Chapter 76 Attracting Peach Blossoms

this moment, she bit down with all her might even as she tasted blood in her mouth and heard Li An's shouts."You little brat, do you think I can't deal with you" Li An muttered angrily. His large hand...Chapter 76 Attracting Unwanted Attention

Zhou Guangtao couldn't say harsh words to Yan Luoxi, who was so fragile and gaunt. He gritted his teeth and remained silent, but his gaze darkened.

Yan Luoxi sensed the anger Zhou Guangtao was radiating. His handsome face exuded an intimidating aura, and his cold eyes made others dare not look directly at him. She suspected that Zhou Guangtao had seen through her lies but dared not speak up to confess.

If she told Zhou Guangtao why she didn't go home, she would have to reveal that she met Li An.

Yan Luoxi was sometimes naive, but it didn't mean she was completely stupid. She and Zhou Guangtao had been cohabiting for so long without any intimate incidents; there were many times when Zhou Guangtao seemed ready, yet ended up unable to perform.

She wasn't blind; she could see the conflicted look in his eyes and sense the suppression within him. She vaguely knew that he had a mental demon.

This mental demon was Li An.

Zhou Guangtao had gone through great hardships to put the company back on track, and during this period, Yan Luoxi and Zhou Guangtao had managed to forget about Li An. She could not bring up Li An at such a crucial moment in front of Zhou Guangtao.

If Zhou Guangtao knew that she met Li An, their newly started beautiful life would once again be overshadowed by the shadow cast by Li An, and they would live惶惶不可終日(please replace this part with an appropriate English phrase if available).

Yan Luoxi preferred to endure such mental torture herself rather than drag Zhou Guangtao into it as well.

"Brother Guangtao, what... What's wrong with you" Yan Luoxi walked towards Zhou Guangtao and asked試探性地問道。

Seeing Yan Luoxi standing無助ly in front of him, looking at him with a hint of anxious fear in her eyes, he was moved by her gaze. His mocking smile, which had been slightly lifted, unknowingly fell, and he said悶聲說道, "What is your phone used for Why can't I reach you every time Do you know... do you know that I'm trying to call you, how anxious I am when I can't get through!"

Upon hearing that Zhou Guangtao was upset because he couldn't聯絡上她, Yan Luoxi felt relieved. She hurriedly moved to Zhou Guangtao's side, hugged his waist連連道歉, and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Guangtao, I really am! I left in a hurry yesterday and forgot my charger, so the phone ran out of power later. Sorry for making you worried!"

Through their thin clothing, Zhou Guangtao could feel the warmth and trembling from Yan Luoxi's soft body, causing his heart to tremble along with hers.

His heart was in turmoil; he really wanted to低下頭吻住顏落夕的嘴唇, but suddenly remembered the lie she had told him之前關於她昨晚夜不歸宿的事情, and immediately felt depressed灰心。

"Luoxi, be more careful next time. I'm truly very worried about you." Zhou Guangtao raised his hand to隻是揉了揉顏落夕的頭髮.

Seeing Zhou Guangtao's listless expression似乎很疲倦, Yan Luoxi felt無比內疚and nodded: "I understand, don't worry. It won't happen again next time! Brother Guangtao, you must be tired. Go rest if you're tired!"

The moment Zhou Guangtao returned to his room, the deep-seated emotions behind his eyes showed cracks瞬間裂痕出現，壓抑在背後的種種情緒頃刻間氾濫得無邊無際。

Yan Luoxi knew it was wrong to lie to騙周廣濤 and also wrong to曠工 without reason. She realized這些事情在周廣濤心裡留下了不好的印象, so in the following days, she worked hard to perform well努力討好周廣濤.

During weekends when Zhou Guangtao accompanied clients去打高爾夫, Yan Luoxi did not go shopping with her mother, but instead拆洗家裡所有的被褥、窗簾, and thoroughly cleaned每一個角落 of the house.

She had been busy all morning, yet she remained energetic in the afternoon. She went to the supermarket and bought a pile of vegetables and fruits, along with fish and meat, before heading home.

It was Sunday, and Zhou Guangtao was expected to come for dinner. As soon as Yan Luoxi got home, she started preparing the meal: shredded pork in garlic sauce, steamed fish, braised spare ribs, stir-fried wild vegetables, spinach egg soup – a colorful feast that even made her mouth water.

She thought it was about time and picked up the phone to call Zhou Guangtao. After a while, he finally answered, his voice coming from a car: "Luoxi, Boss Jiang invited us to play at his villa outside the city, so I probably won't be able to come back tonight."

Yan Luoxi opened her mouth but before she could speak, a clear voice floated through on the other end of the line: "Brother Guangtao, look how beautiful the roadside scenery is..." It was He Yufan's voice, still soft and pleasant even over the phone. Yan Luoxi couldn't help being stunned.

Zhou Guangtao wasn't coming back, so all her efforts to prepare dinner were in vain. She was staring at the dishes on the table when the phone suddenly rang, startling her.

When Yan Luoxi answered, Xu Liping's voice came through: "Luoxi, what’s going on with you these days You haven’t shown up despite my invitations, and you didn't come to pick up the clothes I brought back from Hong Kong for you. If you’re busy, I can bring them over!"

This call couldn't have come at a better time.

"No trouble at all, Mom, I'll be right there." Yan Luoxi cheerfully agreed with her mother. Since Zhou Guangtao wasn’t coming home tonight anyway, staying alone in the silent apartment wouldn’t be enjoyable either.

Yan Luoxi changed clothes and took a taxi to Xu Liping’s villa.

Xu Liping's house was an elegant two-story European-style villa with a garden. Yan Luoxi had been there several times before. When she saw her daughter arrive, Xu Liping was overjoyed and asked: "Luoxi, have you eaten yet"

When Yan Luoxi thought of the meal she had been preparing all afternoon at her own dining table, she gloomily replied: “No.”

"Alright then, I'll call Auntie to serve dinner now. I haven't eaten either; it's perfect that you're here to keep Mom company!" Schuyler Liping wore white linen pajamas. Under the lights, her face, which had just undergone some maintenance treatment, looked like a peach blossom in March—pale yet rosy.

Yan Luoxi suddenly recalled Uncle Sun whom she had unexpectedly met two nights ago and carefully asked: "Mom, doesn't Uncle Sun come back to have dinner"

"When he's busy, days can go by without me seeing him!" Schuyler Liping said nonchalantly as she directed the maidservant to bring in dishes and personally filled a large glass of freshly squeezed juice for Yan Luoxi.

"Mom, you're not afraid that Uncle Sun will attract romantic entanglements when he doesn't come back" Yan Luoxi asked casually with a giggling smile as she put her arm around Schuyler Liping's shoulders. Her eyes never left her mother's face.

Schuyler Liping seemed to be slightly taken aback before bursting into a hearty laugh: "If he attracts romantic entanglements, it shows that he still has charm and proves I picked a promising stock."

"Mom, are you so generous" Yan Luoxi exaggeratedly widened her eyes in mock surprise.

Just as Schuyler Liping was about to respond, the doorbell rang. "Speak of the devil," Yan Luoxi whispered, “Uncle Sun must have come back!”

The maidservant rushed to open the door and then bowed politely at the person outside: "Miss has returned, Mr. An!"ace to meet his hot kiss. Yan Luoxi’s eyes widened in shock; fear rose rapidly in her heart.Lian's kiss was urgent and forceful, full of intensity and desire, disregarding Yan Luoxi's fear and shiveri...