50. The Moon Hides the Egret
My love for him is one of utter adoration.
Li Xiran was finally satisfied in the early morning.
After reluctantly getting up, she carried Shang Xinuan, who couldn't even lift her arms, to the bathroom to wash her.
Then, unsurprisingly, they made a scene under the shower for a long time.
After Shang Xinuan sank into the warm down comforter, she was completely exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.
In her dreams, he was relentless, pulling the young lady along and making unrestrained demands.
But the lingering warmth was still there; she had to admit that because she liked him, she also enjoyed all kinds of intimacy with him.
When Shang Xinuan woke up again, the clock on the wall at the foot of the bed was pointing to twelve.
The young lady rolled over, intending to hug the person next to her, but her arm missed its target.
She opened her blurry eyes and saw only Li Xiran's pajamas beside her.
Last night's pleasure collided with the loneliness that followed waking from a dream, leaving even my mind feeling empty.
"Li Xiran," the young lady called out sweetly.
Girls need comforting afterwards, even if it's just a hug.
Fortunately, Li Xiran went upstairs as soon as he heard the sound. Seeing the young lady pouting, he immediately waved the plastic bag in his hand.
“I went to the pharmacy.” As he spoke, he sat down on the edge of the bed and hugged Shang Xinuan, stroking her head to comfort her. “I didn’t control myself yesterday and was afraid of hurting you. So I went to buy you some ointment to prevent your little garden from getting uncomfortable.”
Shang Xin said in a soft, warm voice, "I don't like the feeling of being abandoned."
"Next time I go out, I'll let you know in advance, okay?" Li Xiran said patiently in a soft voice.
Shang Xinuan then let go of his hand and looked at the medicine he was carrying. "You didn't need to buy so much, did you?"
Li Xiran opened the bedside table drawer, took out the square box from the plastic bag and showed it to her. "We don't need a lot of medicine, but we need to prepare some more condoms."
Shang Xinuan recalled the ground she had inadvertently glanced at last night—messy, muddy, and filled with the pungent smell of lovemaking.
Thinking of this, her cheeks involuntarily flushed red.
"I'll apply the medicine for you." Li Xiran reached under the covers, first grasping her ankle, then lifting a corner of the covers. "If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me."
His movements were very gentle, and he showed no discomfort.
Besides this tactile sensation, it once again stirred up the young lady's surging tide.
"It's cold," Shang Xin whimpered. "I feel so cold."
Her beautiful eyes were tilted upwards, exuding a seductive allure.
He even brought his legs together and rubbed his knees against Li Xiran's wrists and elbows.
She wanted the heat of last night.
"Stop fooling around." Li Xiran returned to his usual gentlemanly demeanor, holding the ointment's instructions and reading them to the young lady, "Do not wash for three hours, and abstain from sexual intercourse. Continue until the ointment is fully absorbed."
The young lady withdrew her leg and lightly kicked Li Xiran's right shoulder. "Pretending to be innocent!"
Li Xiran simply grabbed her chin and responded with a suffocatingly deep kiss, "Alright, Miss, it's time to get dressed and come downstairs for dinner."
Shang Xinuan lay back on her back, whining and pouting, "I can't get up, I can't get up~"
Li Xiran smiled helplessly, took the pajamas he had placed on the soft couch at the foot of the bed, dressed her like a baby, and then carried her to the bathroom in a princess carry.
Brush teeth, wash face, and finally carry her to the high chair.
"Chairman Li, do you regret it now?" Shang Xinuan rested her chin on her hand and said coquettishly, "Miss is very delicate and difficult to raise."
Li Xiran laid out the food one by one, then scratched her chin. "Miss, you can be a little more pampered. I like that very much."
The two laughed and joked around, just like a newlywed couple.
"There's something I need to discuss with you," Li Xiran said while serving her some food. "There's a business reception in London the day after tomorrow, and I sincerely invite you to attend, Miss."
Shang Xinuan held a piece of dessert in her hand. "The day after tomorrow happens to be Saturday, and I'll accept Chairman Li's invitation."
"Also, your Aunt Yisheng has a ballet performance at the London Theatre this weekend, and your Uncle Jianchuan invited her to go with him." Qin Jianchuan is the heir of Yijing Huajing Technology, and he was Li Xiran's college classmate. Yisheng is Qin Jianchuan's wife and the principal dancer of the Yijing Ballet Company.
"It's been so long since I've seen Aunt Sheng Sheng and Uncle Jian Chuan, we definitely have to play together." The young lady was getting bored with the dull life in Cambridge County.
"Uncle Jianchuan?" Li Xiran rested his chin on his hand, his tone tinged with sourness. "It's been a long time since I've heard you call me uncle."
"You call others names sweetly, but when you call me, it's Li Xiran, Li Xiran!"
The young lady raised an eyebrow, ate the last piece of rice in her bowl, and wiped her mouth seemingly slowly and deliberately. Then, she rolled her mischievous little eyes and said, "I'm afraid you'll find it too taboo to call you uncle."
"Let me think, what should we call it?"
She got off the stool, walked over to Li Xiran, leaned close to his ear, and whispered sweetly, "Brother..."
After teasing her, he immediately turned and ran away.
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Early Saturday morning, Shang Xinuan got up and put on makeup.
The young lady sat by the bay window, where the rare sunny winter day shone brightly into the room.
After waking up at four in the morning, Li Xiran caused some trouble for others before finally getting up to hold a meeting at nearly five o'clock.
This nap was completely disturbed by the sunlight, so I simply leaned against the headboard and watched the young lady put on her makeup.
Her skin was pale and her features were delicate.
She possesses the typical air of a Shanghai socialite, exuding elegance in every gesture.
"What are you looking at!" The young lady retorted coquettishly, feeling the intense gaze.
Li Xiran stretched out one leg and pressed it onto the quilt, his eyes filled with unrestrained enjoyment of the beautiful scenery, "Looking at the beauty."
"Get up quickly and help me pick out an outfit." She usually wears a baseball cap and a mask to school, and her clothing choices are usually casual.
But when going out for fun, you should at least dress a little more elegantly.
"I've already delivered the dress to the hotel. Miss, you just need to wear something warm." She's prone to tonsillitis in winter, mostly due to the dryness and the slight chill from the wind.
Seeing that she was still sitting there without moving, Li Xiran said again, "I understand, Miss has no clothes to wear. I'll go shopping with you when we get to London, okay?"
Shang Xinuan then got up, straddled his waist and hips through the blanket, and said, "Brother is the best."
Then she changed into a Miu Miu skirt suit and tossed a matching tie to Li Xiran, who was putting on his shirt, saying, "You're wearing this today!"
Li Xiran blocked her way, pinching her waist, "So you had this planned all along, just waiting for me to say 'I'll go shopping with you'!"
"Mr. Li, remember to bring a pair of sneakers!" the young lady warned, acting like a special forces member of the shopping mall.
After the two finished getting ready, the car that was supposed to pick them up arrived.
Wilder was Li Xiran's assistant stationed in the UK, responsible for all of Li Xiran's work affairs abroad.
"Chairman Li, Miss Shang." The blond, blue-eyed man opened the car door for the young lady, and then began to report on the work schedule for the day after the car started moving normally. "We expect to arrive at the hotel at noon. After lunch, a stylist will come to do Miss Shang's makeup. She will attend the business dinner at 6 p.m. sharp."
"There will be a speech by Chairman Li in the evening. This is a prepared speech for you. After that, you will have free time for dinner."
"Hmm." Li Xiran sat in the back row, his hand around Shang Xinuan's waist, caressing her. "What important board meetings are scheduled for tonight?"
Wilder nodded. "Tonight, Mr. Qin Jianchuan from Huajing Technology will be there with his wife. The others are just ordinary guests."
The lack of important social interactions would make things easier for Li Xiran.
Shang Xinuan was unfamiliar with his business scope. Listening to Wilder's broken British-accented Chinese, she opened her eyes again and the car had already arrived in London.
The young lady became sleepy in winter and finally arrived at her hotel room in a daze.
I felt dizzy again after lunch, and finally I relied on a glass of Americano to perk me up.
At this time, the makeup artist and stylist also arrived; they mainly served Shangxinuan.
"These dresses must have been chosen by your Chairman Li, right?" The strapless gowns, each paired with a luxurious fur shawl, exuded an imposing air of nobility just by being worn.
The stylist began to neatly arrange the jewelry, "These were also chosen by Chairman Li."
The young lady took a picture and immediately texted Qiao Xi: "Look at your uncle's capitalist taste."
Qiao Xi quickly replied: 【Marry an older man, and be a sophisticated woman.】
The young lady finally chose a moonlight white satin dress, and changed her shawl to a silk brocade material, which balanced out the dazzlingly expensive look.
Li Xiran also cooperated exceptionally well, wearing a Chinese-style suit in the same color scheme.
As soon as the two arrived at the main hall of the reception, they saw Qin Jianchuan and Yi Sheng.
They walked towards them hand in hand.
"Those who didn't know better would think it was your engagement party," Qin Jianchuan joked.
Li Xiran put his arm around Shang Xin's slender waist and replied, "We were just saying that we thought we were attending your wedding party."
"Come on, young master, stop joking around. Take a seat quickly," Yi Sheng teased, then put her arm around Shang Xinuan's arm. "Has Nuannuan gained weight?"
"Aunt Sheng Sheng, it's all Li Xiran's fault. He feeds me like a pig every day." Shang Xinuan immediately complained in a spoiled tone, "Everyone else suffers when they study abroad, but I'm here to fatten up."
"Why does this sound like a public display of affection?" When the four of them first met, they knew that the young lady liked Li Xiran. Now that the two have finally become a couple, they couldn't help but tease and joke, "It just means that Chairman Li has taken very good care of her."
Li Xiran and Qin Jianchuan are two different kinds of people; the fact that they can get along is purely because they both come from prominent families.
Both were gentle young men, but the former's gentleness was like a disguised shield, while the latter's was the demeanor cultivated in a good family atmosphere.
Therefore, Li Xiran's gentleness also contained a hint of coldness and aloofness. The fact that the young lady received his meticulous care could only prove that she was of great importance.
The four chatted and laughed as they took their seats according to the nameplates.
The banquet, where wine cups float on a winding stream, officially began at the next moment.
The organizer of this event is an elderly man who admires Chinese culture, so he specially invited Li Xiran and Qin Jianchuan.
The event opened with an invitation for Li Xiran to give a speech and share his success story.
“Miss, the way you look at Chairman Li is like a starry-eyed adoration,” Yi Sheng said with a smile.
Shang Xinuan rested her chin on her hand, making no attempt to hide the admiration in her eyes.
At this moment, Li Xiran also looked over at her, his gaze equally intense and passionate even through the crowd.
"Of course, he is incredibly outstanding in my eyes. My love for him is one of deep admiration."
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