Chapter - 85 - Kissing to Resolve Problems

"Hey, Yi Minghuan, were you embarrassed just now?" Tang Li propped herself up on her arms, leaning towards him , her bright eyes twinkling mischievously as she flashed a teasing smile.

"...I'm going to close the door!" Yi Minghuan averted his gaze, his cheeks flushing with embarrassment. He hastily got out of bed, shut the door, and swiftly extinguished the kerosene lamp.

In an instant the room plunged into darkness, Tang Li vanished from his sight, and Yi Minghuan finally heaved a sigh of relief. His heart was no longer racing.

Meanwhile, Tang Li lay beneath the blanket on the bed, desperately suppressing her laughter. Her whole body quivered with the effort.

She couldn't help but find Yi Minghuan's innocent expression from moments ago utterly cute.

'It made her want to tease him even more.'

Yi Minghuan returned to the bed, removed his coat, and lay down, putting as much distance as possible between them. When he heard her stifled giggles, he felt an unexpected sense of frustration.

'He couldn't believe he was being laughed at by his wife!'

"You aren't afraid of suffocating yourself?" Yi Minghuan snorted in annoyance, his tongue dripping with rare venom.

"Hahaha... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you, really... hahaha... I just find you so cute," Tang Li, realizing that he'd heard her, could no longer hold back her laughter. She raised the quilt, revealing her smiling face.

But Yi Minghuan didn't find comfort in her words. Being called cute as a man didn't quite feel like a compliment.

'Was it really a compliment?'

'Definitely not!'

"If you laugh again, I'll kiss you right now!" Yi Minghuan said in a deep voice while he pursed his lips, turned around to face her and to give her a fierce look.

He recalled his teacher's words - that the easiest way to silence a chatty woman was to kiss her fiercely, to be dominant and make her weak in the knees.

'Kiss her to soften her and then she will calm down!'

The others had all applauded in agreement. That memory had stuck with Yi Minghuan, making him think this method was sure to be effective.

"..." Tang Li was taken aback by his words, instantly halting her laughter. She instinctively covered her mouth with her hands and stared at him wide-eyed.

Yi Minghuan's peculiar transformation from a sweet, innocent man to a domineering CEO left her baffled. What kind of strategy was this?

Seeing that she had indeed stopped laughing, Yi Minghuan felt satisfied with the effectiveness of his statement. He turned away from her and felt a newfound respect for his teacher.

Yet, as he thought of his teacher, Kang Yijun, a faint smile played on his lips, but it quickly faded, leaving a shadow of anger and sadness.

Those who had wronged him, when the time came for his return, he would surely...

Tang Li noticed his sudden change of demeanor. He clearly didn't want to be a hooligan and she couldn't comprehend why he had uttered such a statement that seemed so out of character.

So, with a mix of embarrassment and concern, she couldn't fall asleep right away.

Instead, she asked, "Hey, Minghuan, didn't you finish junior high school? Are you studying the 'Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Self-study Series' at night? Can you understand it?"

Yi Minghuan's thoughts were abruptly interrupted by her question. A tinge of sadness crept over his face. "I dropped out in the second year of junior high school. I can barely grasp most of it."

Tang Li understood that it would be quite challenging for someone who had left school in the second year of junior high to tackle high school-level math, physics, and chemistry after five years!

She genuinely wanted to help him with his studies, but she needed to find a reasonable excuse to reveal her own knowledge and abilities.

Small Theater:

Heroine: Yi Minghuan! I've explained this question to you twice already. Why are you still getting it wrong... blah, blah, blah..."

Male protagonist: "If you don't stop talking, I'll kiss you!"

Heroine: "..."

Kissing to resolve problems – who's afraid of whom?