Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 416: Am I Not Doing Well Enough?

Chapter 416: Chapter 416: Am I Not Doing Well Enough?

The lower abdomen that had been hit was still uncomfortable. Chen Ningxi barely held up, waiting for the ceremony to end. Cheng Qiaobei noticed something was wrong and leaned over, placing his hand over her lower abdomen.

"Does it hurt a lot?"

Chen Ningxi said, "A little."

Cheng Qiaobei suggested, "Shall we go back?"

Watching Lei Dechang excitedly giving a speech on stage, Chen Ningxi felt it wasn’t appropriate to leave early.

She said, "It’s okay, it will be fine in a while."

Cheng Qiaobei helped massage her stomach, asking as he rubbed, "Is it better this way?"

Chen Ningxi curved her lips, "Mm, it’s better."

But with everyone watching, Chen Ningxi grabbed his wrist, "That’s enough, no need to rub."

Cheng Qiaobei didn’t care about others’ gazes, but Chen Ningxi had a thin skin; she couldn’t stand the intimate gestures being discussed by people.

Only after the wedding ceremony ended and they drank the wedding wine did Chen Ningxi leave.

As they walked out of the banquet hall, Lu Xingyan in the corner kept his eyes on Chen Ningxi. He had drunk today, and after just a few drinks he was drunk. Master Wu helped him into the car, and Lu Xingyan kept muttering Chen Ningxi’s name.

At first, Master Wu didn’t hear clearly, but as the car door closed, the name "Chen Ningxi" became particularly clear.

"Manager Chen left early," Master Wu said, starting the car without thinking much.

Lu Xingyan murmured, "I like you."

Screech——.

Master Wu slammed on the brakes, the inertia causing both of them to lurch forward, fortunately, they were wearing seatbelts.

He recalled the rumors at work some time ago about their relationship, but Lu Xingyan had firmly denied it back then. Now it seemed it wasn’t quite like that.

"...Ningxi...Ningxi..." Lu Xingyan called vaguely.

"Lu, Lu," Master Wu gave him a push, but Lu Xingyan was completely out cold, unable to wake up.

He could only drive him home, planning to talk to him at work the next day.

At that moment, Cheng Qiaobei accompanied Chen Ningxi to the hospital. After a check-up by the outpatient doctor, there was nothing unusual with her body.

As they left the hospital, Chen Ningxi said, "I told you there was no need for a check-up, yet you were still worried."

Cheng Qiaobei put his arm around her waist, "If we didn’t check, I wouldn’t be at ease."

Back in the car, they received a call from his mother, Ye Yujun, asking them to come for dinner in the evening.

Since returning from Shanghai, they hadn’t gone to the Chen Family. Cheng Qiaobei guessed Chen Weichuan wanted to talk to him.

Cheng Qiaobei asked, "To Mom’s or home?"

Chen Ningxi replied, "Home, I want to change into something more comfortable."

As the car left the hospital, Cheng Qiaobei remembered Lu Xingyan at the wedding banquet.

"Does that guy Lu often look for you at work?"

Chen Ningxi knew what he was worried about, but the truth was quite the opposite.

"Since that incident, we hardly meet him at work. I just saw him in the parking lot over the past couple of days; he asked about the new car’s range and came to my office the other day for a signature."

It sounded like normal work interactions, but Cheng Qiaobei just didn’t like him.

Never liked him, from start to finish.

Back home, Chen Ningxi took a comfortable outfit from the wardrobe to change into while Cheng Qiaobei started dealing with company matters. Sitting on the sofa, she opened materials on offshore wind power.

The living room was quiet, with only the faint sound of Cheng Qiaobei typing on the keyboard and the rustle of her turning book pages.

Being with someone you like is truly relaxed and comfortable.

After finishing the company’s affairs, Cheng Qiaobei came to the living room and saw the person on the sofa had fallen asleep hugging a book.

"Hehe..." His gaze was gentle as he smiled and slowly crouched down, carefully brushing aside her bangs with his fingers, watching her sleeping like a lazy cat.

Cheng Qiaobei slowly leaned in, just about to kiss her lips, when the phone under Chen Ningxi rang.

"Mmm..." Chen Ningxi’s eyelashes fluttered lightly. She opened her eyes to see Cheng Qiaobei’s face up close, "What are you doing?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Your phone is ringing."

Chen Ningxi leaned to take out her phone, "Hello, Mom, we’ll be over after tidying up."

Cheng Qiaobei stood up, extending a hand to her, "Get up, lazy cat."

Chen Ningxi said, "Why do I feel like I’ve been particularly sleepy since I drank that herbal medicine? Have you felt that way?"

Cheng Qiaobei picked her up directly, Chen Ningxi’s legs winding around his waist.

"When I drank herbal medicine, I didn’t feel sleepy, but my appetite was good."

Chen Ningxi said, "You were really able to eat back then."

Cheng Qiaobei smiled meaningfully, "The appetite I meant isn’t that kind of appetite."

He held her bottom and headed toward the bedroom, Chen Ningxi actually understood, blushing, she said, "Your words lately have become more and more unrestrained. Where are you going? Mom’s in a hurry, she wants us to go."

Cheng Qiaobei hooked the door closed with his foot, "I have something to talk to you about, let Mom wait a bit, she’ll understand."

With that, he fell on the bed with her, pressing down, from gentle to fierce, until the last moment of madness.

It was two hours later when they arrived at the Chen Family.

Luckily, Chen Weichuan was delayed by work and hadn’t returned yet. Cheng Qiaobei explained as soon as he walked in, "Mom, sorry we’re late. There was an important video meeting for work; I just finished."

Ye Yujun said, "I know you young people are busy. Your father will be back soon, prepare to eat."

Chen Ningxi went to wash her hands, and Cheng Qiaobei stood behind her, wrapping his hands around her small hands to wash them together.

She said, "Aren’t you blushing from lying?"

Cheng Qiaobei whispered in her ear, "If I told the truth, wouldn’t you blush?"

Chen Ningxi slapped his hand in frustration, water splashing on her face. Cheng Qiaobei pinched her chin to wipe it away, staring at her lips swollen from kissing, "Oh dear, looks like your lips are bruised."

"Whose fault is that?"

Cheng Qiaobei laughed, "Blame me."

Chen Ningxi looked in the mirror, "Where? Annoying."

When she acted coquettishly and said annoying, the tone was particularly pleasing.

As Chen Weichuan entered, Cheng Qiaobei happened to come out of the kitchen holding a dish.

"Dad, you’re off work."

Chen Weichuan nodded, "Hmm, didn’t I tell you not to wait for me to start eating?"

Ye Yujun said, "Cheng just got here because of work issues too."

Chen Ningxi set the bowls and chopsticks on the table. Seeing Chen Weichuan, her smile vanished instantly, "Dad, you’re back."

Seeing her noticeably thinner face, Chen Weichuan was deeply moved, "Are you off today?"

"Off." Chen Ningxi seemed long accustomed to such an officer-subordinate relationship with her father.

During dinner, Chen Weichuan asked about her work.

"Is your work going smoothly recently?"

Chen Ningxi began reporting, "Quite smoothly. The repair of rural power facilities for the latter half of the year has completed 95% of the workload, expected to be fully completed by the end of next month. For the wind power project, seven generation facilities have been constructed, aiming to complete the remaining tasks by year-end..."

Cheng Qiaobei pushed rice around in his bowl, feeling more and more like they were in a meeting, even cautious not to disturb them by picking up food.

Ye Yujun glanced between the father and daughter, lightly coughing as a reminder, "Ahem..."

Realizing it as well, Chen Weichuan said awkwardly, "Let’s eat," and gave Chen Ningxi a piece of fish, "Eat more. If you find it tiring, look for a more comfortable position."

Chen Ningxi paused chewing, lifting her head to gaze at her father, "Dad, am I not doing well enough?"