Xiao Yanzhi's voice was like a self - soliloquy, yet also like an accusation towards Jiang Li. "Why... Why can you fall in love with someone else so quickly?"
Jiang Li opened her mouth, but her throat couldn't utter a single sound.
Xiao Yanzhi stared at her earlobe, which was as red as if bleeding. He whispered, "What's so good about him? Is he better than me?"
Jiang Li's voice dropped. "No..."
Xiao Yanzhi's breathing gradually grew heavy. The hand around her waist tightened, pressing her closer to him. His chin rested on the crook of her shoulder.
"Li Li, you're driving me crazy." His voice was extremely hoarse. "Please, at least don't, don't fall in love with someone else so quickly."
Every nerve in Jiang Li's body stiffened, but her heart started to soften little by little. She opened her mouth and said, "Actually, I..."
He didn't let her finish.
He kissed her, doing what he had wanted to do all night.
From the moment he saw her, from the moment she got into this car, from the moment she sat beside him.
He had wanted to kiss her.
Jiang Li could faintly sense his restraint. He tried not to go too deep, mostly seeking her consent.
After making sure she didn't reject him, he gradually probed in to find her tongue, and then began to swallow and claim.
She started to respond to him in the same way.
She had wanted to kiss him for a long time.
There was an embarrassing smacking sound between their lips. Jiang Li closed her eyes shyly.
Xiao Yanzhi's usually cold eyes became deep, and his gaze burned. "You seem to like my kisses very much."
Jiang Li's cheeks flushed.
She didn't even need to explain anything. Her body's instinctive reaction had already betrayed her.
"Have you kissed him?" The malice deep in him resurfaced. "Did you respond to him like you did just now, huh?"
Jiang Li was both angry and annoyed. She pounded his chest with her hands. "We would never be like you..."
"You guys?"
Xiao Yanzhi was truly hurt by these two words. He covered his chest painfully with a pained expression. Jiang Li was so frightened that she immediately stopped. Concern showed on her face. "Did I hurt you?"
Seeing her overly - surprised look, Xiao Yanzhi gave a soft laugh and pointed to his back. "The wound is on my back. Have you forgotten?"
"Oops..." Jiang Li was still dazed from the kiss and really had forgotten for a moment.
Seeing her innocent look, Xiao Yanzhi couldn't help but kiss her again with a smile.
Just then, Jiang Li's phone rang.
"I... I have to go back." Feeling that the atmosphere was getting out of her control little by little, Jiang Li got off his lap nervously and reached for the car door.
His voice was still hoarse. "You're going to see another man right after being kissed by me. Your schedule is really full."
Jiang Li's body stiffened. She turned back defiantly and retorted, "You're also the one who came later."
After saying that, she quickly got out of the car and fled.
Xiao Yanzhi sat in the car, savoring the lingering touch on his lips. He let out a long sigh.
He was sure that kissing Jiang Li was more addictive than smoking.
...
In the hotel restaurant, Sheng Jingxi saw Jiang Li walking in with a blushing face and sitting across from him. He had already guessed most of what had happened.
"Your lips are so red." Sheng Jingxi asked casually.
Jiang Li immediately felt uncomfortable, and her eyes began to drift. "Really? Maybe it's because it's too dry in the North City."
She drank a large glass of water and pretended to be calm as she wiped her lips. "I guess I'm not acclimated. I'm a bit on fire."
"Jiang Li, I'm five years older than you." Sheng Jingxi snorted and gave her a disdainful look, directly exposing her lie. "Do you think I'm a naive little boy? Your lips clearly look like they've been kissed. Don't try to say it's because you're on fire..."
"Eating can't keep your mouth shut." Jiang Li picked up a piece of green vegetable and stuffed it into his mouth. "Young Master Sheng, it's table etiquette not to talk while eating. Remember that."
Although she seemed calm on the surface, her earlobes were red enough to bleed.
Halfway through the meal, Sheng Jingxi suddenly asked her, "You've been in the North City all this time. Didn't you buy a house there?"
"I do have a villa." Jiang Li answered honestly. "But I didn't buy it myself."
It was a gift from Xiao Yanzhi.
As soon as Sheng Jingxi heard this, he immediately became interested. "You have a house. Why do you still have to stay in a hotel?"
Jiang Li said, "It's not very convenient."
"I understand. Hasn't it been cleaned for a long time?" Sheng Jingxi looked as if he understood everything. "Anyway, we have nothing to do after dinner. Take me to your villa for a stroll."
Jiang Li tried to decline for a long time, but she couldn't win against Sheng Jingxi. He kept shouting that he must go and take a look. Finally, she had no choice but to say, "I'm not sure if I can get in. I've forgotten the password."
"It's okay. We can just take a look from the outside."
Late at night, Jiang Li had no choice but to take Sheng Jingxi to Ruiyuan, praying in her heart that there shouldn't be anyone there.
When they arrived at Ruiyuan, it was indeed very quiet.
The ginkgo leaves at the door had fallen all over the ground. When stepped on, there was a crisp cracking sound. No one had cleaned them up.
The wall at the entrance of Ruiyuan had been painted, and the electric gate was tightly closed.
It didn't seem like anyone had been here recently.
Jiang Li let out a soft sigh of relief, but Sheng Jingxi urged her to try opening the door.
Jiang Li said, "I don't remember the password."
Sheng Jingxi leaned closer to the door lock. "Isn't there a fingerprint scanner here?"
Jiang Li: "..."
She helplessly rubbed her forehead. For the first time, she thought Sheng Jingxi was so annoying. She placed her index finger on it. With a beep, the electric gate automatically began to retract to both sides.
"I'm going in." Sheng Jingxi didn't act like an outsider at all. He stepped on the fallen leaves at the door and walked in.
Jiang Li: "..."
What bad manners!
Ruiyuan wasn't extremely magnificent, but it was definitely a villa that only the rich could afford.
After they entered the entrance hall, Sheng Jingxi looked at the interior decoration and the valuable artworks at a glance. He kept clicking his tongue. "The location of this villa and its decoration style. If this villa is sold, it will definitely be worth a lot of money."
"Does Young Master Sheng also have a side business in real - estate reselling?" Jiang Li looked up at him and said sarcastically, "Then help me estimate how much this villa can be sold for?"
"About five million. The artworks inside have to be calculated separately." He pointed to the painting on the wall and asked, "Which realist artist painted this? Why isn't there a signature?"
Jiang Li couldn't help but want to laugh.
Actually, she had also been curious and asked about it before, but Xiao Yanzhi hadn't answered her. He only said that it was just randomly hung up. Now that she thought about it, maybe he painted it himself.
While Sheng Jingxi was visiting the house, Jiang Li remembered that there were still some clothes she hadn't taken away before. So she walked into the bedroom.
The bedroom was cleaned very neatly. The bed sheets were also neatly laid out, looking spotless.
Jiang Li walked to the bedside and saw a painting there.
In the painting were herself and Xiao Yanzhi.
She was wearing a beautiful and dazzling evening dress, holding Xiao Yanzhi's arm and standing on the red carpet, smiling gracefully at the camera.