Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen

  Behind the neatly arranged tables and chairs, Li Yiheng stood quietly at the bar. His hand still held a cup that he hadn't had time to put down, and the transparent glass wall reflected his slender fingers, making them look exceptionally gentle.

  Li Jin looked at him and suddenly felt her heart calm down.

  "Why are you here?" he asked, "When did you know?"

  Facing the light, Li Yi-Heng's smile seemed warmer than the sun outside the window, making people feel warm and comfortable from the inside out. He wore a deep brown windbreaker today, with a perfect cut that accentuated his slender waistline, standing next to Li Jin made him look so handsome it was almost unbearable. Li Jin felt her throat dry as she pretended to lower her head unintentionally, but in reality, her heart had been itching like cat claws for a long time.

  Mr. Li's slyness lies in his smile, which is so charming that it makes people want to commit a crime, yet he himself is completely unaware of it. When speaking, his smile becomes even more captivating, and the slightly boastful tone in his voice makes the hairs on Lei Jin's ears stand up: "I knew from the moment you started looking for a storefront that this was going to be big news, and my subordinates would definitely report it to me."

  "Are you monitoring me?" Li Jin's eyes narrowed dangerously as she keenly sensed the underlying message.

  "No." Li Yi Heng hastily clarified, "It's just - this street now belongs to Lü Fei's dad, your matter, he can't hide it from me, right?"

  Li Jin smiled: "As long as it's not surveillance."

  He carefully turned the store around, remembering every corner in his mind, and roughly planned the future decoration style. Li Yiheng followed him all the way, accompanying him to turn around the tables and chairs, watching him frown and think from time to time, and turning the whole store back and forth three times before relaxing his eyebrows. Then, he raised his face and asked him: "What do you think of this place?"

  Li Yi Heng had already known that the owner and the intermediary didn't need to come over, so he could only do his job conscientiously and said: "It's not bad, but the price of renting this store, including the later decoration costs, is quite expensive. Can you afford it?"

  Li Jing furrowed his brow, then forced a smile and said: "Luo Fei has taken on quite a few commercial performances in the past half year, and I've also earned a decent amount of commission. It's almost enough to save up for this storefront."

  "Then your savings are almost gone, aren't they?" Li Yihe bluntly pointed out, "This investment method is not scientific at all, Li Jin, do you want to try finding a partner?"

  Li Jin raised his head in response, looking at Li Yi Heng with a puzzled expression, but soon he came to his senses and shook his hand in refusal: "Thanks for the kindness, I still owe you money, how can I take care of your opening?"

  Owe money? Li Yi Heng carefully recalled and then remembered that Lí Jǐn was referring to the time when he helped them redeem themselves from the contract lawsuit with Luo Fei.

  "Didn't you already return it to me?" Li Yi Heng said with a ambiguous smile.

  In the past, both of them thought it was a joke. But this joke is absurd and sweet. Li Jin hugged his arms, leaned casually on the table edge, and smiled slyly at him: "I didn't expect I'm so valuable."

  "You're not worth that much either." Li Yi Heng looked down at him with a smile, "But to me, you are priceless."

  Li Jin smiled and accepted the compliment, tilting his head back to let Li Yi kiss him. Both of them were busy with work and often didn't have time to talk on the phone for two or three days at a time. This meeting was also after nearly two weeks apart. A short parting is better than a new marriage, this kiss came fiercely, starting off gentle and slow like a butterfly sipping nectar, but soon couldn't be stopped, their arms and bodies entwined together, as if they wanted to swallow each other whole. Li Jin was originally leaning against the table, Li Yi kissed him while pushing him onto the table, he was pressed so hard his waist almost broke, he could only sit down on the table. This was perfect for Li Yi, who took advantage of the situation and pushed him down, starting to kiss his earlobe and jawline, holding onto his Adam's apple.

  It's done.

  "Stop... stop, stop it!" At the critical moment, Li Yiheng was pushed away by Lijin, who adjusted her clothes and sat up straight, "If we continue kissing, things will get out of hand."

  Li Yiheng thought he was going to say something earth-shattering, but it turned out to be this sentence, and he couldn't help bursting into laughter.

  "I miss you," he said.

  "Is it 'I want you'?" Li Jin retorted bluntly, jumping down from the table and walking towards the bar without even giving Li Yi Heng a glance. In fact, his face had already turned scorching hot due to this simple phrase of endearment.

  What to do, he held the cup that Li Yiheng had just grasped and thought, this has only just begun, but because of his words, his face turned red, and in the future, emotions will become deeper and deeper, won't it be his own death?

  Then her shoulders were tightly wrapped around.

  "I'm serious, Lijin." Li Yiheng wrapped his arms around him from behind, the familiar scent enveloping him more tightly than the hug. "I've never held these things against you, and you don't have to keep dwelling on past matters all the time. What's important is that we're together now. I'm willing to make sacrifices for you, and I think it's only natural that you accept them. This isn't about inequality or you taking advantage of me; it's just... when you're in trouble, as your partner, I help you out - isn't that what I should do?"

  Li Jin murmured a response and leaned back into his arms.

  "You're still too stubborn." Li Yi Heng stretched out his hand and flicked his forehead, "You should learn to take advantage of me, even... enslave me."

  The most touching and affectionate thing is ruined by the two words "enslavement".

  Li Jin laughed so hard she fell over, then crawled out of his arms and said: "Alright alright Mr. Li, I'll enslave you, but please hurry up and transfer the money to my account, we'll split the profits 50/50."

  Li Yi Heng said: "Good."

  Li Jinxin was in a great mood and suddenly felt generous. He said, "That partner of ours, to celebrate our cooperation in advance, how about I treat you to dinner?"

  Li Yiheng would not refuse, so the two of them went together to find a place to eat.