Free Web NovelChapter 1158: Chapter 352: The Scent of Sneaking a Bite
Chapter 352: Caught the Scent of Sneaking Food
(Thanks for everyone’s support in March with rewards and monthly passes! With the new month, I’ll continue to work hard. Today is the 1st, if we reach 100 Chapters, I’ll release ten Chapters in a burst, haha)
If it’s just a goodnight KISS, it would be over quickly, whether it’s on the cheek, forehead, or lips, it’s just a quick touch and done.
But at this moment, it was clearly not just a simple goodnight KISS between the two of them. Li Yan pulled Xiao Di into his arms, and their fiery lips were like magnets attracting each other, quickly joining together. And once they touched, it was like thunder igniting a fire, immersing them completely.
Especially for Xiao Di, she hadn’t had many chances to see Li Yan after the New Year. She had been worried about him all day long, had been teased or both had teased each other earlier, so once their lips met, she threw her arms around Li Yan’s neck, lost in the passionate embrace.
Li Yan was worried that the news about the assassin might upset her — though she didn’t seem nervous or scared — he wanted her to relax a bit. He also wanted to show that he wasn’t making up an identity just to break up with her. So he was all in, and as a man, especially one who’s had intimate experiences, while he held Xiao Di and kissed her, he wasn’t just caressing her back; his hands inadvertently moved to her exposed legs, and he even had the urge to go further...
At this moment, Xiao Di didn’t care to stop him, as long as it was just some caressing without crossing the line, she could accept it. In this environment, she trusted Li Yan wouldn’t dare go that far.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
The sudden knock on the door startled them both. They quickly let go of each other, Li Yan leaned back on the bed, and Xiao Di hurriedly adjusted her clothes. Only then did she realize it was a bad idea not to have put on pants before coming over, hoping Zhang Yurong wouldn’t think they had taken their pants off to do something...
Outside, of course, were Yurong and Yue Yao. They had brought some food with them. Out of politeness and not wanting to see an awkward scene, even if they were returning to their own room, Yurong still knocked on the door. This undoubtedly gave the two of them, and everyone, an out, otherwise, who would believe they were just saying goodnight with a kiss?
After coming in, seeing them sitting there uncomfortably and too seriously, Yue Yao couldn’t help but tease them. She put down the tray she was holding and smiled at them, "Why are you two acting so strange?"
"Strange?" Li Yan rolled his eyes at her, but the fact that Yue Yao could joke with him rather than treating him as seriously as before, pleased and satisfied him.
"Hmm..." Yue Yao exaggeratedly snorted, then took a deep breath, slowly saying, "You’re under the covers, she’s without pants, isn’t that strange? I can even smell something in the air... it’s the scent of sneaking food!"
Xiao Di, almost caught, blushed red and couldn’t act naturally at all. Hearing Yue Yao’s words, she felt like crying without tears, thinking that even jumping into the Yellow River couldn’t wash this away.
"We... we didn’t do anything... I, when Yurong knocked, I didn’t think I’d come over here like this, I just came out to open the door, and then in a rush to see Li Yan, forgot to put on proper clothes in my room..." The more she explained, the easier it was for people to misunderstand, and Xiao Di knew that. The more she spoke, the more anxious she became, ending up with a slight sob in her voice.
As the legitimate wife, Zhang Yurong allowing her to compete was already remarkable enough, even lowering herself to agree to a year-long gentleman’s agreement, which Xiao Di always admired and was grateful for. That birthday event already crossed a boundary, and she felt guilty about it since. Even after being taken away, unable to contact Li Yan for over a month, she kept her resolve. Now, they hadn’t actually done anything, just kissed, but allowing Zhang Yurong to misunderstand would make her very anxious. Even if she did it, she would admit it, even if it meant apologizing and feeling guilty, but a misunderstanding was awful.
Zhang Yurong, prompted by Yue Yao’s reminder, knew that she came over just like that, not that they were sneaking around with their pants off on the bed. They probably just had some intimate contact at most, absolutely not doing anything crazy now. Seeing Xiao Di anxiously on edge under Yue Yao’s teasing, she knew she needed to speak up.
"Alright, I believe you. I remember you did come over like that."
Yurong glanced at Yue Yao with gratitude in her eyes. Clearly, Yue Yao knew she wasn’t very assertive and was helping her assert her presence, at least letting Xiao Di know whose residence this was, who the rightful one was!
Yue Yao smiled, "Miss Yu, so you rushed over like that, you should have said so earlier. Once you explained, I believed you. But you seemed a bit guilty!"
"Guilty?" Xiao Di, feeling grateful for Yurong’s clearing up, got nervous again seeing Yue Yao not stopping.
"I said I could smell something in the air... the scent of sneaking food. I meant..." Yue Yao deliberately paused for effect, then pointed to the remaining milk that Yurong had fed Li Yan earlier. "It’s the scent of milk. Li Yan must have sneaked a drink of milk! Why are you so quick to emphasize that you didn’t do anything?"
"..." Li Yan and Xiao Di exchanged speechless glances.
Zhang Yurong didn’t stop Yue Yao. Though her words had a tone of deliberate mislead, if they were just sitting honestly chatting, they wouldn’t have been teased.
"I’m going back to sleep..." Xiao Di lowered her head, got off the bed, nodded to Zhang Yurong, and headed out.
"Haha, just kidding, don’t curse me with a circle."
"..."
After Xiao Di went out, Yurong also put the food she was holding on the table, "You should eat a little first."
Li Yan nodded, then looked at the two of them, wanting to tell them that he had already revealed the assassin’s identity to Yu Xiaodi earlier. But since he previously mentioned ’amnesia’ and claimed he didn’t remember last night’s events, it wasn’t a good time to change his story. Actually, when Hai Fu arrived, he had checked his phone and learned from Wen Qianyi’s text message that Yurong didn’t care about him being an assassin.
Being accepted is naturally a good thing, but what happened last night wasn’t easy to explain. Could he directly say to Yurong: "Because Liu Yuyang wanted to kill me, I killed him, but I was too soft-hearted to eliminate the threat completely, and now his father knows and has hired an assassin to seek revenge. But don’t worry, I’ve already killed his father and another witness, Fang William."?
So he used the excuse of amnesia, believing that Yurong could guess he wasn’t really amnesiac, giving everyone a way out without discussing last night’s events, letting her think it was just an assassin’s grudge.
Since it’s inconvenient to explain for now, it’s better to talk about it in the future. After all, this ’amnesia’ can be said to be temporary, and in a few days, he might regain his memory; or he could suddenly remember when Yurong and the others bring it up.
...
After eating, Yue Yao tidy up and left. Yurong also went to bed to rest. She hadn’t rested well since last night and worried the whole day today. With it being late and Li Yan already fine, she would need to work tomorrow to make up for the day’s work, so she quickly fell asleep after setting everything else aside.
Li Yan had been unconscious for a long time, and the time since he truly woke up wasn’t long. Being unconscious wasn’t equivalent to resting in sleep; now, he could indeed fall asleep.
There were no further movements at night.
In the morning, when Zhang Yurong got up, she told Li Yan not to go to work, to sleep a bit more, and in the morning, let Yue Yao and Yu Xiaodi accompany him to the hospital for a checkup.
The president personally giving a leave, Li Yan was, of course, happy to enjoy that.
After breakfast, under Zhang Yurong’s instructions, Yue Yao and Yu Xiaodi were to escort him to the hospital. Li Yan, of course, refused, instead forcing Yu Xiaodi to go to school. After all, this was Zhang Yurong’s territory, and Yu Xiaodi didn’t feel at ease here, only leaving reluctantly once she was sure Li Yan was perfectly fine.
Yue Yao was Li Yan’s best partner, unlike his work partner, Wen Qianyi. They were the best partners in career, life, and spirit — because Yue Yao completely centered around Li Yan.
Their long-term tacit understanding meant Yue Yao didn’t urge Li Yan to go to the hospital. She believed he understood his physical condition better than others. If necessary for maintaining their stories, she would gladly help Li Yan lie to Yurong about going to the hospital.
The two sat on the balcony on the second floor drinking tea, and Yue Yao recounted everything that happened from the night before he woke up last night when he wasn’t around, including the results of their ’meeting.’"
However, there was one thing she unusually kept from Li Yan. That was what Yurong told her, suggesting she have something happen between her and Li Yan or directly become one of her competitors, so she wouldn’t be silenced.
Because Yue Yao felt she was already hiding her familiarity with Li Yan from Yurong, knowing Li Yan’s attitude towards her, if he knew Yurong’s decision, he certainly wouldn’t let such a good opportunity go, which was also her best chance to integrate with them. But Yurong had asymmetric information, and if they truly used this opportunity, it would be deception upon deception towards Yurong.
Of course, she hoped to stay by Li Yan’s side but didn’t want to achieve it in this manner.
Knowing Yurong’s reaction, including those from Zhang Tianyi and his wife, Li Yan felt much at ease. The results of the meeting further reassured him, and he deeply understood that Yue Yao had utilized her ’undercover’ status to conveniently assist him, making him very grateful.
"Last night’s affairs are mostly resolved; it’s just the aftermath of Liu Yuyang’s incident..."
Li Yan proceeded to explain the origin of the events and the general resolution to Yue Yao, but it’s unwise to detail why he was unconscious, attributing it to the boss using some despicable means or high-tech methods that successfully ambushed him. (Somewhere, Chen Xiaoen sneezed...)
As he was speaking, Li Yan stopped abruptly, looking sharply towards the outside yard! At the same time, signaling to Yue Yao.
Yue Yao’s heart skipped a beat, for it indicated a top-level assassin was approaching, requiring her utmost vigilance!
(Every year at this time, there’s a bit of nostalgia... By the way, the words before the Chapter are just an April Fool’s Day joke. Wishing everyone a happy April Fool’s Day and not to get pranked!)(To be continued. To find out what happens next, please log in to www.qidian.com for more Chapters, support the author and support legitimate reading!)
