Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 471: Wasn’t Last Night Enough?

Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Wasn’t Last Night Enough?

Qiao Xi paused in the bathroom.

She had just taken a hot shower and was completely naked.

Upon hearing the noise, she quickly wiped the water droplets off her body and changed into clothes before opening the door.

She lifted her gaze to the tall and elegant man standing at the doorway, her moist eyelashes fluttered, "Do you need to freshen up?"

"Hmm."

The man’s lips curved into a faint smile.

Qiao Xi observed him casually wearing a bathrobe, not even bothering to tie the sash, revealing quite a bit.

This was no different from not wearing anything at all.

Qiao Xi dared not look any further down and simply said, "Then I’ll squeeze the toothpaste for you."

She picked up the tube of icy mint toothpaste, squeezed it onto the newly unpacked toothbrush, and handed it to Huo Xingzhou.

The small bathroom was filled with a tender warmth.

Huo Xingzhou took the toothpaste, draped in his bathrobe while he stood in front of the mirror to freshen up. Qiao Xi turned to leave but he reached out and grasped her wrist.

"Stay with me for a while."

Qiao Xi’s voice was soft and muffled, "Haven’t you had enough last night?"

The man glanced at her from the mirror and said, "You insisted on turning off the lights; I didn’t get a good look at you."

Qiao Xi’s cheeks flushed, "Isn’t it because you were too much!"

Huo Xingzhou’s handsome face held a trace of a smile as he rinsed his mouth and wiped his lips with a white towel.

"Where was I excessive? Didn’t I just fulfill your wish, making your dream come true?"

"What kind of dream is that worth realizing!"

Qiao Xi’s apricot eyes rounded as she glared at him, "My dream was never like that."

Huo Xingzhou set the towel aside and wrapped his arms around her waist, "Then tell me, in your dreams, how do I treat you? Could it be that I can restrain myself from kissing you, from holding you, from touching you?"

Qiao Xi bit her lip, rendered speechless.

Huo Xingzhou leaned down to kiss her tender red lips, tentatively deepening it.

Qiao Xi slowly closed her eyes, tilting her head to respond.

A kiss with the taste of mint.

As his hand moved lower, Qiao Xi suddenly opened her eyes and caught his hand, "How about tonight?"

Huo Xingzhou’s head buried in her neck, he inhaled deeply and replied, "Alright."

It was harder for a man to control himself in the morning.

"Oh no!"

Qiao Xi exclaimed, "I forgot something."

Blinded by lust!

She clearly had it in mind last night.

"What is it?"

"I promised Mr. Guan to look through the ’Plum Blossom Nine Needles.’" Qiao Xi pushed on his chest, "I have important things to do."

Qiao Xi trotted out of the bathroom and took the yellowed medical book ’Plum Blossom Nine Needles’ from the bedside table.

She flipped through it page by page but didn’t notice anything unusual.

Could their speculation be wrong?

Huo Xingzhou, now dressed, came to her side and seeing her furrowed brow in thought, asked, "What’s wrong?"

Qiao Xi turned her head to look at him as she sat on the sofa: "Yesterday I went to the Guan family’s birthday celebration. Mr. Guan called me aside to his study and said he had seen Grandpa Cheng. Grandpa Cheng told him that within three years I would be able to cure his mentally challenged grandson using the ’Spiritual Pivot Nine Needles.’

Huo Xingzhou sat beside her and said, "But you only know the ’Plum Blossom Nine Needles.’

"Yes, I don’t know the ’Spiritual Pivot Nine Needles’ at all. It is a treatment said to have been lost, one that everyone longs to see. But Mr. Guan mentioned that Grandpa Cheng left a message for me, saying that if I looked closely at the ’Plum Blossom Nine Needles,’ I would learn it. Hence, the elder speculated that this ancient medical book might have hidden layers."

This ’Plum Blossom Nine Needles’ might contain astonishing secrets!

But Qiao Xi couldn’t see anything.

Huo Xingzhou stretched out his hand to take the medical book, lightly flipping through and feeling the thickness of the pages. This medical book looked like it was frequently read, with creased corners.

"This ’Plum Blossom Nine Needles’ is also an ancient medical book that has been passed down in the Cheng Acupuncture Technique for a hundred years. There were many skilled craftsmen in ancient times, some of whom could even carve hundreds of words on a single grain of rice. Others hid treasures in secret compartments, making them look unremarkable."

Huo Xingzhou’s fingertips gently rubbed the page, "This page is a bit harder than the others."

"Really?"

Qiao Xi reached out to feel the middle page of the book, and only after careful examination could she feel a slight difference.

Indeed, the paper was a bit harder.

"Really! Do you mean there’s something hidden in here? But we can’t get it out."

"Leave professional matters to the professionals."

Huo Xingzhou reached out and tapped Qiao Xi’s nose, "Don’t forget what the Liu Family is most famous for."

The Liu Family’s jewelry store, full of treasures!

There were also many craftsmen of outstanding skill, each with their own heritage, among them the famous cultural relics restoration expert was at the Liu Family’s jewelry store.

They were used to dealing with antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and jewelry on a daily basis, and they were the most likely to uncover the secrets of the ’Plum Blossom Nine Needles’.

Qiao Xi pursed her lips and said, "But I can’t hand the Plum Blossom Nine Needles over to anyone else; it has to be done under my supervision. This is also Grandpa Cheng’s lifetime work, the heritage of the Cheng Acupuncture Technique."

"I’ll call the Liu Family and have them send their best restoration expert to the Imperial Capital."

"Thank you."

Qiao Xi took a deep breath and caressed the medical book as she spoke.

Who would have thought there were secrets hidden inside this book? If it really contained the Spiritual Pivot Nine Needles... Qiao Xi’s heartbeat accelerated.

The emergence of the Spiritual Pivot Nine Needles would surely cause an uproar.

Right, Mr. Guan was still waiting for her to return his call.

"Where’s my phone?"

She looked around and couldn’t find her phone; last night was too chaotic, and her memory was blurred.

Huo Xingzhou took the phone out of the bedside table drawer and handed it to her.

Qiao Xi accepted it, pressed the button, and the screen was black.

"Why is it turned off?"

As soon as she asked the question and saw the man’s almost-smiling expression, she understood in an instant.

How could she guarantee that no one would have bothered her last night if it wasn’t turned off?

Qiao Xi silently turned on the phone and pulled out the business card from her bag to enter the contact number.

Just as she was about to make the call, she hesitated.

"Husband, should I be honest with Mr. Guan about this matter?" The item hadn’t been found yet, and who could ensure that the other party had no ulterior motives?

Did Grandpa Cheng really go to him?

The Guan Family had no standing in the Imperial Capital, and Grandpa Cheng had never mentioned anything about the Imperial Capital to her before.

Qiao Xi had many doubts in her heart; if someone had already known the secret of the Plum Blossom Nine Needles and was just waiting for her...

Huo Xingzhou rubbed her hair with a bit of satisfaction, "You’re finally getting shrewder."

"Do you also think it’s not appropriate?"

"Qiao Xi, the Imperial Capital is a place of mixed characters. Some who appear good may not actually be benevolent, and those who look ferocious may not be bad people. Don’t let any word slip before you have found the item."

Qiao Xi nodded, "I understand."

There was also a possibility: that the medical book contained nothing.

She would have given Mr. Guan hope, only to disappoint him even more later, and perhaps even generate conflict.

So this call, could not be made.

If he didn’t receive her call, he would naturally know that there was nothing unusual about the medical book.

Huo Xingzhou took her hand, "Let’s go, have lunch downstairs. After that, accompany me to a place, I have something to deliver for someone."

"Oh."

Qiao Xi didn’t ask what it was; she would find out in the afternoon anyway.