Chapter 61
Tamed but not fully tamed.
Escaping from the warm embrace, back at the hotel, Shen Li took out her pajamas and was about to take a shower when her phone kept ringing.
As soon as the call connected, the sound of panting went straight into her ears, catching her completely off guard.
"Don't hang up." Luo Mingxiu's deep voice pleaded with her, his barely audible voice stirring up Shen Li's restless heart.
“Chen Li, I know you do too,” the noise on the other end grew louder, “Let’s… go together, okay?”
"Where are you?" The voice on the other end was very clear, and Shen Li felt her whole body burning up when she heard it.
“The bathroom, there’s a mirror here…it reminds me of that day.”
"Don't move yet, wait for me." Shen Li bit her lip, turned around and put down her pajamas.
She got into bed, buried her head in the covers, pulled the blanket over herself, adjusted her position, and put her phone to her ear.
"continue."
Luo Mingxiu took a deep breath, listening to Shen Li's soft voice, his head spinning.
"elder sister……"
“…Mingxiu”.
"I love you."
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The next day, Shen Li was woken up by Xiao Yu's phone call. She felt refreshed, but when she washed her face and looked in the mirror, she couldn't help but blush when she thought about the absurdity of the previous night.
In terms of passion and desire, Luo Mingxiu awakened new attributes in her time and time again, and she enjoyed it.
Shen Li, Shen Li, admit it, you're a pervert.
On this bright and sunny morning, the "Detective Xie Huaixi" themed concert was officially held at the W Town Grand Theater.
The creative team met backstage at the theater. The four lead actors stood at the front, with Shen Li in the center, Sun Qi on her left, and Yuan Haoxuan on her right.
Luo Mingxiu secretly glanced at Chen Li from the far left.
Even though she was wearing the same costume as yesterday's rehearsal, Shen Li looked exceptionally beautiful today.
Behind her, stylists were fixing the makeup and hair of their respective artists. Shen Li turned her head and saw Luo Mingxiu looking at her with a beaming smile. Because she was in a good mood, she smiled and then secretly winked at him.
Luo Mingxiu's heart trembled violently. He had been silently reciting the lyrics and melody in his mind, but this flirtatious wink completely messed up the rhythm. Even the fingers tapping lightly under the sleeves of his costume started to beat out of sync with his heartbeat.
"Now let's welcome the four detectives, including Xie Huaixi, to the stage!"
The huge theater was packed, with applause and screams rising and falling like waves.
Despite being separated by two people, Luo Mingxiu felt an excitement of standing shoulder to shoulder with Shen Li at this moment.
This excitement led him to deliver an even more spectacular performance than during rehearsals, and he remained in awe of the spectacle until the end of all the segments.
"Was I okay just now?" After finishing, Luo Mingxiu asked Shen Li, like a puppy asking for a reward, hugging Shen Li and rubbing against her shoulder.
By this time, the people at the fan meeting had all left. They had removed their makeup, changed into their own clothes, and were hiding in a corner of the dressing room, waiting for their assistants to finish their logistical work.
"Great job! We all performed exceptionally well!" Shen Li reached out and patted his head. After letting go of him, she stared at her phone again. She looked beautiful under the light without makeup, but her eyes were somewhat serious.
"What are you looking at?" Luo Mingxiu asked.
“Xiaoyu said it’s okay,” Shen Li quickly turned off her phone and said to him, “Let’s go.”
"Were you looking at Xiaoyu's message just now?" Luo Mingxiu asked again, his lips pressed into a straight line.
“Yeah,” Shen Li said with a smile, patting his arm when she saw his serious expression. “I just felt this room was a bit stuffy. Let’s go.”
“Okay,” Luo Mingxiu nodded, taking her hand in his. “What do you want to tell me?”
Shen Li gave a soft "hmm" and tiptoed to kiss him: "Don't worry, I'm fine."
The two walked side by side to the underground parking garage, lingered in the car for a while, and then separated. There were many people at the exit, so they had to go their separate ways.
Shen Li watched Luo Mingxiu's car drive away first, then got into her own car and took out her phone.
She did see Xiaoyu's message, and also saw a text message from an unknown number.
- Shen Li, you sang so beautifully just now.
I'm sorry, I miss you so much.
Upon seeing the first message, she initially thought it was from some stalker, but after seeing the second, Shen Li knew it must be that person.
Fang Wei.
She blocked all Fang family members, but didn't change her number, so as long as Fang Wei didn't delete her number, he could send her text messages from a different number.
Shen Li forwarded the message to Cheng Qingqing.
Cheng Qingqing: What's wrong with this rotten person now?
Cheng Qingqing: Wait, let me check his recent situation.
Two minutes later, Cheng Qingqing made a voice call. After the call was connected, a series of laughs came from the other end. After laughing, she said, "That scumbag surnamed Fang finally got his comeuppance."
Then I explained everything I had found to her.
In summary, after divorcing her, Fang Wei quickly married his mistress. Now he's been cheated on by the woman he once had an affair with, and he only found out the truth when she became pregnant with another man's child.
Because that woman had risen to a high-level position in Fangwei Company, she mismanaged various projects, stirred up a mess, and while having an affair, she also transferred a lot of his assets, leaving behind a huge mess.
Now his company is failing, he's burdened with debt and lawsuits, and he's back to the time before he met Shen Li, when he was just a small-time photographer.
But now he's infamous and has long since lost his resources in the photography world. If it weren't for his company's accumulating profits, he wouldn't have been able to survive for long. Once the company is gone, he'll have accomplished absolutely nothing.
Shen Li laughed as well: "He reaps what he sows. He still has the nerve to harass me now."
Cheng Qingqing: "Why don't we change our number? Being harassed by this kind of person is even more troublesome than being a stalker."
“I won’t switch,” Shen Li said. “I’ll block him for now too. All this information is evidence. If he dares to harass me again, I’ll report him to the police.”
The pleasant mood she was in for the meeting was ruined by that inexplicable text message, but hearing that her ex-husband was now getting what he deserved made her feel relieved.
However, after returning to City B, Shen Li was surprised to find that the person did not send any more text messages, but instead went to Qing Li without saying a word.
To be precise, it wasn't just one person; Fang Wei and his entire family came.
After receiving Cheng Qingqing's call, Shen Li rushed to the company and saw a broken car parked on the side of the road. Two elderly people were blocked at the entrance by security guards, shouting incessantly.
Fang Weize hid in the car and did not show his face.
Seeing this, Shen Li was furious. She kicked Fang Wei's car door, making a loud noise: "Get out of here!"
"You have the nerve to send an old man to cause trouble. I think your family wants to get sued."
“No,” Fang Wei said, his face turning green with fright. “My mother came to apologize. It was your security guard who glanced at me and started swearing.”
As more and more onlookers gathered, Fang Wei pulled his mask up and pleaded with Shen Li, "Please let us in to talk. My mother has misunderstood you so much in the past, and she hasn't been able to sleep well day and night. She's here today to sincerely apologize. Please don't turn her away. If things get out of hand and attract paparazzi, it won't be good for you either."
Shen Li sighed: "How can someone be so shameless?"
She glanced at the two elderly people at the door and gestured to the security guard to let them in.
After entering the main gate and going to the first floor of the company, Fang Wei followed his mother and wanted to go in as well.
"Whoever apologizes can come in," Shen Li said, and Fang Wei stood outside the door.
Ha, she knew it. Fang Wei, that prideful man, would never back down. He's just a coward. He probably only did this because his doting mother forced him to do this.
What did she come here for? Her son was desperate and remembered his ex-wife, a big star, wanting to build a good relationship to find work for his photographer son.
Shen Li randomly found an empty equipment room and pulled out two chairs.
"Lili, you..." Fang Wei's mother still called her the same way as before, which made Shen Li feel disgusted.
"I've already done more than enough by letting you in, considering you're an elderly person. Apologize now and don't delay my work."
"I'm sorry, Lili." The person in front of her slowly bent over, her legs bending down.
Shen Li frowned and quickly helped her up, preventing her from kneeling. The old woman looked at her, tears streaming down her face.
Outside the door, Fang Wei was kicked in the knee and fell to his knees. As he tried to get up, Luo Mingxiu pressed his hand down firmly: "You still dare to come here?"
The person beneath his feet cried out in pain, but upon recognizing Luo Mingxiu, he suddenly laughed and forcefully pushed him away.
He stood up, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, and said, "You really are a good dog of Shen Li's. You're still chasing after her? Did you succeed?"
They caught up with them, but that's their secret, and there's no need to tell this person in front of them who has nothing to do with Shen Li.
Seeing that Luo Mingxiu ignored him.
Fang Wei, clutching his trembling hands, continued, "Shen Li doesn't like you, does she?"
Seeing the man's ugly face, Luo Mingxiu raised his foot to kick him again, but the man dodged it defensively.
"We're both men, so let me give you some advice," Fang Wei added fuel to the fire, "Even if you and she get together, you'll be the one who suffers. Shen Li doesn't know how to love. She's selfish and only loves herself. She doesn't like children and doesn't want to have them. She won't suffer for her partner at all."
His already clenched fist shot straight at Fang Wei, but when it was a hair's breadth from Fang Wei's eyes, it veered to the side, and a strong gust of wind grazed past Fang Wei's ear.
Reason prevailed at the last moment. Luo Mingxiu knew that Shen Li would not want to see him act like this, impulsively beating someone to a serious injury, and that things would never end.
Luo Mingxiu glared at him fiercely: "You know that childbirth is suffering, that's her right, not yours. Can you suffer in her place? So what gives you the right to demand that of her? Just because she doesn't want to have children, does that mean she has to be criticized like this?"
"You want a child so badly, and that mistress wants to have one for you, why don't you want it?"
After finishing his story in one breath, Luo Mingxiu smiled sarcastically. Before coming to the company, he had heard from Cheng Qingqing that something had happened, and she told him all about Fang Wei's messy affairs.
"You guys are investigating me?" Fang Wei's eyes widened. He couldn't stand that kind of look from others. Now Luo Mingxiu was doing just that, mocking him. His pride was shattered, and he squatted down on the spot.
"Mingxiu." It was the beeping of a horn. Shen Li got out of the car and called to him, "Let's go, don't waste your breath on irrelevant people."
Luo Mingxiu turned around and ran quickly towards her.
Behind him, Fang Wei stood up. He calmed himself down and saw his scraped hands. He searched his whole body but couldn't find a handkerchief. He walked awkwardly to a tree, picked a leaf, and wiped his hands.
Meanwhile, in the distance, Shen Li welcomed Luo Mingxiu into her arms, wiping his hands with a tissue, straightening his clothes, her smile radiant.
At this moment, Fang Wei realized how glamorous Shen Li was after the divorce. She seemed even more beautiful than before, and her smile seemed to take him back to his first love. But the owner of that smile would never look at him again.
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Just as Shen Li had guessed, her ex-husband's mother's apology wasn't the main purpose; she mainly wanted to gain Shen Li's forgiveness so that Shen Li could introduce her to some resources for filming with celebrities.
Shen Li doesn't run a charity, and besides, she was someone who had hurt her in the past. She stopped the old woman from kneeling down, thus preserving the last bit of dignity she had as an elder.
She was adamant about refusing to help, but some elderly people just wouldn't listen to reason.
In the end, Shen Li still asked a lawyer from the Ministry of Justice to record the conversation, warning her that if she harassed her again, she would see her in court.
Perhaps intimidated, the old man's expression changed, and he left as quickly as possible.
As the car entered the underground parking garage, Luo Mingxiu got out and walked forward first, not waiting for her for the first time. Shen Li caught up with him and took his hand, though she didn't shake him off.
But Luo Mingxiu remained silent, not uttering a single word the entire way. Shen Li realized that he was angry because she hadn't told Luo Mingxiu about this immediately.
I'm trying to figure out how to coax him.
Luo Mingxiu spoke first: "Did he send you something on the day of the meeting?"
He was really angry, so angry that he wouldn't even mention Fang Wei's name.
Shen Li gave a soft "hmm".
"I asked you so directly, why didn't you tell me?" Luo Mingxiu questioned, but his tone remained soft, as he couldn't bear to speak harshly to her.
"I'm sorry," Shen Lisi apologized smoothly. "I didn't think this through. The meeting that day was supposed to be a happy one. I didn't want you to be unhappy or worried. He only sent two text messages. I didn't expect his whole family to come to the company to confront me."
Luo Mingxiu: "You consider my feelings, and I also want to know your joys, sorrows, and what unpleasant things you've encountered. I can also give you advice and protect you."
Shen Li: "How will you protect me? Just rush up and beat him up when you see him?"
"I..." Luo Mingxiu was speechless. "I didn't hit anyone much today. Don't think of me as so naive."
“It’s not childish at all,” Shen Li laughed. “From your perspective, it’s definitely something you would do when you’re young and impetuous.”
These words seemed to strike a nerve with Luo Mingxiu again. Once in the elevator, his face darkened as he said, "Yes, I'm young and impetuous, a young man in my early twenties. Shen Li, can you please stop looking at me like that? How much older are you than me? I'm an adult, not the little brother you used to always need to protect!"
Shen Li was stunned by his rapid-fire words. It seemed that age was indeed a sensitive word, and she should never say it again.
"Okay, I promise, I'll tell you right away, no matter what's good or bad."
"My sister is a master liar." The elevator doors opened, and Luo Mingxiu entered the villa.
Shen Li hugged him from behind: "Then what do you want me to do to make you believe me, boyfriend?"
"Look, we finally have time to be together, and then you have to go to filming again. Do we really have to keep dwelling on unhappy things?"
"What did he post?" Luo Mingxiu asked, still with a cold expression, as he turned and reached out his hand to her.
Shen Li opened her phone and showed it to him. The two then sat down on the sofa.
Upon seeing the content, Luo Mingxiu's face turned even colder, and he reached out to block him.
"No," Shen Li stopped him, "If he does it again, keep him and call the police."
Luo Mingxiu grunted and handed the phone back to her, as if he had spilled several jars of vinegar again, leaving a sour smell.
Shen Li sniffed exaggeratedly and teased him with a smile.
"Smile again..." Luo Mingxiu pinched her cheeks, then lowered his head to seal her lips, sucking on her lip and biting it before letting go.
"This is punishment."
“Punishment? Isn’t this a reward?” Shen Li smiled and hooked her arm around him, tilting her head back to kiss his lips. Watching his Adam’s apple bob up and down, she moved down and gently sucked on his Adam’s apple.
"Aren't you angry anymore?" Shen Li let go of his hand and looked at him with a mischievous look in her eyes.
“Chen Li,” Luo Mingxiu’s eyes suddenly changed. He turned her over and controlled her, then lowered his head and kissed her. “I won’t be so easily coaxed by you.”
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