Chapter 21 Are you afraid you won't have the strength tomorrow?

"Yes, I'll be going back to work at the group company from now on. It's a big project for the company, and Dad is going there in person. He wants me to go with him."

Shi Yuanxing gently took her bandaged hand, his tone somewhat melancholy, "You have to go for a follow-up appointment in a few days, but I can't go with you."

"It's alright, work is the priority."

Qin Shuzhi squeezed his hand back, "The follow-up visit is a small matter, I can go by myself."

Shi Yuanxing shook his head, "No, I'll arrange for someone to go with you. I'm worried about you going alone."

What if I run into that awful ex again?

"No need for that." Qin Shuzhi's bright eyes darted around. "Hmm~ I'll have Yi San come with me, is that alright?"

Shi Yuanxing then nodded, "Okay."

Perhaps it was because she had been spending every day with him lately, but then he suddenly had to go abroad for half a month, Qin Shuzhi felt a strange sense of unease...

It's probably just that I'm not used to it.

It's not that I can't bear to part with it.

She analyzed it in her mind.

What time is your flight tomorrow?

Shi Yuanxing, "Around 3 PM."

"oh oh."

Thankfully, they didn't leave early in the morning; they could still spend half a day together.

"It's getting late, you should go take a shower first."

"good."

Shi Yuanxing touched her fair cheek, got up, went to the dressing room to get his pajamas, and went into the bathroom.

Half an hour later.

He came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, and the room lights had switched to warm yellow ambient lighting.

The woman who had been sitting on the sofa was now leaning against the side of the bed. Hearing his movement, she looked up at him from her phone.

Her gaze was clear and calm, but upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to detect her feigned composure.

"How about I sleep on the sofa?"

Shi Yuanxing asked politely rather than making a direct choice.

Because he wanted to go to bed.

He hadn't seen her for half a month, and he longed to hold her all night long. Who would want to sleep on the sofa?

Sure enough, after he asked, his considerate and understanding wife blushed and said, "No need, the bed is so big, we can sleep together on the bed."

"good."

Shi Yuanxing stepped forward and quickly and deftly lifted the blanket on the other side to get into bed.

The moment Qin Shuzhi got into bed, her heart started pounding like a drum. She quickly put down her phone and prepared to lie down and sleep.

However, just as she lay down, a tall figure blocked the light in front of her.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked up sharply. She saw the man leaning above her. Because he was backlit, she couldn't see his expression, but she could clearly see his obsidian-like starry eyes and the emotions surging within them.

Her already racing heart suddenly felt like it was about to jump out of her throat.

"What...what are you going to do?" Her voice trembled slightly.

"Wife, I..."

Looking at her adorable, shy expression, Shi Yuanxing's Adam's apple bobbed. "I want a kiss, is that okay?"

The man's husky voice was sexy and seductive, and Qin Shuzhi's heart fluttered. She instantly felt her mouth go dry, and unconsciously stuck out her tongue to lick her lips.

Shi Yuanxing suddenly caught his breath.

A woman who is alluring without realizing it makes this gesture, and no man can resist it.

"Hmm~"

The man suddenly kissed her lips urgently and domineeringly, prying open her lips and teeth to take them.

Their lips and teeth met, a passionate and tender embrace.

Unlike the previous two kisses, which were either gradual or gentle and restrained, this kiss from the man was filled with surging desire. His body pressed tightly against hers, and the two were pressed closely together through their thin nightgowns.

The sounds of their heartbeats were all intertwined.

This passionate and sexually charged kiss left Qin Shuzhi bewildered and unable to resist.

My heart was pounding wildly.

As her head spun from the kiss, a large hand slowly moved up her waist, the burning palm seeming to carry an electric current, causing Qin Shuzhi's body to tremble uncontrollably.

Sensing that the situation was about to escalate further, Qin Shuzhi, though nervous, did not resist, only gripping the bed sheet frantically.

suddenly--

The man's advances stopped. While Qin Shuzhi was still in a daze, he buried his face in her neck, his heavy breaths spraying onto her ear.

Um?

That's it...?

Qin Shuzhi's eyes, misty with tears, were filled with confusion.

"Feel sorry."

The man's low, husky voice reached her ears, and Qin Shuzhi blinked.

Is he... considering her wishes, afraid that she wasn't ready, that's why he stopped?

Their bodies were still pressed together, and Qin Shuzhi could clearly feel his emotional state.

Even after all that, he's still enduring it.

Mr. Shi is truly a gentleman.

Qin Shuzhi was deeply moved, but at the same time, she felt a little reluctant.

"Actually... I can do it."

When the woman's soft, shy voice came, Shi Yuanxing's body trembled violently.

He looked up at her in the warm light, his eyes filled with undisguised joy.

Are you sure?

"……Um."

The woman's large, watery eyes, suppressing her shyness, stared directly into his gaze.

She looks incredibly alluring.

Shi Yuanxing sighed inwardly, his hand clenched tightly to the side, veins bulging as he suppressed his desires.

He really regretted agreeing to go on this business trip.

Qin Shuzhi thought that with his permission, he would do *that* next.

As a result, the man gritted his teeth, turned over, and lay down to the side.

"?"

Qin Shuzhi was somewhat bewildered.

What does this mean?

Before she could react, the man turned to the side and pulled her into his arms.

Shi Yuanxing buried his head in her warm neck, gently bit her earlobe, and said in a hoarse voice, "Wait until I come back from my business trip."

Qin Shuzhi was taken aback for a moment, then blurted out, "Are you worried about not having enough energy tomorrow?"

The man paused, looked up sharply to meet her gaze, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke softly, "I don't want to go two weeks without meat after I've had my first taste of it."

And this was their first time, how could he abandon her the day after he got her?

Qin Shuzhi blushed at his blunt words and had no idea how to respond.

Shi Yuanxing leaned in and kissed her rosy cheek, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. "As for my stamina, Mrs. Shi will know once I get back."

Qin Shuzhi: "..."

"Now, go to sleep."

He held the delicate woman tightly in his arms and they fell asleep in each other's embrace.

*

The next morning, when the two returned to Yushui Bay, they first went to the supermarket and bought a lot of fresh ingredients.

When he got home, Shi Yuanxing went into the kitchen to make lunch.

I also made a few extra dishes that Qin Shuzhi likes and put them in the refrigerator so she can just take them out and heat them up whenever she wants to eat them.

*

Shen's Group.

Shen Yichen has been in a bad mood these past two days. This morning alone, he has already scolded and driven away several senior executives who came in to discuss matters.

When he was the last one to leave, he threw down the documents in his hand and irritably pinched the bridge of his nose.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

He glanced at it impatiently, intending to hang up, but seeing it was his mother calling, he could only compose himself and answer.

"Mom, is something the matter?"

"Yichen, I finished the special painkiller you gave me at the hospital last week, and my headache has returned these past two days. Could you go and get me some more this afternoon?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yichen's eyes flashed suddenly. "Mom, I have an important meeting this afternoon and can't get away. Shuzhi knows that doctor. Can you ask Shuzhi to pick it up for you?"

"Shuzhi, is she free this afternoon?"

Shen Yichen: "She's on summer vacation now, so she's free."