Calisto was half reclining on the bed, holding Jiang Xuning in his arms with her head resting against his chest, while a computer in front of him displayed a video conference.
Of course, he had neither the camera nor the microphone turned on. He was only listening to his subordinates’ reports.
If the people on the other side of the screen saw him like this, they would probably go insane.
Mr. Calisto—the true king. No one could imagine, much less dare to picture, him with such tenderness in his eyes. But who could blame him when he had met our Xiaojiaojiao?
Jiang Xuning slowly woke up. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Calisto’s handsome face.
She suddenly remembered that she had accepted his pursuit last night. They were officially boyfriend and girlfriend now.
“You’re awake. Are you hungry? I’ll have someone bring breakfast in.”
When Calisto saw that Jiang Xuning was awake, he lowered his head and placed a kiss on her lips. His hand also slipped beneath the covers and rested on her lower belly.
Other than the final step, they had done everything they should and shouldn’t have done last night.
Jiang Xuning remembered what had happened as well, and she felt a little shy.
Were they moving too fast? They had only just gotten together.
Jiang Xuning was just about to speak when the sound coming from the computer startled her. She turned her head and saw more than a dozen faces on the screen, each with eyes as wide as copper bells.
She turned around and buried herself against the man’s chest. It was as if she wanted to say something but was afraid they would hear her. Her hand, however, was far from still, viciously pinching him.
Calisto knew what she was afraid of, and he couldn’t bear to tease his Baby. He spoke softly into Jiang Xuning’s ear.
“It’s fine. I haven’t turned anything on. They can’t see you or hear you.”
Calisto’s eyes and brows were filled with tenderness. “How could I let anyone else see my Baby?”
Jiang Xuning realized that ever since last night, this man had stopped pretending entirely. He was showering her with sweet words so relentlessly that she could barely withstand it.
She turned her head and saw that the screen really wasn’t on, and only then did she relax. Otherwise, she would definitely have to teach this bad man a good lesson.
Jiang Xuning was certainly the first person who dared to say she would teach Calisto a lesson.
Of course, Calisto in love was not the feared devil everyone knew. He was a big dog who let Xiaojiaojiao have him wrapped around her finger.
“Wait until you’re finished.”
Jiang Xuning gently pinched his fingers.
Forget it. He was her man, after all. There was nothing to agonize over.
When he heard this, Calisto decisively shut the computer.
Ever since Jiang Xuning had woken up, he hadn’t been able to hear a word those people were saying. Besides, his Baby couldn’t be kept waiting for breakfast.
From getting out of bed to washing up and then sitting down at the table, Jiang Xuning was held in Calisto’s arms the entire time.
A man experiencing his first romance in twenty-seven years was indeed terrifying. Indeed clingy.
The two of them had another exceedingly lovey-dovey breakfast. If Jiang Xuning hadn’t refused so adamantly, Calisto would have wanted to hold her in his arms and feed her as well.
After breakfast, he had some work to deal with, so Jiang Xuning curled up on the sofa beside him and played games.
After playing two rounds, Jiang Xuning suddenly felt bored.
When she thought about it, she realized that she had already been on the cruise ship for two months. Her original plan had been to spend a month traveling on the cruise ship before reaching its final destination, D Country.
She would settle down there, travel in the future, raise dogs, and grow flowers. The assets her mother had left her were enough to let her live a carefree life for the rest of her life.
But now, there was another person in her life.
Jiang Xuning looked at the man working seriously at the desk, got up, walked over, and hugged him from behind.
“What’s wrong, Baby?”
Calisto hadn’t expected Jiang Xuning to suddenly do this. Every pore in his body seemed to open in comfort. He loved it—loved having his Little Kitty Baby draw close to him.
But he couldn’t let it show. He couldn’t reveal how he felt, or he might frighten Xuxu.
“Achi~ Let’s end this trip. I’m a little tired of traveling.”
Heaven itself could bear witness: there was nothing wrong with what she had said. They had been drifting at sea for two months; no matter how much fun it was, she was bound to grow tired of it. That was all she meant.
But those words caused the big BOSS’s mind to short-circuit.
Calisto instinctively pulled Jiang Xuning into his arms and sat her on his lap.
He stroked her face, forcing himself to keep his voice from trembling. “Baby, I don’t understand. What do you mean, end it? What do you mean, you’re tired of it?”
Calisto seemed to be using all his strength to restrain himself. At that moment, he really wanted to do something violent, but he couldn’t. He couldn’t hurt Xuxu.
Jiang Xuning raised her hand and placed it over his large one, her expression slightly puzzled.
“End this trip. We’ve already been at sea for two months.”
As she said this, Jiang Xuning thought of something. She smiled brightly, leaned down, and gave the man a sweet kiss on the lips, then cupped his face in both hands.
“My original plan was to go to D Country, but since I’ve met you now, going to F Country would be fine too. Aren’t you going to take me to see where you live?”
Only after hearing these words did Calisto feel as if he had come back to life. He had misunderstood her. Thank goodness.
His Baby wasn’t trying to leave him. She even wanted to learn more about him.
“Of course I do. From the first time I saw you, I wanted to take you home.”
Calisto had only just recovered, and now he wanted to cling to his Baby. He rested his head against Jiang Xuning’s shoulder and hugged her tightly.
“The first time? So you fell in love with me at first sight?”
Jiang Xuning thought he was joking, so she casually joked back. Although she didn’t know what had happened to him just now, it was obvious that something was wrong with him, and she wanted to comfort him too.
“That’s right. It was love at first sight. I’ll never be able to leave you for the rest of my life. Baby, you must never abandon me.”
Because of the way he was holding her, Jiang Xuning couldn’t see the dark expression in Calisto’s eyes.
A nearly insane persistence churned in his eyes, and his grip grew tighter and tighter, as if he wanted to burn the person in his arms into the depths of his soul.
“Of course. You’re so handsome—I couldn’t bear to abandon you. You have to keep treating me well, okay?”
Jiang Xuning rose from Calisto’s embrace and left sweet kisses on both of his cheeks and on his lips, successfully interrupting his spellcasting.
Calisto’s heart melted into water. His Little Kitty Baby was always so obedient. The slightest little thing she did could tempt him and soothe him at the same time.
The two of them embraced and became intimate once again.
That evening, after coaxing Jiang Xuning to sleep, Calisto got up and left the room.
Molu'an had already been waiting outside the door.
“BOSS, the person has been tied up.”
Calisto headed toward the room next door, his expression unreadable. There was not the slightest trace of the tenderness he showed in front of Jiang Xuning.
Only in front of Jiang Xuning was he Achi. In front of everyone else, he was that terrifying Calisto.
Molu'an followed behind him, looking at the BOSS’s cold, straight back, and thought:
This was the BOSS he knew. During this period, the BOSS had been with Miss Jiang all the time, as if he had been possessed.
But he was also extremely grateful to Miss Jiang. The BOSS had been in a good mood lately, and their lives had been very happy too.
Calisto entered the room. His steady footsteps fell on the carpet, and every step seemed to land on the hearts of everyone present.
He stopped in front of Clody and looked down at him from above. There was not the slightest emotion in his eyes; his voice held nothing but an unmelting layer of ice.
“Did you really think that with those few tricks of yours, you could take anything from my territory?”
“Sir, Sir, I was wrong…”
Before he could finish speaking, a subordinate beside him stuffed something into his mouth.
Calisto did not look again at Clody, who was kneeling on the floor with a pale face. He walked straight to the seat of honor and sat down, casually undoing his cuff with his fingertips. His voice remained utterly emotionless.
“Deal with him. Keep the noise down, and don’t dirty anything in here.”