CHAPTER 51: CHAPTER 51 YOU’RE MAKING HER FULFILL SUCH AN OBLIGATION.

"Bullshit!" Jian Xi immediately denied.

The faster she denied it, the more Si Yuhuan felt she was hiding something. So, her claims of not loving me were just lies? If she truly didn’t love me anymore, why come here in the middle of the night? A smug satisfaction touched the corners of his downturned lips.

Jiang Qimeng had an ominous premonition. The drug is about to take effect. I can’t let Si Yuhuan keep getting entangled with Jian Xi here.

"Yuhan, take me back, please. I’m not feeling well." She immediately clutched her forehead, pretending to collapse.

When Si Yuhuan held her shoulders, she tightened her grip on him. "This is the company; it would look bad to make a scene. If I leave now, I’m afraid Miss Jian won’t let it go easily. Can you take me home first, and then come back to give her a proper explanation?"

Her earnest eyes stared at Si Yuhuan.

Si Yuhuan couldn’t bring himself to refuse, especially when he thought of her injuries.

"Alright! I’ll take you home first."

Jiang Qimeng was swept into his arms.

Jian Xi stood in front of them, blocking their path. "Si Yuhuan! If you carry her out like this, right in front of me, how am I supposed to keep face in Beijing? Where does that leave the Jian Family’s honor?" Today, I’m determined to fight for this.

"Yuhan, take me home, please!" Jiang Qimeng’s facade of gentleness was almost cracking.

Jian Xi sensed something was off and was even more adamant about not letting them leave. "Si Yuhuan! You’re not divorced yet! Everything you’re doing now constitutes marital infidelity, which is despicable!"

Si Yuhuan was annoyed.

A smile flickered in Jiang Qimeng’s eyes. Whenever he’s like this, he’s at his absolute limit. Jian Xi is always so infuriatingly detestable! Today, I *will* make her lose all face and be completely drummed out of Beijing’s socialite circle!

"Yan Qing, take Miss Jiang back to the hotel."

Jiang Qimeng’s eyes widened; she thought she had misheard.

Yan Qing came forward to help her, but Jiang Qimeng shook him off. I absolutely will not allow Si Yuhuan to leave my sight today.

At that moment, the drug took effect. Si Yuhuan felt his entire body heat up, an odd sensation, as if a fire was about to ignite within him. Acutely aware of this change, he looked up at Jiang Qimeng. "Did you drug me?"

"Drugged?" Jian Xi understood instantly. So this was her plan! Of course, she knew! I just didn’t expect Jiang Qimeng to be audacious enough to drug Si Yuhuan with that kind of aphrodisiac right here in the company! Good heavens!

"I’ll be leaving first then." Jian Xi instinctively tried to run, but Si Yuhuan caught her with a swift move.

Jiang Qimeng clung to Si Yuhuan’s arm. "What are you talking about? I don’t know, Yuhan. You can’t leave me; I really don’t feel well..."

She feigned distress, putting on a pitiful act.

Yan Qing stood by, caught in a dilemma.

Si Yuhuan felt as if brilliant fireworks were exploding in his mind. The unbearable sensation in his body began to cloud his consciousness. Almost without pause, he grabbed Jian Xi’s hand and dragged her out of the office.

"Hey! Si Yuhuan, this is the company! What are you trying to do!"

Jian Xi was frightened and tried to escape.

But how could her strength ever rival a man’s?

Behind them, Jiang Qimeng wailed, begging Si Yuhuan to come back.

Jian Xi glanced back and saw the clear hatred in Jiang Qimeng’s eyes.

Suddenly, I know the best way to provoke Jiang Qimeng! I’ll laugh triumphantly, clearly enjoying Si Yuhuan’s dominance.

Jiang Qimeng’s eyes were red as she screamed hysterically, "Si Yuhuan, it was her who drugged you! You can’t hurt me like this!" That woman deliberately came at this time, just to oppose me!

Pressing Jian Xi into the car, Si Yuhuan felt a tremor of doubt. Did Jian Xi really drug me?

The discomfort coursing through his body made Si Yuhuan unable to bear it any longer; the burning sensation was overwhelming. Jian Xi’s words—"If you dare touch another woman, you’re committing marital infidelity, an act despised by all!"—drove him to the brink of madness.

"Jian Xi, I want you!" He leaned down, his kisses like a torrential downpour.

"I don’t want you, you—" The words "get lost" never left her lips before she was utterly consumed.

He gave her no chance to speak, as domineering as a fierce beast.

After who knows how many rounds, tears slid from the corners of Jian Xi’s eyes.

If I’d known, I wouldn’t have provoked Jiang Qimeng and would have escaped earlier. Damn it, what kind of drug did Wan Yu get prescribed for him? The effect is so potent! It’s clearly not meant to take his life, but mine!

In her drowsiness, she finally passed out from exhaustion.

Before fainting, Jian Xi thought, That damn man’s stamina is just too good...

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Upon waking, Jian Xi found herself in the master bedroom of the Jian Family Old House.

Si Yuhuan was lying next to her, his upper body bare.

The man’s handsome sleeping face, stripped of its usual spirited dominance, now held a poignant tenderness.

Jian Xi lifted her arm slightly. It throbbed with pain! Damn it all!

Angry, she kicked fiercely at him. Si Yuhuan merely furrowed his brows and didn’t open his eyes.

Jian Xi struggled to get up and walked to the bathroom. She spent a full half hour thoroughly scrubbing every inch of her skin with hot water before emerging.

Just as she opened the door, she saw Si Yuhuan had woken up and was sitting.

As their eyes met, Si Yuhuan clearly saw the distinct marks on her neck and body. Her arms, crisscrossed with bruises, looked somewhat gruesome. The arm previously injured by Si Junyan was now an even darker, angrier purple.

His handsome face darkened further. Damn it, I remember everything from last night. Drugged, I lost control and chose Jian Xi. Damn it! I’d sworn I wouldn’t touch her again, so how could I...

Jian Xi saw the struggle on his face and guessed he was regretting touching her. He’s regretting it, isn’t he? The anger in her heart instantly blazed. "Get the hell out!"

She could deliberately smile to provoke Jiang Qimeng, but she couldn’t act as if she enjoyed it in front of Si Yuhuan.

"You’re my wife. So what if I slept with you?" Perhaps it was her attitude, or perhaps it was her previous claims of no longer loving him. Whatever the reason, Si Yuhuan turned callous, ignoring the wounds on her body as he retorted harshly.

"Haha! Dragging me away in front of Jiang Qimeng to be your antidote! I really wonder if your ’true love’ will still forgive you after learning this, Si Yuhuan. Is this your love for her? I’ve truly seen it all now!"

Her taunts enraged Si Yuhuan. "You think I wanted to sleep with you? You were the one who said sleeping with someone else constitutes marital infidelity."

He did it... just for that? Jian Xi was so furious she almost spat blood. To protect Jiang Qimeng from being gossiped about as an adulteress by everyone in the company, he really went to great lengths! I said so many things he ignored, yet *this* one sentence got through. Men truly are animals who think with their lower bodies. Scumbags always have their excuses!

"No need to play innocent after you’ve had your way." Si Yuhuan rose and began to dress. Soon, he stood before her, looking sharp and towering over her with an air of condescension. "This is your duty."

"Duty?" Jian Xi’s anger flared.

"Duty? Do you even hear yourself?!" Jian Xi thrust her bruised arms and neck in front of him. "Look closely! All these marks on me were caused by you. Would you dare let Jiang Qimeng fulfill such a ’duty’?"