Hanging up the phone, Guo Xuyang went to Xiao Yun's room.
Xiao Yun, wearing a bathrobe, her full bosom subtly exposed, hugged him tightly upon seeing him.
Guo Xuyang felt her tremble and gently patted her back.
"Don't be afraid, I'll stay with you tonight," he said softly.
Xiao Yun hummed in response, clinging to him like a koala.
Guo Xuyang simply bent down, scooped her into his arms, and carried her back to the bed.
Xiao Yun, with her eyes half-closed, whispered as if in a dream, "Kiss me."
Guo Xuyang pretended not to hear and tried to get up, but Xiao Yun wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Don't go."
With no other choice, he lay down beside Xiao Yun.
The last time had been out of desperation, to detoxify her, and they had spent the entire night together.
He had never brought it up with Xiao Yun, unsure of how to start.
Xiao Yun, like a restless puppy, kept pressing against him. Soon, his own desire was ignited.
This time, Guo Xuyang wasn't as impulsive. He slowly and gently kissed her forehead, nose, eyes...
It seemed Xiao Yun was truly moved. Just like last time, she impatiently tore off all his clothes.
After everything had calmed down, Xiao Yun caressed his nose and said, "After I was kidnapped that day, I lost my virtue.
At first, I thought it was you, but when I asked you the next morning and you had no idea, it felt like the sky had fallen. I lost the courage to live in this world. Thank you for giving me what I wanted."
Xiao Yun spoke with difficulty, truly unsure how to tell Guo Xuyang.
However, speaking it out made her feel much better, as if a heavy stone had been lifted from her heart.
"Silly girl. You misunderstood. I didn't say that." Guo Xuyang replied.
"I asked if you did anything bad, and you said no."
"I didn't do anything bad, I did something good, a good deed of saving someone. How could that be bad?" Guo Xuyang said with a sly grin.
"You... fine, you. I'll make you regret deceiving me."
Xiao Yun, not bothering with clothes, climbed onto him and started hitting him.
"It was you who deceived me, and you made me almost jump off the building, to die for love. I'll make you regret it."
Guo Xuyang waited until she had hit enough and her anger subsided before gently laying her down. Looking into her eyes, he said, "I never knew how to tell you, and I've been struggling with it these past few days.
I fell for you the first time I saw you. But back then, you were the goddess in my mind, a lofty one at that.
I was just a toad, I never dared to even dream of you. Moreover, your sales performance was so good, the sales champion.
I was a newcomer who hadn't sold a single apartment in two months. If Lin Zixuan hadn't bought a house, I probably would have been kicked out by the company long ago.
How could someone who couldn't even afford to eat possibly be favored by a beautiful woman like you? So back then, it was just a distant dream.
Later, after the stone gambling and I became wealthy, I still had inner demons.
My first love, Liu Ziqi, was hurt by her family. Because of our early relationship, she was forced to transfer schools and change her name. I've always carried a sense of guilt about that.
You've met Liu Ziqi, she is now Lin Ziqi. She is also Lin Zixuan's sister.
I was afraid of hurting you, and even though I liked you, I didn't dare to confess.
That day, Hughes put something in your drink. You were controlled by that substance, and if you didn't do it, your blood would surge to your heart and you would explode.
I had no choice but to do it.
Afterward, I was afraid to face you, I truly didn't know how to explain it to you.
After all, it was I who hurt you.
When you asked me in the morning, I was still groggy and didn't react properly.
Later, when I looked for you, you had gone to the rooftop. That scared me so much, and it made me even more afraid to tell you. So, so I never told you."
Guo Xuyang spoke a lot in one go.
Xiao Yun looked at him and said, "If I hadn't called you over today, were you planning to never tell me?"
"No. I just wanted to find a more suitable opportunity to tell you. I just haven't found one." Guo Xuyang defended himself.
"Quibbling. How will you compensate me?"
"What compensation do you want? As long as I can do it, I will do it without question."
"I want you to compensate me now." Xiao Yun said with a wicked smile, reaching down.
The weary Guo Xuyang had a sleepless night and entered the restaurant the next day with dark circles under his eyes.
"Brother, I told you, there are no lands that are too tough to plow, only tired bulls. You're not playing like this when you're young," Lu Liang teased.
Guo Xuyang could only force a smile. He didn't want this either.
People say married life is beautiful, but for him, it was a form of torment.
"Satisfied?" Elena asked Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun snorted proudly and ignored her.
After breakfast, the four of them headed to the diamond exploration site.
As soon as Guo Xuyang got into the car, he fell asleep, making Xiao Yun frown: with this physique, he would be worn out in less than three days. She needed to find something to replenish him.
Fortunately, Guo Xuyang didn't know her thoughts. If he did, he would surely exclaim his innocence, thinking it wasn't his poor health but his abilities that were draining.
He could only think this; he absolutely dared not say it aloud.
Kimberley Diamonds was very famous.
The slogan "A diamond is forever" made diamonds well-known.
Kimberley operated a comprehensive service, from exploring, mining, cutting, to selling diamonds in South Africa.
The surrounding areas had also become highly sought after. The place Lu Liang mentioned was not far from Kimberley's diamond mining operations. Unfortunately, while they were making a fortune, he had reaped no rewards.
After exploring four or five places without finding any diamonds, Jiang Qixin wanted Guo Xuyang to come and help them take a look, to see if they could find a more suitable location. If they couldn't find diamond deposits, they would have to give up completely and stop investing.
The group got out of the car and saw the exploration crew busy at work.
The surroundings were filled with tin shacks. In this heat, the tin shacks were like steaming ovens. Without air conditioning, it was impossible to stay inside.
Guo Xuyang didn't enter the room. He extended his senses, focused his gaze, and looked directly down at the ground beneath him.
It was empty below. A significant portion of the area had become mined-out zones. The excavated tunnels crisscrossed underground like scars.
He looked into the distance and saw Kimberley's mineral deposits. They were indeed rich, but more than half of the area had already been mined out.
There was no need to invest here; further exploration would be meaningless.
"Yangzi, come inside and cool off for a bit. Don't stand out here," Lu Liang called him in to enjoy the air conditioning.
"Brother Liang, let's go. Let's hurry to the next place. The sooner we look, the sooner we finish," Guo Xuyang refused.
"How was it? Brother?" Lu Liang asked.
"We'll talk in the car. Let's go," Guo Xuyang said.
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