My Sloppy Husband Is Actually a Handsome Bigshot!-Chapter 167 - 164: Vibrant Vitality 2

Does he know what he meant by those words?

So, those coincidences she thought were not coincidences, but... intentional?

"When you were on that date, I was watching you from not far away. From your initial nervousness to your tiredness at the end, I saw it all clearly, Zhenxin, I have always been watching you." Li Yanan’s voice was slow, as if hoping she could hear it clearly.

Lin Zhenxin slowly widened her eyes. She heard it clearly, so much so that even her heartbeat began to lose rhythm and beat erratically.

"I... I don’t know..." Although she couldn’t remember the specifics of that day, however...

She didn’t have the feeling of someone constantly watching her.

If it weren’t for Jin Muchi reminding her, she...

Had been kept in the dark all along?

"I know you’re anxious about the house, so I shamelessly took the chance to appear before you."

Li Yanan simply confessed this secret.

"You even know about the house?" Hearing this, Lin Zhenxin repeated in disbelief.

"I know." He knows everything.

He knows everything related to her.

Even her entrance to the radio station was arranged by him...

As night fell, a barbecue grill was already set up on the lawn outside Jiang Dongting’s suite.

The ingredients were prepared by the hotel and delivered directly, neatly skewered, whether meats or vegetables.

Even the spices in the spice box were all complete.

Xiang Xiaokui sat next to Lin Zhenxin, holding a coconut opened by Jin Muchi with a straw poked in it.

Lin Zhenxin seemed obviously distracted.

She was still thinking about what Li Yanan told her during the day.

After saying those words, Li Yanan was called away by a phone call from Jiang Dongting.

She had countless questions in her heart waiting for him to answer, but...

Her gaze fell not far away, where Li Yanan was placing skewered meats and vegetables onto the lit barbecue grill.

Jin Muchi tried to help but ended up making things more difficult.

While thinking about it, Lin Zhenxin felt Xiang Xiaokui next to her poke her.

She turned her head, and Xiang Xiaokui motioned with her mouth to the side. Following her gaze, she saw Jiang Dongting sitting alone not far away.

Drinking alcohol.

The flickering lights cast on his tall figure, making him look proud yet lonely.

With a glass of whiskey in his right hand, his gaze fixated on his left hand, wearing black leather gloves, not moving away for a long time.

"Actually, I’m quite afraid of Brother Jiang."

Xiang Xiaokui lowered her voice and said softly.

"Hmm?" Lin Zhenxin looked at her puzzled.

"Don’t you think Brother Jiang maintains the same expression no matter when? And when he stares at you, I don’t know why, I always feel a chill on my back, and he doesn’t like to talk at all!"

Xiang Xiaokui bit the straw, making Lin Zhenxin chuckle.

"Some people look cold but are warm-hearted, some look warm but are cold-hearted. How can you judge a person’s moral quality just by these things?"

Hearing these words, Xiang Xiaokui seemed to be in thought.

"But Brother Jiang is quite pitiful too." After a long time, she spoke again.

Honestly, Lin Zhenxin found it hard to associate Jiang Dongting with the word pitiful.

"He drove his wife away."

The straw made slurping sounds, and the coconut juice was quickly finished by Xiang Xiaokui.

Lin Zhenxin thought of Chu Xingguang and Little Qilin in J City.

That boy carved from jade was indeed adorable.

"Drove her away?" Lin Zhenxin questioned.

"I don’t know the exact details, but I heard from Uncle Jin, anyway, Brother Jiang forced her to marry him back then."

After saying this, Xiang Xiaokui ran toward Jin Muchi with the coconut in hand.

As for Lin Zhenxin, she looked thoughtfully in Jiang Dongting’s direction.

"What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, a low, husky male voice came by her ear, and she reflexively looked up, meeting Li Yanan’s gaze, who was walking over with a tray.

Lin Zhenxin blushed unconsciously.

"These are grilled, try them." Li Yanan had chosen all her favorite foods.

"Hmm." Lin Zhenxin looked at him, unsure of where to put her hands and feet, especially after that conversation.

She had always felt that Li Yanan was full of mysteries.

But she never thought, someday, she would be entangled in those mysteries.

"I’m a bit thirsty." With his deep, impenetrable eyes staring at her, she felt her mouth dry up.

Li Yanan said nothing, got up, and handed her a glass of juice with ice cubes.

Lin Zhenxin sipped it, little by little.

But she still couldn’t block the intense gaze from Li Yanan.

"Why do you keep looking at me?" Lin Zhenxin finally couldn’t help but ask.

"Because you’re pretty."

Li Yanan said without changing his expression, nearly making Lin Zhenxin spit out the juice she just drank.

Her already rosy face was now even more flushed.

"I want it! I just have to have it!" The voice of Xiang Xiaokui could be heard not far away.

Jin Muchi glared at Xiang Xiaokui, whose head barely reached his chest, evidently at a loss for dealing with her.

"What do you want to eat?" Lin Zhenxin asked curiously.

"Lobsters, such big lobsters!" Xiang Xiaokui gestured with her hands, her pink face looking adorable as ever.

"Sister Zhenxin, I want to eat grilled lobsters..."

Xiang Xiaokui pouted, her eyes looking as innocent as they come.

Lin Zhenxin’s heart instantly melted.

"How about I go buy it? I remember there’s a seafood stall near the hotel."

Lin Zhenxin stood up, her body still somewhat weak from a recent illness as Li Yanan quickly rose too.

"I’ll go with you."

"Does Brother Jiang want anything?" Lin Zhenxin suddenly looked toward Jiang Dongting.

There seemed to be a pause on Jiang Dongting’s aloof face. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"Beer, thanks."

Lin Zhenxin glanced at the whiskey that was already empty on the table; could he still continue drinking?

"Okay."

The supermarket and seafood stall were nearby, just a ten-minute walk away.

Across the street from Meixi Beach, it was lively with a small band playing pop songs.

In the dim road light, Lin Zhenxin followed behind Li Yanan.

Neither of them spoke, but Lin Zhenxin looked down at Li Yanan’s hands hanging naturally by his sides.

His long fingers opened and clenched.

Repeating the action over and over.

Lin Zhenxin secretly smirked.

This awkward man, if he wants to hold hands, he should just say so instead of doing these little actions.

Pretending not to see, she put her hands behind her back.

"Zhenxin..." Seeing no response, Li Yanan suddenly stopped and turned.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhenxin bumped directly into his embrace.

"You..." Before she could speak, Li Yanan already wrapped his arms around her.

Looking up from his firm chest, Lin Zhenxin could see the smile in his pure black pupils.

His waist was narrow, the well-defined abs visible through his shirt.

"You can’t walk properly without me holding you."

While she was in a daze, Li Yanan slid his hand down, intertwining their fingers tightly.

His large palm gave an infinite sense of security.

Lin Zhenxin murmured softly.

"What did you say?" Li Yanan didn’t hear clearly.

Both were wearing flip-flops, dressed in casual attire.

Lin Zhenxin’s white beach dress was loose and flowing.

The wind blew, lifting the skirt hem.

"I said, you’ve liked me for a long time!"

Li Yanan’s expression froze for a rare moment, while Lin Zhenxin laughed as happily as could be upon seeing this.

In her memory, Li Yanan seemed to excel in everything, always appearing confident and in control.

But just now, Lin Zhenxin genuinely saw an expression on Li Yanan’s face she normally wouldn’t see!

As she was about to walk forward, an irresistible force pulled her from their entwined fingers.

In the next moment, she was led into a small dark alleyway.

The alley was dim, with no lights, and narrow.

"Let’s just quickly buy the things and go back..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Yanan had already kissed her, holding her head in place.

With her back against the stone wall with only a thin beach dress as a barrier, he was too eager, pressing her back painfully against it.

His kissing skills improved by the day.

Before long, Lin Zhenxin was already dizzy and disoriented.

With hands pressed against Li Yanan’s chest, she could clearly feel his heart beating wildly.

In the dim light, Lin Zhenxin sneaked a glance at him.

Unusually, Li Yanan’s eyes were drunken, lost and entranced.

"Are you scared?" His voice was hoarse, echoing in the narrow alley.

"Huh?" Her mind was a bit foggy, not understanding what he meant.

"I confessed that those things weren’t coincidental, I watched you in secret, I approached you quietly..."

Li Yanan’s breath was a bit rushed, his enchanting eyes focused intently on her flushed face.

As if wanting to examine her thoroughly.

"Are you scared?" Li Yanan repeated patiently.

Lin Zhenxin dreamily looked at him, but the next moment, she let out a low cry.

Because Li Yanan’s hands were gripping tightly onto her waist, locking her firmly in his embrace.

"Even if you are scared, it won’t help, you’re mine now!"

He said this sentence quickly, like a kid holding onto his favorite toy.

She hadn’t even gotten a word in, everything she could say was taken away by this man.

Domineering and willful.

"Why? Did we know each other before?"

Li Yanan didn’t reply, just buried his head in her pale neck, breathing in the strands of her scattered hair.

He took a few deep breaths before forcing down the surging emotions inside him.

"I kind of regret it." Li Yanan said out of nowhere.

"Suddenly, I don’t want you to have a baby."

Why?

Lin Zhenxin’s eyes widened.

"Once you have a baby, it will take up all your time, and you will no longer be mine alone."

Li Yanan’s voice was gentle yet held an inexplicable sense of grievance.

Hearing this, Lin Zhenxin’s face warmed up, turning away, intending to ignore him.

Yet, the corners of her mouth curled into a shy smile...

By the time Lin Zhenxin and Li Yanan returned with lobsters and beer, more than half an hour had passed.

Half of the meat and vegetable skewers were wasted, burned to charcoal black.

Xiang Xiaokui was resting her chin on her hands, ignoring Jin Muchi. Seeing Lin Zhenxin return, her eyes lit up.

"Sister Zhenxin!" She ran over quickly, but stopped just before getting close, circling Lin Zhenxin and Li Yanan.

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