A beautiful summer night

On the day Yao Qin was discharged from the hospital, an unexpected guest arrived at Qingcheng Villa.

Perhaps it was too much of a mood killer, Xia Wanzhi subconsciously frowned.

“Cousin…cousin…” Zhou Yu knew the purpose of his trip. His gaze only briefly swept over Xia Wanzhi, not daring to linger for long. Blocking Xie Qiyan’s path, he looked troubled and pleaded, “Please, cousin, help the Zhou family…”

Upon hearing this, Yunli, who had just gotten off the bus, immediately perked up her ears and stood next to Xia Wanzhi. The two of them were relaxed and made no attempt to hide their gossipy nature.

Liu Shubai, who carefully helped Yao Qin into the house, was speechless.

Kids are just kids, always jumping on the bandwagon.

When it comes to taking care of Yao Qin, no one is more reliable than him.

Yao Qin noticed Zhou Yu, glanced back a few times, and asked out of curiosity, "Is that Ayan's cousin?"

Liu Shubai said expressionlessly, "I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing."

So Yao Qin stopped talking.

Outside the door, Zhou Yu clung tightly to Xie Qiyan.

"Don't even mention your Zhou family, even if something like this happened to the Xie family today, I wouldn't care." Xie Qiyan's eyes were indifferent as he turned around, took Xia Wanzhi's hand, and left.

The pace was too fast, and Xia Wanzhi was pulled away. Yun Li, who was leaning on Xia Wanzhi's shoulder for support, almost lost her balance due to inertia, but was caught in Jiang Baichuan's arms from behind.

"Let's go, calm down, don't get involved in any unlucky gossip." Jiang Baichuan said helplessly, but there was nothing he could do about her gossip.

The blatant contempt and sarcasm made Zhou Yu's expression contort. Gazing at Xie Qiyan and Xia Wanzhi's retreating figures, he raised his voice: "This is Grandpa's will! It's true that you're in charge of the Xie family, but my mother is his daughter, your aunt, and also a member of the Xie family."

"Xie Qiyan! Are you really so cold-hearted and heartless as to leave someone to die?" The events of the past few days had exhausted him. Zhou Yu's eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a weak roar.

Sun Lingzhi's outburst caused the Zhou family's reputation to plummet. He sought help from the Xie family, and although Old Master Xie scolded him for being a scoundrel, he ultimately agreed to help remove the online criticism out of consideration for their past relationship.

However, the Zhou family became a laughing stock, and the Zhou Group's stock plummeted. The Chen family, who had recently proposed marriage to him, also broke off the engagement. It would be extremely difficult for him to stabilize the Zhou Group through marriage again.

The Zhou family is not like the Xie family. No matter how many illegitimate children the Xie family has, it cannot shake the Xie family's status.

Xia Wanzhi glanced back, and Xie Qiyan stopped in his tracks, his tone as cold and ruthless as Zhou Yu had described: "What does it have to do with me?"

Jiang Baichuan couldn't help but laugh, raising an eyebrow and offering a suggestion: "You don't have to beg and plead. Just marry her and the problem will be solved. Maybe netizens will even praise you as a responsible and good man."

"Like your parents?" When pushed to the limit, people drop their pretense. Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and sneered, "Trying to use their children to climb the social ladder and become a phoenix, what kind of end did they get? I don't need to say more..."

Before he could finish speaking, the remaining few words were punched back into his internal organs by Jiang Baichuan.

"Jiang Baichuan!" Yun Li was stunned for a moment, and pulled him back just as Jiang Baichuan, with a tense face, was about to throw a second punch at Zhou Yu's face.

"Say it," Jiang Baichuan loosened his wrist, his eyes sinister. "Try saying one more word."

Zhou Yu didn't speak again, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, leaving only a sinister, silent smile.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be angry. We don't need to argue with bad luck people." Yunli held his arm with one hand and patted him on the back with the other.

Perhaps it was the first time Yun Li had seen Jiang Baichuan so angry, and she looked at him suspiciously, realizing that Zhou Yu's words had hit a nerve.

She always thought that someone like Jiang Baichuan was blessed by the gods.

Born into the Jiang family, he was a prodigy from a young age.

Xia Wanzhi frowned slightly, giving Xie Qiyan a somewhat resentful look: "What do you plan to do?"

She knew exactly what kind of person Zhou Yu was.

A cornered dog will jump over the wall; he has no conscience whatsoever.

Xie Qiyan pondered for a moment: "I don't have time, I won't handle it."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

He's a real devil.

That evening, Zhou Yu got into an argument with someone while working for the Zhou family and was beaten by a group of people, ending up in the hospital.

Xia Wanzhi lay in bed, picked up her phone, and saw the message from Yun Li: "..."

Suppressing a laugh, she replied to Yun Li's message, then pulled the blanket up and reached out to take the book from Xie Qiyan's hand, while simultaneously removing his glasses with her other hand: "You did this, didn't you?"

"It wasn't me." Xie Qiyan looked innocent, snatched the book back, turned it upside down on the bedside table, and raised his arm to gesture for Xia Wanzhi to crawl into his arms.

Xia Wanzhi scoffed, then moved over and leaned on him to put the gold-rimmed glasses back on him: "Be more refined, Mr. Xie."

It's not very gentlemanly to instruct your subordinates to gang up on others at the drop of a hat.

"What? Feeling sorry for your ex?" Xia Wanzhi had put the glasses on him, and he hadn't taken them off. One hand moved down Xia Wanzhi's shoulder, encircling her slender waist. He applied a little pressure, a half-smile on his face. "Am I not refined?"

The glasses frame pressed against Xia Wanzhi's skin, and before Xia Wanzhi could explain, he kissed her fiercely.

It came on strong and was impossible to defend against.

The sticky air was thick with their own breaths, making it hard for Xia Wanzhi to breathe. His cool glasses were making her face uncomfortable, but when she reached out to take them off, Xie Qiyan pinned her hands behind her back to the headboard and pressed his entire body against her.

Xia Wanzhi pursed her lips, shrinking back as she felt the obvious possessiveness and pressure emanating from his dark eyes.

"Jealous?" Xia Wanzhi probed cautiously, trying not to get into too much trouble. "If you're jealous, it means you don't trust me."

Xie Qiyan scoffed coldly: "He's not worthy?"

"then you……"

"You like me wearing glasses?" Xie Qiyan pinched her cheek and kissed her down.

Xia Wanzhi swallowed hard: "It's...it's alright."

"Wearing glasses makes you look refined?" Xie Qiyan grabbed a lock of her hair and twirled it around his fingertip.

Xia Wanzhi was confused, but she was nervous enough: "Ah... right?"

Having received the answer, Xie Qiyan straightened his knees, loosened the belt of his already shaky bathrobe, and generously displayed himself to his wife.

Just as Xia Wanzhi realized what was happening and tried to escape, Xie Qiyan grabbed her slender waist and pulled her back.

He leaned down, his voice slightly deep: "Then I'll show you how refined I am."

Xia Wanzhi: "..."

The world spun around her, her head was throbbing, and only four words echoed in Xia Wanzhi's mind.

A scoundrel.

Wearing the glasses of a refined person, doing the most unrefined things.

What a fine Xie Qiyan.

Having not been in contact for so long, her body seemed to be rejecting Xie Qiyan, and Xia Wanzhi shed many tears.

"Don't be nervous." Xie Qiyan was also feeling unwell.

His attempts to comfort her only made Xia Wanzhi cry harder.

She keeps telling me to relax, but how can she actually relax?

Feeling as if she were being embraced passionately by a volcano, Xia Wanzhi felt like she was melting.

After a whole night of commotion, Xie Qiyan was scolded from all sides.

But Xie Qiyan was happy.

I am happy for Yao Qin's discharge from the hospital, happy for the family reunion, and happy to have Xia Wanzhi.