Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 135 Don't move, let me put it on you.

"Do you even care if I'm in pain?" Duan Yiheng gripped her wrist tightly. "You agreed to Duan Mingxuan's request?"

"Don't move," Lin Xi cried as she tried to pry his hand away. "Your wound is all raw."

"Answer me," Duan Yiheng persisted.

"No, I didn't agree." Lin Xi was both angry and anxious. "I came out just as he was about to say something, and that's when I ran into you."

In the dim light of the emergency lights, Duan Yiheng could see the worry on her face.

He smiled and reached out to wipe away her tears: "You're just being stubborn."

Lin Xi took his hand and softened her tone: "Let's go treat the wound first."

Duan Yiheng used his uninjured hand to lead her back to his suite.

Lin Xi pulled him to the bathroom and turned on the tap: "Rinse him for ten minutes."

"Help me." Duan Yiheng said, trying to pull his hand back, but Lin Xi grabbed it.

Their hands were clasped together, and Lin Xi turned around and glared at him, but it was completely powerless.

Duan Yiheng's gaze shifted downwards, landing on her bare shoulders and collarbone.

Lin Xi flung water all over his face: "You pervert, where are you looking?"

Duan Yiheng closed his eyes briefly, and water droplets rolled down his high nose bridge, seeping into the corner of his lips.

Lin Xi hurriedly looked away, staring at the constantly rushing water.

Duan Yiheng's eyes changed slightly. He grabbed Lin Xi by the waist and pinned her against the edge of the pool.

Lin Xi suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked in the mirror, where she met Duan Yiheng's ambiguous gaze.

"Was the dress a gift from Duan Mingxuan?" Duan Yiheng leaned forward slightly, his breath brushing against Lin Xi's ear.

The white color looks pure, and the dress shines even brighter under the light strip of the sink.

The strapless design added a touch of cute sexiness to her overall look.

The white silk, like rushing water, piled up in circles around her feet.

The fabric was smooth and clung tightly to her skin, perfectly outlining the curves of her body. Duan Yiheng's gaze unconsciously darkened.

Lin Xi instinctively grabbed his hand tightly: "Don't do this."

Duan Yiheng lowered his head, his breath almost falling on Lin Xi's shoulder, her neck and ear tips flushed red.

"Duan Yiheng, we've already broken up."

“Then tell me,” Duan Yiheng’s fingertips caressed her shoulder, “why did you refuse?”

Lin Xi shrugged and asked, "How did you know he was going to confess? And why were you at the hotel?"

"I came to the meeting," Duan Yiheng said. "I ran into you guys when it was over and overheard a bit of what was going on."

After smoking a few cigarettes, I got really annoyed and went to the emergency exit that was very close to their suite.

The cold wind brought him back to his senses, and just as he was about to leave, Lin Xi burst in like a startled rabbit.

Reason vanished the moment he saw her in a strapless dress.

All that remained for him was ugly jealousy.

"What meeting are you here for?" Lin Xi asked in surprise, deliberately changing the subject to avoid the slight itch on her shoulder. "Didn't you already leave Yinfan Technology?"

Duan Yiheng scoffed, "I've been with the company for so many years, and after only a few days away, nobody's responding?"

"Zheng Jizhong?" Lin Xi turned to look at him. "Is this about Zheng Jizhong? Have you found anything out?"

Duan Yiheng didn't hide anything from her and explained the details of the meeting to her one by one.

Lin Xi was secretly alarmed: "Zheng Jizhong has broken the law? I hope this time we can really bring him down."

Duan Yiheng sneered: "Unless he discovers it now, he should destroy the company's internal documents and records related to false expenses and kickbacks, as well as the electronic data on computers and servers."

"Impossible." Lin Xi immediately rejected this idea. "It would be easily discovered. What about his subordinates? Would they be willing to provide relevant evidence?"

Duan Yiheng said, "Only Jiang Hulin came."

As Lin Xi expected, if he could really defeat Zheng Jizhong on his own, he would likely have a better chance of winning over his grandfather and gain more respect from him.

Lin Xi turned off the water, and the sound of the water stopped abruptly.

Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Call and ask for the medicine."

Duan Yiheng did as he was told, and soon the butler brought all the things he needed into the room.

Tonight, for some reason, one of the VIP guests in the penthouse suite broke a cup and cut his hand, while another burned his palm with a cigarette butt.

Lin Xi used a sterile cotton swab to apply iodine to Duan Yiheng's palm, and Duan Yiheng frowned slightly.

"Does it hurt?" Lin Xi paused, looked up and asked him, "I'll be gentler."

Duan Yiheng looked at her quietly and hummed in agreement.

The burn on his palm was small and not serious. After disinfecting it, Lin Xi applied a layer of burn ointment.

"If blisters form, be sure to have a doctor treat it," Lin Xi reminded him.

Duan Yiheng responded with another "Mm".

Lin Xi carefully put away the medicines, not daring to look at him, and stood up, saying, "Then I'll be going now."

Duan Yiheng didn't speak, but sat on the sofa and looked at her.

Lin Xi bit her lip and turned to walk towards the door.

Duan Yiheng suddenly got up and chased after her. Lin Xi had just opened the door to the room when he grabbed her arm from behind and turned her back.

Before Lin Xi could even gasp in surprise, the door slammed shut behind her.

Above their heads was a wall lamp, its light yellowish, slanted downwards.

Duan Yiheng pinned her against the door and whispered, "Happy birthday."

"You..." Lin Xi opened her mouth, but could only manage a dry reply: "Thank you."

Duan Yiheng pinched her earlobe with his fingers and said, "I have a gift for you."

Lin Xi couldn't help but flinch: "I don't want to. Don't forget, we have nothing to do with each other anymore."

“But I also said I won’t let you go.” Duan Yiheng took a white box out of his trouser pocket.

He knew Lin Xi wouldn't touch it, so he opened it directly, revealing a pair of pearl earrings set with diamonds.

Lin Xi immediately recognized it as a MIKIMOTO Nanyang white pearl. Judging from its quality and size, it would cost no less than 50 yuan.

"I don't want to." Lin Xi turned to the side, her shoulder brushing against his chest.

"What's your reason for not wanting it?" Duan Yiheng pulled her hand and placed the box in her palm. "It was bought for you. If you don't want it, who else should I give it to?"

"Give it to whomever you want." Lin Xi had just broken up with him, so why would she want anything from him? "I don't want it anyway. Move aside, I'm leaving."

Duan Yiheng chuckled and pulled her into the bathroom.

He took the earrings out of the box and forcefully cupped her face in his hands: "Don't move, I'm putting them on you. Don't rub them against my palm, it hurts."

Lin Xi stopped struggling. The pearls were smooth and round, perfectly matching her white dress.

Duan Yiheng looked up and his gaze met Lin Xi's in the mirror.

"It's beautiful," he said, offering a restrained compliment.

Lin Xi turned her head, and her elegant shoulders and neck came into Duan Yiheng's view.

Noticing the intense gaze, Lin Xi suddenly said, "Grandpa gave me a house in Tiandu Yuxi. I'll move there after the New Year."