Chapter 41

The black Maybach drove smoothly along the road.

Jin Wu sat in the car, her heart still pounding wildly, not yet calmed down, and her cheeks still held some warmth.

Especially the lips that had been touched by Duan Shiyan, the feeling lingered, still tingling with a burning warmth.

It was like a switch, involuntarily bringing back the ambiguous scene from before.

Jin Wu couldn’t help but close her eyes in annoyance.

Duan Shiyan had kindly helped her wipe away the lipstick smudge, but she felt her heart racing and started to overthink.

Jin Wu lifted her eyes slightly, her gaze quietly falling on the man sitting beside her.

Duan Shiyan was sitting lazily, his tall, well-tailored suit highlighting his broad shoulders and narrow waist, his long legs crossed.

A section of black dress socks peeked out from under his neat trousers, wrapping around his sexy ankles.

He casually rested his chin on his hand, propped against the car window, his unruly eyebrows relaxed, like a comfortable large dog, radiating a lazy and playful wildness.

As if it was unintentional.

He raised his chin, and his thumb naturally rubbed lightly against his own lips again, a hint of desire silently spilled out.

Jin Wu: ?

Her eyes fluttered, her heart skipped a beat again, stirred by his little action.

He! Why did he touch his lips with the same finger that had just wiped her lips?

Didn’t he find it dirty?

Jin Wu felt her ears heat up again, her heart felt like a shy hedgehog curling up and rolling around on the ground.

She suppressed her racing heart, but her gaze happened to fall on his lips.

The man’s lips were sensually red, the kind that would make you want to kiss them.

They looked so kissable.

“…”

“???”

Jin Wu blinked in confusion, then quickly looked away.

What’s going on?

Were those suggestive thoughts coming from her own mind?

She had never felt this way before!

She had never been so out of character, seeing a man’s Adam’s apple and lips, she would start to daydream and her heart would race!

Even when she was with Fu Yucheng, she had never felt like she was not herself, like a young girl experiencing her first love.

Jin Wu pursed her lips, feeling her heart beat even faster.

No.

She couldn’t think about it anymore.

She needed to calm down.

To distract herself, Jin Wu took out her phone and opened WeChat, which was bombarded with messages.

Wow! Dr. Jin, you got married? So sudden!?

My God! It turns out you were serious about getting your marriage certificate this morning! I thought I was just peeing in the wrong way when I woke up, congratulations! Happy wedding!

Ahhhhhhhh who is so lucky to have married our beautiful surgeon from Beijing Affiliated Hospital!?

Can you secretly tell us who it is? Is it someone we know?

“Buzz—”

A new message notification sounded.

Xia Ying: Ahhhhhhh Wu Bao, who did you marry!? Is it Duan Shiyan!?

She could feel the other person’s excitement through the screen.

Jin Wu couldn’t help but smile slightly, replying: Yes, it’s him.

Xia Ying: Ahhhhhhhh—I knew it!!! This guy must have had a thing for you!!!

Xia Ying: I can’t wait to fast-forward and see Fu Yucheng’s broken heart expression, hehe.

Xia Ying: But even if it’s Duan Shiyan, if he dares to treat you badly like that dog Fu Yucheng, I’ll immediately take scissors and cut off his little brother!

The curve of Jin Wu’s lips couldn’t help but widen.

Xia Ying: But this guy is pretty amazing, he actually managed to get our Dr. Jin to agree to his proposal so quickly, did he prepare some kind of surprise? (Ears perked up with gossip)

Jin Wu’s eyes moved slightly, the smile in her eyes faded.

She simply told Xia Ying about her collaboration with Duan Shiyan.

Jin Wu: So we’re not really married, we just have our own needs.

Xia Ying, in another city, slapped her thigh hard and couldn’t help but shout: Absolutely impossible!

The Duan family heir would be controlled by a small blind date, who would believe that!

Anyway, she was the first to jump out and refute it!

That was the most arrogant and unruly Duan Shiyan, if he didn’t want to do something, no one could force him.

Unless—

He was willing!

Xia Ying clicked her tongue, couldn’t help but clap her hands.

Based on her understanding of Jin Wu, she couldn’t possibly believe such a ridiculous reason for a blind date.

Duan Shiyan must have taken some measures.

Like using some tea art, playing the victim, or being coquettish.

What a cunning man!

He had been planning this for a long time!

After the official announcement, her usually quiet WeChat was like a beehive.

As Jin Wu was seriously replying to messages, a low, magnetic voice sounded from beside her, “A lot of people are looking for you?”

“Is it because of our marriage?”

Duan Shiyan rested his chin on his hand, lazily asking, “What did they say?”

Jin Wu looked at him in surprise.

Did he actually care about what others thought?

“Most of my colleagues were surprised, because they didn’t know about me and Fu…”

Jin Wu paused slightly, “But many people also congratulated us, wished us a happy marriage and a long life together.”

She thought he might be a little unhappy to hear the previous sentence, but Duan Shiyan just chuckled, showing no displeasure.

“Then we have to work hard, don’t disappoint their blessings, especially—”

The man who was still lazily resting his chin suddenly leaned closer, his eyebrows raised playfully, his eyes dark, “A long life together.”

The soft flesh of her ear was suddenly numbed by Duan Shiyan’s breath.

Jin Wu’s heart skipped a beat.

He was too close.

Just as she was about to move back, she heard him casually ask, “Did Fu Yucheng contact you?”

Jin Wu shook her head, her voice tinged with a lightheartedness, “No, but even if he did, it wouldn’t matter, because I blocked him a long time ago.”

“Oh.” Duan Shiyan’s lips immediately curled up secretly.

Jin Wu tilted her head, looking at him in confusion.

Why did he seem happier?

—

After passing through multiple security checkpoints, the car slowly drove into a secluded and exquisite detached villa.

The courtyard seemed to be planted with many camellias, and the air was filled with a fresh and comfortable floral scent.

Jin Wu naturally opened the car door and got out.

“…”

Duan Shiyan, standing behind her, looked down at his empty palm, his eyebrows raised slightly.

“Wu Wu, you forgot to hold my hand again.”

He shook his hand, which was left cold, with the ring on it, his deep eyes glowed with a dark, mischievous light, his voice was low and magnetic, “You can’t do this, you’re so cold, it’s easy to be exposed.”

“How about this.”

Duan Shiyan smiled playfully, as if he had no ill intentions, “To help our Dr. Jin adapt quickly, from now on, every time you forget to hold my hand, you’ll be punished by kissing me, how about that?”

“You can kiss anywhere, you choose.”

He took a step forward, holding her hand, and leaned towards her ear, his long, narrow eyes teasingly curved, “When you’re choosing a place, you can ask me to take off my clothes.”

The man’s hot breath was really burning.

Jin Wu’s back tingled for a moment.

“I won’t.”

She curled her fingers in his palm, her ears flushed, “I’ll remember from now on, I won’t forget.”

Duan Shiyan’s eyes curved deeper.

Actually, forgetting was fine too.

He welcomed it anytime.

Duan Shiyan held Jin Wu’s hand and walked towards the villa’s gate.

“Come on, aim here.”

He raised his other hand and operated the machine behind the door, then put his arm around Jin Wu’s shoulders and pushed her in front of the screen.

Duan Shiyan’s lips curled up slightly, his magnetic voice was filled with extreme joy, “Give me and the only mistress of this house the highest level of access.”