EHTM | Chapter 9 - Sister-in-law, I want to kiss you

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Wu. Mr. Xie is here."

Shen Donghuan smiled brightly as she walked back into the private room.

When Wu Wei heard that Mr. Xie had arrived, his small eyes lit up. He gave a simple, honest-looking smile and quickly stood up.

"Not long at all."

Shen Donghuan stepped aside to make room.

The next second, Xie Shu walked out. He was tall and lean, with one hand in his pocket and the other fiddling with a lighter. He had that spoiled, carefree look.

Wu Wei was caught off guard. This didn't match what he'd heard about Mr. Xie.

He hesitated. "Mr. Xie?"

Click. The lighter went out.

Xie Shu reached out his long arm and shook Wu Wei's hand. He gave a small smile and said in a relaxed voice, "Sorry I'm late, Mr. Wu. I'll drink three glasses as punishment in a bit."

Back in the day, Wu Wei had built his company by drinking one glass after another with business partners. So hearing Xie Shu say this felt familiar and comforting.

He gripped Xie Shu's hand back and laughed loudly. "No worries, Mr. Xie. Tonight, we drink until we drop."

Xie Shu sat down with him. "For sure. No business talk tonight. Just drinking and hanging out."

Then he turned to Shen Donghuan. "Donghuan, go get that good bottle of wine I have stored here. I want Brother Wu to try it."

Shen Donghuan was a little surprised at how fast Xie Shu had gotten on Wu Wei's good side, he was already calling him "Brother Wu."

But she quickly hid her reaction. "Okay. I'll go now."

As she stood up, Xie Shu grabbed her hand and pulled her down closer.

Then he leaned toward her neck and whispered warmly in her ear.

"I've got a lot of wine stored there. Just grab a bottle of 1982 Lafite."

Shen Donghuan's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Before she could say anything, Xie Shu gave her a light pat on the lower back. "Go on."

Then he turned back to Wu Wei.

"Brother Wu, let's have some tea first."

Wu Wei happily drank tea with him. "Sure."

Shen Donghuan was a little worried about leaving Xie Shu alone. So she went downstairs quickly, told the staff to start serving the food, grabbed the bottle of wine, and hurried back to the private room.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Xie Shu and Wu Wei chatting and laughing like old friends, one calling the other "brother" and getting along great.

If she didn't know they'd just met, Shen Donghuan would've thought they'd known each other for years.

She brought the 1982 Lafite over to them and said with a smile, "Mr. Wu, Mr. Xie told me you really like Lafite, especially the 1982. He saved this bottle just for you to try."

Wu Wei was touched. "Mr. Xie, you shouldn't have."

Xie Shu handed Wu Wei a poured glass. "Brother Wu, give it a taste."

Wu Wei took it right away, smiling the whole time. He was clearly very happy with Xie Shu's attitude.

"Alright then. I'll try my little brother Xie's Lafite."

Before long, they'd finished the whole bottle of Lafite.

Then they drank another ten-plus bottles and talked until eleven at night.

By the end, Wu Wei was totally drunk and barely knew what was going on, but he still kept calling Xie Shu his brother.

Right before leaving, he said, "Little brother Xie, don't worry about that billion-dollar contract. Tomorrow, I'll bring the signed copy right to you."

Xie Shu was also looking a little drunk. Leaning his tall frame against Shen Donghuan, he gave a sly smile. "Brother Wu, we'll drink again sometime when we're free."

Then he waved goodbye to Wu Wei, who was already in his car.

After the car had driven off, only Xie Shu and Shen Donghuan were left on the side of the road.

Shen Donghuan was holding him up with all her strength. Seeing how drunk he looked, his eyes half-closed, she asked with concern, "Xie Shu, are you okay?"

When Xie Shu heard this, he lowered his hazy, drunken eyes and looked at her.

He stared for a few seconds before saying, "Sister-in-law, are you happy? I got you the contract."

Shen Donghuan used her whole body to hold him up. She lifted her pale little face and gave him a grateful smile.

"Yes. Thank you, Xie Shu, for helping me get this contract."

For the past three months, it wasn't just her working day and night on this deal, everyone at the company had been working themselves to the bone too.

Now that she was sure the contract would be signed, she truly felt thankful to Xie Shu from the bottom of her heart.

Xie Shu raised his flirtatious eyes. The corners of his eyes had a hint of color. His warm breath, smelling of wine, brushed against Shen Donghuan's face, kind of teasing, kind of tempting.

"Sister-in-law, so what's my reward?"

Shen Donghuan smiled and asked back, "What reward do you want?"

Xie Shu stared straight into her clear, beautiful eyes, like he was looking at thousands of stars. His heart seemed to skip a beat or two.

He stepped forward, his thin lips brushing against the soft corner of Shen Donghuan's mouth.

"Sister-in-law... I want to kiss you."

The next second, a warm, wine-flavored kiss came down.

Xie Shu grabbed the back of Shen Donghuan's neck and pulled her deeper into the kiss.

There on the empty roadside, in the dark of night, they kissed like they meant it.

When Ren Zhou and a group of friends walked out of Tianxiang Restaurant, they happened to see this whole scene.

One of them spoke up. "Hey, Ren Zhou, doesn't that guy look like Second Brother? He said he was treating us to dinner tonight, but we never even saw him. Now he's just making out by the roadside?"

Xie Shu was the second child in the Xie family, so people outside called him Second Young Master Xie. His friends called him Second Brother.

Another person asked, "Ren Zhou, since when does Second Brother have a girlfriend? Why didn't he tell us?"

Someone else added, "But looking at that woman's figure... she seems kind of familiar..."

Ren Zhou looked over and saw Xie Shu holding a woman with a nice figure, kissing her deeply like he wanted to melt her into his body.

Suddenly, the woman in Xie Shu's arms turned her head slightly. The bright moonlight lit up her beautiful face.

Holy crap, it was Shen Donghuan!

Ren Zhou quickly coughed a couple times, turned around, and blocked the group's view. "Stop staring! What's there to see? It's just Second Brother being all lovey-dovey with his girlfriend."

"If you really want to know when he got a girlfriend, ask him later. Let him introduce her to us. For now, everyone go home and get some sleep."

The others knew when to back off. They just snickered a couple times in that direction and pretended to be drunk.

"Yeah, I think I drank too much. Didn't see anything. Going home to sleep."

"Let's go, let's go. We'll get Second Brother to come drink again tomorrow."

...

They slung their arms around each other and left.

Only one person hung back, Lin Xiangwei, the sixth daughter of the Lin family.

Lin Xiangwei stared at the two people hugging in the distance. The more she looked at the woman in Xie Shu's arms, the more familiar her back seemed.

She asked Ren Zhou directly, "Ren Zhou, don't you think that woman looks like Shen Donghuan?"

When Ren Zhou heard the name "Shen Donghuan," his back tensed up and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He almost forgot, Lin Xiangwei and Shen Donghuan had been famous rivals. Plus, Lin Xiangwei had always been interested in Xie Shu.

If Lin Xiangwei found out that Xie Shu and Shen Donghuan were together and then went and told the Xie family, they'd be doomed!

Ren Zhou quickly said, "Xiangwei, you must've drunk too much and mistaken who it was. Shen Donghuan is Xie Shu's sister-in-law. Those two would never happen."

Lin Xiangwei looked in that direction again and thought for a few seconds.

"Maybe I really did see wrong."

Even if Xie Shu was crazy, he wouldn't go after his own sister-in-law, right?

But if it wasn't Shen Donghuan, then who was that woman in Xie Shu's arms?

From the way she was seducing a man out in public like that, she's just another shameless flirt, just like Shen Donghuan!

Once she finds out who this vixen is, she’s definitely going to teach her a lesson and make her leave Second Brother.