If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 757 - : The number of times he touched her can be counted on fingers
Chapter 757: Chapter 757: The number of times he touched her can be counted on fingers
Xu Chaomu had already dried her hair, and she looked at him, a faint smile on her lips.
Being with him felt so wonderful.
In the days he was absent, she had truly missed him, and now, seeing him suddenly sitting on the bed, she felt overwhelmed with happiness.
“Come to bed, don’t catch a cold,” Shen Chi said.
“Oh.” Xu Chaomu smiled and walked towards the bed.
The moment she approached, he stopped reading, placed the book on the bedside, and just looked at her.
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She felt embarrassed under his gaze, lowered her head, and clambered onto the bed.
As soon as she climbed up, he pulled her into his arms. Only when he held her did he feel fulfilled and happy.
Xu Chaomu didn’t push him away, just looked up with a small face and warned him, “Don’t get handsy.”
“Okay, I won’t touch.”
“Hmm!” Xu Chaomu nodded, “Why aren’t you sleeping?”
She heard that after “that,” men are supposed to be very tired and usually fall asleep instantly, but he seemed to be full of energy.
“How can I sleep without you?” Shen Chi curled his lips, inhaling the fragrance from her hair, “I feel secure only when I’m holding you.”
His words were so sweet that Xu Chaomu couldn’t help but laugh out loud. She snuggled up to him and playfully said, “Brother Si… you never flattered me like this before.”
“Did I like you this much before?”
“When did you start liking me, then?”
“Have I liked you?”
“You actually deny liking me? Fine, then, sleep by yourself!” Xu Chaomu huffed.
After saying that, she tried to push him away, ready to throw off the covers and leave.
“Don’t move.” Shen Chi held her firmly, his face filled with mischief, “If you move again, I can’t promise I won’t do anything.”
His words carried a deeper meaning, and Xu Chaomu, the little rascal, understood immediately.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, wishing she could strangle him. She huffed, “Shen Chi, can’t you be a little less dirty? I have some detergent, do you want it?”
“Keep it for yourself.”
She hooked her arms around his neck, lying on him, feeling completely happy.
All the experiences of the past few days had vanished into thin air. Indeed, he was her greatest courage. With him around, she could leave everything else behind.
She lay quietly in his arms, occasionally nuzzling his neck with her little head.
Shen Chi also hugged her, the little wild cat finally retracting her claws.
When he showered just now, he found that she had left numerous scratch marks on his body. She really didn’t hold back.
After lying quietly in his arms for a while, she said softly, “Brother Si…”
“Hmm?” Shen Chi looked down at her.
“Your father wanted to drive me away tonight.” Xu Chaomu paused, her voice slow and lacklustre, “He said… I don’t have a home…”
“Ignore him,” Shen Chi frowned, “Where we are, that’s home, get it?”
“But he said the Waterside Pavilion is yours, and I can’t even afford a balcony.”
“Oh?” Shen Chi arched an eyebrow.
“Oh what.” Xu Chaomu felt a little disheartened.
She truly couldn’t afford the balcony of the Waterside Pavilion; getting a drawer would be an achievement, and Shen Chi hadn’t given her a raise.
“I’ll show you the property deed tomorrow.”
“Hmm?” It was Xu Chaomu’s turn to be confused.
“We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
He patted her on the back and whispered, “Not sleepy?”
“Not sleepy, just a little sore in the back,” Xu Chaomu huffed.
“Oh, that proves one thing,” Shen Chi said seriously.
“Alright, I know what you’re going to say!” Xu Chaomu laughed, circling his neck, “Isn’t it just to boast about your stamina, that you’re very capable?!”
This shameless guy, that’s all he had—always teasing her, just teasing her, always teasing!
“Good realization,” Shen Chi chuckled, “I’ll give you a raise when we get back.”
“Boss Shen.” Xu Chaomu looked at him seriously, “Doesn’t this count as exploiting your employee?”
“This is exploiting boldly and openly.”
“Fine, I’m climbing up the ladder through the boss! Give me a raise, a promotion, and time off!”
“No problem,” Shen Chi replied readily, but the smirk on his lips was unchangingly mischievous, “But the number of times we have to ‘exploit’ might need to increase, won’t a few be insufficient?”
He thought about it, the times he had touched her could be counted on one hand!
“You’re the kind of boss the news talks about, the lecherous kind who takes advantage of his position to exploit female employees—be careful, or I might expose you.”
“Go ahead and expose.” Shen Chi was unthreatened, “After that, I can very well expose our marriage certificate.”
At this, Xu Chaomu couldn’t help but feel a bit more melancholic again.
She snuggled closer to him and murmured, “Brother Si… what if we really are siblings?”
“Do you believe that?”
“I… don’t believe it.”
“Then that settles it, doesn’t it?”
“But the evidence is there, and… I watched the doctor carry out the paternity test with Doctor Wen.”
Xu Chaomu lowered her head.
“Is that so?” Shen Chi’s eyes narrowed.
“Yeah.” Xu Chaomu sounded a bit despondent.
“Stop worrying, I’ll go see Wen Zhiyuan tomorrow.”
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“Oh.”
“Right, when I was away, did anyone bully you?” Shen Chi looked at her, recalling what the servants said about her being slapped.
Did someone dare to hit her?
Xu Chaomu’s eyes shifted evasively, and she shook her head, “No, your father just had a paternity test done with me.”
“Is that so?” A dangerous glint flashed in his eyes, “Lying?”
“I’m not lying! If I had really been bullied, I would’ve told you, Boss Shen, so you could stand up for me. Why wouldn’t I do that? But no one bullied me.”
The incident of Zhou Ran slapping her was something she wanted to keep secret, after all, that was his mother.
“Is that so?” Shen Chi pressed on.
This time, his long fingers tilted up her chin, forcing her to look him in the eyes.
He saw a flicker of evasion in her eyes, and she still dared to lie to him.
“Yes,” Xu Chaomu continued to be stubborn, “Alright, let’s sleep. If you’re not sleepy, I am.”
“If you don’t confess honestly, forget about sleeping!” Shen Chi barked at her.
His bark made her feel aggrieved.
With watery eyes, she looked at him, her eyelids drooping, “You’re yelling at me again.”
“Tell me!”
Xu Chaomu shook her head, “What’s there to say? Nobody bullied me, do you want me to make something up for you?”
“Fine, then I will ask the Waterside Pavilion’s servants tomorrow.”
“Why ask them? They don’t know anything.”
“Because they said, someone hit you. If they can’t tell me who, I’ll throw them all out.”
He stroked her face, his deep eyes fixed on her.
Xu Chaomu’s heart skipped, had someone told him? Who was so talkative…
She quickly said, “Shen Chi, you’re unreasonable. It’s not their fault. They know nothing.”
Xu Chaomu knew Shen Chi was a man of his word, and she didn’t want innocent people to get involved.
