"If only your heart were as soft as your mouth." The woman nestled in the man's arms, delicate and boneless.
Her slender fingers gently caressed the man's collarbone, like a lazy kitten, tickling his heart.
Grabbing the woman's restless hand, the man lowered his head and kissed her fingertips.
"You talk big, but your hands are always so restless. I bet you miss me too."
The man picked up the woman and carried her toward the bed, but the woman grabbed the man's collar and said, "Wait, I have something to tell you."
"We can talk about everything after we finish our business." The man was breathing heavily. He took a few steps to the bedside, threw the woman onto the bed, and hurriedly began to take off his own clothes.
The woman cried out softly, got up, and gently punched the man's chest.
"What's your hurry? Let me tell you the important thing first."
The man glanced at the woman with some annoyance, let out a long sigh, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Speak, what is it?"
The woman got out of bed, took a small box, about the size of her palm, from the closet, and sat down next to the man.
"What is this?" the man asked curiously.
The woman smiled and slowly opened the box, revealing a pair of earrings engraved with sapphires.
"A pair of earrings?"
"These aren't ordinary earrings." The woman smiled and reached out to pick up the pair of earrings.
"These are the pair of earrings that Yang Fengqin liked to wear the most when she was alive."
"Yang Fengqin's things? How did you get your hands on them?"
The woman raised an eyebrow smugly: "If I want it, I'll find a way."
The man absentmindedly reached out his long arm and pulled the woman into his embrace.
"Why are you showing me these things that women like? I prefer what men like, for example..." The man's hands began to wander.
The woman giggled and pulled away from the man's embrace.
"Stop fooling around, let's get down to business."
"Alright, alright, go ahead, I'm listening!" The man leaned against the bed, looking rather listless.
"Don't you think Fourth Sister is pretty? Why don't you marry her?"
The man narrowed his phoenix eyes and stared at the woman in front of him, looking her up and down.
"What? You're here to play matchmaker for me? Have you forgotten that the Fourth Miss is already engaged to Yin Heng..."
The woman sneered, "It's precisely because she's engaged to Yin Heng that we need to sabotage the marriage as soon as possible."
"Xue Caiying, you wouldn't be eyeing the Yin family, would you? Hehe, you've got quite the appetite."
Xue Caiying's eyes were full of shrewd calculation: "Don't talk about me, your appetite is much bigger than mine. Over the years you have been following the First Madam around, doing all sorts of bad things for her, but in the end she has not given you any benefits. Speaking of which, you are her cousin, but she only arranged for you to be a manager in the jewelry store. People who don't know the truth would think you are a servant of the Xu family."
A cold glint flashed in the man's eyes.
Xue Caiying knew his weakness very well, and she threw her soft body into the man's arms.
"Chen Liang, we've been together for so many years. To be honest, I wish you could only have me in your heart and eyes. But right now, our identities mean we can't be together. I just hope that in the future, no matter who you marry, you'll still remember the tenderness and beautiful memories we shared."
The man looked down at the woman in his arms: "Why do you want me to marry Xu Jin'en?"
Xue Caiying narrowed her cat-like, lazy eyes, a smile playing on her lips.
“You are Chen Xin’e’s cousin. If you propose to Chen Xin’e that you marry Xu Jin’en, Chen Xin’e will definitely agree, because she doesn’t want Xu Jin’en to join the Yin family.”
"But it seems that the old master of the Yin family is satisfied with Xu Jin'en."
Xue Caiying picked up the pair of pendants in her hand: "So, these pendants are the key to your marriage with Xu Jin'en."
"Huh?" Chen Liang was a little confused about Xue Caiying's meaning.
The woman whispered a few words in the man's ear, and the man's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
"This is also a good approach."
Chen Liang had other plans in mind.
Half a month ago, when he first met the fourth young lady of the Xu family who had returned to the Xu residence, he was deeply attracted by her stunningly beautiful face.
He lost his parents at a young age, and his uncle, who had no children of his own, adopted him.
Because of his family's poverty, he went out to work with his uncle at a very young age to earn money to support the family.
Later, my cousin Chen Xin'e somehow got together with Xu Jiangfeng, the eldest son of the Xu family, and was even taken into the Xu household by Xu Jiangfeng.
From then on, everyone in the Chen family benefited from his success, and he also benefited from his cousin's influence, being arranged by Xu Jiangfeng to work as a manager in a jewelry store.
This stay lasted for a full thirteen years.
Chen Liang had long forgotten his initial gratitude to the Xu family. Now he was filled with resentment, feeling that his abilities were definitely not limited to the job of a jewelry store manager.
"Although Xu Jin'en is not favored by Xu Jiangfeng, she is still the legitimate daughter of the Xu family. If you marry her, you will be the rightful son-in-law of the Xu family, which is much better than a distant relative. Moreover, you have been in charge of the Xu family's business for so many years, and the experience and connections you have accumulated are enough for you to make a name for yourself."
Xue Caiying's voice was extremely soft, giving listeners a feeling of being willingly bewitched.
Chen Liang slowly closed his eyes.
He was unwilling to remain a shopkeeper forever, and besides, Xu Jin'en was so beautiful and had a clean background, she was indeed a good choice.
Xue Caiying continued, "Liang, I understand your thoughts. You are a man destined for great things. Once you marry Xu Jin'en, you will be one step closer to your goal."
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