Chapter 29: Playing around

As Yin Luoxue spoke, everyone's attention turned to Li Tingshen.

Li Tingshen walked over with his long legs wide open. He walked directly past Yin Luoxue and came to Gu Mian. He asked in a deep voice with a hint of tenderness, "Does it hurt?"

Gu Mian was startled. Was she dreaming?

Li Tingshen didn't ask Yin Luoxue if her hand hurt, but asked her?

Li Tingshen smiled and touched Gu Mian's face, "Did you get beaten silly?"

Yin Luoxue was so angry that she almost passed out, "Brother Tingshen, he threatened me!"

Li Tingshen ignored Yin Luoxue and looked directly at Pei Jianchuan, "Shouldn't President Pei clarify this so that we don't become the protagonists of the night and steal the limelight from President Ji and Mrs. Ji?"

Pei Jianchuan touched Xiaobao's head and said, "Go get something to eat."

"Okay." Xiaobao ran away immediately.

Pei Jianchuan looked at Mrs. Ji and spoke humbly, "Xiaobao lost his mother when he was three years old, and he has a very vague impression of his mother. He ran into Mrs. Li in the hospital a few days ago. Maybe the child felt that Mrs. Li was kind, so he actually called her mom. It was difficult for the child to change his words at once. Mrs. Li was kind-hearted, and considering the child's pain of losing his mother, she did not force him to correct his behavior. I didn't expect that this would cause misunderstandings. It was really rude."

Mrs. Ji couldn't help but feel sad. "I didn't expect it to be like this. I'm sorry, Mr. Pei, for bringing up your sad memories."

The ladies standing by were also very distressed.

"It's so pitiful that the child lost his mother at such a young age."

"Mrs. Li is so kind that she would rather be misunderstood than harm the child."

"From what Mrs. Li just said, Miss Yin already knew what was going on. It would be fine if she didn't feel sorry for the child, but she actually wanted to hit him."

"Children without mothers are pitiful. They are the ones who are bullied."

"How cruel it is to harm such a young child..."

Yin Luoxue was so angry that her face turned pale, and she burst into tears out of grievance, "It's not like that..."

Mrs. Ji frowned, "Ms. Yin, today is my husband and I's wedding anniversary. It's not good for you to cry here, right? And if I remember correctly, I didn't send an invitation to the Yin family. How did you get in?"

Yin Luoxue hurriedly explained, "I'm here to see Brother Tingshen."

Li Tingshen was very proud and said that she was his female companion, so the people at the gate dared not refuse to let her in.

Mrs. Ji was blunt, "But Mr. Li has already brought Mrs. Li with him. In what capacity are you accompanying him?"

Yin Luoxue was suddenly extremely embarrassed and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Mrs. Ji said, "But since you are a guest, just enjoy yourself."

Yin Luoxue had the opportunity to speak, and immediately said, "Thank you, Mrs. Ji, for your hospitality."

The party continues.

Gu Mian found Xiaobao and took him to get food.

"Mom, you look so beautiful today." Xiaobao praised, "Just like a princess."

Gu Mian laughed, "You little devil, why are you so sweet?"

"What I said is true. Mom is a princess and Xiaobao is a prince. The prince protects the princess and won't let bad women bully you."

"Xiaobao is so good."

"Sleep."

A low and cold voice came to his ears. Gu Mian turned around and saw Li Tingshen walking towards him.

"Come with me."

"I want to eat with Xiaobao."

"Then I'll say it here." The man narrowed his eyes slightly, "If you want him to hear our private conversations."

Gu Mian pursed her lips, stood up and left with him.

Li Tingshen took her directly into the small living room in the house, turned around and closed the door, and pushed the girl against the door.

"What are you doing?" Gu Mian was startled. "This is someone else's house, don't mess around."

"How do you know I'm messing around, huh?" The man's thin lips were pressed against her ears, and the hot breath he exhaled made Gu Mian shudder. When he spoke, his voice was a little cold. "Why didn't you take the initiative to explain the relationship between you and Pei Jianchuan, or did you deliberately want people to misunderstand you?"

"It was Yin Luoxue who wanted to misunderstand people. Why don't you question her but come to question me?" Gu Mian smiled bitterly. "Or is it because Yin Luoxue was wronged just now, and you want to avenge me on her behalf?"

"Did I say that?"

“You didn’t say it, but you did it.”

"I was on your side just now."

"You said you came to care about me, but you didn't care about Yin Luoxue first, right?" Gu Mian pushed him away, "You did that to prove that we have a good relationship as husband and wife, so that others won't make too many associations and use your affairs as a topic of conversation after dinner."

Gu Mian looked at him, "Ting Shen, you are not on my side, but weighing the pros and cons. In such an occasion, you have no choice but to play along with a powerful lady like me."

"It's just a show." Li Tingshen laughed out loud, but the smile stopped at the corner of his eyes. "You understand it well. You are getting better and better at being Mrs. Li."

Gu Mian's heart ached bitterly.

Although she had thought about it, she still felt heartbroken when he admitted it himself.

Gu Mian held back his tears, turned around and was about to leave.

The next second, the man pulled her into his arms again.

Gu Mian struggled to push him away, "Let me go."

"Since we're just going to do it for the occasion, of course we have to make it look more realistic." Li Tingshen lifted her up and pushed her against the door again.

She was wearing a skirt, and he easily put his hand inside...

All of Gu Mian's nerves tensed up instantly, "Li Tingshen, what are you doing!"

The man curled his lips and answered her question with a kiss.

"Hmm..."

Gu Mian's eyes widened, his whole body firmly bound in his hands, forced to endure his kisses and teasing.

A thin layer of sweat soon broke out on Gu Mian's forehead. While taking a breath, the man spoke in a hoarse voice, "We should take time to be intimate when attending a banquet. This way, others will believe that our relationship is really good. Don't you agree? Madam Li."

"Don't do this..." Gu Mian lay limp in his arms, shaking uncontrollably, almost about to cry, "Ting Shen, don't..."

Li Tingshen looked at her reaction and was very satisfied. The anger he had just felt because of Pei Jianchuan also disappeared completely.

But he still insisted, "Did you know Pei Jinchuan would come here today?"

"Of course I don't know." Gu Mian bit his lower lip tightly and said anxiously, "Ting Shen, let me go quickly, there is someone outside the window!"

Outside the French windows of the side hall is a garden, where many guests were chatting and drinking.

"Don't worry, this is one-way glass."

Although no one outside could see it, Gu Mian still felt ashamed, "You made my clothes dirty and I have nothing to change into!"

Li Tingshen then stopped and put her back on the ground.

Gu Mian's legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Li Ting was in a happy mood. "You blushed like this, is this all you can do?"

Gu Mian glared at him and quickly straightened her skirt.

She turned to leave, but was stopped by Li Tingshen, "Are you sure you want to go out like this?"

Gu Mian didn't understand what she was talking about, but he still went to the bathroom nearby and was instantly startled.

She put on makeup today, and her lipstick was smeared by Li Tingshen's kiss, with a lot of it on the corners of her mouth.

Gu Mian wiped it off quickly and put on some makeup, making sure there was no problem before leaving.

Li Tingshen stretched out his arms toward her, "Mrs. Li, please."

Gu Mian gritted his teeth secretly and could only bite the bullet and hold his arm, and the two of them went out together.

"Gu Mian." Pei Jianchuan walked towards them anxiously, "Xiaobao is missing!"