Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1529: Chapter 882: Parting Is Sweeter Than Honeymoon, Love and Affection (2 Updates)

When the Si Family left the Jiang Family, of course it was Jiang Chengsi who personally drove them home. Si Yushan said there was something at the company he needed to deal with—that was really just giving this young couple more time alone.

Meetings, clients, busy until around five. He was just about to call his wife to ask if he should go to Peach Garden to pick her up.

And then he saw a push notification of a news article.

[Fourth Master and Miss Si suspected to have rekindled their old romance.]

Si Yushan pressed his lips into a smile. Rekindled old romance? These media people really love talking nonsense. He tapped open the news and glanced through it; there had already been plenty of people staking out at Jiang Mansion, and reporters had snapped photos when Jiang Chengsi dropped him off at the company.

That directly shattered the rumors of discord between the two families.

Right after that, reporters tailed them, discovering that Jiang Chengsi’s car drove straight into Yi Garden. Plenty of people know that the Si Family prepared the marital home for Si Qingxiao there.

Mainly, there was this one line in the article that made Si Yushan’s face go dark...

[The two entered Yi Garden and have not come out since.]

Haven’t seen each other for ages, dry wood and raging fire, just a man and a woman alone—it doesn’t take a genius to guess what’s happening.

This little punk...

I gave him time so he could go on a date with my daughter, and he goes straight inside and doesn’t come out?

Si Yushan stared at the news, his face burning with embarrassment.

...

As for Jiang Chengsi, the weather was hot and stuffy, and there were too many reporters outside. Even if he wanted to take Si Qingxiao out to play, it wasn’t convenient given the situation. It was midday, not exactly a great time to go racing either. Without the AC on, the car was even hotter than outside. The two of them discussed it and decided they should find somewhere cool to hang out.

Yi Garden was already a place they often stayed at together, quiet and free from interruptions.

No one had lived there for a long time, so there was nothing in the house. They even specifically ordered takeout—snacks and drinks—planning to binge a show or watch a movie together.

Si Qingxiao was carefully scrolling through options, when she noticed that the gaze of the person sitting next to her was growing hotter and hotter.

So she casually picked a movie, about two and a half hours, a sci-fi flick; probably just about time for dinner once they finished.

"Third Brother said that when you were at the wedding in Pingjiang, you drank too much and almost ended up with that guy..."

"I’m going to start quitting alcohol from now on." Jiang Chengsi used to act alone, doing whatever pleased him, free and impulsive. Basically, he lived for the moment, never thinking that far ahead.

"I’m not telling you to quit completely, just don’t drink that much in the future."

"It was Qiqi’s wedding, after all."

"Right, where are the wedding photos? I still haven’t seen them." The incident happened the day after the wedding, so Si Qingxiao hadn’t yet seen any photos from it.

"We took tons. I’ll find them for you."

Jiang Chengsi pulled up the photos and handed the phone to her. Si Qingxiao sat on the sofa, her eyes on the photos...

His eyes were on her.

"Is this Ruan Mengxi’s father?" Ruan Daqiang looked burly and rough; he and Ruan Mengxi didn’t look like father and daughter at all. Si Qingxiao asked for a while, got no response, then turned to look at him—only to find Jiang Chengsi staring right at her.

His gaze scorching.

"Tell me, how could you be so heartless? You didn’t come to find me. Didn’t you miss me?"

Si Qingxiao’s fingertips trembled slightly.

Saying she didn’t miss him would be a lie. It was just that some feelings, as long as both people understand them, don’t necessarily need to be spoken out loud.

She was just about to look away when Jiang Chengsi suddenly raised his hand to steady the back of her head, cutting off her attempt to dodge his eyes. "Say it. Did you miss me or not?"

He leaned closer, as if he had to get an answer. His voice dropped low, fingers sliding down gently, brushing and teasing through her hair, carrying a hint of seduction.

Probably because they hadn’t been intimate for a long time, the flush on Si Qingxiao’s cheeks deepened layer by layer, and her breathing grew quicker.

"Do you want..."

"To kiss."

His voice was low and thick, his breath scorching.

Watching him lean in closer and closer, Si Qingxiao felt the tip of his nose skim her cheek. His breaths around her nose were hot, searing, bathing her in heat and coaxing a fine layer of sweat that slowly brushed against her skin...

"Fourth Brother." Her voice was soft and light, like cat paws scratching at his heart.

His throat tingled, heat rolling through him.

Then she felt something soft and burning cover her lips, and even her heart seemed to tremble twice.

...

It started as nothing more than a kiss, just a blaze of desire. No one knew who crossed the line first, but once the wildfire spread, there was no stopping it.

They went from the living room sofa all the way up to the bedroom.

Unlocked plenty of spots along the way.

Si Qingxiao felt that this man, when he doesn’t get laid, fine—but once he’s had a taste of meat, if you try to starve him again, it’s terrifying. Especially with someone built as strong as he is.

In the end, Si Qingxiao lay on her stomach on the bed and let out a long, heavy sigh.

"Why are you sighing?" Jiang Chengsi asked bluntly. "Don’t tell me..."

"I didn’t satisfy you."

"..." Si Qingxiao kicked him. "No."

"You’re unhappy?"

Faced with these kinds of questions, Si Qingxiao had no idea how to answer, so she could only shake her head.

"Since you’re happy and I’m happy, and we just did something that made us both happy, then what are you sighing for?"

"..."

Si Qingxiao simply closed her eyes, refusing to engage.

When she woke again, it was already past nine in the evening. Fresh clothes had been laid out on the bedside table, and Jiang Chengsi was leaning against the headboard, of all things actually reading—a book analyzing financial cases.

"You’re awake?" Jiang Chengsi looked over at her.

Si Qingxiao shifted closer, scooting toward him.

"Hungry? We can go out to eat, or I’ll order takeout. All we have at home are the snacks we bought earlier."

"Let’s go out." The nap had done her good; she felt more comfortable. Her gaze slid to the clothes by the bed. "These clothes... look familiar."

"I grabbed them from your room." Jiang Chengsi was referring to the room in the apartment that had been off-limits when he was renting it.

That was Si Qingxiao’s room. There were no big secrets there. No one had lived in it for ages, but she’d left some clothes and personal items there, which was why the room had been sealed in the first place. Jiang Chengsi had no voyeuristic tendencies and had never gone in.

"I’m going to take a shower." Even though Jiang Chengsi had helped clean her up afterwards, she’d just broken a sweat again recently and still felt uncomfortable.

When Si Qingxiao got out of bed, she rubbed her waist as she walked. Only once she entered the bathroom did she realize something was off.

She came out from her shower and finally asked Jiang Chengsi, "Did we use protection?"

"We did."

Contraception doesn’t only mean condoms; there are other methods.

No one had lived in this house in forever—there was no way it’d have that kind of thing lying around. They’d just used other methods.

"Relax, nothing’s going to happen." Jiang Chengsi spoke with utter conviction.

Only then did Si Qingxiao feel reassured enough to start drying her hair.

Si Yushan didn’t have many demands about her dating life, and he hadn’t said they couldn’t do anything before marriage.

His only requirement was:

Don’t go making a baby. He wasn’t ready to be a grandfather yet.

Jiang Chengsi himself didn’t want kids either. Everyone around him—either they already had children, or they were trying for one. Honestly, other people’s kids, playing with them once in a while, he might feel they’re cute—but raising one around himself...

When they’re still little and crying and screaming all the time, he’d go crazy.

He’s already at the bottom of the family hierarchy; he might as well thoroughly enjoy his two-person world.

"Uncle asked me to go to your place for dinner tomorrow." Jiang Chengsi put down the book and walked over to help her dry her hair.

Si Qingxiao nodded.

"The day after tomorrow I’ve got to go visit my sister-in-law. My brother’s been busy with my stuff lately and hasn’t had much time for her."

"Do you want me to go with you?"

"Sure. You can keep her company and chat. To be honest, I still don’t get how she and my brother interact. They just read all day, and whatever they talk about, it’s like some scripture I can’t understand." Jiang Chengsi got annoyed every time he brought this up. "We all live down here in the human world—can’t they speak normal human language?"

Most importantly...

Every time he was in front of the two of them, he felt like a complete idiot who didn’t understand anything.

"Third Brother and Sister-in-law both have PhDs, right?"

Jiang Chengsi responded with a grunt.

"Their kid is definitely going to be smart. With parents that intelligent, what do you expect?"

Jiang Chengsi: "So what you’re saying is, if we have one, ours might turn out to be a little idiot?"

"..."

"I don’t know what my brother’s kid will be like, but I’m really looking forward to seeing him changing diapers and wiping poop. Maybe the baby will cure his cleanliness obsession."

Si Qingxiao laughed out loud. "Everyone chipped in and helped this time. How about we host a dinner some other day and treat everyone?"

"I’ll arrange it."

"Don’t forget to invite Lord Huo and Young Master Qi, too."

"Invite Qi Zeyan as well?" Just mentioning Qi Zeyan ticked Jiang Chengsi off.

This time, everyone helped—except Qi Zeyan.

That bastard just straight-up punched him!

He calls that helping?