Early in the morning, Xu Zixi and Yan Yincheng woke up again on the narrow hospital bed.
When Xu Zixi woke up, she found that she had unconsciously moved closer to the man. Apparently, after this thrilling day, she had become more and more dependent on him.
Thinking that today was a day just for the two of them, she smiled and said actively,
"Brother Cheng, good morning."
Yan Yincheng had woken up a bit earlier than her but had been keeping silent for fear of disturbing her sweet dreams. Hearing her greeting, he replied, "Zixi, good morning."
Xu Zixi pulled Yan Yincheng up from the bed. She touched his face and found that stubble had grown out again. Without saying a word, she dragged Yan Yincheng towards the bathroom. Yan Yincheng smiled and followed his fiancée into the small space step by step.
It was half an hour later when the two came out again. Xu Zixi's cheeks were flushed, her eyes were glistening, and her lips were swollen. Obviously, she had been "tormented" by someone inside.
As for the culprit, Mr. Yan, he followed her contentedly, with a look of satisfaction on his face. However, there was still something that bothered him. For example, the bathroom in the ward was too small. It was really hard for the two of them to do anything in such a cramped space.
Moreover, the plaster on his hand was so annoying. He didn't know when it could be removed so that he could use both hands to hold her tightly in his arms and demand what she owed him.
Alas, this annoying injury.
At this time, Wei Shu was waiting outside with the breakfast made by Xie Shi. Hearing the noise, he knocked on the door and handed the breakfast to Xu Zixi.
The breakfast Xie Shi made today was still the health - preserving porridge that could promote wound healing. It was as delicious as ever. Xu Zixi remembered that she had promised Xie Shi to visit her in person to express her gratitude before leaving Fengcheng. She said to Yan Yincheng,
"Brother Cheng, since we're going out today, how about dropping by to visit Aunt Shi and thank her for taking care of us these days?"
Yan Yincheng's heart skipped a beat. If they went to Aunt Shi's place, maybe he could eat the dishes cooked by Zixi?
He said, "I'll follow your lead."
Xu Zixi smiled contentedly and began to ask Yan Yincheng about Xie Shi's preferences.
Since they had decided to go, they naturally couldn't go empty - handed. They had to prepare some gifts, which meant they had to go to the mall again.
After some calculation, they found that their schedule for today was actually packed!
After breakfast, the two were about to go out.
Xu Zixi helped Yan Yincheng put on a spacious coat to cover his arm in plaster. She also put a loose hat on him so that it wouldn't press on the wound on his head. With such a disguise, he didn't look like an injured person at all. Just standing there, he was so dazzling that no one could ignore him.
Xu Zixi felt a bit regretful about agreeing to go out with him. As long as this man walked out, he would surely attract a lot of admirers.
Humph, but she wasn't bad either.
She changed into a set of clothes that matched his outfit perfectly, put on some bright lipstick, and looked at herself in the mirror from all angles. After making sure that she was in top form, beautiful and charming, and that she could not only block all the infatuated looks but also make everyone envy them when standing beside him, she walked out contentedly and happily took Yan Yincheng's hand.
"Brother Cheng, let's go."
Since they had been severely scolded by the doctor when they went out yesterday, this time they didn't report their going - out to the doctor. They sneaked out, avoiding the on - duty nurse.
Yan Yincheng had never had such an experience before. When he and Xu Zixi successfully walked out of the inpatient building hand in hand, he was so happy that he was like a child who had discovered a new toy.
After the two got in the car, Wei Shu in the front passenger seat held a tablet computer with a map of Fengcheng on the screen. He asked the two,
"Third Master, Miss Xu, where shall we go first?"
Yan Yincheng asked the person beside him, "Zixi, where do you want to go first?"
Xu Zixi estimated the distance between the hospital and the place she wanted to go and said with a smile, "Let's go to... here first." She told Wei Shu an address.
Yan Yincheng knew the place she mentioned. It was an industrial park where many companies had their offices. If the traffic layout of Fengcheng was similar to that of Beijing as she said, maybe the place she was taking him to was the headquarters of the Xu Group.
Sure enough, when the car arrived at the destination and the two got out. Xu Zixi looked up at the building with the words "XX Technology" on the rooftop. She gestured with her hands and said to Yan Yincheng,
"The headquarters of our Xu Group is located here. However, the office building of the Xu Group is taller, bigger, and more magnificent than this company's. In Beijing, the headquarters building of the Xu Group is a very famous landmark, and many people come to take pictures there."
The two walked and talked along the road.
"... I hold 16% of the shares in the Xu Group. The largest shareholder is my father, followed by my eldest brother and second brother. I'm the fourth. Part of these 16% of the shares was given to me by my father, and part was exchanged for through a tourism project I was in charge of. By the time I 'left the world', that project had become one of the most profitable projects of the headquarters."
"Actually, my father really wanted me to join the headquarters to assist my two elder brothers in making the group bigger and better, but I became interested in biomedicine halfway and went into research."
Yan Yincheng listened attentively, feeling that he was getting closer to the real her.
Soon, they finished their visit here and got in the car to head for the next destination.
...
On the way to the marriage registration office, as soon as Yan Zhen got in the car, he remained highly vigilant against Yuan Ya'er. He didn't believe that she would compromise so easily. She must have some tricks up her sleeve.
Sure enough, the car had just driven for a while when Yuan Ya'er couldn't sit still.
When she was looking at her phone for the umpteenth time, Yan Zhen said, "Yuan Ya'er, what are you waiting for? Are you waiting for a call from your backup?"
Yuan Ya'er was startled and looked up at Yan Zhen.
Yan Zhen looked at her coldly and said, "Let me guess. Are you waiting for a call from your mother? At this moment, the only one who can stop all this is your mother, Ms. Qin, right?"
Yuan Ya'er moved her lips and said, "I... I'm not..."
"You won't get the call. Don't waste your efforts. Take a closer look. Does your phone still have a signal?"
Hearing this, Yuan Ya'er looked down at the signal bar on her phone. It only showed the words "No service". She had been too nervous and anxious to notice this detail just now.
"Familiar, right? This is the same trick you used on me. Now, I'm returning it to you exactly as it is."
Yuan Ya'er immediately realized that he had installed a signal jammer in the car?!
Yuan Ya'er really didn't intend to sit back and do nothing. Today was the day for her and Yan Zhen to visit her parents after marriage. So when she went back to her room to change clothes, she sent a text message to her mother, saying that she and Yan Zhen had set off.
Since her mother hadn't seen them for such a long time, she would surely be anxious and call them. Then she could use her mother's anxiety to make Yan Zhen change their direction and go to her parents' place first.
She was confident that as long as she saw her parents, she could definitely stop Yan Zhen!
Who would have thought that Yan Zhen was so vigilant! And he used the same trick she had used four years ago against her!
Yuan Ya'er gritted her teeth secretly, looking hurt and sad. "Brother Yan Zhen, do we really have to come to this? Once trust is gone, is everything I do wrong? Since I've said that I'll do as you want, I definitely won't go back on my word. Why don't you believe me?"
Yan Zhen said coldly, "If you want me to believe you, then don't do anything unnecessary and don't say anything redundant. Just fulfill your promise properly."
"If you really don't listen, even if I have to sacrifice the reputation of being the eldest grandson of the Yan family and take the risk of the Yan family's stocks plummeting, I'll make you taste the humiliation of being beaten up in public again. I'm willing to go that far. Are you brave enough?"
Recalling the experience of being beaten this morning, even a scheming person like Yuan Ya'er couldn't help shivering. She had to put aside her little schemes for the time being.
A moment later, the car stopped at the marriage registration office.
Yan Zhen said, "Get out of the car."