Soon both reached the place that was at a height as compared to the city down there. The place had few private cottages that were away from each other with a good distance that one could not see the other cottage while being present in any one of them. A huge compound, trees, and ornamental plants surrounded each cottage.
The car entered one cottage. It was decorated with lights and flowers from the entrance. Getting out of the car, Lu Qiang opened the door for Jiang Yuyan and helped her to step out of it.
The moment Lu Qiang and Jiang Yuyan both stepped away from the car, the car started and left the place to leave both of them alone. Jiang Yuyan looked at the car disappearing from her sight and Lu Qiang said, "It's better if no one is around here."
Gulping Jiang Yuyan nodded. Suddenly being alone there made her heart beat faster. It was not the first time she was alone with him but that night would be the special one and the thought of it made her nervous.
Lu Qiang understood her but there was nothing he could do to other than making her feel at ease by talking to her to lessen her nervousness. He asked, "Shall we go inside?" Jiang Yuyan nodded and before they could move forward, she looked around to check the place.
There was a huge cottage, sat in a natural environment but furnished with all the modern days' facilities. The entrance had a strong, stylish and triangular shape shade supported with wooden pillars and brightened with lights from the many glass lanterns around there. The path from the entrance of the compound till the cottage had multiple lights on either side, the trees and the wall surrounded with the series lightings, making pretty designs on it.
"It's pretty!" Jiang Yuyan said and Lu Qiang nodded, letting her look around as it distracted her attention from feeling nervous. Once she finished looking around, she looked at Lu Qiang. Understanding she was ready to go towards the cottage, Lu Qiang went closer to her and lifted her in hands that startled her.
As he stepped ahead carrying her, he said, "This is the way one should carry their bride inside the home."
Smiling at his words and remembering the events from the past when he always carried her in his arms, she said in a low voice, "You have done it so many times before."
"But today, it's special," he said, and Jiang Yuyan said nothing as she knew what was so special about the day. It was their wedding night.
Surrounding her hand to his neck, Jiang Yuyan let him carry her inside the cottage. The inside of the cottage was not as brightened as the outside. Only the dim lights from the glass chandeliers were on which was lightning the place along with so many candles burning around everywhere with flower petals on the floor, making way towards the bedroom. Walking on the way made by the petals, Lu Qiang crossed the living room, Jiang Yuyan still looking around feeling the atmosphere making her hold her breath and her heart unstable.
They entered the bedroom which was huge and luxurious with a king-size bed in the middle decorated with red flower and petals and the colorful essence candles burning at various places. Lu Qiang put her down and looked at her flushed face. To make her feel at ease he asked, "Do you need anything?"
Jiang Yuyan shook her head while looking at him.
"Water?" he asked again, so she said, "Yes!"
Lu Qiang went to the table where the jar of the water and the glasses were kept. As he turned around to go away, Jiang Yuyan stepped forward towards the huge glass window in front of her, a light breeze of wind touching her face and making the curtains to move lightly along with it.
Inhaling deeply, she placed her hand on her chest to calm herself down thinking, 'I know this day will come and I am ready for it but why am I so nervous? Is it because we are at a new place and not in our home or I am just overreacting?'
Just then, Lu Qiang came with a glass of water, Jiang Yuyan had few sips while Lu Qiang looking at her his sight following her lips which were getting moist with water and then to her throat moving as the water passing down from it.
He totally knew her condition. Just one glance at her face and he could understand what was in her mind.
When she finished drinking water, Lu Qiang took the glass back and Jiang Yuyan continued looking outside the window. As the place was at the height, she could see the city down there brightened with so many lights everywhere with a river making its way through it, parting a city in two parts and the starry sky above made it look even prettier.
Lu Qiang looked at her back silhouette as she was facing opposite to him. He removed his jacket and tie which were lying on the couch the next moment. Stepping towards her as Lu Qiang reached closer, he back hugged her and stood there looking outside. Playing with her fingers and entangled them together he circled both of their arms around her stomach to hold her closer that she could feel the warmth of his body along her back.
Jiang Yuyan too entangled her fingers with his and held his hands tightly around her stomach. Lu Qiang kissed her shoulders and she could feel his hot breath on her skin, making her close her eyes to feel it dearly.
Inhaling deeply in the crook of her neck, he hugged her tightly as if he wanted to immerse her in him and whispered in her ear in his hoarse voice, "Yuyan!"
"Mhmm!"
"I can't wait now," he said.
"I don't want you to wait anymore. Make me yours," Jiang Yuyan said, and these words from her were ready to break the last bit of his patience.