Chapter 1717: Chapter 1718: Holding Her in His Arms

She had just put down her phone when footsteps sounded behind her. She turned around and bumped right into the man coming in.

He was tall, and Rong Yan was suddenly pulled into his arms. The hand resting on her waist was as warm as if there was a furnace there, making her heart race. Her earlobes turned abruptly red as she gasped for breath, her head being held from the back, her burning cheeks pressing against his chest. She could hear his strong heartbeat, “What, what’s wrong with you?”

Why did he hold her and not let go as soon as he came back?

He wasn’t usually so fiery with his enthusiasm; his emotions were more often than not quite reserved. This sudden passion made her a bit dazed.

A deep voice came from above her, “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Tell you what?” Rong Yan’s mind hadn’t wrapped around it yet.

Li Shengxiao suddenly released her. His handsome face was like that of a deity, looking down with those deep eyes fixed on her, “That you were being bullied.”

“Chu Xi has been making trouble for you all this time, hasn’t she? Why didn’t you tell me?”

Was she afraid of bothering him, or did she regard him as an outsider?

Rong Yan noticed his suddenly unpleasant expression and realized instantly what he was angry about. She placed her head against his chest and chuckled, “I thought you encountered some problem, but it turns out you’re mad at me.”

Li Shengxiao’s deep set eyes held her, his expression serious, “Yanyan, I am very serious!”

Under his gaze, Rong Yan felt embarrassed to laugh any further. She ceased her laughter, her mouth gradually falling into a serious line, cleared her throat, and also grew serious, “Then I’ll seriously explain my thoughts to you.”

“During this time, Chu Xi indeed has been giving me trouble, but she didn’t dare to make it too obvious, at most secretly playing small tricks in private, just ruining a few of my collaborations.”

“But it still brought trouble to you,” Li Shengxiao said, watching her, his lips turning down.

Rong Yan blinked and didn’t deny it, “Indeed, initially I didn’t think to pay her any mind, thinking she was just having a princess tantrum, and if ignored for a while, she’d get tired of it. Who knew the more I let her, the more she went at it. It didn’t matter much to me, but Estelle and Zhu Zhu were tortured by this, working overtime for a month straight, every time coming close to success only to be undercut. My employees worked hard but got no reward, and it pained me to see it. So she pissed me off, and I even thought about going to Mrs. Jiang, to expose Chu Xi’s antics before her and seek some justice for myself. Eventually, I didn’t do it…”

“Why not?”

Everything about her was in his grasp, and of course, he knew she’d been to Chu Garden.

Rong Yan thought his question was quite silly, very naive. She never imagined this smart man would ask such a naive question. It was both novel and amusing, so she said softly, “Because I think I shouldn’t drag Mrs. Jiang into this. This is between Chu Xi and me, and Mrs. Jiang would be caught in the middle with difficulty. Besides, from Mrs. Jiang’s perspective, I did snatch you away from Chu Xi. I can’t rely on her liking me to behave recklessly and squander that affection.”

Li Shengxiao’s gaze was profound, as if it could pull her in.

“You can squander it recklessly!”

Rong Yan immediately gave him a look, “That’s your affection! I can squander your affection because you indulge me. Others, with whom I have no such connection, I can’t possibly apply the same standard I have for you to everyone.”

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