With Nina in his arms, John walked along the bright hallways of the castle before he ascended the spiral staircase, and pushed open the door to their bedroom.
Although he had spent four years constructing the place, he had never let Nina catch even a glimpse of the North Yard castle.
Nina knew that he had been planning it as a surprise for her, but she never imagined that it would be such a marvelous surprise. John had built a castle for her and their bedroom was similar to hers on C Island.
John knew that her bedroom in Scher Mountain was designed just to her liking. Even though he had only been to that place a few times, he had memorized every little detail about her room perfectly.
Their bedroom was not just inspired by her room in Scher mountain, but also built according to the style of North Yard castle's rooms.
Crystal chandeliers hung in the center of the room, scattering light beautifully, illuminating every inch of space in their room.
The room was decorated in off-white and olive green. It was furnished elaborately in the finest silks, lace, and satin. There were intricate floral patterns that were painted, covering the walls.
However, the designs were also minimalistic, making the room appear more luxurious, yet romantic.
There were some photos of John and Nina that hung on the wall, along with some of her paintings. The aroma of books filled the room, comforting Nina in a beautiful way.
But then, the thing that instantly caught Nina's eye was their marriage licenses that was hanging on the wall.
John put Nina on their bed and sat down next to her, while she stared at them and laughed.
"Did you really put our marriage licenses in our bedroom instead of carrying them with you?"
John knew that she was teasing him, so he did not care. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. "This is not like before, you know? Now that everyone knows that we're married, I am concerned about accidentally losing our marriage licenses. That's the reason I have hung them on our bedroom wall. Also, it is a reminder for you to perform your wifely duties well."
John deliberately stressed the words "wifely duties" in an attempt to seduce her.
Seeing the flames of passion in his eyes, Nina immediately thought of sex.
She blinked her eyes at him innocently as she moved her gaze from his eyes to his erection.
"Well, I have no objection," she said in an obedient manner.
John looked down at his erection and immediately moved away from her.
His sudden movement made Nina speechless. She looked at him with a confused expression.
'Aren't we going to make love?' she wondered, looking at him.
Feeling her heated gaze on his body, John cleared his throat and said in a soft voice, "I'll go and get you some clothes."
"Oh, okay." Nina nodded, not knowing what was going on. She couldn't help but murmur to herself, "What clothes? Does he have some strange hobbies? Is he going to show his true colors?"
Thoughts of them making love flashed through Nina's mind and she could not help but blush.
When John returned, he saw Nina covering her face, which was red with embarrassment and excitement. "Isn't it going to be exciting?" she said to herself, not knowing that he had returned.
"What is going to be exciting?"
"What? Oh, it's nothing." Nina was not expecting him to return that soon. She thought that he would bring her all kinds of lingerie to wear after holding in his desire for so long, but there was only one box in his hand.
By then, John seemed to have controlled his desire as he placed the box on the table and took out a Chinese wedding dress.
"Put it on, we're going to propose a toast. You should not feel too cold wearing it," he said in a low voice.
"Propose a toast? Aren't we going to make love first?" Nina blurted out.
John turned and looked at her with his eyebrows raised in surprise. "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"No, I am not." As Nina said those words, she realized that John had not gone out to get her lingerie for having sex, but for bringing her a Chinese wedding dress, so that she would not feel cold while they made a toast.
With a gentle smile, John walked towards her, holding the dress in his hands.
"Don't worry, we still have our whole lives for that. Would you like to put it on by yourself, or would you like me to dress you, instead? Forget that I asked such a question. Here, let me dress you," he said as he looked into her amber eyes.
Before Nina could even say a word, John began dressing her.
It was not red, like normal Chinese wedding dresses, but a shade of pale blue. There were intricate designs embroidered in pure gold, which looked exquisite.
The collar was just the perfect fit for her neck, which made her look more beautiful and elegant.
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