In a certain secret underground casino.
"President Lin, it's been ages since we last came out for some fun. You've got to play a few rounds today." A bloated and obese middle - aged man led Lin Jiancheng in one after another.
"President Yang, you know very well that my company is gone. Where do I have the spare money to play these games?" Lin Jiancheng followed President Yang into a private room and flattered him, "I'm just here to accompany you today. I won't gamble."
"Look at you. You've lost your former magnanimity. Well, I'll give you one million worth of chips for free. Have a good time gambling."
With a generous wave of his hand by President Yang, a plate of chips suddenly appeared in front of Lin Jiancheng.
Lin Jiancheng's originally calm eyes suddenly lit up. "President Yang, this..."
"Don't be so polite with me. Dealer, start the game." President Yang's fat hands clasped together and he rubbed them. His eyes glowed with the excitement of a gambler.
"Alright, then I'll thank you." Lin Jiancheng knew President Yang quite well. He was addicted to gambling, so Lin Jiancheng wasn't surprised. After all, this President Yang was always generous.
After two or three rounds, the chips in front of Lin Jiancheng had doubled. At this moment, Lin Jiancheng was so caught up in the game that his eyes were filled with excitement.
"Hahaha, President Lin is really lucky." While rubbing his hands, President Yang gave the dealer a wink.
"Since you're having such good luck now, why not go for a big bet? I'll bet all my chips this round. Will you follow, President Lin?" President Yang's shrewd eyes stared at Lin Jiancheng as he casually spoke.
"Follow!"
With a "snap", Lin Jiancheng boldly pushed all his chips forward. There was only one thought in his mind, that if he won this time, he would earn so much.
If he won the money, he would have the capital to start a new company.
Lin Jiancheng had been bold before, but at this moment, he suddenly forgot that the Lin family was now in dire straits and couldn't afford any risks.
That night was destined to be a turbulent one.
On the other side.
In the Elegant Imperial Mansion, Xia Weilan took a few business management books and buried herself in the study.
For several consecutive days, Xia Weilan had been burning the midnight oil until twelve o'clock.
Xia Weilan was deeply immersed in the ocean of books and didn't notice that Mo Beichen had already stood behind her.
"Why are you working so hard recently?" A voice like a ghost suddenly sounded.
"Ah..." Xia Weilan stood up abruptly. As a result, because she exerted too much force, she bumped her foot against the edge of the table.
There was a loud "thud", followed by a soft cry from Xia Weilan.
Mo Beichen's heart skipped a beat. He quickly stepped forward, turned her around, and looked at the knee she was rubbing with both hands. His eyebrows knitted tightly.
"Let me take a look." Mo Beichen quickly lifted her skirt. Only to see that the originally fair and jade - like knee was now purple and swollen.
"Wu wu." Xia Weilan couldn't help but shed a few tears. Her eyes were teary. "Husband..."
Mo Beichen gently kneaded the injured area with his big palm, being extremely careful. However, Xia Weilan still wrinkled her little face into a ball.
"Be gentle, okay." As soon as Xia Weilan cried out in pain, she struggled to dodge his big palm, but was forcibly held in place by him.
"Don't move. I'll go get some alcohol. If I don't knead it well, it won't get better so soon." Mo Beichen stared deeply into her eyes. With one hand, he gently wiped away the tears hanging from the corner of her eyes and couldn't help but sigh.
Xia Weilan thought that long - term pain was not as good as short - term pain, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and nod.
Mo Beichen got up, took out a first - aid kit from the corner, placed it on the table, and took out some medicinal liquor from it.
The whole process took less than a minute. Mo Beichen directly squatted in front of Xia Weilan with the medicinal liquor.
"Bear with it." Mo Beichen placed his hand on her knee.
"Um..." Xia Weilan felt a cool sensation on her skin when he first touched it. It was extremely comfortable. Then, his palm started to move. He didn't use much strength at first. Instead, he tentatively massaged a few times and then gradually increased the strength.
"Ah, be gentle, um..." Xia Weilan couldn't help but cry out.
Mo Beichen didn't reduce the strength in his hands at all, but his eyebrows were tightly knitted. He knew that at this time, he couldn't be lenient.
Xia Weilan wanted to escape but couldn't. Finally, she suddenly opened her mouth viciously and bit Mo Beichen's neck.
Mo Beichen gasped, but didn't cry out in pain. He just let her bite.
Just like this, the harder his strength was, the harder Xia Weilan bit him.
The two of them suffered the pain together.
Xia Weilan felt extremely aggrieved in her heart. She thought that Mo Beichen was so heartless. He clearly knew she was in pain, but still didn't reduce the strength.
She was simply biting him out of revenge.
When she let go, there was a row of deep tooth marks on his firm neck.
Judging from the situation, it wouldn't disappear for two or three days.
"Husband, does it hurt..." Xia Weilan, who had calmed down, felt a bit guilty. She quickly pulled down her skirt and forced a flattering smile.
Mo Beichen put the medicinal liquor back into the first - aid kit with an inscrutable expression.
"Repaying kindness with hatred!" Mo Beichen slowly turned around and gave her a deep look.
"Uh, I'm wrong. How about you bite me back..." Xia Weilan's eyes flickered. Her guilt was more obvious.
Actually, Xia Weilan also knew that the bruise on her knee had faded a lot and it didn't hurt as much. It seemed to have gotten better by more than half all of a sudden.
"Husband, what kind of miraculous medicine did you use? It's so amazing." Xia Weilan just wanted to say something to relieve the embarrassment at this moment.
Mo Beichen slowly walked towards her. Suddenly, he leaned over and picked her up by the waist.
"Ah..." Xia Weilan instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.
Mo Beichen took long strides and directly carried Xia Weilan to the bed.
While tugging at his tie, Mo Beichen said, "It's the medicine from the Second Brother's military region. It's very good for treating bruises and injuries."
"Oh." Seeing that he had already undone two buttons of his shirt, Xia Weilan didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Mo Beichen took off his tie and undid the buttons. He looked at her somewhat deeply:
"Do you have anything else you want to know? Ask first."
Xia Weilan swallowed hard. Looking into those extremely handsome ink - black eyes, she was immediately attracted by the black whirlpool in the pupils. She couldn't say a word. For a moment, she couldn't think of anything. Her whole face suddenly blushed for some reason.
Until a finger flicked hard on her forehead. The man leaned over beside her ear and said in a low and charming voice:
"What are you thinking about?"
Xia Weilan completely came to her senses and didn't dare to say a word.
Mo Beichen gave her another deep look, slowly straightened up, and looked down at her:
"Since you've asked all your questions, I'll go wash up."
At some point, Mo Beichen was already holding a bathrobe in his hand. After saying that, he turned around and walked into the bathroom gracefully.
Xia Weilan on the bed came to her senses. She reached out and quietly slapped her own head, scolding herself for being lustful.
This time, Mo Beichen stayed in the bathroom for quite a while.
When he finally came out after taking a cold shower, Xia Weilan was already fast asleep.