Chapter 198: The Road to Aunt's Heart

Soon, Xu Yuexin unfastened all the buttons on Cheng Li Yan's shirt.

And Cheng Li Yan stopped complaining of suffocation, quietly drifting into dreamland.

Having taken care of Cheng Li Yan, Xu Yuexin got up, ready to leave the bedroom.

However, just as he was about to leave, he couldn't help glancing back.

Sister Cheng…

She's really too rich! Just as Xu Yuexin reached the doorway, Shen Qingru walked over holding a hot towel.

"Is she awake?"

Shen Qingru asked.

"No, she's already asleep."

Xu Yuexin replied and walked forward.

Soon, a startled shout came from Aunt Shen behind him.

"Li Yan…"

"What's up?"

Hearing the voice, Xu Yuexin stepped forward and saw Shen Qingru staring at Cheng Li Yan, who was shivering after her shirt buttons had been undone.

"Did you… her…?"

Aunt Shen looked at Xu Yuexin in terror, unable to believe it was true.

Hey, I thought it was something else.

"She was suffocating, so I helped her by unbuttoning her shirt."

"Besides, you know, if I really did that, it wouldn't have ended so quickly."

At the end, Xu Yuexin lifted the corner of his mouth in a smile, teasing Shen Qingru.

Aunt Shen turned pale with fright, gave him a light slap, and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

At the same time, Aunt Shen glanced at Cheng Li Yan, fearing she might hear.

Aunt Shen still hadn't told Cheng Li Yan about her relationship with Xu Yuexin.

Because she didn't know how to bring it up.

Seeing Aunt Shen so nervous, Xu Yuexin said nothing more and turned to leave the bedroom.

He looked back at Li Yan twice.

He wants to engrave Cheng Li Yan's wealth into his mind!

The next morning, after getting up, Xu Yuexin went to the vast garden to jog and ride a bicycle for exercise.

A dashing spirit cannot be separated from a robust body.

If one wants a carefree life, the body must be fit.

Even with a good physical foundation, Xu Yuexin still places great emphasis on training.

Especially after becoming rich and eating better and better.

After a few laps, Xu Yuexin roughly estimated he'd covered five kilometers before gradually slowing his pace.

"Morning, Boss Xu."

As he strolled through the garden, Cheng Li Yan's voice came from behind.

Xu Yuexin turned his head and saw Cheng Li Yan, dressed in a women's tennis outfit, walking toward him.

Against the pristine tennis attire, Cheng Li Yan's already snow‑white, delicate skin appeared even more beautiful, dazzlingly white.

A pair of towering, firm peaks also quivered under the tennis outfit with her steps, making it hard to look away.

"Morning, still feeling dizzy?"

Xu Yuexin forced himself to look into Cheng Li Yan's eyes, feeling his thoughts a bit muddled.

He doesn't faint from blood, but from milk.

"I'm not dizzy anymore, thanks for looking after me last night."

Cheng Li Yan stepped in front of him, apologetically saying, "I really gave you trouble."

"No trouble at all, I should have advised you to drink less back then."

"It was my own oversight. By the way, I didn't say anything strange after getting drunk, did I?"

"No, you said nothing; you just went to sleep when you got home."

Xu Yuexin told a lie.

Cheng Li Yan must have noticed this morning that her shirt buttons were undone.

But that's fine; she'll just think it was Shen Qingru who did it.

As long as she brushes it off, there'll be no embarrassment.

"Oh, I see."

Cheng Li Yan nodded nonchalantly.

But Xu Yuexin could still tell that she seemed to have let out a sigh of relief.

The question arose: could Cheng Li Yan be hiding some secret, which explains this behavior? Xu Yuexin wondered.

"Are you wearing this to play tennis?"

Suppressing his curiosity, Xu Yuexin asked Cheng Li Yan.

"Yes, I saw your garden has a tennis court, so I thought we could play a couple of games after Ru Ru wakes up."

"It should be convenient, right?"

"Convenient, of course. Did you bring the ball and racket?"

"I did. Do you want to play with us?"

"Alright, let's wait for Aunt Shen to get up."

After Xu Yuexin finished speaking, he and Cheng Li Yan walked together to the tennis court in the garden, worked together to set up the net she had brought, then returned to the house to wait for Shen Qingru to get up.

After a while Shen Qingru woke up, came down from the upstairs to the living room, and Cheng Li Yan stepped forward, took her arm and said, "Come on, Ruru, let's go play tennis together."

"I haven't played in a long time."

Shen Qingru said.

"It's fine, a couple of hits and you'll get the hang of it."

Xu Yuexin stepped forward and suggested, "I'm still not very good at it either."

After speaking, the three of them walked together to the tennis court in the garden, and Cheng Li Yan handed the racket she had brought to Shen Qingru.

Xu Yuexin sat aside watching, ready to step in and replace one of them when someone took a break.

"Bang!" Cheng Li Yan served a ball to Shen Qingru.

With a graceful serving motion, Cheng Li Yan's proud shoulders trembled.

Xu Yuexin sat on the nearby chair, eyes feasting, unsure whether his gaze should follow the ball or the ball.

The ball flew to the opposite side, and Shen Qingru strained to return it, but still missed.

The second time, it was Shen Qingru's turn to serve; Cheng Li Yan's return strokes were noticeably slower and less forceful.

She was helping Shen Qingru adjust.

One ball, another ball…

Overall, Shen Qingru won few and lost many.

Fortunately, with Cheng Li Yan's guidance, she gradually got into the rhythm and could exchange rallies with Cheng Li Yan.

Of course, that presumes Cheng Li Yan is holding back.

After a while, Shen Qingru looked at Xu Yuexin beside her and asked, "Do you want to play a couple of rallies?"

"I'm in," Xu Yuexin rose from the chair, stepped forward and took the racket, saying.

He had played tennis in college in his previous life, but not often, and felt rather unfamiliar holding the racket.

"You serve."

Seeing Xu Yuexin's unease, Cheng Li Yan tossed the ball over, saying.

Xu Yuexin caught the tennis ball, swung the racket and hit a straightforward shot.

"Bang!"

Unquestionably, Cheng Li Yan returned that shot.

When the ball flew toward Xu Yuexin, he missed it.

Next, he served again.

"Bang!"

The ball flew to the other side, then, under Cheng Li Yan's racket swing, came back, and Xu Yuexin still couldn't reach it.

Xu Yuexin wasn't in a hurry; he continued to swing the racket methodically, serving while observing Cheng Li Yan's posture and angle when returning, and mimicking them.

In fact, Xu Yuexin's learning proved highly effective.

After a few rallies, he could already exchange two volleys with Cheng Li Yan.

Even Cheng Li Yan, a skilled tennis player, admired Xu Yuexin's rapid progress.

"Your play is decent, much faster than the average person learns tennis,"

Cheng Li Yan laughed and sent a ball toward Xu Yuexin.

That ball, Cheng Li Yan hit with force, as evidenced by the slight tremor of the ball during her swing.

"Bang!"

Xu Yuexin securely took Cheng Li Yan's ball and hit it to the opposite side.

Cheng Li Yan easily returned, and the two began a back‑and‑forth rally.

With Xu Yuexin's improvement, that rally turned into a fierce battle.

Meanwhile, Cheng Li Yan found herself increasingly unable to relax.

A woman's stamina can't match a man's, especially since Xu Yuexin is both strong and heavy.

Of course, the most important point remains Xu Yuexin's speed of progress.

Even after that rally began, Cheng Li Yan could clearly notice Xu Yuexin's technique and reactions steadily improving.

His subsequent responses and handling were markedly stronger than the first shot.

Amid the "Bang, bang" of the hits, Cheng Li Yan gradually struggled to keep up.

Not long after, she showed a crack due to fatigue, giving Xu Yuexin a chance for a smash.

"Bang!"

Seizing the moment, Xu Yuexin unleashed a fierce smash, leaving Cheng Li Yan no chance to respond.

"Impressive."

Cheng Li Yan bent over weakly, propped her knee and gave a thumbs‑up, saying.

Through the neckline of his tennis outfit, Xu Yuexin saw an extraordinarily picturesque scene.

Is this the reward for beating Sister Cheng? "You've earned it, let's rest first."

Xu Yuexin said, "I'll fetch you a bottle of water."

After speaking, he set down his racket, ran to the villa, brought back several bottles of salted soda, handed them to Cheng Li Yan and Shen Qingru, and opened one for himself.

After finishing the soda, Cheng Li Yan sat on a chair to rest, and Xu Yuexin called Shen Qingru, and they both returned to the court.

The earlier rest was said to Cheng Li Yan; Xu Yuexin himself was still fully able to play.

"Take it."

Xu Yuexin tossed the ball to Shen Qingru, letting them serve.

When Shen Qingru stepped onto the court, the situation became obvious.

The gap in skill level between the two was large; if Xu Yuexin didn't give way to Shen Qingru, they would never be able to beat him.

But Shen Qingru does have a certain tennis foundation.

Kid, pretty impressive.

Cheng Li Yan sat nearby, watching the two duel, completely absorbed.

Xu Yuexin's ball skills still lag behind Cheng Li Yan's, yet his strength is terrifyingly great.

Especially the bulging muscles on his arm when he swings the racket, the taut thigh and calf muscle lines…

Hmm, Cheng Li Yan was somewhat fascinated by the sight.

"It's getting hot, let's go back."

After a while, Shen Qingru's shout still didn't bring Cheng Li Yan back to his senses.

"Let's go."

Only when Xu Yuexin walked off the court holding his racket did Cheng Li Yan snap out of his reverie.

Cheng Li Yan lifted his face and found the sunlight indeed a bit glaring.

Xiangjiang's weather is like that; even in April it can make people break out in sweat.

The three returned to the villa together, drank water, showered, and ate watermelon.

Halfway through the watermelon, Shen Qingru's cell phone rang.

Shen Qingru went to pick up the cell phone and found it was a call from home.

"Answer the call."

They guessed it might involve some internal family disputes, so they said, picked up the cell phone and went upstairs.

The living room was left with only Xu Yuexin and Cheng Li Yan.

In the privacy, Cheng Li Yan looked at Xu Yuexin's handsome, resolute face and felt a slight warmth on his cheek.

"Cell phones are really convenient."

"You can talk anywhere."

Cheng Li Yan pretended nothing was amiss and said, "I also want to buy one."

"I'm also planning to buy one."

Xu Yuexin nodded, "After a match today, isn't your mood much better?"

"Hmm, actually if you think calmly, it wasn't a big deal to begin with."

Cheng Li Yan said, telling Xu Yuexin about the matters they had encountered.

Cheng Li Yan is a Lawyer and one of the founders of the law firm, with very high legal skill, contributing a large amount of income to the firm.

However, several Japanese Partners in the firm united and began to marginalize them.

Cheng Li Yan didn't want to endure it, decided to go far away and try to open a business in Xiangjiang to start anew.

"I believe I can succeed here."

"Tomorrow I'll go to Central to see if there's a suitable office building."

Cheng Li Yan said confidently, radiant with spirit.

Regarding these internal firm matters, Cheng Li Yan has never spoken to anyone.

Today, for some reason, once they entered a private moment with Xu Yuexin, they couldn't help but spill all their worries.

They and Xu Yuexin had only met two or three times, yet…

Cheng Li Yan also felt a bit strange inside, not understanding what was happening to them.

(End of chapter)