Jace's strong hands were still pressing and squeezing on her feet. Jace was not a medical student and did not know any acupuncture points. However, the way he squeezed her feet was very comfortable. Sage relaxed and squinted her eyes in comfort. Jace even pulled her toes a few times and gave her a complete foot massage."Ah..." Sage could not help but grunt in pleasure.Jace paused his movement slightly. "Pain?""No. It's ticklish." Sage laughed at him. "You're quite the professional."Jace heard the teasing in her voice and responded with a soft hum. Then, he tickled the bottom of her feet twice.His fingers tickled Sage so much that she jerked up and curled her toes. "Ah! Stop it!"How could Jace let her go so easily? He grabbed her ankle with one hand and tickled her soles with the other hand. Sage tensed up and kept retracting her feet. She giggled so hard that she had tears in her eyes and began to shout his name, "Jace!""I'm right here," Jace responded and continued to
"Sage, will you marry me?"Sage heard Jace's words loud and clear. It made her feel like her soul was trembling to his words.This was not the first time he proposed to her, but hearing these words again felt different from before. She thought his words would repulse her, but to her surprise, she was happy.A woman would find happiness in the proposal by the man she loved. The hard-hearted Sage was no exception.Sage remained seated on top of Jace. She moved a little and held his face.Jace was sweating. Even his face was covered in sweat.The rain outside the window had stopped. A light flashed in his dark eyes, making them deep and fascinating.Jace fixed his gaze on Sage and looked at her as if he was waiting for a trial. Her silence made him more nervous. Jace suddenly regretted his rash action. He should not have ruined the mood by proposing at this moment."Sage, I..." Jace said in a hurry, but Sage legend in and kissed him on the lips.As he was consumed in the delica
'She said yes!'Sage wanted to continue sleeping, but she woke up because of the pair of eyes that were constantly staring at her. Sage opened her eyes to see Jace lying close to her. He came so near and was so close to her face."What's wrong?" She opened her mouth, only to notice her hoarse voice. "Why are you staring at me like that? Are you not sleeping?"Jace inched closer and kissed her on her nose and lips. "I'm just staring at your beauty."Jace's kisses tickled Sage. She nuzzled into the pillow and let out a low laugh.Jace leaned forward and took her in his arms like a baby. He nestled her on his shoulder and tucked her in.Sage tried to get up and hissed in pain.Jace nervously asked with concern, "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?""My back feels sore." Sage pressed her waist.Jace understood immediately and hurriedly said, "Lay down. I'll give you a massage."Sage then got down. Jace put a pillow under her arm and rubbed her back. "Is this alright?""Yeah." Sage
Jace blinked once. Sage remembered what happened and said he would marry her instead of her marrying him. Jace knew she was doing it on purpose, so he leaned in and brushed his finger on her nose."Are you going to marry me and take me home?""Uh-huh." Sage recovered some of her spirits, but she still sounded a little tired. "I wonder if I can afford to take you home?""Yes." Jace went along with her words with a straight face. "I'll marry into your family. All you need to do is provide me with a bed.""Marry into my family?" Sage laughed at that. "That means you'll be in my care. But you're too old. I might as well have a younger lover."Jace's face fell. He turned away immediately and grunted. 'Too old? Should I leave then?' he thought angrily.Sage saw Jace turn his back and sulk with mixed feelings. He was obviously very angry but did not want to leave. Somehow, she found it very cute and unbearable."Okay, okay. I'll stop making you angry."Sage knew she made Jace angry an
The two booked a flight in the late afternoon, so they still had some time to eat.Sage rolled the food into a wrap and fed it to Jace. Jace ate it with a big mouthful and almost swallowed her finger."Oh, hey. You're so annoying." Sage told him off and continued rolling more wraps.Jace rolled one and said, "Open your mouth."Sage opened her mouth obediently and ate the one he fed her. The couple was feeding each other and eating so fast they could not even talk.The restaurant had very good business with a constant stream of customers. Many came to eat here in groups. Jace fed Sage some pork. When Sage took a full mouthful in, she saw a group of people coming in against the light. A bunch of tall and young guys came in, all wearing sweatshirts."Jim! Come here! There's a table!"Sage heard a familiar in her ears. She did not have to look hard to see the tall and handsome Jim Sylas standing behind the group. Sage was slightly stunned. She did not expect to see Jim here.Seei
"Aunt?!"Everyone turned to Jim with shocked faces. "Jim, are you serious? That's such a generation gap!"The team suddenly felt the generation gap.Jim did not feel anything. It did not matter whether Sage was her aunt or sister. It was just a title. To him, Sage was both his awe-inspiring aunt and his favorite sister.Countless people tried to get into the School of Damiens but could not. Jim was so honored.Sage said, "It's not about the generation gap. Rather, I have a higher rank in the school. You may follow his way of calling me."Everyone looked at Sage and observed her. Sage did not look much older than them but had an intimidating aura around her. She had an extraordinary temperament of someone being in a high position. The man sitting opposite her was the same. He was handsome and quiet but unignorable. However, he seemed unapproachable."Sis!" Everyone greeted Sage again and gave Jace a small nod. Jace gave them a small smile as a polite response.The team wanted to
Jim understood Sage's intention. She would come, but she would come as an elder and bring her man with her. However, the fact that she was coming was already a big surprise to him."Okay! I'll save three tickets!" Jim quickly responded with a cheerful look.Sage looked at him, being so excited, and was still the same sunny boy as before. Sage urged with a smile, "Alright. Don't just stand around. Hurry up and eat with your friends. We have a flight back to Salem City this afternoon. Take care and focus on your training."Jim nodded and returned to his seat reluctantly.While the teammates were waiting for food to be served, they saw Jim's distracted look and understood what was going on. They thought, 'The ice prince has someone he likes too.'Someone asked, "Hey, isn't she the same person on Jim's phone screensaver?""Now that you mention it, it seems like it. No wonder she looks so familiar!"Everyone turned to Jim and tried to take a look at his phone. However, they all retra
That question caught Sage off guard, and she suddenly stopped walking. Looking at Jace's serious and nervous face, she smiled."Do you need to hold such a long grudge?"It was just a joke that she had made a while ago, and he had remembered it since. He was placing it in his heart and took the joke so seriously.In fact, Jace did not really care about it. It all changed when he saw Jim. Jim looked so energetic and young. That group of young boys had truly disturbed him, making him feel that time had waited for no one. He was already over thirty years old. It truly affected his mood."Come on, it was just a joke. I don't think you are old. Based on seniority, I'm his elder. What's wrong with being older? Think about it this way. They are in their twenties now, but they haven't experienced being in their thirties yet. We've crossed more bridges than the road they walked. They might live a better life than us when they are our age. Let's just take it slowly. Sooner or later, it will b
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