Marriage Concerto (Small Thing Called Love) Chapter 44

Don’t worry, this isn’t an April Fool’s chapter haha!

Translator: pwip

Chapter 44: Today, let's try a different kind of physical training.

Even though Jiang Man had said that she was done with managing Ding Meng, she didn't really stop.

She scheduled a time for Ding Meng and Gu Xin to practice dancing together, and while she was at it, she also signed Ding Meng up for a commercial and a music TV program. This was her way of helping Ding Meng establish a presence during the period of inactivity to come.

Ding Meng knew that even though Jiang Man was opposed to her recording an alb.u.m, Jiang Man also had her career prospects in mind. It was just that Jiang Man and Qiao Yichen had taken different stances on the approach.

In reality, Jiang Man had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Ding Meng's itinerary had been packed lately. Yesterday, she made an appearance on that music TV program to promote her new solo. Earlier when I'm Here was released, rumors quickly appeared online claiming that she didn't dare perform the song live.

Now, Ding Meng understood how Sima Xiaoxiao must have felt. There would always be those people who, because they lacked the skills themselves, believed that it was impossible for others as well.

Jiang Man helped her land an appearance on this music TV program not only to promote her solo, but also for this implied reason. There was no need give an explanation. As long as she successfully sang the song live on the program, those dissenters would automatically receive a slap in the face.

On the other hand, she and Gu Xin had already begun recording their duet, and they were currently in the middle of an intense dance practice.

Ding Meng didn't have any foundation in dancing, but fortunately her body was pretty nimble so it wasn't too difficult to perform the motions that required a bit of flexibility. Her fans were shocked when she wrote on Weibo that she would be dancing this time. After all, the songs Ding Meng sang usually emphasized the emotional aspects above all else.

However, Gu Xin had told her during a recording session that she was very adaptable, and it didn't feel unnatural at all when she sang rock songs. The best example of that was First Flower of February.

Every time Gu Xin said that, Ding Meng felt that Qiao Yichen had such impressive insight. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have even sang First Flower of February, and there probably also wouldn't be this collaboration today.

"Okay, take a 20 minute break. We'll continue at 10:30." The dance instructor clapped and spoke to Ding Meng and Gu Xin before turning around and leaving the dance room. Ding Meng walked over to her resting area, used a towel to wipe her face, and picked up her water bottle to drink a mouthful.

She had to admit, dancing was really quite a workout. Fortunately, she was already in much better shape than she was before. Otherwise, dancing like this would have brought her to the ground long ago.

Gu Xin also drank some water and walked over to the window. He looked at her as he leaned against the windowsill, "I heard that Qiao Yichen is getting ready to produce an alb.u.m for you, and he nearly had a falling out with Jiang Man because of it."

Ding Meng, "…"

"Somehow even you know about it…" She was a little speechless. The saying "good news never gets outside, but bad news spreads far and wide" was really accurate.

Gu Xin laughed and said, "Actually, there's no such thing as a secret in this industry."

Puffing her cheeks, Ding Meng responded, "Manager Jiang had probably already mapped a plan out for me, so I bet she only became angry because Qiao Yichen messed up those plans."

Gu Xin didn't deny that as he nodded his head. "I heard that at the critical moment, you picked Qiao Yichen over your own manager."

Ding Meng, "…"

He couldn't have placed a spy in Guangchen Productions, right?…

Ding Meng pursed her lips and looked at the water bottle in her hand, "I just didn't want to see Qiao Yichen look disappointed."

Gu Xin's eyes flashed mysteriously. After a while, he asked, "Producing an alb.u.m takes a long period of time. Aren't you worried that you'll be forgotten by your fans?"

Ding Meng looked at him and smiled, "Haven't you been producing your own alb.u.m this whole time? I think that genuinely good music is worth waiting for."

Gu Xin chuckled, "It's really quite rare to see rookies as calm as you nowadays."

Hearing his praise, Ding Meng felt rather embarra.s.sed, "It's not that. After all, Qiao Yichen is an award winning producer. I've won the lottery since he's helping me produce the alb.u.m."

Gu Xin grinned and tilted his head back to drink a mouthful of water, "Qiao Yichen is really picky when it comes to singers. The fact that you've caught his eye shows that you're outstanding enough." He pushed off the windowsill and walked in front of Ding Meng. As usual, he ruffled her hair and said, "Good luck. Don't disappoint him."

As Ding Meng watched him walk off, she thought to herself, did Gu Xin really like touching her hair or something? Speaking of that, she had previously discovered on Gu Xin's Weibo that he was raising two pretty kittens at home. Was he treating her like a kitten?

Not long after, the dance instructor returned and continued to teach thim their dance moves.

Today, Qiao Yichen had found an excuse to come to Gu Xin's company. His purpose was actually to come and see how Ding Meng and Gu Xin's collaboration was going.

When he reached the dance room's doorway, he heard the dance instructor shouting out the count from inside.

He stood by the door and looked inside.

The dance routine for With You wasn't very complicated. However, one could predict that the dance moves would be rather bold based on how provocative the original lyrics were. The main goal was for the two to use suggestive expressions and provocative body movements during the dance to set the overall tone.

Even though Gu Xin had already altered the song lyrics, the overall rique feel of the song had been retained.

Therefore, Qiao Yichen witnessed a very provocative dance when he arrived. Even though the two never touched at all while they were dancing, their dance moves were very suggestive.

He stood by the door for less than half a minute before walking inside, "What are you two doing again?"

Ding Meng and Gu Xin's movements stopped simultaneously. Even the dance instructor stopped shouting out the count. The three of them stared at him as the atmosphere inside the room immediately stiffened.

Because Qiao Yichen had left such a profound impression on Ding Meng last time when he kicked the door down and also because he had placed a heavy emphasis on the word "again", Ding Meng couldn't help but smile at him guiltily, "We're learning our dance. Why are you here?"

"Why am I here?" Qiao Yichen laughed coldly, "Of course you wouldn't want me to come here"

Ding Meng, "…"

Goudan was going to go crazy again!

Nearby, Gu Xin began to laugh and he signaled the dance instructor to leave first. Then, he walked up to Qiao Yichen and looked at him, "What, does Great Producer Qiao have experience with dancing as well? Do you have any objections?"

Qiao Yichen looked at him and smiled coldly, "You call that dancing? I call that flirting."

Ding Meng, "…"

Truthfully, when she saw the dance instructor perform the moves, she felt very embarra.s.sed. However, when she concentrated on dancing, she didn't think much of it and the embarra.s.sment disappeared.

Gu Xin smiled at Qiao Yichen and spoke, "Having physical contact while dancing is totally normal. The two of us don't actually even touch."

Whatever Qiao Yichen wanted to say next was interrupted by Gu Xin, "In fact, I've wanted to ask you this for a long time now. Don't you think you look after Ding Meng a little too much? You've got a leash on her like she's your wife."

Ding Meng, "…"

She had to give Gu Xin's quick wit a thumbs up…she was so shocked that she had almost broken into cold sweats.

Qiao Yichen frowned. Had he known this earlier, he wouldn't have agreed to let Ding Meng work with Gu Xin.

He had underestimated Gu Xin's flirtatiousness.

After casting Ding Meng a glance, he turned around and walked out. Ding Meng had a really bad premonition about how many hours would be tacked on to her training tonight.

"Do you need me to talk with the dance instructor to change the dance moves?" Standing across from her, Gu Xin looked at her as he asked.

Ding Meng frowned a bit. The lyrics had already been changed once. If the dance moves were also changed, this song would be even further from Gu Xin's original intentions.

She thought for a bit and then spoke, "It's fine. I'll talk to him."

Gu Xin chuckled and didn't say any more.

After the workday was over, Ding Meng nervously returned home.

Qiao Yichen was home and he had even made dinner.

However, Ding Meng didn't dare eat.

Sitting across the table, Qiao Yichen looked up at her and asked, "What, are you worried I added poison?"

Ding Meng, "…"

Poison was unlikely, but she couldn't help but think that something had been added.

But since he was eating, the food should taste normal, right?

Thinking this, Ding Meng purposefully chose a dish that Qiao Yichen had already eaten from. Sure enough, the flavor was normal. From across the table, Qiao Yichen chuckled lightly without saying a word.

After dinner was Great Producer Qiao's exclusive special training. What made Ding Meng feel strange was the fact that Qiao Yichen didn't deliberately make things difficult for her. Had he actually thought things through on his own? When had Goudan's EQ become so high?

After vocal training ended, Ding Meng got ready to start running. Qiao Yichen stood up from the piano seat and walked up to her. As he approached, he said, "Today, let's try a different kind of physical training."

Ding Meng, "…"

Thanks to her animal instincts, she felt a profound sense of danger. She instinctively retreated backwards and was pressed against the wall by Qiao Yichen.

"You…"

Before she had a chance to say the three words "stop messing around", Qiao Yichen had already leaned over to kiss her lips.

Ding Meng's head exploded once more. She had actually been kissed again!

Qiao Yichen skillfully pried open her teeth and his soft tongue slipped through the gaps to enter. Ding Meng let out two m.u.f.fled cries in protest. As if he was punishing her, Qiao Yichen nipped her lip.

His bite was very gentle and painless, but that numbing sensation quickly spread from her lip to the rest of her body. Ding Meng started getting fl.u.s.tered, but he tightly trapped her tongue, not allowing her to escape.

Even worse, she discovered that Qiao Yichen's hands had started to roam all over her body. She tried to grab his hands but was trapped by him instead.

Ding Meng struggled for a bit but then another explosion went off in her head. Holy c.r.a.p, where was he touching! Get out from under her skirt!!!

Qiao Yichen's attack was so intense that Ding Meng had been kissed to the brink of tears. Logically, after training for so long, her lung capacity should have been better than Qiao Yichen's. Yet somehow, she was almost out of breath while he was still kissing her so pa.s.sionately.

Then she remembered, this punk had been exercising recently! Too despicable!

When Qiao Yichen's actions became even more brazen, her mind, which had already descended into chaos, thoroughly collapsed.

She exhausted the last of her strength to bite down on Qiao Yichen's lips, and a faint taste of blood tinged the area between their lips.

Qiao Yichen grimaced from the pain and finally let her go.

After separating herself from his grip, Ding Meng dropped onto the floor in exhaustion. Before she even had a chance to take a breath, Qiao Yichen pushed her down again.

Easily trapping her on the floor, Qiao Yichen licked her lips which were flushed red from his kisses, "I've been wanting to do this since the moment I saw you dancing with Gu Xin."

At that moment, Ding Meng no longer had the energy to think about what he was saying because she had become extremely aware of the change occurring on his lower body.

Naturally, Qiao Yichen had sensed it as well. He held Ding Meng tightly in his arms and pressed closer to her, "Don't be scared. This is called s.e.x drive. Everyone has it."

Ding Meng, "…"

She was simply speechless.

Qiao Yichen kissed her lips again and was just preparing to take off the jacket covering her sleepwear when he inadvertently touched the screeching device that she had placed in her pocket.

Sharp screeching filled the room. Qiao Yichen frowned and dismantled the screeching device right in front of Ding Meng's face.

Ding Meng, "…"

She looked at the screeching device which had been violently taken apart and pursed her lips, "There's still more in my room."

Qiao Yichen gazed deeply at her and then suddenly laughed, "There aren't any in my room."

Ding Meng, "…"

Hold on! This wasn't going where she thought this was going, right?!

Without another word, Qiao Yichen picked Ding Meng up and carried her to his own room. He placed her on the bed and pressed down on her again, "Wife…"

His low whisper into her ear made Ding Meng's mind turn blank.

On the night that he had a fever, he had also called out to her like this. However, that time, he wasn't completely conscious. This time, he was very clear about what he was doing.

He was asking her for permission.

Ding Meng's red face burned so hot that it could have fried an egg.

"Wife…" He called out to her again and even licked her little ear, "I don't like it when you get so close to other men."

Ding Meng, "…"

She could hear the unhappiness and jealousy in his voice, which made her think of a certain phrase.

Jealousy makes people go crazy.

Yeah…now she understood that deeply.

Unable to endure any longer, Qiao Yichen began to tug at her clothes. Ding Meng struggled for a bit before being trapped even more tightly. He looked at her with a rather pitiful expression, "Wife, let me have you, okay?"

Ding Meng, "…"

She was also about to go crazy! How was he able to say something like that so naturally?!

Probably because he could tell Ding Meng was about to explode, Qiao Yichen kissed her appeasingly and spoke with tenderness, "Wife, I love you."

Ding Meng, "…"

Of course you love me when we're in bed! How come I haven't seen you love me in the recording studio?!

Seeing how Ding Meng didn't show any signs of relenting, QIao Yichen's expression looked somewhat hurt, "Wife, you don't love me?"

Ding Meng, "…"

She swore that he had only revealed his acting skills in order to sleep with her.

She closed her eyes and turned away, afraid that she might actually beat him up.

When Qiao Yichen saw this, he bloomed with happiness. His wife was yielding to his request!

Consequently, he wasn't polite and stripped away her remaining clothing.

Even though Ding Meng was closing her eyes, she was very aware of Qiao Yichen's movements. As she sensed his soft kisses all over her body, her entire person became even warmer. She felt as though her heart had melted from the heat.

She knew that if she had really resisted, Qiao Yichen would have definitely stopped, but, first of all, she had been teased by him so much that her entire body was weak, and second of all…she felt that there wasn't anything wrong with this.

She wasn't sure when she had begun to soften up towards Qiao Yichen, but it was probably back when he had protected her from that falling light and his bright red blood had dripped onto her face.

"Wife, bite me if it hurts…" Qiao Yichen tenderly kissed Ding Meng's hair which was damp with sweat. He embraced her with both arms and offered up his shoulder.

Ding Meng took a sharp breath. Even though she had been mentally prepared, she immediately wrinkled her brows when the pain actually came and firmly bit down on Qiao Yichen's shoulder.

T/N: GYAHHH they went from 0 to 100!!! LOL. I didn’t see that one coming.