Chapter 3: Kiss

"Mom."

Qin Jintong’s expression turned a little helpless. "The renovation work over at the supermarket still isn’t finished, and the people below have been waiting for me to sign off on things. I can’t just stop caring about everything because I got married, can I?"

"Look at you."

Wen Yalan said irritably, "You’ve spent the whole year either in meetings or signing papers. You finally get married for one day, and you’re still thinking about the company. Today, of all days, you’re eating lunch before you leave."

"Mom!"

Qin Jintong stamped her foot and was about to say something else when Wen Yalan cut her off directly. "No room for discussion. Today is a day for celebration. No one is leaving early."

Then she turned to Qin Zhenshan. "And you. You’re not going to the company today either!"

"Got it."

Qin Zhenshan nodded.

"That’s more like it."

Wen Yalan’s face lit up again. She stood up and said, "Xiao Yi, come on. Mom’ll take you upstairs to look at the room."

"You go ahead."

Qin Zhenshan rose and smoothed his cuffs. "I’m going to the study to handle a few documents."

"Always working."

Wen Yalan shot her husband a glare, but she didn’t stop him. Instead, she led Qin Ruowei upstairs.

Xiao Yi put an arm around Qin Jintong’s slender, soft waist and followed at an unhurried pace.

Qin Jintong glanced at the two of them from the corner of her eye, then leaned close to Xiao Yi’s ear and said, "Take your hand off me."

Her warm breath brushed his ear, sending a faint tingle through him.

Xiao Yi acted as if he hadn’t heard her. Not only did he not let go, he tightened his arm and drew her slender waist snugly against his side, raising a brow as he smiled. "Why?"

"You tell me why?"

Qin Jintong grit her teeth. "Because you don’t deserve to?"

Xiao Yi paused midstep and turned to look at her. They were already standing very close; now, with their gazes meeting, he could clearly see his reflection in those dazzling eyes like a glittering galaxy, yet he still couldn’t reach the depths of that starry expanse.

A smile tugged at his lips. "If I’m not worthy, then who is? Lu Chengyu?"

The moment she heard those three words, the temperature on Qin Jintong’s face dropped to freezing. The chill in her beautiful eyes seemed almost tangible. "Xiao Yi, don’t compare yourself to him. You’re not even from the same world."

Xiao Yi was about to fire back when he suddenly noticed Wen Yalan ahead turning around. Before Qin Jintong could react, he lowered his head and pressed a light kiss to her luscious red lips. "Wifey, behave."

"You..."

Qin Jintong froze instantly. Her eyes flew wide open. She had never imagined this bastard would dare take advantage of her like that in front of her family. Just as she was about to explode, Wen Yalan was already turning back with a smile. "What are you two whispering about?"

Xiao Yi glanced at Qin Jintong and said, "A secret."

"Secrets from your mom now?"

Wen Yalan laughed and scolded him teasingly.

"A couple’s got to have a few secrets."

Xiao Yi said with a grin.

"You kid."

Wen Yalan was amused at once.

Qin Ruowei, standing nearby, couldn’t help but cover a smile.

Only Qin Jintong’s pretty face remained frosted over. While Wen Yalan had her back turned, she shot Xiao Yi a vicious glare, then lifted her high heel and stomped hard at the top of his foot.

But before she could land the blow, Xiao Yi, who had been guarding against her all along, shifted half a step aside. At the same time, his hand sliding around her waist moved lower by reflex, giving her full, perky butt a light smack.

It was firm and springy.

Xiao Yi arched a brow and thought to himself, If I fuck her from behind, that’d feel incredible.

Qin Jintong’s body went rigid. Her eyes widened in disbelief. She never would have dreamed this bastard had the nerve to go that far.

"Xiao Yi!"

Qin Jintong ground out the two words between clenched teeth. Embarrassed and furious, she instinctively stepped back half a pace, wanting to put some distance between herself and this bastard.

But they were on the stairs, and she was in high heels. In her panic, her center of gravity tilted at once.

"Ah..."

Qin Jintong’s pretty face changed as her body lurched sideways out of control.

Just then, Xiao Yi, who had kept an arm around her the whole time, reached out and wrapped a hand around her slim waist. With a pull, he drew her entire body into his arms, and her red lips even brushed lightly against the man’s chin.

"Wifey, be careful."

Xiao Yi tightened his arms and held the tall, graceful body in his embrace firmly. The pressure of her full breasts against his chest sent a wave of pleasure through him, making every pore on his body seem to open.

"You’re such a grown woman already. Why are you still so reckless when you walk?"

He murmured near Qin Jintong’s ear.

"You..."

Qin Jintong was furious enough to go crazy. Her ragged breathing made the soft flesh of her cleavage strain upward, and just as she was about to lash out, Wen Yalan and Qin Ruowei ahead had already heard the commotion and both turned back.

"What happened?"

Wen Yalan asked quickly.

"Nothing."

Xiao Yi still hadn’t let go. Smiling, he explained, "Jintong slipped a little just now. Good thing I caught her."

Wen Yalan let out a relieved breath at once. "You child, you don’t even know to be careful on the stairs."

Then she looked at Xiao Yi again, the more she looked the more satisfied she became.

"Xiao Yi really is attentive. If she’d actually fallen, what would we have done?"

Qin Ruowei, standing nearby, also nodded with a smile. "Jintong, don’t be so hurried all the time from now on."

Qin Jintong took a deep breath and forced out a smile, but her beautiful eyes were fixed on Xiao Yi as if she wanted nothing more than to tear him to pieces on the spot.

Xiao Yi even raised a brow at her, looking smug and pleased with himself, which only made Qin Jintong grind her teeth harder.

The four of them went upstairs.

Wen Yalan pushed open the door in the middle of the hallway and said with a smile, "Xiao Yi, you’ll be staying here from now on."

Xiao Yi looked around and felt a jolt of surprise.

The entire bedroom was decorated mainly in off-white and light gray. There wasn’t much in the way of ornate decoration, yet every detail carried a quiet sense of luxury. A huge floor-to-ceiling window took up an entire wall. Sunlight poured through the sheer curtains, filling the room with a bright, airy glow. Standing by the window, you could even overlook most of Jiangcheng.

A faint fragrance lingered in the air. Xiao Yi took a light breath and immediately recognized it as Qin Jintong’s expensive perfume. It was obvious this had always been her room.

In the center of the bedroom sat a large double bed, neatly made with pale silk bedding. A soft, thick handmade rug lay beside it. On the bedside table sat a half-read business magazine and a delicate crystal ornament. Along the wall was a full row of custom wardrobes, connected to a separate walk-in closet. On the other side was an attached bathroom, though the door was shut, so he couldn’t see inside. Still, judging from the overall standard of the room’s design, it certainly wouldn’t be lacking.

Before Xiao Yi could say anything, Qin Jintong had already blurted out, "Mom, this is my room."