kiwanis-nylisc Chapter 393 That was all she could say.
Chapter 393 That was all she could say.
Seeing his overthinking state, Shen Li felt both annoyed and distressed, and quickly explained, "How could that be? You are you, and your family property is your family property. How can you confuse the two?"
Ming Xiangyang disagreed, stubbornly insisting, "This is my dowry for you."
Shen Li couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile, and said helplessly, "I haven't looked at the things in here carefully. Besides, the pharmaceutical industry is not my area of expertise. I feel more at ease leaving it to you to manage."
To put it bluntly, Shen Li is just lazy.
She was good at helping him build his empire and pave the way in the early stages, but once his career stabilized, she became too lazy to bother with these complicated matters.
Moreover, she is not short of money at all—her space contains countless treasures, and the gold left to her by her grandfather alone is enough for her to live a life of comfort and ease.
Moreover, she has X-ray vision. She can take some time to go to Myanmar and bring back a lot of jade. Any piece she sells will be worth a fortune.
These assets on the surface are merely a cover for her private assets; otherwise, if she had no business and no income, yet lived a life of extravagance, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.
After storing a batch of weapons in her space last time, she didn't have much capacity left. If she wanted to store jade in the future, she would definitely have to find a way to expand her space.
Shen Li understood the situation, but Ming Xiangyang stubbornly refused to accept the file bag.
Shen Li had no choice but to add, "Take it. Do you want me to go through all this trouble and get exhausted?"
Ming Xiangyang was naturally reluctant to see her go through all that trouble, but in his opinion, Shen Li's refusal to accept these things meant she didn't consider him one of her own, which made him even more uneasy: "Keep the things. I'll arrange for someone to take care of everything. You don't need to worry about it."
Shen Li was completely speechless.
Finally, unable to resist Ming Xiangyang's stubbornness, Shen Li had no choice but to temporarily put the documents away.
The only thing she handed to Ming Xiangyang was the ancient ring, which she said firmly, "You must keep this so you can access things whenever you want."
Ming Xiangyang looked at the antique ring, a smile instantly appearing in his eyes, his tone carrying a hint of coquetry: "Then put it on me."
Thus, a somewhat peculiar scene unfolded—Shen Li held Ming Xiangyang's thumb and carefully placed the appropriately sized ancient ring on his finger.
Even though it was just a ring on his thumb, Ming Xiangyang smiled like a child who had received a treasure, overjoyed.
"Lili, shall we get married abroad?" Ming Xiangyang held her hand, his eyes filled with earnestness and deep anticipation.
Shen Li was taken aback for a moment, her brows furrowing slightly: "Ah..."
She suddenly remembered that Lu Cheng had also mentioned marriage to her before. It seemed that all these men had taken her wedding to heart.
Looking at the expectation in Ming Xiangyang's eyes, Shen Li softened her tone: "This...can we talk about it later? I work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences now, and I can't go abroad without official approval."
Ming Xiangyang's eyes dimmed instantly, unable to hide his disappointment: "But I want to have a wedding with you that belongs only to the two of us."
Shen Li gently squeezed his hand in return, soothingly saying, "Wait a little longer. I've been on leave for over a year, and it's time for me to go back to work. Let me sort things out and settle things at work before we talk about the wedding, okay?"
Looking into her gentle eyes, Ming Xiangyang's disappointment vanished, and he quickly nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you, as long as it takes."
Looking at the undisguised affection in his eyes, Shen Li felt a warmth in her heart and slowly said, "My second brother Lu Cheng and I plan to develop our business in Pengcheng in the future. There is a port there, which is very convenient for both export trade and domestic transportation. So your business can gradually be transferred to Pengcheng in the future."
Ming Xiangyang instantly understood, his eyes lighting up as he eagerly asked, "Does that mean we'll settle down in Pengcheng from now on?"
Shen Li smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's right."
"Then can we live together?" Ming Xiangyang leaned forward, his tone full of eagerness and anticipation.
"Yes, we can live together from now on. During the summer vacation, we'll go back to Beijing to be with the children," Shen Li said patiently.
Hearing this, Ming Xiangyang finally felt relieved after a long period of anxiety, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
What he feared most was being separated from Lili.
Previously, Lili had said that there were elders living in the villa and it was inconvenient for them to live together, so he could only suppress his expectations.
After a moment of silence, Ming Xiangyang spoke cautiously again, his tone tentative: "Today... is it okay if we don't go back?"
Shen Li gently shook her head, her tone tinged with apology: "No, I have to go back."
Ming Xiangyang's shoulders slumped instantly, and he responded in a low voice, "Oh."
Seeing his pitiful look, Shen Li couldn't help but laugh and reached out to ruffle his hair: "But I can stay with you for the whole afternoon."
Shen Li spent the entire afternoon in Ming Xiangyang's courtyard, where sunlight filtered through the sparse branches, casting dappled shadows, creating a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere.
In the afternoon, Ming Xiangyang suddenly asked Shen Li what kind of house she liked.
It turned out that he had heard a few days ago that Shen Li planned to settle down in Pengcheng, so he secretly kept it in mind and wanted to help her arrange her place in Pengcheng first.
Shen Li tilted her head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I like manors that overlook the mountains and have a commanding view."
A gentle smile spread across Ming Xiangyang's eyes as he nodded lightly, "Okay, I'll remember."
Before dinner, Shen Li originally wanted to get up and leave, but Ming Xiangyang looked reluctant to let her go. After much coaxing and pleading, she finally stayed and had dinner with him before leaving.
However, they eat dinner earlier here, while they eat later at her home, and then they eat another dish when they get back.
After Shen Li left, the courtyard suddenly felt much emptier, and even the air seemed to lack her presence.
Ming Xiangyang stood there for a moment, then turned to Ming Cheng beside him and instructed, "Go to Pengcheng and find a mountain range that offers a panoramic view, has excellent feng shui, and is suitable for building a manor."
Mingcheng nodded respectfully: "Yes, Master."
After spending the day with Ming Xiangyang, Shen Li rushed back to work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences early the next morning.
The institute recently launched a research project, which is very complicated. Her days were filled with work again, leaving her with very little time to breathe, let alone free time. Even her weekends were almost entirely taken up.
After returning to the capital, she took a rare break to meet up with her classmates whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and naturally, she brought Ming Xiangyang along.
When everyone saw Ming Xiangyang, they were all stunned...
Everyone looked at Shen Li: What's going on?
Shen Li quickly explained that there was internal strife within the Ming family, and they were faking their deaths to lure out the bad guys.
Ok!
That was all she could say.