Chapter 375 158: Another 3 Years in a Flash

"How could this be?"

Di Xixi quickly asked, "Can I... Can I be the principal wife?"

"If I say you can, then you can."

Xu Lei said, "Then it's settled."

As for Di Xixi's family, they were naturally overjoyed.

Soon, the family banquet concluded in a joyous atmosphere.

Afterward, Di Xixi's family naturally took their leave.

It wouldn't have been appropriate for them to stay there.

But Di Xixi, of course, didn't leave with them.

She usually lived with the Xu Family.

If she were to suddenly move back to the Di Family estate, she wouldn't be used to it at all.

But that night, living in the Xu residence, Di Xixi felt that something was different.

Unexpectedly, just as Di Xixi finished her bath that evening...

Her hair was still damp.

...Xu Lei's mother called for her from outside her room.

"Mother, what is it?"

Di Xixi, wearing a simple nightgown, quickly came out. "Is something the matter?"

But then, Xu Lei's mother also called Xu Lei over.

"It's nothing serious."

Then, Xu Lei's mother said, "I just wanted to ask, can you two have a child as soon as possible? I'm getting old, after all, and I don't know how much longer I have to live. I just want to see the Xu Family have another heir!"

After she finished speaking,

she took the stunned Di Xixi's fair, delicate hand and placed it directly into Xu Lei's.

Xu Lei looked at Di Xixi. Fresh from her bath, her fair skin had a rosy glow, and her figure was stunningly curvaceous.

He couldn't help but feel a spark of heat ignite within him.

He gave her hand a squeeze. It felt impossibly soft, almost boneless.

"What? This…?"

Di Xixi looked at Xu Lei, feeling the warmth of his hand holding hers, and her face flushed crimson. "Mother, is this appropriate? Weren't you supposed to divorce me first, and then formally propose marriage?"

"I've already written the papers to release you. Here."

Xu Lei's mother said, "I'm in charge of the Xu Family now, so naturally I'm the one to write it. You are no longer a daughter-in-law of the Xu Family. You are a free woman, waiting to be wed. So... are you willing, for tonight?"

As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper and stuffed it into Di Xixi's hands.

"Mom, if Sister Xixi isn't willing, don't force her."

Xu Lei added, "It's fine. We can wait until after the formal proposal. The wedding is only a few days away, anyway."

He called her Sister Xixi because, after all, he had the appearance of a young man.

To the outside world, he still pretended to be a mere youth.

Sometimes, however, to display his authority as a general, Xu Lei would call her Xixi directly.

"Alright, alright."

Xu Lei's mother interjected, "You're getting married anyway. What difference does a day or two make?"

And with that, she pushed both Xu Lei and Di Xixi into the room and shut the door behind them.

By now, of course, Xu Lei's mother's foot had been healed.

At this moment,

only Xu Lei and Di Xixi were left in the room.

The atmosphere instantly grew charged and intimate.

Their eyes met for a moment,

and Di Xixi shyly lowered her gaze.

She was so bashful, she hardly seemed like a woman who had been married before.

"Look what Mother has done,"

Xu Lei said. "It's alright, Sister Xixi. If you're not willing, I'll leave as soon as she's gone."

But just then,

Di Xixi shook her head.

"I'm not unwilling."

She said, "Mother is right. Since we are going to be married, what difference is there between tonight and a few days from now?

Other women—virgins, unmarried maidens—can say they must not lose their chastity before marriage, but I am no longer one of them!

So if Big Brother… um, no, General, if you don't mind, then… please stay with Xixi tonight."

After she spoke, she lowered her head shyly.

Without a word, Xu Lei stepped forward and gently embraced Di Xixi.

He held her soft, supple body in his arms, inhaling her fresh, clean scent.

"Why would I mind?"

Xu Lei stroked her hair. "If I minded, I wouldn't be marrying you."

"Is it out of gratitude? To repay a debt?"

Di Xixi asked, "Is it because I was good to your mother that you want to marry me?"

"It's not just that. I also think you're truly beautiful, and I've grown quite fond of you."

Xu Lei smiled and looked at her. "What about you? Why are you willing to marry me? Is it because of my power and status, or is it because you like me? Do you?"

"It's both."

Di Xixi answered honestly, "After all, General, you are young, accomplished, and a peerless hero. What woman could possibly refuse you?

Spending these days together, Xixi has also grown to like you. I just never dared to dream of it!

But as for how much I like you… I can't really say. I never dared to even think about it before!"

"Then you can think about it slowly later."

Xu Lei chuckled. "You're going to be my wife anyway. Since you don't like me *that* much yet, I'll just have to put in some effort in a little while and make you like me a bit more."

With that, Xu Lei leaned in, his face drawing close to Di Xixi's lips.

Di Xixi was a little shy, but she was not an inexperienced girl, after all.

So this time, she didn't pull away.

Instead, she leaned forward to meet him.

She pressed her soft lips against Xu Lei's.

Xu Lei's hand slid down from her smooth, slender waist.

「The next day.」

Xu Lei's mother beamed as she watched Xu Lei and Di Xixi emerge from the room together.

Di Xixi, for her part, was blushing to the tips of her ears.

The three of them ate a meal together.

Afterward, they prepared to send Di Xixi back to the Di Family estate.

After all, today they had to perform the ceremony of releasing her from the family—a necessary formality.

「By noon.」

Di Xixi was ready to depart.

But as Xu Lei gazed at her full hips and ample chest, he couldn't help but recall her various charms from the night before.