Chapter 52: The Incompetent and Malicious Ex-Boyfriend (End)
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xi didn’t leave.
He leaned against the car door and lit a cigarette.
He didn’t smoke it, though. He just held it between his fingertips, his dark gaze fixed on the interior of the residential complex.
By the time the cigarette had almost burned out, Shen Ci appeared.
The moment Shen Ci saw Ye Xi, his footsteps faltered. His first instinct was to turn around and run…
But he couldn’t run.
Because Ye Xi called out to him. “Husband.”
Shen Ci: “…”
He forced a stiff, dry smile at Ye Xi.
“Didn’t you say you were heading back?”
Ye Xi raised the hand holding the cigarette. “I was going to leave after finishing this, but I didn’t expect Husband to come out.”
His gaze swept over the two blatant hickeys on Shen Ci’s neck, and he couldn’t help but grind his molars.
That dog, Wu Mu.
He was taking things too far.
Ye Xi lowered his eyes and walked to the side to stub out the cigarette, tossing it into a trash can.
Then, he walked toward Shen Ci.
He reached out and rubbed one of the hickeys with significant force.
“Husband, did you sleep with him again?” His voice was very soft, devoid of any ripples, as if he were simply asking if he had eaten yet.
Being asked so bluntly by Ye Xi, Shen Ci’s face turned so red he felt he had nowhere to hide it.
He kept his eyes downcast, unable to utter a single word.
Ye Xi withdrew his hand, his tone suddenly becoming a bit clingy. “I’m staying at home tonight.”
Shen Ci felt his stomach do a nervous flip.
“Ye Xi, I still have that dinner with President Lin…”
Ye Xi’s gaze was fixed on Shen Ci’s face. One sentence shattered Shen Ci’s lie. “Do you really have a dinner, or are you just trying to hide from me?”
“I really have a dinner…”
Ye Xi looked at him, his expression darkening for a fraction of a second before quickly being suppressed. A gentle smile returned to his face.
“Then I’ll drive you there. I can wait for you to finish and then we can go home together, okay? I see that you… didn’t drive…”
“Isn’t your hand still healing? Why did you drive here?” Shen Ci looked at Ye Xi’s hand and couldn’t help but frown.
Ye Xi took a step forward and hooked his arm through Shen Ci’s. “I’m not driving; the chauffeur is.”
Shen Ci: “…”
Fine. He had been thinking too small. Ye Xi was a rich young master now.
Shen Ci felt like he had been caught red-handed while cheating. Knowing he couldn’t hide it today, he simply confessed.
“I didn’t make plans with President Lin. I was just afraid you’d be… unhappy if you saw this. I wanted to wait for the marks to fade before seeing you.”
“Husband is certainly quite considerate of me.”
The sarcastic remark made Shen Ci’s face burn.
He didn’t want this either, but Wu Mu was just too good at it. The dopamine had hit his head, and he hadn’t been able to control himself.
Ye Xi didn’t make things difficult for Shen Ci. He immediately asked, “What do you want to eat? Let’s go to dinner first.”
Shen Ci: “…”
———
The entire meal was eaten with Shen Ci feeling on edge.
He constantly felt like Ye Xi was preparing some kind of ultimate move.
But at the table, everything about Ye Xi was “perfectly normal,” which actually left Shen Ci feeling even more confused.
It wasn’t until they got home that Shen Ci became completely well-behaved.
“Ye Xi, I’m going to transfer the company’s legal person status to you.”
Shen Ci’s words left Ye Xi momentarily stunned. He didn’t understand the meaning behind this.
“Why?”
Shen Ci took a sip of his porridge before speaking slowly. “I don’t want to work anymore. I’ll give the company to you, and you can manage it for me.”
Ye Xi put down his chopsticks and looked at Shen Ci. “Then just don’t work. You don’t need to transfer the company to me. I’ll help you manage it regardless. Anyway, all the money I earn in the future will be yours.”
Ye Xi finished and added another sentence. “I am yours, too.”
Shen Ci deliberately darkened his expression. “You just put your pants back on and you’re already disobeying me?”
Ye Xi: “…”
Ye Xi’s words caught in his throat.
Seeing Shen Ci’s look of displeasure, he instinctively softened his stance. He reached out to grab Shen Ci’s wrist, his tone becoming a bit cautious.
“Husband, don’t be angry. Whatever you say goes. If you want to transfer the status, we’ll transfer it. I’ll listen to you.”
Shen Ci had no temper left when faced with this “soft persimmon” act. How was he supposed to keep pretending to be angry?
“Fine. Then after we eat, I’ll submit the materials…”
“Okay.” After Ye Xi spoke, he took the opportunity to lean closer to Shen Ci. “Then I’ll support Husband from now on.”
“Who wants you to support them?” Shen Ci gave him a look. “Sit properly and eat.”
…
The process for changing the legal representative wasn’t complicated. After Shen Ci submitted the necessary documents, he didn’t even need to go in person; it was all handled online.
However, it took over a week for the approval to go through.
The second the legal change was completed, the System’s voice rang out in Shen Ci’s mind.
[Congratulations to the Host for successfully completing the mission.]
Shen Ci finally let out a sigh of relief.
It hadn’t been easy!
That evening, the promised one hundred billion arrived in his account.
“Host, I’m off to find my next host now~ I wish you happiness for the rest of your life.”
Suddenly hearing that 0032 was leaving, Shen Ci felt a bit reluctant, but he knew the System wouldn’t stay once the mission was done.
“Thank you for the blessing. Goodbye.”
0032 hesitated for a second, then suddenly spoke. “Host, I have something good here. Do you want to exchange for it?”
Shen Ci was confused. “What kind of good thing?”
“A Child-bearing Pill. After you take it, you can have a child. Guaranteed to be your biological offspring. It’s a brand new product, fresh out of the oven… You only need…”
Before 0032 could finish the introduction, Shen Ci interrupted. “Get lost—”
He was a grown man! Why on earth would he want to give birth!
0032: “…”
“Alright then. Goodbye.”
———
Ye Xi walked into the room carrying a glass of milk. Seeing Shen Ci’s strange expression, he was a bit puzzled. “Husband, what’s wrong?”
Shen Ci’s gaze fell on Ye Xi’s face.
Then, his eyes slowly drifted down to Ye Xi’s stomach. He narrowed his eyes.
“Ye Xi, do you want a son?”
Ye Xi: ?
“I… probably can’t give birth to one.”
Ye Xi handed him the glass of milk. “It’s warm.”
Shen Ci took the milk. “Then if you could give birth, would you be willing to have a son for me?”
Ye Xi blinked. He sat down next to Shen Ci and wrapped an arm around his waist, asking clingily, “Husband wants a son?”
Shen Ci glanced at him. “I’m just having a hypothetical discussion with you.”
“If you want one, of course I’m willing to give Husband one.”
Shen Ci let out a “tsk” and didn’t say another word.
A man was a man. If he actually gave birth to a son, he’d be dragged off to be used as a test subject.
He drank half the glass of milk in one go and didn’t want any more.
Just as he was about to put the milk down on the table, Ye Xi reached out and took it.
“Not drinking anymore?”
“No.”
After Shen Ci spoke, Ye Xi smiled and drained the remaining half of the milk in one gulp.
He set the glass on the table and leaned in…
The taste of milk filled his mouth.
Shen Ci leaned back against the sofa, his narrow eyes half-closed…
The door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Ye Xi didn’t look up. *
Wu Mu looked at the two people on the sofa and arched an eyebrow.
Taking advantage of the fact that he had a business dinner today…
What wolfish ambitions.
He took off his coat and tossed it onto a nearby chair, then unbuttoned the top button of his shirt.
Shen Ci glanced at him, looking exhausted, his voice sounding a bit lazy.
“Go take a shower.”
Wu Mu: “…”
———
(The End)
This small world ends here. The subsequent plot is not suitable for writing.
Translator’s Note: And that is the end of Shen Ci’s arc! Thank you for reading!
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