Chapter 8 I want more, satisfy me again...

Jiang Shiyuan slept until eight o'clock in the morning. When she woke up, she reached for her phone on the bedside table without even opening her eyes. She then realized that her waist was sore and weak that she unconsciously groaned while holding her waist.

A warm, broad hand covered her, its thumb and index finger grasping the slenderest part of her waist. The thumb kneaded and pressed with just the right amount of pressure, causing Jiang Shiyuan to open her eyes instantly.

She turned her head and saw Huo Lan massaging her waist with one hand while fiddling with Buddhist prayer beads with the other, doing both at the same time.

Jiang Shiyuan had just woken up and was still a little groggy. Her voice was soft and gentle from the early morning: "What material is this string of beads in your hand made of?"

She actually wanted to ask how much it cost, but asking so directly seemed a bit superficial.

“Full of golden star-patterned small-leaf sandalwood…” He pressed harder on her lower back. “Interested?”

Jiang Shiyuan let out a comfortable "ah," but realizing the sound was somewhat coquettish, she quickly covered her mouth.

"Why are you covering your mouth when you're moaning so sweetly? It wasn't like this last night..."

Jiang Shiyuan glanced at him, then stopped him from rubbing her. She sat up, covered herself with the blanket, put on her nightgown, and started looking for her phone.

It took a long time before he managed to pull the phone out from under the bed, which speaks volumes about how intense their encounter was last night.

The phone was turned on, and Xie Shuning's messages filled the screen.

Huo Lan got up to wash up; he rarely got up this late.

Back when he lived in Huo Garden, he always woke up at six o'clock, never late, and would then go for a morning run around her Bell Pavilion twice.

He tried to pull her along to run, but she simply couldn't get up.

Over time, it became a routine where he would run for an hour, and she would sleep in for an hour, but they couldn't get up later than seven o'clock.

So she developed the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early in Huo Garden. However, in the past few years, without anyone to supervise her, her biological clock has returned to normal. Even if she gets up at eight o'clock, she still feels groggy for a while.

So when she saw the message from Xie Shuning, she was still a little confused.

The latest ones are:

Where are you now? I'm coming to find you.

Is Huo Lan by your side?

[Shi Yuan, could you please reply to my message?]

She scrolled back through the messages and came to the place where she had replied with "yes" last night.

Xie Shuning was completely frantic and called her five times in a row, but her phone was already off, so he didn't receive a single call.

[Shi Yuan, you're not home, where did you go?]

[Shi Yuan, I'm so scared...]

The sounds of washing up in the bathroom stopped, and Huo Lan came out, having finished getting ready.

His schedule is very tight. After bidding 460 million for the Eternal Heart last night, the media who want to interview him and the business people who need to meet with him are already booked for three months from now.

In addition, there are many other group affairs, Huo Garden matters, and the upcoming celebrity banquet that all require his personal attention.

After confirming last night that Jiang Shiyuan had not been with any other men in the past three years, his tense heart finally relaxed a little.

So he didn't notice anything unusual about Jiang Shiyuan looking at her phone, and went straight to the study to deal with the mountain of emails that had piled up overnight.

The work in the studio has been completed, and in the next couple of days, all of Mengkong's restorers will be heading to Huoyuan in Wancheng.

She didn't need to go back with Huo Lan because he gave her a new identity to face everyone in Huo Garden—an ancient book restorer who had projects in cooperation with the Huo family.

He devised a very dignified way for her to return to Huo Garden, and one that brooked no refusal.

Although Jiang Shiyuan did not want to go back.

She still didn't reply to Xie Shuning's messages, because she knew that maintaining close contact with him wasn't a good thing for her.

He helped her leave Huo Garden back then; Huo Lan was so smart, there was no way she couldn't have guessed it.

After all, she didn't have much contact with outsiders at that time, and Xie Shuning was one of the few among them.

Xie Shuning was a typical playboy in a wealthy family. She first met him at the Xiaoxiang Club, which Huo Garden used to receive guests. On the rosewood carved sofa in the hall, Xie Shuning was embracing his girlfriend, unable to contain his feelings.

Huo Lan arrived just in time to witness the scene. He pulled her close, covered her eyes, and then kicked Xie Shuning, which made him stop his actions. However, he still kept holding his girlfriend's waist and restlessly caressing it.

Xie Shuning teased Huo Lan, "So this is your hidden little girlfriend? Is she so delicate that she can't even watch others kiss?"

Huo Lan protected her closely, so for a long time afterward, she and Xie Shuning only knew each other's identities by meeting face to face.

We've only met in certain public places like horse farms and golf courses, and haven't had much interaction with each other.

It wasn't until she ran away abroad with Xie Shuning that she realized Xie Shuning had fallen for her at first sight.

He helped her leave, but only because he wanted to move the canary from someone else's cage to his own.

Xie Shuning's unrestrained and affectionate demeanor towards everyone he met became his best disguise, making her believe that his unintentional, burning gazes at her were merely the product of his playboy nature.

He bought her a suburban villa worth 200 million yuan abroad, and also prepared haute couture dresses and diamond jewelry for her, learning from Huo Lan and imitating her lifestyle at Huo Garden.

The only difference is that their relationship started purely out of budding, which she strongly resisted, so they never progressed any further.

She had actually considered that returning to China would put her under Huo Lan's watchful eye, but she thought she could finally catch her breath. However, she didn't expect that from the moment she landed back in China, Huo Lan would get her information and quickly lock onto her.

So in the five years since she met Huo Lan, she has never had a moment that truly belonged to herself.

Jiang Shiyuan finished washing up and changing her clothes at exactly 8:30. The doorbell rang, and the butler, along with the private chef, pushed a food cart into the suite and placed the meal on the table.

The accompanying chef was supposed to prepare the meal for the two of them on the spot, but since Huo Lan didn't like being watched while eating, the butler and chef left first after setting up the meal.

The breakfast dishes were relatively light, mostly pastries. I don't know if Huo Lan specifically instructed me to do so, but there was also a stew of fish maw and bird's nest.

Fish maw and bird's nest are the most time-consuming, taking at least a day from preparing the ingredients to stewing.

Before going to the auction, Huo Lan had instructed the kitchen to prepare so that Jiang Shiyuan, who had been exhausted all night, could drink the freshest fish maw and bird's nest the next morning.

Of course, Jiang Shiyuan didn't think that far ahead. She only knew that fish maw and bird's nest were very nourishing, so she picked up a spoon and started drinking.

Huo Lan came out of the study to eat, but when he saw Jiang Shiyuan obediently drinking bird's nest soup, he secretly smiled.

Why don't you ask me why I took a picture of that fancy blue diamond?

Jiang Shiyuan continued eating, pretending not to know anything. "Brilliant Blue Diamond? What is that? I've never heard of it."

Huo Lan chuckled softly, his tone carrying a hint of ambiguity, "What can a diamond ring be used for? Of course, it's for proposing marriage."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Shiyuan choked on her breath, dropped the spoon in her hand into the bird's nest soup bowl, and began to cough violently.

Huo Lan quickly came over and patted her back, "What's wrong? Did you eat too fast?"

Seemingly realizing something, he teased, "Are you excited to hear I'm proposing? How about I feed you?"

Before she could refuse, he pressed her down onto his lap, and Jiang Shiyuan felt something beneath her bottom begin to awaken.

Huo Lan remained unfazed, wrapping his arm around her chest as if caring for a baby, and scooped up a spoonful of bird's nest to feed her.

However, just as the food was about to reach her lips, Jiang Shiyuan turned her head away.

Huo Lan was not angry at all, but became even more interested. "So Shi Yuan didn't want me to feed him with a spoon, but wanted me to feed him with my mouth. Then I have no choice but to reluctantly agree."

After saying that, he put the spoonful of bird's nest into his own mouth, and despite Jiang Shiyuan's struggles, he forcibly pinched her chin and passed it over to her.

Excess soup dripped down the corners of his mouth, clear and meandering.

Huo Lan grabbed a napkin from the side and carefully wiped her face, his smile deepening, tinged with an irrepressible desire. "One bite isn't enough, is it? You need a few more bites..."

His voice was low and hoarse, and at the end he said in a voice that could only be heard up close: "You can't go hungry in the morning, I have to feed you well."

Jiang Shiyuan was a little unhappy. Not only did they keep going all night, but they even wanted to continue this morning!

She quickly shook her head, "I'm not hungry, I'm very full!"

"Really?" His hand slowly moved down, gently pressing on Jiang Shiyuan's lower abdomen. "I feel like something's missing."

Jiang Shiyuan blushed instantly, looking fierce, "Huo Lan! 'No talking while eating or sleeping,' isn't that the rule you mentioned?"

Seeing Jiang Shiyuan's expression, Huo Lan didn't think anything was wrong. On the contrary, he thought Jiang Shiyuan was incredibly cute, so he wanted to hug and cuddle her even more.

He pulled Jiang Shiyuan back into his arms, rubbing his face and neck against hers, inhaling her scent: "You're such a good baby, such an obedient baby, such a sweet baby."

Jiang Shiyuan exclaimed in confusion, wondering what illness Huo Lan had suddenly relapsed into.

Before she could even react, he gently bit and sucked on her lower lip, taking advantage of her momentary lapse in attention to pry open her teeth with his tongue and delve deeper.

He grabbed the back of her neck, forcing her to tilt her head back and endure one intense, deep kiss after another.

He only stopped after she was completely dizzy from the kiss, and then nibbled at her cheek in an ambiguous way.

Huo Lan's possessiveness was so intense it was almost tangible, and his trembling yet excited voice made Jiang Shiyuan's heart tighten, "I really want to tear the baby apart and devour him, so he will never escape from my side."

"What can I do? I want more. Please grant my wish one more time..."

"No, no..."

Her soft, sweet voice made Huo Lan even more infatuated.

After another frenzy, it was already past ten o'clock. Her phone had long been on silent. After ignoring countless messages from Xie Shuning, Jiang Shiyuan found her boss, Lao Chen, sent him a message asking for leave, and then went to sleep.

At this moment, the suite manager also sent a message to Huo Lan, saying that someone had come to visit outside the door, claiming to be a friend of him and Jiang Shiyuan, surnamed Xie.

Huo Lan glanced at Jiang Shiyuan, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, tucked her in, and then casually wrapped a bath towel around his neck, revealing faint hickeys on his chest. He walked lazily to the suite door to open it.

A note from the author:

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The next chapter will be a battleground of heroes!