Chapter 336: What's Your Type?

The things inside were what she would read late at night, when she was all alone.

It was her secret stash!

But now, Xie Huaizheng had found it.

‘I hid it so well. How on earth did Xie Huaizheng find it?’

“So, you like the cunning, cold-hearted type? Or the sweet, puppy-dog younger brother? The dark, brooding villain?” Xie Huaizheng wondered, his mind on the books Su Zhaozhao had bookmarked. He sank into deep thought.

He had only glanced at them briefly, but he was utterly shocked by what he saw.

‘I never would have thought Su Zhaozhao read this kind of stuff.’

‘Does this mean I don’t know her well enough?’

Xie Huaizheng suddenly felt like a complete failure of a husband.

He had never truly understood Su Zhaozhao.

Seeing the mix of resentment, anger, and hurt on the man’s face, Su Zhaozhao suddenly felt a pang of guilt.

‘I read all this stuff when I was single! It’s exciting.’

‘Especially when I’m huddled under the covers at night. It’s the best way to read them.’

“Zhaozhao, why didn’t you tell me you like this sort of thing?”

Xie Huaizheng thought back on his time with Su Zhaozhao.

Su Zhaozhao could be quite forward at times. But in the beginning, when it came to… intimacy, she had seemed so inexperienced.

Back then, he’d thought she wasn’t interested in that kind of stuff.

‘But now it’s clear I still don’t know her well enough.’

“Honey, what do you think of me?” Xie Huaizheng asked, walking toward Su Zhaozhao one step at a time.

He began to unbutton his shirt.

Su Zhaozhao’s eyes widened. As his clothes fell away, his powerful physique was revealed before her.

His body was solid and straight, with taut, well-defined muscles covered in scars.

But on Xie Huaizheng’s body, these scars held a strange, sexy tension.

Su Zhaozhao couldn’t help but swallow hard.

The next moment, she watched as Xie Huaizheng wrapped the discarded shirt around his hands, making it look as though he were bound.

Su Zhaozhao’s pupils contracted as she stared at Xie Huaizheng in disbelief.

Then, she watched as Xie Huaizheng approached and knelt on one knee. “Zhaozhao, do you prefer this type? I saw in one of your novels… it seems you prefer men with a sense of vulnerability?”

Xie Huaizheng was dying of jealousy. He was competitive by nature and had no vulnerable side to speak of.

He would never easily reveal his vulnerable side to anyone.

‘But to think that Su Zhaozhao actually likes vulnerable men.’

Su Zhaozhao’s pupils trembled in shock at his actions.

She immediately pulled Xie Huaizheng to his feet. “Don’t! The walls in this house are thin. My parents are sleeping right next door! We’re doomed if they hear anything.”

She was scared to death.

Hearing this, Xie Huaizheng pressed his lips into a thin line and fell silent.

“In that case, I guess we’ll just have to sleep quietly.”

Xie Huaizheng was a little disappointed. After seeing what was written in those books, he’d been eager to… put things into practice with Su Zhaozhao.

He didn’t want to be outdone by what he’d read. It also made him feel a little insecure. After all, if Su Zhaozhao could transmigrate into his world and meet him…

‘…what if she goes to another world in the future?’

‘The scenes in these books are so risqué. Some of the women are even with several men at once.’

The mere thought made Xie Huaizheng extremely worried.

‘What if she really does transmigrate into another book and chooses another man? What would I do then?’

Xie Huaizheng looked at Su Zhaozhao, his eyes turning pitiful and pleading.

Su Zhaozhao really did think Xie Huaizheng was like a big dog sometimes.

When you didn’t know him, he was fierce and standoffish, but once you got close, he would put on this pitiful act.

Su Zhaozhao reached out and stroked Xie Huaizheng’s hair. “There, there. Let’s sleep. We’ll talk more when we get back to our world, okay?”

“Zhaozhao, be honest. I’m not really the type of character you like, am I?”

Su Zhaozhao froze. ‘She never imagined this was what he was worried about!’

‘It was true. When she read novels, she did prefer the obedient, gentle types—men with a hint of being broken.’

‘But it was different with Xie Huaizheng.’

‘At first, she hadn’t been a fan of his type. But that was only because she had just arrived in his world. She’d assumed he was the male protagonist, and to escape her own tragic fate as the villainess, she had no choice but to get involved with him.’

Over time, she gradually grew to love Xie Huaizheng.

‘After all, it was rare to find a man so handsome, with so much stamina, and such a great personality.’

Su Zhaozhao really loved Xie Huaizheng.

She had gradually forgotten all about the type of men she used to like.

“Of course not, darling. That’s just what I liked when I was single. But now, you’re my favorite.”

Su Zhaozhao beamed at Xie Huaizheng. “Why don’t you go take a shower? It’s time for bed.”

Xie Huaizheng didn’t press the issue.

After his shower, Xie Huaizheng lay in bed, holding Su Zhaozhao.

He had to admit, Su Zhaozhao’s bed was incredibly soft and comfortable. It smelled fragrant, too—of the same faint jasmine scent that always clung to her.

‘How strange. Could a scent like this travel across worlds, too?’

But Xie Huaizheng found it very comforting.

He reached out, pulling Su Zhaozhao into a tight embrace.

「When they woke up.」

Su Zhaozhao took in her surroundings, then gave Xie Huaizheng a push. “Darling, we’re back.”

Since she’d had a feeling they would return, Su Zhaozhao wasn’t surprised.

Xie Huaizheng grunted in acknowledgment. He gazed at the familiar surroundings, his mind replaying everything that had happened in Su Zhaozhao’s world.

“How can the two be so different? Zhaozhao, it must have been so hard for you, living here.”

“It wasn’t hard at all, because I had you. Darling, don’t just look at how great that world seems. In reality, it’s very hard to find a man as wonderful as you.”

‘He’s handsome, treats me so well, and is so full of devotion.’

Xie Huaizheng smiled, his gaze softening as he leaned in to kiss Su Zhaozhao’s lips.

“So, does this mean we can continue what we started in the other world? You said the walls there were thin, but here, the soundproofing is excellent.”

As he spoke, the man pressed Su Zhaozhao down onto the bed and began to take what he wanted…

Now that her worries about being unable to return were resolved, Su Zhaozhao was able to completely relax.

She settled in at the Xie family estate, peacefully awaiting the New Year.

Every single member of the Xie Family treated Su Zhaozhao exceptionally well.

Since this was Su Zhaozhao’s first Spring Festival since marrying into the Xie Family, everyone gave her a gift.

Old Sir Xie, with a grand gesture, even gifted Su Zhaozhao a residence in Beijing.

“My dear girl, it must be hard work putting up with this rascal, Huai Zheng. I’m putting this residence in your name. From now on, you and Huai Zheng can live here. And if he ever mistreats you, you can just kick him right out.”