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    Eighteen Forms of Subduing the Husband—what was that? Was it similar to the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?

    Ye Qingyun had a vague, slightly inappropriate premonition. He continued reading, and sure enough, he saw content highly unsuitable for minors. For Gu Shenyuan, this content was probably even more potent than the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

    The letter also stated: [The Leader is naturally cold and has never paid attention to matters of the bedchamber. To ensure a perfect wedding night, please study these positions thoroughly and memorize them.]

    Ye Qingyun glanced at Gu Shenyuan. Gu Shenyuan certainly looked like a cold, asexual statue carved from ice and snow on a high mountain peak—isolated from the world, untouched by passion or love.

    That face was truly too deceptive. Even though Gu Shenyuan had clearly shown interest in that area, there was a moment when Ye Qingyun still doubted, wondering if they would end up sitting on the bed staring at each other on their wedding night.

    However, Ye Qingyun knew rationally that this was impossible. Something was bound to happen that night, whether they continued being the Calabash Brothers or took a step further.

    Ye Qingyun thought for a moment, then pushed the letter toward Gu Shenyuan.

    Gu Shenyuan: “Hm?”

    “Take a look. You might need it,” Ye Qingyun said subtly.

    Gu Shenyuan picked up the letter and began reading from the beginning.

    Ye Qingyun added, “You don’t need to read the front, just look at the back.”

    Gu Shenyuan started reading from the back. He saw what Ye Qingyun wanted him to see, and his expression turned slightly helpless. He put the letter down and said to Ye Qingyun, “You don’t need to study these things.”

    Ye Qingyun’s heart immediately jolted.

    It was coming! Gu Shenyuan was finally speaking the truth!

    Gu Shenyuan was indeed the same attribute as him, and he was willing to sleep with him, even hoping Ye Qingyun would be on top for their first time!

    Was this the sorrow of having the same attribute? But since Gu Shenyuan had spoken, even if he didn’t like it, he would try. After all, he liked Gu Shenyuan.

    “I know,” Ye Qingyun took a deep breath, a hint of melancholy in his tone. “Don’t worry, I will look for tutorials on being on top.”

    Gu Shenyuan looked at him, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

    As Ye Qingyun spoke, he couldn’t hold back and said to Gu Shenyuan, “Can you not always make me be on top? I actually don’t like it that much either. You should try it sometimes. Otherwise, if that aspect of life is disharmonious, it can easily cause emotional problems.”

    Ye Qingyun probed, “You agree, right?”

    Gu Shenyuan remained silent, his expression unreadable to Ye Qingyun.

    “Well, alright then,” Ye Qingyun felt a little wronged but conceded. “If you don’t want to try, then don’t. Let’s not talk about this.”

    Before his voice faded, a tingling sensation spread across his back. Ye Qingyun shivered, barely managing to keep his body upright.

    …He couldn’t imagine. If he was like this on the wedding night, all the techniques he learned would be useless. He wouldn’t have any strength, only able to lie on Gu Shenyuan and go through the motions.

    The tingling intensified. Ye Qingyun could no longer bear it and collapsed softly into Gu Shenyuan’s embrace, who had arrived at some unknown point.

    “You don’t need to prepare anything,” he heard Gu Shenyuan say. “You only need to seriously feel me… and everything I bring to you.”

    The entire wedding process was extremely fast. Gu Shenyuan was clearly impatient, eager to finalize everything quickly.

    The date was ultimately set for six days later, on a planet with beautiful scenery.

    With only a few days left until the wedding, and the location just confirmed, Ye Qingyun was taken by Gu Shenyuan to the wedding venue ahead of time.

    Gu Shenyuan said it was to familiarize themselves with the environment and prepare in advance. Ye Qingyun had no objection, so the two boarded a spaceship.

    Bored on the ship, Ye Qingyun opened his terminal, about to check the Star Net news, but Gu Shenyuan pressed down on his hand.

    “Don’t always look at the terminal. It’s bad for your eyes,” Gu Shenyuan said.

    Ye Qingyun: “…Then I’ll just look for a little while.”

    Gu Shenyuan handed over a cup of water and some food, placing them in Ye Qingyun’s hands, stopping him from looking at the terminal.

    Ye Qingyun: “…?”

    He just wanted to browse the internet for a bit. Did he need to be guarded against so heavily?

    Ye Qingyun reconsidered, put the food back into Gu Shenyuan’s hand, turned his back to Gu Shenyuan, and opened the terminal.

    He hadn’t been online for several days and was unaware of the situation on the net, but judging by Gu Shenyuan’s reaction, there was probably something he wasn’t supposed to know.

    Ye Qingyun didn’t even have to search specifically. As soon as he logged onto the Star Net, he saw the huge, bold headline:

    [Breaking! Tens of Thousands Petition, Hoping Gu Shenyuan Will Cancel the Wedding!]

    [Shocking! The Wedding That Should Be the Center of Attention Has Zero Support?]

    Ye Qingyun blocked Gu Shenyuan’s attempt to stop him from behind, casually clicked on one of the headlines, and scrolled directly to the comments section.

    [I disagree! Where did this demon come from who wants to marry the Leader? Does he deserve it!]

    [The Leader should belong to everyone! Anyone who tries to monopolize him should die!]

    [I won’t resort to insults, I’ll just analyze this rationally. The Leader’s strength is number one in the galaxy, and his looks are top-tier. Who could possibly be worthy? Heh, I bet this person saw that the Leader has a simple romantic history and used tricks to deceive him!]

    Ye Qingyun quickly skimmed the comments. When he refreshed the page, he found that all the comments had been deleted.

    Ye Qingyun turned back and saw Gu Shenyuan frowning, showing subtle signs of anger. Clearly, he had also seen those comments.

    Ye Qingyun smiled. “You already knew about this, so why are you still angry?”

    Gu Shenyuan slowly exhaled and reached out to turn off Ye Qingyun’s terminal. “I will make them understand the consequences of speaking like that.”

    “Come on, is it worth it?” Ye Qingyun took the food back from Gu Shenyuan’s hand. “Do you want to become a tyrant? Then I’d be the, the…”

    Ye Qingyun recalled the title of a novel he had once seen—The Cold Tyrant’s Little Demonic Consort.

    Applying that phrase to him and Gu Shenyuan created a strange sense of absurdity, yet it was also eerily fitting. Ye Qingyun got goosebumps but couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

    Gu Shenyuan didn’t laugh. He frowned at Ye Qingyun and said in a low voice, “They know nothing, yet they slander you like this. There has never been a case of you not being worthy of me. It is clearly I—”

    “Stop,” Ye Qingyun interrupted Gu Shenyuan. “I know I’m excellent and we are a match made in heaven, but changing other people’s minds isn’t something that happens overnight. I also don’t want to see you acting like a tyrant. One must be reasonable.”

    Gu Shenyuan’s eyes showed approval when he heard “match made in heaven,” but when he heard “one must be reasonable,” his gaze turned cold again.

    Ye Qingyun advised, “I know you’re too lazy to be reasonable, too lazy to waste words on others. But we have a long time ahead of us. We can take it slow, don’t you agree?”

    Gu Shenyuan looked into Ye Qingyun’s eyes. Those bright eyes were filled with gentle affection for him, captivating and intoxicating.

    …What he feared was that the time he and Ye Qingyun had for peaceful coexistence was already running out.

    Yet, under that gaze, Gu Shenyuan finally managed to curve his lips and said softly, “You are right. I will listen to you.”

    Ye Qingyun was satisfied. He took the food from Gu Shenyuan and finished it, then opened his terminal to browse other news.

    The news was varied. Besides the explosive announcement of his and Gu Shenyuan’s marriage, another matter caught Ye Qingyun’s attention.

    Many people reported feeling sluggish recently. After waking up each day, the time required to become fully alert was longer, and they even performed unexpected actions while in a daze.

    When they went to the hospital for checkups, nothing could be found, making targeted treatment impossible.

    Ye Qingyun found these symptoms strange, but separated by the network, he couldn’t make any judgment. He decided to set it aside for now and research it after he and Gu Shenyuan were married.

    Although Gu Shenyuan said he only needed to focus on feeling things on the wedding night, who knew what the reality would be? If their life in that aspect remained disharmonious, he would have plenty of free time.

    Ye Qingyun smoothly arrived at their destination and followed Gu Shenyuan off the spaceship.

    A small portion of this planet had been leased by Gu Shenyuan. In this contracted area, they wouldn’t encounter any other tourists or local residents; everyone they saw was arranged by Gu Shenyuan to prepare their wedding residence.

    Since neither of them had parents and they had no friends, and Gu Shenyuan didn’t plan to invite any media, the wedding process was extremely simple.

    Therefore, most of Gu Shenyuan’s energy was focused on decorating the wedding house.

    The house was large. Ye Qingyun wandered around. Because he was wearing the clothes Gu Shenyuan had given him, Gu Shenyuan didn’t stick to him every second, granting him some freedom.

    Ye Qingyun went to the master bedroom for a look. The decor perfectly matched his preferences, appearing soft and comfortable, with every small ornament clearly chosen with care.

    The large bed in the room looked big enough to roll around on several times without falling off. Ye Qingyun approached, touched the quilt, and then touched the four beautifully carved bedposts.

    Then Ye Qingyun pressed an inconspicuous panel. With a click, a chain sprang out.

    The silver-white chain was slender and light, not ugly at all—it even resembled a delicately designed bracelet—but it was extremely sturdy. Ye Qingyun tried to pull it. The chain could extend a certain distance, but once it reached its limit, it couldn’t be moved an inch further.

    Ye Qingyun felt something was wrong. He went to the other three bedposts, repeated the previous action, and found identical chains.

    Ye Qingyun: “…”

    Could someone tell him why four bedposts would conceal retractable chains? Who were they meant to lock up?

    Ye Qingyun didn’t dwell on it. He quickly tucked the chains back in, pretending nothing had happened.

    “Qingyun.” Gu Shenyuan’s voice sounded from behind. Ye Qingyun jumped and turned around to see Gu Shenyuan standing behind him. “What are you looking at?”

    “Nothing at all,” Ye Qingyun tried to sound righteous. “The decor here is quite nice. I like it. Come on, let’s go eat.”

    Ye Qingyun walked toward Gu Shenyuan, about to brush past him, when Gu Shenyuan spoke. “You saw it.”

    Gu Shenyuan’s tone was certain. Ye Qingyun stopped, gave two awkward laughs, unsure how to respond.

    Gu Shenyuan was also silent. He had hidden those things very carefully, yet Ye Qingyun had discovered them on the very first day.

    He hadn’t intended to treat Ye Qingyun that way. He was just afraid—afraid that once Ye Qingyun started hating him, he wouldn’t want to stay by his side and would always try to run away.

    These chains were only meant to keep Ye Qingyun on the bed at night to sleep. During the day, he would take Ye Qingyun anywhere he wanted to go.

    This was already the most acceptable method he could devise for both of them.

    But to Ye Qingyun now, this was proof that he didn’t trust him.

    Gu Shenyuan lowered his eyes and pressed his lips together.

    “Alright, it’s just a little something-something play! Why the look like the sky is falling? I’m not some old fogey who can’t accept it.” Ye Qingyun felt a headache coming on. “It’s actually quite good that you figured out we have the same attribute, aren’t forcing me to be on top, and aren’t forcing yourself to be on top either, choosing to use props instead.”

    Gu Shenyuan: “…”

    Ye Qingyun was also embarrassed, but continued, “Besides this, you must have prepared other things? Since we’ve reached this point, let’s not be shy. Whatever you have, bring it out now and let me see, lest… sigh, lest it be the wrong size and cause injury later.”

    As soon as Ye Qingyun finished speaking, he was dragged into a familiar embrace.

    “Props?” Gu Shenyuan’s voice was low, his warm breath tickling Ye Qingyun’s ear. “Remember this, I will only say it once: the only thing that will feel your body temperature is mine.”

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