Isn't he a married man now? Wouldn't that make him the "paramour"? If he's the paramour, then would she be the "adulteress"? That would indeed feel sarcastic and insulting to Xiaodi.

"Alright, actually they are a pair of a talented man and beautiful woman, just recently in a romantic moonlit setting." A talented man and beautiful woman in a moonlit setting, do they really only enjoy the flowers and the moon? They might also have an affair, right? But saying it out loud gives a different artistic conception, and that's the effect of rhetoric.

Xiaodi's thoughts didn't spin that fast, she just caught the humorous side of it, without time to delve deeper, so her emotions weren't affected. Hearing him mention "talented man and beautiful woman" again, she couldn't help but chuckle, "Uncle, your idioms aren't used very well! How could we be described as a talented man and beautiful woman? More like a 'wolf and beauty'! Similarly, instead of 'talented man and beautiful woman', it could be a little more colloquial, like 'Beauty and the Beast'!"

Seeing her more relaxed, not as tense, and not blushing as much, Li Yan felt relieved.

"Alright, quickly get your clothes on! Otherwise, I might just turn into a werewolf again. I'll step out first..." Li Yan said as he withdrew, closing the bathroom door behind him.

Letting out a long sigh, Li Yan gave a bitter smile, "Once a man gets lustful, it's really hard to control himself!"

He also silently warned himself, no matter how he played before, he still had full control over his desires. No excuses, his self-control had definitely regressed! Maybe... previously it was just venting desires, but now with them, there are emotional factors involved.

Lighting a cigarette, he smoked quietly, watching the smoke dissipate slowly into the air, allowing his mind to relax.

...

Yu Xiaodi already had her clothes back on. She quietly opened the door and saw Li Yan sitting on the bed, smoking. His face, seen from the side, looked a bit lonely, and his eyes, although looking in one direction, seemed to gaze into the void, stirring her heart. Among the three of them, she too felt wronged, but she persisted because she actively pursued Li Yan.

Now, looking at Li Yan, she suddenly understood a lot. Although in such matters, men should be held most accountable, Li Yan is just a small employee at Paradise Group; even if promoted now, it's because of Zhang Yurong's connections. But facing two women, Zhang Yurong is the president of Paradise Group, and as for her, there's no need to mention. Even though she's still in school, her parents are not ordinary people. Putting emotions aside, just their social standings create immense pressure on Li Yan being caught between them! She never considered his situation, and maybe Zhang Yurong didn't either?

She opened the door, walked over, and smiled, "What's up? Pretending to be melancholic?" Xiaodi didn't want to see him melancholic, so she deliberately accused him of pretending.

Li Yan wasn't actually melancholic, just lost in thought. Seeing her approaching, he blew out a smoke ring and laughed, "Do I look like Liang Chaowei?"

"No, you just look like yourself! I don't want you to resemble anyone else." Xiaodi sat down next to him.

Li Yan glanced at her hand holding the dudou. "What? Don't like it?"

"I like it, I like it so much I want to treasure it. I can't bear to wear it now, but later I'll wear it for you." Yu Xiaodi smiled as she kept it away.

"No need to treasure it, I can just buy you more if you like."

"I just want this one." Xiaodi said, leaning her head on his shoulder, "Hey, earlier I didn't let you... that, were you feeling uncomfortable? Do you need me to teach you..."

Li Yan was a bit sweaty, things had just cooled down, and she was igniting fire again by saying this.

"No need, I wasn't uncomfortable. If I really needed you to help in other ways, it might be unbearable." Li Yan laughed, then said, "You should head back first!"

"Look!" Yu Xiaodi tilted her head to look at him, "Are you unhappy because of unmet desires?"

Li Yan, helpless, said, "What unmet desires, what unhappiness?"

"Then why rush to send me off? Don't tell me you plan to deal with it yourself?" Yu Xiaodi looked him up and down, seemingly very interested in how he would handle it himself, "Can't I watch?"

Li Yan was speechless, those words...

"I'm not rushing you off, and your thoughts aren't necessary..."

"What is it then? Afraid of losing control again? Hehe, never thought I was so charming, huh. Back then, when I pinned you down on the bed, you rejected me." Yu Xiaodi teased with a smirk.

Li Yan tapped her on the back of her head, jokingly scolding, "How old are you! Talking about 'back then'. I'm asking you to leave to avoid awkwardness. What if Yurong comes back later, sees you coming empty-handed but leaving with something, she'd think you stole something. So, it's better you head back, I'll find you later."

"Che... What did I think it was? Why be afraid of her? I didn't steal anything, not things at least!" Xiaodi said, giggling as she hugged Li Yan. Obviously, she had "stolen" not things, but him.

"..."

"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. She's the primary wife, I'll have to give way to her!" Xiaodi saw him silent, kissed his cheek with a laugh, then tidied up and left.

...

After seeing Yu Xiaodi off, Li Yan came back and turned on his phone. Now that he's explained to both Yurong and Xiaodi, there were still a few more to reply to. Previously, he said he'd call them at night, but now without a car or hospital access, he might as well reply first.

He called Huang Ying first because she wouldn't ask much, would believe anything he said, and didn't know much about his matters, allowing for a short explanation. As expected, Huang Ying truly believed he was working, and hearing his voice, knowing he was back, made her very happy, telling him to rest well and message her whenever, so she could make soup for him.

After finishing his call with Huang Ying, Li Yan then called Hai Fu. Like Zhang Yurong, Hai Fu was sharp regarding work and knew a lot about company matters, making it hard to bluff. So he didn't bother explaining further, simply stating that regardless of who offers him opportunities, it still required his own effort since he wasn't a child anymore, couldn't just rely on others for support.

This proactive attitude earned Hai Fu's admiration. At his age, thinking this way made her happy since she didn't want Li Yan to be like his other colleagues, treating her like a stern Master Extinction and keeping their distance. So she didn't ask much more, just encouraged him a bit. However, she did present a 'bill', tallying how long it had been since the two had been intimate, claiming Li Yan owed her several times, demanding repayment!

This made Li Yan a bit sweaty, thinking if he were to pay it all at once, he'd be exhausted, so he suggested "installment payments".

Hai Fu accepted his "installment payment" proposal but insisted on the first payment tonight. This got Li Yan, whose flames hadn't fully died down from earlier with Xiaodi, quite tempted, but when considering that Yurong might worry about him not being home, he declined using the excuse of being too tired.

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