From Their Wedding Night to Winter
The wedding had kept them busy for the entire day.
It was not until the evening banquet finally ended that Mu Wan was able to take off her ceremonial clothes.
She lay on the bed in the bridal chamber, which had been decorated everywhere in bright red. Red filled her entire field of vision.
Mu Wan tilted her head and looked toward Liu Qianxiu beside her.
He was lying next to her.
After an entire day filled with noise and celebration, everything had finally become quiet.
His eyes were slightly closed.
His lashes were long and curled, the outer corners of his eyes faintly upturned. Beneath his high, straight nose were thin, reddish lips, while the contours of his face were deep and striking.
His neck tilted slightly upward, revealing the prominent line of his Adam's apple beneath the light.
It looked unexpectedly sensual.
Mu Wan shifted.
Liu Qianxiu opened his eyes.
The light reflected in his dark pupils like a crescent moon reflected in the center of a cold mountain pool.
He turned his head.
Their gazes met.
Mu Wan smiled at him.
Liu Qianxiu raised a hand.
Like a kitten, Mu Wan placed her cheek into his palm.
Her skin was warm. Even after removing her makeup, a faint pink still colored her cheeks. Her bright eyes were clear and dark like two pieces of obsidian.
"Tired?"
He turned fully toward her and gathered her into his arms.
Mu Wan cooperated, inching closer until she had completely burrowed into his embrace.
Inside the enormous bridal chamber, only the two of them moved.
The sweetness and contentment between them seemed to fill the otherwise empty room.
"Tired."
Mu Wan rested against his chest.
Her voice was soft, almost coquettish.
The corner of Liu Qianxiu's lips lifted.
His hands moved over her body and began gently massaging her.
The pressure and rhythm were just right.
The tension that had accumulated throughout Mu Wan's body gradually loosened.
Getting married was exhausting.
And they had already simplified many of the complicated rituals because Liu Qianxiu disliked crowds and Mu Wan disliked trouble.
Even so, she was exhausted.
Her body slowly relaxed.
Mu Wan had just showered and was wearing a light nightdress. Soft and boneless, she leaned against Liu Qianxiu.
"We need to go somewhere and relax."
"Have you decided where?"
She had mentioned traveling the previous day.
Liu Qianxiu remembered.
The fluffy little head in his arms shook.
Her mind was too tired to think properly.
"Let's go somewhere with snow."
She paused.
"Or somewhere by the sea."
"From the coldest place to the warmest place."
"Mm."
By the time she finished speaking, Liu Qianxiu already had an idea.
He answered softly.
Afterward, Mu Wan shifted twice in his arms.
She raised her eyes, then lowered them again.
Her gaze wandered uncertainly.
Eventually, she licked her lips and looked up at him.
Her slender fingers caught the front of his shirt.
"Liu Qianxiu."
She tilted her head, and her hair fell to one side, covering half her face.
Liu Qianxiu brushed the hair away.
His dark eyes looked deeply into hers.
"What is it?"
Mu Wan did not answer immediately.
Instead, she smiled first.
The pink in her cheeks deepened.
Beneath her rosy lips, her white teeth showed.
"It's our wedding night now..."
They had gotten married today.
Everything was finished.
This really was their wedding night.
She was only reminding him.
So why had Liu Qianxiu started smiling?
"Not tired?"
He stroked her cheek.
There was still amusement in his eyes.
After all, when they had first entered the room, Mu Wan had been so exhausted that she had not even wanted to shower.
She had simply collapsed on the bed, ready to sleep, and Liu Qianxiu had eventually carried her to bathe.
Mu Wan ran her tongue lightly across the roof of her mouth.
Then she wrapped her arms around him and pressed herself closer.
Her soft warmth filled his embrace.
She blinked at him, clear-eyed and beautiful.
"I am tired," Mu Wan said.
"But some ceremonies still have to be completed."
Since they had held a traditional Chinese wedding, surely the final ritual deserved to be properly fulfilled too.
Her face grew hotter.
She lowered her eyelids slightly.
"Besides, you're the one who does most of the work. As long as you don't—"
She never finished.
Liu Qianxiu leaned over and pressed her beneath him.
Mu Wan raised her eyes.
His handsome face filled her vision.
Her heart began pounding violently.
"I'm not tired."
Liu Qianxiu kissed the corner of her mouth, little by little.
The desire he stirred burned away every trace of her sleepiness.
His lips followed the line of her jaw toward her earlobe.
His voice gradually became husky.
"And I won't tire out my little bride."
Blood rushed through Mu Wan's body.
Her chin trembled faintly.
She wrapped her arms around him and held him tighter.
Mu Wan wanted to see snow.
So Liu Qianxiu made the arrangements.
Their private plane departed China, and after a ten-hour flight, they arrived in northern Finland.
Finland was cold.
It felt as though they had traveled directly from autumn into winter.
Mu Wan wore a thick coat, and Liu Qianxiu wrapped another soft cashmere scarf around her neck.
When they stepped off the plane, employees from the Liu family's Finnish branch were already waiting to receive them.
They headed toward a city in northern Finland, where the Liu family also owned property—a villa surrounded by forest.
The farther north they went, the colder the weather became.
Yet as the car traveled along the broad roads, the atmosphere of Europe grew stronger.
There was just one problem.
There was no snow.
The heater was on inside the car.
Mu Wan removed her scarf, revealing her small, fair face.
Since they had already come to Finland, Liu Qianxiu had also used the trip as an excuse to handle a little work.
He held several documents and was reading them.
Sensing Mu Wan's movement, he raised his eyes.
She was looking at him with moist, expectant eyes.
"Isn't it snowing?"
The driver worked for the Liu family.
Sitting in the front passenger seat was the general manager of the Finnish branch.
His surname was also Liu, though he came from another branch of the family.
Everyone in the Liu clan already knew that the family head had quietly married a few days earlier.
Now Liu Qianxiu had arrived with a beautiful woman.
There was no need to guess who she was.
She was naturally Madam Liu.
As their guide, the general manager did not dare neglect her.
He glanced at Liu Qianxiu, made sure he could speak, then smiled toward Mu Wan.
"Northern Finland has a snow season lasting around five months, but snow isn't especially frequent in late October."
"I've checked the forecast, though. It should snow within the next two days."
"Oh."
Mu Wan nodded.
Although there was no snow to see immediately, waiting for the first snowfall sounded beautiful too.
It was so cold here that when snow finally came, it would probably be heavy.
Mu Wan immediately began looking forward to it.
The Liu family's Finnish villa stood halfway up a mountain and was surrounded by forest.
The location was not particularly remote.
It took only twenty minutes by car to reach a nearby town.
The town itself was fairly prosperous.
But Finnish people did not seem especially fond of crowds.
Although the town was large, it still felt quiet and peaceful.
The villa was a two-story building painted red and white.
It had been cleaned before their arrival.
It was not especially large.
A fire burned vigorously in the fireplace.
The moment Mu Wan entered, the warmth immediately flushed her cheeks red.
Their room was upstairs.
The bedroom had heating too and was very comfortable.
The moment Mu Wan entered, she sat down on the bed and rolled happily across it.
Downstairs, Liu Qianxiu finished exchanging documents with Manager Liu.
Once everything was settled, the manager left.
— To be continued in Part 2 —
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