The Substitute Groom Refuses to Leave novel · Chapter 21 of 24
Chapter 21: The Shared Bench
The general's new bench admitted two men and nobody's theory of dignity.
Shuqiao tested it before their household feast.
Yunting sat beside him and leaned back.
The bench didn't wobble.
"An improvement," Shuqiao said.
The general put an arm behind him.
"You've moved away."
Shuqiao shifted closer until their thighs touched.
"I was testing its full capacity."
"Thoroughly done."
Yunting kissed him behind the kitchen screen.
Mingzhong arrived carrying a bowl and reversed direction without spilling it.
The scholar waited until his footsteps retreated before kissing his husband again.
He'd grown accustomed to wanting him in ordinary places.
The kitchen doorway was becoming particularly inconvenient.
They had invited the soldiers, the officers, and the household servants to eat together that evening.
Shuqiao wanted a feast where nobody could turn a chair into an examination.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The Substitute Groom Refuses to Leave are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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