"Hmm...?"
Luo Ruying instinctively turned her head and met Ning Yechen's gaze. She blinked dazedly.
When she saw his completely naked, fair-skinned, and muscular upper body, realization dawned on her belatedly, and she let out a startled scream.
"Eek!"
"Husband?!"
"When... when did you get in here...?"
"No, why are you even here?!"
Luo Ruying stumbled back several steps, creating distance between herself and Ning Yechen in the bath. Her face flushed crimson as she hastily covered her naked body and glared fiercely at him.
*Who just sneaks into someone's bath without a sound?!*
Watching Luo Ruying's flustered and bashful expression, Ning Yechen leaned his arm against the edge of the tub, propped his cheek on his hand, and said with a mixture of amusement and helplessness:
"Wife, this is your husband's imperial chamber~"
"Of course I can enter."
"Haven't we always bathed together, my dear~?"
Luo Ruying: "..."
*It's true...*
Blushing furiously, Luo Ruying could only glare at Ning Yechen in silent protest.
While they had indeed bathed together many times before, those occasions had always been with the children present.
She was still wearing her belly band to cover herself.
This time, she was completely naked...
And with only the two of them in the vast bath, she inexplicably felt a sense of danger...
"My dear, why are you keeping your husband at such a distance?"
"This is making me too sad."
"Are you afraid I'll eat you up?"
Ning Yechen asked with a mix of amusement and exasperation, looking at Luo Ruying, who was ten meters away, only half her head visible, her expression wary.
*We've bathed together so many times... why is she more shy now...?*
Without hesitation, Luo Ruying gave a slight nod.
*I feel like a lamb being led into the wolf's den!*
Ning Yechen looked speechless.
*Am I really that kind of person?!*
The answer was: *Yes!*
Seeing Luo Ruying's reluctance to come closer obediently, a wicked smile spread across Ning Yechen's face.
Despite being immersed in the steaming hot bath, the sight sent an involuntary shiver down Luo Ruying's spine.
*What is he trying to do...?*
Under Luo Ruying's watchful gaze, Ning Yechen plunged headfirst into the bathwater and disappeared.
The surface of the bath remained perfectly still, without a ripple.
Luo Ruying's beautiful eyes darted around the surroundings, her face etched with vigilance.
The next moment, Ning Yechen suddenly surfaced behind her, his arms wrapping around her slender waist and pulling her into his embrace.
"Since my wife won't come to me obediently, I'll have to come to her myself," Ning Yechen whispered into her ear, holding her close.
Startled, Luo Ruying turned her head, only to collide with his handsome face pressed close to hers.
Ning Yechen, still dripping wet from the water, had glistening beads of water sliding down his handsome cheeks, and his lustrous black hair cascaded like a waterfall down his back.
Luo Ruying stared blankly at Ning Yechen for a moment before blushing furiously and turning her head away.
For a time, she even forgot to struggle, sitting meekly in his arms with her face flushed crimson...
Seeing that Luo Ruying had settled down quietly, Ning Yechen smiled faintly, released her, and skillfully picked up a comb to brush her hair.
"What were you thinking about just now, my dear? You were so lost in thought."
"You didn't even notice me approach."
"N-nothing..."
Luo Ruying crouched down again, burying half her face in the bathwater as Ning Yechen gently combed her hair.
Bubbles gurgled around her as she spoke in the water.
How could she admit she'd been thinking about him the whole time?
Ning Yechen, unaware of her thoughts, pondered their day of wandering through the Demon Realm before asking softly, "Are you finding it hard to adjust to the Demon Realm, my dear?"
"Mm..."
Luo Ruying nodded without hiding her feelings.
"It's still a bit unfamiliar, but it's much better than I imagined. It's quite interesting..."
"The people here are very warm... and friendly..."
"This is your home, after all, and the children seem to like it here too. So I like it here too..."
Before Ning Yechen could respond, Luo Ruying tilted her head back, her beautiful eyes fixed on his as she spoke softly.
Though she still found the Demon Realm a bit unfamiliar, she didn't dislike it in her heart.
Since she had become Ning Yechen's wife, the lady of the Demon Realm, she would make the Demon Realm her home!
"My dear..."
Ning Yechen was deeply moved by her words.
To have a lover who was willing to adapt to a new life and embrace everything for you...
What more could a husband ask for?
Ning Yechen's palm gently stroked Luo Ruying's exquisite face before he could no longer resist and lowered his head to kiss her glistening, tempting cherry lips...
"Hmm..."
Luo Ruying slowly closed her beautiful eyes, tilting her head to reciprocate Ning Yechen's kiss...
When their lips finally parted, Luo Ruying's face was flushed like water, and she shyly nestled against Ning Yechen's chest.
Fortunately, steam swirled in the bath, and a thick mist covered the surface, obscuring the view below...
If her naked body were visible in the bath, she would have been so ashamed she'd want to bury herself in the water...
Ning Yechen held Luo Ruying's slender waist, remembering a question he hadn't had a chance to ask last night. He asked softly, "My dear, now you can tell me what really happened ten years ago, can't you?"
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