SWNOVELXO Chapter 2:
Chapter 2: She’s a Little Too Adorable
In the Imperial City, on a lively and bustling street…
Nangong Liuyun held Jiang Xuan’s hand and skipped around like a cheerful rabbit, aimlessly wandering.
Everyone nearby was stunned.
“What’s going on? How did that spoiled girl end up holding hands with my male god?”
“Let go of that boy!”
“Don’t be reckless. Do you think you can afford to provoke the Nangong family?”
“Even if we don’t mention anything else, just her sister alone could annihilate all of us.”
“Damn it! Are we really supposed to just stand here and watch?”
“Sigh, haven’t you heard? That young master of the Jiang family has already been betrothed to this unruly girl.”
“Why though?!”
“There’s no helping it. Her mother is the strongest expert, and her sister is the number one monstrous genius. Even though she herself was born unable to cultivate, the Empress has always taken great care of her out of pity.”
“It’s said that Nangong Liuyun wasn’t born without the ability to cultivate. Quite the opposite—there was even a celestial phenomenon when she was born. She might have had a top-tier martial talent. But while the Nangong family’s general was leading troops in battle, when she was only three years old, she was poisoned by a trusted servant. The Empress was furious when she found out. She immediately ordered a thorough investigation and wiped out an extremist faction within the imperial court, even summoning the top imperial physicians overnight to treat Nangong Liuyun.”
“Eventually, her life was saved, but a few years later, it was confirmed she had lost all her martial potential.”
“Because of that, the Empress felt deep regret and spoiled this unruly young lady to the heavens. Not even the princesses received this kind of treatment.”
While everyone was whispering and pointing, Nangong Liuyun suddenly raised Jiang Xuan’s hand high.
“All of you, open your eyes and look clearly—Jiang Xuan is my husband. If anyone dares offend him in the future, think carefully whether you can afford to offend my mother and my sister first. Got it?”
Everyone: “……”
Seeing the crowd stunned into silence, Nangong Liuyun quickly turned to Jiang Xuan, eager for praise.
“Husband, are you touched? From now on, no one will dare to bully you, a weak man.”
“Sigh, even though the Imperial City is heavily guarded, boys still need to be cautious when they go out. But don’t worry—with me, the strange woman who can walk sideways in the Imperial City, protecting you, you’re absolutely safe.”
Hearing her words, everyone around them was left speechless. “Protect? A martial cripple protecting someone? Protect your head!”
Jiang Xuan chuckled softly and said, “Mm, mm. I’m very touched. And I believe you’ll protect me well, my dear wife.”
“Ah? So this is what it feels like to be trusted? Come on, husband, give me a kiss.”
As soon as Nangong Liuyun said this, her pink lips leaned toward Jiang Xuan’s face.
Everyone watching was shocked and screamed, calling her shameless.
Many of them didn’t want to see this scene—afraid they wouldn’t be able to resist rushing up to punch Nangong Liuyun.
She was just too much. It was bad enough that she stole their male god, and now she even wanted to flaunt their relationship in public?
Who could stand that?
Some hot-tempered girls were already silently clenching their fists.
At that moment, Jiang Xuan spoke up to stop her. “Um… my wife… how about we do this somewhere else?”
Nangong Liuyun paused for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, “You’re right. I wasn’t being thoughtful. I shouldn’t give them material for their dreams.”
She turned back to the crowd and said, “Let me be clear—if any of you dare to fantasize about my husband in your dreams, I won’t tolerate it. If I find out, I’ll come knocking!”
Everyone: “?????”
Seriously? You’re even trying to control our dreams? How overbearing can one spoiled girl be? Is there no justice in the world?!
Hearing this outrageous statement, Jiang Xuan was left completely speechless.
He thought this fiancée of his might be a little silly, but her domineering attitude was kind of… cute.
Once the onlookers had dispersed, Nangong Liuyun happily dragged Jiang Xuan off to continue shopping.
Anything she thought suited Jiang Xuan, she bought immediately, leaving behind only one sentence: “Put it on the tab. Collect the payment from the Nangong family.”
The shop owners were all secretly complaining.
When had this domineering little ancestor ever paid for anything?
Every time, the guards following behind her would quietly hand over compensation. But now she was saying to collect it from the Nangong family directly?
Had she really changed? But who among them dared to actually go and collect?
By the end of the afternoon, everything she bought had filled a storage ring to the brim.
Then, she took Jiang Xuan to a cliff outside the Imperial City.
As the glow of the setting sun lit up the sky, Nangong Liuyun took out the storage ring and gently placed it on Jiang Xuan’s finger.
“Husband, this is my meeting gift to you. Just a little something from me.”
“This… this is a bit too much…” Jiang Xuan was surprised that all of this was for him. After all, he had seen clearly what Nangong Liuyun had been buying—he had been by her side the whole time.
The total value of those items was equivalent to a small family’s yearly income.
Just the various rare supplements alone were worth over a million top-grade spirit stones.
“Husband, say no more. My wealth could rival that of an entire nation. This small gift is nothing.”
“Besides, I believe those supplements will be useful to you after we’re married.”
Jiang Xuan: “?????”
“By the way, my dear wife, why did you bring me to this secluded place?”
Jiang Xuan looked innocently puzzled as he asked.
“You forgot? Before, you were too shy to let me kiss you.”
“So I thought it over—since my husband feels too awkward in public, I brought you here to this quiet mountain outside the Imperial City. Now you won’t reject me, right?”
Nangong Liuyun’s beautiful eyes sparkled as her pure jade-like hands gently cupped Jiang Xuan’s face.
Feeling her warm breath so close, Jiang Xuan couldn’t help but be a little dazed.
Since he was reincarnated into this world, this was the first time he’d ever been this close to a girl.
From childhood, he had been taught that boys must always protect themselves. There were even constant rumors in the Imperial City about boys being violated and ending up throwing themselves into rivers.
And the perpetrators? Often noble young ladies with refined appearances.
As someone who had been single all his previous life, Jiang Xuan could only feel envy and confusion.
He had even wanted to shout things like, “Let go of that boy—take me instead!”
But as someone from a top-tier family, he never got lucky like that. Every time he went out, his overprotective mother would send half the clan’s top experts to guard him tightly.
Eventually, he once sneaked out for fun, but his looks were exposed—and just like that, he became the center of attention in the Imperial City.
It was because he looked too good. Words alone couldn’t describe it, and countless nobles came knocking with marriage proposals.
But his overprotective mother turned them all down—until the Empress herself arranged this marriage.
Fortunately, Nangong Liuyun fit his aesthetic perfectly and turned out to be a hidden powerhouse no one could afford to provoke.
She was his ideal type.
Aside from marrying her, Jiang Xuan couldn’t think of a better choice.
As the warmth of her breath drew near and he thought that the scene he’d always dreamed of was finally about to happen…
A delicate snort came from nearby.
“Bad woman, what do you think you’re doing to my Brother Xuan?”