Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 560 Keeping a Canary in Captivity (39)

Yan Zhen originally wanted to act like a domineering CEO, keeping people close to him so he could easily take advantage of them.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yun was much taller and bigger than her. Instead of dragging him, she ended up moving closer to him.

Yan Zhen comforted herself that the process was not important. When she smelled the familiar scent on Xiao Yun, her anxiety caused by prolonged insomnia miraculously subsided by more than half.

Like a cat high on mint, she clung to Xiao Yun's shoulders, burying herself in his shoulder and inhaling his scent like a pervert.

It's refreshing and has a light shower gel scent.

Xiao Yun seemed very uncomfortable with Yan Zhen's "enthusiasm," her body stiffened terribly, yet she dared not push Yan Zhen away.

Perhaps Xiao Yun really does have a calming effect, because drowsiness quickly washed over Yan Zhen, who leaned against him and yawned softly.

Noticing Xiao Yun's hesitation, Yan Zhen said lazily, "Ask me anything you want to ask before I fall asleep."

Xiao Yun hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "My dad..."

"Are you worried something might happen to him?" Yan Zhen asked.

Xiao Yun nodded, then quickly added, worried that Yan Zhen might be unhappy, "Please don't do anything illegal for my sake."

Yan Zhen scoffed: "You overestimate yourself. I wouldn't kill someone for you. Besides, I'm a domineering CEO, not a tyrant. Would I take him away and kill him in front of so many surveillance cameras? Do you think I'm looking for trouble because I'm having too much of a life?"

Xiao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, then cautiously asked, "So what do you plan to do with my father?"

“Let’s send him abroad to work in the mines,” Yan Zhen said casually. “He can make money there, and he won’t be able to come back and bother you and your family. He can work for a few years and make enough money to pay off his debts before we let him come back.”

Xiao Yun thought about it carefully and felt that this was indeed a good idea to teach Xiao's father a lesson.

Otherwise, if he becomes such a bottomless pit, he might one day be unable to fill it himself and end up dragging his whole family down with him.

"Ms. Yan, thank you."

The sugar daddy sister solved a big problem for him.

Looking at his sincere expression, Yan Zhen had a mischievous thought. She reached out and lifted Xiao Yun's chin with her finger: "Thank you, but I was just saying it?"

Xiao Yun's expression stiffened slightly.

But he was clearly prepared for this day. After a brief moment of unease, he mustered his courage, took Yan Zhen's fingers, pressed her against the back of the sofa, and lowered his head to kiss her.

Yan Zhen turned her face away the moment he leaned in closer.

Xiao Yun was taken aback.

Yan Zhen pushed him away: "What, you're acting innocent after getting a good deal? I've never seen anyone like you who takes advantage of others while also being greedy."

Xiao Yun: "..."

"Go and buy me some daily necessities." Yan Zhen kicked him. "Have the hotel buy me two sets of clothes to change into."

After Xiao Yun left, Yan Zhen took a shower.

The hotel isn't as nice as those in Hangzhou, but it's still a decent place to stay.

Yan Zhen came out after taking a shower, wearing a bathrobe, and found Xiao Yun changing the sheets and duvet cover.

Meeting Yan Zhen's gaze, he took the initiative to explain, "The hotel's hygiene conditions are not very good. I developed a rash on my body on the second day after I checked in."

Yan Zhen understood. She walked over and opened the bag of things Xiao Yun had bought. Besides facial cleanser, makeup remover, basic skincare products, mineral water, some snacks, there was also a pair of pink slippers with fluffy lining.

She slipped on the slippers, and they fit perfectly; they were her shoe size.

Having traveled a long and tiring journey, Yan Zhen was hungry. She had planned to eat some snacks to fill her stomach before going to sleep, but as soon as she opened a bag of snacks, Xiao Yun said, "I ordered takeout, it will be here soon. You should eat less snacks, they are hard to digest at night."

He had barely finished speaking when there was a knock on the door. It was the hotel receptionist delivering takeout.

Xiao Yun picked up the takeout, and when Yan Zhen opened it, he found it was a bowl of clear soup noodles.

Not only was the soup bland and watery, but the label on the takeout bag showed that this bowl of clear soup noodles, including delivery fee, only cost 21 yuan.

Yan Zhen complained, "I traveled a long way to visit you, and you're just going to serve me this bowl of noodles? You can't even spare a fried egg?"

Xiao Yun said helplessly, "It's already one o'clock in the morning. It's hard to digest greasy and heavy food. Besides, you haven't had a good rest for so many days. Insomnia affects your appetite. You might not be able to eat anything else I order."

This is true.

Yan Zhen took the disposable chopsticks that Xiao Yun handed him, opened them, and picked up a mouthful of noodles to eat.

Xiao Yun seems to have a unique talent for finding and cooking food. The clear soup noodles look ordinary, but Yan Zhen can tell from the taste that the ingredients are fresh and clean.

Yan Zhen ate two-thirds of the bowl of noodles.

Xiao Yun cleaned up the takeout containers and brought a basin of water for Yan Zhen to soak his feet.

The hot water relieved the soreness in my feet from wearing high heels all day, and my body gradually warmed up as well.

Yan Zhen looked down at Xiao Yun kneeling in front of her, washing her feet, and suddenly asked, "Have you ever done this for others before?"

Xiao Yun didn't even look up, focusing on massaging her ankle: "I've done it before."

"Hmm?" Yan Zhen sat up straight subconsciously.

She couldn't imagine "Jingchen" washing the feet of anyone other than herself, trying to please them.

“I’ve washed my mom’s, younger brother’s, and younger sister’s feet,” Xiao Yun said.

“…Oh.” Yan Zhen leaned back on the sofa. “No wonder you’re so skilled.”

Xiao Yun smiled.

Yan Zhen felt warm all over, as if she were soaking in a hot spring. She was sleepy and lazy, and casually chatted with Xiao Yun: "How is your mother's health?"

“She’s much better lately,” Xiao Yun said. “Before, she was always worried that I would lose my job and didn’t want to be a burden on me. She would have to urge me three or four times before she would go for chemotherapy. If I wasn’t watching her closely, she would refuse to go. Recently, she knows that I have a stable job and that my finances are not as tight as before, so she has become much more positive about her treatment.”

He spoke with gratitude and sincerity, and after finishing, he looked up at Yan Zhen and said, "Thanks to you."

Yan Zhen raised an eyebrow, quite pleased with Xiao Yun's current display of flattery and gratitude.

What's the situation with your younger brother and sister?

"They are still in high school and will take the college entrance examination next year."

"They are much younger than you?"

"Ten years old."

Yan Zhen frowned. From Xiao Yun's few simple words, she could almost piece together his life trajectory over the past twenty-eight years.

A gambling father and a sickly mother; after the age of ten, he took on the responsibility of caring for his younger siblings as the older brother.

He dropped out of school at fifteen due to family reasons, and signed a contract to enter the entertainment industry at sixteen, where he struggled for twelve years...

Having such a family background, he will probably suffer for the first half of his life.

No wonder he developed such a timid, stubborn, and insecure personality, lacking confidence in everything he does.

Because no one was there to support him, because at such a young age he had to support his whole family, taking care of his mother and raising his younger siblings.

One wrong step can have consequences that he cannot bear alone, but will drag his entire family down with him.