The next day, Lin Yi woke up as the sky was beginning to lighten.
"Wife, you’re up so early," Li Chen said as he came in from outside. From the sweat on his body, it was clear that he must have just finished his morning exercise.
"Yeah, there’s a lot to handle at the company today," Lin Yi said.
"Then let’s have breakfast quickly," Li Chen pointed to the prepared breakfast on the table, courtesy of Aunt Wang.
"Right," Li Chen said, turning to Lin Yi, "I won’t be going to work today. There have been some recent tricky issues, so I plan to conduct a personal investigation first."
"Mhm," Lin Yi nodded, "You do your thing; I’ve got the company matters covered!"
"You’re the best, wifey. Come here and give me a kiss!" Li Chen said with a smile, leaning in for a kiss.
"Get away," Lin Yi pushed Li Chen slightly, "Aunt Wang is watching over there."
Li Chen raised his head and said, "So what if Aunt Wang is watching? We’re husband and wife. A loving husband and wife—Aunt Wang would be too happy to fuss about it!"
At that moment, Aunt Wang came over and said with a smile, "Indeed, the son-in-law loves the young miss so much, she should feel happy about it."
Hearing Aunt Wang’s words, Lin Yi’s face turned crimson with embarrassment, and she shot Li Chen a glance without saying anything more.
"Be careful on the road." After breakfast, Li Chen personally saw Lin Yi off from the villa and waved to her as she got into the car.
"I know," Lin Yi waved back, then drove away.
Watching the direction in which Lin Yi left, the smile on Li Chen’s face slowly faded, and he took out his phone.
"Keep a close watch recently, and yes, strengthen the protection around Lin Yi and Wang Qianqian. If anything happens, contact me immediately; I don’t want to see any accidents," Li Chen said gravely.
"By the way, is there any news about those two?" Li Chen asked.
"Nothing for now, but recently we seem to have found some traces of that woman’s whereabouts, and we’re preparing to follow up with an investigation."
"Step up the investigation, and tell the others to be careful as well."
"Thank you for your concern, sir."
After hanging up the call, Li Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.
He himself wasn’t too concerned, but if Lin Yi and the others were to suffer any mishaps due to his negligence, Li Chen truly wouldn’t know what to do.
The safety of Lin Yi and the others had always been a vexing issue for Li Chen.
And as of now, the best solution would be to take out the enemies once and for all; otherwise, he had no idea when they might strike.
Although Li Chen understood that An Qin likely didn’t have much malice towards him, after all, she came from Holy Mountain and she bore too many questions that Li Chen wanted to understand.
Shaking his head, Li Chen realized that pondering these things was futile at the moment. He returned to the villa and saw Aunt Wang tidying up, which suddenly reminded him, "Oh, Aunt Wang, have you seen Xiaoxiao?"
"Xiaoxiao?" Aunt Wang chuckled, "That child is probably still sleeping in."
"Still asleep?" Li Chen nodded, then asked no further.
Watching Aunt Wang’s retreating figure, Li Chen glanced at the Time, "What time is it, and she’s still sleeping."
Li Chen suddenly remembered Lin Xiaoxiao’s drunken words from last night, which made him shake his head and smile.
Heading upstairs, Li Chen prepared to wake Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao?"
After knocking twice, Li Chen found that there was still no response from inside.
"Hmm?" Li Chen’s eyebrows knit together slightly, "Sleeping that deeply?"
His mind raced through several possibilities, then dismissed other potential explanations.
He and Aunt Wang had both been in the villa last night, and if anyone had come, he would have definitely felt something.
"Xiaoxiao?" Li Chen called out again, and finally, he heard a somewhat groggy voice from inside, "What’s the matter?!"
After hearing Lin Xiaoxiao’s voice, Li Chen breathed a little easier and pushed the door open to enter.
"Xiaoxiao, it’s time to get up..."
However, before Li Chen could finish his sentence, he was suddenly stunned.
Because Lin Xiaoxiao was indeed sleeping.
But what stunned Li Chen was not the fact that Lin Xiaoxiao was sleeping.
It was... that the girl was actually sleeping naked!
At that moment, Lin Xiaoxiao didn’t seem to be completely awake yet; the shout just now was in a haze of sleepiness, and after that, she continued to sleep.
Most importantly, this girl’s sleeping posture was not very modest either.
She lay on her side on the bed with the blanket clutched to her chest, and her entire backside, including those impeccably round buttocks, was exposed to the air.
The crystal-clear skin, coupled with the suggestive posture, made Lin Xiaoxiao look unbelievably enticing at that moment.
"Uh..." Li Chen was at a loss for words, and he didn’t dare to speak, fearing he would startle Lin Xiaoxiao. He carefully began to move his feet, planning to leave first.
Li Chen was a man, and a perfectly healthy young man at that.
To be honest, seeing this scene also gave him a strong impulse to turn into a wolf on the spot.
But, he couldn’t give in to that impulse.
Especially now, how could he? Aunt Wang was downstairs, and she knew he had come to Lin Xiaoxiao’s room. If he didn’t come out for a long time, wouldn’t that arouse Aunt Wang’s suspicions?
If he was caught by Aunt Wang, it would be really embarrassing.
After taking a couple of deep breaths, Li Chen silently shifted his feet, ready to slip away.
And just at that moment, Lin Xiaoxiao, who had been lying on her side, seemed to sense something and suddenly turned her head.
Upon seeing Li Chen standing by her bed, her beautiful large eyes widened in shock, and her mouth opened to scream.
Li Chen’s face changed, and he moved quickly, reaching Lin Xiaoxiao’s side in an instant and covering her mouth before she could make a sound.
"Don’t scream, don’t scream! Your Highness, I’m begging you, this time I really didn’t do it on purpose!" Li Chen soothed Lin Xiaoxiao while rambling his explanation.
After a long while, Lin Xiaoxiao seemed to calm down. She looked at Li Chen with flushed, annoyed eyes and then pointed at Li Chen’s hand.
"Okay, okay, I’ll let go, just don’t yell!" Li Chen said with a wry smile on his face.
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded with her face still red.
After Li Chen let go, Lin Xiaoxiao then pulled up the blanket to cover her body.
Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao’s action, Li Chen couldn’t help but inwardly lament the missed opportunity, how had he not paid more attention just now!
"Brother-in-law!" Lin Xiaoxiao clutching the blanket, looked at Li Chen with a pitiful expression, "You’ve done this to me, you have to take responsibility!"
Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao’s words, Li Chen’s eyes widened in shock as he gazed at Lin Xiaoxiao.
"What? Xiaoxiao, what did you just say? I didn’t hear you clearly!"