Ji Xinxin snorted coldly, curled her lips, barely resisting the urge to strangle him as she violently shook off his hand and turned to get dressed.
Shen Qian looked at Ji Xinxin’s icy demeanor, his lips curling slightly with a glint of deep interest in his dark eyes. He had originally had no interest in this arranged marriage; his family background didn’t require such alliances to add luster to their name. It was merely out of boredom that he acquiesced to his mother’s wishes and took the trip.
What he hadn’t expected was to encounter her—the same woman who had been his most stunning one-night stand abroad—and even more unexpectedly, this icy beauty managed to stir his heart more than he had imagined.
He lounged lazily against the headboard, slightly lifting his eyebrows and watching as Ji Xinxin unabashedly pulled off the thin blanket, revealing her fair and beautiful form. She then picked up her clothes from the ground and began to dress, one piece at a time.
While her movements were devoid of anything superfluous, each gesture carried an inexplicable elegance and allure, causing his body to warm once again. His dark eyes narrowed and his lips turned up devilishly, "I helped you out, aren’t you going to repay me?"
Ji Xinxin zipped up her skirt, tossed her hair, turned back with her chin up, her beautiful eyes cold, "Madam hasn’t castrated you, you should be thankful."
With that, she put on her sunglasses, grabbed her bag, and strode out with her long legs, leaving swiftly and decisively.
Shen Qian’s dark eyes followed Ji Xinxin’s departure, not showing the slightest annoyance. Instead, the smile on his lips deepened, as she always refused to acknowledge him after sleeping together—how wonderful!
His thin lips parted slightly, softly murmuring Ji Xinxin’s name, his eyes dark and shadowy.
It took Ling Chuxia a while to recover from Shi Che’s gentle kiss. She shook her head vigorously and tried hard to suppress all the inappropriate and unwanted thoughts, focusing on the current situation.
The thing she had gone to great lengths to steal was finally in her hands. Next, she had to go to the hospital to get injections, to cooperate with the collection of eggs, and then wait for successful cultivation before having it implanted into her body—then she would be able to get pregnant.
She knew this method was risky and might not succeed, but... doing nothing ensured failure. By trying, at least there was a glimmer of hope.
As long as there was a glimmer of hope, she could not give up.
Ling Chuxia clenched her fists, her gaze slowly steadying. Suddenly, her phone rang; it was Ji Xinxin’s call.
She hurriedly slid the screen to answer, "Xinxin?"
"Xiaxia, you went to the hospital last night, didn’t you?" Ji Xinxin’s voice, slightly husky yet pleasantly sweet, came through the phone.
Ling Chuxia softly hmm-ed, "I’ve already sent that thing to the hospital."
"Good, but this morning, Shi Che called Shen Qian. It seems like he’s suspecting you."
Upon hearing this, Ling Chuxia’s gaze sharply tensed, and her hand involuntarily gripped the phone tighter. She had thought Shi Che believed her last night—how could this be?
"Don’t worry, I was with Shen Qian at the time and covered for you. But Xiaxia, you must be careful from now on. You cannot arouse Shi Che’s suspicions again before you are pregnant."
Meanwhile, at the Shi family’s ancestral home.
The phone rang, and a servant answered it before turning to Madam Shi, "Madam, it’s Miss Yun Shu on the line."