30. Snow in a silver bowl
◎Don't be afraid, sweetie, I'm here. ◎
Shang Xinuan's cheeks instantly puffed out like a pufferfish, and her face turned burning red.
Looking at Li Xiran again, although the man's face was flushed from ear to neck, his expression towards her remained tender and affectionate.
The commotion continued, even attracting people from other departments to come and watch.
"What! Chairman Li openly confessed his feelings to the intern?"
"Which intern is so lucky? I also want to be the boss's wife of the Li family."
"It's all clear now. Chairman Li's girlfriend is that rich young lady who came here to experience life. It's a pity we haven't seen what she looks like yet."
"I heard she's incredibly beautiful, and just standing there she exudes an aura of unapproachability."
"I just heard someone say that she was standing in the crowd, but now she's gone."
Before being completely surrounded by the crowd, Shang Xinuan decisively lowered the brim of her hat and turned around.
When she stood on the deck of the cruise ship docked at the shore, only Li Xiran was blocked in front of the car.
Most of the interns are recent graduates born in the mid-1990s and 2000s, representing the most enthusiastic and energetic generation.
They showed no fear in front of the rumored gentle and gentlemanly Chairman Li, and even took out their phones to record videos.
Even without the female lead present, it was enough for them to imagine the romantic scene that had just unfolded.
Li Xiran has clearly adapted quickly to being surrounded by employees.
He leaned against the car body with a half-lazy air, one hand in his sweatpants pocket, looking up at the deck.
Across the shimmering, golden sea, Li Xiran's distinctive amber eyes appeared like gentle whirlpools.
He gazed at her quietly, a faint smile playing on his lips, like a gentle spring breeze ruffling the young lady's curly hair that cascaded over her shoulders.
At this moment, people began to arrive at the cruise ship. The young lady simply raised her chin defiantly at the person.
However, the faint pink tinge on her cheeks made her appear exceptionally charming and lively.
Having vented her anger, she swayed her slender waist and turned to enter the inner cabin.
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The two-day, one-night team building activity started with everyone playing on the beach on the first morning. After lunch, we took a cruise ship to the sea area chartered by the Lai family.
Those who enjoy thrilling activities can ride jet skis or speedboats across the sea, while others can participate in activities that test their professional athletic talent, such as sailing and scuba diving.
The cruise ship offers a variety of performances and entertainment, with opportunities for deep-sea fishing on the decks and pool parties on the open-air top deck.
As night falls, the cruise ship's evening banquet begins in all its splendor. Men and women, dressed in formal attire, dance gracefully amidst the fragrance of clothes and the shimmering light of their hair.
Those who arrive at the beach first can collect their room keys in advance, put their luggage away, and then freely arrange their own activities.
Since all employees were assigned double rooms, Shang Xinuan chose to stay with Xiao Su.
As soon as the two entered the room, they immediately opened their suitcases.
Then they all started throwing their swimsuits out of the boxes.
"I thought I was the only one who brought so many sets." Xiao Su looked at the four swimsuits on her bed, and then at Shang Xinuan's bed, which was piled with no less than ten sets.
"Take whatever you like, don't be shy." The young lady buried her head and tossed out four or five more sets before she was done. "They're all new and clean."
"Young Miss, I love you to death."
"I love it! I still have several more dresses in my suitcase."
Over the next hour, the two applied sunscreen and changed into their swimsuits.
Then step out of the room.
Xiao Su wore a white dress-style swimsuit and a lily flower as an accessory, looking incredibly pure and innocent.
The young lady was wearing a black two-piece bikini with laces; her skin was milky white, like warm jade.
Her long hair was tied up in a high bun, revealing a slender swan neck, and the tie of her low-cut top was fastened behind her neck. Below her slender waist was a short skirt that just covered her hips.
Her shapely figure and curves are truly stunning and sexy.
"Nuan Nuan, you're such a senior, I feel so inferior walking next to you." Xiao Su's gaze couldn't help but be drawn to the swaying, full breasts, especially as she walked, the cleavage that seemed to be about to burst forth was openly alluring.
"It's alright." She even deliberately puffed out her chest.
She then adjusted the position of the teardrop-shaped pearl necklace around her neck, making it look like a drop of milky white milk about to fall into an alluring bay.
As soon as the young lady stepped onto the beach, the unshielded sunlight immediately made her glow white.
Her voluptuous breasts, slender waist, and angelic face made her the most beautiful sight on the entire beach.
Wherever she went, men and women alike stood at attention and paid their respects.
"Nuan Nuan, do you know how to play beach volleyball?" Several white-collar workers from the board office, wearing sunglasses, waved frantically at her.
The young lady rubbed her elbow. "Come on!"
People who are already eye-catching become even more alluring when they run and jump.
Behind the beach volleyball court is a row of deck chairs.
The male colleagues were all lying down wearing sunglasses and enjoying the scenery, but when the real "scenery" appeared, everyone sat up in unison and transformed into a cheerleading squad.
Li Xiran witnessed this scene as he disembarked from the cruise ship.
Several boys from the board office who were familiar with Shang Xinuan each held a colorful flower ball in each hand and shouted in a high-pitched voice, "Go, Nuannuan! Go, Nuannuan!"
Li Xiran squinted and strolled around as if casually admiring the scenery. The person who usually had a faint, gentle smile on his face now had his lips stretched into a straight line.
Those eyes, usually a deeper amber, now shone with a cool, deep blue hue.
Then Li Xiran stood directly in front of the row of deck chairs. He was broad-shouldered, with his arms outstretched and hands on his hips. The next second, he heard suppressed whispers behind him.
"Chairman Li, you've covered for us!"
The cheerleading also stopped at the same time, and the young lady looked over curiously.
Li Xiran stared straight at him with relaxed eyebrows, a gentle breeze brushing against his slightly raised eyebrows and lips.
Suddenly, she subconsciously looked down at herself, her cheeks becoming slightly hot.
This was the first time she had ever appeared in front of Li Xiran dressed so sexily.
But then I realized that she was the type of woman who was naturally beautiful and flamboyant.
Even if she's wearing a tattered burlap sack, she's still a pitiful little devil.
The young lady turned her head and ran back into the team.
Li Xiran's breathing also inexplicably began to become disordered.
He watched her smile, her every jump and her outstretched arms as she hit the ball.
Sand covered her entire body as she ran and jumped, from her feet to her calves, her collarbone, and even her smiling cheeks and lips.
Looking around the entire beach, all eyes were on him, and his Adam's apple bobbed in barely suppressed anger. His barely concealed predatory desires were like molten lava, boiling and surging, as if they were about to spiral out of control at any moment.
He even suddenly thought, "Li Xiran, illegal imprisonment is a crime."
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Before the first set of the beach volleyball game was decided, the administration notified them of a last-minute change to the itinerary.
The original plan to go out to sea after lunch was changed to depart immediately.
The young lady was having a great time, and everyone felt extremely disappointed.
More importantly, once on the cruise ship, unless she stayed in the top-floor pool swimming, she couldn't walk around in a wet bikini.
The sun is strongest near noon, and staying for just two more hours would likely result in sunburn.
"Honestly, we haven't had enough fun yet." Shang Xinuan and Xiao Su linked arms and reluctantly returned to their cruise ship room to change clothes.
"I really don't want to take off my sexy bikini."
"I'm also reluctant to change out of my pure white floral swimsuit."
"But I just heard from the administration that there will be a sailing performance later," Xiao Su said, holding a bath towel and trying to reassure herself.
The young lady nodded in agreement, "Then let's change into a sexy little dress to go see it."
The two hit it off immediately.
This time, Shang Xinuan changed into a white strapless mini dress, still featuring a low-cut neckline and a fitted waist, which accentuated her figure.
"Wow! Compared to that hot and sexy bikini, this little dress is even more alluring." Xiao Su exclaimed while reapplying sunscreen, "Hidden sexiness is always more captivating than blatant seduction."
Shang Xinuan also let her hair down over her shoulders this time, and changed to a thin collarbone necklace.
The fair cleavage was faintly visible, like a silent temptation.
When she stood on the deck again, even interns who didn't know her came up to chat with her.
Xiao Su immediately became her protector, raising an umbrella to block out all those ardent gazes.
At the same time, the sailing team slowly approached from not far away.
Directly ahead of the entire fleet was a white single-person boat.
As the sailboat drew nearer, someone exclaimed, "It's Chairman Li!"
Li Xiran was dressed in a black tracksuit and wearing a white baseball cap.
Although he was dressed very conservatively, he still gave the impression of having firm and smooth muscle lines.
He sat with his back to the cruise ship, his shoulders appearing extremely broad.
Holding the oars of the sail, I controlled the direction and sailed forward with the help of the wind.
On the sea, he was like a hermit crossing the ocean in a straw raincoat.
They controlled the wind and the view across the entire cruise ship.
Shang Xinuan spotted him immediately. Just as Xiao Su had said, a hidden sexiness is even more alluring.
Li Xiran, too, was subtly exuding the hormones unique to mature men.
Just then, a sudden gust of wind caused the white sail to tilt to one side, making it seem as if the ship was about to sink into the sea.
Shang Xinuan held her breath, her hands gripping the railing on the deck tightly.
But Li Xiran remained completely calm. He quickly turned around and sat opposite the sailboat, hooking his feet on the inside of the sailboat and using his entire waist and abdomen to lean back.
With an incredibly clean and decisive reverse backflip, the sailboat, which was about to capsize in the sea, was brought back to its original sailing state.
Looking at Li Xiran, not even his sportswear touched the sea.
He raised an arm and waved in response to the cheers from the deck.
As if by divine arrangement, Shang Xinuan was standing in a position directly opposite and parallel to Li Xiran.
She watched as his bulging chest and abdominal muscles heaved violently in the air.
The spray from the sea trickled down his temples and into his collar.
At that moment, Li Xiran seemed to have torn apart his habitually gentle and kind facade, unleashing the untamed wild hormones within him.
"Ahhhhhh!" The screams that rose and fell on the deck startled Shang Xinuan, bringing her back to her senses.
She felt bewitched by male beauty; it was a blatant, undisguised, and unashamed seduction.
"The last time I saw Chairman Li sailing was during a team building event the year before last," recalled a long-time employee of Li's Group.
"It seems that Chairman Li really loves these kinds of extreme sports. His hormones explode in an instant, which is quite different from his usual self." The huge and exciting contrast will leave a more direct and intense impression.
"Then what's the point of Chairman Li playing games?"
"If you stay at the Li family long enough, you will see Chairman Li skiing, rock climbing, scuba diving, and cliff gliding. In fact, there is much more, but he has not yet performed it in public."
“I remember that Chairman Li could fly helicopters and even did skydiving.”
"Oh my god! I feel pretty excited too, Mr. Li, how about you consider it..."
"Stop being so cheeky." It was the HR counselor who spoke up. "Chairman Li's love for these extreme sports isn't for showing off; it's just a way for him to relieve stress when he's under extreme pressure."
"That means the more thrilling and exciting things Chairman Li does, the greater the pressure he is under."
"Pretty much. Haven't you heard that London is in complete chaos?"
Shang Xinuan stood amidst the surging crowd, listening to others recount his deeds.
Even through the hazy sea fog, her heart was captivated by these extreme sports, and she stared unabashedly at Li Xiran sitting on the sailboat.
She felt that the therapist was right; Li Xiran was sometimes like a cup of Americano coffee without sugar or milk.
He did not have a complete childhood and was always resented by his adoptive mother for being an illegitimate child.
He was appointed to take over the Li family business simply because the empire was on the verge of collapse and only he was willing to take it on.
During the years he has been solely in charge of the Li family business, he has hardly stopped for even half a second.
Now, seeing the Li family return to its peak, some people are beginning to try to seize control.
And besides himself, there was no one else standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
With such a life, how could he not be mentally stressed?
Li Xiran seemed to sense her gaze and then suddenly stood up.
In front of everyone, he flipped backward and jumped into the sea.
"Ah! Why did Chairman Li jump into the sea?!"
The young lady tensed up as well, gripping the railing even tighter with both hands.
He frantically scanned the sea, trying to find his figure.
Even my nasal cavity started to feel sore and dry, and all sorts of bad guesses and thoughts began to fly around in a mess.
At that moment, she felt an intense loathing for this kind of exciting yet dangerous sport.
She didn't want to see Li Xiran showing off; she wanted him to be safe and sound.
"It's Chairman Li!" someone suddenly shouted, pointing to the steps on the deck.
Everyone looked over and saw Li Xiran stepping in.
Because he was completely immersed in seawater, water droplets were dripping all over his body. The lines of his muscles became even clearer and more defined.
The moment she saw him, the young lady's eyes instantly turned red. She bit her lip, turned around, and rushed into the cabin against the flow of people.
She hated it terribly; the inexplicable confusion in her mind made her extremely irritable.
The image of Li Xiran straightening the boat by doing a backbend and leaping into the sea without the slightest hesitation kept replaying in my mind.
The young lady had no idea what he was thinking at that time, nor did she know what he used to think about when he was doing extreme sports.
Perhaps sometimes he plays games to relieve stress, but is there ever a moment when he thinks about getting rid of stress?
Fear, lingering fear, and feeling wronged.
As she walked, large tears welled up in her eyes.
She became even more determined in her mind that she hated Li Xiran doing extreme sports.
Just as she was about to turn into the room, her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and before she could react, she was turned around and bumped into a wet chest.
The familiar warm scent of cedar and herbs, mixed with the damp, salty sea breeze, invaded her nostrils at that moment.
"What's wrong?" Feeling her trembling and sobbing, Li Xiran's worry was even more intense than when he had almost been swept into the sea by the sailboat.
"You're really annoying!" Even though she was enveloped by his burning body temperature, Shang Xinuan's lips still trembled slightly.
Before this, Li Xiran's intention was indeed to show off; he thought he could use his good looks to appease the young girl.
When Chen Ti found out, she even told him over the phone to tone it down a bit, otherwise he would become greasy like a peacock spreading its tail.
Seeing everyone cheering for him, he even thought that using this trick to get closer to the girl would be a sure thing.
Unexpectedly, the young lady turned around and left in a huff.
Looking at her current appearance, it took Li Xiran a while to realize the real reason.
He never imagined that there was such a thing as sorrow and fear arising from love.
Even though the girl was still arguing with him, her heart still instinctively leaned towards him.
Everyone else was shouting how handsome he was, but she was the only one who was so worried about that slight danger that she shed tears.
Li Xiran's voice trembled at this moment, and he put his arm around Shang Xinuan's shoulder, wishing he could meld her into his chest, "I'm sorry, I scared you, didn't I?"
"Did you feel really cool just now, and feel great being cheered by everyone?" she choked up.
"No, it's not that." He frantically and helplessly stroked the top of her head again and again. "I just wanted to put on a show for you."
"I don't like this kind of performance." Her brows were tightly furrowed, and large tears fell like broken pearls. They also resembled the cracks that had appeared in the walls of her heart after her emotional breakdown.
"I promise, it won't happen again. Don't be afraid, honey, I'm here."
A note from the author:
Li Xiran: The more proud I felt when I was showing off, the more I hate myself now that I've made my wife cry.
You can check out Nuanzai's outfits on Taozi's Weibo.
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