After a long silence, she patted her back lightly as if to comfort him. "Okay. I trust you."…Yuriel Mansion had a newly hired cook that specialized in local cuisine.The local dishes were usually appetizing. Sage wanted to stay in shape, so she usually ate less at night. However, she had been trying to fatten up lately, so she did not control herself and ate happily. She had two bowls of food and ate until she was satisfied and stuffed.After dinner, Jace took her to the supermarket for a walk and bought many snacks. Sage muttered softly, "Are you treating me as a kid?" Jace gently pinched her cheek. He said, smiling, "Aren't you still a kid, Little Sage?"People always said that only a man who loved you would spoil you as a child. Jace was willing to pamper her like a child, so she would be a child and let him pamper her. It was no big deal.She thought being a happy fool at the moment was the most important thing in the relationship.While waiting in line at the counter,
They spent a long time shopping in the supermarket. They no longer felt stuffed from dinner.Jace drove Sage home. While on the way back, Sage opened a bag of White Rabbit Milk Candy while sitting in the passenger seat. She had these as snacks as a child. It always reminded her of childhood memories."I remember a time when my parents were gone for half a month. I was little and didn't know what they were doing. They left me with my grandfather, so I thought they didn't want me anymore. I kept crying, so grandpa took me to a small store and bought some White Rabbit Milk Candy to coax me." Sage unwrapped the candy paper and stuffed one into her mouth. The taste of milk immediately filled her mouth. "Well, it still tastes the same in my memory." Jace looked at Sage, squinting her eyes while enjoying the candy, and smiled at her blissful face."Do you want some candy?" Sage asked him.Jace nodded. "I do." Sage then unwrapped one for him and put it in his mouth. Jace took it in a
Sage hurriedly ran to the closet and buried her face in the wardrobe. Then, she slowly breathed out.Sage thought, 'That was so awkward. Am I an id*ot? How did I fall while walking on a flat surface? It isn't something anyone would normally do!'Sage hoped a handsome angel would take her away!When Sage calmed down, she realized that the closet was full of women's clothes and filled with rows of underwear and pajamas.Sage was confused. These were not hers and seemed newly bought. There were no tags on them, and they looked clean and washed.Sage reached out and looked around. Then, she realized that the women's loungewear was all her sizes. It was the same for the underwear too.It was the brand she always wore too. The fabric was very soft and very comfortable.Sage turned her head when she heard a light footstep from behind. She saw Jace walking in after he had changed into a loose white T-shirt and shorts. Jace looked clean and refreshed.Sage asked him, "Did you buy these
Sage and Jace moved from the sofa to the bed.Sage felt like a fish swimming in the man's arms. She kept squirming around but just could not break free from his hold. He was like a big mountain that was pressing on top of her. Sometimes, he was like a volcano, burning hot in her.The moon silently crept up the sky as the whole world turned silent. The roses in Yuriel Mansion bloomed beautifully in the courtyard under the moonlight. The flower bloomed extraordinarily gorgeous this spring. A kitten was meowing outside and purred happily. Sage wrapped her arms around Jace's neck tightly. He kept stirring her until she melted into a soft puddle of spring water.The next morning, Jace washed up with Sage in his arms. He took her downstairs to the gym and began his daily routine. Sage sat on the yoga ball lazily and watched Jace lifting the dumbbell early in the morning. She admired him from the bottom of his heart.He was working out after all the intense exercise yesterday late
Sage strained her neck slightly and wanted to move, but Jace stopped her. He suddenly said, "Don't move."Jace propped up his body above her. He maintained a push-up position and smiled playfully. "Next, I'll do planking." Before Sage could react, Jace kissed her lips.He rested his arms against her shoulders and held the pose. He remained still except for his mouth.…"Aunt, are you moving in with Uncle Jace so soon?""Moving in? Don't say nonsense.""Oh." Melody muttered as she massaged Sage's shoulders and neck, "You're staying in the same place, but you call that not living together…""You don't know anything, you little brat!" Sage sat up from the bed and moved her shoulders. She had been busy lately, and her shoulders were stiff from sitting and standing for too long. After that, she pressed her lower back and said to Melody, "Can you press my lower back? It's sore.""Fine. Lie down then."Sage must admit that Melody was great at massaging. It was so comfortable th
When Yoel saw Melody, he almost screamed."Ahhh! Why are you here?!""My family runs this health center," Melody said without a trace of warmth in her voice.Yoel's earlier voice and gestures shocked and disgusted her. She only had one thought in mind, 'How did I even fall in love with such a crazy man in the first place? Was I blind? Did I lose my mind?!'Melody breathed out a sigh helplessly and whispered a question to Sage, "Aunt, is Yoel really straight?" Sage shot Yoel a cool look. A dangerous and icy glint flashed in her sharp eyes."I'm doubting that now too." Yoel was shocked. "Why are you doubting my sexuality now?!"Not only that, but they said it out loud. Sage and Jace really did not bother to care about his feelings.Jace walked to Sage and tried to clear his name. "I'm straight. I'm very straight." Yoel glared at Jace with a sullen look and fell silent. 'He only cared about Sage! After he has her, he no longer cares about his brother!'"Hmph!" Yoel acted pat
"Argh!"Sage and Jace could not resist and burst into laughter.Jace had told Yoel not to offend a doctor a long time ago. Unfortunately, he had not listened.He had to suffer to learn not to offend certain people.After leaving Yoel with Melody, Jace drove Sage to the office.Jace wanted to send her home and let her rest, but Sage still had work. After all, Sage was still officially the Yuriel Group's CEO. She also wanted to hurry up and return the position to Jace, but he refused to take it back.While on the way to the office, Sage asked Jace, "How did Yoel hurt his leg?""I'm not too sure either. Yoel fought with some martial arts coach but wasn't high on alert, so he was thrown over the shoulder after a few moves.""Why did he hurt so badly from the over-the-shoulder fall?" Sage furrowed her brow slightly. "Yoel isn't that weak. Who's the martial arts coach who took him down?" Jace said, "I asked, but he refused to tell me. Maybe he's embarrassed because a lady defeate
After taking a bath that night, Sage wore the silk pajamas Jace bought for her. She lay on her back and looked at a photo album. Jace sat behind her and placed his hands on her waist. He gave her a nice massage and asked softly, "Is this strength okay?" Sage put all her attention on the photo and responded thoughtlessly.She propped her chin in her palm while flipping through the album with interest. She got the photo album from Grandma Yuriel. Young people nowadays rarely use photo albums anymore. Everyone stored their photos in their phone albums or on the cloud server. Only the older generation retained the old habit of keeping physical photo albums. They frequently flipped through the old photos to see their memories. Turning over page by page was indeed a different feeling.The photos in the album were quite complete. It included all three generations of the Yuriel family, from the elders to the grandchildren.The Yuriel family occasionally hired photographers to come to the
Sage heard of the saying, 'Marriage is for happiness, and so does divorce.'Based on Wikipedia, the definition of marriage was, 'Marriage is a long-term contractual relationship between a man and a woman based on equal consent.'Someone once said, 'Marriage is like a siege. Those outside wanted to break in, while people inside wanted to break out of the siege.'Sage and Jace had been through marriage once. In their first marriage, they were both losers. This time, they were both determined to win. They wanted to live their lives well. Even if their passion were to fade in the future, they would never leave each other. There were eight couples in line ahead of them. Sage and Jace were the ninth.Jace was eager for their turn. He counted carefully and then said with a smile, "It's nine again. It's a good day for this number."Jace suddenly came up with a good idea, "Let's have a daughter and call her Little Nine, okay?"'Did he just come up with that? How brave,' Sage thought and
The ninth of September arrived quickly.Sage was worried that Jace would not be able to get up on time, but Sage turned out to be the one who overslept. Sage had not slept all night because of a certain someone. She was so sleepy, while Jace was full of energy.Jace carried Sage to the bathroom to wash up and brush her teeth. "Open your mouth. Ah…"Sage squinted as she saw the terrible dark circles under her eyes. She turned around in anger and bumped Jace's head.Jace was caught off guard and felt dizzy from the impact. He rubbed his head. "Dear, aren't you hurting yourself by doing this…""Look at my dark circles. They're so ugly. How am I supposed to take pictures? Sage complained in anger.Jace squinted and rubbed his eyes. "Let me see. What's ugly?"He held Sage's face and observed it. "What's ugly? It's not ugly. My wife is the prettiest in the world!"Jace did not care about the toothpaste foam all over Sage's mouth and kissed her anyway.Primrose opened the door and
Jace made Sage stay up all night. Sage was so sleepy that her eyes were closing."Sleep. I'll wake you up later."Jace leaned down and kissed her forehead. As he closed his eyes, he remembered something and sat up sharply."By the way, we have to wear white shirts for tomorrow's photo session. We haven't prepared the shirt…"Jace rolled over and jumped off the bed right after saying that. Sage could not stop him in time, so she turned on the lamp helplessly. She leaned over the bed and waited for Jace in silence.Shortly after, Jace came back with two shirts. His eyes were shining. "Dear, you've prepared for us?""Yeah." Sage nodded weakly. "I've got them ready. I've had Zamora iron them for me."Jace could finally put his mind at ease. "What about the documents and identifications…"Sage pulled open the drawer of the bedside table and took out the papers and documents she had prepared ahead. "It's all here."Sage looked at Jace. "Everything is ready. You've checked three time
Sage spread out the notebook and looked at the blurred handwriting. She slowly read it out loud, "Step one, conquer her with sweet talking. Use sweeter and flirtatious words that would make people blush. Forget about modesty and shame in bed. It's best to whisper them into her ears…"Sage read the notes with a straight face, making Jace so embarrassed that he could hardly keep his feet on the ground.Jace strode forward with a stiff face and tried to snatch the notebook away. Sage was quick to dodge and continued reading with her head down."Step two, be aggressive at your offense. Focus and remember this, being rough yet gentle. You can use props such as blindfolds, ties, handcuffs, and so on…"Sage's face turned red while reading it. As the images popped into her mind, she had to stop reading.Jace was about to go crazy. He buried his face in his hands, unable to look up at Sage."Where did you learn all these?" Sage threw the notebook at Jace. "Rough yet gentle? Are you seriou
'Electric drill? Seriously?!' Jace thought and got a headache.Seeing that Sage was about to open her mouth again, he panicked and kissed her directly to shut her up.Dean was stunned by Jace's quick action. When he saw the couple kissing in the light, he suddenly raised his hand and hit his head.'I must be on the set… Who else would be so shameless as to kiss in public like that?' Dean thought.Sage finally calmed down after a long kiss. Jace breathed a sigh of relief and picked her up. He told Logan, "I'll leave the other guy to you!""Oh," Logan responded. Then he picked Dean up like a kid and walked out the door.Jace was tired and sweaty by the time he arrived at the hotel. Sage was already soundly asleep. Jace put her to bed and took off her shoes, socks, pants, and clothes. He stripped her clean.Sage drank a lot and was reeking of alcohol. Jace did not want to wake her up, so he did not carry her to the bathroom and bathe her. Instead, he wet the towel with hot water to
In the words of the commentators, the basketball game was very smooth. The national team played well! At last, the national team defeated the opponent team by a score of 106-73.The crowd was thrilled that the national team had won the game. The internet was buzzing with excitement too. There were several hot searches about the national team's victory. The topic #RisingStarJim made the headlines too.Sage had lost her usual composure. She was following the fans and shouting wildly, cheering for the victory.Perhaps this was the power of sports. It made the audience exhilarated and trembling with excitement. Jace looked calm on the outside, but he was actually quite excited on the inside.Sage was cheering in excitement. She jumped up and down like a child while hugging Jace. Jace followed and laughed with her too.They were planning to leave after the game, but Sage was really happy and stayed for the team's celebration party. Sage even asked Jim for his teammates' shoe sizes and
"Is that so?" A trace of interest flashed in Jace's eyes.Sage did not understand, so she asked, "What does a small forward do?"Jace explained, "The small forwards are typically the tallest and most athletic of all players. They are responsible for scoring points and defending. The main goal of strong shooters is to score and create opportunities for teammates. In other cases, they would operate as off-ball specialists. They would wait for teammates to pass the ball, catch the ball, and shoot to score."Seeing Sage's confused look, Jace added, "James and Durant, for example, are playing as small forwards.""Oh!" Sage immediately understood after hearing the name of these famous basketball stars. Her eyes lit up. "Isn't that amazing?"Jace saw the sparkle in her eyes and found her really adorable. He said, smiling, "It is. Basketball is all about teamwork. Small forward is probably the most versatile of the five main basketball positions and carries multiple functions in the game.
The next morning, Sage, Jace, and Dean went to the basketball arena for the World Championships after breakfast.It was the men's basketball world championship, where their country's basketball team was up against another country. By the time they got to the arena, many people were in the audience.The staff guided Sage and the group to their designated seat in the family section.As soon as Dean sat down, someone next to him called out his name. Dean seemed unsurprised by this. He even smiled and waved at them. After that, he gestured for them to be polite and silent. It was not Dean's first time watching his younger brother's basketball game live. Many of his fans knew that Dean's younger brother was playing on the national team. They especially came over to get closer to him. Some were Jim's fans too. They knew Dean was Jim's brother, so they would greet him.After listening to Dean's explanation, Sage's businessman side as the owner of Norah Entertainment appeared again."If
Jace muffled his laughs and relaxed in the night light. He said, "I have to work harder, or someone will call me old.""Hey." Sage knew he would get back at her.She rolled over and lay on top of Jace. She played with his chest and said in a muffled voice, "I have a new nickname for you."Jace responded, "Hm?"Sage looked up at him. "Vengeance."Jace was stunned and soon broke into a peal of laughter. Sage leaned on him and felt the rise and fall of his breathing. As his chest resonated with his laughter, Sage followed along with his laughter. Both of them were laughing like fools. Sage and Jace lay flat on the bed after laughing nonstop. They opened up and improved their intimacy so much. As a result, their whole body and mind were very relaxed tonight. "Hey..." The two spoke in unison, exchanged a glance, and smiled again.Sage said, "Go ahead."Jace looked at Sage and muttered, "I'll say something, but don't get mad at it.""Just say it." Sage looked at him.Jace though