Chapter 9 (2/2)
She had long ago listed a list of other potential sponsors, but due to her lack of any official ident.i.ty, she could not come forward to speak to them.
She had sent her list to the current agents of the speed skating team but she hadn't received any response either.
The team's financial resources weren't abundant. If they didn't deal with it quickly, according to her a.n.a.lysis, they would soon encounter difficulties.
If Li Yongxuan was their agent, she could mediate and help them. But Mai Wei Zhe was completely opposed, there was no room for any negotiation. Whenever she mentioned it, his response was like a stone wall - he would turn cold and refuse to talk about it.
So she shook her head, ”Nothing. Just too much work to do. What were you and Grandpa talking so seriously about?”
Mai Wei Zhe did not tell her the truth, he casually answered, ” Grandpa asked me what you want to eat. I told him what you like to eat - oversized beef burgers with French fries&h.e.l.lip;”
” You want to eat hamburgers?”
Sure enough, he successfully s.h.i.+fted Li Yongxuan's attention. She frowned, ”But you should eat less fried food. I think I have a recipe for baked fries..”
Thus the issue was temporarily evaded. Each held onto their own secret and did not mention it to the other.
In the darkness, as they lingered affectionately in each other’s arms in the aftermath, Mai We Zhe suddenly tightened his embrace, hugging her so tightly that she had difficulty breathing. Sweat dripped from his body and he was panting slightly from the exertion earlier.
She was his. She belonged to him completely. No one else was ever allowed to covet her.
In fact, just now, he had made love to her so intensely, so impatiently. She felt as if he was so anxious he wanted to swallow her whole.
”What are you thinking?” She gently stroked his face and asked, ”Is there anything that is worrying you? Can you tell me what it is?”
”I&h.e.l.lip;” he would have liked to casually make an excuse. But in the dim light, when he looked at her dark eyes glittering, he found himself unable to lie to her.
He just shut up.
”Are you regretting getting married so hastily?” she asked softly.”We haven't registered yet, and not many people know. So, in fact, we can take it slow. If you&h.e.l.lip;”
He sealed her lips with a kiss
”I have never regretted anything in my life, and the last thing I will ever regret is getting married to you”, he said with absolute certainty
”But you are only twenty six”, she said finally after staying silent for a long while
Even after such an intense love making , Li Yongxuan still had a sense of insecurity deep in her heart.
” What, you want me to say that I am hot-blooded right ?” He turned her around and hugged her to his chest, ” What's wrong with being hot-blooded? People say that women in thirties want a wolf, women in forties want a tiger. I am just like a wolf.”
”I'm not thirty years old yet”.
”That's just splitting hairs.”
She stared at him.
”Come on.”
Although laughing, he admitted that she didn't look like she was nearing thirty.
She had a baby face, was tall and very slim with no fat and had a well endowed chest. In short, she was just the type to drive him crazy thinking of all the bad things he could do to her.
Of course she was his. And he was also hers.
Completely and with no reservations..
How much confidence did they have in each other ? Was it enough to support them through a lifetime? Life wasn't always going to be a vacation.
Not long after returning. Mai Wei Zhe became very busy. In addition to resuming physical training, he had to attend large and small events, advertising, interviews, publicity events and so on. Within three days he had to fly out, so he hardly Spent any time at home.
In fact, he was as busy in the past, but now his ident.i.ty was different, even he felt completely different.He felt especially impatient if he had to stay overnight at any place.
” What did you do today?” At night in the hotel, while Mai Wei Zhe dd his stretching exercises before sleep to soothe his muscles, he always spoke to Li Yongxuan.
” I went with grandpa to the hospital for his check up, then went to buy groceries. I went for a run in the afternoon. Oh! Then&h.e.l.lip;” she suddenly hesitated and stopped.
“Well, then what?”
She was silent, then said: “Nothing, it is almost
the same. Do you come back tomorrow?”
Mai Wei Zhe heard her hesitate. This was one of the reasons he was anxious.
She seemed to have nothing more to say.
For the first time in his life, he was so close to a person. In this situation, he had no idea what to do. Should he persist in asking her ?
How many times ? Would that upset her ? Would she blame him for being too obsessed ?
He hung up the phone and dropped his whole body on bed and stared at the ceiling.
The room was quite comfortable and he was also tired. He never felt like going out before a game. But now, he just wanted to go straight home !
The next day he reached home late at night. The game was delayed, interview was delayed, the flight was delayed&h.e.l.lip;by the time he reached the airport, he had
exhausted all his patience. His expression was so bad no one dared stop him.
”Uh.. did you mention it to him?” The head coach asked the a.s.sistant coach.
”No”, the a.s.sistant coach replied with a ' who dares to talk to him' expression.
The two coaches watched the angry young man leave. They wanted to ask him something important but..they left it for another day.
Once he was back home, it was dark outside. He tiptoed in, afraid of waking yo grandpa who must be sleeping. But once he entered the house, he saw in the kitchen.Li Yongxuan must have been working while waiting for him. But it was too late. So , with the lights on, the computer on and a pile of magazines next to her, she had fallen asleep with her head on the table.
As soon as he saw her, all his anger vanished. A strange emotion. Both happy and distressed, seized his heart. He quietly walked over and could not help but bend over and kiss her on her cheek. He kissed her lightly so as not to awaken her.
But she woke up and opened her eyes to see him smiling at her. Her mouth curved into a sweet smile.
” You’re back”, she said softly.
” Why are you sleeping here ? Be careful or your back will ache.” He said this with a chuckle aa his hands to her her shoulders and neck.
”.. and you’ve even left the computer on, it’s almost dying..”
Li Yongxuan’s eyes widened. She suddenly jerked , completely awake and almost in a panic, swept away all the stuff on the table. She hurriedly struck the keyboard to switch off the computer.
” I, I actually fell asleep&h.e.l.lip;” she said with chagrin. She had intended to finish the work before he came home !
” Take it slow, you can finish it tomorrow.”
Though he said this, he didn’t pressurise her, knowing the lady was serious about her wrk.
He stood behind her , gently ma.s.saging her taut shoulders. Just being beside her, having her as his companion was enough for him.
He loved her deeply, and never wanted to separate from her.
Their bodies were inseparable, their hearts beat as one, but still there was a sliver of doubt that arose in his heart.
Just now, what was she trying to hide on the computer ?
Had he ever seen her behave like this before ?
Miumiu : Both of them were orphans, one an unwanted child. So it’s no surprise that they both have deeply embedded insecurities. That MWZ opens up a little about himself just shows, to me, how deeply he loves LI. And perhaps it is her insecurity that compels LI to find ways to help the team find sponsors.h.i.+p, even if that means going against MWZ’s explicit wishes. But why is MWZ so against LI becoming the team agent? And what is he going to do about the directir who has crept back in their life ? Three more chapters to go so not long to wait.Tell me your thoughts &h.e.l.lip;..
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