Chapter 403: Chapter 398: Going Out Chapter 403: Chapter 398: Going Out The atmosphere in the car was a bit strange.

Shen Yan took off Qi Si’s suit jacket and glanced at his cold face, realizing that he was truly angry now.

“I apologize on behalf of the fans, Mr. Qi, they didn’t mean to block me and make you wait outside for so long.”

Qi Si suddenly stared at her and said in a deep voice, “I’ll be careful next time.”

“Ah?” Shen Yan was stunned.

What did he need to be careful about?

Qi Si was feeling irritable.

Shen Yan’s words reminded him of what she had said at the beginning, that she didn’t want him, a man in a hidden marriage, to be exposed in front of the media and affect her career as a star.

It was him who felt that their relationship had become very close recently, so he had forgotten how they got married in the first place.

The thought of why she entered the entertainment industry in the first place pricked at his heart like a thorn, causing a lump in his chest, making his breathing somewhat labored.

Qi Si had to admit, he was jealous of Mu Jincheng.

Even if…

Thinking of all that had happened to Shen Yan, Qi Si’s eyes closed slightly.

“It’s not Mr. Qi’s fault, I should be the one being careful…” Shen Yan said uncertainly, “Are you angry?”

“No,” Qi Si found his thoughts just now childish, “Don’t overthink it, the photos won’t be sent out.”

“Mmm.”

Shen Yan opened her mouth but still didn’t ask whether he was reluctant to reveal their relationship.

Leaning back in her seat, Shen Yan suddenly remembered what he said about the two-year contract, as well as what he said in front of Mr. Shen about wanting children a year or two later.

It seemed like she understood something.

A wave of sourness filled her heart.

The atmosphere inside the car suddenly became somewhat oppressive.

After a while, Shen Yan turned her head to look at Qi Si, “Mr. Qi said you wanted to go out for a walk, when?”

“Not tired?”

Shen Yan shook her head, “Let’s do it tomorrow.”

Qi Si touched her head, “Once it’s arranged, we’ll go.”

*

The border of Qing Province.

Shen Yan opened the window, stuck her head halfway out, and faced the autumn wind blowing against her face.

At this moment, she felt nothing but relaxed and joyful!

“Don’t stick it out.”

A hand pulled her head back in.

Although there wasn’t much traffic on the road, it was best not to make such dangerous movements.

Shen Yan smiled apologetically, “How did Mr. Qi come up with the idea to come here?”

“Going through here leads to New Province.”

The vast grasslands were enticing!

Although it wasn’t the right season, the grasslands were just as beautiful!

Shen Yan loved this kind of road trip!

Especially with Qi Si by her side!

Since leaving Beijing, they had entered Qing Province and then drove the whole way.

Qi Si had never thought that one day he would take his wife on a road trip alone. Looking back at Shen Yan who was leaning her head out, his eyes were tender.

Seeing that Shen Yan seemed to light up with colors because of this trip, Qi Si felt it was worth it!

By the time they entered the next province, it was already night.

Shen Yan, coming out of the bathroom, didn’t see Qi Si and when she looked at the hotel balcony, there was nobody there.

Did he go out?

Shen Yan walked to the window and pulled the curtains open a bit, looking down with the aid of the light.

She saw two figures standing in a corner; one of them was Qi Si.

Shen Yan wanted to read their lips, but the distance was too far, and their standing spot was quite dark.

She had to give up, until the other figure left. As Qi Si suddenly looked up, she retreated without leaving a trace, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Did Qi Si suddenly come here just to take her out?

Qi Si returned to the hotel room and saw her sitting on the single sofa, wiping her hair, while glancing at him with her peripheral vision.

His deep gaze fell on Shen Yan’s pale and shiny legs; she was wearing only a white mid-length T-shirt with black shorts underneath. Her pale thighs extended to her tender ankles, all within Qi Si’s field of vision.

Qi Si walked over.

Qi Si’s movements weren’t hurried, but Shen Yan’s actions came to a halt as a shadow fell before her eyes.

The next second, Shen Yan was hoisted into the air.

The towel in Shen Yan’s hand dropped, her legs hooked around his strong waist as she clung to him, looking down at the handsome face so close to hers.

“Mr. Qi, what are you doing?”

“It’s me asking you what you’re doing.”

Qi Si’s voice was deep and husky.

“I’m drying my hair.”

“You’re seducing me.”

“…” Shen Yan turned her head away, “Mr. Qi, put me down.”

“You’re the one who clung on,” Qi Si stared at her.

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Shen Yan let her legs down, “Can you put me down now? This position is a bit… strange.”

Yet Qi Si held onto her, gazing at her for a long time before finally setting her down and turning to enter the bathroom.

Shen Yan wondered why he was showing restraint when his deep voice came from by the bathroom door, “We still have to go out tomorrow, go to rest early.”

“Oh.”

Shen Yan decided to pick up the hairdryer and finish drying her hair.

Lying on the bed with her phone, Shen Yan texted Liu Su, who, upon learning they were out alone, had plenty of suggestions.

After looking through them all, Shen Yan didn’t take a single suggestion.

She didn’t know what Uncle Liu was thinking, coming up with all those lousy ideas.

Seeing the word “seduction,” Shen Yan thought back to what Qi Si had said to her earlier.

She covered her face and buried herself under the covers.

That couldn’t really be considered seduction, could it?

Qi Si took a while in the shower, and by the time he came out, Shen Yan was already asleep.

Qi Si approached the bed, removed the phone from beside her head, leaned down to kiss her cheek, then sat by the bed, watching her for a very long time with a deep look in his eyes.

As the night deepened, Qi Si sat on the other side of the sofa and opened his laptop, his gaze settling on the document on the screen.

It was something he had kept all this time.

On it was a blurry photo of a girl, but it wasn’t hard to see that the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl had already grown tall and beautiful beyond compare.

That was Shen Yan.

Shen Yan from Mountain City.

Having stared for a while, Qi Si pressed his forehead with a hand before flipping to the next photo.

It was a current photo of fourteen or fifteen-year-old Shen Yan, much clearer than the previous one. Unlike the other, Shen Yan’s smile in this photo was so bright, but… it felt like something was missing.

Qi Si didn’t quite like the smile in this photo or perhaps, the person in the photo.

Looking up at the sleeping face, it was obviously the same face, but he preferred this real one.

This contradiction seemed to confirm something.

Or perhaps it was telling him the truth hidden behind it all.

Flipping further back to the blurry photo, Qi Si stared at it for a long time until he could see the person in it clearly.

“Snap.”

Qi Si closed the laptop irritably, took a cigarette to his lips, stepped out of the room, and began to smoke outside.

*

“Did Mr. Qi have insomnia again?” Upon waking up, Shen Yan noticed the tiredness under Qi Si’s eyes and felt a tinge of pity.

“I dealt with some work, slept late.”

“I’ll drive,” Shen Yan offered.

Qi Si didn’t object and gave up his place at the steering wheel.

Shen Yan drove steadily, following the road and encountering several others on a road trip too.

“Whoosh!”

A car sped past behind them, and Shen Yan followed the navigation into another road.

Just as she was about to speak to Qi Si, something caught her eye from the side, a dangerous presence rushing towards them, and Shen Yan tensed up instantly.

“Mr. Qi, hold tight.”

Qi Si too sensed something off, gripping firmly and glancing backward.

“Bang!”

It wasn’t a car; something metallic hit their vehicle, causing a jolt.

Qi Si’s expression turned visibly grimmer.

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