If You Could Hear My Heart

Chapter 949: Chapter 949 I Am a Hooligan, I Admit It Chapter 949: Chapter 949 I Am a Hooligan, I Admit It But this kiss was filled with tenderness and indulgence.

After a long while, when Xu Chaomu could hardly catch her breath, Shen Chi finally released her and pulled her into his arms.

Her cheeks reddened as her small hands caressed his face, “Does this count as flirting with a decent woman in broad daylight?”

His face remained unembarrassed, but her heart had long been pounding nonstop, and her face was flushed.

“Who was the one who flirted first just now?” Shen Chi said in a deep voice.

“When a woman flirts with a man, it’s called cute; when a man flirts with a woman, that’s called a hooligan,” Xu Chaomu reasoned, utterly serious.

“I am a hooligan, I admit it.”

Having said that, Shen Chi deliberately turned his head and gently bit her earlobe.

“Ah…” Xu Chaomu hadn’t anticipated he would bite her, and she let out a yelp, unprepared, but quickly covered her mouth.

There were many servants outside, after all.

“What else do you want me to do to be a hooligan?” Shen Chi deliberately asked.

“…” Xu Chaomu gave up.

In the art of twisted logic, in being a hooligan, in shamelessness, if he claimed to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first.

“Hold me tight, don’t fall off. If you get hurt from a fall, don’t cry out,” Shen Chi said.

With that reminder from Shen Chi, Xu Chaomu could only wrap her arms around his waist; she was afraid of falling off, but she knew that with him there, it wouldn’t happen.

Snuggled in his embrace, basking in the sunlight, she felt a relaxation she hadn’t experienced in a while.

She tried not to think about those displeasing things, so many displeasing things…
She buried her head in his chest, where his embrace gave her a sense of security and peace.

Yet, she always felt that something was missing between him and her…
“Shen Chi, New Year’s Day is coming,” Xu Chaomu said softly.

“The group has been preparing for the annual meeting these days. Do you want to take a look?”

“No need, just take me out to relax a bit. After New Year’s Day, let’s go to Australia,” Xu Chaomu said.

“Okay, as you wish.”

“I want to invite a few friends over for a meal together.”

“You have friends? I didn’t know that,” Shen Chi teased again.

“Get lost,” Xu Chaomu scolded, “I’m getting angry.”

Shen Chi couldn’t help laughing. Angry? This girl didn’t look angry at all. But seeing her in a much better mood lifted a weight off his heart.

He had been anxious during this period, constantly worrying that something might go wrong with Xu Chaomu.

But now, it seemed she was much stronger than he had imagined.

“Don’t be angry, it’s my fault,” Shen Chi said, “So tell me, who do you want to invite, and what do you want to do?”

“Invite Weiwei, Li Beiting, and Dr. Wen, Xiao Mo, Shui Fu,” Xu Chaomu counted, “And that Ji Shengxuan who gets along well with you.”

When she mentioned Mo Shuifu, the image of Shen Shihan flashed through her mind, but she never uttered Shen Shihan’s name.

In that moment, she remembered, five years ago, Shen Shihan took her mountain climbing, and they watched a dance performance on the mountain afterward.

Back then, Shen Shihan was her older brother, the one who cherished her deeply.

She told stories to Shen Shihan who had bought her a floral garland and a bracelet.

All those illusions felt like yesterday, but illusions are only illusions, fragile like bubbles, ready to burst with a single touch.

“Will you make the arrangements to find a place to eat together?” Xu Chaomu said.

“It’s cold this season, otherwise, we could have gone for an outdoor barbecue in the wild, finding an open area,” said Shen Chi.

“Camping wouldn’t be bad either.”

“No way,” Shen Chi refused. “You still need to recuperate quietly, you can’t walk too much, nor can you catch a cold, you don’t understand anything.”

Xu Chaomu gave him a disdainful glance, persistently proposing, “Choose a day like today, and let’s have an outdoor gathering.”

“Do you insist on going outdoors?”

“Wasn’t it your own suggestion?” Xu Chaomu snorted coldly.

“…” The corner of Shen Chi’s mouth twitched.

After pondering for a few seconds, Shen Chi said, “In that case, the Shen Family has a grass lawn that’s quite spacious. Why don’t we just have them come to the Shen Family? What do you think?”

Xu Chaomu blinked and hugged his neck, “You’re really smart.”

“Because I’m your husband.” Shen Chi curved his lips into a smile.

His smile was very charming, and Xu Chaomu was once again captivated, smiling back, “Let’s see if they’ll give you face.”

“Even if they don’t give me face, they have to give you face,” Shen Chi said.

Xu Chaomu laughed, said nothing, only held him. She liked this feeling, it always made her forget many things.

Snuggled in Shen Chi’s arms, there were some things she didn’t want to mention for the moment, just let her enjoy the happy times with him a little longer.

Such moments were like the sun, pure and natural.

Shen Chi started contacting them in the afternoon, first reaching out to Wen Zhiyuan. Everyone else could make time, only Wen Zhiyuan had to check his schedule.

However, for New Year’s Day, fortunately, Wen Zhiyuan didn’t have to be on call and didn’t have any special surgeries.

Wen Zhiyuan agreed to come and promised to arrive at the Shen Family on time.

After notifying Wen Zhiyuan, Shen Chi called Ji Shengxuan.

Ji Shengxuan had no objections, only asking, “President Shen, do you think I could bring my cat over? It could try the delicacies of the Shen Family, since it hasn’t been exposed to much of the outside world.”

Shen Chi laughed immediately, “President Ji’s cat lives in a sea-view villa; I’m afraid the Shen Family servants won’t be able to attend to it properly.”

Shen Chi still remembered Ji Shengxuan’s cat, which also stirred some of his memories.

He was at the Ji Family when Xu Chaomu had her premature delivery.

After exchanging pleasantries with Ji Shengxuan for a few sentences, Shen Chi called Li Beiting.

Li Beiting, being hard-pressed by Yu Weiwei, finally had a chance to get out, immediately agreeing and saying he would definitely bring Yu Weiwei along.

The last call was made to Xiao Mo, who was slightly surprised but agreed as well.

After finishing the call with Xiao Mo, Shen Chi put down his phone.

As for Mo Shuifu, he didn’t call her.

After making the calls, he heard Xu Chaomu’s phone vibrate. He reached out and took it.

Lately, Shen Chi had been restricting her from using her phone, and Xu Chaomu herself didn’t want to deal with some inquiries, so her phone had been with Shen Chi.

Shen Chi took a look, it was Nie Chenglang.

Shen Chi wasn’t at all surprised; almost a month had passed since Xu Chaomu’s premature labor, and it wasn’t surprising that Nie Chenglang was just now getting the news.

However, Shen Chi pressed to hang up, not answering Nie Chenglang’s call.

The other party, not giving up, called again. Shen Chi hung up just the same!

Shen Chi didn’t bother anymore and threw Xu Chaomu’s phone into a cabinet and locked it up.

At that moment, Xu Chaomu was sitting outside sunbathing; she had led Dabai out of the doghouse.

Dabai lay under the sun, too lazy to lift its eyelids, just lying there quietly, even letting out a yawn.