Jingxia Rose

Chapter 196 [Shi Yi 046] I'm in your heart
When Yi Xu smelled that familiar bath fragrance on her, his eyes instantly darkened.

His lips moved slightly, tracing the surface of her delicate, fair skin, his voice a few decibels hoarse, "Have you taken a shower?"

Shi Wan seemed to sense his agitation and quickly explained, "I only discovered the princess was missing after I went back and took a shower. I checked the security footage and found out that you took it!"

"Don't give me that nonsense." She poked his chest hard. "Explain!"

She wasn't the type of woman who was jealous or argumentative. In comparison, she didn't value men that much, always adhering to the principle of "if it works, great; if not, it's over."

Of course, she doesn't care how many relationships a guy has had before or how much of a womanizer he is, but once he's with her, he has to be devoted and loyal. If she senses anything amiss, she'll dump him without hesitation.

Jealousy is a rare occurrence in her ten-year dating history.

Of course, it's not like it's never happened.

But she wouldn't take things like running into his ex-girlfriend at the pet store to heart, let alone feel jealous.

It was probably out of confidence in himself, and also because he understood Yi Xu's character.

However, when she saw the photo, a strange feeling flashed through her mind, and she subconsciously felt uncomfortable, especially seeing the two of them so close together, so without thinking, she asked directly.

However, she doesn't like to be emotional and has always been quite calm.

Yi Xu chuckled softly and hugged her, explaining, "The person on the left is the design director of our partner company, and the person on the right is their deputy sales manager. That design director does have feelings for me, but my relationship with her is absolutely innocent."

"Oh, how exactly do you mean I'm innocent?" Shi Wanliang asked quickly, "Her chest was practically pressed against yours."

"Then I'm truly innocent!" Yi Xu pushed away slightly, her face serious and earnest. "When we were taking pictures, she suddenly leaned in, and I instinctively dodged to the side. I didn't touch her at all!"

Shi Wan didn't speak, she just looked at him silently.

Yi Xu sighed, lowered his head and pecked her lips, "After being with you, my heart is completely captivated by you. How can I possibly have time to care about other women? I can't even handle you. You're driving me crazy."

“The night I left Shangxi Garden, I couldn’t sleep. I felt terrible all over, especially here. It hurt so much. I kept waiting for you to come to me, but you never did.”

He reached out and grabbed her hand, then poked it against his heart.

"The day after I returned from France, I secretly went to your company and waited from 5:30 to 10 p.m. before I saw you come out of the company. At that moment, I really wanted to rush up and hug you."

"Shi Wan, I've fallen for you. So... considering my sincerity, could you be kind to me? Let me take a few steps into your heart, okay?"

Not a single word of his speech contained the word "love," yet every sentence was filled with love.

This is a very dangerous realization.

When the prodigal son turns back, he will not be replaced by gold.

This playboy, who used to be a womanizer and treated relationships like playthings, is now so reluctant to let go of someone.

Shi Wan knew that she herself was tempted.

She always felt that she was incapable of loving someone and couldn't stay with a man forever because her views and ideas were the opposite of those of ordinary people, or perhaps they couldn't understand them.

Dating, getting married, and having children seem like natural, inevitable things.

But for her, the latter two were taboos, insurmountable chasms.

Even Tan Wei, who once loved her so much and whom she loved so much, couldn't change this.

She is too self-centered and always instinctively protects herself from any harm.

But she was tolerated and compromised by a seemingly noble and unyielding young master.

Because he loves her, can't bear to part with her, and can't let her go, he chooses to surrender unconditionally.

Shi Wan pursed her lips. "Is it possible... you're already inside?"

"where?"

Upon hearing this, the tenderness in Shi Wan's eyes vanished, and she abruptly looked up at him, glaring at him. "Where did you say it was? It can't be on the blacklist, can it?"

Yi Xu laughed happily, "I just wanted to hear you say it completely. I'm in your heart."

"You're not lying to me?" Shi Wan said sternly. "I was just kidding."

Yi Xu stole a kiss on her cheek, "That doesn't matter, I can't hear you, all I heard was you saying I'm in your heart."

Even if you're lying to him, he'll believe it.

"It's getting late, let's go to sleep."

Yi Xu glanced at her plain yet striking face, feeling as if a wild horse was galloping through his chest.

I really couldn't hold back any longer.

He quickly picked her up around the waist and turned to walk towards the bedroom.

For the first time, I realized that a big house isn't necessarily a good thing; the living room is too far from the bedroom.

If it weren't for the princess, they could have started right from the sofa.

Shi Wan was startled by his sudden movement. In the instant her body was lifted into the air, she instinctively wrapped her arms around Yi Xu's neck. "Are you crazy? I want to go back!"

"Go back my ass! I've been living at your place for almost a year now, it's time for a change, you should stay here with me!" Yi Xu said as he walked away.

"..."

As he threw her onto the bed, she added, "The cat tree isn't finished yet."

Yi Xu covered her mouth and mumbled, "We'll do it tomorrow."

After nearly half a month of emptiness, they each left their own unique marks on themselves.

She, Shi Wan, will belong to Yi Xu for the rest of her life.

Yi Xu will always be Shi Wan's man in this lifetime.

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The next morning, Shi Wan groggily opened her eyes. The bedroom curtains were drawn, letting in no light at all, as if it were still night.

As soon as she moved, the person next to her tightened their grip on her.

Shi Wan had no choice but to turn over in her arms. "Yi Xu, I'm hungry."

"What to eat?"

"It's all right."

Yi Xu opened his eyes and kissed her forehead, eyes, and nose. "I only have a housekeeper who comes to clean here every week. I don't cook much. Do you order takeout?"

"Ah."

He patted himself down, but couldn't find his phone. Then he remembered that he had rushed in last night and hadn't brought it with him.

He had no choice but to get up, pull back the heavy curtains, and leave the white layer exposed.

Yi Xu went outside to get his phone, opened the food delivery app, and tossed it to her, saying, "Take a look at what you want to eat, order it yourself, and the payment password is your birthday."

Shi Wan looked surprised. "My birthday?"

"Ah."

When did you set it up?

"It's been a while, but I've forgotten exactly when."

Shi Wan raised an eyebrow. "Do you have any extra toiletries here?"

"There should be. I'll go check." He went to the bathroom and glanced at it. After a while, he replied "yes." Shi Wan then ordered breakfast, lifted the covers, grabbed a white T-shirt from the sofa, put it on, and went to the bathroom.

The mutual confessions will most likely conclude today's side story. I'll write two to four chapters about Wen Song and Jiang Huaichuan, it won't be long. After that, there will be a side story about Xiao Guxing and Shu Tang, and one more update, probably during the day.
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