If there was a crack in the ground now, Li Wan would definitely jump down without hesitation.
She had experienced many ups and downs in her life, but such an awkward and suffocating scene was truly unique.
Li Zelin is really a little crazy.
She should have discovered it that time in the conference room.
In suffocating silence.
Ji Yao suddenly smiled softly: "It seems that it is not convenient for me to stay here any longer."
The frozen atmosphere was broken.
The atmosphere relaxed a little.
He stood up gracefully, looking at Li Wan with regret in his eyes: "When you are free, I still hope to treat you to a meal." He turned to Jiang Wanjiao and Li Jianwen and said: "Uncle and aunt, I won't bother you for now. You guys chat slowly."
Jiang Wanjiao and Li Jianwen both stood up awkwardly.
"No need to send me off." Ji Yao said.
"Let me take you there." Li Rou stood up and saw Ji Yao out.
Li Rou watched Ji Yao get into the car before closing the door. Thinking about what happened just now, she inexplicably wanted to laugh.
Jiang Wanjiao and Li Jianwen sat back on the sofa, and their eyes returned to Li Zelin and Li Wan.
Li Rou also walked back and sat in Ji Yao's seat. Seeing Li Wan, who had always been at ease in front of her, now looked nervous, she couldn't help but feel a secret pleasure in her heart.
There was only one family left in the living room.
"Tell me, what happened?" Li Jianwen said with difficulty.
Jiang Wanjiao said, "You two, let go of your hands first."
Li Wan's face flushed, and she immediately tried to pull her hand back, but Li Zelin held her hand back, holding it tighter instead, saying calmly, "You'll have to get used to it anyway, so get used to it from now on."
Jiang Wanjiao choked, and her chest felt tight. She leaned back on the sofa, holding her forehead with her hand, looking as if she couldn't bear to look at it.
Li Jianwen coughed twice unnaturally.
Li Rou, however, stared at Li Zelin without blinking, with a hint of admiration in her surprise.
When will she be as strong as her big brother?
Don't be shaken by anything, stick to yourself.
Li Wan began to give up on himself.
Li Zelin said: "I originally wanted to find an appropriate time to tell you, but now I think it's better to let you know as soon as possible."
His eyebrows turned cold.
If he hadn't come back early, he wouldn't have known that his family had arranged a "blind date party" for Li Wan.
What about Li Wan? Will she exchange contact information with Ji Yao?
He held Li Wan's hand tightly silently.
The pressure between my fingers hurt a little.
Li Wan endured it silently, not daring to say a word.
Li Zelin seemed to realize that he had hurt her, and quickly loosened his grip, gently rubbing the back of her hand twice with his thumb.
Jiang Wanjiao sat up again and stared at them: "When did this happen between you two? Who started it?"
Li Zelin said without hesitation, "I was the one who liked her first."
Jiang Wanjiao felt dizzy again.
Li Jianwen hesitated to speak.
Li Zelin seemed to know what he wanted to ask and said, "Don't worry, I only became interested after I knew she and I were not related by blood."
Li Jianwen breathed a sigh of relief.
If that's the case, it doesn't seem so hard to accept.
Jiang Wanjiao suddenly perked up and looked at Li Wan: "Then the colleague you liked..."
Li Zelin was very calm, "It's me too."
Jiang Wanjiao had a headache. "Zelin, why are you so confused? Wanwan is your sister! How can you be with your sister?"
Li Zelin was very calm, "We are not related by blood, it is legal and reasonable, why not?"
Jiang Wanjiao said, "Then let me ask you, have you ever thought about what people outside will say? Do you want to keep your and your sister's reputation?" She paused and stared at him, "You don't have to say you don't care. I know you don't care, but have you ever asked Wanwan if she cares? Can she bear it?"
A crack finally appeared in Li Zelin's calmness, his heart tightened, and his fingers tightened silently.
Li Rou noticed the change in Li Zelin's eyes, and her heart tightened. She was secretly shocked that her elder brother's feelings for Li Wan were so deep.
"I do."
Li Wan said.
Everyone looked at Li Wan.
Li Zelin did the same. He turned his head and looked at Li Wan's delicate and soft profile. The crack in his heart just now was silently repaired by her soft words.
Li Wan turned around, smiled at him, and shook his hand, as if to give him confidence.
Then she turned to look at Jiang Wanjiao, her voice gentle, her dark, clear peach eyes full of determination: "Mom, I am willing. I am no longer the Li Wan of the past. I am much stronger than you and Dad think. No matter what is waiting for me ahead, as long as my brother is still here, I will not back down."
Jiang Wanjiao's heart trembled, and her eyes were slightly red: "Okay, then let me ask you, have you ever thought about it, if you and your eldest brother are not together one day, how will you face each other in the future?"
Li Rou also looked at them.
I was actually starting to feel a little worried.
Li Zelin's face turned cold, "There won't be such a day."
Li Wan said, "I'm ready too."
Li Rou looked at her in surprise.
Li Wan said: "If one day I really separate from my elder brother, I am willing to bear the consequences."
Her tone and expression were so calm that it seemed like the decision was made after careful consideration, rather than being made on impulse or hot-headedness.
Jiang Wanjiao was about to speak, but was interrupted by Li Zelin.
"We won't separate." Li Zelin's face was as gloomy as water. "We will get married after Li Wan's household registration is moved back to the Li family."
…
…
…
Li Wan's heart, which had just been very calm, suddenly became uncalm again.
Li Zelin is really crazy!
"Li Zelin, are you crazy?"
Li Wan was a little shocked for a moment, almost thinking that he had accidentally shouted out what was in his heart.
Li Jianwen looked at Jiang Wanjiao in shock. It was the first time he saw his wife speaking so loudly to Li Zelin.
Because Li Zelin had almost no clingy childhood, Jiang Wanjiao has always been a little restrained in front of her eldest son. Li Zelin has always been very opinionated since he was a child, and she would let him do whatever he wanted, and the results were usually good. Over time, this led to Li Zelin's "authority" in the family being the one who has the final say.
This was the first time Jiang Wanjiao reprimanded Li Zelin so loudly.
Li Jianwen forgot what he wanted to say because of the roar.
Li Rou, on the other hand, was shocked by Li Zelin's words, and then she looked at her mother, who had always maintained the image of an elegant lady but had suddenly lost her mind, in shock.
Jiang Wanjiao accused him: "I asked you to check on Wanwan that day, is this how you checked?"
Li Zelin was very calm: "I don't think there is anyone more suitable than me. Li Wan married into the Li family and became a member of the Li family legitimately. You are her mother-in-law, so you shouldn't deliberately embarrass her."
Jiang Wanjiao choked, and for a moment she actually felt that what Li Zelin said made some sense, but her remaining rationality pulled her back: "I don't agree!"
"I didn't ask for your consent." Li Zelin said calmly: "This is a matter between Li Wan and I. I just need to ask for her opinion."
He said lightly: "And now is obviously not an appropriate occasion to propose."
Jiang Wanjiao once again put her hand on her forehead and groaned: "My blood pressure——"
The others suddenly became nervous.
Li Zelin only said calmly: "You had a full body checkup last month, and the report shows that you are in good health. The fluctuation in blood pressure is only temporary, so don't worry."
Jiang Wanjiao was so angry that she couldn't say a word. She didn't even want to look at Li Zelin and turned her face away.
Li Jianwen couldn't bear it: "Zelin, stop talking!"
Li Zelin readily pulled Li Wan up and said, "In that case, we'll leave first."
"Mom and Dad, I'm leaving first." Li Wan said goodbye dryly.
Jiang Wanjiao subconsciously wanted to talk to Li Wan, but when she saw Li Zelin, she closed her mouth again.
Li Jianwen didn't know what to say, so he just nodded, his expression still gentle.
Li Wan was led by Li Zelin to the door of the living room. He seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Jiang Wanjiao: "I forgot to tell you that Li Wan lives with me now, so don't try to find her alone. Before we get married, I won't give you a chance to be alone together."
Li Wan: “…….”
The living room was quiet for a moment.
Li Wan was led to the entrance by Li Zelin in a daze. They changed their shoes and walked to the door.
Jiang Wanjiao's incredulous voice came from the living room: "Is Li Zelin really crazy?!"
…
"Mr. Li." Driver Xiao Zhou was standing outside smoking. When he saw Li Zelin and Li Wan coming over, he quickly put out his cigarette and opened the back door.
He was no longer surprised to see Li Zelin and Li Wan holding hands.
Li Zelin and Li Wan got in the car.
Because the driver was there, Li Zelin didn't say anything. He just grabbed Li Wan's hand, brought it to his lips and kissed the back of her hand, as if to comfort her.
......
At this time, the Li family was left with only the mess after the storm.
Jiang Wanjiao forced herself to cheer herself up and told Li Rou to go to bed early, then went upstairs back to her room.
Li Jianwen also followed him into the room.
As soon as Jiang Wanjiao entered the room, she couldn't help but say, "How could this happen?! Why does he have to like Wanwan?! Even if they are not related by blood, they have been brother and sister since they were young..."
Jiang Wanjiao paused for a moment, and looked at Li Jianwen in horror: "You said he...could it be that he had been thinking about it for a long time?
Li Jianwen was startled at first, then thought about it and shook his head: "I don't think so. Look at how Ze Lin behaved today. If he had been thinking about it earlier, he probably wouldn't have endured it until now."
Jiang Wanjiao felt a little relieved, but still couldn't figure it out, "Why...why did he fall in love with Wanwan?"
"I don't think this is a bad thing." Li Jianwen said in a calm tone.
Jiang Wanjiao looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
"Putting aside other things, if you only look at Wanwan and Zelin, don't you think they are a good match? I think Zelin really likes Wanwan. When have you ever seen him talk so much before? Look at the way he protected Wanwan today. Besides, weren't you still worried about Wanwan's life events a few days ago? If she really marries Zelin, she will still be in our Li family, and she will still call you mom and me dad. Isn't that great?"
"How can it be the same?!" Jiang Wanjiao said, "I feel so uncomfortable. No, I still can't accept it."
Li Jianwen was somewhat helpless: "Even if you can't accept it, you have no choice but to accept it."
Jiang Wanjiao wanted to say something, but when she thought of Li Zelin's attitude just now, she held it back: "I will be so angry that I will have a heart attack sooner or later."
......
Li Zelin's residence was not far from the Li family, and they arrived there quickly.
Li Zelin waited for Li Wan to change her shoes, then took her into his arms. He pushed Li Wan's hair behind her ears with his big hands, stared at her with deep eyes, and his voice was slightly tense, "Are you angry?"
Li Wan looked up at him and shook her head.
Li Zelin did not feel relieved. He slid the back of his slender fingers against her cheek and asked, "Did I scare you?"
He had indeed considered finding an appropriate time, preferably when Li Wan was not present.
But today, Jiang Wanjiao reminded her of Li Wan and Ji Yao’s childhood. Li Wan even cried for Ji Yao.
How old was she then?
They are not young anymore, and adolescent girls are just beginning to fall in love.
Thinking of this, he did lose control a little.
Li Wan shook her head, then put her arms around his waist, pressed her face against his chest, and heard the man's dull heartbeat.
She hugged him tightly and whispered, "Brother, I love you so much."
She calmed down and thought along the way.
She actually got through such a chaotic and difficult situation so easily.
She had imagined countless times how she would respond if Li Zelin's parents found out about her relationship with him, and she had practiced the lines over and over in her mind many times.
But in the end, she couldn't use a single word. She just needed to sit quietly beside Li Zelin, watching him direct all the blame and criticism towards herself, and blocking all the words that might hurt her.
Li Wan's eyes suddenly felt hot and he buried his face in them.
Li Zelin lifted her face up and looked into Li Wan's red eyes. His tense nerves suddenly relaxed.
"Why are you so good?"
The final note, like a sigh, melted between the two people's tightly pressed lips.
Li Zelin kissed her tenderly and passionately.
After kissing for a while at the entrance, Li Zelin picked up Li Wan and walked to the sofa in the living room with ease. He sat down with Li Wan in his arms, spread her legs and let her sit astride his thighs, then pulled her into his arms.
He was already very familiar with this process. Just as he was about to continue kissing her, he suddenly saw tears at the corners of Li Wan's eyes, and his gaze suddenly froze.
"Have you ever cried for Ji Yao?"
Li Wan's rippling heart suddenly calmed down.
"No." She denied without hesitation.
Li Zelin didn't believe it, and a layer of light frost covered his deep eyebrows and eyes. "How old were you at that time?"
He didn't wait for Li Wan to answer, and continued, "Fourteen or fifteen?" His fingers gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, but his tone was cold, "Do you like him that much?"
Li Wan looked at Li Zelin's gloomy face and decided not to admit it.
"Really not!" Li Wan said calmly, "I saw him in the hotel that day, but I didn't recognize him at first sight. Think about it, if I really liked him, would I not recognize him?"
As she spoke, she put her arms around Li Zelin's neck and stared at him seriously with her dark and lustrous eyes, without a trace of guilt in her eyes. "Even if you and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years, I can recognize you at first sight. I don't even remember why I cried at that time, but you also know that I have loved crying since I was a child. Mom must have misunderstood."
The frost between Li Zelin's brows melted a little, but he was still somewhat skeptical.
Li Wan saw through it, she came over and kissed Li Zelin softly on the lips, staring into his eyes, "I have such high standards, I have only loved one person since I was a child."
Li Zelin's Adam's apple rolled. Even though he knew the answer, he still wanted her to say it out loud. "Who?"
Li Wan paused, a smile gradually appeared in her eyes, and then she called him softly.
This time she didn't call him "big brother", but called him by his name.
"Li Zelin."
Li Zelin pinched her face and kissed her.
It was much more intense than the gentle and lingering kiss at the entrance just now. His tongue rushed directly into her mouth, dragged her tongue tip into his mouth, and sucked it hard.
It seemed that only such a rough and passionate kiss could suppress the intense heartbeat in his chest.
Every time Li Wan was kissed so passionately by Li Zelin, her mouth and tongue would hurt a little, but she still liked it very much. Especially after Li Zelin kissed her so passionately, he would come over and lick and kiss her lips that had just been neglected.
"You are mine."
Li Wan readily agreed, "I am yours." She raised her eyelids slightly, her peach blossom eyes captivating, "You are mine too."
Li Zelin was stunned for a moment, then a rare smile spread across his eyes and eyebrows. He kissed her again, "Yes. I am yours too."
After all, he is a man, and Li Zelin always has some reaction when kissed or hugged, but he is always very restrained.
But this time, he didn't seem to want to restrain himself.
By the time Li Wan realized that Li Zelin was losing control, it was too late to call a halt.
Of course, she didn't want to shout in the first place.
Li Zelin still had some sense of ritual about this kind of thing. At least, he couldn't do it on the sofa for the first time.
He lifted Li Wan up from the sofa by her buttocks, and walked into the room while kissing her.
When Li Zelin came in, Li Wan's brows were knitted together in pain.
Li Zelin's extremely handsome face hung above her head, with veins exposed on his forehead, full of forbearance. Looking at Li Wan's frowning brows beneath him, he endured the bone-melting pleasure and did not move. He leaned over to kiss her, kissed her tightly furrowed brows, kissed her eyes, held the tip of her nose and kissed it, and finally pressed down her two rosy lips and sucked gently, licked carefully, patiently waiting for her to relax.
Unfortunately, Li Zelin's first time was not very smooth. Perhaps the stimulation and pleasure exceeded his imagination, and he couldn't even last five minutes.
His face darkened, and Li Wan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The expression on Li Zelin's extremely handsome face suddenly became extremely ugly. He pounced on Li Wan and bit her lips hard, then stuck his tongue in and stirred them.
For the whole night that followed, Li Wan felt extremely regretful for not being able to hold back her laughter.
Li Zelin wanted to take revenge on her, so he tossed her around all night.
Li Wan begged him pitifully, "I still have to go to work tomorrow..."
"Hmm..." Li Zelin bit her chin hard, his voice low and hoarse, "I'll give you a day off tomorrow."
…
The next day, Li Wan woke up in a daze. His consciousness was still hazy. He heard some noises and opened his eyes with difficulty. He saw a man standing by the bed tying his tie.
Her voice was hoarse, "What time is it?"
Li Zelin immediately stopped tying his tie, leaned over and kissed her, with a hint of joy on his lips: "Did I wake you up? You only slept for four hours. Go on sleeping. You don't have to go to work today, so you can sleep at home all day."
Li Wan squinted her eyes and looked at the man who had also only slept for four hours but was refreshed and energetic. She felt her own sore and weak limbs, and then closed her eyes decisively.
Li Zelin kissed her on the lips twice more, tied his tie and walked out of the room.
Li Wan vaguely heard the voices of Li Zelin and his aunt talking outside the door, and then fell asleep again in a daze.
"Ms. Li, get up. Wanwan hasn't gotten up yet. I'll go call her."
"No, she has the day off today, let her sleep, don't wake her up."
"Then I'll heat up her breakfast and wait for her to eat it when she wakes up."
"Um."
After Li Zelin finished his breakfast, he returned to the room. Li Wan curled up in the quilt and fell asleep again.
He leaned over and kissed her forehead: "I'm going to work."
Li Wan did not respond.
Li Zelin touched her hair, then stood up and left.
…
"Good morning, Mr. Li." The secretaries greeted Li Zelin.
Li Zelin's eyes fell on Secretary Wu's face: "Is Secretary Wu done with his vacation?"
Secretary Wu looked at Li Zelin's rare gentle expression, his heart skipped a beat, and then he nodded: "Yes, President Li."
Li Zelin nodded slightly and said, "Li Wan has asked for leave today. Please make me a cup of coffee." Then he went into the office.
"How come Secretary Wu just came back and Xiao Li asked for leave again?" Secretary Liu said.
"Why do I feel that Mr. Li is in a different state today?" Secretary Wang said.
"What's the difference?" Secretary Liu asked.
Secretary Wu, who was just about to go out to sell coffee, slowed down his pace.
Secretary Wang was at a loss for words, so he said, "It seems that Mr. Li is in a good mood today."
Secretary Liu said something extra: "Isn't it because Secretary Wu is back?"
Secretary Wu resumed his normal pace and went to the tea room.
I feel a little distracted when making coffee.
During the holidays, she was waiting for Li Zelin to call her every day.
Later she thought, there was no need for Li Zelin, even if he asked someone else to ask her a question, she would come back immediately.
But there was nothing.
The secretaries did ask her, but through her indirect questioning, they found out that it was not Li Zelin's instruction.
But she came back.
This time she thought she had sorted out her mood, but Li Zelin's gentle expression and Secretary Liu's words just now...
"hiss."
The boiling water scalded her fingers and she immediately put them under the faucet to rinse, but they still turned red.
…
"Mr. Li, coffee." Secretary Wu bent down and placed the coffee on Li Zelin's right hand side.
Li Zelin is on the phone.
Secretary Wu waited for several seconds, but did not receive any look from Li Zelin. The burned skin felt hot. She pursed her lips and retreated silently.
"Hey, did Secretary Wu know about Xiao Li's matter?" Secretary Liu suddenly asked Secretary Wang.
Secretary Wang was about to speak when he heard Secretary Wu ask, "What's the matter?"
…
Li Wan slept until eleven o'clock before waking up, but her body felt sore and weak, and some parts of her body were a little painful. She lay in bed and didn't want to move.
After lying down for a while, the cell phone rang.
She grabbed it, took a look, and answered: "Hello."
Her voice was lazy and a little hoarse.
Li Zelin's throat suddenly became dry.
"woke up?"
"Hmm..." Still lazy.
"Have you eaten?" he asked.
"Still in bed." Li Wan complained, "I'm so tired."
But the soft voice sounds like she is acting coquettishly.
The corners of Li Zelin's mouth rose uncontrollably.
Secretary Wu came in at this time. When she saw the smile on Li Zelin's lips, she was stunned.
Li Zelin just glanced at her, and without any hesitation, he reminded Li Wan on the other end of the phone: "Your stomach is not good, get up and eat before going to sleep? If you really don't want to get up, let Auntie bring you food and eat it in bed."
Such gentle eyes, such gentle tone, such gentle advice.
Secretary Wu has never seen it.
The hand holding the document suddenly tightened, and my heart felt cold.
Who's on the other end of the line?
Bad stomach...
Li Wan's name suddenly popped up in my mind.
Secretary Wu's breathing was choked.
Thinking about what happened between Li Zelin and Li Wan before, and everything I heard from Secretary Liu this morning.
Li Zelin was still concentrating on the phone: "Eat less, I'll be back for lunch at noon."
Li Wan hummed.
Li Zelin hung up the phone in a good mood, took the documents from Secretary Wu, and said, "No need to order for me, I'll go home for lunch."
Secretary Wu was unable to utter a word for a moment. He paused for two seconds before saying, "...Okay."
…
As soon as the office door was closed, Secretary Wu's face turned pale instantly.
"Secretary Wu, are you okay?" Secretary Liu asked worriedly when he saw that Secretary Wu looked unhappy.
Secretary Wu smiled sadly: "I'm fine."
Secretary Liu didn't dare to speak.
…
After Li Wan hung up the phone, she got up and washed up.
She looked at herself in the mirror and found a small red mark on her neck. She raised her chin and saw that there were more than one, three or four of them, some deep and some shallow, and one on her throat. She vaguely remembered that when she couldn't control herself and screamed last night, Li Zelin pounced on her and grabbed her throat...
Thinking of last night, Li Wan's legs couldn't help but go limp.
Dog man.
Li Wan muttered something, didn't look at the marks under his clothes, squeezed some toothpaste and started brushing his teeth.
When Li Wan came out of Li Zelin's room in her pajamas, her aunt was carrying food into the room. Seeing Li Wan like this, she pretended not to see anything and said, "Boss Li said he would come back for lunch at noon today. Haven't you had breakfast yet? Breakfast is heating up in the pot. Go sit in the dining room and I'll bring it to you."
Li Wan was also calm.
She was extremely hungry. She didn't eat much at Li's house last night, and Li Zelin had kept her awake for most of the night. She was so hungry that her stomach was sticking to her back.
She immediately forgot what Li Zelin told her to eat less, and ate until she was full in one go.
When Li Zelin returned home, he hugged Li Wan and gave her a long kiss.
He had never found time so difficult to bear, and he had been thinking about her the entire morning.
He buried his face in her hair, smelling the rich fragrance of her hair, "Do you miss me?"
Li Wan hugged his waist: "I didn't have time to miss you and you came back."
Li Zelin was not very satisfied with this answer.
…
Li Wan tied her hair up. She didn't let her aunt serve her rice. She held a bowl of lotus root soup and drank it slowly.
Li Zelin's gaze fell on the deep and shallow marks on Li Wan's neck, and his eyes suddenly darkened. Her skin was very white, so a small mark was particularly obvious.
Li Zelin's eyebrows were deep and his Adam's apple slid slowly.
He still remembered how crazy he had been last night.
He made her cry, and he just sucked away her tears, but he couldn't help but want to be harder.
His possessiveness swelled to the extreme, and he wanted to leave a mark on her that belonged only to him.
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