Chapter 285: Taking You to My Home

Yurong thought she’d never be shocked again, yet hearing his words just now, she was shocked once more. His wife is actually Zhang Yurong!

Could there be anything more unbelievable?

She stared blankly at him for a while, then slowly said, "So... you live in that villa district over there?"

They initially met here, and just beyond here is the Houhai Villa District. That evening, both Lan Tianci and she thought Li Yan was likely a wealthy resident of the villa district, just deliberately driving a cheap car.

But as they spent more time together, even though she never asked about Li Yan’s background, Yurong could tell he wasn’t rich. Wealthy second-generation heirs or self-made successful people have a sense of taste in their lifestyle, maybe particular in some areas but always in some way refined. Li Yan simply looked like an ordinary office worker, probably just heading home in this direction and passing by, not actually living in the villa district nearby.

Yet now she heard him say that the president of Paradise Group was his wife, so it had to be true, but... Yurong had a vague idea.

"Yes, I live over there with Zhang Yurong. When we first met, I was just going home." Li Yan seemed a bit surprised, "Why do you look so calm? Did you already know?"

Yurong gave a faint bitter smile, "I’m just a fool. How could I tell with a wife as scheming as yours!" No wonder she was so agitated earlier, cursing her directly like that!

Li Yan hadn’t thought Zhang Yurong would be seen as very scheming, but recalling the last time at the Prince Hotel, she didn’t show any signs of displeasure, jealousy, or anger; in others’ eyes, she indeed appeared very composed.

Seeing Li Yan silent, Yurong continued, "Li Yan, I understand now, I’m the third wheel. You didn’t lie to me, you really have a wife..."

Li Yan guessed she was deciding to let go and leave, mixed emotions in his heart, but he couldn’t say much. Persuade her to stay? How? By telling her he’d divorce Zhang Yurong?

"But... why are you so unclear with Wen Qianyi?" Yurong moved a bit closer, staring intently at him, "I can see she’s not like me, she’s not the one actively seeking you!"

"Well..." Li Yan felt awkward, "Actually, I have a very pure relationship with Wen Qianyi, you’re overthinking it."

"Pure? So why did she have that attitude toward me earlier? Why did you invite her out tonight?" Yurong, who had earlier clashed with Wen Qianyi, unconsciously allied with her. Zhang Yurong was his admitted wife, distinguishing her clearly from them. Wen Qianyi, once a rival, now stood in a similar position.

Li Yan wanted to explain his relationship with Zhang Yurong, but it was a long story, and saying it from his perspective might not be well-understood by Yurong or be fair to Zhang Yurong. So, he simply acquiesced to her words.

"Silent? Does that mean... your relationship with Zhang Yurong has broken down, which is why you gradually accepted me and are trying to hook up with Wen Qianyi?" Yurong was somewhat pleased; it’s good if the relationship is broken, right? What does a wife matter? It’s just a status! I’m not in a rush now, I have plenty of time to win over!

Li Yan sighed inwardly, what broken relationship, it simply never began! If calculated, the time he started with her was about the same as with you.

"Let’s not discuss this now. It’s getting late, I’ll take you home! Your mom must be very worried, she might have already called Zhou Yunfei to come catch me."

Yurong disagreed; she had gone through too much of a shock tonight. Even after drinking some beer, she might not be able to sleep when she returns. These matters unresolved, her heart was deeply troubled.

She immediately texted her mother with her phone, saying she was fine and that she had been joking around with Li Yan earlier, not turning her phone on, and that she was now with him.

"Now my mom knows I’m with you now." To avoid trouble, Yurong said this and directly turned off her phone.

Li Yan motioned to the roadside again, "But we have to go. Both our cars are parked by the road with no one there."

"Do you really want to...?" Yurong moved a bit closer.

"No! I was just making a comparison..." Li Yan had no intentions of leading her astray; moreover, in such a situation, how could he have any mood for it!

Li Yan was quite helpless; even now, could he push her away? Wouldn’t that hurt a girl’s feelings? And from her mouth, still carrying a hint of beer, he could sense an unspoken bitterness!

...

"Alright, let’s go! Otherwise, bugs and ants might bite you later." Li Yan got up and reached out to pull her.

Yurong had found the grass quite pleasant, even a bit romantic, but at the mention of bugs and ants, she quickly jumped up. "You scared me!"

"Heh heh, luckily it’s late now, past mosquito dinner time, and before their midnight snack and breakfast, or you’d have been bitten endlessly by now." Li Yan held her hand, walking towards the road.

"Nonsense! Mosquitoes having dinner and midnight snacks?"

"You think mosquitoes are active all night? It feels like they’re around all night because when you’re asleep, you’re not aware when mosquitoes rest, only when they bite you."

"Keep boasting!"

Yurong held his arm tightly, snug against him as they walked to the roadside. Suddenly, she whispered, "Between Zhang Yurong and me, who’s better?"

"What?" Li Yan pretended to be confused; how could one compare? Obviously, each has their good points. Besides, matters of the heart can’t always be measured in terms of better or worse, or there wouldn’t be that saying about love seeing the swan as a goose.

Yurong clung to him, clearly showing all her thoughts were on him, how could she not feel him pretending? She chuckled, "Look how tense you are?"

"Well..." Li Yan felt a bit embarrassed; it was his wife, yet he’d never even kissed her, let alone more intimate moments, unsure how to answer, so he cleverly and truthfully said, "So far... in kissing, you win hands down..."

Naturally, Yurong was joyful to hear this but still pinched his arm lightly, playfully saying, "You’re just trying to make me happy. In front of her, you’d surely say she’s better."

Li Yan said nothing, the more said, the more mistakes one might make.

"However... I can also understand, a strong woman like her would surely make you feel pressured, always having a cold face, like an ice block, passive and indifferent, just thinking about it is uninteresting, no wonder you’d feel she’s not good."

"..." Her analysis left Li Yan speechless, but maybe it might actually be the case, he just hadn’t found an opportunity to confirm it yet.

As they chatted, they reached the roadside, and they let go of each other’s hands. Yurong looked at him, "So late, where will you take me?"

Li Yan looked at her in the streetlight, lovingly pinched her cheek, and softly said, "Stop overthinking, I’m taking you to... my home!"

"What?!" Yurong almost jumped at his words. Considering Li Yan’s reticence about his wife and the strained relationship just revealed, coupled with Zhang Yurong’s earlier furious outburst, now he’s going to take me home?

"You heard me right. Since you’ve already seen each other tonight, and I’ve just told you the situation, I decided to take you over for an official meeting, even if... it ends with both of you leaving me, it’s at least an explanation." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Hearing Li Yan’s words, Yurong fell into silence. These words made her feel a bit sad; was this laying cards on the table? Resulting in one of them having to leave?

Yet at the same time, she felt somewhat comforted, from tonight’s events, aside from her and Zhang Yurong, even Wen Qianyi counts, and then the one he secretly carried, but now he came looking for her at midnight, revealing this relationship, and intending to take her home, all indicating he has placed her at the same level as his wife!

"This... would put you in a tough spot..." Yurong stepped forward, wrapping her arms around his waist, leaning against him, and said softly, "I know your feelings... I’m already very satisfied. I’m still young, not in a hurry to marry. Let’s take it slow, I don’t want you to break up with her because of me now."

She didn’t know why Li Yan married Zhang Yurong, but Zhang Yurong is the president of Paradise Group, and Li Yan is just a small employee; she drives a Mercedes while he drives a Chery; everything indicates Li Yan is at a disadvantage. If he entered the Zhang family through conditions, threats, or gratitude, then going against the Zhang family for her now would be incredibly unwise for him.

Yurong was not at the age where she considered love with a realistic mindset; right now, she was wholly absorbed, putting all her thoughts into Li Yan’s well-being.

Listening to her, Li Yan could also sense her heart, which made him silently sigh; such a girl was enough to stay in his memory forever, regardless of the outcome.

"It’s not as complicated as you think, let’s go! Get in the car, this is to give you closure and her too. Alone, I can’t explain much, and given we’ve reached my doorstep, not inviting you in wouldn’t make sense."

Li Yan gestured her into the car, driving ahead to lead the way.

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