The past thirty-some hours had been like a terrible nightmare. An Zhang took a deep breath, gazing at the person sleeping in the bed.
“We finally made it through.” Lovingly caressing Shi Xuan’s face, now restored with color, he took a towel, dampened it, and carefully wiped her face and hands. “Xuan, you know? You really scared me this time,” he whispered.
“Sorry,” came a hoarse voice in response.
“Xuan, you’re awake?!” He looked joyfully at the eyes slowly opening.
“Mm.”
She blinked, half-closing her eyes to adjust to the light, then fixed her gaze on the face that made her heart ache with reluctance. Her lips curved into a beautiful smile, her right dimple showing. She raised her hand, wanting to touch him.
He understood, leaning down, holding her hand and pressing it firmly against his cheek.
“Don’t scare me like this again. I’ve discovered I’m quite timid and can’t handle another such shock.”
“I won’t, really. I swear,” Shi Xuan cupped his haggard face, feeling heartache.
Seeing her wanting to sit up, he carefully helped her, raising the bed and placing a pillow for her to lean on.
“I’m sorry.” She said again.
Gently combing her messy short hair with his five fingers, An Zhang smiled and asked, “Why do you say that?”
Gazing into his eyes filled with tenderness, she apologetically whispered, “I used to be selfish, never considering your feelings. I was only thinking about what I wanted to do and neglected your thoughts.”
“Why are you thinking this suddenly?”
She told him about the scenes she had heard and seen while unconscious.
“A soul leaving the body?” He pondered, “I’ve heard people mention similar near-death experiences before.”
“Zhang, can we find that divine doctor again? I want to thank her in person.”
He shook his head, “I think she deliberately left quietly because she didn’t want anyone to disturb her. Let’s keep this gratitude in our hearts. Perhaps we’ll meet her again someday.”
When the agent stationed at the Hong Kong branch called her, everyone simultaneously felt that this unique woman was like a gentle breeze, like a cloud floating in the sky, ethereal and hard to grasp.
At the time, she left a message, “No one is allowed to enter during my treatment.” Then she directly walked into the hospital room. Two hours later, when they heard the emergency bell and pushed open the door, she had vanished like air.
“Okay,” Shi Xuan paused, holding his hand, “I never knew you had been secretly helping me all these years.”
Thanks to the accurate intelligence he provided, she had successfully solved case after case, often narrowly escaping danger. She had thought it was her good luck, but now she realized it was him secretly protecting her.
“I just hope you return safely,” he poured her a glass of water to moisten her parched throat.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, as if making a significant decision. When she opened her eyes again, her bright eyes were resolute. She grasped his hand, kissed it, and mustered her courage to say deeply, “Zhang, I’ve decided. I’m going to marry you.”
No one else would treat her like him, and she would never love anyone else the way she loved him. She didn’t want to miss him anymore. After drifting for years, she wanted to settle where he was.
An Zhang was stunned, clearly not expecting such words.
Seeing his strange expression, her heroic eyebrows furrowed, and she challenged, “Don’t you want to?”
“No, no,” he spread a smile, his lazy voice softly intoxicating, “My dear, I’m more than willing. I humbly accept.”
“That’s good,” Shi Xuan blushed, embarrassed by his burning gaze. “Qin, I’m very hungry. Is there anything to eat?”
“I’ll have someone bring food right away,” his lips covered her dry lips in a deep kiss. When he pulled away, her lips were moist and rosy.
Xiang Mi, “Cunning CEO Loves to be Jealous” Chapter Nine: “Investigate who did that thing, reward: One million.
Facing his romantic rival, An Zhang’s mood was excellent, and he explained patiently, “In Taiwan, no one stipulates that marriage must be in a church.”
“Then Taiwan allows divorce, right!” Jin Yuanhao challenged, raising his eyebrows provocatively. “I won’t give up. You better not give me an opportunity, otherwise I won’t be polite! You framed me with that female floor manager in Kaohsiung, and I haven’t settled the score with you yet.” He spoke through gritted teeth.
“What a pity, I thought you would like that type of beautiful woman, so I carefully arranged it to let you enjoy a beautiful woman’s warmth.” An Zhang smiled gently, his tone friendly as if chatting with a friend.
Jin Yuanhao pointed at his nose, “Hmph, I knew you were behind this. Come on, if you have the guts, go tell Shi Xuan right now and clarify this matter.” When he had told her before, she didn’t believe him, but now look, this guy has admitted it himself.
“Ah, do you think I would do something so foolish?” An Zhang looked at him with sympathetic eyes.
“You sly little scoundrel, fine, if you won’t explain, I’ll do it myself.” He was determined to clear his name.
An Zhang was calm and composed, “Go ahead, let’s see if Xuan believes you or me.”
“You—” Furious, Jin Yuanhao glared at him fiercely.
Wearing an innocent and gentle smile, his tone was as if advising a lost child. “I can tolerate you being Xuan’s friend, but I advise you not to have improper thoughts about her.”
“What if I can’t let go?” Jin Yuanhao crossed his arms, not believing An Zhang could do anything to him.
“If you insist on not listening to my sincere advice, don’t blame fate if you encounter misfortune in the future.”
Pushing open the iron-cast door, An Zhang had no intention of continuing the conversation and was seeing him out.
How could Shi Xuan fall for such a cunning and sinister guy? Truly… blind. Jin Yuanhao thought resentfully to himself.
Soft moonlight gently illuminated the earth.
Shi Xuan, who came down to get water, heard a sound and peeked out the back door into the yard, blinking in some surprise. So there really was a mouse as fat as a cat!
This was her first time seeing such a fierce mouse. Facing its sharp attack, the CEO was almost completely defenseless, retreating step by step.
“Xuan, what are you looking at?” An Zhang came downstairs to the kitchen, hugging her shoulders, his chest pressed against her back, also looking out. “Oh, there really is such a fat mouse.”
“Yes, ah, it’s leaving scratch marks on the CEO’s face again.”
“Who would have thought that the usually clever CEO would be completely helpless against such a small opponent, being played with.” Seeing Shi Xuan seemed about to help the CEO, An Zhang held her hand.
“Let’s observe a bit more, don’t be in a hurry to intervene. This is its own battle, let it fight first.”
She hesitated a bit, “But the CEO looks miserable. That fierce mouse has completely overwhelmed it.”
His cheek pressed against hers, he whispered gently in her ear. “Don’t worry, the CEO will at most have a few scratch marks and will be fine. Didn’t you notice? It hasn’t even barked, which shows it probably doesn’t want to alert anyone.”
“Seems like that’s true.” When she came downstairs earlier, she had only heard squeaking sounds, not a single dog bark.
“I think it’s actually enjoying itself. Let’s not worry about it. It’s cold, let’s go back to the room.”
“Mm.” Taking one more look, Shi Xuan walked back upstairs with him.
Seeing the desire in his eyes that made her heart race, she bit her lip, about to say something, when An Zhang spoke first—
“You should rest early. Good night.” After saying this gently, he turned to walk out.
Ah, how could he… He wasn’t going to…
“Zhang.” She hurriedly called out to him.
“Hmm?” He stopped his departing steps.
