“You only love men!”
Lu Chiwan bit her lip, looking so aggrieved she was about to cry.
She clenched her fist wanting to hit Li Yanxing, but after recalling how he’d either kicked over tables or broken doors at the Li family manor, she ultimately didn’t dare.
She was afraid her petite frame would be smashed to pieces by Li Yanxing.
Li Yanxing never expected such an absurd answer.
He even thought he’d misheard.
“What?”
The CEO narrowed his dark eyes, radiating danger.
The young girl pointed accusingly, “Everything here belongs to men! Not even a single hair tie of mine can be found. Do you like men? Did you marry me just as a cover because you’re afraid people will discover you’re gay!”
Li Yanxing: “?”
What nonsense is this.
He reached out and flicked her fair forehead.
Accustomed to using strength.
The girl yelped in pain, covering her forehead as tears immediately welled up. “That hurts! You’re abusing me again!”
Li Yanxing chuckled coldly, “You need a little tap to remember properly. What ridiculous thoughts are filling your head?”
“Me liking men?”
“Then why would I bother pinning you down to kiss you?”
“…”
“And why would I tear your dress?”
“Why didn’t I tear Lin Mu’s dress then?”
“That’s because Lin Mu doesn’t wear dresses! You couldn’t tear what doesn’t exist!”
Lu Chiwan placed her hands on her hips, glaring angrily at Li Yanxing while arguing, her fierce yet adorable appearance resembling a feisty kitten.
Her little tantrum seemed like child’s play in Li Yanxing’s eyes.
And she looked so young – he even wondered if she was actually of age.
Chen Yang, being over forty and nearly fifty, really had no shame going after someone like her.
“You didn’t used to live here, but in a rental apartment in the southern district. Do you know why?”
Li Yanxing pulled the girl into his arms, kissed her forehead, and casually fabricated a story.
“Why?”
Lu Chiwan thought seriously for a moment before asking, “Was the rental place better than here?”
“Worse. A dilapidated neighborhood without heating and poor security. Hot in summer, cold in winter.”
“?”
Lu Chiwan widened her eyes, “Was I an idiot then?”
“Choosing to live in some run-down neighborhood that attracted thieves instead of this massive private manor so big I could roll around without reaching the edges?”
Li Yanxing was taken aback again.
Never expecting this kind of reaction from her.
She always managed to surprise him.
After a moment, he sighed softly, a trace of helplessness crossing his handsome features. “After we got together, I asked you to move in, but you insisted on refusing.”
“You said you wanted to be an independent woman, not have people say you were only with me for money.”
“That you could work hard and support yourself.”
“That’s also why I never gave you expensive jewelry – not that I didn’t want to, but because you returned everything I gave you.”
“To make you happy, I had to stop giving you gifts.”
As he spoke, Li Yanxing gently tapped the girl’s small nose bridge, his expression both doting and resigned.
The more Lu Chiwan listened, the more astonished she became. “You mean I – someone who didn’t even finish elementary school, can’t do anything right, and only sleeps with you because of my looks – actually had such noble morals?”
I’m impressed with myself.
Li Yanxing: “…”
“Husband, I must have… not only damaged my brain in the car accident but also lost all my moral compass along with it.”
Lu Chiwan pinched the corner of her clothes, pursed her lips, her cheeks slightly flushed. Her sparkling eyes blinked before she continued, “I… want to live in this luxurious and majestic manor, not in a shabby rental apartment.”
“I want you to give me expensive jewelry. I don’t want to live independently. I don’t want to do anything. I just want to lie flat and slack off.”
With just a tiny bit of guilt in her heart, Lu Chiwan honestly revealed her current train of thought.
Li Yanxing looked at her in surprise.
Well, once again, she was beyond his expectations.
“It’s not my fault anyway. It’s all because of the car accident. I was originally such a morally upright person.”
“But the car accident damaged my memories and took away my sense of morality. How awful that car accident was!”
Even that little bit of guilt vanished.
Lu Chiwan was incredibly skilled at shifting the blame.
Li Yanxing never expected her to shift the blame in such a bizarre way.
“It’s not impossible to keep you.”
Li Yanxing pinched the girl’s fair and tender cheek—the sensation was addictively pleasant. “But that depends on how well Qingqing pleases me.”
Lu Chiwan blinked, remained silent for three seconds, then pounced on him.
Li Yanxing took a step back and was pushed down onto the bed by her momentum.
The girl was quite domineering. Straddling him, she looked down at him, her sparkling eyes filled with excitement.
“Husband, I love you. I love you so, so much.”
She leaned down and kissed his Adam’s apple as it moved, then slowly unbuttoned his shirt, planting kisses along the way.
Each soft, tingling kiss stimulated his nerves again and again.
“Ah…”
A faint pain followed as the girl gently bit him—not particularly painful, but utterly tormenting.
Li Yanxing abruptly snapped back to reality, pushed the girl away, and stood up. “I’m going to make a call and have Lin Mu bring your clothes over.”
“Hmph!”
Watching her husband flee in panic, Lu Chiwan sat on the bed and rolled her eyes.
After all, he was the one with the problem, not her.
If he can’t do anything, I’ll tease him to death!
Li Yanxing went downstairs but didn’t make a call. Instead, he sent Lin Mu a message, instructing him to buy some clothes, shoes, bags, and daily necessities for Lu Chiwan to avoid blowing his cover.
He specifically told Lin Mu to buy affordable items.
Lin Mu replied with a question mark, trembling with fear. “Brother Yan, have we gone bankrupt?”
Buying budget goods for your own wife?
How can you even do that?
Unless you’re bankrupt, I can’t think of any other reason you’d do this.
Li Yanxing ignored him.
Ten minutes later, Lin Mu sent another message. “Brother Yan, our people report that Chen Yang’s men have followed us. They might raid Brocade Creek Bay tonight to rescue sister-in-law.”
Reading Lin Mu’s message, Li Yanxing’s gaze darkened.
So, the identity of Lin Qingfu’s mistress was real. Was Chen Yang really daring enough to break into Brocade Creek Bay for her?
Li Yanxing glanced upstairs at the bedroom still adorned with wedding decorations, frowned, and his expression turned inscrutable.
No one could tell what he was thinking at that moment.
“Young Master, shall I prepare lunch for you?”
Butler Du of Brocade Creek Bay approached, interrupting Li Yanxing’s thoughts.
The vast manor actually had very few people. Aside from bodyguards and Butler Du, Li Yanxing had temporarily arranged for two servants: Aunt Jiang and A Xia.
Aunt Jiang was in charge of cooking.
A Xia was responsible for taking care of Lu Chiwan’s daily needs.
Li Yanxing seldom stayed here, and it was only after bringing Lu Chiwan back that the manor gained a touch of life’s vitality.
“Mmm.”
“Call the young mistress down for dinner when everything is ready.”
“If the young mistress asks about me, just say I’ve gone out.”
Li Yanxing took his coat and left without looking back.
Lu Chiwan had only slept a few hours the previous night. While lying on the bed pondering life’s mysteries, she fell into a deep slumber once more.
Perhaps her body hadn’t fully recovered from the car accident, for she slept straight through until late night without waking.
A Xia had knocked on her door to call her for dinner during this time, but she had refused.
Li Yanxing never returned.
Night fell.
Brocade Creek Bay, already sparsely populated, grew increasingly quiet.
Lu Chiwan was jolted awake by the sound of gunshots and shattering windows.
Bang!
“Husband, what’s happening?”
Lu Chiwan groggily opened her eyes and sat up, only to discover the window glass shattered, leaving shards scattered across the floor.
Several men in uniform clothing had climbed up the building and were climbing through the window.
“Ah!”
Terrified, Lu Chiwan screamed and tried to flee.
“Young mistress, it’s us! We’re here to rescue you. Come with us quickly!”
The man leading the group strode over and reached for Lu Chiwan’s wrist.