The kingsize bed was violently shaking, with two naked bodies tightly intertwined!

A woman's gentle and tiny moans, along with a man's unrestrained panting, echoed from the bed.

"Lighter, can you be lighter ?" The woman, unable to bear the man's force, pleaded intermittently!

Hearing her broken voice, the man not only did not lessen his force, but rather intensified his thrusts!

Each thrust reaching the deepest part!

"Hurts....."

The woman could not bear the man's enormity, the corners of her eyes dampened with drops of glistening tears.

The man softly kissed away her teardrops, his husky voice filled with desire: "Does it hurt? Don't you like it this way?"

The savagery in his eyes was apparent, the woman recoiled. She had no doubt that if she said she didn't like it, tonight he would ravish her to death on this bed!

"Do you like it? I'm asking do you like it?" The man thrusted into her more ferociously, like a maniacal child, who'd stop at nothing until he got his desired answer.

The woman moistened her luscious rose petal-like lips, "I like...ah!"

With another forceful push from the man, the woman couldn't help but scream out loud!

"I like it!"

Having received his desired answer, the man exerted himself even more!

After the rapid rhythm for several seconds, a contented low growl came from the man.

She unceremoniously dressed and got out of bed, there was no trace of tenderness between them. He would have relations with her, but he would never share a peaceful sleep with her.

A wave of humiliation flooded her heart. Lu Xuanxin felt like a mere tool for his leisure, like a prostitute.

However...

She was his...wife!

His legitimate wife by law.

A sharp, dense pain seared her heart, but the man's next words sent her plummeting into an icy abyss.

Teng Rinchu's indifferent and lazy voice echoed in Lu Xuanxin’s ears without a trace of emotion: "Get up and take the pill!"

Lu Xuanxin's body subtly trembled at the sound.

He would have her take the pill every time he neglected to take precautions.

He had said that she, a woman as venomous as her, was not fit to be a mother.

Struggling to get out of bed, her body a mass of blues, purples and greens, like a broken rag doll. She swathed herself in her blanket, forcing a smile and said: "Husband, let's have a child. My father has been wanting to hold his grandchild for a long time."

The man didn't halt dressings, he however cut her off coldly: "Do you want to give birth to a child as venomous as you? You, a woman as evil as you, are not fit to be a mother."

It was those words again.

It felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing her heart. Her gaze was unfocused, even somewhat dull. After an arduous moment, she forced a bitter smile and muttered softy: "I understand."

Tears began to roll uncontrollably down her cheeks. She knew he would never agree, but she held onto a tiny sliver of hope. Perhaps, just perhaps, he might agree.

After all, a fluke is just a fluke.

He still wouldn't allow her to have children, his children.

As usual, Teng Linchu watched her take the contraceptive before he left.

No sooner had Teng Linchu left than Lu Xuanxin vomited the contraceptive, and to ensure it was thoroughly out of her system, she rinsed her mouth several times in the restroom until there was no lingering taste of the unpleasant medication.

She rubbed her belly, a satisfied smile spreading across her face.

Perhaps, all she needed was a child.

After all, 'Even a ferocious tiger will not eat its cubs'. A child could ultimately mitigate the tension between them, would it not?

This thought brought to Lu Xuanxin's face a faint smile.