52 The Moon Hides the Egret
"Let's do a rehearsal first."
After Shang Xinuan was carried back to her room by Li Xiran, she went straight into the bathroom.
She doesn't like wearing makeup for long periods of time, and the first thing she does after an event is to remove it.
Li Xiran leaned against the door frame, watching intently as she used makeup remover to gradually remove the makeup from her face.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" the young lady said, puffing out her cheeks like a pufferfish.
Li Xiran was still recalling what had just happened, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for the girl in front of him.
"I will never let this happen again." He reached out and wiped away the smudged skincare product stuck to her chin.
Shang Xinan grasped his hand and nestled into Li Xiran's arms. "Don't take all the blame on yourself. This isn't your fault."
His inherent caution still lingers.
"I don't want anything to happen to anyone around me," Li Xiran said, his eyes a little red and his voice slightly hoarse.
He didn't have many family members from birth, and when he finally had a father, he could only see him once a year.
He even met his end in the most cruel way when he was ten years old.
When he was taken back to the Li family, he was still a child and longed to integrate into this complicated family.
Later, he grew up and became the chairman of the Li Group, a company he could manage independently. Even then, he would still roll down his car window on his way home from work and watch families strolling along the roadside.
Therefore, even the leniency shown towards Chen Shaoyi is partly due to this reason.
"Nuan Nuan, it breaks my heart to see you suffer even the slightest grievance."
She wrapped her soft little hands around Li Xiran's neck and said, "Then, Chairman Li, will you show me some tenderness now?"
Li Xiran nodded, looking at the beautiful young lady even without makeup. He then gently lifted her buttocks and placed them on his waist.
The moon is gentle tonight, just like Li Xiran's movements.
The crystal chandelier on the ceiling was bathed in this light, and love was deeply felt in the interlacing light and shadow.
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The next day, when Shang Xin woke up, Li Xiran was still fast asleep, which was unusual for him.
His hand was habitually placed on her chest, and if he moved it slightly, he would change his posture accordingly, as if he had an automatic positioning radar.
Fortunately, it's the weekend, and the only plans for the daytime are shopping, with Yi Sheng's performance scheduled for the evening, so she can stay in bed.
The hotel curtains weren't as good as those in her small apartment; they let in a little light.
But that tiny ray of light that peeked in warmed the entire room.
The bedroom is completely free of any noise except for the natural white noise of the air conditioner blowing warm air, which is perfect as a lullaby for sleeping.
Shang Xin blinked her eyelashes and used her fingertips to touch the contours of Li Xiran's face.
She exclaimed again how handsome Li Xiran was, even while he was sound asleep.
But it was a pity he was sleeping; she still liked Li Xiran's eyes the most.
They even thought that they hoped Li Xiran's genes would be strong enough to be passed on to their children in the future.
Thinking of this, Shang Xinuan's cheeks turned red.
How could she have already imagined the two of them having a child?
But deep down, he must be lonely and long for a life with children.
Ideally, there should be multiple.
“Sighing one minute, laughing the next. Miss, what are you thinking about?” Li Xiran didn’t even open his eyes, and his voice was hoarse, but his hands had already begun to wander.
"You need it before you go to sleep, and it's the first thing you do when you wake up."
He leaned in familiarly, "I miss you so much. Even lying next to you, holding you in my arms, I still miss you."
"Is Nuan Nuan feeling tired?" Li Xiran whispered comfortingly, like a gentle wave.
She shook her head, and Li Xiran nodded and kissed the stray hairs on her forehead that were damp with sweat. "I'm just worried... Mr. Li, you don't know how to be self-disciplined at this age. Will your body be able to handle it when you get older?"
Upon hearing these words, Shang Xinuan experienced for the first time what a man looked like after tearing away his tenderness.
Afterwards, the young lady lay on the edge of the bed, unable to calm her racing heart for a long time.
Looking at Li Xiran again, he was already wrapped in a bathrobe and strolling leisurely around the bedroom.
Seeing her glaring at him resentfully, he deliberately swayed to the bedside, saying, "Even when I'm a little older, I can still serve Miss Comfortably."
Shang Xinuan kicked him, yelling, "You pervert!"
"Hmm? When Miss was telling her brother to hurry up, she didn't have this attitude." Li Xiran grabbed her ankle as she kicked, and mischievously tickled her sole. "Do you know you were wrong?"
Shang Xinuan was extremely ticklish, and with him tickling her like that, she had already rolled around on the bed several times. "Li Xiran, you bastard!"
Li Xiran stopped moving, his eyes fixed on her smooth, slender body.
With a slight pull, he drew the person back into his arms.
"This is bad enough? Then let's see something even worse."
The two lingered until noon before Li Xiran finally carried her to the bathroom to wash up.
Fearing he might do something reckless again, Shang Xinu quickly cleaned herself up, wrapped herself in a bathrobe, and ran out.
The unventilated bedroom still smelled of the end of lovemaking, and the disheveled sheets testified to the intensity of what had just happened.
She scratched her head, thinking to herself that she would never provoke him again.
They also believe that the more emotionally stable and gentle a person is, the more they become like a pervert when they tear apart their gentleness.
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After lunch, the two went out.
The young lady lingered until the ballet performance was about to begin before reluctantly leaving.
The van was piled high with packaging bags, so the two decided to walk to the theater.
Qin Jianchuan and the others waited at the theater entrance. When they saw the two of them coming hand in hand, they were not surprised at all. "The noble and precious Chairman Li, there are times when he is willing to walk."
He exercises regularly, but dislikes activities like walking and running the most.
He rarely drives, all because of an accident when he was ten years old.
Shang Xinuan used to think he was just being arrogant, but later she realized how deep his thoughts were.
"To accompany Miss." Among the few drivers who accompany her all over the country, chasing her everywhere, only Shang Xinuan can command him.
"Alright, young master, today is my wife's day. I refuse to eat your dog food." Qin Jianchuan walked ahead of the two with his hands behind his back.
Shang Xin smiled and whispered in Li Xiran's ear, "Uncle Jianchuan is really riding high right now."
The hardships that Qin Jianchuan and Yi Sheng faced were no less than those of the two of them.
Even though their social status was completely unequal, if they hadn't been each other's marriage partners, they might have missed each other for life.
"You must be happy and blessed every day because you married the person you love." Li Xiran put his arm around Shang Xi's waist and gently stroked it.
Although his tone was understated, it was not without profound meaning.
Fireworks bloomed in the young lady's heart as well.
But then she thought, if everything went according to her plan, they would get engaged when they graduated from their undergraduate studies, and then, two years later, when they graduated with their master's degrees, they would naturally have their graduation certificates and marriage certificates in hand.
Unfortunately, things in this world often don't go as planned.
Fortunately, it was all just a matter of timing.
The two-hour performance ended quickly, and the four of them took a car to the restaurant they had booked to celebrate.
"Congratulations, Aunt Yisheng." Just now, Yisheng announced her pregnancy.
Yi Sheng and Qin Jianchuan have been married for four years. In the past few years, because of her ballet career, she had not considered having a baby.
It wasn't until the couple turned 32 that they decided to have a child, the fruit of their love.
"Thirty-two years old, thankfully not considered late in having a child." Qin Jianchuan couldn't stop smiling as he prepared a nutritious meal for Yi Sheng, then looked at Li Xiran and said, "It's just that someone else might accidentally have a child late in life."
Li Xiran remained calm, merely raising an eyebrow. "I've just raised a precious child, what's the rush?"
"Go to hell, you've come here to play the nurturing system game." Qin Jianchuan was rebuffed, but he didn't forget to win over Shang Xinuan, "Nuan Nuan, do you regret it? Li Xiran only looks serious on the outside, but if you peel back his heart, he's a complete pervert."
The young lady pursed her lips, then suddenly smiled shyly.
"What did you do to the young lady? This is the first time I've ever seen her so shy."
"Don't give me that. You kidnapped Sheng Sheng on the first date. You're more of a pervert than me."
The two men, who usually sit in the skyscraper with serious and sharp demeanor, are now bickering like childish devils.
Shang Xinan gently and carefully stroked Yi Sheng's lower abdomen, "Will continuing to dance now affect the baby?"
"Yes, so this is my last performance before giving birth."
"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Sheng Sheng."
It's clear that Shang Xinuan really likes children; she immediately started asking people to prepare a gift for the baby's first meeting.
"Auntie, do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" The two sat down on the sofa and she kept asking, holding Yisheng's arm.
"We don't know yet, either a boy or a girl is fine." Yi Sheng's face was full of maternal love as she asked, "Nuan Nuan likes children so much, have you considered...?"
"Wait until I graduate." Shang Xinuan glanced shyly at Li Xiran, then whispered in Yi Sheng's ear, "I feel that Li Xiran is always insecure, and I don't want him to have a child in his old age."
She also wanted her lover to live in an atmosphere surrounded by love, and she wanted him to have another family member who loved him.
"Chairman Li is a truly blessed man," Yi Sheng remarked.
“Aunt, don’t be fooled by his glamorous appearance. He has actually suffered the most.” Shang Xinuan said in a deep voice, “He has finally reaped the rewards of his hard work.”
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After the dinner party ended, Shang Xinuan started to feel sleepy as soon as she got into the car, and lazily leaned into Li Xiran's arms and acted coquettishly.
"What were you whispering about with Yisheng just now?" Li Xiran grabbed her hand and rubbed and played with it.
The young lady didn't hide anything and said frankly, "My aunt asked me when I plan to have a baby since I like children so much."
In the dimly lit carriage, Li Xiran's eyes seemed to light up at those words, "When are you planning to?"
“I said, I don’t want Li Xiran to have a child late in life, so the sooner the better.”
Shang Xinuan was full of anticipation to see Li Xiran's reaction, but he remained silent.
This silence continued until the car arrived at the hotel entrance.
The young lady was almost in a bad mood when she heard her girlfriend say she wanted to have a baby as soon as possible, and she just remained silent.
So after getting out of the car, she quickly walked ahead, not even wanting to show him her back.
The moment she opened the door, she wanted nothing more than to shut Li Xiran out.
However, due to the disparity in strength, Li Xiran's palm directly blocked the door frame.
The moment he entered, he slammed the door shut behind him.
Before Shang Xinuan could even get angry, Li Xiran's passionate kiss sealed her away.
She was sulking as she pushed Li Xiran, saying, "You're going to stay silent, so please stay silent."
Li Xiran's eyes reddened, and he hugged her waist and fell into the sofa. "Nuan Nuan, just now in the car, I was just afraid that if I opened my mouth, I wouldn't be able to hold back."
Shang Xinuan: "Bastard."
Li Xiran: "Yeah, I'm a bastard."
From about morning onwards, the word "bastard" seemed to be a secret code that unlocked another aspect of Li Xiran's personality.
"Nuan Nuan, you want a baby, right?" he asked, panting heavily. "Then let's do a rehearsal first."
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