Chapter 10: The Hardest Grace of a Beauty to Accept

At the Civil Affairs Bureau entrance.

A red Maserati was parked by the curb, Lin Tong looked at the marriage certificate in her hands, her heart flooded with a multitude of emotions.

She had never thought she would marry a man she hadn't known for even half a day, whose background was even a mystery to her—such a thing was unimaginable before!

Beside her, a pair of mischievous eyes roamed over Lin Tong's delicate body as Ye Xuan said with a chuckle, "Wife, I've saved you from a sea of suffering, don't you plan to repay me?"

"Isn't becoming your wife repayment enough?"

Lin Tong shot Ye Xuan a glance, her charm irresistible to any man.

Before Ye Xuan could respond, she continued softly, "You should know that I agreed to marry you solely to avoid marrying Song Shaopeng."

Ye Xuan shrugged his shoulders, a smile on his face, "Who says for sure, you might truly fall for me, right?"

Looking at the other's self-assured demeanor, Lin Tong shook her head with a smile.

"Let's go, accompany me to the bar!"

With that, the Maserati traced a beautiful arc as it sped away.

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Seven o'clock in the evening.

Rose Bar, a secluded booth.

Compared to the noisy bustle outside, this place seemed rather elegant.

Ye Xuan sneakily glanced at Lin Tong's tempting, snow-white neck and said with a sly grin, "Wife, if you get drunk, I absolutely won't take advantage of you. However, if you were to approach me on your own initiative, I generally never refuse a request from a beauty!"

Lin Tong took a big gulp of her drink and looked provocatively at Ye Xuan, "Is that so? Then get me drunk—tonight, I'm yours."

At the moment, Lin Tong's cheeks were tinged with red, her gaze seductive; her soft, pink lips parted and closed, her breath sweet as orchids, which made Ye Xuan almost irresistibly want to bite them.

"Ye Xuan, have you been to bars before?"

Lin Tong set down her glass and sighed as she asked.

A faint virgin scent mixed with a bit of alcohol drifted onto Ye Xuan's face, making him close his eyes and take an intoxicated breath.

"I have, but not often," Ye Xuan replied with a smile, his answer ambiguous.

In reality, Ye Xuan would often come to a bar to relax after completing a mission, sometimes alone, sometimes with teammates.

Then they would drink a lot, afterwards chasing after the women they fancied—KFC!

Purely to vent, with no emotional entanglements.

Of course, today was an exception because the woman sitting beside him was his wife.

Lin Tong tipped her head back and drained her glass in one go, a blush spreading across her cheeks, "Do you know? This is my first time at a bar."

Ye Xuan was slightly surprised, but he just watched Lin Tong and said nothing more.

"Do you find it unbelievable?"

Lin Tong laughed at herself, then continued on her own, "Really, I've never been to places like this before. As the CEO of a company, there were too many things I needed to handle. I couldn't just do what I liked, like an ordinary employee—going to the movies, shopping, those were luxuries to me!"

There was a hint of melancholy in Lin Tong's voice, she paused before adding, "Three years ago, Eastern Group almost closed down due to strategic mistakes, facing suppression from all sides. I gave up my studies and returned home to take over the Group. To get Eastern Group back on track, I worked day and night. It took three years, three whole years! Finally, I managed to get the company's finances in order and restore its standing. The upcoming event is the stock market listing!"

At this point, Lin Tong's face, flushed red from alcohol, clearly showed pride.

She was the greatest contributor to the success of Eastern Group!

Lin Tong grabbed her glass and gulped down the alcohol in one go, her emotions becoming somewhat agitated, "But what does Lin Dongfang do? Seeing the company's future looking so bright, he wants to sell me to Song Shaopeng for greater profits! What right does he have? What qualifications does he have to do that? Without me, Lin Tong, the Lin family would have been finished long ago!"

Looking at Lin Tong in front of him, Ye Xuan couldn't help but be stunned.

That exquisitely beautiful face was adorned with crystal clear tears, pain and sorrow were evident in her expression, and her lips pursed tightly, displaying stubbornness coupled with a deep sense of grievance!

At this moment, Lin Tong's fragile appearance was branded deeply into Ye Xuan's heart.

Something inside him was touched instantly!

A woman, who devoted three years of her youth to the company, only to be met with her father's betrayal and selling her out—the bitterness in her heart was unimaginable.

Lin Tong's tears suddenly turned into a laugh, "Today is the first time in my life I've made such a crazy decision, and my first time in a bar! I just want to indulge myself properly. Come on, drink with me!"

Lin Tong filled her glass to the brim and downed another big gulp.

Ye Xuan gave a bitter smile, watching Lin Tong, who was now crying and laughing like a child, and didn't know what to say.

Lin Dongfang was indeed a bastard. If he weren't Lin Tong's father, Ye Xuan would definitely beat him up mercilessly.

After several glasses of alcohol, Lin Tong was already somewhat drunk, her gaze blurry. Her pink cheeks, under the influence of the red wine, became more translucent and seductively charming!

"Wife, stop drinking, you've had enough," Ye Xuan said helplessly as he snatched the glass from Lin Tong's hand.

Lin Tong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into tears and threw herself into Ye Xuan's arms, sobbing, "Wuwuwu, Ye Xuan, do you know? I really miss my mom! Now even my dearest grandpa is gone! Being alone in this world is so exhausting…"

Ye Xuan gently wiped away Lin Tong's tears, speaking softly, "Wife, you're not alone. You have me! From now on, I won't let you suffer even a little bit. If anyone dares to force you, I guarantee they will regret being alive!"

Lin Tong lifted her head, her tearful eyes foggy as she glanced at Ye Xuan; the sight of her tear-streaked beauty caused Ye Xuan a pang of heartache.

There is nothing more difficult to bear than the grace of a beauty!

In that moment, Ye Xuan suddenly felt a responsibility weighing on his shoulders—that was to ensure the woman before him never suffered any more harm.

Under Ye Xuan's gaze, Lin Tong's pretty face blushed slightly, and she quickly wiped her face.

The two of them talked a bit more, and after this outpouring and release of emotions, she felt much better already.

"Hehe, wife, I came out in such a hurry this time that I didn't bring anything valuable. Let this bracelet be my gift to you," Ye Xuan said with a smile, pulling out an unassuming bracelet from his pocket and placing it into Lin Tong's palm.

"What is this?"

Lin Tong picked up the bracelet, which seemed to be just an ordinary stone bracelet, pitch black with nothing special about it.

Ye Xuan shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent smile, "Helped someone out, and this is the repayment they insisted on giving me."

Lin Tong furrowed her brows feeling that Ye Xuan must have been fooled—someone just tricked him with an ordinary bracelet.

But not wanting to reject Ye Xuan's kindness, she silently took the bracelet and tucked it into her bag, treating it as just an ordinary stone bracelet.

Nevertheless, she was still pleased in her heart; Ye Xuan giving her a gift at least showed he cared about her!

Just then, Ye Xuan stood up and exclaimed, "Wife, I need to go pee!"

With that, he hurriedly ran off.