Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Pain.
It felt like her bones were breaking and reassembling.
Rong Yan frowned in her sleep.
The man who was reading a document in the car heard a soft moan—his eyebrows scrunched up as he turned his head. He looked at the pale and delicate face, her eyebrows were quivering as the woman dreamed. The woman’s fair, oval face reminded him of a deer in the forest.
Li Shengxiao was not keen on interactions with women and was often repulsed by them. However, miraculously, he did not feel any negative feelings toward the woman in the car. A part of him even wanted to touch her fluttering eyelashes…
Li Shengxiao snapped out of his daze and found his hand hovering in the air. He quickly retracted his hand and forcefully turned his attention to the work on hand.
“Water…” The voice was soft like a kitten’s mewl.
His eyebrows shot up.
“Uh… Water…”
The tone was the same—the soft, pleading feminine voice trailed off.
Li Shengxiao was rarely distracted by other things during work. Although he heard the slurred request, he remained stoic—not even his eyelashes fluttered. His eyes were downcast as he perused the document.
He had an important meeting that had been delayed.
As such, he would be occupied the next day and he had to go through the documents sent over by his assistant.
“Mmm…”
Rong Yan was beginning to develop a fever.
Her ears and face were flushed red as discomfort filled her body. Her throat was extremely dry. She opened her eyes and tried to sit up. However, her arms were too weak to support her body and she fell back down.
Before she could respond, there was a hum.
“Yes, water…”
Damnit! Li Shengxiao put down the document in his hands and lifted his head. The deep eyes roamed across the figure lying in the backseat and the man wondered why he agreed to take her home.
“Ugh. It hurts.” Rong Yan made a painful effort to sit up. The heat caused her eyes to blur as she tried to search for a water source. Finally, her eyes locked onto a nearby pair of lips that appeared like a delicious, jelly dessert.
The ‘jelly’ waved in front of her eyes.
She wanted to take a bite.
The ‘jelly’ would quench her thirst.
Before her mind could fully process the thought, her body started to move. She leaned forward, intent on capturing the thirst-quenching ‘jelly’.
As the woman’s scent filled his nose, Li Shengxiao’s eyes narrowed. The thought of breaking her neck crossed his mind.
However, before the thought could materialize, soft lips were pressed fearlessly against his lips.
An unimaginable gentleness filled Li Shengxiao’s body. Rong Yan was not a fan of perfumes, therefore instead of the cloying scent of perfume, the faint smell of soap wafted from her body. As she was fully committed in her forward momentum, the refreshing scent naturally entered Li Shengxiao’s personal space.
The frown on Li Shengxiao’s face deepened.
He did not find it repulsive.
Not only did he not hate it, he found himself wanting more.
How was that possible?
“Uh.” The woman with a high fever slowly released her grip on him and fell into his arms. She shook her head uncomfortably and said in a throaty voice, “Water… It hurts…”
She needed water. She felt so uncomfortable.
The ‘jelly’ did nothing to quench her thirst—she had been tricked.
Li Shengxiao squinted his eyes and for a moment, disappointment crept into his chest. He reached out to the side and took a water bottle. The mumbling woman swayed to the side and Li Shengxiao caught her with an arm. He pulled her into his embrace. The dark eyes studied the pair of red lips, deep in thought—the lips were moving, conveying the discomfort the woman felt. In the next second, Li Shengxiao filled his mouth with water and lifted the woman. With one arm around her waist, he kissed her.
“Mmhmm.” Rong Yan tightly clutched the man’s collar. Amidst the haziness, she could feel the cool and refreshing liquid enter her throat. She could not help but lean in to get closer to the water source.
The woman’s eagerness only fueled the fire in Li Shengxiao’s lower belly. He tightened his grip on her waist and unabashedly deepened the kiss.
Honk! The emergency brake was engaged. The tires screeched and the Bentley came to a stop at the roadside.
The driver looked as if he had seen a ghost. He glanced into the rearview mirror and scrambled for an apology. “I’m so sorry, Chairman Li.”
He saw a ghost!
Truly!
He saw Chairman Li kissing a lady!
It was scarier than seeing a ghost.
Li Shengxiao’s eyebrows were knitted as he adjusted the body in his lap—the lady nearly tipped over. His voice was hoarse from the kissing as he said, “Drive.”
“Yes, Chairman Li.”
The driver did not look back again. He stepped on the pedal and headed straight for the Country Garden.
The Country Garden was a custom-built villa owned by Li Shengxiao after he moved out of the Li Manor at the age of 18. The surrounding lands were bought by the Li family. On that piece of expensive real estate, there was only one villa. The Country Garden was known as Beijing’s most forbidden and respected spot.