The Favored Heiress
Chapter 461: Move into the Mansion and Live with Me

Chapter 461: Chapter 461: Move into the Mansion and Live with Me

"Really?" Shang Yu sucked on her lips, "Since you missed me so much, why don’t you move in to the Mansion with me next week, hmm?"

Li Qiao: "??"

She was stunned for a second, her finger poking at the man’s chest, her gaze teasing as she half-smiled at him: "That must be the real point you wanted to make, right?"

The man grabbed her palm and placed it over his heart, his voice raspy and rich, exceptionally pleasant to the ear, "Isn’t it only natural to live together after getting engaged?"

Li Qiao didn’t react at first, her body leaning backward to create a bit of distance, "When did I get engaged to you?"

"Not willing?" The man narrowed his cold eyes, his expression holding a tinge of amusement.

As the words fell, Li Qiao had an epiphany and immediately sat up from his embrace, her expression slightly shocked, "Is uncle coming?"

Though he had mentioned that Shang Zonghai would be coming on the day of the banquet, he hadn’t specified an exact date.

The man watched her leisurely, his arm slowly draping over the back of the sofa, his lips slightly raised: "Your headache is gone just hearing he’s coming?"

Li Qiao looked down at herself, her body shifting, then lay back down on Shang Yu’s legs, pulling his hand towards her temples, "Of course it hurts, massage it for me again."

The man leaned back lazily against the sofa, his eyes downcast as he watched Li Qiao coquettishly take liberties with him, his heart turning soft.

He pinched her cheek, his voice deep as he reminded her: "Remember to keep Monday clear."

Li Qiao replied languidly, her eyes half-closed.

Monday, huh, she should have enough time then.

As for whether or not to move into the Mansion, the two didn’t delve any further into that topic.

...

By the afternoon, Li Qiao’s headache had lessened significantly. Sitting on the living room couch, she intermittently replied to messages on her phone, seeming a bit preoccupied.

Shang Yu had disappeared somewhere too, having been called out by Liuyun right after lunch, almost half an hour had passed and he hadn’t returned.

Li Qiao leaned her head against the back of the sofa, staring at the ceiling light in a daze.

She needed to step out tonight...

Just as she was thinking, a call popped up on Li Qiao’s phone, which she lifted to her eye level and answered smoothly.

Without waiting for her to speak, the person on the other end began talking: "Miss, the FA312 flight path has been approved, it can take off on time at eight tonight. Don’t worry this time, I specifically asked the air control bureau, and FA001 does not have any flight plans today."

The caller was the same business manager from South Sea Airlines Group.

Considering that last time her flight path had been commandeered by FA001 at the last minute, he had learned his lesson and asked in advance this time.

Li Qiao maintained her reclined position, responding faintly, "Mhm, I’ll be there before eight."

"You’re going out?"

Li Qiao was startled by Shang Yu’s voice and sat straight up to look towards the entrance to the living room.

And there he was, hands in his pockets, leaning against the doorframe of the living room, his brows raised as he looked at her.

"Yeah, there’s some business at the research institute," Li Qiao put her phone down on the coffee table and inquired, "Are you done with your work?"

The man pressed down his jaw, his expression inscrutable, his thin lips curving into a shallow smile, "Come here, I’ll show you something."

Li Qiao glanced out the window subconsciously, seeing nothing out of the ordinary, she stood up and went to his side, "What is it?"

Shang Yu took her hand, and they walked side by side towards the nearby balcony. As they approached, Li Qiao’s gaze was captured by a new model black Mercedes G-Wagen.

Li Qiao walked up to the platform, glanced at the car, and asked, "Is this for me?"

The license plate had already been replaced with a new one, the last digits were 312, her birthday.

As for the previous car, she hadn’t dealt with it afterward; it seemed Liuyun and the others had taken care of it.

"Yes, go have a look." The man tugged at her arm, motioning for her to get inside the car.

Li Qiao gave him a glance, without hesitation, opened the door, and climbed into the driver’s seat.

The newest top-of-the-line model, the cabin still smelled of new leather seats, it looked no different, but it seemed... there was something more.

Li Qiao caught a glimpse of a dark blue small brocade box placed on the dashboard from the corner of her eye.

The car door was ajar, and Shang Yu stood outside, looking at her through the gap, his eyes brimming with an unusual tenderness.

Li Qiao reached over the steering wheel, picked up the brocade box in her hands, it was squarely shaped, and the texture of the velvet brocade box felt luxurious.

Could it be a ring?

There was no logo on the brocade box, and she didn’t know what was inside at first glance.

Li Qiao turned her head to look at Shang Yu, her lips curling up with an irrepressible smile.

The man leaned against the outside of the driver’s side door, his thin lips slightly pursed, tilting his chin toward the brocade box in her hands.

Li Qiao swallowed, pinched the lid, and slowly opened it.

While she was pondering what opening line would be appropriate if a diamond ring was inside, a silver-white exquisite ladies’ wristwatch came into view.

Oh, she thought too much.

Li Qiao rubbed her forehead, smiling ambiguously, certainly because of the word ’engagement’ he had mentioned today, that made her subconsciously think it was a ring.

Upon looking closely, the wristwatch box was obviously larger than a ring box.

Li Qiao, holding the brocade box in one hand, got out of the car, and the man just in time took out the wristwatch, unceremoniously placing it on her left wrist.

"Why the sudden gift of a watch?" Li Qiao flipped her wrist, feeling a bit strange with the sudden addition.

She normally didn’t have the habit of wearing jewelry, but the wristwatch looked quite nice on her wrist.

The man pinched her fingers, eyes fixed on the wristwatch, his voice tight and hoarse, "Every third section of the wristband has an anesthetic needle..."

Li Qiao’s fingers tensed, and she looked up at Shang Yu, "And then?"

He was silent for a moment, his Adam’s apple bobbing several times before finally lifting her chin and gently pressing it, "Remember to use it if you encounter danger."

This so-called ’danger’ seemed not so simple.

She examined the wristwatch again, his tense tone echoing in her ears, and suddenly, she glanced at him askew, her tone turning cool, "You wouldn’t be... expecting me to use it on you, right?"

Although they tacitly never mentioned that night of his medical episode, it didn’t mean they had forgotten.

Especially these past few days, he always paid attention to her wrist, including the gentleness in his embrace, which was softer than usual.

And he had always been a domineering man. His sudden cautiousness made Li Qiao feel quite uncomfortable.

This wristwatch on her hand, he must be worried that in case of another episode, he might hurt her again, that’s why he told her in such a roundabout way, giving her the option to anesthetize him.

At that moment, seeing her with a stern face, Shang Yu let out a thin laugh from his throat, pulled her into his arms, his gaze fixed on the mountaintop in the distance, his voice reassuringly deep, "Use it however you want; you can use it on me if necessary."

Li Qiao sighed silently, unwilling to extend the topic to his illness, so she simply pursed her lips in response, "Oh..."