My gorgeous wife
Chapter 166 - 145: I Want to Stay Close to Protect You

Chapter 166: Chapter 145: I Want to Stay Close to Protect You

In an instant, Gao Gu’s nose burst into fresh red bleeding, like a faucet that couldn’t be shut off, with blood pouring out nonstop.

Gao Gu touched his nose, looked at Li Chen standing in front of him, extended his hand, pointed at Li Chen, and his entire body began to tremble with rage.

"You, you’ve got some nerve!"

Gao Gu was livid. He could strut around Yanjing with impunity, but to his surprise, upon his arrival in Linchuan, someone associated with the underworld had taught him a lesson, not once but time and again.

He was a Guest Elder of the Li Family, naturally very strong, but strangely enough, the young man before him was even stronger.

Could it be that the world had changed? It wasn’t playing by the rules at all.

"I do have quite a lot of nerve," Li Chen grinned, the glint in his eyes giving Gao Gu a shudder. He had a feeling that if he stayed any longer, things would not bode well for him.

"You, just you wait."

This was the second time Gao Gu had said such a thing, and then, under the gazes of Li Chen and the onlookers, he took off without looking back, as fast as he could.

Watching Gao Gu beat a hasty retreat, the onlookers couldn’t help but roar with laughter. The guy who had seemed so tough at the start had now turned tail and run.

The contrast was too much to handle.

Li Chen couldn’t be bothered to chase after him. He returned to Lin Yi’s side, then left with her.

All the way home, Lin Yi’s complexion wasn’t very good. Even with Li Chen by her side, the thought of the Yanjing Li Family still lingered in her mind, impossible to dismiss.

After returning to the villa, Lin Yi continued to dwell on the matter.

"Pretty wife, why do I see wrinkles on your face?" Li Chen suddenly remarked.

"Wrinkles?" Lin Yi was startled, "Really?"

Having said that, Lin Yi immediately went in search of a mirror.

Li Chen quickly grabbed Lin Yi, "Pretty wife, if you keep frowning, it won’t be just wrinkles; your whole being will start to age. Haven’t I already told you? Leave this matter to me. You don’t have to worry."

Upon hearing Li Chen say this, Lin Yi realized that he had just been teasing her, so she let go of her anxieties. After all, every woman cherished her looks, and beauties even more so.

"But still, this matter involves me, and it’s too serious..." Lin Yi began, unable to feign indifference unless the issue was resolved soon.

Li Chen reached out, pinched Lin Yi’s cheek, "You don’t trust your husband, do you? Don’t worry about it. All you need to do is go to work, come back, eat, sleep, and keep me company. Leave the rest to me. That Yanjing Li Family? A single finger from your husband would be enough to crush them."

Lin Yi quietly hummed in acknowledgment, knowing that Li Chen was trying to reassure her.

"Don’t believe me?" Li Chen looked at Lin Yi’s expression and, not knowing when, produced a stone, "This stone here represents the Li Family, and my hand represents me. The fate of the Li Family will be..."

Li Chen suddenly squeezed his right hand. As Lin Yi watched, the stone was gone when he reopened his hand.

Li Chen was about to add that the Li Family would end up like the stone, turned into sand, when Lin Yi suddenly interjected, "You can do magic tricks?"

Li Chen’s face stiffened, and he thought, well, let’s just call it a magic trick, as long as the effect is achieved.

"Anyway, pretty wife, with me here, the Li Family has no chance of taking you away. You only need to be my beautiful wife," Li Chen said.

Lin Yi hummed in response, and Li Chen, looking at Lin Yi, cheekily asked, "So, pretty wife, do you feel a lot better now?"

Lin Yi nodded her head.

"Then, pretty wife, smile for me," Li Chen said, "If you smile, then I’ll know you’re truly okay."

Lin Yi smiled faintly, "I really am okay."

Seeing Lin Yi’s recovery, Li Chen quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Cheering up his wife was a first for him, and it was no easy feat.

After chatting for a while, just as Li Chen was thinking about taking advantage of Lin Yi, she decided to go take a bath. After all, it was still summer, and summers in Linchuan were particularly hot. Plus, Lin Yi was a clean-freak, bathing almost every day.

Li Chen watched Lin Yi enter the bathroom with a slight smile on his face.

After about half an hour in the bathroom, Lin Yi, dressed in a bathrobe, returned to the room. She turned on the light, switched—

"Gulp."

Li Chen swallowed noisily without any grace.

Lin Yi, seeing Li Chen’s gaze fixed on her chest, couldn’t help but shout out loud, then quickly grabbed the duvet from the bed and wrapped it around herself.

"Pretty wife, we’re husband and wife, don’t be shy," Li Chen chuckled, sitting up from the bed.

"No way, you’re not allowed on my bed until we’re officially married," Lin Yi shook her head vehemently. What kind of joke was that? I am a traditional woman, after all.

But Lin Yi didn’t notice that the phrasing she used implied she wasn’t against marriage, picking up on the underlying message, Li Chen blinked and then said, "We’ve got the license, doesn’t that count as officially married?"

Lin Yi was at a loss for words, and just as she was about to speak, Li Chen suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled forcefully. All at once, Lin Yi’s whole body fell towards him.

"Ah!"

Lin Yi screamed as she fell, landing just a hair’s breadth away from him.

Lin Yi wanted to struggle, but Li Chen swiftly laid her on the bed, then flung the duvet up high, seizing the moment to dive in. As the duvet fell, they were both under it together on the same bed.

Moreover, Li Chen was quick; during the process, he even managed to turn off the room’s light, and momentarily, it was pitch black within.

"So tonight, I’ll protect you closely," Li Chen said with a smirk, then licked Lin Yi’s earlobe.

In that moment, he could feel Lin Yi trembling.

"I’m calling Aunt Wang," Lin Yi said, feeling that if things kept progressing the way they were, there was a chance Li Chen would indeed do that to her, prompting her to bring up Aunt Wang.