spring bite mark

Chapter 59 Self-Recommendation for Bedchamber
"Isn't it important? I heard that Old Master Xie likes it very much." The head of the Li family joked, "And you just brought it out like this, doesn't President Xie Yunxi have any objections?"

Xie Yuheng remained tight-lipped: "His opinion is unimportant."

Finally, the plum blossom cup was auctioned off for 35 million.

The person who snapped up the cup was the eldest daughter of the Murong family in the port city, Xie Yuheng's well-known fiancée.

The heads of several prominent families in the VIP room glanced at Jiang Manman discreetly, their gazes turning strange as they landed on Xie Yuheng. Xie Yuheng, however, remained indifferent and calm upon hearing the host's words, "Congratulations to Miss Murong Xin of Gangdu."

With this, the charity event finally came to an end.

The people in the VIP room got up and left one after another. Jiang Manman got up as well, and the next moment, her hand was grabbed.

She twitched reflexively, her almond-shaped eyes turning cold: "Xie Yuheng, what are you doing?"

“I want to talk to you.” Xie Yuheng’s hands were cold, and his voice was also cold. “Give me ten minutes.”

Jiang Manman frowned: "There's nothing to talk about between us."

Xie Yuheng's eyes were cold: "Either talk to me calmly for ten minutes, or if I forcibly detain you here, it won't be a matter of ten minutes."

Compared to his restraint and politeness on the previous occasions when he appeared before me, this time his attitude was noticeably more forceful and presumptuous.

Jiang Manman looked towards the door and saw that the group of bodyguards guarding the door were already facing off against Xie Yuheng's bodyguards.

The members of the six great families hadn't completely withdrawn yet. They exchanged glances, ultimately deciding they dared not remain bystanders. The head of the Zhu family coughed lightly:
"Chairman Xie, after all, this is the Crown Prince's territory. Miss Jiang is no ordinary person; she is the Crown Prince's bedmate."

Chen Mohan wiped the sweat from his brow: "Manman is practically a member of the Chen family, so please give Chairman Xie some face."

Xie Yuheng remained silent, his deep gaze fixed on Jiang Manman.

Jiang Manman met his gaze, her tone aloof: "Then I'll listen to what Chairman Xie has to say."

Upon hearing this, the heads of the other powerful families silently walked out.

Chen Mohan hesitated: "Manman."

"It's alright, Chairman Xie won't hurt me."

Since Jiang Manman had said that, Chen Mohan could no longer stay and left the VIP room.

In the dimly lit room, only the two of them remained.

Jiang Manman withdrew her hand: "Can you let go now?"

Xie Yuheng released his cool hand, his expression softening slightly: "I thought my image in your heart was a complete mess, but fortunately, you still trust my character."

He spoke as gently as ever, but Jiang Manman keenly sensed that he wasn't as easy to deal with as before.

Jiang Manman sat down again, her tone distant: "You only have ten minutes."

“Lately, I’ve been reminiscing a lot about my childhood.” Xie Yuheng’s voice was cold and gloomy, yet filled with nostalgia. “If I hadn’t met you in the human traffickers’ den and stayed with you during that kidnapping when I was a child, I might have died in that kidnapping.”

Jiang Manman remained silent.

That was a long time ago for her. She was abducted as a baby and spent many years in the den of human traffickers, which had hardened her heart. But one day, when Xie Yuheng was also kidnapped, she felt a pang of compassion.

During those days of uncertainty about where they would get their next meal and being beaten every few days, she repeatedly shielded the beautiful and helpless Xie Yuheng behind her back. During those three most difficult months, she was so hungry that she was skin and bones, but she insisted on saving half a cold steamed bun for him every day. She herself was a delicate girl, but when the trafficker raised his whip at Xie Yuheng, she clung tightly to the trafficker's leg and said in a soft voice, "He's so handsome, if he gets hurt, he won't be worth anything. Why don't you hit me instead? I'm not afraid of pain."

He was used to a life of luxury, but when he fell into the abyss, into darkness, she was his only light.

The noble young master of the Xie family was thus protected unharmed by her.

Three months later, the Xie Consortium finally located the human traffickers' hideout, wiped out the criminal organization, and rescued a group of children. Xie Yuheng was taken back by the Xie Consortium and resumed his peak life. After this heinous kidnapping incident, all the information on the Xie Consortium's core members was hidden.

When Xie Yuheng suggested taking her back to the Xie family home, Jiang Manman hesitated in front of the enormous villa, a place she could only dream of, and chose to follow the police to find her biological parents. Neither of them expected to see each other again after that parting.

But then, many years later, they met again on the Tsinghua University campus.

At that time, he was already the most valued heir of the Xie family conglomerate, and the white moonlight that the young ladies of Hong Kong's elite families could not reach. He was arrogant and noble, and his arrival in the capital caused a huge sensation.

He ignored the admiring glances, remaining aloof and indifferent, always exuding a suffocating sense of detachment. Everyone wanted to get close, yet no one could truly approach him.

Yet, this same person, upon first seeing her, seemed to melt away like ice and snow in his eyes, and asked her earnestly:

"Having just arrived in the capital, I am surrounded by wolves. Longman, would you be willing to protect me once again, just like you did when I was a child?"

Jiang Manman seemed to understand but not quite, tilting her head to look at him: "Surrounded by wolves?"

Xie Yuheng helplessly pointed to the girls around him who were staring at him like wolves, eager to devour him.

Jiang Manman looked at this mature man who exuded a sense of oppression in every way and hesitated: "How can I protect you?"

Xie Yuheng smiled, and said cautiously, "Be my girlfriend."

……

In the VIP room, Xie Yuheng slowly tapped the back of his chair, exuding a powerful aura. "Manman, between us, besides the debt of saving my life, there was also a pure and beautiful love story."

Jiang Manman replied coldly, "I'm married, so it's not appropriate for me to discuss this topic with you."

“I broke off the engagement a year ago,” Xie Yuheng sighed. “I just haven’t made it public yet, but I’m a free man now, and I can marry whomever I want without any obstacles.”

Jiang Manman said calmly, "Then I wish you find a girl you like soon."

"I have lost my love and am all alone. Manman, would you be willing to protect me one last time?"

"I don't understand you."

Xie Yuheng's gaze fell on her, his expression slightly complicated: "Manman, why don't you try me too?"

Jiang Manman's expression froze: "Do you know what you're saying?"

Xie Yuheng's eyes flickered slightly, his voice gentle: "You've been with him for five years, you must be tired of him. Why don't you try me too? If I give you a better experience, then divorce him and come back to me, okay?"

"Xie Yuheng, you're shameless!" Jiang Manman's face flashed with anger, her breathing becoming slightly disordered. "You, the dignified chairman of the Xie Group, knowingly commit adultery, are you insulting me or yourself!"

A glimmer of light flickered in Xie Yuheng's eyes as he gazed intently at her and said softly, "As long as I can be with you, the process doesn't matter."

"Xie Yuheng, if you continue with this topic, we can end our conversation now."

“Manman.” Xie Yuheng’s voice was even softer. “What I said at the last alumni reunion, that we should take back what we’ve lost and force ourselves to love, is not just talk.”

Jiang Manman turned her face away, refusing to look at him.

Xie Yuheng sighed softly: "My suggestion was the mildest approach I could take. If you can't accept it, I'll have to resort to a more extreme method!"

"Xie Yuheng, when did you become like this..."

Xie Yuheng's tone was deep and enigmatic: "I've always been this kind of person."

However, in front of her, they sheathed all their claws and fangs...

Jiang Manman didn't want to say another word to him. With a cold face and angry eyes, she got up and left.

But the next moment, Xie Yuheng reached out again and pinned her to the chair.

(End of this chapter)