spring bite mark

Chapter 162 Five Year Agreement
Xie Yuheng knelt on the spot, his eyes gloomy.

"I've already granted your wish once, but you didn't seize the opportunity and your nephew beat you to it." Old Master Xie looked at his youngest son, on whom he had placed the most hopes, and sighed softly. "The marriage is already done, so you have to accept it whether you like it or not. If you're really unwilling, then be a good head of the Xie family. Don't forget, your rival in love is also the heir of the Yan family, the number one family in the capital. Only by being a good chairman of the Xie family will you have the right to compete with him."

"Father, do you approve of me going to rob it?"

"Nonsense! Which ear of yours heard me say I agreed?" Old Master Xie clutched his chest in anger. "You've been wronged this time, but the Xie family has been ruined by you two little rascals. It has already fallen out of the top three super families in Hong Kong. If this continues, the Xie family's destruction is only a matter of time. Yuheng, acting on impulse is never the temperament of a person in power."

Xie Yuheng remained silent, but his stubbornness showed that he hadn't listened.

Old Master Xie was furious and changed his approach: "Five years. I'll give you five years. In these five years, as the person in charge, you will bring the Xie family to its peak. After five years, whether you reconcile with Yun Xi or continue to fight him, it's up to you. But within these five years, I don't want to see you and Yun Xi fighting each other again, otherwise... Yuheng, your father has also come through bloody storms. If I want to make a woman disappear from the world, there are many ways."

Xie Yuheng suddenly raised his head: "Don't touch her!"

"Then give me a break for the next five years." Old Master Xie closed his eyes. "Yuheng, I'd rather see you let go after five years."

lay down?

Xie Yuheng lowered his eyes, his mind filled with images of the girl's quiet gaze at him in the dilapidated thief's den many years ago, and their first meeting in the capital years later, when she wore an elegant cheongsam, her face captivating, her almond-shaped eyes gazing at him with a hazy look.

That one glance could ruin your life.

You can't forget it.

……

In the car.

Xie Yuheng fiddled with his empty ring finger and instructed Li Ke, "I need Xie Yunxi's upcoming schedule."

Li Ke glanced in the rearview mirror; Xie Yuheng's eyes, hidden in the dim light, held an unreadable emotion.

He didn't dare to look any longer and respectfully said, "Yes, BOSS."

Another place.

Jiang Manman and Xie Yunxi had not yet arrived home.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Jiang Manman couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "Whose is the Gangdu International Hotel?"

"What, you want them?" Xie Yunxi glanced at her with a smile. "There are sixteen in total in Hong Kong. If you want them, you can have them all."

"You can decide that?" Jiang Manman coughed lightly. "So it's yours?"

“Not entirely. Xie Yuheng and I each own 40%.” Xie Yunxi smiled enigmatically. “The remaining 20% ​​belongs to Yan Changye.”

Jiang Manman was a little confused. When they parted, Murong Xin had only made a joke, and she never expected that a hotel would have shares held by three people. She guessed that Murong Xin was laughing her head off when she said that.

"Aren't you the type to eat alone?" Jiang Manman felt a little embarrassed. "How come a hotel has several shareholders..."

“Initially, it was just me—I mean your husband Yan Changye—who casually invested some money. But Hong Kong isn’t Yan’s territory after all, and we can’t just grab the market randomly, so we had to add Xie Yunxi as well. But you know, I’ve been busy with you all these years, so I haven’t had much time to manage things here in Hong Kong. So, in the end, we added Xie Yuheng as well, and that’s how it turned out.”

Xie Yunxi chuckled as he spoke, "However, Madam, if you want these three men, no one will dare to say a word against it. They'd probably just be too quick to present them to you."

"I don't want to, I was just asking." Jiang Manman was slightly embarrassed. "Also, what do you mean by three men? You can play role-playing games, but don't drag Xie Yuheng, an outsider, into it. It's so awkward."

"You didn't notice the way he looked at you today." Xie Yunxi's expression turned cold, and his tone was low. "And he was using Daphne odora and roses. His behavior was just too disgusting."

“We planned to plant them together back then, but we didn’t have time,” Jiang Manman explained softly. “That’s not important. It’s not like I can’t tolerate your past.” Xie Yunxi reached out and pinched her cheek. “The entire garden of No. 1 Mansion is filled with traces of our love. What are those few flowers and plants in Jiangyue Mansion compared to that?”

"What traces of love? You're talking nonsense again."

"..." Xie Yunxi didn't speak for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking, but his eyes were slightly shimmering. After a while, he said in a low voice, "When we get back, give all the servants a day off, and we'll play in the garden a few times."

Jiang Manman's face darkened: "You think about these things all day long."

“I was thinking about other things too.” Xie Yunxi put away his flirtatious manner and became more serious. “Hong Kong is my territory, but it is also Xie Yuheng’s territory. Judging from his attitude today, he probably has a strong desire to take advantage of my wife. I have to be careful.”

"Shouldn't I be the one being more careful?"

"How could he bear to hurt his wife even a little bit?" Xie Yunxi sneered. "Naturally, all the dirty tricks he uses are directed at me."

Jiang Manman looked at him: "Can you handle it?"

"It's not like we haven't clashed before." Xie Yunxi tapped the steering wheel indifferently. "The worst that could happen is that the entire Xie family will be dragged down again. I'm willing to sacrifice the Xie family for them, but he's not."

Jiang Manman said no more, but her expression was not good.

"Mrs. Xie isn't feeling sorry for someone, is she?" Xie Yunxi raised an eyebrow. "Feeling sorry for whom?"

"I feel sorry for myself," Jiang Manman sighed softly. "How did I become a source of trouble without even realizing it?"

"You're overthinking it," Xie Yunxi disagreed. "You've only messed with two or three men. If we're talking about troublemakers, then it's people like me and Xie Yuheng who have messed with women from all over Hong Kong and Beijing. Those are the ones who should be considered troublemakers."

Jiang Manman was amused by him: "Your Highness, you seem quite aware of your own charm."

Xie Yunxi gave a very unmodest "hmm".

Back at Yushui Bay, neither of the children was asleep yet.

Xie Yunxi still took the two people to the bathroom to shower, while Jiang Manman went to another bathroom by herself.

After the family finished washing up, Xie Jian climbed into Xie Yunxi's arms without hesitation, while Yan Yu obediently lay down next to Jiang Manman.

Jiang Manman looked at the father and son lying together so harmoniously, and her mind drifted back to the several video calls she had with the scoundrel on the Night Chaser before he confessed his true colors. She couldn't help but whisper:

"Back then, I thought it was weird that you and Xie Jian were lying together, it was so harmonious, I never imagined you were father and son. We never saw our A-Yu in the video though..."

“Ah Yu is also there, but he’s not on camera.” Xie Yunxi said meaningfully, “If his face were on camera, you’d probably come all the way to Hong Kong to ask me for a divorce.”

Jiang Manman hugged Yan Yu tightly: "Knowing the truth breaks my heart."

"I know you feel sorry for him." Xie Yunxi said in a low voice, "That's why I've been letting you hold him to sleep every night. Hold him as much as you want. After the children's birthday party, they will have to sleep independently."

"This...isn't this inappropriate?" Xie Jian poked his head out of Xie Yunxi's arms. "I'm still just a little baby who hasn't grown up yet."

Xie Yunxi pressed his head back down and decisively turned off the light: "If you have any objections, you'll have to sleep alone tomorrow night."

In the darkness, a large hand gently reached out and intertwined with Jiang Manman's fingers. Her heart calmed down along with the night.

(End of this chapter)