"Good evening, brother-in-law."
Sheng Jingxi greeted him casually and calmly, "Planning to take my sister away?"
Xiao Yanzhi nodded slightly and readily accepted the title. Politely, he said, "I just came to check on her."
The implication was that he didn't plan to take her away that night.
Jiang Li was a bit disappointed. She slowly loosened her grip on his hand, but then he tightened his hold on hers.
Sheng Jingxi took out Jiang Li's coat and handed it to her.
As they were chatting, Jiang Shi rode her motorcycle over.
With a gust of wind, the cool and handsome black motorcycle came to a steady stop by the roadside.
She took off her helmet, casually tossed her long hair, then turned to look at Jiang Li and said with a smile, "Lili, do you want me to take you home?"
She was so cool, just as cool as the motorcycle girls in fashion magazines.
No, she was even cooler and more stylish.
At this time, Jiang Shi noticed Xiao Yanzhi and their clasped hands. "Is this... your boyfriend?"
Jiang Li felt a bit embarrassed. Just as she was thinking about how to introduce him appropriately, Xiao Yanzhi glanced down at her and replied calmly and politely, "I'm Xiao Yanzhi, Lili's boyfriend."
Jiang Shi nodded, realizing that she might not be convenient at the moment. "Then I won't disturb your date. I'll take you for a ride another day. I'm leaving."
Saying that, she was about to put on her helmet again.
Jiang Li turned her head and saw Sheng Jingxi looking longingly at Jiang Shi on the motorcycle. Immediately, she had an idea. "Sister Jiang Shi, wait a minute."
Jiang Shi asked, "What's up?"
Jiang Li nudged Sheng Jingxi with her elbow and pushed him forward. "My brother drank some wine. It's not convenient for him to drive back. If you don't mind..."
She winked at Sheng Jingxi.
If Sheng Jingxi still didn't understand the situation at this moment, he would surely be a fool.
He immediately took a few steps forward and pretended to be a bit tipsy. "Jiang Shi, I drank a bit too much just now. Could you give me a ride?"
It was still his usual casual tone, but Jiang Li noticed her brother's flushed earlobes and his somewhat uncomfortable hands.
Such a good-for-nothing.
Jiang Shi was stunned for a couple of seconds, then she lowered her head and threw another helmet to him. In a crisp tone, she said, "Get on."
So, Jiang Li and Xiao Yanzhi stood by the roadside, waving with smiles as they watched the motorcycle drive away.
After everyone had left, Jiang Li tilted her head and grinned at him. "I didn't expect my brother to have a crush on someone one day."
Xiao Yanzhi put his arm around her and pulled her into his embrace. "Isn't this normal? Your brother is almost thirty this year."
Jiang Li leaned against his chest, looking innocent. "You're also almost thirty, right? You two are probably the same age?"
"Rare for you to still remember my age." He lowered his head and gently rubbed her brow bone with his finger. "Thinking about it, it's about time to get married and start a family."
Jiang Li deliberately teased him. "But I'm still young. I want to focus on my career for a few more years. I don't have any plans to get married for now."
"Okay, then we'll get married when you're ready." He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips. "It's getting late. I'll take you home."
On the way back, Jiang Li seemed hesitant to say something. She wanted to ask why he didn't just take her back to Ruiyuan, but she thought it would be too proactive and make her seem unreserved.
It was so frustrating.
She hesitated for a long time. Before she knew it, the car had already driven back to the gate of the Sheng family's villa.
The car stopped in the night. For a long time, there was no movement.
"Do you want me to walk you to the door?" Xiao Yanzhi turned his head and saw her lingering, not wanting to get out of the car. He asked with a smile, "Or are you reluctant to let me go?"
His words made her feel a bit embarrassed. She pursed her lips, and her stubborn and proud spirit flared up. "No way."
What an insensitive fool!
Jiang Li was both shy and annoyed. She angrily opened the car door and got out.
Xiao Yanzhi shook his head and smiled helplessly. He found that Jiang Li was still the same as before. She couldn't stand being teased. A few words could make her angry.
He also got out of the car and quickly caught up with her. He grabbed her wrist.
Before Jiang Li could shake him off, he pinned her against the car door and firmly held her hands. "Why are you throwing another tantrum?"
"What do you mean 'another'?" Jiang Li glared at him angrily. "Don't make it sound like I'm being unreasonable!"
Her voice was soft, and although she seemed furious, it was actually more like a bluff.
How could he not see the little girl's grievance?
After not seeing each other for a few days, she was eager to be with him. She wished they could always be together and never part.
He felt the same way.
Xiao Yanzhi pinched her face and asked with a low laugh, "If I took you back to Ruiyuan tonight, how would I explain it to Chairman Sheng?"
His words made Jiang Li calm down a bit.
She remembered that when she left home, Sheng Shuocheng had even set a curfew for her.
Xiao Yanzhi wrapped his arms around her. The smile on his face gradually faded, and his voice was gentle and deep. "I don't want Chairman Sheng to think that I'm a bad guy who will lead his daughter astray."
The words "bad guy" sounded strangely out of place coming from his mouth.
It was hard to associate such a calm and steady man with these three words.
Jiang Li took a deep breath. She knew very well that she couldn't let Sheng Shuocheng's impression of Xiao Yanzhi get worse.
"Then I'll go back first. See—"
Before she could finish the word "you", Jiang Li was pinned against the car door.
"Although I can't take you away, maybe I can ask for a goodnight kiss?"
...
Jiang Li's back was pressed against the cold car window. Her hands were forced to clutch his suit collar tightly. She stood on tiptoe, tilting her chin up desperately.
Xiao Yanzhi propped one hand on the car roof and placed the other on her shoulder, encircling her in his arms. He kissed her under the moonlight and the streetlights.
She always smelled sweet and soft. He wished he could break her apart and swallow her into his body bit by bit.
Every time he kissed her, it was fierce, like the last kiss before the end of the world. They always kissed passionately and reluctantly parted.
She felt weak in the knees from the kiss and almost slipped off the car door. Fortunately, the man's arm supported her and let her fall into his arms.
The look in his eyes was far from clear. In the night, he looked more like a wild beast ready to hunt at any time.
"I should... I should go back." Jiang Li half-closed her eyes. She felt the vibration of her phone in her pocket. It was the alarm she had set. "It's curfew time."
She murmured softly, like a kitten purring.
"You're a grown girl. Why do you still have a curfew?" Xiao Yanzhi hugged her tightly, making her closer to him to relieve the tension and eagerness in his body.
If it weren't for his rationality, he really wouldn't be able to let her go.
The two lovers stood sticky and reluctant to part at the gate of the Sheng family's villa. Every second apart was hard to bear.
At this moment, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the first floor of the villa.
Sheng Shuocheng watched the two people standing under the streetlight outside expressionlessly.
This was just great.