Li Yanxing steadied himself before asking, “How could you dare agree to that woman’s request? Aren’t you afraid I’d get angry?”
“And who told you about the Li family’s affairs? You seem to know these people, as well as the grudges between me and them, quite clearly.”
“I observed and guessed.”
Lu Chiwan counted on her fingers, explaining each point in detail, “Look, when we entered the house, your sister was clearly difficult to get along with—she disliked both me and you.”
“As for your elders, only Grandma truly cares for you, but Grandma…”
There was always a hint of something else in her sincerity, which she didn’t want to mention.
“When you mentioned the illegitimate daughter, I guessed your relationship.”
“Your little stepmother…”
“What little stepmother? Change the term.”
Li Yanxing’s face darkened.
“Oh, the current Madam Li seems quite amiable, but it’s only a facade. Behind the scenes, she’s cunning.”
“She deliberately sowed discord between you and me, claiming she didn’t want to compete for the family fortune—she just wanted to know your whereabouts and bring you closer to your siblings.”
“What a huge lie! How could I possibly believe it? Do I look that easy to fool?”
“But you weren’t there at the time, and I don’t know anyone else in the Li family. I didn’t have a phone either. I was afraid that if I didn’t agree, she might take advantage of your absence to beat me up. So, I pretended to agree first.”
“Husband, what do you think of this plan? I can pretend to agree with her and see what she wants to do next time she contacts me. If necessary, I can even feed her false information and make her fall into a big trap.”
“I won’t touch these things either. I’ll just return them to her later. After all, what Grandma gave me could be sold for a lot of money.”
Lu Chiwan clearly analyzed her little scheme.
Watching her bright-eyed expression and hearing her continuously praise her own cleverness, Li Yanxing raised an eyebrow in surprise.
This was nothing like what he had imagined before kicking the door open. In fact, it was completely unrelated.
The little traitor he had imagined turned out to be a devoted wife who only had his best interests at heart.
“Husband, why aren’t you paying attention to me?”
Lu Chiwan was a bit unhappy.
What about love at first sight, the honeymoon phase, unwavering affection, and sweet intimacy?
Where was the sweetness? Where was the intimacy? Where was the honeymoon?
Li Yanxing looked at her with a complicated expression, hesitating whether to tell her that her old flame was actually his biggest rival.
Before he could speak, Lu Chiwan suddenly pounced on him.
Caught off guard, he was pushed onto the bed.
The young girl leaned down and kissed him.
She was exceptionally bold.
Li Yanxing: “?”
A warm sensation spread. The girl might have eaten candy, as there was a hint of minty freshness.
Perhaps due to inexperience, her kiss was tentative and somewhat clumsy, never quite hitting the mark.
Li Yanxing… wasn’t very experienced either.
Two novices—one lying down, the other leaning over—began an awkward exploration of their first kiss.
Lu Chiwan wanted to deepen their marital bond. Her slender, soft body pressed against Li Yanxing as she leaned down, kissing his lips left and right until he could no longer hold back, and a sudden surge of desire erupted.
When it came to intimate matters, even a novice man had an instinct for exploration and learning.
Moreover, although Li Yanxing had never done it before, he had seen plenty.
In an instant, he flipped their positions.
The young girl gasped, her cheeks flushing like blooming peach blossoms.
A pair of beautiful, captivating peach blossom eyes stared unblinkingly at the man before her as she called out softly, “Husband.”
It was utterly lethal!
Li Yanxing could no longer hold back, his rationality completely collapsing.
As a perfectly normal man, he didn’t possess the ability to remain unmoved with a woman in his arms.
He lowered his head and fiercely kissed the girl’s soft, full lips, the sweet fragrance utterly intoxicating.
As their lips met, emotions surged wildly between them.
In that moment of impulsive desire, all reason was lost.
Li Yanxing had always known he was a bad man.
So what did it matter if he acted like a beast this once?
Rip.
The sound of tearing fabric echoed through the room.
“Husband~”
Lu Chiwan felt somewhat regretful about the dress she was wearing—it had been quite pretty.
Couldn’t he have taken it off normally instead of tearing it?
Could it be… could it be that her husband had always had a preference for tearing clothes, and she’d just forgotten?
What a waste…
“Wah…”
Soon, the girl’s soft whimpers emerged, further fueling the man’s impulses.
However…
At the final moment, Lu Chiwan suddenly turned her head and saw the door lying on the ground.
“Husband, no, our door is broken.”
Startled, Lu Chiwan instinctively lifted her foot and kicked out wildly.
That kick… woke President Li right up.
Li Yanxing glared down at the audacious girl beneath him, teeth gritted, feeling the urge to strangle her.
“Husband, the door, the door.”
Lu Chiwan quickly pushed him away, grabbed his suit jacket, and swiftly pulled it on, protecting herself in record time.
She looked at him with a panicked expression, awkwardly saying, “C-can we fix the door first? I-I’m not really comfortable doing this with the door open…”
This little interlude completely doused Li Yanxing’s momentary surge of passion.
Even if the door could be closed, he’d lost all interest.
That kick of hers… was perfectly aimed.
Yet the sight of the girl’s tearful, pitiful expression made it impossible for him to stay angry.
Forget it.
“I’ll have someone fix the door.”
Li Yanxing quickly returned to his usual composure, straightening his wrinkled shirt as he stood up.
But when he glanced down and saw the marks on Lu Chiwan’s neck, his eyes darkened.
He never expected to lose control so completely with a woman.
And this woman was his enemy’s mistress…
He really was an animal.
“Oh.”
Lu Chiwan scrambled up as well, taking his hand and tracing circles in his palm with her slender finger as she coaxed softly, “Then, then after the door is fixed, we can… continue.”
Li Yanxing: “…”
He really couldn’t live with her—he needed to find a way to separate.
Late at night, while people in the other courtyards were preparing for bed, the East Garden summoned a repairman to fix the door.
Although there were many other gardens and rooms in the East Garden, Li Yanxing couldn’t stay in them. The only habitable one was this room he occasionally used.
All the courtyards were watching the movements in the East Garden.
The moment repairs began in the East Garden, everyone knew.
However, the East Garden was Li Yanxing’s territory. Even though he rarely returned, only the Old Madam could send people to clean—no one else dared enter.
The temporary attendants were also maids from the Old Madam’s side.
The craftsman worked on the door.
Lu Chiwan practiced calligraphy.
Li Yanxing casually glanced over and froze slightly when he saw a few characters.
Irritated, he pulled out a cigarette.
“Cough, cough, cough.”
After just two puffs, the smoke bothered the girl deeply engrossed in her writing.
Lu Chiwan immediately looked up at him.
Li Yanxing: “?”
Their gazes met, the young girl’s eyes filled with accusation as she silently stared at him.
Li Yanxing responded with a cold smirk, fury raging in his heart.
Can’t I even fucking smoke in peace!
His actions outpaced his thoughts—before he fully processed the idea, he was already standing outside the door, smoking.
Lu Chiwan happily hummed twice, “Thank you, hubby, for not smoking in front of me. I’ll reward you properly later.”
Only after speaking did she remember the door repair craftsman was still present.
Lu Chiwan’s cheeks flushed red, and she buried her head even lower.
The craftsman and the servants waiting outside: “…”
The young mistress really doesn’t treat us as outsiders.
Li Yanxing stood outside, smoking one cigarette after another.
Is this little girl really Chen Yang’s lover?
Meanwhile, in Beicheng, the Lu family was frantically searching for their missing daughter…