Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

After breakfast, Tang Junyao took the first-aid kit, changed Ji Hancheng's bandages, and checked his wound. The wound on his palm had already scabbed over.

Looking at the glaring scar on her palm, her heart suddenly tightened, and she said absentmindedly, "I'll ask my brother in Lancheng if he has any good scar removal cream."

Holding her breath, she took his injured hand in hers, preparing to apply medicine.

Ji Hancheng sat quietly by the bed watching the woman carefully apply the medicine and change the gauze for him, and refused, saying, "No need, it's fine to keep this, at least it will teach me a lesson."

She paused, holding her hand, and after a moment, she came to her senses. "There's no need. It's all in the past. I've already forgiven you. Neither of us needs to be trapped in the past, Ji Hancheng."

"Um?"

She didn't let go of his hand. She looked up and solemnly repeated what she had said, "When I say I forgive you, I really mean it. This scar is really ugly. Let's find a way to get rid of it."

His eyes instantly reddened, becoming misty. Suppressing his regret, he slowly parted his thin lips and said, "Okay."

His scarlet, misty eyes assaulted Tang Junyao's gaze. It felt as if a hand was gripping her chest tightly. She took a deep breath and opened her lips, "Ji Hancheng."

"You speak, I'm listening."

After a few seconds of pause, she finally organized her thoughts and said, "In love, we are equals. I have already forgiven you, so you don't need to feel apologetic every day. I don't want you to live with a sense of regret and be careful to read my mood in the future. This kind of relationship is not what I want, and I believe it's not what you want either. You shouldn't lose yourself. You can pamper me; I don't object to that. I can openly admit that every girl wants to be pampered by a boy, and I'm a normal woman too. But you can't lose yourself."

"I don't know how long our love will last, but I don't want it to turn sour from the start."

She thought that although their meeting wasn't exactly wonderful, they could still make the best effort to meet or reunite, instead of one of them loving humbly while the other took it for granted.

He engraved every word she said into his heart. Moved, excited, reborn, all his emotions surged up at once, and every cell in his body was boiling. His Yao Yao felt sorry for him.

As she spoke, the gauze on her hand had been replaced. Just as she was about to put the first-aid kit away, Ji Hancheng pulled her over and made her sit on his lap. He put his left arm around her waist, tilted his head back, and stared at her intently. "I can guarantee that the shelf life will only be longer, not shorter. You decide the expiration date, and I'll figure out the preservation method."

She paused for a moment, pondered for a while, then smiled slightly and said, "Okay."

Ji Hancheng changed the subject, gently stroking her waist with his hand, "Where do you want to go today? I'll go with you."

Her gaze shifted to the living room, where she noticed that Xiaoyouzi was still watching Detective Conan.

Then a deep male voice came from beside him, "Ignore him, he's already engrossed in watching."

Tang Junyao wanted to discuss Detective Conan with Ji Hancheng. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and asked doubtfully, "Do you think Lele can understand it?"

Ji Hancheng was silent for a few seconds, then pressed his forehead against hers, their foreheads rubbing together, and said in a hoarse voice, "You should be able to understand. I watched the news a week ago."

Tang Junyao: "............" This is just a side note that he is also very smart.

Seeing the woman's speechless expression, he continued with a smile, "You can take it as him understanding, otherwise I wouldn't be so good."

Tang Junyao rolled her eyes at him, "Only you, Master Ji, would praise yourself so shamelessly."

Ji Hancheng stroked her waist again with his left hand and said in a deep voice, "People need to know their own place. Excessive modesty is hypocrisy. I am very honest, Yao Yao."

Tang Junyao scoffed, "So you're saying you were pre-installed with a GPS tracking system right out of the box, huh?"

Ji Hancheng was amused by her words. Women can be quite humorous. How come he hadn't noticed before?

But after a short while, the man became inappropriate, saying, "Hmm, I'm thinking about it again."

Tang Junyao trembled at the sudden change of topic. She noticed something was wrong with her leg and quickly warned Ji Hancheng, "What happened last time is the last time. I don't plan to make my hand look like yours."

He chuckled, a hint of bloodshot in his eyes, and rested his head on her shoulder. "I was just saying, I didn't need your help. If I masturbated like this every day, my skin would peel off. Let me lean on you for a bit."

"Didn't you tell me to be myself? I'm just expressing my inner thoughts."

She chuckled and slapped him lightly. Was she just telling him to unleash his true nature in that area? He really overinterpreted things. "You really do blurt out everything without any embarrassment. How come I never noticed how lewd you were before?"

A muffled voice came from the collarbone area, "I regret it so much. If I hadn't acted like a decent human being two years ago, what would I be like now? One wrong step leads to another."

Once a mistake is made, the rest of the journey is spent paying the price for it, and he is in the same boat now.

Tang Junyao knew what he was referring to and didn't intend to discuss it further. Since it was in the past, she changed the subject, "Do you have any good suggestions for today's itinerary?"

Ji Hancheng exhaled a breath onto her collarbone, the warm breath making her feel a tingling sensation all over her body. She tried to push him away, but he wouldn't budge.

The next second he spoke, but his head still didn't move. He even stuck out his tongue and licked his collarbone before slowly raising his head, frowning and enduring the pain, "Don't move. Is there anywhere you want to go? Any activities you want to do?"

"The things I want to do aren't what Xixi and Su Xue want to do. I want to do bungee jumping, rock climbing, mountain climbing..."

"Su Xue and Xi Xi have similar interests; they like shopping, skiing, traveling, and parties..."

Perhaps because he was listening to her so intently, the heat in his body lessened a bit, and the throbbing pain subsided. He gently nuzzled her nose and chuckled, "The woman I like is truly unique."

Tang Junyao was about to say something when he called out to her, throwing her thoughts into disarray. "Yaoyao."

"Um?"

"I love you." The man's expression was extremely serious.

The unexpected confession made her tighten her grip around his neck, and her nervousness and unease were evident in his eyes.

He gently stroked her flushed cheek with his left hand, his Adam's apple bobbing. "I just need you to know I love you. You don't need to respond, okay?"

The next second, Tang Junyao pulled Ji Hancheng closer to her, wrapped her arms around him tightly, and leaned against him, resting her chin on his shoulder. She smiled and said, "I accept."

Ji Hancheng's smile deepened where she couldn't see him, and he succinctly said one word, "Okay."

The two hugged for a while before Tang Junyao pulled away, staring at her with her beautiful eyes and asking, "Where are we going to play?"

"I'll take you to a secluded paradise. It's a bit far, and we'll need to take a boat, but your sister and the others might like it."

Tang Junyao: "Does the capital city have places like this?"

Ji Hancheng: Yes.

"Okay, I'll go tell them now and ask them to get ready."

I definitely can't come back tonight, so I still need to bring a change of clothes.

Ji Hancheng squeezed her slender fingertips. "Let's prepare our own things first. We'll leave the notification to Xu Mingkai."

Tang Junyao: "Are you bringing Assistant Xu?"

Without the slightest hesitation or embarrassment, he replied, "Yes, just in case."

The next second she laughed, "You really are a cunning capitalist. How can you exploit laborers like that? You even make him come along when you go out to play."

Assistant Xu really has it tough.

He said it in a serious tone, "He should thank me, for taking a salary and traveling around. You should ask him if he likes it."

Tang Junyao: I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. You're number one. You make exploitation sound so noble.

Tang Junyao had already jumped off his lap and was going to the wardrobe to organize her clothes.

He suggested, "There's a beach there, so you can bring a long skirt."

"Okay, do you want it to go down to your ankles, like the one you had before? Or you can lend me yours."

Ji Hancheng: This joke is going to stick.

Tang Junyao tried to suppress a laugh while adjusting her clothes, while the man had a dark expression. She comforted him, "Don't feel embarrassed. Actually, you look quite good in women's clothes. Men envy you, and women are jealous. Many real women don't look as good as you when you dress up."

Seeing the man remain silent, she changed the subject, saying, "Could you say hello to Han Yue?"

Sure enough, after the topic changed, the man's expression improved considerably, and he guessed, "Afraid he'll hurt Xixi?"

Tang Junyao carefully straightened her clothes, then spoke up, "I'm afraid Xixi won't be able to withstand Han Yue's sharp tongue."

Han Yue's words were indeed sharp, and Ji Hancheng didn't even want to comment on them. He didn't say a single good word. "Don't worry, he knows his limits. He still understands the difference between men and women. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to add her as a friend that day. In the past, he would have refused outright. You should know that he doesn't get close to women. It's already an unprecedented compromise for Xi Xi to let him add her as a friend."

Tang Junyao: "Xixi is a bit impulsive and lively. She always tries her best to get what she likes, but she also knows how to keep her distance. If she makes the other person uncomfortable, she will stop all her actions. So I hope Han Yue will not hurt her. She doesn't have bad intentions. It may just be a temporary feeling."

"I understand. I'll talk to Han Yue. Don't worry, what you're afraid of won't happen. Han Yue isn't that kind of person, and he's very sensible."

Tang Junyao asked curiously, "Does Han Yue have a girl he likes? If so, I have to tell Xixi. Actually, I don't understand why Xixi would fall for Han Yue. The two of them are obviously not on the same wavelength. If Xixi says 10 sentences to Han Yue, he will probably only reply with one word at most. For the talkative Xixi, that would definitely be boring."

After saying that, Tang Junyao shook her head in confusion.

I guess it's because the soybeans and mung beans took a liking to each other; there's no way to explain this kind of attraction.

Ji Hancheng saw through her thoughts. "So you think Xixi will fail, so you simply don't stop her. Don't jump to conclusions too early; anything is possible."

"You're her older sister, but whether she likes someone or not, whether it's just a fondness or real love, only Xixi herself knows. At most, you can only offer suggestions, and the same goes for Lan Yunchen. You can't interfere with anything. Love comes from the heart."

Tang Junyao chuckled, "When did you become a relationship expert? You're full of theories. I just hope Xixi doesn't get hurt."

"My emotional intelligence was unlocked by you; the key is in you."