After My Flash Marriage with the Sick Beauty, I Reached the Pinnacle of My Life - Chapter 29

Xia Shishi didn’t lack admirers.

Aside from her difficult personality, she was otherwise full of merits.

Putting everything else aside, being rich and attractive was enough to make many people want to pursue her; honestly, even marrying into her family was an option.

But she had been single for twenty years.

In those twenty years, Xia Shishi never thought she would find someone to date.

Now, things had changed; she was directly engaged to someone, lived with them before marriage, and even made the person wear a formal evening gown late at night just to appease her.

Xia Shishi took a deep breath, quickly formulating the right words in her mind.

Finally: “Wifey is so tempting.”

Xia Shishi was forthright in her speech, and her actions were even more honest.

She looked like she wanted to adjust Wen Jiao’s shoulder strap, but she actually wanted to touch her shoulder.

Wen Jiao looked at her hand: “If you dare to go any further down…”

Wen Jiao didn’t specify the consequences.

Xia Shishi was honest, though: “Just a little touch first, okay?”

Wen Jiao looked at her. Xia Shishi blinked: “Do you want to touch me back?”

Wen Jiao: “Let’s go to sleep.”

“Don’t be like that~” Xia Shishi wheedled, “It’s just past ten; we still have some time. It would be such a waste to change clothes so early.”

“Do you want to draw another picture?” Wen Jiao used her hand to pull the skirt.

It had to be said that Xia Shishi’s taste was excellent, worthy of the aesthetics cultivated by spending money for many years.

This outfit perfectly showcased all of Wen Jiao’s strengths, including an alluring charm when Wen Jiao lowered her head and avoided eye contact.

Xia Shishi swallowed: “It’s not impossible.”

Her mind was currently full of “Wifey is so tempting.”

She really wanted to sit on her wifey.

She wanted to lean down and kiss her, then be held in her arms, and then play some little games suitable for bedtime.

Xia Shishi was struggling immensely to maintain control.

With her remaining sanity, she thought: Just draw it, I don’t have to show Wen Jiao.

If she didn’t do something soon, she was going to go crazy.

Wen Jiao looked completely unmoved no matter how much she was flirted with, but Xia Shishi felt genuinely possessed by a mischievous spirit. She flushed with annoyance, and somehow got angry again: “Anyway, you’re not allowed to sleep! You have to let me draw!”

Wen Jiao was helpless and placed her hands on her lap: “It’s getting late, and you have to work tomorrow.”

What Xia Shishi wanted to say rolled around on her tongue but didn’t come out.

“Help me change my clothes, then.”

“…Alright then.”

She could only reluctantly take out the pajamas, preparing to help Wen Jiao change into them.

Just as Xia Shishi lowered her head to loosen Wen Jiao’s shoulder strap, Wen Jiao suddenly lifted her hand, clasped the back of Xia Shishi’s head, and immediately, Xia Shishi almost lost her footing, forced to grab onto the armrests of the wheelchair with both hands.

Before Xia Shishi could figure out what was happening, Wen Jiao brought Xia Shishi’s head toward her.

The two exchanged a complex and lingering kiss.

Wen Jiao’s fingers pressed into Xia Shishi’s hair part, gripping her head. Their lips pressed together, and their mouths were filled with the other’s taste.

Xia Shishi smelled like she had been sunbathing.

Clean and fresh, making Wen Jiao greedily inhale with her nose. She bit Xia Shishi’s lip, seemingly wanting to remind Xia Shishi to behave, but Xia Shishi didn’t dare to move at all now.

Apart from the kiss, there was no other physical contact between them.

But even so, it was enough to make Xia Shishi’s heart pound like thunder.

Damn.

She’s so forceful.

But it’s completely to my liking.

Xia Shishi didn’t understand why Wen Jiao suddenly made this move, but she loved it, truly loved it. She even became teary-eyed while kissing, with tears shyly falling down. She was crying so much she could barely breathe.

Feeling the other person’s closeness and affection made Xia Shishi happier and lighter than standing on a cloud.

“Mmm.”

Xia Shishi gripped the armrests tightly; her knees almost gave out.

It was then that Wen Jiao let go of her: “Still like a child.”

She couldn’t even manage to breathe properly.

Xia Shishi looked at Wen Jiao blankly, taking the opportunity to catch her breath, but tears had already wet her cheeks, making her look innocent and utterly pitiful.

Wen Jiao smiled slightly and patted Xia Shishi’s head.

“Don’t move around recklessly again.”

“Oh.” Xia Shishi’s mind was short-circuited. She just obeyed whatever Wen Jiao said, simply and dutifully agreeing.

After a while.

Xia Shishi’s breathing calmed down, and she realized what she had missed. She inwardly resented herself for being so weak and asked pitifully: “Are we still changing clothes?”

Wen Jiao was, after all, inconvenienced.

And she couldn’t sleep in such a dress.

She had to change.

But with such an ambiguous atmosphere, it would be inappropriate not to let things escalate during the clothes change.

Wen Jiao had already lost control just now; if things continued, Xia Shishi wouldn’t be able to go to work tomorrow.

Wen Jiao looked at Xia Shishi’s face, stained by tears.

She shook her head.

Xia Shishi was close to crying again, thinking, I beg you, just one more time.

Compared to her tentative, fleeting light kisses, Wen Jiao’s kiss was a truly passionate one. Xia Shishi, even after being the initiator, still felt shy and awkward, but with Wen Jiao’s kiss, she was only left with addiction.

She wanted to kiss again, to enjoy it once more.

But Wen Jiao refused: “You go to sleep first. I’ll call someone in to help.”

Xia Shishi’s hair almost stood up: “You won’t let me change you, but you’ll let someone else do it?”

Wen Jiao: “…”

She wanted to say that before Xia Shishi moved in, an auntie always helped her.

She couldn’t rely entirely on herself; otherwise, changing clothes would take at least half an hour, which was a huge waste of time.

Wen Jiao was about to try and coax Xia Shishi, but Xia Shishi was having none of it.

“Let me do it, you must let me do it!” At this moment, Xia Shishi had no intention of taking advantage; she was just being utterly serious.

There was even a tendency that if Wen Jiao disagreed, Xia Shishi would resort to crying and throwing a fit.

“Sigh,” Wen Jiao sighed, “Change them.”

“Did you… last night?” In the lab, Ye Murou seized the opportunity to ask Xia Shishi.

Xia Shishi had obvious dark circles under her eyes, clearly showing a lack of sleep.

Since Xia Shishi had delicate skin, her dark circles looked particularly alarming, making people especially concerned.

Xia Shishi gnashed her teeth: “I was with my wife all night yesterday.”

Ye Murou: “…”

Xia Shishi: “Do you believe me?”

Ye Murou: “I don’t know what to say.”

Xia Shishi held her head: “I wish I had treasured the time more. Also, isn’t she a light sleeper? I was so worried about her that I didn’t sleep all night, but how come she slept so soundly?”

This resulted in her looking miserable and haggard when she woke up this morning, and she couldn’t decide whether to be happy or angry when she looked at Wen Jiao.

She could only come to work looking like an idiot, totally defeated.

Ye Murou truly didn’t know what to say; she was only worried about Xia Shishi’s mental state.

She knew about Xia Shishi’s engagement to Wen Jiao; it was something easily found out with a little inquiry.

But… what could she say?

Ye Murou waved the sample in her hand and cautiously asked: “Then I’ll take the sample over by myself? You should rest properly.”

“No!” Xia Shishi looked up, her eyes immediately full of light—the light of enthusiasm for work: “Let’s go together!”

“Mhm.” Ye Murou thought of something and nodded.

These kinds of errand jobs were most suitable for the two of them as newcomers.

But no one expected the relationship between these two newcomers.

On the way to deliver the samples, Xia Shishi was looking at the sample sheet and asked Ye Murou: “Did you guys talk about anything when you went out for barbecue last night?”

“It was just as you thought, he asked me to pay,” Ye Murou replied.

Yesterday, Ji Yan used the excuse that new people had joined the R&D department and suggested they all go out for a meal together to get to know each other.

Xia Shishi didn’t go and let Ye Murou go instead.

Xia Shishi also transferred a sum of money to Ye Murou and instructed her to pay attention to the conversations among these older colleagues.

Hearing anything about the company would be a gain.

Ye Murou recounted her experience from last night. Although it wasn’t as exciting as Xia Shishi and her fiancée “being together all night,” it wasn’t uneventful either: “Ji Yan asked about my background. I answered according to the background you fabricated, and then he became much more enthusiastic toward me. He even asked why I came to this company with such good academic qualifications.”

Xia Shishi scoffed: “The salary and benefits Xia Group gives its employees are among the highest in the industry, right?”

Ye Murou: “I’m not sure about that.”

Xia Shishi: “…”

Ye Murou scratched her head and replied: “I haven’t compared the figures, but I told him it was because this company is the most famous, has the most promising future, and is the most worthy of my efforts.”

Ye Murou had heard that this company was run by the Xia family, so she rushed over immediately.

As for salary and benefits, as long as she could support herself and save some money, she was satisfied.

It was better than staying in the mountains, no matter what.

Xia Shishi didn’t pursue that point: “And then?”

Ye Murou said: “He smiled but didn’t say anything to me, just talked to other colleagues about buying houses and cars. He seemed to have plenty of funds; I kept hearing him modestly say ‘not at all’ to other colleagues. After dinner, Ji Yan looked at me and said, with so many seniors present, shouldn’t I show some appreciation?”

This “appreciation” was him trying to gauge if Ye Murou would be willing to pay for the meal.

It should be known that everyone in the R&D department was there at the time. How much would a dinner like that cost?

How could Ye Murou, a poor student who had just finished university with financial aid from Xia Shishi, afford it?

Xia Shishi had anticipated this point, which was why she transferred money to Ye Murou so she could continue to play the role according to the fabricated background.

Ye Murou’s heart bled when she paid the bill.

It made her feel awful every time she saw Ji Yan now.

Xia Shishi frowned. This alone wasn’t enough for a deduction, but Ji Yan certainly warranted closer attention. She patted Ye Murou’s shoulder: “Keep up the good work! My future happy life with my wife depends on you!”

Ye Murou: “…”

What a fresh and unconventional boss, thought Ye Murou, blending exploitation and empty promises into one. Her words leave me speechless.

After delivering the samples and returning to the lab.

Xia Shishi felt that this sample wasn’t very outstanding and didn’t meet her expectations.

Especially since she planned to launch a new product that she could cooperate on with Wen Jiao, she had to hurry up and start researching in a different direction.

Xia Shishi was contemplating the ingredients and the formulation process for the new product.

She was lost in thought, and Ye Murou didn’t disturb her.

But this scene was noticed by Ji Yan.

Ji Yan had just finished praising Ye Murou when he saw Xia Shishi seemingly slacking off. He immediately came over with a stern face and knocked on the table: “Newcomers who don’t know how to show initiative and slack off during work hours—are you planning to quit after today?”

Xia Shishi looked up, then lowered her head again.

She was just about to figure it out.

Ji Yan, however, was persistent: “Is this your attitude toward a senior colleague?”

Tch, so annoying.

“I’m sorry, senior,” Xia Shishi responded listlessly, “I was just organizing my notes after finishing my work. See? I’m so serious.”

Xia Shishi spread open her clean, mostly blank notebook for Ji Yan to see.

Other than the first page where she wrote about working hard for her wife, there were only a few scribbled pages.

It hardly looked like diligent work.

Ji Yan sneered, but when he saw the notes Xia Shishi had written down, his eyes widened in surprise.

He wanted to read on, but for the sake of appearances, he had to put the notebook down.

“With an attitude like yours, don’t expect to pass your internship!”

“I’m confiscating this notebook, and you should stop zoning out so much during work.” Ji Yan dragged the notebook toward himself.

The notebook contained Xia Shishi’s ideas for new products. She probably knew what Ji Yan was interested in, so she curved her lips into a smile and didn’t stop him, instead reluctantly getting up to participate in the raw material testing.

Sigh, I wonder if my wife is working hard too.

Wen Jiao didn’t go to the company today, but her location shifted from the bedroom to the study.

Her phone was confiscated yesterday, but Xia Shishi hadn’t found it. However, she couldn’t leave such a flaw exposed going forward.

Wen Jiao was reading the information investigated by the private detective.

“Inside is all the information on Ji Yan’s work over the past few years. The matters before that will probably take some more time to investigate. Should we continue?”

“Continue,” Wen Jiao said.

Wen Jiao saw that Ji Yan also joined the Xia Group right after graduation. He had participated in several new product developments and achieved considerable results. Although he wasn’t as distinguished as the older seniors in the company, he was still one of the more outstanding new employees.

Not long ago, he had just made a down payment and was actively paying off his mortgage. He also showed recent signs of wanting to buy a car.

Wen Jiao had a natural keenness for numbers. Her eyes flashed, and after thinking for a moment, she had her assistant contact Father Xia: “Remind him that it is time to close the distance with his employees.”

The assistant had been with Wen Jiao for so long that she was already highly savvy.

She believed Father Xia would understand the meaning behind this sentence.

However, the assistant thought of another point: “Miss Xia is currently working in the R&D department. Should we also remind her about this?”

Wen Jiao opened Ye Murou’s file and chuckled: “No need. She’s quite cunning.”

Huh? The assistant was a little confused by this statement.