Wen Yan and the Si family hid behind the bushes, not daring to breathe loudly.
Witnessing this sweet, pink-bubble-filled romance unfold live in person was truly a cure for the soul.
Si Luochen's long, fair fingers gripped Xia Zhi's delicate chin. Dark emotions surged in his eyes. "Refusing isn't an option. I've wanted to kiss you for a long time."
Si Luochen was both obsessive and domineering.
Whatever or whoever he set his sights on, he would definitely make his.
The tip of Xia Zhi's delicate nose was almost touching Si Luochen's tall, straight nose.
She could feel his breathing gradually growing heavier, and her heartbeat grew increasingly out of control.
"I... I wasn't going to refuse you..."
As she said this, she was overwhelmed with shyness.
She had never been so intimate with a boy before. After suffering through a deeply traumatic bullying incident, she had an instinctive fear and aversion to boys.
But the person in front of her was the light of her life!
She felt no fear or resistance at all.
His approach made her breathing erratic and her heart race.
Si Luochen looked into her bright, clear eyes that resembled a pristine lake. He lowered his head, and his warm, thin lips landed on her beautiful eyes.
Treating her like a rare treasure, his kisses trailed from her eyes to the tip of her delicate nose, and finally, onto her soft pink lips.
Although he was the one taking the lead, he was just as nervous and flustered.
After all, he had no experience either.
Xia Zhi was even more nervous. Her small hands tightly gripped the fabric at his collar, and when he captured her lips, her grip tightened even more.
Si Luochen's fair, handsome face flushed slightly. He coughed lightly, "Little Pitiful, are you trying to strangle me?"
Xia Zhi let out a soft gasp and quickly released her tight grip on his shirt collar.
Her large, bright almond eyes were watery, revealing a trace of innocent clumsiness and shyness. "I... I didn't mean to."
Of course, he knew she didn't mean to.
His Little Pitiful was already blushing furiously.
Tsk.
So cute.
Si Luochen's Adam's apple bobbed. He cupped her cheeks with both hands and kissed her again.
This time, he didn't just press against her lips. Instead, he sucked gently before parting her lips and teeth—
Xia Zhi's mind instantly short-circuited.
The young man's distinct, pleasant scent was warm and clean. His kiss was gentle, yet carried a hint of domineering possessiveness.
So, being kissed by the boy she liked was actually such a wonderful thing.
It was both of their first kisses, so there was no technique or experience to speak of.
Afraid of hurting Xia Zhi, Si Luochen pulled away after kissing her for a little while.
But he clearly wasn't satisfied. Just as Xia Zhi took a breath of fresh air, he captured her lips again.
Wen Yan and the Si family all wore wide, doting smiles.
They ended up watching the two of them kiss on and off for nearly ten minutes.
[The pink bubbles are so pretty. As expected, romance is sweetest when you're watching other people fall in love.]
Suddenly hearing Wen Yan's inner voice, Si Luochen quickly let go of Xia Zhi.
He narrowed his phoenix eyes and shot a glare behind the bushes, his handsome face darkening. "Come out, all of you!"
[Oh my, he actually noticed us? Wasn't he kissing so passionately, how did he find out!]
The rest of the Si family: "..."
Well... who was to blame...
They could only blame the fact that they were the chosen ones who could all hear her inner thoughts!
Seeing Wen Yan and the rest of the Si family, Xia Zhi's pretty little face instantly turned beet red.
"Who told you to peek? I really want to gouge your eyeballs out and use them as stools!"
As soon as Si Luochen said this, someone tugged at his sleeve.
Si Luochen lowered his head and looked at Xia Zhi's flushed face. "What's wrong, Little Pitiful?"
Xia Zhi had never been angry at Si Luochen, but right now, she puffed out her cheeks and glared at him. "You are not allowed to be mean to Sister-in-law, Grandpa, Second Brother, Third Brother, and Little Youyou."
Si Luochen, "..."
"If you yell at them again next time, I won't kiss you anymore."
Si Luochen gritted his back teeth. "If you don't kiss me, who do you want to kiss, huh? I'll smash that person's mouth to pieces!"
"Anyway, if you're fierce to Sister-in-law, Grandpa, and the others again, I'll ignore you."
Si Luochen, "..."
Whose Little Pitiful are you, really?
Seeing that Xia Zhi had turned her face away and was truly ignoring him, Si Luochen let out a helpless sigh.
"Alright, I promise you. Stop puffing up like a little pufferfish, okay?"
He couldn't help it; he couldn't bear to actually make her angry.
Who asked him to like her so, so much!
...
Si Moyan and Shao Ning were busy until after nine o'clock in the evening before they returned.
As soon as Shao Ning returned, she ran over to sit beside Wen Yan, wrapping both hands around Wen Yan's arm.
"Sister Yan, several of the old shareholders in the company refused to be managed today. Thankfully, Mr. Si found their weaknesses and defeated them one by one. I have to say, he's very charismatic and bold."
Originally, Shao Ning felt that no one was good enough for her Sister Yan.
But recently, as Si Moyan assisted her in managing the company and taught her a lot of things, she felt that he and Sister Yan were truly a match made in heaven.
Both of them shone brightly in their respective fields, commanding attention and admiration.
Just as Wen Yan was about to say something, Dabai suddenly sent her a video of Si Moyan commanding the boardroom.
Si Moyan was wearing a custom black suit, standing at the very front of the conference room. His facial contours were handsome and stern, his eyes dark and profound. His entire being exuded the heavy aura of a superior and an aloof, commanding presence.
The moment he stood there, the conference room immediately became as quiet as a mouse.
After listening to his plans for the Shao Group and his project arrangements, Wen Yan felt that he truly possessed business acumen and capability.
They always say that a man hard at work is the most handsome and charming, and it was absolutely true!
After Si Moyan returned, he still had unfinished business to attend to, so he went to the study again.
"Little Yan, Grandpa made some bird's nest and silver ear mushroom soup. Go have a bowl, it's good for your beauty and skin."
After eating a small bowl, Wen Yan carried another bowl to the study.
She knocked on the door, and when no one answered, she pushed the door open and walked in.
Si Moyan was looking at the computer screen and didn't notice Wen Yan's arrival.
After placing the bird's nest soup on the desk, Wen Yan walked up behind him. "Hubby, you've been working so hard lately. Let me massage your head for you."
As soon as Wen Yan spoke, she realized something was wrong.
Si Moyan wasn't looking at documents on the computer; he was on a video call.
On the other end of the video call was a foreign man and a mixed-race girl.
"Si, you're married?"
Si Moyan nodded. He grabbed Wen Yan's hand and pulled her into his arms.
Caught off guard, Wen Yan tumbled onto his lap. She blinked her long eyelashes. "I didn't know you were on a video call. Should I leave now?"
Si Moyan's long, large hand pressed against Wen Yan's slender shoulder. "It's fine."
He looked at the video. "Mr. William, this is my wife."
The foreign man looked regretful. "Such an outstanding young man like you, I was hoping to introduce my daughter to you. But your wife is also very beautiful. You two look like a great match. Blessings to you both."
After ending the video call, Wen Yan looked at Si Moyan. "I couldn't tell, you're quite in demand."
Si Moyan pressed his thin lips tightly together. "I was just discussing business with Mr. William when he suddenly called his daughter over. Before I even understood what he meant, you came in."
Wen Yan raised an eyebrow. "So I interrupted a good thing for you, then."
Si Moye gripped Wen Yan's soft, slender waist. "What nonsense are you talking about? Even if Mr. William introduced his daughter, I wouldn't agree."
"Oh, really? Who was it that vowed to divorce me a while ago? Must have been a dog, right?"
Si Moye pressed the tip of his tongue against his back teeth, his dark eyes deep and dangerous. "This mouth of yours, I think it is begging for a kiss."
Before Wen Yan could say anything, he pinched her chin and leaned in to kiss her.
Wen Yan dodged his kiss, turned her head, and pointed at the door.
"There is a whole audience enjoying the show out there. Are you sure you want to continue?"
Si Moye released Wen Yan. He stood up and pulled open the study door.
The few people who had been peeking outside suddenly tumbled right in.
Si Moye was speechless.
Could he not get a little privacy?
...
Wan Yu stayed in the hospital for about ten days.
On the day of her discharge, He Xiuyuan could not come to pick her up because of a sudden emergency at his company.
Not wanting to trouble her family, Wan Yu did not notify them and took a taxi home instead.
As the car approached Jinyuan, she remembered that the flowers on the balcony there had not been watered for days, so she asked the driver to pull over downstairs at the Jinyuan apartment building.
The two-hundred-square-meter apartment in Jinyuan was her and He Xiuyuan's marital home when they first got married.
Later, when He Xiuyuan bought a villa, the two of them moved out.
However, this place held her and He Xiuyuan's sweetest memories, so Wan Yu would occasionally come over to clean it herself.
Arriving at the apartment door, Wan Yu entered the passcode.
But after trying several times, the passcode was incorrect.
What was going on?
She could not have remembered it wrong. After all, He Xiuyuan had used her birthday to set the passcode back then.
Just as Wan Yu was about to enter it again, the apartment door was suddenly opened from the inside.
"Babe, you're back?"
Hearing a woman's slightly husky voice, Wan Yu lifted her head to look at the person inside.
At a single glance, she froze in shock.
The young woman was wearing a sexy black nightgown. The V-neck collar revealed her delicate collarbones and a glimpse of snowy cleavage. The nightgown was incredibly short, barely covering her thighs. The woman had a fantastic figure, perfectly proportioned with a slender waist and long legs. This piece from Victoria's Secret looked exceptionally hot and sexy on her.
This nightgown was a gift He Xiuyuan had bought for her shortly after they got married.
He had always felt she was too conservative and wanted her to change her style in private to spice up their marital life.
But at the time, she felt the nightgown had too little fabric. Plus, being on the slimmer side, she was afraid she would not fill it out properly. She never wore it, leaving it tucked away in the closet.
She never in her wildest dreams imagined that this nightgown would end up on another woman's body!
For a few seconds, Wan Yu's mind was completely blank and in utter chaos.
For a moment, she even suspected she had gone to the wrong apartment, stepping back a few paces to check the door number.
She definitely had not gone to the wrong place.
She naturally recognized the woman inside. It was a female singer signed to He Xiuyuan's media company.
He Xiuyuan had authorized this woman to sing several songs that Wan Yu had written.
He Xiuyuan had told her before that this woman was a junior from his high school days, someone with a strong personality and great musical talent.
But why was she here, and why was she wearing her nightgown?
Wan Yu clenched her hands into tight fists. After taking a deep breath, she turned around and dialed He Xiuyuan's number.
The phone rang several times before it was connected.
"Where are you?" Wan Yu's voice was colder than ever before.
"I am out meeting a client. If you have been discharged, head home first. I will be back tonight to have dinner with you."
Wan Yu gritted her teeth so hard it hurt, but she did not say a word.
Right at that moment, a ding came through the phone, the sound of an elevator door opening.
Wan Yu looked up toward the elevator doors in the hallway.
Soon, a tall and slender figure walked out of the elevator.
