"Are you home, Xiao Di?"

Upon hearing Li Yan's voice, Yu Xiaodi paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you asleep? Did I disturb you?"

Li Yan chuckled, "You must have been calling me constantly, and knew I was on a call, right? You didn't disturb me. I just returned home and have some things to handle. I was planning to call you a bit later."

"You've been busy accompanying which beauty these days?"

Yu Xiaodi's voice wasn't as enthusiastic as he imagined. Given her feelings for Li Yan, her urgency would be even greater than Yurong's. Especially after she sought out Wen Qianyi and Qiao Huanxuan but got no news. Yet, when her anxiety peaked, she got unexpected news from Xiaoxun, who happened to see him at a mall buying underwear for a girl!

Such a gift as underwear is only bought for someone very close. And buying something sexy carries even more implications. When Xiaoxun asked, Xiaodi felt pretty awkward. It was like a familiar caught her boyfriend cheating – though there was no evidence, suspicion was inevitable. At the time, she could only vaguely respond, hoping in her heart that Li Yan was indeed buying it for her.

Yet, till today, he still hadn't reached out to her proactively, and his phone was still unreachable. When she finally received a text message, it merely said he'd just got home and would call later tonight!

Yu Xiaodi started sensing something was off. Clearly, he was hiding something, and what he was hiding must be related to the woman he bought the underwear for!

After reading the message, she called Li Yan's phone, which was turned off. Then she began dialing his number again and again, only to find it was turned off until she noticed it was on a call just now, quickly hanging up, and waited to call him now.

In the process of calling, she received a call from Zhang Yurong. Zhang Yurong, although thinking Li Yan would call Yu Xiaodi himself, remembering when she couldn't contact him twice and sought Yu Xiaodi, she was never refused or uncooperative, knowing Yu Xiaodi cared about Li Yan no less than herself. Empathizing, she didn't want Yu Xiaodi to worry further, so she called to inform her that Li Yan was back and had gone out on some matters.

From Zhang Yurong's words, Yu Xiaodi could tell she knew nothing either. Feeling a bit calmer, she couldn't help but feel some resentment. Were they not the two people who cared the most about him? For this man, they were already recklessly competitive, yet he didn't care about them at all and went flirting outside! Was it solely because they agreed not to have relations with him within a year? Is a man's love solely dependent on physical intimacy?

Thinking about how both she and Zhang Yurong were worried and searching for him, only for him to enjoy himself secretly, the young Yu Xiaodi couldn't help but be quite hurt. Yet despite Zhang Yurong's and Xiaoxun's words proving he was fine, she still wanted to hear his voice personally.

In her love for Li Yan, the bold and passionate Yu Xiaodi was always proactive and faced it with all her energy. She could be jealous, could envy, could have little tricks, but she was ultimately not a calculating or scheming worldly woman; those emotions were simple. Her joys, angers, sorrows, and joys were easily expressed on her face and in her words.

"You've been busy accompanying which beauty these days?"

This sentence already revealed her thoughts. Li Yan pondered slightly and guessed why she would say such a thing, lamenting that Xiaoxun was ultimately unreliable.

"Beauty? There are lots of them! I'm the manager of a newly established film company; plenty of beauties are coming my way. What should I do?" Li Yan exaggerated on purpose.

Although Xiaodi's tone was calm, she still longed for him to explain, even if he lied; she was willing to hear it. But unexpectedly, Li Yan said such words, making her heart ache even more. With a bitter smile, she said, "Then I won't disturb you while you enjoy the beauties! Goodbye...."

"I'm just teasing you. Are you at home or school? I'll come see you tonight; I'll explain to you when I see you!" Li Yan drove home, planning to pick up Yurong for the hospital, then take his car to see Yu Xiaodi.

"No need, you're so busy, better focus on your work!" Yu Xiaodi felt a bit down.

"I have a gift for you!" Li Yan quickly said.

Initially, Yu Xiaodi wanted to say give it to someone else, but she remembered Xiaoxun mentioning he wanted to surprise her, hesitated for a moment, wondering if he truly wanted to surprise her? Had he been busy these days because of work?

Thinking this way, Xiaodi felt a bit ashamed, considering Li Yan is a man working hard for his career, not a college boy with plenty of time to flirt. How could she refuse him based on mere speculation?

"Really? Okay, I'll wait for your gift! You better not cheat, if I'm not satisfied with the gift, you have to double it! Alright, that's settled, I'll hang up now!"

Hearing her change in tone made Li Yan a bit puzzled. Could a gift really make her happy? Or was she pretending earlier?

The gift he mentioned was a scented sachet he brought for her from Beihai Country last time, but he hadn't had the chance to give it to her. Although after the last medical check-up, Yu Xiaodi stayed over at his place for a night, but because of their secret agreement for a year, Li Yan forgot about it. It was only after talking to Li Jie about gifts a few days ago that he remembered he hadn't given Xiaodi hers yet.

However, while driving, considering her change in tone, Li Yan thought of a key point. Xiaoxun only saw him buying the lingerie but didn't see whom he gave it to. At that time, he told her to keep it a secret and wanted to surprise Xiaodi, but she had already told Xiaodi. These days, he hadn't contacted her, and the lingerie gift was given to someone else, so she must be upset. If the purchased gift was indeed for her, she might accept that there were other things delaying him these few days.

Thinking of this, Li Yan felt he might need to buy a few more sets of lingerie. And if he's going to see her tonight, shouldn't he prepare them now? That girl hasn't told him where she is yet! He could only wait till later to ask.

Helplessly, he quickly increased his speed.

The store where Xiaoxun was located obviously couldn't be visited again. As Li Yan drove past another mall, he quickly went inside, headed straight to the lingerie section, and found the brand's exclusive counter where he purchased from last time.

Today was Sunday, and the mall had more customers than usual, mostly female, except for a few who accompanied their girlfriends or wives in the lingerie section. However, due to the urgency, Li Yan couldn't afford to be embarrassed. Moreover, he had a bit of a seasoned mentality, so he went straight to a salesperson and listed the lingerie he wanted to buy.

Seeing his confident and generous demeanor, the saleswoman was rather calm, thinking that a sleazy guy wouldn't dare to be so bold. Since he went straight to the point, he didn't spend too much time and quickly bought several sets of lingerie similar to Yue Yao's style. Considering that Yurong might find out later, he requested the salesperson to pack them tightly.

After coming out, he drove the car fast, trying to rush back home as quickly as possible.

Zhang Yurong should be quite anxious, but during Li Yan's drive back, she didn't call to rush him. He assumed she considered the Sunday traffic. But when he got home, Li Yan realized the reason, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Because in the garage, he saw a familiar car—Yu Xiaodi's red Ferrari sports car!

This gave him a bit of a headache. Wasn't I supposed to visit her tonight? Why did she come to my house so soon?

After a brief thought, he guessed she might have seen the information and knew he was back, but couldn't reach him by phone, so she directly drove over—one can't run forever.

What to do? Looking at the packaged lingerie, Li Yan found himself in a dilemma. Originally, he planned to find an opportunity to bring them to Xiaodi tonight, but now she was at home—how could he give them? Giving it in front of Yurong would be unfair, wouldn't it?

Let them share? Tell them it was meant for both?

That was possible, considering their secret agreement, keeping the peace on both sides without one feeling advantageous or disadvantaged would be ideal. But there's still Yue Yao to consider!

If Xiaodi gets it, her chance of "clashing styles" with Yue Yao is quite small. She might occasionally stay here but wouldn't bring lingerie along, so no lingerie show off. However, Yurong and Yue Yao will live under the same roof in the future. Given Yurong's personality, she definitely wouldn't wear such sensual lingerie, but it doesn't mean she wouldn't appreciate it—she'd certainly look carefully. She wouldn't need to wait for Yue Yao to return; she'd find out at the hospital that Yue Yao wears such lingerie. Wouldn't that make her suspect Li Yan of having an affair with Yue Yao?

It can only be given to Xiaodi to dispel her doubts, but it shouldn't increase Yurong's suspicions!

He couldn't stay in the garage forever. So, Li Yan came up with a clumsy yet practical idea. Since the fabric is minimal, even when bundled together, it didn't make a large package. So he pulled up his shirt, placed the package against his stomach, tucked his undershirt into the waistband, fastened his belt tightly, and buttoned up his coat in front.

After getting out of the car, he exhibited a slightly bulging belly look, adjusted his clothes, and maintained a posture of holding in his stomach. If not closely observed or touched, it wouldn't be detected.

Keeping this posture, slightly sweaty, Li Yan started to walk slowly towards the house.

(Many years ago, when Old Lai was in junior high and rented novels outside, martial arts novels came in upper, middle, and lower volumes, and along with renting romance novels for girls, he often carried four or five books. To avoid being spotted by the school gate security or teachers, he used this method to bring them back to school, stuffing them against his stomach, secured by the belt, with one book tucked under the arm, tightened the jacket, hands in pockets, and went back with a stiffer posture...) (To be continued, to know what happens next, please log in to www.qidian.com for more chapters, support the author, support legitimate reading!)

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