Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 14

Lu Jingchen was worried that his excessive enthusiasm might scare his wife. The usually composed Third Master Lu, who handled work with ease, now found himself flustered and at a loss.

Click. The bathroom door opened, and Ye Qianqian stepped out, wearing the silk pajamas he had prepared for her.

The neckline was slightly open, revealing a patch of fair skin, with a strawberry mark on her collarbone that invited wild imaginations.

Her delicate face, flushed from the steam of her bath, glowed like a ripe apple, making him want to pounce and take a bite.

A few strands of hair clung playfully to her cheeks, adding a touch of alluring charm.

Lu Jingchen’s gaze was locked onto her, unable to look away, his heartbeat accelerating as if it might leap out of his throat.

A surge of heat, like raging waves, swept through him, spreading rapidly and filling him with an indescribable restlessness and impulse.

“Third Master, are you sleeping here too?” Ye Qianqian’s soft voice was like a hook tugging at his heart.

Lu Jingchen’s dark eyes brimmed with unspoken desire. “Wife, married couples should sleep together. When we got our marriage certificate, it didn’t say we were in a contractual marriage, much less a fake one.”

[The big boss is panicking, he’s panicking! The female antagonist is really playing hard to get, why ask such a buzzkill question now? Just pounce on him!]

[Exactly! Stop overthinking it, female antagonist. The big boss loves you so much, you could even ask him to do an ab-crushing-walnut performance for us!]

[Showing off his abs would be better than the female antagonist ruining the moment. Just say the word, and the big boss would never refuse.]

[The big boss is drop-dead gorgeous, insanely wealthy, and has a body to die for. How is the female antagonist so lucky to feast on such perfection?!]

Ye Qianqian glanced at the scrolling comments and only then noticed Lu Jingchen’s open pajamas. His chest muscles were like two majestic peaks, each one firm and well-defined, showcasing his powerful core strength.

Especially those washboard abs, they really could crush walnuts.

Ye Qianqian swallowed hard but still asked seriously, “It’s true that wasn’t specified. But can I ask you a question, Third Master?”

“Go ahead.” Lu Jingchen responded tersely, already sensing she wouldn’t ask anything pleasant.

“Rumors say you dislike women. So why…” Before she could finish, Lu Jingchen’s husky voice cut in.

“It’s not that I dislike women. It’s just that I’ve been devoted to someone since I was fifteen.” His magnetic voice made Ye Qianqian’s heart twist uncomfortably.

[So satisfying! Is the big boss playing the substitute trope? I knew it, there’s no way the female antagonist is worthy of his love!]

[Exactly! How could the female antagonist possibly be the big boss’s white moonlight? She must be a substitute.]

[Being the big boss’s substitute is still an honor. If it were me, I wouldn’t ask anything, just enjoy his affection.]

Reading the comments, Ye Qianqian didn’t want to believe she was a stand-in for the “Living King of Hell,” but she also couldn’t bring herself to believe Lu Jingchen truly loved her.

So she smiled sweetly and looked up at him. “If Third Master’s heart belongs to someone else, then what am I? A substitute?”

“Wife, do you really think I’d need a substitute?” Seeing her silent, Lu Jingchen sighed softly and continued, “Judging by your expression, you don’t remember me from back then. But do you recall the person you saved when you were seven?”

“When I was just seven years old? Oh my… you couldn’t be that boy who was being hunted down, could you?”

Ye Qianqian spoke excitedly, her soft, delicate fingers playfully brushing against Lu Jingchen’s broad palm, teasingly close yet not quite holding on.

The touch sent an electric jolt through his hand, yet the person before him feigned complete innocence, carelessly stirring his emotions.

“Now you remember our past… happy memories?” Lu Jingchen’s voice carried a trace of hope, though he left the last few words unspoken.

“It’s not that I remembered, it’s that I never forgot. I just never imagined the person I casually saved back then was you!”

Hearing Ye Qianqian’s words, Lu Jingchen’s heart lurched like a rollercoaster. She had never forgotten, yet she hadn’t known it was him!

That year, they had spent an entire month together, a young boy falling for a seven-year-old girl, carrying that affection for over a decade, while she hadn’t even recognized him!

“Third Master, let me tell you, that day, I barely managed to snatch half a sweet potato from a wild dog’s mouth when that jerk knocked it out of my hands.

“Stealing my food is like killing my parents! So, in a fit of rage, I beat him up and just happened to save you in the process.”

Ye Qianqian’s words stabbed at Lu Jingchen’s chest, a bitter mix of emotions flooding his heart.

Still, he clung to hope. “But after that, you took me to the cave behind your village and brought me food every day.”

“Third Master, do you know…” Ye Qianqian was about to tell him the truth that she had brought him food because he had paid her far too much!

At seven years old, she had seen hundred-yuan bills before but had never held one, let alone owned any. Yet that battered boy had pulled five from the sole of his shoe and given them to her.

A chaotic barrage of imaginary subtitles screamed at her not to say it!

[LMAO, the female lead is hilarious, the big boss means less to her than half a sweet potato, hahaha!]

[If you dare say he paid you too much, the boss will immediately drag you away to unlock 100 positions in a rage.]

[Even with the boss’s 166 IQ, he’d never guess, too bad he’s a simp. As long as you don’t say it, he won’t figure it out.]

“What did my wife want to say?” Lu Jingchen’s voice was husky as he struggled to suppress his rising heat.

“I just wanted to say… there’s no such thing as unconditional love. I’m glad I saved you back then,” Ye Qianqian replied dismissively.

“Wife, I’m not the kind to bite the hand that feeds me. I once swore that if you took even one step toward me, I’d cover the remaining ninety-nine.”

Lu Jingchen spoke with deep emotion, unable to resist kissing Ye Qianqian’s lips before eagerly pulling her into new positions… until dawn finally brought sleep.

The next day at noon, Ye Qianqian was jolted awake by her ringing phone. “Hello…”

“Thank heavens! Qianqian, you finally answered! Do you know I’ve been looking for you all morning?” Lu Yao’s worried voice came through the line.

“Don’t worry, Yao, I just woke up.” Ye Qianqian’s voice was weak and hoarse.

“Qianqian, your voice sounds rough, did you drink? I’m at the private restaurant in the shopping center. Meet me here, and we’ll talk.”

Just as Ye Qianqian was about to agree, Lu Jingchen’s voice sounded from the doorway. “Wife, you’re awake? Let’s have lunch together.”

She quickly changed her answer. “Yao, I can’t do lunch. Let’s meet for bubble tea this afternoon.”

“Qianqian, where are you now? I’ll come find you, I can’t wait another second-“

“Three o’clock at the tea shop.” Ye Qianqian cut her off before she could say more.

She was afraid Lu Yao would hear her uncle’s voice, she hadn’t figured out how to tell her yet.

The moment she hung up, she saw Lu Jingchen approaching the bed, saying, “Darling, let me carry you to freshen up.”

“Don’t pretend to be nice. Just stop tormenting me like this in the future!” Ye Qianqian had barely finished speaking when the phone rang again.