"Darling."
He sat her on his lap and buried his head in the crook of her collarbone. "Say you... you love me."
"What's wrong? Did someone say something to you?"
Shen Siyan nodded. His obsidian-like phoenix eyes were tinged with a bit of grievance, but upon closer inspection, there was also a hint of expectation.
Shi Wan blushed and whispered something in his ear. Immediately, Shen Siyan's expression changed.
"Really?"
She nodded. "Why would I lie to you?"
As soon as the words left her lips, the man tightened his arms slightly, placed her on the table, leaned over, and kissed her passionately...
When it was over, Shi Wan opened her eyes hazily and said hoarsely, "What are you doing?"
He chuckled softly, picked her up, and prepared to leave. "Let's go home now."
"Wait. Don't you still have work to do?"
"Work can never be finished. Let's go home first."
His eyes were burning with desire. Even through the fabric, she could feel his eagerness.
Wen Renjin came back after the meeting. Seeing that there were more snacks in the snack cabinet not far away, he shook his head helplessly.
Shi Wan didn't come here often and didn't really like these snacks. Why prepare so many?
Just because Shi Wan said she was bored and wanted something to eat when she came here?
He opened the drawer, put the new snacks in, and his thoughts drifted away.
A minute later, he slowly closed the drawer, looked up, and the pain in his eyes couldn't be dissipated. His red-rimmed eyes tried hard to hide his emotions.
Where on earth... had she gone?
...
Shi Jie finished packing his things and went downstairs. He saw Li Zhaofeng and Shi Qing crying and reluctant to leave.
This was the place where they had lived for so long. How could they just leave like this?
He heard that the place they were about to go to was the countryside. How could they bear it?
"Dad, I don't want to go."
"Don't want to go? If it weren't for your big mouth, maybe we would still have a glimmer of hope. But because of you, we have to leave now. If you don't want to go, just stay here and wait to die!"
Shi Jie said and was about to leave. Seeing that Li Zhaofeng didn't follow, he said, "What are you standing there for? Do you also want to stay here?"
Li Zhaofeng looked extremely reluctant. "Otherwise, I'll go find Shi Wan again. This must be her doing. I'm her mother. How could she treat me like this?"
"It wasn't Shi Wan who did it. It was Shen Siyan."
The two people on the scene were stunned.
"Let's go. The matter is already settled. There's no need to say more."
It seemed that Shi Jie didn't want to talk more about this matter.
Li Zhaofeng and Shi Qing could only pack their things and leave. Fortunately, there was still some savings at home. Otherwise, they wouldn't know what to do when they got to the countryside.
...
Recently, because the third master, Shen Zhengxu, had come back, Shen Siyan rarely went out. It seemed that he had returned to his previous life, but with Shi Wan around, he didn't feel bored.
"Darling, try this again?"
Shi Wan was lying on the chaise longue in the yard, leisurely eating. Although the man beside her talked a bit too much.
"Aren't you going to the company? Is everything okay?"
"It's okay. It was like this before. The company won't collapse without me." As he said, he couldn't help stealing a kiss. "So sweet. Sweeter than this dessert."
"Darling, my hand is almost better. So, is it time..."
"Keep doing the rehabilitation. Have there been any improvements recently?" Shi Wan pulled his hand over and looked at it for a while. "If you feel uncomfortable, remember to tell me."
"Actually, there's nothing wrong. I can do everything on my own now."
Shi Wan smiled. "That's right. Your ADL was really low before."
When she thought of this, she wanted to tear the man in front of her into pieces.
He actually took advantage of that time to trick her into doing...
"Wasn't it your fault for being so seductive?" The man kissed the corner of her lips and hugged her in his arms. "Moreover, my ADL was really bad at that time."
Shi Wan rolled her eyes. "By the way, what's going on with that batch of medicinal materials? I heard that they were robbed by a mercenary group?"
Shen Siyan's eyes flickered slightly. "It's okay. Your husband can handle such a small matter. They will definitely be on the market when the time comes."
"That's good."
Although Shi Wan said so, she had already planned how to take revenge in her heart.
How dare they bully her husband?
Even if it was a mercenary group, they had to hand it over obediently!
"I'm hungry."
Shen Siyan tightened his arms and buried his head in her shoulder socket, biting her gently. "Here you are."
Shi Wan was startled. "I didn't mean that!"
"Hmm?" The man looked up. Seeing her looking up, he leaned over and kissed her directly. "Didn't mean what?"
"Mmm..."
There were basically no people in Shen Siyan's yard, so it was quite convenient at this moment.
In the evening, the whole family was having dinner in the Chinese restaurant. Suddenly, Shen Zhengxu said, "Wanwan, I heard that you've recently developed a new medicine? The clinical trial has been successful, right?"
Shi Wan said indifferently, "Yes. It was just successful not long ago. Some things still need to be verified."
"I see. I've been thinking about developing in this area recently. Since we're all family, why don't you leave this matter to me? It's better to help each other than to rely on outsiders, right?"
"Uncle San comes back with such a grand plan. I'm afraid I can't handle it. It might attract jealousy from others."
Shen Zhengxu squinted at her for a few seconds. "You're right. It's still Wanwan who thinks more carefully. I really didn't plan this well. Let's talk about it later."
It was obvious that Shi Wan had refused. With the old master and others around, he didn't force it.
Throughout the meal, no one said a single word.
When the meal was over, Shen Siyan was about to take her back when Shen Zhengxu caught up and stopped them.
"Si Yan, Wanwan, wait a moment."
"Uncle San, do you have something to say?"
"Not really. I just suddenly remembered that someone gave me something when I went out before. I remember I didn't give you anything when you got married. Now it's just right to make up for it."
He took out a jade bracelet and handed it to Shi Wan. It wasn't old-fashioned but rather suitable for a girl of her age.
"Then thank you, Uncle San."
Shen Siyan didn't give it directly to Shi Wan but took it himself.
As soon as Shen Zhengxu left, Shen Siyan took her back.
"Where's the bracelet?"
"Do you like it?" Shen Siyan asked. "Don't wear this bracelet for now. If you like it, I'll have someone get a better one for you."
Shi Wan shook her head. "I know what's wrong with this bracelet. You don't need to worry about it."
"What's wrong with it?"
"It's a contraceptive."
Shen Siyan quickly snatched back the bracelet. "Throw it away."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Shi Wan examined it. "It's actually a good thing. Let me modify it."
Although the smell was a bit faint, Shen Zhengxu was really careless. She was even surprised at her own sensitivity in this regard.
If it were another doctor, they might really overlook it.
"I'll buy you a better one." Shen Siyan hugged her. "Darling, let's move out. It's not convenient here."
He had bought a lot of things in another place but never had the chance to show them to her.
In the Shen family, there were always some dirty eyes watching.
"Did you tell Grandpa?"
He nodded. "He agreed."
Before, Grandpa had always been worried that something would happen to him once he left the Shen family. But now that Shi Wan was by his side, others wouldn't dare to act rashly.