The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife
Chapter 174 - 174 174 Night

174: Chapter 174 Night 174: Chapter 174 Night Because of the Demon Addiction that always lurked within Ye Shikai’s body, never knowing when an episode would strike, Ye Shikai had no choice but to constantly use his Inner Strength to suppress this energy.

As a result, once in battle, he couldn’t use 100% of his Inner Strength to fight, and if his Inner Strength was drained too much, he might not be able to hold back the Demon Addiction.

“Let’s talk about the specifics after we get off the plane,” Ji Qian said, then started a sporadic conversation with Ye Shikai, mainly about his return to Huaxia, though Ye Shikai tried to avoid mentioning Su Qingyu as much as possible.

“You didn’t bring me back to Netherworld Palace, isn’t that your home?” Once off the plane, Ye Shikai left with Ji Qian, only to realize that they hadn’t gone to Netherworld Palace, but to Ji Qian’s place.

“It’s so late now; I’ll have Ghost send you back tomorrow.” Ji Qian spoke calmly, “Come in quick, do you want to sleep outside?”

Ye Shikai entered, finding Ji Qian’s home to be a very large villa with many rooms.

However, it was immediately apparent that only Ji Qian and a few servants lived there, giving the spacious rooms an extra sense of emptiness.

“You’ll sleep in this room tonight.” Ji Qian pointed to one of the rooms that had already been cleaned and made up with bedding and toiletry supplies neatly arranged.

“You were prepared, huh?

Don’t tell me you planned to bring me to your house all along,” Ye Shikai teased.

Amongst the many rooms, only this one was ready, and previously, he had no idea that Ji Qian would take him to her home.

“What if I did?

Don’t you want to come over?” Ji Qian whispered in Ye Shikai’s ear with a tone that would excite any man.

“Um, we both broke up amicably, and now I’m married.

Maybe you shouldn’t play with fire,” Ye Shikai collected himself and gently pushed Ji Qian away.

It was hard for any normal man to refuse such a beauty, and if she persisted, Ye Shikai couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t lose control.

“We can get married abroad; I don’t mind,” Ji Qian said nonchalantly, hooking her arm around Ye Shikai’s neck.

Their faces were only inches apart, her breath teasing him, as she lightly asked, “Don’t you want to?”

Ye Shikai was dumbfounded by her actions.

Was this Ji Qian’s blatant temptation?

Suddenly, Ji Qian broke into laughter, “You took that seriously?”

A look of exasperation crossed Ye Shikai’s face.

Ji Qian had stirred his desire, only to extinguish it without hesitation.

She took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the cabinet, and casually asked, “How about it, care for a drink?”

“Sure,” Ye Shikai readily agreed.

They sat at the dining table in the vast house, the atmosphere feeling very lonely.

Ye Shikai swirled the wine in his glass, eyeing the cabinet full of red wine, “Do you like drinking a lot?”

“No, only when I feel lonely,” Ji Qian’s eyes held a faint sadness, as if she was reminded of something.

Ye Shikai could relate deeply; being alone in a foreign land, always on guard, tired without anyone to lean on.

Moreover, Ji Qian was a woman.

Without realizing it, the two of them had finished several bottles of red wine, most of which were drunk by Ji Qian.

At this time, Ji Qian’s cheeks were flushed with layers of red, and Ye Shikai sighed helplessly.

He would get drunk after just a bit of drinking.

Ye Shikai got up to help Ji Qian, but she pushed him away with a wave of her hand.

“Alright, you’re drunk.

I’ll take you back.” Ye Shikai approached again, trying to help Ji Qian, but she threw herself onto him, holding tightly onto Ye Shikai’s body.

Ye Shikai brought Ji Qian back into the room, placed her on the bed, and even helped her take off her clothes.

Although the two had been together before, the thought of Su Qingyu made it inevitably a psychological burden for Ye Shikai to help Ji Qian undress.

After finally managing to take her clothes off, Ye Shikai also gently pulled the blanket over her.

Just as Ye Shikai was about to leave, a pale hand suddenly gripped his arm tightly.

“Don’t leave, please.” Ji Qian’s voice was weak, seemingly drunken gibberish, but Ye Shikai had long been aware of her feelings.

How can one simply let go after loving someone?

Ji Qian had always been concealing her pain, pretending to be strong in facing the reality that Ye Shikai was already married.

Now, her emotions were completely overturned, like a bottle of mixed flavors that had been spilled.

“Just go to sleep, I’ll keep you company tomorrow morning.” Ye Shikai sat by the bed, comforting Ji Qian.

Looking at Ji Qian’s flushed face, Ye Shikai felt something wasn’t right.

This didn’t seem like just drunkenness.

Standing up, Ye Shikai suddenly felt the world spinning, a violent sense of vertigo rushing to his brain.

Almost collapsing onto the floor due to a momentary loss of balance, he wondered what was happening.

It couldn’t be poison, could it?

Overcome by this sudden weakness, Ye Shikai staggered, and in a moment, Ji Qian wrapped her arms around his waist.

The two of them fell onto the bed together.

The last thing Ye Shikai saw was a tall wine glass lying on the table, its red contents spilled across the tabletop.

There was something wrong with the wine.

And then, there was no more…

Waking up in the early morning, Ye Shikai was puzzled but seemed to understand something.

The two lay naked on the bed, Ji Qian’s gaze at Ye Shikai was complicated, filled with guilt, worry, satisfaction, anticipation…

“About last night, you…”

“The drug in the wine, I was the one who put it there.” Before Ye Shikai could speak, Ji Qian interrupted him, her tone somewhat uneasy and guilty.

“Sigh, I know.

Why did you do that?” Ye Shikai sighed, recalling the passion that had once occurred between them, but all of that had faded with their breakup.

Ji Qian didn’t respond, but pointed at her heart instead.

Heartache.

The heartache from breaking up, the pain of seeing the person you love get married, and most important of all, the agony of losing someone forever.

“Don’t feel burdened about what happened last night, it was all voluntary on my part.” Ji Qian rested her head on Ye Shikai’s chest and spoke faintly.

Ye Shikai didn’t reply, for although it’s said as such, unless one’s a scoundrel, who would just pull up their pants and deny everything after?

At the very least, Ye Shikai wasn’t that kind of person.

Their relationship was already hanging by a thread, and now it had turned into this situation.

Ye Shikai vaguely remembered the events of last night, the two had been intimate.

In the end, it was purely male instinct.

Ye Shikai also felt great remorse, as this action was a betrayal to Su Qingyu.

Looking again at Ji Qian in his arms, several months ago, Ye Shikai had proposed breaking up, returning to Huaxia, and abandoning Ji Qian alone.

In this relationship, Ye Shikai had hurt both women.