But this time, Olivia didn't have the strength to hit him as hard as before, so there were no visible bruises left on Edmond's face.
After coming out of the hotel, Edmond and Olivia got in the car in silence.
A couple of minutes later, however, Olivia took a deep breath and broke the silence. "You must take responsibility for your actions!" If they hadn't had sex, she wouldn't want to get married that easily.
Seeing that he finally had the upper hand, Edmond sneered, "Beg me!"
'Beg him?' Olivia was pissed off at his audacity.
Immediately, she got out of the car and dragged him to the back seat to beat him up.
She didn't let go of him until he was begging just like she did in bed. She also made sure to make him promise he would take responsibility for what happened.
Then, as she let her guard down, Edmond suddenly jumped up and inverted their positions, pressing himself on top of her. While he sat on her legs, he got her hands under control and considered tearing off her clothes. Before he had a chance, though, he was beaten to the ground again.
From that moment on, Edmond became known as the first man in the Huo family who would get married because he got beaten by a woman.
The news of Edmond and Olivia's engagement quickly spread and was soon a hot topic in the military.
Edmond was forced to listen to his associates constantly teasing him about bed positions and who would be on top of whom between him and Olivia. For the first time, he thought he should start focusing more on his training. After all, if he allowed his wife to beat him up for the rest of his life, how could he ever call himself a man?
The couple was given then ten days off from the military for the wedding, but Edmond didn't plan to have a ceremony with Olivia. In fact, he didn't even take her to shoot the pre-wedding photos.
Of course, Olivia got insanely mad. As a woman, why couldn't she have what was rightfully hers?
So on the morning of their second day off, Olivia pressed Edmond against the couch and beat him up again. In the end, he was forced to take the pre-wedding photos and hold a ceremony with her.
Although it was a simple wedding, Olivia was relieved to have one.
After living together for a while, Edmond learned that whenever Olivia raised her hand, it was for the best if he behaved himself and did what she wanted.
However, this changed when Edmond was twenty-eight years old. Following his victory in a martial arts championship, he came back home and challenged Olivia to a fight.
It was a fierce match, but Olivia couldn't beat Edmond up as she usually did and lost for him that day.
Edmond raised his head and burst into laughter. "The tables are finally turned. I'm the one who has the final say from now on!"
But he was wrong.
Olivia was a woman, and women never played their cards according to common sense. Not to mention that Olivia could still count on Erica, who knew well how to make men bend.
The moment she heard that her daughter-in-law couldn't defeat her son anymore, however, Erica became quite anxious. It wasn't easy to find a woman who could take Edmond under control like Olivia. She couldn't fall short of her trump card like this!
Erica thought about it for a few days but couldn't come up with a solution that involved martial arts. Eventually, she decided to give her daughter-in-law one timeless piece of advice and called her. "Olivia, listen to me. If Edmond gets the upper hand over you again, you'd better throw a tantrum at him. We're women. We're allowed to act like a spoiled child with our husbands. Then you just hold and kiss him. Try to be soft for a change."
Olivia was speechless. 'Act like a spoiled child?' The mere thought of it gave her goose bumps.
"Mom, it's okay. Don't worry about me. I'm fine." After all, despite the fights, Edmond hadn't been physically abusive to her so far.
Nevertheless, her mother-in-law, like a real mother to her, discussed all day long ways to make Edmond surrender.
"Okay, but listen to me. You must try this method!" After reminding her again and again, Erica hung up the phone.
As soon as the line went mute, Edmond, who lately had been acting really cocky around his wife, walked into the house. Noticing that Olivia had just put down the phone, he asked casually, "Who were you talking to?"
"It's none of your business," she replied indifferently.
"Hey! Woman, are you rebelling against me?" Edmond wasn't familiar with kindness and, therefore, stared at the woman defiantly.
Looking into his eyes, Olivia didn't say anything as Erica's words came to her mind.
Usually, Olivia would tell him to get out of her sight, but that day she didn't say anything. Instead, she kept looking straight at him. Unsure about what to do with that sudden change of behavior, Edmond disarmed and asked, "Are you okay?"
She remained silent. Even though she hadn't fully acted on Erica's suggestion yet, Edmond had already approached her differently. She wondered if she should really do as her mother-in-law said.
"Say something. Why are you looking at me like that?" Sitting next to her, Edmond took a closer look at her to make sure she wasn't sick.
As Olivia had been at home the whole afternoon, she wasn't in her military uniform anymore, but instead, she wore a white nightgown, which didn't make her look so tough. At that moment, Edmond admired how charming she looked in her short hair-cut while he could still smell the lingering fragrance from the body wash on her skin. Unconsciously, he swallowed, causing his Adam's apple to bob.
His wife was actually quite beautiful.
Olivia was silent for a while until she finally made a move toward Edmond. Taking the initiative to hold his neck and trying to be gentle, she muttered, "Edmond, I'm not feeling well." As a matter of fact, she felt really uncomfortable speaking this way.
He naturally wrapped his arms around her waist and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you not feeling well?" He couldn't name the fabric of her nightdress, but it felt really soft to the touch.
"I don't know. I just feel bad, and you're yelling at me." 'Am I doing it right? Is this how one acts like a spoiled child?' she wondered. As she performed, Olivia's heart couldn't stop pounding fast in her chest.
Edmond lowered his head, and when he looked at her, he caught a glimpse of her cleavage. Suddenly, he was short of breath. "Should I take you to the hospital then?"
"No, thanks. Just take me to the bedroom so I can rest."
"Okay!" Edmond gently picked her up and took her to the bedroom.
After he put her down on the bed, Olivia still wouldn't let go of his neck. So he leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
Even if they would have sex in the past, a fight would usually lead up to it. But that night, the atmosphere between the two of them wasn't the same as usual due to Olivia's change.
Indeed, it was a beautiful night.
That day, Olivia realized that if she wanted to get along with Edmond, she would have to make a few changes in her behavior.
After all, since she had chosen to marry Edmond, she wanted to make it work and spend the rest of her life with him. It seemed that for that to happen, she would have to learn to compromise a bit more in the future.
As a result, the two of them began to share some sweet and tender moments in their relationship. Only Olivia wasn't the only one who had changed to make this possible, Edmond had done his part too.
That couple who would always solve their problems with aggression gradually started to fade. Soon, there were no more punches and rudeness between them in their alone time.
After the new year, Olivia thanked Erica, "Mom, thank you for that idea you gave me. Edmond has changed a lot since that time."
Erica was content to see the couple so happy. "No need to thank me. Now you should focus on having a child with Edmond as soon as possible. A man will stay more often at home after he becomes a father."
"Okay!" Olivia blushed as she nodded timidly.
Half a year later, Olivia found out she was pregnant, and Edmond became even more obedient to her after that.
During the pregnancy, he would do whatever she said and more. However, Olivia thought this behavior was soon about to change when the baby was born.
To her astonishment, Edmond was still very considerate and obedient to her after their son was born.
By the time she gave birth to their second child, Edmond confessed to her, "I feel happy that I fell into your hands, just like my grandfather fell into my grandmother's, and my father into my mother's."
