What he said caught Shen Qi off guard, and for a few moments, she could only stare blankly at him. Ye Moxuan then proceeded to push the wheelchair himself. Shen Qi dared not protest against any of it because she was afraid that he would kiss her in front of everyone.
In the end, she got forced into the car by Ye Moxuan. She didn’t dare to lift her head throughout the whole ordeal; instead, she buried her face in Ye Moxuan’s chest before finally pushing him away forcefully once they got into the car.
“Why did you do that?” Shen Qi fell onto the car seat as she sent Ye Moxuan a dissatisfied look. “Didn’t you tell me I would only be your subordinate while we were outside? So what are you doing?” You set me onto your lap brazenly, brought me into your car, and from now on, you’re forcing me to go in and out of the office with you.
“Don’t you get what I’m trying to do?” Ye Moxuan returned the question.
Shen Qi was terrified by his intense gaze. Thus she chose to avoid it while her voice lowered in volume. “How would I know?”
“Alright.” Ye Moxuan held her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. Shen Qi struggled to look away, but in the end, he was still holding onto her chin. He exerted too much force, and it made her grimace in pain.
“Ye Moxuan, you’d better let go!”
“I’ll tell you what I intend to do.” Ye Moxuan’s gaze was a scorching fire; it left a brand on her face, burning it away inch by inch. “I will make the fact that you are my woman public; nobody is to have second thoughts over you, Ye Linhan included. If… he is to transfer you or approach you, he will essentially be undermining me.”
Ye Moxuan’s gaze burned with hatred as he reached this point. “He is just the same as that woman. The grass is always greener on the other side, and they would snatch it over with any means possible. Miss Second-marriage, I’m warning you; if you dare initiate anything between Ye Linhan and yourself, I promise… I won’t let you off the hook. Do you understand?”
And how could she not? She resumed to push his hand away while complaining, “Why did you involve me in your sibling rivalry? Let me go!”
“Who told you to be involved with others after being involved with me?” He latched onto her wrist and refused to budge an inch. It hurt, so Shen Qi ceased struggling. They were in the car now anyway, and nobody would notice no matter how intimate it got, so she just let him be.
He seemed to deem it boring as soon as she calmed down, so he loosened his grip on her wrist while his body started leaning toward her, making her recoil in shock. Just when she was about to push him away, Ye Moxuan rested his head on her shoulder.
“What now?” His actions were truly unpredictable, and they came to Shen Qi as a grave shock.
“Lend me your shoulder for a bit.” Ye Moxuan sounded tired, and there were heavy bags under his eyes. This woman had stirred up his desires last night and fled to spend the rest of the night in another room, leaving him alone in his wake.
Shen Qi froze. When she came to, Ye Moxuan had already put his entire weight on her shoulder, forcing her to lean back on the soft cushions. “You… ”
She found it heavy and unconsciously wanted to push him away, but Ye Moxuan pressed down on her hand and spoke in a raspy voice. “You’d better stop that. Don’t forget how I served you last night.”
Served? Shen Qi immediately thought of something inappropriate upon hearing the term, and her face reddened. “Don’t speak nonsense. Last night—”
“Are you denying it?” Ye Moxuan’s tone hardened, obviously unhappy about it.
Shen Qi opened her mouth in an attempt to argue, but she then opted to remain silent after some thought. He did help her out last night; he didn’t do anything to her during that crucial moment, and he called his aunt in instead… Shen Qi couldn’t bring herself to refute him anymore just by the thought of this. He could do as he pleases. Letting him lean on me wouldn’t kill me, anyway.
Shen Qi quieted down as soon as she thought it through, and then she turned to look at the retreating buildings and trees outside of the car window. She began recalling several fleeting moments from last night, when Ye Moxuan had retreated himself just as he was about to enter her and didn’t make any more moves on her no matter how she ached for his touch.
Why was that? All of a sudden, Shen Qi wanted to know the answer, so she enquired in a low voice, “Ye Moxuan, you— ”
Ye Moxuan’s breathing was sound and even; he was apparently in a deep slumber while leaning on her shoulder. Hence, Shen Qi swallowed her words and resumed her stare at the scenery outside in silence. Xiao Su drove steadily, and Shen Qi slowly started nodding off before eventually succumbing to sleep.
Her slumber lasted for some time, and she woke up only to realize she was already back at the Ye residence. She was sprawled atop the huge bed owned by Ye Moxuan and could easily see the mattress she laid out by the bed upon flipping herself over.
Shen Qi’s brain managed to resume its cognitive operation after a good ten seconds. She then sat up slowly to observe the mattress she had laid out. It came as a surprise that she was on the bed, seeing that she was asleep in Ye Moxuan’s car not so long ago. Why did I wake up to find myself here? Who moved me onto the bed?
Logically speaking, even if Ye Moxuan were able to support my weight, wouldn’t it be a bit too taxing for him to move me onto the bed? Or did he ask Xiao Su for help? Whatever. What’s the point in mulling over this, anyway? She halted her line of thought and lifted the blanket to get out of bed before she went for a wash up before having dinner.
At night, Shen Qi was heading toward her spot on the floor, ready to go to bed, but Ye Moxuan suddenly looped his arm around her waist. “Get someone to take those away by tomorrow. You can only sleep with me from this point onward.”
Shen Qi’s expression contorted. “Ye Moxuan, how dare you take my stuff away! Didn’t we agree on sleeping separately?”
“As I had said, I want everybody to know you are my woman, and nobody is to lay a finger on you. So why should we sleep separately?” Ye Moxuan spoke with a fierceness to his tone, its underlying dominance making her shudder.
“We are at home, so nobody is here to witness it!”
“So what?” Ye Moxuan held onto her waist. “As long as I desire so, where it happens doesn’t matter.” He shoved her onto the bed with a steadfast push of his arm. Shen Qi was donned in a knee-length nightdress, which flipped over due to the sudden motion, revealing the bottom half of her body. She shrieked in astonishment while quickly pulling it down.
However, what happened did not escape Ye Moxuan’s sight, and it disrupted the calmness within his deep gaze. He flipped himself onto the bed with a stretch of his arm, his exaggerated motion catching Shen Qi off guard. He was already pressing on top of her before she had time to react. “Doraemon? Are you that childish, Miss Second-marriage? Or is it a deliberate act of seduction?”
Shen Qi stifled a breath, and her heartbeat nearly came to a stop.
