After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 249: Does Third Master Like Me?

Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Does Third Master Like Me?

Wasn’t there a rumor that Miss Shi might have cheated on Third Young Master Quan?

That doesn’t seem to be the case though.

Quan Jinbei naturally saw the couple’s confusion, but he had no intention of clearing it up for them.

After dealing with the production issues of the Space Buttons and the Laser Swords in a businesslike manner, he had the butler personally see the two guests out.

It wasn’t until the couple walked out of the Quan Mansion that they suddenly remembered something.

"Weren’t we here to see Miss Shi?"

"..."

"Didn’t we agree not to let a single person off the hook?"

"..."

"Damn it, I can’t believe I forgot such an important thing! Honey, do you think it’s too late to go back and bring it up?"

His wife countered, "Do you think you had the chance to even bring it up?"

"..."

Hehe, good question.

...

The couple, politely shown out, had a rather complex feeling upon realizing they’d been played.

Shi Yaoguang and Quan Jinbei weren’t bothered by so many thoughts.

"Third Young Master, do you think they had some other motive?"

Shi Yaoguang asked Quan Jinbei as he went upstairs.

Ever since coming home, she had noticed the way Quan Jinbei interacted with those two people.

If it were just business, Quan Jinbei shouldn’t have been so guarded.

Seeing that she had guessed it, Quan Jinbei didn’t intend to keep it from her.

"They were probably here to try to poach someone."

"Poach someone?" Shi Yaoguang frowned, "What poaching could they possibly do?"

Quan Jinbei pointed at her, "You."

"Me?" Shi Yaoguang pointed to her own nose, "I’m not..."

She stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing, "You don’t mean to say that because of the Space Buttons and the Laser Swords, they’re interested in me?"

"That’s one way to put it."

"Then I really am... flattered."

"Oh? Feeling tempted?" Quan Jinbei’s eyes narrowed dangerously.

Shi Yaoguang didn’t answer, instead she questioned, "Third Young Master seems quite reluctant to have me accept their offer to jump ship?"

Quan Jinbei snorted, "Why should I agree to that?"

"It’s not such a bad thing," Shi Yaoguang deliberately said, "Considering they’re from a special department, their positions shouldn’t be too low. To poach me, they’d definitely offer something substantial."

"If I were to join them, it would probably be more beneficial than harmful to Third Young Master."

Quan Jinbei walked up to her and extended his hand, bracing it against the wall behind her.

He was a good half head taller than her, and with this gesture, it naturally took the form of a wall pin.

His nose was opposite hers, his tone unpleasant, "Tell me, what advantage do I get?"

Shi Yaoguang thought for a moment and said, "Creating a good relationship with those above us, do I need to spell out what advantages come with that?"

"You mean to say... I should gain this advantage by selling out my own wife?"

As Quan Jinbei spoke, the warm pads of his fingers hooked under her chin, slowly caressing, "Or... do you want to leave me?"

Shi Yaoguang blinked innocently, "When did I ever want to leave you?"

"So you..."

"I’m just making a hypothesis."

Shi Yaoguang said, revealing a radiant smile, "Not to mention, with Third Young Master’s splendid good looks, I couldn’t possibly give that up, could I, Third Young Master?"

"Is it just for my face?" Quan Jinbei furrowed his brows, looking somewhat displeased.

Shi Yaoguang shook her head firmly, "Of course not."

"Isn’t there a saying ’it all starts with facial attraction’? That’s exactly what I feel for Third Young Master."

Quan Jinbei licked his lips, his tone suddenly tinged with seduction, "It starts with looks, then what?"

Shi Yaoguang reached out and covered his eyes.

Quan Jinbei let her have her way, as her warm breath fanned by his ear.

"As for me... it starts with your looks, but in the end, it’s all about you."

After speaking, she tiptoed to place a quick peck on his lips, like a dragonfly skimming the water.

After the kiss,

her feet touched down solidly, intending to push him away, only to be unexpectedly clasped tightly around the waist by the man.

Then, his domineering presence invaded her space.

The fleeting kiss was no more, Shi Yaoguang’s mind completely filled with his overwhelming passion...

The kiss ended.

Shi Yaoguang leaned on him, gasping for breath, her face carrying a hint of daze.

She...

How did she end up kissing Quan Jinbei?

Thinking this, she annoyedly thumped her head.

It must be the air that’s too charged with emotion, the man too tempting!

Quan Jinbei looked at her annoyed expression, his brows furrowed: "What is this reaction? Aren’t you happy being kissed by me?"

"No, not at all," Shi Yaoguang refuted subconsciously.

After saying this, she frowned.

"What’s wrong?"

Shi Yaoguang sighed, "I just feel..."

"What?"

"That our relationship is moving too fast?"

Shi Yaoguang bit her lower lip, her eyes filled with genuine confusion.

In a past life, after her death, she had ’quick traveled’ through many worlds.

In these worlds, she wasn’t completely without emotional experiences.

But those feelings, to her, always felt somewhat illusory.

Originally, she had sought out Quan Jinbei and married him in haste, simply to prevent the tragic fate Heaven had set out for him.

Afterwards, she wanted to join him in occupying the positions of the world’s leading man and woman, because only by doing so could they completely ensure Shi Yiqing could not turn over a new leaf.

Of course, this was only a thought she had, and she hadn’t really done anything about it.

Until today.

Shi Yaoguang thought about the kiss from just a moment ago, her eyes still revealing a touch of sudden realization.

How had she and Quan Jinbei ended up at this point?

Listening to her words, Quan Jinbei’s gaze gradually became hazy.

He had never told her that he’d had many, many dreams.

Those dreams, to him, felt like premonitions.

No.

To be more precise, like documentaries.

The dreams captured everything about the past.

Or perhaps...

Some kind of warning.

Quan Jinbei couldn’t describe the feeling, but he was sure that the him in the dreams and Shi Yaoguang definitely knew each other.

It was also due to the influence of these dreams that he and Shi Yaoguang had grown so close in such a short time.

Shi Yaoguang didn’t understand why he seemed different from when they first met, but he himself was clear.

Thinking this, he told Shi Yaoguang, "Our progression has been quite slow, actually."

"Really?"

Shi Yaoguang was a bit curious, "How did you come to that conclusion?"

Quan Jinbei’s lips curled into a smile: "We’ve been married for several months, and our most intimate contact was only today."

"Look at Quan Sicheng... He got together with Shi Yiqing without any official status or recognition. When you compare us, we’ve been really slow."

"The way you put it," Shi Yaoguang curled her lip, "I don’t want to compare us to trash, but what you say makes sense."

"Good that you understand," Quan Jinbei grinned.

Shi Yaoguang tilted her head, pensive, "Jinbei, you’ve been overly enthusiastic today, and I have a question I want to know."

"Go ahead," he prompted.

"Could it be that you..." she deliberately drew out her tone, "have fallen for me?"

Upon finishing her question, she pretended to look away casually, thus only heard the man’s light chuckle in response.