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Chapter 40

  He Xiu really drove towards Jian Yan's home. Jian Yan had a bit of a headache. Her car was still parked at Xingguang Department Store. When would she come to pick it up?

  He Xiu said, "Just leave it there for now. You can drive it away the next time we go to Xingguang Department Store."

  "But what if I need to go out?"

  "I can come and pick you up."

  Jian Yan blinked. Since Mr. He was so eager to be her driver, she wasn't going to be polite. "By the way, I heard Xu Ying in the elevator just now. You used to dote on her a lot when you were a child, and you even sang to her."

  He Xiu frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly: "She really has the nerve to say that."

  "Oh, so did you really dote on her and sing to her?"

  "Of course not. But once, He Chen scared her with a caterpillar and made her cry. Little girls can cry endlessly. I was so annoyed by her crying that I sang a song to her."

  "Then... if I'm not happy in the future, will you also sing to coax me?"

  He Xiu looked at her and said, "Singing is nothing. You can do other things you want as well."

  Jian Yan: "..."

  She coughed dryly twice and then said, "I think Xu Ying seems to be regretting it."

  "Regretting what?"

  "Regretting not choosing you back then."

  He Xiu frowned and responded indifferently, "Oh, so what does that have to do with me?"

  Jian Yan laughed and didn't say anything more.

  Xu Ying was indeed regretting it. When she got home, she complained to her mother, "Mom, I don't want to marry He Chen anymore."

  As soon as Xu Ying's mother heard this, her face darkened. "The two of you have been together since you were children, and now you've even held a grand engagement banquet. Now you're saying you don't want to marry him. Aren't you just being unreasonable?"

  Xu Ying felt extremely wronged in her heart. She pursed her lips and looked at her mother: "Can't I regret it? You clearly know that I've liked He Xiu since I was a child."

  Xu Ying's mother's face became even uglier. "Xu Ying, stop talking nonsense here. Do you know what would happen if the He family heard you say this?"

  "When I was a child, it was you who told me that He Xiu wasn't Aunt Zhao's child and told me not to have anything to do with him."

  "So what? It was you who got together with He Chen in the first place, and it was you who got engaged to him. All of this was your own choice. No one ever forced you, right? It's too late for you to say you regret it now!"

  When she said this, Xu Ying felt even more wronged, and her eyes turned red. Realizing that she couldn't be tough with her mother, she said in a coquettish tone, "Mom, I understand your intentions. When we were children, none of you were optimistic about He Xiu, so you didn't let me have anything to do with him. But things are different now. Uncle He has entrusted Xingguang Department Store to him. In the past few years, the turnover of Xingguang Department Store has been steadily increasing under his management, and even many uncles and aunts around are paying more and more attention to him."

  "That's still no use. You're already engaged to He Chen. Do you really want to break off the engagement? Even if you do, do you think He Xiu will be with you? Don't be silly." Xu Ying's mother softened her tone as she said this and took her hand gently. "Yingying, everything your father and I do is for you. Although He Xiu is now highly regarded, he is still... He Chen is the only son of your Aunt Zhao. With the support of the He family and the Zhao family behind him, he won't be worse than He Xiu."

  After she finished speaking and saw that Xu Ying just pursed her lips and didn't say anything, she patted the back of her hand and said, "Mom knows that you were stimulated by him at the engagement banquet, which is why you're saying such nonsense. Why bother? The woman he brought is just a comic artist. How can she compare to you? He's only worthy of that kind of woman."

  Thinking of the bank card balance that Jian Yan had shown her before, Xu Ying went upstairs without saying a word. After she left, her mother stayed alone in the living room, frowning and thinking.

  She had also received the news that He Xiu had recently, contrary to his usual behavior, started acquiring the shares of some small shareholders of the He Corporation. She could tell that He Jinglong intended to hand over Xingguang Department Store to him, but presumably, Zhao Yingfang wouldn't let him have his way so easily.

  However, He Chen had been spoiled by the family over the years, and in terms of ability, he was indeed not as good as He Xiu. It wasn't that she couldn't understand that Yingying had a greater crush on He Xiu. But they had initially sided with He Chen, and it was impossible to go back on their decision now.

  It seemed that she still had to remind He Chen.

  When He Xiu and Jian Yan got home, they really started cooking. Jian Yan was glad to be able to relax. She ran to the studio to get drawing paper and a pen, sat at the dining table opposite the kitchen, and started drawing. She hadn't drawn handwritten manuscripts for a long time, so she needed to practice more to maintain her touch.

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  He Xiu saw her sitting there drawing. Although he was curious, he didn't go up and ask her. It wasn't until he finished cooking dinner and brought it to the table that he asked, "What are you drawing? Take your things to the living room. Don't get oil on them."

  "Oh." Jian Yan put away her paintbrush, picked up the drawing paper, and showed it to him. "How is it?"

  He Xiu took a look. The drawing showed a tall and slender man wearing a white shirt, suit pants, and a black vest. His black windbreaker was slightly fluttering, just like the faint curve at the corner of his mouth.

  "It's quite handsome. Why do I feel like it looks a bit like me?"

  Jian Yan chuckled softly. "Don't be so narcissistic. This is the initial design of the male lead in my new work. He is a professional buyer in a large department store with a sharp eye and is known as the 'Eye of the Sniper'."

  He Xiu laughed. "The 'Eye of the Sniper'. Have you been playing too many games?"

  "Well, the 'Eye of the Falcon' would also work. Anyway, it's just a nickname. We can make it as cool as possible."

  "Okay, then what about the female lead?"

  "The female lead is of course a clothes seller. She has excellent eloquence and a deep understanding of fashion. She is an undefeated sales myth in the mall. One brings the most popular and fashionable clothes into the mall, and the other sells these clothes. It's perfect."

  "It sounds like the Condor Heroes in the mall. Pfft."

  "..." With your description, how can the readers get excited!

  Jian Yan pouted, put away the drawing manuscript, and then went back to the dining room to eat. He Xiu had cooked three dishes and one soup. Presumably, they wouldn't be able to finish it all in one meal, and she could save the effort of cooking tomorrow.

  "By the way, I have some hidden treasures here." Jian Yan said as she trotted into the kitchen. Soon, she came out with a plate of cold pickled cabbage. "These pickled cabbages were made by my mother herself. They are very delicious. Try them."

  He Xiu took a bite and indeed found them much more delicious than the pickled cabbages in restaurants. "Your mother must have excellent cooking skills."

  "Of course. She taught me everything I know about cooking."

  He Xiu smiled and casually asked her, "So when are you going to introduce me to your mother? I've already taken you to meet my family."

  Jian Yan pretended to be in a difficult position and thought for a while, then said to him in a helpless tone, "Okay, okay. I'll take you to meet her during the Spring Festival. I will definitely give you a proper status."

  He Xiu held back his laughter and said, "It's a deal. I know where your mother lives. If you don't take me there, I'll go find her myself."

  Jian Yan gave him a look that said "I really can't do anything about you" and then couldn't help laughing first. After the meal, she took the initiative to go to the kitchen to wash the dishes. He Xiu studied her drawings for a while and then sat with her in the living room watching TV.

  As it got later and later, He Xiu still showed no sign of leaving. Jian Yan had to remind him euphemistically, "It's getting late. It's not safe to drive home too late."

  He Xiu suddenly hugged her and buried his head in her neck, rubbing against it. "I don't want to go home."

  Jian Yan couldn't help laughing. "You're acting like a child."

  "That's not my home." He Xiu looked up at her, and the look in his eyes made Jian Yan's heart almost melt. "Will you take me in tonight?"

  The air seemed to quiet down. In He Xiu's embrace, the world seemed to shrink until there were only the two of them left. Her heart was pounding, and it seemed that He Xiu's heart was the same.

  "Okay then..." In the end, it was Jian Yan who gave in. Upon getting an affirmative answer, the corners of He Xiu's mouth seemed to lift slightly.

  Jian Yan sighed in her heart. She really couldn't say no. Even when He Xiu went to the bathroom to take a shower and she heard the sound of running water outside, she was still deeply reflecting on herself.

  Why did she let him stay? This was like inviting a wolf into the house, Jian Yan! He must have used his good looks to puzzle her just now, which made her make such an unwise decision.

  There was a click sound from the bathroom door lock, and Jian Yan trembled all over. He Xiu came out of the bathroom while wiping his hair. Seeing her standing there stiffly, he couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you doing? Standing at attention?"

  "..." Jian Yan didn't know how to answer him. Since He Xiu didn't bring any pajamas, he was now only wrapped in a very large bath towel. Jian Yan was very worried that he didn't wrap it tightly enough and that the bath towel would fall off him if he took a few more steps.

  "Did you... wear anything inside?" Jian Yan asked with difficulty.

  He Xiu's eyelashes fluttered twice, and he walked up to her and said, "No. I can sleep naked."

  "…………" Even if you're willing to be so straightforward, you should ask if others are willing too!

  She took a deep breath, picked up a pillow, and handed it to him. "I have several guest rooms here. You can choose any one."

  He Xiu held the pillow and sat down on the big bed in front of him. "I'll choose this one."

  "..." Jian Yan was silent for a moment, picked up another pillow, and walked outside herself. "Then I'll go sleep in the guest room."

  Before she could take a step, her wrist was grabbed. With a slight pull, He Xiu brought her into his arms. With a turn, he gently pressed her underneath him.

  Jian Yan immediately became nervous. She pressed her hands against He Xiu's chest and said intermittently, "Don't make such big movements. Be careful that the bath... towel falls off."

  He Xiu lowered his head and lay beside her, laughing.

  The sense of oppression from him lessened a lot. Jian Yan pushed him again, trying to get up from the bed. Unexpectedly, He Xiu's arms tightened immediately.

  "Don't go. Sleep with me." He looked at her, and his warm breath gently blew against her face. Jian Yan's heart rate increased, and she was almost bewitched by his voice and was about to nod in agreement.

  "Why are you so shameless?" She grasped her last bit of reason and looked at him with a twitch of her mouth.

  He Xiu smiled and leaned closer to her, saying, "Don't get me wrong. I just mean sleeping, and it doesn't include any other services."

  "..." Jian Yan's face turned red. After considering for a long time, she still nodded. "Okay, I'll trust you this time. If you lie to me, I won't sleep with you again in the future."

  This threat was quite serious. He Xiu smiled and nodded. "Got it."

  Jian Yan broke free from his embrace, lay down in her own position, and covered herself tightly with the quilt. "Good night then."

  He Xiu chuckled, went to the bathroom to dry his hair, and then lay down beside her.

  Jian Yan kept her eyes closed all the time. She was afraid that he really wasn't wearing anything inside and that she would see something she shouldn't. After He Xiu lay down, he stared at her for a while and then reached out to pull her into his arms.

  Jian Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she reminded him, "Don't forget what you said."

  "I haven't forgotten." He Xiu kissed the back of her neck and whispered, "Good night, baby."

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