Chapter 229 The Red Slip Dress in the Back of the Wardrobe

Tan Zheng watched the smile on Song Ni’s lips with great interest. Her ability to change her expression was unparalleled. She was as obedient and submissive now as she had been arrogant and defiant moments ago. The man’s eyebrows twitched. He gripped the doorframe, leaning down slightly to meet Song Ni’s gaze. “And what if it hurts?” Song Ni seemed surprised that Tan Zheng would answer that way. He hadn’t even flinched when he took a blow for her before. “Then move your foot and I’ll show you.” After saying that, Song Ni hesitated for a moment, then looked at Tan Zheng’s hand on the doorframe. “Or, maybe you could move your hand too.” Hearing this, the man let out a low chuckle. The little girl always had such lofty ideas. He was supposed to move his foot and hand so she could lock the balcony door? Wasn’t she treating him like a fool? The balcony door was made of glass. Song Ni had put so much force into closing it that her body was pressed tightly against the door. From Tan Zheng’s angle, he could see everything. In fact, her posture and the force she applied squeezed out even more alluring curves. Men, after all, had an instinct to notice such things. They might refrain from looking at strangers out of modesty and politeness, but his own wife… he could look at her however he pleased. He could even do more. With that thought, Tan Zheng’s Adam’s apple bobbed sensually, his eyes darkening, the veins on his forehead bulging slightly, as did the hand gripping the door. Song Ni had always been extremely fond of his hands. Even in this situation, she couldn’t help herself. She glanced at them quickly, then, unable to resist, stared for a moment longer. Tan Zheng noticed her gaze and let out a laugh, leaning even lower to meet her eyes. “Baby, do you want me to take the door off its hinges?” Even if he let go, even if she locked the balcony door, he could still shatter it to pieces and get in. Song Ni: … “Honey.” Song Ni blinked her beautiful big eyes again. She knew there was no stopping Tan Zheng tonight. She hoped her current submission would make him let go of her earlier provocation. “Oh, I must have been muddled from drinking earlier! Don’t take anything I said to heart!” As she spoke, Song Ni feigned a frown, acting as if she had a headache from drinking too much. She did look the part. If Tan Zheng hadn’t seen her acting it out himself, he might have been fooled. Seeing that Tan Zheng remained silent for a long time, Song Ni looked at him with one eye open, the other closed. She saw that Tan Zheng’s lips were curved, his eyes full of amusement. He reached out with his free hand and playfully tapped her nose. He praised her. “Your little head is quite clever.” It would be a lie if he said he believed her. He had warned her downstairs earlier not to regret it, but this little girl had gotten too carried away. Tsk, now she knew how to act cute. It was too late. Song Ni couldn’t quite discern the emotion in Tan Zheng’s eyes. She had been holding herself up for so long, and her awkward posture was uncomfortable. She didn’t care anymore. With that thought, Song Ni gave a somewhat perfunctory smile, and as she let go, she immediately bolted towards the bathroom, slamming the door shut with a bang, followed by the sound of it being locked. Tan Zheng walked into the room unhurriedly, slowly taking off his jacket. Wine had been spilled on him, and Song Ni would certainly want to bathe again. With that thought, the man shook his head and smiled. He wouldn’t take his clothes inside, and in the end, she would have to ask him. Tan Zheng was very confident that this little girl would not come out wearing a stained dress. Tan Zheng knew how long Song Ni usually took to bathe, and with her feeling guilty now, she wouldn’t come out easily. He decided to find some clothes and took a shower in the next room. When he returned, Song Ni was still dawdling in the bathroom. Although the room had heating, he couldn’t let Song Ni stay naked in the bathroom indefinitely. She had just been in the cold wind on the balcony, and it was easy to catch a cold. “Still bathing?” Tan Zheng walked to the bathroom door and knocked. In fact, Song Ni had already finished bathing more than ten minutes ago. She had bathed once already, and had just rinsed herself again. She was worried about her skin, so she hadn’t soaked in the bathtub. She was really starting to get uncomfortable now. She couldn’t make herself suffer just to avoid Tan Zheng, could she? Besides, it wasn’t a sure thing after she came out. “Get me some clothes.” Song Ni paused. “They’re in the leftmost cabinet.” Tan Zheng raised an eyebrow slightly, walked to the adjoining walk-in closet, stopped in front of the leftmost cabinet, and opened it. The cabinet was full of Song Ni’s nightgowns, including her most frequent white loose-fitting ones, as well as champagne-colored slip dresses, and various other styles. The man suddenly let out a short laugh, and without taking any of the dresses from this cabinet, he walked to the other cabinets and opened them one by one. He stopped only when he found two red, form-fitting slip dresses in the corner of the last cabinet. Tan Zheng raised his eyebrows with satisfaction. He knew Song Ni well; she wouldn’t just buy one of something; she would buy all the ones she liked. Song Ni was still squatting in the bathroom, waiting, completely unaware that her thoughts and intentions had already been completely deciphered by the man. When Tan Zheng knocked on the door again, Song Ni opened it a crack and then reached out her hand. Her skin was very fair, all over her body. Now, after being in the bathroom for a long time, her skin had a faint pink hue. Song Ni moved her hand, fumbling in the air a few times, and then said, “Where are my clothes?” Tan Zheng handed her the clothes, and as he did, he held Song Ni’s wrist and caressed it ambiguously. Song Ni: … Feeling guilty and impatient, she quickly pulled her hand back, her face turning even redder, and she secretly cursed, “Tan Zheng is such an old pervert!” When she came to her senses, she realized that the clothes in her hand were the red slip dress she had hidden deep in the closet. Song Ni: … ?????? How did Tan Zheng find it? Was he incapable of distinguishing left from right? No, he was a race car driver! How could he not distinguish left from right? Song Ni looked at the clothes in her hand with confusion, then her eyes slowly widened. Could it be that this dog of a man knew she had hidden this dress? So he found it for her? A muffled, laughing voice came from outside the door. “Hurry up and change and come out.” Confirming Song Ni’s guess, Tan Zheng indeed knew about the dress hidden in the closet! He had done it on purpose. He had even deliberately touched her wrist earlier just to distract her so she wouldn’t pay attention to what kind of dress it was! Otherwise, she would have thrown it away and made him find another one. What a cunning old man! How could he have so many schemes? “Tan Zheng, you’re too wicked!” “Oh? How am I wicked? Didn’t I find clothes for my baby?” “Then why did you pick this one?!” “Didn’t you buy this yourself? Doesn’t it look good?” Song Ni: … Very good, very good. Tan Zheng was making her eat her own words. She made a mental note: she would absolutely never wear a red dress again!