Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 191 Could she really have fallen for you?

Duan Yiheng was just joking with Lin Xi, but he didn't expect to scare her so much that she didn't reply for a long time.

He knocked on the door again: "Lin Xi?"

Still no one answered. Duan Yiheng pushed the door open and went inside, only to find the bedroom empty.

The phone is on the bedside table; it looks like he went to take a shower.

Duan Yiheng waited for a while, and then Lin Xi, with her long hair wrapped up and wearing a nightgown, came out of the bathroom.

Her soft face was flushed and rosy from the steam.

"Did you make a phone call?" Lin Xi walked up to him. "Did you go to investigate Lin Xiaoying?"

Duan Yiheng put his arm around her and led her into the bathroom: "I'll blow-dry your hair."

Lin Xi was forced to sit on a high stool in the bathroom. She looked up and said, "You still haven't answered my question. Did you go to investigate Lin Xiaoying?"

Duan Yiheng untied her hair drying cap, and the cell phone in her suit trouser pocket vibrated.

"Take out your phone." Duan Yiheng turned slightly to the side. "I had the housekeeper of North District No. 1 send over a short clip of surveillance footage. Take a look first."

Lin Xi reached into his pants pocket and took out his phone.

Duan Yiheng gave the password, and Lin Xi opened the video she received. It was footage of the day the video was filmed in the billiard room.

Lin Xi read it three times before noticing the differences.

Lin Xiaoying's shoes had very pointed toes, making it easy for her to lift electrical wires. When the girl in the same frame as her passed by the wires, she instinctively lowered her head and then avoided them.

Lin Xi held up her phone and showed Duan Yiheng the video, asking, "Do you think she did it on purpose?"

Duan Yiheng could only say, "We can't rule out that possibility."

Women's sixth sense in relationships is often very accurate. Since Lin Xi said so, he could just check it out; it wouldn't take much effort.

"Could she really have a crush on you?" Lin Xi recalled the three times she had interacted with Lin Xiaoying. "Her behavior doesn't seem like it."

Duan Yiheng turned off the hair dryer and said, "The tactic of using a beautiful woman to seduce someone has always existed. It's just a matter of how clever it is. Lin Xiaoying isn't exactly low-level; most men might fall for it."

Lin Xi suddenly laughed: "You're in Class Two?"

Duan Yiheng ignored her tired joke and flicked her forehead: "Now that we've finished talking about business, let's chat about personal matters?"

"Aren't you going back?" Lin Xi asked.

Duan Yiheng braced himself against the washbasin, looking down into her eyes: "You're kicking me out after I just dried your hair?"

Lin Xi thought he was going to kiss goodbye, so she grabbed his collar and kissed him.

Duan Yiheng was surprised for a moment, then took the initiative.

Compared to Duan Yiheng, Lin Xi was not as open when kissing; it was always Duan Yiheng who had to pry open her teeth.

At first, Duan Yiheng was unhappy that she didn't open her mouth, but later he gradually found some fun in it.

He pressed his lips against Lin Xi's, slowly caressing and sucking, until she gradually couldn't resist and opened her mouth to beg for mercy.

That was the perfect moment to strike.

The same thing happened at this moment. Lin Xi's neck was tired from looking up, but Duan Yiheng was still teasing her with great pleasure.

She was always given a breath of fresh air, only to have it slowly devoured. Lin Xi got annoyed and frowned as she took a breath.

Duan Yiheng winced in pain and released the bite, showing no anger: "Why did you bite me?"

Lin Xi turned her head away: "I know what I'm doing."

The air was filled with Lin Xi's fragrance. Duan Yiheng carried Lin Xi to the washbasin and gently kissed the side of her neck.

Lin Xi pursed her lips, not pushing him away.

Duan Yiheng pressed his lips against hers again: "Help me... take off my clothes."

Lin Xi tightened her grip on the marble countertop and didn't lift it for a long time.

Duan Yiheng loosened his tie himself, freeing his neck from its restraint, and gently covered a section of slender neck with his palm...

Lin Xi, who had planned to go to bed early, once again felt Duan Yiheng's strength. She curled up into a ball, feeling drowsy.

The newly changed bed sheets were a soft light blue. Lin Xi opened one eye and asked Duan Yiheng in a muffled voice, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Duan Yiheng: "...I wonder who cried when they woke up last time and found me gone?"

Lin Xi gave a small snort: "You should leave now. You can't stay here overnight for the time being. Keep a low profile."

"You think I care about them?" Duan Yiheng sat on the edge of the bed and kissed her forehead. "Isn't it because you won't let me stay here?"

Lin Xi wrapped her arms around his neck and said gently, "Details determine success or failure."

Duan Yiheng gave in and kissed her wrist: "Okay, you can go to the company a little later tomorrow morning. I'm leaving now."

Lin Xi responded and fell asleep not long after Duan Yiheng left.

I went to the company at the same time the next day. Fortunately, it was Friday, so I could not only leave work early, but also have a two-day weekend.

Lin Xi has been keeping a close eye on Tan Qi's movements for the past two days. Duan Yiheng said that within three days, her assistant would call the secretary's office.

But three days passed, and by the time I got off work on Monday afternoon, I still hadn't received any calls.

Lin Xi was on her way to the villa to have dinner with her grandfather after work when Duan Yiheng called to say he couldn't make it back and asked her to tell her grandfather.

Lin Xi drove back to the villa by herself. This time, she didn't see Duan Zheng or Chen Baiwei, but she did see Duan Mingxuan.

Lin Xi nodded to him.

Just as they were about to pass each other, Duan Mingxuan grabbed her wrist. Lin Xi reflexively shook him off, her eyes wary.

Duan Mingxuan's arrogance completely crumbled in front of Lin Xi: "You're not even willing to say a word to me now?"

Lin Xi: "I don't know what else I can say to you."

Duan Mingxuan opened his mouth and slowly exhaled, trying to relieve the suffocation in his chest.

"I didn't expect Zhang Mo to drug you. You were indirectly hurt by her because of me. I'm sorry, you may be right, I am inferior to Duan Yiheng in many ways."

Lin Xi frowned. This was the first time Duan Mingxuan had calmly admitted that he was inferior to Duan Yiheng.

She looked up at him, but Duan Mingxuan had already looked away, concealing his astonishing brilliance.

Duan Mingxuan's expression was unreadable as he watched Lin Xi's retreating figure, which showed no sign of lingering.

After standing there for a long time, he took out his phone and called Chen Jingyi.

Lin Xi had dinner with the old man and chatted with him afterwards. The old man asked, "Why didn't Yi Heng come back with us?"

Lin Xi: "Something seems to have come up at the company. I told you before dinner."

"Oh?" The old man looked at Lin Xi. "That's what he said?"

Lin Xi felt inexplicably nervous: "He said he wouldn't be back for dinner and asked me to let you know."

The old man smiled and said, "He probably went to his maternal grandmother's."

"Grandma?" Lin Xi was taken aback, not understanding how the old man knew.

The old man observed Lin Xi's expression and, seeing that she truly did not know, softened his expression and said, "The old lady came to see me and we had a fight. She was really full of energy."

Lin Xi: "...What were you arguing about?"

The old man glanced at her: "What do you think?"

Lin Xi's breath hitched. Her grandmother must have been summoned by Duan Yiheng.

Lin Xi shook his head, and could only pretend to be stupid.

"Your older brother didn't get back until 1 a.m. last night. I asked him what happened, and he said he was working overtime. Is that true?"