Chapter 26: Sheng Xiao, I like you

Lin Yuan was also at a loss for words.

She originally wanted to tell Sheng Xiao that her family didn’t have much savings and they couldn’t be too extravagant.

But then she thought about the questions Sheng Xiao always asked her.

“Do you feel embarrassed being with me?”

“Do you think I’m useless?”

“Are you unhappy with our lack of money?”

And so on. Lin Yuan felt that Sheng Xiao might be a little sensitive, and although she felt a little bit of heartache, she didn’t dare to be too obvious. She could only swallow her words and bear the pain.

She couldn’t hurt Sheng Xiao’s self-esteem.

Occasionally, it was okay to splurge a little.

After convincing herself, she sat down and began to savor the delicious food. Not only did she eat, but she also kept picking food for Sheng Xiao, “Eat more, you work hard and need to replenish your energy.”

Sheng Xiao watched this woman’s brief inner struggle before she started eating with gusto. He couldn’t help but laugh inside. His wife was so easily satisfied. He was already spending so much, and she not only didn’t get angry with him but also cared about his health.

She was so adorable.

After they finished their meal, Lin Yuan was so full that she couldn’t sleep. She simply pulled Sheng Xiao downstairs, “Let’s go for a walk.”

The summer weather, even at night, was still quite hot.

Occasionally, a cool breeze blew by, and Lin Yuan stretched comfortably, “Sheng Xiao, my college classmate is getting married this weekend.”

“Hmm, do you want me to go?”

“Do you have time?” After all, Sheng Xiao’s work wasn’t on a two-day weekend, his schedule wasn’t that flexible.

Sheng Xiao paused, “I might have to go to Beijing this weekend.”

“Beijing?” Speaking of Beijing, Sheng Xiao’s family lived there, “Something happened at home?”

They had been married for a while, and Lin Yuan hadn’t met Sheng Xiao’s family yet. At the beginning, Sheng Xiao had simply said that his family was busy.

Lin Yuan had also been planning to visit them, but it had been put on hold for now.

Sheng Xiao played with her fingers, “No, it’s something else.”

He seemed reluctant to talk about it, and Lin Yuan didn’t press further.

“Okay, then I’ll just go by myself.” It was just to accompany Mi Tiantian anyway, it was just a dinner.

Her mood clearly dropped. Sheng Xiao grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms, looking down at her, “Are you unhappy?”

Lin Yuan drew circles on his chest with her fingers, “No, I’m not unhappy. How long will you be gone?”

Sheng Xiao: “Maybe three or four days.”

Qin Zhuo returned from abroad, and they were going to have a reunion. Plus, he had to go see the old man, and there were many things waiting for him to handle at the company. It would take at least four or five days, and he had already shortened the time as much as possible.

“Oh.” She said nothing more.

Sheng Xiao hugged her, “Do you miss me?”

He thought Lin Yuan would be stubborn or deliberately ignore him, but he didn’t expect Lin Yuan to pout and look at him with big, sparkling eyes, “Hmm, I miss you.”

She spoke with a hint of grievance and seriousness, and Sheng Xiao’s heart trembled unexpectedly.

“Sheng Xiao, I think I really like you. What should I do?”

What should I do? I don’t want to be apart from you, I want to be with you all the time, I want to possess you more.

Sheng Xiao’s back stiffened. He didn’t expect that when those words of liking came out of his mouth, his heart would be so affected.

It was like a parched land meeting a refreshing rain.

The sweet feeling seeped into his heart, thread by thread.

And this sweetness seemed to generate electricity, wrapping around his heart, making it beat faster and harder.

Sheng Xiao pulled her tightly into his arms, resting his chin on her head, “An Baoer, wait for me to come back, okay?”

Lin Yuan pressed her face against his chest, her voice muffled, “Okay.”

Thinking about the weekend separation, naturally, there was a passionate night of intimacy.

Lin Yuan, for once, cooperated and took the initiative.

It seemed that only by merging with each other could she release the heartache in her heart.

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The weekend arrived in a blink of an eye. Sheng Xiao left on Friday night after Lin Yuan fell asleep.

He drove straight away to make it back as soon as possible.

He had never liked this small town of Yancheng so much.

The old saying goes, “One person can make you fall in love with a city.”

Now, he understood it deeply.

Although he didn’t say it out loud, all his thoughts and emotions were clearly telling him that his heart was gradually opening up to Lin Yuan, getting closer.

He had developed different feelings for her.

Lin Yuan woke up early in the morning, and Sheng Xiao was already gone.

She rolled over and lay on Sheng Xiao’s pillow for a while, it still seemed to have his clean scent.

She picked up her phone on the bedside table, and there was a note from Sheng Xiao.

“An Baoer, call me when you wake up.”

Lin Yuan rolled over again and lay in bed, a slight smile on her lips.

Looking at the cold words on the phone, it was as if Sheng Xiao was in front of her, calling her An Baoer in his magnetic voice.

It was like a feather tickling her heart, making it itch.

She took a deep breath, adjusted her breathing, and then called him.

Sheng Xiao, who had arrived in Beijing the night before, had been working through the night.

The executives of Shengshi were called up for a meeting in the middle of the night for the first time.

They complained in their hearts, this Sheng Sanye (Third Master Sheng) was always known as a workaholic, but he didn’t have to call them up for a meeting at midnight, did he?

What was wrong with him?

He clearly didn’t have a sex life!

And he was out to get revenge on society.

He didn’t have it, so he wouldn’t let others enjoy it.

Why else would he make people work overtime at this time?

Damn Huang Shiren!

After a night of meetings, Sheng Xiao took a shower at Shengshi, changed into the clothes prepared by Zuo Chuan, and drove to Qiangyuan.

The Sheng family’s old mansion, Qiangyuan, covered hundreds of acres of land, built on a mountain, luxurious and grand. The overall layout was modeled after the ancient courtyard construction, imposing and antique.

Zuo Chuan drove the car into the estate, and Sheng Xiao got out. He saw the old man sitting in a rattan chair, playing chess with the old butler, Uncle Fu.

Bodyguards in suits could be seen everywhere in the estate. They stood in two rows, and when they saw Sheng Xiao, they all bowed, “Third Master.”

Uncle Fu heard the sound and got up, “Young Master is back.”

Sheng Xiao called out “Uncle Fu,” and then sat in the seat Uncle Fu had just vacated. He picked up a black piece and was about to place it when the old man called out to Uncle Fu, “Help me up, I don’t want to play with him!”

Sheng Xiao’s face showed no expression, “I heard that Grandpa has been throwing tantrums recently and refusing to cooperate with treatment?”

The old man pouted, “I’m almost in the ground anyway, I won’t even get to see my granddaughter, what’s the point of treatment!”

While speaking, he secretly glanced at Sheng Xiao with his peripheral vision. When he saw Sheng Xiao looking at him, he quickly straightened his expression and pretended to be serious and disappointed.

Sheng Xiao had already seen the old man’s mask-like change. He got up and walked to the old man, “Is this your reason for arranging blind dates for me without my consent?”