Coincidentally, a car soon passed by, and Huo Shenyan immediately said, "I'll go flag it down."
But when he walked to the side of the road and waved to the other party, the car suddenly sped past him without stopping or even slowing down.
Huo Shenyan stood there, stunned.
When he heard a series of soft laughs behind him, Huo Shenyan turned around and looked at the girl. Her usually aloof face was now softened by her smile.
Especially her smiling eyes, which were dazzlingly beautiful in the sunlight.
Huo Shenyan knew she was laughing at him.
To his surprise, after laughing, Ni Jingxi, who was standing by the car, actually reached out and pulled her white shirt out from her waist, and then unbuttoned a few buttons.
Huo Shenyan knew he should turn his head away at that moment.
But in the instant he turned his head, Ni Jingxi had already unbuttoned all the buttons on her shirt, revealing a white tank top underneath. As she pulled down her shoulders, her slender shoulders and collarbones were exposed.
The vest was a tight-fitting style, clinging tightly to her body. Her slender figure and fair skin gave the normally aloof girl a sudden touch of fiery allure.
As if that wasn't enough, she lowered her head, pulled the hem of her shirt up to her lower abdomen, and casually tied a knot.
Because she wore green trousers and boots for convenience, the combination of them with a shirt and vest is so striking it's almost nosebleed-inducing.
Long legs, a slim waist, and fair skin that glows in the sunlight.
After Ni Jingxi finished, she thought for a moment and then asked, "Are you good at fighting?"
Huo Shenyan: "..."
She tilted her head and said helplessly, "I'm afraid that if I manage to flag down a car later, something might happen."
In the desert, a woman who embodies both innocence and sexiness standing by the roadside will naturally attract attention. However, Ni Jingxi doesn't want anything beyond her control to happen after the car stops.
Huo Shenyan realized this and finally smiled.
Ni Jingxi didn't know what he was laughing at, she only knew that his smile was incredibly charming.
Then he took something out of his bag in the back seat of the car and waved it in front of Ni Jingxi: "I have a gun."
Ni Jingxi was slightly taken aback; it was unexpected.
"Okay, you hide over there. I'll flag down the car." Ni Jingxi was completely relieved; if anything unexpected happened, they would have guns for self-defense.
Huo Shenyan listened to her and stood quietly on the side of the road with his back to it, waiting. As he waited, he looked through the car window at the straight-looking girl standing on the road, while he held a gun in his hand.
Suddenly, I realized that the two of them didn't seem like they were flagging down a car to ask for help.
They look more like a pair of thieves.
Fortunately, half an hour later, as the saying goes, "Heaven helps those who help themselves," and with Ni Jingxi showing off her slender waist, a car finally stopped, carrying two Italian men.
They sat in the car, laughing and chatting with Ni Jingxi, when Huo Shenyan got out from the back of the car.
Huo Shenyan saw the obvious disappointment in the driver's eyes.
Of course, the two Italian guys were quite gentlemanly. After helping them pull their car out, they found that it couldn't be driven, so they invited them to ride in their car and wait until the next supply station to fix it.
Ni Jingxi thanked him and prepared to get into the car.
But as she bent down to get her bag, she turned around and saw Huo Shenyan staring straight at her.
Until Huo Shenyan glanced at her shoulder rather coldly and said, "You can put your clothes on now."
Ni Jingxi chuckled and reached up to pull her shirt up, covering her shoulders. But before she could get into the car, Huo Shenyan blocked her way, staring at the hem of her still-tied shirt.
That meant something like, "Everything is all set up."
Ni Jingxi didn't expect him to care about even this, but seeing him blocking other people's car doors as if he wouldn't let her get in the car until she had finished dressing, she was surprised.
So Ni Jingxi threw her bag on the ground, and in front of him, she unbuttoned her shirt, then buttoned it up one button at a time, and finally put her scarf back on.
After she finished, she looked at Huo Shenyan with a smile and said softly, "Is this alright, Teacher Huo?"
The two Italian men naturally noticed this scene.
Shortly after getting on the bus, they casually struck up a conversation with Ni Jingxi. Neither of them spoke much English, but Ni Jingxi could communicate simply in Italian.
"You guys are really unlucky, the car broke down."
Ni Jingxi nodded and said helplessly, "If I could choose an off-road vehicle, it would definitely be a Brabus."
This remark made the two Italian men burst into laughter.
Huo Shenyan remained silent throughout, so the three of them assumed he did not know how to speak.
When the other person asked about their relationship with a smile, Ni Jingxi turned to look at the man beside her and slowly said, "He is my husband."
She said that simply for convenience, without wanting to explain further.
Anyway, he can't understand it, so it should be fine.
Sure enough, the two Italians nodded in understanding after listening, and one of them even said happily, "Your husband cares about you very much."
...
At this moment, in the underground parking lot of Shanghai, Ni Jingxi turned to look at him, because she completely remembered the scene when she said those words.
She opened her mouth, and after a long pause, she finally spoke: "You understand Italian?"
Huo Shenyan chuckled: "You didn't ask."
He certainly understood, but he just didn't speak at the time.
Huo Shenyan was quite relaxed at this moment, and even turned his head slightly to look at the girl in the driver's seat next to him: "Do you remember what you said to those two Italians?"
Ni Jingxi fell completely silent, but Huo Shenyan suddenly laughed.
His voice was already deep, but now when he laughed, not only did he lose his ascetic aura, but he also gained a touch of sexiness.
Huo Shenyan lowered his eyes and leaned closer. After gently rubbing her earlobe with his hand, he whispered in her ear, "You said I was your husband."
Author's Note: Lord Ni, don't bother explaining so much. You were simply lustful, deliberately taking advantage of his divine appearance because he couldn't understand! He was cheap!
I understand, I understand everything.
As for Shenyan, she had already drawn her forty-meter-long sword and threatened the author: "Don't let my wife show her shoulders to others next time!!!"
Chapter 10
After a long, lingering kiss, Huo Shenyan gently touched her forehead to his and whispered, "Now you should try out this car."
Ni Jingxi opened her mouth as if to say something, but Huo Shenyan stepped back and pointed out the window.
"There are probably people from my company coming and going here, let's go out first."
Huo Shenyan knew her weakness, and sure enough, those words were very effective.
Ni Jingxi glanced down at the car, while Huo Shenyan showed her how to start it. She had done almost every part-time job imaginable during her university years, and since she had a driver's license, she even worked as a designated driver.
After a brief period of caution, Ni Jingxi was no longer so nervous when she drove the car out of the underground parking garage.
Even though it's a modified car, it's still different. Ni Jingxi was deeply shocked.
If this car were actually driven into the desert, it could easily climb not only rough terrain, but also sand dunes tens of meters high.
Traffic in Shanghai isn't great; even at 4 p.m., there were still many vehicles on the elevated roads.
Ni Jingxi seemed hesitant about where to go, and Huo Shenyan whispered to her, "Just wander around."
This "casual" is truly casual; it has no specific destination.
So much so that Ni Jingxi stepped on the gas and drove out of Shanghai. On the highway, she drove at full speed. The car was really too eye-catching, with its white main color, rather square shape, and the roaring sound when driving.
After an unknown amount of time, Ni Jingxi slowed down, taking a leisurely stroll like a little tortoise.
As a result, cars kept passing her, and some even brazenly rolled down their windows to look in her direction.
Huo Shenyan sat quietly to the side. Although the car was quiet, he did not feel depressed. Instead, he felt at ease.
Both of them were very busy with work, especially Huo Shenyan, who hardly had any rest time throughout the year. The only trip Ni Jingxi took with him was right after they got their marriage certificate and were scolded by their elders, when Huo Shenyan set aside his work to take her to Saipan.
It was in Saipan that Ni Jingxi discovered this man. You might think he has a detached and aloof demeanor, as if he is detached from worldly affairs, but he is actually good at everything.
During the deep-sea dive, he held her hand and slowly led her into the deep sea.
The sunlight, like a sharp sword, pierced through the sea surface, casting straight rays into the water, while the colorful fish around me swayed gently.
When she looked at him through the mask, her mood was just as peaceful and gentle as it is now.
It's said that men aren't good at expressing their emotions, but it seems she wasn't either. Yet, from the moment she chose to marry him, it was because she deeply loved the man before her.
Every moment she spent with him, she felt a gentle, tranquil peace in her heart.
This was a feeling she had never experienced in her turbulent and impoverished life since her father's disappearance.
A moment later, Ni Jingxi sped up again, a smile playing on her lips, as if all the troubles in her heart had been thrown to the winds with the increased speed.
Until she saw the place name on the blue road sign hanging by the roadside, she blurted out, "Nanxun".
Huo Shenyan looked up at the sound of the voice, and Ni Jingxi, who was next to him, rarely showed such a happy look. She smiled and said, "Nanxun, my father's hometown."
Ni Pingsen was born in Nanxun. Unfortunately, his parents died early and he had no siblings. He grew up relying on the kindness of others for food.
When he was still alive, he would take Ni Jingxi back to his hometown during holidays.
But after he disappeared, Ni Jingxi didn't dare to go back. She was afraid that the uncles and elders would ask her where her father had gone and why he hadn't come back to visit for so long.
"Want to go?" Huo Shenyan asked in a deep voice.
Ni Jingxi gripped the steering wheel and shook her head slightly: "No need."
She then exited at a highway exit and turned back to Shanghai.
The sky outside was already overcast, and it was getting late. Huo Shenyan turned to look at Ni Jingxi and said calmly, "What do you want to eat when we get back to Shanghai?"
Ni Jingxi drove without turning her head, keeping her eyes fixed on the road ahead.
After a while, she suddenly said, "Will you listen to me?"
Huo Shenyan kept his eyes fixed on her and chuckled softly, "Okay, whatever you say."
His deep, clear voice was filled with an intense, unyielding affection.
When she returned to Shanghai, it was already 7 p.m. The city lights were on, and the whole city was immersed in a sea of lights. Ni Jingxi was very familiar with the roads in Shanghai, and since it was the place she wanted to go, she drove there without using a navigation system.