Chapter 259
Chapter259
Zhong Ning had never been in a relationship.
She suddenly laughed again, then softly asked, “Can you carry me back to the room? I’m a little cold.”
Zhong Ning immediately shut her mouth, one arm slipping under her knees and the other supporting her back, effortlessly lifting her up in a horizontal carry.
She even twisted the doorknob open herself.
All the way back to the room, she placed the person onto the bed, directly pulled over a blanket to drape over her, and said, “I’ll go get you a set of long sleeves and long pants. The air conditioning at home is strong, and it’s gotten colder recently. Your body is weak—don’t catch a cold again.”
As she spoke, her steps had already moved, turning into the walk-in closet.
The soft wool blanket felt as light as clouds. Xie Shiqing held onto the edge of the blanket, her slender fingertips tightening as her shoulders trembled with silent laughter. Her hair slipped down, falling in front of her.
Yet she made no sound, only her breathing becoming slightly hurried and uneven.
Too interesting.
Zhong Ning.
Thinking again of what this person had said a few days ago—playing with feelings, being played by feelings.
Wasn’t the answer already obvious?
Xie Shiqing’s eyes curved like a crescent moon.
Who would have thought that the person who once humiliated and toyed with her, trampling her self-esteem underfoot, would actually fall in love with her? How ridiculous!
In that instant, countless thoughts of revenge flashed through her mind—how to use Zhong Ning’s feelings to achieve her own goals. Not only would she take back Xie Corporation’s entertainment division, she would also seize every company in Zhong Ning’s hands, treating her the same way she had been treated, humiliating her.
But when her thoughts reached this point, Xie Shiqing hesitated.
Zhong Ning… actually hadn’t treated her badly.
The worst time was that incident at the company. But the moment she showed even a hint of something wrong, before she could even speak, Zhong Ning had hurriedly taken her away.
If she had refused at the time, she probably would have succeeded.
This person talked about playing a master-servant game, making her into a plaything.
But in reality, aside from their intimate moments being more frequent, in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, everything was the same as before.
And those methods… it wasn’t like she disliked them.
As for the things she truly didn’t like, when she used fear as an excuse to say so, Zhong Ning didn’t force her, and instead apologized first.
They even had a safe word.
Xie Shiqing bit her lower lip, her thoughts suddenly becoming complicated.
From childhood to now, she had never really received much care. The old butler could barely be considered someone who understood her, but their identities stood between them—their relationship couldn’t be called close.
This time, as she fell into internal turmoil, there were several moments when she wanted to say, “Don’t worry about me anymore, just let me die.”
But somehow, she never said it.
Perhaps it was that “Are you crazy?”, perhaps every “What’s wrong with you?”, perhaps those hugs, those light kisses.
In a daze, Xie Shiqing realized that here, she had heard words of concern she had never heard in the first half of her life, and received more embraces than she had in her entire lifetime combined.
“I’m back. Do you want to put them on yourself, or do you want me to help you? Does your foot still hurt?” Zhong Ning’s voice came from far to near, her footsteps gradually becoming clearer.
“Has our relationship ended?” Xie Shiqing suddenly asked.
She lifted her head, facing in Zhong Ning’s direction.
Zhong Ning froze for a moment. “…En-ended?”
“Can we renew the contract?” Xie Shiqing said.
She let go of the blanket, allowing it to slide down and pool at her side. Her fingertips pinched the hem of her clothes and lifted it slightly, revealing a patch of pale skin.
“Can we renew it, Master?”
Zhong Ning’s gaze uncontrollably fell there. Most of the marks left on her skin had already faded, only one deep kiss mark remained, a faint red lingering quietly on the inner side of her thigh, faintly visible.
“Are you sure?” Zhong Ning said. “I don’t have a second Xie Corporation to give. I can only exchange something else.”
Xie Shiqing smiled slightly. “Exchanging with a person will do.”
She reached out, grabbing Zhong Ning’s clothes and pulling her down onto herself.
She didn’t want the company—only the person.
Chapter 87
Three years into their marriage, Zhong Ning and Xie Shiqing’s life was still exceptionally harmonious.
As for the Zhong Corporation, under the name of a betrothal gift, Xie Shiqing transferred ownership back to Zhong Ning. However, the company’s affairs were still mainly managed by her, with Zhong Ning coming over every so often to help.
At first, Zhong Ning didn’t want to take it over—having the title meant bearing responsibility. But Xie Shiqing brought up the old claim of marrying into the family, insisting that she was the one who married Zhong Ning and thus had to present a betrothal gift, rambling nonsense insistently.
Deep down, this person still held onto a breath of grievance, all because of the sarcastic remarks others had made about Zhong Ning. She kept it in mind, opening shops and buying shares, yet still holding onto that feeling.
Zhong Ning couldn’t out-argue her, and also knew Xie Shiqing was entirely acting out of care for her. After refusing once, she still signed her name.
From then on, she lived a life of occasionally working.
It wasn’t like she was unhappy.
The affairs of two major corporations were all pressed onto Xie Shiqing’s shoulders. Seeing this, she felt uneasy about it—since she had the ability, why shouldn’t she help share the burden?
This way, they could also free up more time to spend together.
Over the years, they had been to many places, traveling everywhere and relaxing.
Yeseilena, through self-study, got into the best high school in the capital. Her self-media account also flourished. As her family became well-off, she brought her whole family over, starting a small food business. They also personally thanked, one by one, the kind people from their original town who had helped them.
Zhong Ning still kept in touch with her from time to time. After learning this good news, she transferred money to her again, specifically stating that the money was to be used to buy electronic devices like computers, phones, and tablets—the best and most expensive ones.