He still kept sniffing lightly with his nose.
"The sour sll of love."
Lin Zhenxin burst into laughter and handed her the large lobster she was holding.
She had never seen such a big lobster before; when it was caught, the two large claws were still moving.
Frightened, she quickly hid behind Li Yanan.
Lin Zhenxin turned to place the beer she bought in front of Jiang Dongting. He had just finished the bottle of whiskey.
Jiang Dongting looked up, his cold gaze falling on Lin Zhenxin and Li Yanan, a faint smile at the corners of his mouth.
He gestured toward the position of the second button on Li Yanan’s shirt.
Lin Zhenxin followed his gaze and her face turned red in the next second.
It turned out that her lipstick color was stained there; it should have been from earlier in the alleyway...
"I’m going to have a drink..." she turned and pulled Xiang Xiaokui towards the barbecue grill.
"You seem much happier than before."
Jiang Dongting looked at Li Yanan, his voice reeking of alcohol, yet his deep eyes were clear and profound.
"She is my happiness."
Li Yanan looked at Lin Zhenxin’s back and said softly.
Jiang Dongting smiled, but after the smile, his expression carried a hint of indescribable desolation.
"Happiness, huh..." He leaned back on the chair, and after the desolation, his expression turned weary.
"Brother, go find her."
Li Yanan sat down beside Jiang Dongting and opened a bottle of beer.
"She hates to death." After so ti, Jiang Dongting finally spoke again.
"I forced her to marry back then, Yanan. When we divorced, she said it would be best if we never saw each other again!"
Li Yanan took a sip of beer, watching Jin Muchi awkwardly handle the lobster for Xiang Xiaokui.
"That’s because of what you said."
Li Yanan did not comnt on the rights and wrongs between Jiang Dongting and Chu Xingguang.
However, he did not want to see Jiang Dongting continue to be so decadent.
Drinking can’t solve the problem.
"Besides, if she really wished you dead, why would she keep the child inside her?"
With a loud bang.
Even Lin Zhenxin and the others by the barbecue were startled and looked over towards Jiang Dongting.
"What did you say? Say that again?" Jiang Dongting’s face was stern, his expression panicked.
Li Yanan, seeing his reaction, couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
What exactly did Xun Chen tell him?
"Zhenxin, co here." Li Yanan called Lin Zhenxin over.
She quickly walked over.
"Last ti when we went to see Chu Xingguang, she seed okay, right?"
Lin Zhenxin didn’t expect Li Yanan to suddenly bring up Chu Xingguang’s matter, but she sowhat understood why Jiang Dongting had lost control earlier.
"Yeah, she said the nursing ho environnt is good and that there’s soone to take care of Little Qilin. She, a pregnant woman..."
"She’s pregnant?"
Jiang Dongting suddenly stood up, placing his hands on Lin Zhenxin’s shoulders.
He was so forceful that Lin Zhenxin found it quite painful.
Li Yanan reached out to brush his hand away, allowing Jiang Dongting to regain so composure.
"Yes, last ti I felt her belly, the baby can already kick."
Lin Zhenxin unconsciously took a step back, instinctively looking at Li Yanan, and only then realized sothing was amiss.
Jiang Dongting, on the other hand, after a mont of silence, suddenly turned and went back to his room, a cold aura following his retreating figure.
"What’s going on?" Lin Zhenxin was puzzled.
"It seems Xun Chen forgot to tell Brother the most important thing last ti."
Li Yanan shook his head and drew Lin Zhenxin into his arms...
Back in the suite, Lin Zhenxin took off her shoes and walked barefoot on the floor.
Li Yanan went into the bathroom first, and soon the sound of rushing water could be heard.
As for Lin Zhenxin, she propped her chin with one hand, looking at the two coconuts Li Yanan had left on the countertop earlier.
She didn’t know what she was thinking.
When Li Yanan ca out of the bathroom, that was the scene he saw.
Even as he walked over, Lin Zhenxin had no reaction.
It was only when he reached from behind to embrace her that she snapped back to reality.
"You’re out?" Li Yanan’s hair was still damp, his half-dried hair pressed against her ear as he lowered his head.
He rubbed against her.
"Want to eat?" Li Yanan asked.
Lin Zhenxin nodded shyly.
But then she saw Li Yanan turn into the kitchen; perhaps because he had just showered, he only wore a pair of casual pants.
Exposing his bare upper body muscles.
Lin Zhenxin followed him into the kitchen.
She watched as he skillfully made several holes in the coconut, quickly using tools to pry it open.
He poured the transparent coconut water into a glass before her and then bent down to continue his work.
"I really like it here." Lin Zhenxin remarked, holding the cup.
Although in either J City or Danang, they were never idle every day.
Always so issue or another disrupted their vacation.
But thinking about returning to J City, where the annoying Li Family and Tu Family awaited, filled her with exhaustion.
Danang might not seem developed, but it boasted the most beautiful scenery and the purest local culture, making it a great leisure spot.
Li Yanan chuckled, scooping out the coconut at split in half and placing it in a small bowl.
"Little Kui told today that there are two types of coconut at; one is tender like jelly, while the other is firm with more bite. She said the harder one is tastier." Lin Zhenxin pinched a piece of coconut at and put it in her mouth.
The rich coconut aroma filled her taste buds, and Lin Zhenxin squinted her eyes in satisfaction, like a satiated kitten.
Li Yanan took a bottle of mineral water from the fridge.
He watched her with her fingers still in her mouth, swallowing slowly.
His Adam’s apple moved up and down, very attractively.
"The hard one, better than the tender... tastier?" Li Yanan slowly repeated this sentence in a low voice.
At first, Lin Zhenxin didn’t think anything of it, but then she saw him turning his elbow to the countertop, his eyes deeply gazing at her.
His upper body was naked, and even at a distance, she could sll his fresh scent.
Countless tis, this scent enveloped her, bringing her out of the darkness.
Her eyes followed his face down his moving Adam’s apple, collarbones, and chest...
Then naturally fell on his abdon.
The neatly arranged abs showed the results of his regular workouts, without a trace of fat, making her heart flutter.
"I always feel like you’re tempting ." Lin Zhenxin mumbled uneasily, drinking two sips of coconut juice with a dry mouth before stopping.
Before she could set the cup down.
Li Yanan approached quietly, using her hand to take a sip from the spot she drank from.
"Don’t feel, I am indeed tempting you." Li Yanan laughed softly.
"Old man, shaless."
Lin Zhenxin couldn’t help but step back, but her wrist was still held in his palm.
Thinking of sothing, Lin Zhenxin lost her initial panic and simply used his grip to leap onto him.
Almost in an instant, Li Yanan caught her.
"Little girl, shaless!"
Li Yanan held Lin Zhenxin’s entire weight, pressing her against the counter!
"If you have the guts, then eat up!"
Lin Zhenxin slightly lifted her chin, her arms around his neck, chuckling softly.
"Then I’ll oblige!"
The next day, Li Yanan was awoken by the urgent ringing of his phone.
As soon as he answered, his expression changed slightly...
Lin Zhenxin, having only just fallen asleep at dawn, looked dazed when Li Yanan shook her awake.
"The president of the Chinese Association wants to et you."
Though they had fallen asleep almost simultaneously, Li Yanan was clearly more alert than Lin Zhenxin.
"Wants to et... what? Wants to et ?"
Still groggy, Lin Zhenxin’s face lacked any energy.
Seeing this, Li Yanan didn’t waste words; he got out of bed and picked an outfit for her from the wardrobe, dressing her from the inside out.
Lin Zhenxin allowed him to dress her, even leaving things like brushing her teeth and washing her face to be done by Li Yanan.
Before leaving, Li Yanan called Jin Muchi.
The night before, Jiang Dongting had caught the last flight to J City. They might not return from Hui’an today.
Just in case, he needed to inform Jin Muchi.
Hearing that the president of the Chinese Association wanted to see Lin Zhenxin surprised Jin Muchi on the other end of the line.
But with ti being tight, he didn’t ask further, and Li Yanan quickly ended the call...
The drive from Danang to Hui’an took about half an hour.
Halfway through, Lin Zhenxin finally woke up.
First, she was briefly dazed, then widened her eyes at the moving car, instinctively looking for Li Yanan...
Once she confird that Li Yanan was beside her, she finally breathed a small sigh of relief.
"Where are we going?" Lin Zhenxin was still sowhat puzzled.
"The president of the Chinese Association wants to et you. He’s the elder we t at the Ruan Family the last ti. Do you rember?"
Li Yanan reached to tuck her hair behind her ear.
"Wants to et ? I don’t know him, what does he want to see for?"
As soon as Lin Zhenxin finished speaking, the person who had been sitting stoically in the front passenger seat cleared their throat.
Li Yanan discreetly shook his head and tapped his lips lightly with a finger.
That’s when Lin Zhenxin realized the driver and the front passenger must be from the Chinese Association.
She stopped talking, simply watching the reflections continuously move past the car window, feeling inexplicably baffled...
The Chinese Association was located in Hui’an Ancient Town.
At the entrance of the ancient town, there was originally a place where tickets were sold to tourists, but seeing the car Lin Zhenxin was in, they let them pass without a word.
Once the slow-moving car fully stopped, Lin Zhenxin finally beca fully awake.
Facing the unknown, there’s always a touch of fear in one’s heart.
"Don’t worry, I’m here." As if sensing her internal worry, Li Yanan reached out to squeeze her earlobe.
Lin Zhenxin nodded and got out of the car.
An old, rustic house suddenly appeared before her eyes.
On the doorposts, there were prominent signs that read "Public Ownership, Public Governance, Public Sharing" and "Nationality, Civil Rights, People’s Welfare."
On the white wall, in bright red letters, the words "Courtesy, Justice, Integrity, Sha" were written.
Li Yanan stood beside Lin Zhenxin, their shadows stretched out long on the ground.
"Please follow ."
The man originally sitting in the front passenger seat spoke, his Chinese tinged with a strange accent.
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