Late at night, all was quiet!
In the main room of the Li household, Li Yi lay on the kang after their passionate encounter, having entered “sage mode.”
Beside him, Jiang Xue lay nearly limp against him, gasping for breath.
During their earlier encounter, the girl had volunteered to take the high ground and play the role of the knight.
While taking the lead felt exhilarating, it was also exhausting.
After securing a decisive victory, she was nearly exhausted.
After resting against her man for a while, Jiang Xue finally spoke up: “What’s wrong with you today? You seem a bit distracted.”
Li Yi shifted slightly to one side, wrapping his arms around her, his hand unconsciously resting on Jiang Xue’s ample bosom.
Then he said, “Honey, I’m planning to head to Hong Kong for a few days!”
“Didn’t you say you weren’t going before the New Year? Did something come up?” Jiang Xue frowned.
Although she didn’t want to interfere with Li Yi’s work, he had spent most of the past six months traveling. Now that he had finally come home—barely having had time to warm the bed—he was leaving again. Jiang Xue couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy.
Li Yi immediately explained, “Old Huang sent a telegram asking me to return as soon as possible. General Manager Lan said it might have something to do with money.”
“Also, I feel like the atmosphere back home has been a bit off lately. I plan to get out of here for a while!”
“The atmosphere feels off… hide away?”
Hearing this, Jiang Xue’s expression changed.
She knew just how wealthy her husband was. While he wasn’t exactly a billionaire, his combined assets in Hong Kong, New York, and the British Isles amounted to at least tens of billions of dollars.
With that kind of money, who wouldn’t be tempted?
With that in mind, she said, her voice tinged with a hint of anxiety, “You… do you mean the higher-ups are planning to come after us?”
“It’s not quite that serious, but the Old Master and Old Chen have been pushing for me to enter government service, and Father seems to be on the same page. I suspect they’re hatching some kind of plan!” Li Yi replied honestly.
Jiang Xue immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Let them scheme all they want. If you’re uncomfortable with it, we don’t have to listen to them. Can they really force you?”
Li Yi shook his head. “Some things aren’t as simple as you think, and we can’t just brush off everyone’s face. Rather than making people feel uncomfortable, it’s better to find an excuse to get away for a while. Maybe after a short time, their interest will fade.”
“Besides, I’ve drawn up a three-year development plan for the branch office involving a 5 billion yuan investment. We need to carefully plan the funding and personnel assignments—I can’t handle these matters from home.”
Jiang Xue was a smart woman; after a moment’s thought, she understood what Li Yi meant.
“So when do you plan to leave?”
“In the next few days. I’ve been feeling a bit off lately,” Li Yi said with a touch of resignation.
“All right then. You’re the man of the house; you handle the outside world. Make your own decisions about work matters!” Jiang Xue said.
Li Yi nodded and said, “If everything goes smoothly on this trip to Hong Kong, I’ll be back in about a month and a half. If something comes up and delays me, I’ll send a telegram to the branch office to let you know!”
“Hmm, I’m fine with that, but don’t forget about Sister Na. Her due date is in December. If you mess this up, she’ll be sure to give you an earful!” Jiang Xue said.
“It shouldn’t take that long!”
“That puts my mind at ease!”
Then Jiang Xue suddenly changed the subject and looked at Li Yi. “By the way, there’s something I want to ask you!”
“What is it? Go ahead!”
“You said that the first time we… you know… we got Yunrui and Yunjin pregnant, but we haven’t used any protection for over half a year now, and I still haven’t gotten pregnant. Why don’t we make time to go to the hospital and get checked out?” Jiang Xue said.
“Check what?”
“Do you think I might have developed some underlying health issues when I gave birth to Yunrui and Yunjin…”
Before Jiang Xue could finish, Li Yi cut in, “Don’t be silly. Getting pregnant and having kids is all about fate. If we haven’t conceived, maybe it just isn’t our time yet.”
In fact, Li Yi had been thinking about this issue constantly lately, though his suspicions were the exact opposite of Jiang Xue’s. Li Yi felt that the problem with not being able to conceive might lie with him.
In his previous life, while reading novels and watching TV dramas, he often saw protagonists in time-travel stories who were unable to have children due to certain limitations, such as Xiang Shaolong in *The Legend of Qin*.
Although he had been reborn, such a problem wasn’t out of the question.
After all, he had been reborn after sleeping with Jiang Xue. It didn’t make sense that he’d hit the mark on the first try but missed every time afterward!
“What if I just can’t get pregnant?” Jiang Xue asked, a bit anxious.
“If we can’t conceive, so be it. It’s not like we don’t have a child already.”
Li Yi continued, “Besides, we didn’t get married for the sake of having children. Even without Yun Rui and Yun Jin, and even if you couldn’t conceive, I wouldn’t have any other thoughts.”
“You… you really feel that way?”
As she spoke, a flicker of emotion passed through Jiang Xue’s eyes.
For the past six months, there had been no sign of pregnancy, and Jiang Xue was feeling quite a lot of pressure.
Although they already have two children, with such a large family estate needing an heir, Jiang Xue still wants to have a few more children for the Li family.
This wasn’t just her own wish; it was also the hope of her mother and mother-in-law.
“Of course it’s true. Besides, just because we can’t conceive doesn’t necessarily mean it’s your fault—maybe the problem lies with me!” Li Yi said with a smile, trying to comfort her.
Hearing this, Jiang Xue nodded earnestly: “You’re right—it really could be your problem!”
“Uh… I was just joking. What could possibly be wrong with me?” Li Yi said, sounding a bit guilty.
“I feel like you haven’t been trying hard enough lately. You’ve been going through the motions, and you haven’t even been taking the initiative!”
Then, blushing, Jiang Xue said, “Starting today, at least twice every night—not a single time less!”
The moment she said that, Li Yi went completely numb. He felt like his kidneys were about to give out this time…
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The next day!
When Li Yi dragged his weary body out of bed, it was already past nine o’clock.
Feeling the aching pain in his lower back, he couldn’t help but let out a wry smile.
When a woman goes wild, a man really can’t stop her—especially a woman who’s married and has kids.
Thinking of the “homework” Jiang Xue had assigned him, Li Yi felt he had one more reason to head to Hong Kong.
Stepping out of the house, Li Yi saw Zhang Ziqiang and Zhou Wen doing stretching exercises in the courtyard, while Yang Feng and Big Sister were sorting through fresh vegetables in the shade.
Seeing Li Yi come out, Big Sister immediately said, “You’re up… There’s food in the kitchen. Go grab a bite to eat!”
“Alright!”
Then Li Yi called out to Zhang Ziqiang and Zhou Wen, “Qiangzi, Wen, come inside. I need to talk to you two!”
Hearing Li Yi’s call, the two immediately strode into the living room.
As soon as they entered, Zhang Ziqiang said, “Brother Yi, you wanted to see us!”
“Yeah. How far along are you and Zhang Feng? Are you planning to get married soon?” Li Yi asked.
“We’ve already submitted our marriage application to our superiors. Following standard procedures, it’ll take at least a month for approval!” Zhang Ziqiang replied.
“So that means you won’t be getting married in the next month, right?”
“Right. Even if we do get married, it won’t be until the end of the year—and we’ll need you to approve our leave then, Brother Yi!” Zhang Ziqiang said.
“No problem!”
Then Li Yi added, “Since you’re not getting married just yet, why don’t you come with me to Hong Kong for a few days?”
“Yes, sir!”
“Awen, go see Chief Zhou in a bit to handle the paperwork for Hong Kong. Also, ask if there’s anything else they need my help with—just so they can’t say I didn’t give him a heads-up!” Li Yi said.
“Got it!”
Li Yi then turned to Zhang Ziqiang and said, “You get everything ready on your end too. Make sure to explain the situation to Zhang Feng, and call Yang Zhiwen and Xiao Wu back. We’re leaving in a day or two!”
“Yes…”
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