Rest

"Hello, hubby, are you back yet?"

"Yeah, I'm on my way now."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at home then, dinner's ready."

After a brief chat, the call ended. The black Audi A6's large headlights illuminated the night as it drove steadily down the road.

Li Yang had made up his mind. After hanging up with Chen Qian, he stopped overthinking and focused on driving back to the villa. He had been busy since early this morning, and now he needed to clear his head and get some good rest.

The car pulled into the parking spot at the villa. Li Yang got out, pressed the car lock, and looked towards the villa entrance. He immediately saw Chen Qian, wearing a fitted, high-quality silk nightgown that revealed her two fair legs, her clean, long hair draped over her shoulders, waving her phone outside the door, waiting for him.

"Why were you out for so long today?"

When Li Yang reached the door, Chen Qian helped him change his shoes and asked with gentle concern.

"Business meeting, been busy all day. I'm going to take a bath first."

Li Yang put on his slippers, leaned in to sniff Chen Qian's fragrant hair, and a look of relaxation and comfort appeared on his face.

"Oh, you were out for a business meeting, you must be tired. Go quickly and wash up, I've already run the water in the bath for you."

Hearing Li Yang's words, Chen Qian opened her mouth in surprise, then quickly walked ahead of Li Yang to open the bathroom door for him. When Li Yang went inside, he saw that the water in the bathtub was indeed ready. He tested the temperature, and it was just right. He immediately stripped off his clothes and slipped into the tub, comfortably lying back and quietly closing his eyes.

Seeing him resting like this, Chen Qian knew he must be very tired, so she didn't disturb him. Instead, she picked up the clothes he had taken off, took the items out of his pockets and put them on the shelf, then put all the clothes in the washing machine. After that, she turned around to get him new clothes.

Li Yang lay quietly in the bathtub. The comfortable water temperature caused him to drift off to sleep without realizing it.

When he suddenly woke up, he found he had been lying in the tub for twenty minutes. It wasn't a long time, but his mind was incredibly clear, as if it had been rebooted, and a sense of ease flowed through his entire body.

"Phew~"

Li Yang looked around at his surroundings, his mind slow to catch up. He let out a long sigh of relief, then finally picked up his bathing supplies and started washing.

After finishing his bath in the tub, he got out and turned on the shower to wash his hair. He grabbed a towel to dry off the water droplets, put on the soft pajamas neatly folded nearby, then dried his hair with the hairdryer, feeling completely refreshed.

It was a feeling of relief.

Looking at himself in the mirror above the sink, Li Yang shook his head, thinking that the day spent in the apocalypse didn't seem like much on the surface, but the feeling of mental exhaustion was something that was difficult for someone who hadn't personally experienced it to understand.

"Are you awake? I just heated the water up for you a bit, it didn't get cold, did it?"

The study door opened, and Chen Qian's gentle voice asked from outside. Li Yang rubbed his stomach and shook his head, "The water temperature was good. I was too tired today and accidentally fell asleep. Where's dinner?"

"I just warmed it up in the kitchen, I'll go get it for you."

Chen Qian went ahead of Li Yang and brought the warm food out from the kitchen. Li Yang followed behind and sat down in a chair. Once the food was served, he didn't stand on ceremony and immediately picked up the rice and started eating heartily.

"Here, have some soup. Auntie stewed the lamb and lamb bones for a long time, she added some tonic herbs."

Chen Qian sat down next to Li Yang and used a spoon to scoop something into Li Yang's soup bowl. Li Yang looked and saw there wasn't a single piece of meat in the soup bowl; besides the lamb broth, there was only one long, strip-like object. He picked it up and ate it in three bites, not caring about the gamey smell, then continued to eat large mouthfuls to fill his stomach.

Chen Qian smiled and ate a few simple bites next to him before stopping. She put away her own bowl and chopsticks and sat beside Li Yang, helping him with dishes and soup.

When Li Yang finished eating and went to get a drink of water, she got up again and took all the bowls, chopsticks, and dish basins to the kitchen.

"Phew~"

Li Yang finished eating and drank a large glass of water, feeling comfortable all over. He pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth. He walked two steps towards the kitchen, just as Chen Qian came out. He blocked her with one hand in front, reached behind with the other, and kissed Chen Qian's mouth with his open mouth.

"Mmm~"

Chen Qian was slightly surprised and froze for a moment, her head involuntarily tilting back as he kissed her, letting out a soft hum from her throat.

She quickly wiped the water droplets from both her hands, then was picked up and thrown onto the sofa.

"Mm~"

Chen Qian hummed on the sofa, twisting her body. Then, Li Yang pressed down on her, and their clothes and hair quickly became messy.

A few minutes later.

"Phew~"

Li Yang's breathing was heavy as he took off the bothersome clothes.

Two and a half hours later, Chen Qian lay exhausted on the bed, not wanting to move. Li Yang, however, got up, smiling as he tidied up the tissues, picked up their clothes and put them on each of them, then satisfied, poured a glass of water and sat on the sofa.

When he sat down, Chen Qian also sat up from the sofa and immediately lay down in his arms.

"Baby, I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"

Li Yang naturally placed one hand on Chen Qian's leg, sliding it up and down, while holding the teacup in his other hand, his eyes twinkling as he asked.

"Ah, you want to take me back with you?"

Chen Qian was stunned by Li Yang's question. She turned over in surprise and looked at him as she asked.

"I don't know what kind of weird things Liu Lili and Liu Wu have been spreading in our hometown circle. To avoid this, you should come back with me. If they haven't spread anything, we'll strike first. If they have, then we'll just put them in their place and let everyone know what kind of people they are."

Li Yang slowly rubbed Chen Qian's thigh, a smile on his face.

When his mother called, he sensed something was off. If it weren't for something, his mother would never have suddenly called and asked about that.

So, while things were looking up over there, he had to go back and check.

The glorious homecoming he wanted wasn't just about letting people know he'd succeeded; he had to go back without any blemishes on his record.

For this reason, no matter what Liu Lili and Liu Wu did, he had to bring their affairs into the light, completely extricating himself and presenting a bright image.

Besides that, it could serve another purpose... preventing blind dates.

If he brought a girl like Chen Qian home and admitted they were in a relationship, his family definitely wouldn't arrange any more blind dates for him.

It was understandable before when he didn't have money; blind dates were a last resort for finding a partner. But now... did he need blind dates?

Yes, it didn't rule out the possibility of good girls on blind dates, not all of them were as bizarre as Liu Lili.

But... given his relatives, what kind of good girls would they even know?

Instead of believing that, he might as well believe that he and Chen Qian were truly in love~~

And taking Chen Qian back for a visit would solve these problems directly, preventing his mother from suddenly calling him one day to say she'd arranged for him to meet a girl somewhere and tell him to hurry over...

As for the meaning of taking her home... even if he took her home, if he wanted to change partners later, what was the problem?

He couldn't make inappropriate decisions just because of something like this.

"Okay, I'll go back with you!"

Chen Qian's eyes flickered, and she suddenly threw herself into his arms, speaking in a sweet voice, her arms wrapped tightly around Li Yang's neck.