Marriage is long and desires are strong

Luo Xue paused for a few seconds, then sighed, "But you need to consider her feelings more. After all, she's married; you need to avoid any appearance of impropriety."

Li Si's voice was muffled, and his eyes were red: "Mmm."

"I see."

He turned and left, forcefully suppressing his deep sorrow, and continued to clink glasses with his uncles and elders, his smile perfectly appropriate.

Luo Xue stared at Li Si, momentarily stunned.

The Li family's background is similar to the Jiang family's; they are moderately wealthy and considered well-known in Jingzhou. The Li family's young master, Li Si, is handsome, well-educated, and comes from a wealthy family, making him the object of many women's affections.

So what?

Li Si's marriage is not a matter of choice.

Behind every seemingly glamorous and glorious person lies a hardship unseen by others.

Reality pushes people forward, but people have very few choices.

Jiang Wei watched Li Si exchanging pleasantries with powerful and influential figures, and sighed softly. She recalled Li Si's past complaints: "My dad forces me to please my uncles and elders, but it's so boring. I don't ask for much; I don't need to earn that much money. I just want to be with you."

She and Li Si grew up together, but they were so close that they'd never even kissed. Once, when Li Si tried to kiss her, she burst out laughing. Li Si laughed awkwardly, scratching his head, and said they'd make it up together at their wedding.

She had also imagined her life after marrying Li Si, a happy and stable life where they would support each other.

To everyone's surprise, the engagement was canceled not long after.

Jiang Wei felt a cold gaze fall on her. When she looked up, she saw Qin Xiaoye holding a sparkling glass of red wine, slowly looking at her.

Jiang Wei instantly felt a dense chill creeping over her body, and her body temperature dropped by one degree.

She only glanced at Li Si...

Is Qin Xiaoye unhappy?

Jealous? Jiang Wei immediately crossed that possibility off her mind.

How could that be? The agreement they signed was that they would not interfere with each other and would not get involved emotionally.

Oh, she understands.

Qin Xiaoye was warning her to be careful with her words and actions, and not to affect the stock price of the Qin Group.

Qin Xiaoye withdrew his gaze, his expression indifferent. He finished his red wine, his lips stained a vibrant red by the wine, yet he appeared even more dangerous and aloof.

Pang Fei, dressed in formal attire, walked to the piano on the stage and played a symphony concerto.

The melodious notes drifted down.

Jiang Wei looked at her. Pang Fei was elegant and beautiful, a typical rich heiress who had been raised to be a well-bred young lady since childhood, excelling in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

This is the kind of daughter Xu Mo wanted. Now she is also dedicated to raising Jiang Wan in this way, and Jiang Wan has recently started learning the piano.

After Pang Fei finished playing, she stood up gracefully, lifted her layered, fluffy skirt, bowed to take her bow, and was met with applause from the audience.

Pang Fei basked in the praise on stage, her gaze searching for Qin Xiaoye.

Qin Xiaoye's gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, swept over Jiang Wei, causing Pang Fei to bite her lip, lower her eyes, and feel resentful.

Jiang Wei's thoughts drifted to the evening, filled with anxiety. What would she do with Qin Xiaoye tonight?

Thinking about this, I slowly broke out in a fine sweat; I felt a little hot.

Qin Xiaoye is sometimes gentle, sometimes wild, and sometimes cold and brooding, making him hard to understand.

Jiang Wei also really liked Qin Xiaoye's scent; that scent always felt tingly and numb on her body, like a heat source that made her want to indulge in it.

After the paternity test with the Jiang family, she couldn't sleep well for a long time. Sometimes she could only sleep for two hours a day, staring blankly at the ceiling until dawn. For those two months, Luo Xue didn't dare let her touch a scalpel.

After she moved into Qin Xiaoye's house, his scent filled her bed, and Jiang Wei found herself sleeping soundly, no longer suffering from insomnia.

It is said that a guide with a high compatibility level will become sensitive to the scent on a sentry, and will react upon smelling the scent.

The banquet ended in Jiang Wei's daze.

Luo Xue deliberately asked Jiang Wei, "How are you getting home?"

Jiang Wei whispered in Luo Xue's ear, "Go back with Qin Xiaoye."

Luo Xue gave an OK sign, and she knew then that she had bumped her head!

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She chuckled and whispered in Jiang Wei's ear, "Sleeping with such a handsome husband is definitely worth it. He has a great physique; I saw his chest muscles were filling out his shirt."

Jiang Wei patted her helplessly: "Where are you looking?"

Luo Xue: "Didn't you see it?"

Jiang Wei was speechless. She had also seen it, and looked at it many times. Moreover, she had even seen the high-definition, real version of it without clothes on.

Luo Xue whispered, "I think..."

Jiang Wei looked at her: "What?"

Luo Xue said in a low voice, "Qin Xiaoye's feelings for you are more than just those stemming from a marriage alliance; he cares about you a lot."

She can't ship Jiang Wei and Li Si anymore, but she can ship Jiang Wei and Qin Xiaoye, they're so sweet...

Jiang Wei: "That's just because Qin Xiaoye is well-mannered. He would act the same way no matter who his wife is."

Luo Xue chuckled, feigning mystery: "The clouds are so deep that one cannot see where it lies, for one is in the midst of the mountain itself."

She turned her head and waved: "I'm leaving."

How could someone be so well-mannered?

Let that fool Vivi figure it out herself.

Who is Qin Xiaoye? A born leader, accustomed to storms, ruthless, and decisive.

Sending a dress?

He could provide precise and timely help without Jiang Wei even asking. This requires constantly paying attention to her needs, being attentive, and having affection in his heart to do so.

It can't be explained by upbringing alone.

Moreover, that dress was designed by Seraphina and needed to be ordered well in advance; it just so happens to be the same designer as the older style that Jiang Wan wore.

It wasn't delivered at the last minute; it was prepared in advance.

Qin Xiaoye wanted to please Jiang Wei!

She really enjoyed it and felt very happy.

Watching the young couple's ambiguous affection, so sweet and comforting, makes me feel at ease.

As the crowd dispersed, Jiang Wei saw Qin Xiaoye make eye contact with her, then tilt his head slightly to signal to her from a distance.

Qin Xiaoye, dressed in black leather shoes, with his hands in his pockets, tall and slender, walked towards the door.

Jiang Wei nervously glanced around.

Many people's attention was focused on Qin Xiaoye and they didn't pay attention to her.

She finally relaxed and followed Qin Xiaoye at a distance.

Qin Xiaoye got into his car at the entrance of the banquet hall. As the car drove forward, the gazes of the crowd that had been focused on him slowly dispersed.

He attracts a lot of attention wherever he goes.

Jiang Wei followed along like a thief for a while before stopping at the Maybach's parking spot in the shadows. She opened the car door and quickly slipped inside.

But she moved too fast and didn't expect Qin Xiaoye to be sitting outside. She tripped and fell face-first onto Qin Xiaoye's lap.

Time stood still.

Qin Xiaoye's scent instantly permeated her entire body, causing her to feel slightly dizzy and tingly.

She was lying face down, her face directly facing...

Qin Xiaoye's leg muscles instantly tensed under his trousers.

An ambiguous atmosphere rose inside the car.

Driver Su Lin silently raised the partition.

The car door was still open. Qin Xiaoye paused for a moment, lowered his eyes, and moved a few centimeters inside with Jiang Wei. The car door slammed shut.

The car started moving.

The scent of Qin Xiaoye was even stronger inside the car.

With this shift, Jiang Wei swayed slightly, becoming even more...

Qin Xiaoye didn't speak, but just looked down at Jiang Wei, his eyes dark and his breathing rhythm changed.

Jiang Wei's breath, warm and heavy, was noticeably visible through the fabric of her trousers.

Qin Xiaoye didn't move, he just stared at her.

The car became extremely hot.