Chapter 43: Maybe she's overthinking it.
Ji Peiheng felt a weight on his leg.
The woman's hair brushed against the tip of his nose, carrying a rich jasmine scent.
The little girl next to him suddenly sat on his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and stared at him intently.
Those eyes, black and white, were clear as the blue sea.
Ji Peiheng liked those eyes; he liked them from the first time he saw them.
"What's wrong?" He turned his phone face down, put it aside, reached out and put his arm around her waist, pulling her closer.
"Ji Peiheng, are you having an affair outside...?"
She wanted to get to the bottom of things. No matter what, if something like this happened, it had to be resolved. She would discuss divorce with him and try to maintain a dignified relationship for both of them.
The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she suddenly couldn't continue.
Most people's features appear beautiful from afar, but upon closer inspection, flaws that are usually concealed by the overall facial structure become magnified. And now, they were very close, face to face. Every inch of Ji Peiheng's features was exquisite, flawless like jade.
Especially when she smiles, her eyes are filled with starlight, captivating and enchanting.
Shi Yang recalled that many years ago she went to the Ji family to look for Ji Jinyu, but the Ji family members had all gone out to worship Buddha, and she found no one there.
The nanny gave her some snacks, and she sat in the living room watching TV while waiting for them to come back.
Looking up, I saw a shirtless boy coming down the stairs. He had just finished showering and was still half-wet. Water droplets from his bangs kept running down his lean body.
Although he was a teenager, he was lean and muscular with slightly protruding abs and well-defined lines.
Ji Peiheng also looked down at the girl downstairs who was stuffing potato chips into her mouth, raised an eyebrow slightly, and smiled, "Is it pretty?"
Shi Yang was still an innocent child and had never seen such a scene before. She blushed deeply and didn't know where to look. Pointing with her index finger covered in potato chip crumbs, she asked, "Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"
The man said nonchalantly, "This is my home, why should I wear clothes?"
Is it okay not to wear clothes at home?
She mentally complained.
Just when she was about to lose her patience, Ji Peiheng came downstairs and sat down next to her, asking casually, "What are you looking at?"
"An idol drama."
Like any teenage girl, she also enjoys watching romantic dramas and secretly reading romance novels during class.
Ji Peiheng glanced at it and asked, "Does it look good?"
Just as Shi Yang was about to speak, the TV screen suddenly showed the male and female leads lying in bed kissing, and then something indescribable was about to happen.
Just then, her eyes were suddenly covered by a dry, warm hand.
It was quiet all around, and the air seemed to freeze.
Shi Yang felt that her face was not just hot, but burning.
His low, chuckling voice whispered in my ear, "It is quite beautiful."
Shi Yang was afraid that her face would burn his hand.
He removed his hand from her eyes, and she turned her head to steal a glance at him.
But her eyes met a pair of beautiful, dark eyes, eyes that seemed to be filled with bright starlight. She smiled at him.
Her smile was extremely beautiful.
Shi Yang was stunned, his heart pounding twice.
When the Ji family returned, Qin Lan saw her son running around shirtless and scolded him, "Put your clothes on properly, Yangyang is still here."
Because of that embarrassing incident, she has avoided him every time she sees him since then.
Not long after, he went to jail.
Most of the time, Ji Jinyu still revolves around her life.
The rapid passage of time has completely suppressed that faint, heart-fluttering feeling from my youth, like a sprouting blade of grass.
Shi Yang didn't know why she suddenly remembered such a small thing that she had almost forgotten.
So sudden, so without any basis.
Distracted like that, she couldn't continue speaking.
Changing the subject: "I wanted to ask you, have you been quite busy lately?"
"Hmm." Ji Peiheng rubbed his temples. Recently, he's been busy with the resort and also with completing three rounds of financing with TR Group. There's really a lot going on.
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Do you want to know more about me?" He lowered his head and touched her full forehead.
Shi Yang didn't reveal her true thoughts, but instead said, "You're my husband, of course I need to know about you."
Ji Peiheng raised his eyebrows, his eyes shining brightly: "You want to understand me?"
Shi Yang hummed in agreement.
His gaze suddenly became intense, and he grabbed her chin and kissed her.
Before she could react, she had already been carried back to the bedroom.
Shi Yang was pinned to the bed and kissed until she was dizzy. When she came to her senses, her clothes had already disappeared.
Her legs dangled limply over the edge of the bed, her snow-white thighs covered in ambiguous red marks...
After finishing, Ji Peiheng went to the bathroom to take a shower, and she got out of bed.
They searched his coat and the clothes he had just taken off for a long time, but couldn't find anything that looked like a woman's lipstick, hickeys, or hair.
If something really happened, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any trace left behind.
Perhaps she's overthinking it.
Ji Peiheng is fine.
Once this realization came to her, Shi Yang felt instantly relieved, as if a thick fog had cleared and the sky had finally brightened.
When Ji Peiheng came out after showering, he saw Shi Yang hugging his clothes like a puppy, sniffing them: "What are you doing?"
Shi Yang's mood improved, and she said with a smile, "You smell so good."
Ji Peiheng's expression suddenly turned deep, and he pinned her down, beginning a new round of his conquest.
"Then smell me directly and see how good I smell."
...
Ji Peiheng was really busy; he left very early this morning.
When Shi Yang woke up, he didn't feel too uncomfortable.
Although Ji Peiheng did it several times last night, he kept it within her acceptable limits.
After washing up and going downstairs, Aunt Cui had already prepared breakfast.
She was eating while looking at her phone. When she looked up, she saw Aunt Cui pour some of the porridge into a thermos and then sort and pack some snacks.
Meeting Shi Yang's gaze, she explained, "Sir has been too busy lately, he hasn't even had time for breakfast. I'll take these to him in a bit."
Shi Yang knew this after spending this time together.
Ji Peiheng has a very picky appetite and generally doesn't like eating out.
A thought suddenly occurred to her: "Aunt Cui, why don't I go and deliver it?"
Aunt Cui beamed with joy: "Of course! If you deliver it yourself, the master will definitely be happy and will eat a few more bites."
...
A clear, blue morning.
The Ji family is holding a morning meeting.
Anyone with eyes could see that although President Ji was not usually one to smile, his relaxed eyebrows and upturned lips showed that he was in a better mood.
Even the low-pressure atmosphere around them disappeared.
He looked refreshed and satisfied.
Even if someone accidentally makes a mistake in a meeting, he simply waves his hand, says "be careful next time," and that's it.
The people in the conference room breathed a collective sigh of relief. That gloomy atmosphere had been surrounding them for half a month, making everyone miserable every day.
Now, the hard times are finally over and the good times are here.
Liao Nan knocked on the conference room door and came in, saying, "President Ji, President Chu is here."
Ji Peiheng nodded with a pleasant expression: "Take good care of him, I'll be there in a bit." He added, "Have someone send President Chu a glass of lemon plum juice."
Everyone silently observed all of this.
Of course they knew who President Chu was; the company had recently partnered with TR Group, and Chu He was the person in charge.
They've met her before; she's beautiful and capable. Could it be that President Ji's improved mood is related to her?
It's not impossible; they had already heard that Chu He was President Ji's senior when he studied abroad.
The two had a very good relationship, and it was said that she was President Ji's first love.
Now that his first love has returned to China, it explains why President Ji suddenly became happy.
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