Stunned, Zhan Muqian’s hand froze in midair just as he was about to pat down her back.

Only moments ago she was still sick and piteous but the little thing was now smiling mischievously at him. She was just short of tickling his chin to tease him.

His gaze was now burning. He took two drags at the cigarette between his fingers before abruptly snuffing it out.

Jiang Mianmian watched him with much astonishment.

His exquisitely sculpted handsome face suddenly drew near—

She instinctively and consecutively shook her head as she was pinned under him.

“U-Uncle Zhan, you—”

The next second, her soft little hands were caught in his hold and were pressed overhead.

With a blazing gaze, he drew her delicate chin close and kissed down on her lips… with harsh impatience.

The woman underneath had her glistening amber eyes bulging wide, but he paid no attention to her shock. Instead, he claimed and ravaged her even harder and more domineering than before.

This abrupt kiss was not at all tainted by lust but was just a simple and innocent kiss…

The man was kissing the young lady whom he had been coveting for a long time.

The strange sensation, however, left her stupefied and hence, slow to react…

One puff of that cigarette already had her choking away, but now, the thick cigarette scent in his mouth was even more pungent. Eventually, she choked on the overwhelming smell and pushed him away as she started coughing.

Cough, cough, cough— “Z-Zhan Muqian, are you mad? You’re choking me! Ugh, your mouth is filled with smoke!”

The young thing was completely enraged. Her eyes swirled with tears as she coughed away.

Lifting her face, he flashed her a teasing smirk. “What’s the fun in sharing an indirect kiss? Isn’t it better if we do it for real?”

Her hands were raised in resistance at his chest. With reddened cheeks, she pushed him hard.

“You military ruffian! Hooligan!”

For once, the general was not fierce toward her. On the contrary, he seemed to be silently acknowledging it as he pulled her tightly into an embrace with his long arms. His warm breath slightly tickled her warmed cheek.

“Since you’re married to me, isn’t sharing a bed with me and satisfying my needs your duties as a wife? How am I a hooligan for kissing you?”

The breaths escaping past his lips were still nicotine-scented.

It was not as pungent as before, though, but rather, it smelled unusually sexy and good…

The girl, pressed up against his chest, still had the tobacco aftertaste and his body temperature lingering in her oral cavity.

As she looked at this legal husband of hers, she was suddenly at a loss.

“Uncle Zhan… do you truly want me as your wife?”

His brows were tugged down in apparent displeasure. “You wish to back out of a military marriage?”

The sight of his displeased look sent her hastily waving her hands in fright. “No! I just… It’s just that I still find it hard to believe that I’m now married…”

General Zhan’s lips hooked up in a sexy and alluring smirk.

His hand reached out to knead her delicate and sensitive ear lobe and he lightly blew at it. “It’s your fault for eating something you shouldn’t have eaten, which resulted in your lack of self-control.”

“…” Her face grew increasingly hot as she recalled that night on the aircraft.

She previously thought nothing about the things she had not done before, but now that she had experienced it… she found it quite shameful.

It was not at all cool. On the contrary… she felt shy and embarrassed.

The young lady had her lips in a pout as she muttered, “Did… Did you kiss me that night? W-Why don’t I have any memories of it…”

The man only smiled as he registered her vexed and remorseful look.

With an ambiguous smile, he pecked her soft earlobe. “No hurry, my good girl. Once your knees recover, I can relive that night’s memories with you…”

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