Old Tan looked at him again, and seeing that he had drunk some wine, he was a little worried. Last night, after Li Zeliang came back, he went back to his room without saying a word, and his expression was very abnormal. Later, he stayed in the bathroom for an hour, which made several servants outside not know what to do, but they didn't dare to say anything rashly. Because everyone knew that although he had a disability, he didn't like to show his disabled leg in front of others. In the end, it was only when Old Tan came that he dared to call him outside the door.
Li Zeliang noticed his concern and said with a smile: "What's the problem with me taking a shower? You guys were too worried before, which made me want to move out."
"Second Young Master," Old Tan changed his old name unconsciously, "You have been drinking too much in recent years. Alcohol and tobacco damage your liver and lungs. If it is unavoidable for business, sometimes you can ask Yingsong and others to deal with it." He has seen Li Zeliang grow up since he was a child and understands his temper, so he advised him in a very gentle tone, for fear of angering him.
"Yeah." Li Zeliang smiled at Old Tan.
Old Tan saw that he just moved his mouth, but his face looked like he was worried. He knew that although Li Zeliang was not a person with an impetuous personality and would lose his temper easily, he was very stubborn. It was useless to talk to him more, so he stopped talking and let him go.
It was almost late at night when Li Zeliang finished his bath and was ready to rest. He liked to look at the lights, so whenever he returned to the old house, Old Tan would tell people to light up all the floor lights in the garden. This way, if he stood in the bedroom on the second floor, he would be able to see it.
He was lying on his back alone on the bed in his bedroom, with a crescent moon hanging in the sky. The faint white light it emitted spilled into the room and landed a small part on his face.
He was a little sleepless, so he got up and fumbled for his phone. Without looking up the phone book, he pressed a series of numbers with his hands very skillfully, put it to his ear and dialed. After the call was connected, an electronic message from the supplier sounded, indicating that the number was no longer in service. After repeating it several times, the mechanical female voice suddenly disappeared, and a long busy tone sounded.
He moved the screen back to the front, staring blankly at the dozen numbers, and then slowly dialed out again... This was the only way for him to cure insomnia in the middle of the night, except for alcoholism. But now, this little magic has lost its effect tonight, after waiting for the busy tone again and again.
He looked out the window and thought for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and then he stood up quietly without disturbing anyone in the house. He got dressed, went downstairs, and took a taxi straight to the city.
He got off the bus, crossed the street, and took the elevator without stopping. When he got off the elevator and walked to the door of his apartment, he hesitated. He had taken out his key, but now he put it back in his pocket. Then he leaned against the wall at the door, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a few puffs.
The smoke from the cigarette swirled between his fingers. Li Zeliang smoked one cigarette after another, and when there was only one cigarette left, he stayed in the dark for a moment, then opened the door.
His eyes quickly adjusted to the light in the living room, and Li Zeliang saw Xie Yi curled up on the sofa. Her face was facing outward, and her head was resting on the armrest of the sofa. Li Zeliang deliberately stepped lightly towards her.
She seemed to be sleeping very uneasily, her breathing sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but her mouth was still slightly open like a child, and small broken teeth like shells could be seen inside.
He quietly reached out his hand and gently stroked the skin of Xieyi's cheek with his fingertips, but he didn't expect her to frown, brush his hand away reluctantly, and move her body.
Li Zeliang then remembered that she seemed to dislike getting close to people who smelled of cigarettes. Thinking of this, he went to the bathroom, turned on the light and washed his hands, but when he returned to the living room, Xie Yi was already standing there waiting for him.
"Mr. Li." She addressed him first in a cold and polite manner.
"you're awake?"
"My employer is here. How can I pretend not to know and continue sleeping?" Xieyi said with strange emotions.
Li Zeliang heard her sarcasm, but smiled and turned to go to the kitchen.
He asked in the kitchen: "Miss Shen, would you like some water?"
"I dare not trouble you."
In the end, he poured two glasses of water and placed them on the coffee table. He sat down and said, "You sit down."
Xie Yi stared at him coldly, but refused to do as he was told and stood there stubbornly.
"Ms. Shen, if you are like this," Li Zeliang took a sip of water and tried his best to suppress the displeasure in his heart, "it will be difficult for us to get along during the contract period."
She got angry the moment she saw his fake smile.
"What is there to get along with? Does Mr. Li want you and me to pretend to be a loving couple for others to see?" Xie Yi said sarcastically, "Our transaction is dirty..."
There was a loud bang.
Li Zeliang slammed the cup in his hand heavily on the coffee table, obliterating the word "dirty" in her mouth. Because of the violent vibration, half of the water in the cup splashed onto the table, and soon dripped along the edge of the table to the ground.
"As expected of a lawyer, you are very sharp in scolding people. So, may I ask Lawyer Shen," Li Zeliang sneered intentionally or unintentionally, "When will you fulfill this dirty deal between us?"
Xie Yi was slightly startled by his smile. She realized that he might be mocking her. She bit her lower lip with her teeth until it turned white. Finally, she let go of her lips as if she had made up her mind and said, "Mr. Li, how about doing it as you wish now?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly started walking towards Li Zeliang's bedroom, walking very fast. After she entered the bedroom, she unbuttoned her shirt as she walked.
She had a very bad temper and when she was halfway through unbuttoning her shirt the button refused to obey her, so she pulled it hard with her hands.
At this moment, Li Zeliang's face changed slightly. He took two steps forward, suddenly grabbed her wrist, pushed her against the wall of the bedroom, quickly stopped her from continuing the action, and clamped her hands.
"Shen Xieyi, don't be like this."
"What if you don't want it?" She sneered.
"Don't do this to yourself." He trailed off, regretting it.
At this moment, the buttons of Xie Yi's dress were half open, revealing her pink underwear and exposing her fair chest skin to the air.
"Really," he repeated his previous words in a low voice, "Don't do this." There was a hint of pleading in his words.
Having said that, Li Zeliang let her go and freed one hand to help her straighten her collar and button her clothes, trying to put them back in place.
Unexpectedly, when his fingers touched Xieyi's chest, Xieyi subconsciously slapped his hand away and said with disgust: "Don't touch me!"
Her expression was full of contempt, which really angered Li Zeliang.
He clamped her chin with his right hand, causing the back of Xieyi's head to hit the wall hard, and pressed his upper body against her.
For a moment, Xieyi felt her head go dark, and then she felt a sharp pain. She gritted her teeth stubbornly, not letting herself scream.
He lowered his head, squinted his eyes and said, "Don't touch you? Did you take off your clothes so actively just now, just to let me watch?"
He said this with a carefree face that turned red.
"Shameless!" She resisted his force and turned her face away.
Li Zeliang was furious, and he turned her face back to its original position, then lowered his head and kissed her lips fiercely. However, Xieyi tightly closed her lips and gritted her teeth, not letting him succeed.
He used his fingers to pinch her chin, forcing her to open her mouth in pain. His tongue took the opportunity to sneak in, wantonly invading and taking. She wanted to bite him, but unfortunately, after both cheeks were pinched by him, she couldn't move at all, and could only bite herself.
Xieyi could feel the other person's body temperature coming through his shirt. His breathing was rapid and heavy on her skin. However, his kiss in anger was without any mercy or tenderness.
He kissed her so passionately, but his lips were cold. The cold touch on his lips did not touch the forbidden area of their desires at all. After a long time, Li Zeliang left her lips, then moved closer to her eyes, lowered his voice, and said coldly and provocatively: "Beg me, and I will let you go, otherwise I will continue."
Hearing this, Xieyi immediately tried to free her hands to slap him, but he held them back again. He used only one hand to lock both of her wrists. Due to lack of oxygen, Xieyi was a little short of breath, but she still stared at him with her eyes open, holding her head high and refusing to let go. Li Zeliang saw this and quickly lowered his head to transfer his kiss to her chin, biting and sucking it bit by bit, and then to her neck. Xieyi's body was stiff to resist him, but she did not show weakness while struggling.
He paused, then said, "Shen Xieyi, beg me! Otherwise I will continue."
But she is the kind of person who will respond to soft words and not hard ones, and will not turn back even if a knife is placed on her neck.
However, when Li Zeliang took Xieyi's plump and soft breasts in his palms, Xieyi's body shook and he finally let out a desperate whimper, sounding like he was about to cry, but he still refused to beg.
He was keenly aware of her abnormality, and began to let go of her while being slightly stunned.
At this moment, Xie Yi didn't have time to think carefully. She found the right time and kicked him with all her strength, then pushed him away. When she quickly put her clothes together and was about to rush out, she saw Li Zeliang staggering back a step, and then suddenly fell to the ground.
He held his right leg, beads of sweat the size of beans hung on his forehead, and his face instantly turned frighteningly pale.
In a split second, Xie Yi suddenly remembered that she had kicked him on the right knee in a fit of rage. She opened her mouth wide, feeling overwhelmed with regret.
"I didn't mean it." She said in a trembling voice. She came back and squatted down to check his legs, but her legs were lifted up by Li Zeliang.
"Get out!" he said, trying to hold back the pain.
"I'll help you." Xieyi got up and tried to help him again.
He didn't appreciate it at all, and raised his voice and repeated: "Get out!"
"I… "
Boom—
Li Zeliang angrily knocked over the floor lamp next to him and shouted, "I ask you to get out!"