Chapter 431 - 419: Fool, Do You Want to Hold Me?

Chapter 431: Chapter 419: Fool, Do You Want to Hold Me?

Shen Ying silently scooted closer into his embrace, completely filling the small gap between them.

Her lightly closed eyelashes fluttered. This was the first time in their two years of dating that they had truly shared a bed, and she was incredibly nervous.

Especially since he had given her the Golden Dragon Award trophy today as a betrothal gift, and she had agreed to marry him without a second thought.

"Don’t move, you dummy."

Blushing, she grabbed Wang Ming’s hand and placed it securely on her flat stomach. Nestled in his arms like this, she felt an immense sense of security.

"I... I wasn’t moving..." Wang Ming stammered in the darkness.

’He wanted to, but he didn’t dare.’

He was, in a word, spineless.

He was afraid that if he got handsy, he would upset Shen Ying and end up not even getting to hold her.

"I wasn’t talking about you. Something else is moving..."

Her shy, coquettish voice drifted through the darkness.

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Two days later, the young couple returned to the company from their business trip to Shanghai. They brought back eleven Golden Dragon Award trophies, earning great honor for the company and receiving a warm welcome from the employees.

Jiang Xia even held a special welcome party for them and announced that this year’s feature film, *Cat and Mouse*, would be placed entirely in Director Wang Ming’s hands.

Having won the Best New Director award, Wang Ming was more than capable of handling this great responsibility. As for whether the final box office could surpass *Good Luck in the Year of the Rabbit*, that would depend on his abilities.

If it became a blockbuster, it would be another major milestone in the animated film industry.

Time flew by, and it was now the end of August. The two-month summer vacation was coming to a close, and *Four-wheel Brothers*, produced by Qitian Animation, reached its climax today—

On the track of the National Tournament’s Spring Cup, racers were eliminated one after another until only the showdown between Xiao Hao and Ah Long remained. At a critical moment when defeat seemed all but certain, Xiao Hao deliberately sent the Charging War God flying off the track. He then unleashed his ultimate move, "Charging War God Tornado," and won the Spring Cup by a narrow margin.

When the spinning Charging War God whipped up a tornado that seemed to tear through the screen, countless racing fans leaped to their feet, their hearts pounding as goosebumps erupted all over their skin, the excitement lingering for a long, long time.

Unsurprisingly, less than ten minutes after the episode aired, "Charging War God Tornado" shot to the top of the trending lists on both Weibo and D Station. The D Station bullet comments were flooded with "Go! Charging War God Tornado!"

It just went to show that discussing the plot with a group of like-minded people could multiply one’s happiness.

And D Station was just such a platform.

Seeing the dense wall of bullet comments, Jiang Xia couldn’t help but think back to his own childhood, when he would get just as uncontrollably excited.

Back then, he didn’t have a computer, let alone D Station. He could only discuss the previous day’s episode with Wang Ming and his other friends at school the next day. Every night, he dreamed of having his own four-wheel drive race car.

As a result, he went deeper and deeper down that rabbit hole, eventually accumulating a whole drawer full of spare parts.

After breaking three or four Charging War God models in a row, he had no choice but to accept that cartoons were cartoons, and reality was reality.

Predictably, after this episode aired, his father-in-law would be swamped with orders for the four-wheel drive race cars. Thankfully, he had told his father-in-law to stock up a month in advance. They would probably make a huge profit, and Qitian Animation would get a piece of the action too.

The two companies were now tightly linked. Every year, the revenue share from just figures and toys alone brought in tens of millions in profit for Qitian Animation, and that number was only growing as people’s spending power increased.

"Old Wang, after work today, you, Godmother, and Shen Ying should all come to my place for dinner," Jiang Xia said.

"What’s up? Is it a special occasion or something?"

"Not really. Summer vacation is almost over, so my parents are getting ready to go back. Xiao Man has to go back to school too. So, I figured we should all have a meal together while we have the chance."

"I thought your wife was pregnant," Wang Ming teased.

"Get lost," Jiang Xia cursed with a laugh.

He was always very careful with protection. He only dared to go without a condom when his wife was in her safe period. If she got pregnant anyway, it could only mean that God pitied them for their past lives and was rewarding them with a child in this one.

Unfortunately, Lin Yanwan’s "Aunt Flo" arrived on time every month, never even giving them a chance to use a pregnancy test.

"Speaking of which, that time you and Shen Ying went to Shanghai on a business trip... you two didn’t still sleep in separate rooms, did you?"

Wang Ming fidgeted, a deeply embarrassed smile on his face. Although nothing... happened... that night, it had brought them much closer physically.

Sometimes on weekends, under the pretext of going out on a date, the two of them would sneak off to Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan’s old rental apartment and spend the afternoon wrapped in each other’s arms.

Seeing Old Wang’s expression, even though he didn’t say anything, Jiang Xia understood instantly. They had definitely slept together. As for whether Old Wang had "scored a goal," that was still unknown.

’Knowing his personality, would he really save his first time for their wedding night?’

"Attaboy, you finally did it. It wasn’t for nothing that I created that opportunity for you."

Jiang Xia clapped him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "But you young people still need to be careful. Shen Ying is still in school. If you accidentally ’create a life,’ how could she face anyone?"

As soon as he said that, Wang Ming knew Jiang Xia had misunderstood, but he didn’t want to correct him. Shen Ying had already made an agreement with him: he could have the rest of her body, but her most private place was off-limits.

As a man who kept his promises, Wang Ming was ecstatic.

He wished he could spend every free moment at the rental apartment, kissing, caressing, and holding his girlfriend.

After work, Jiang Xia drove Wang Ming and Shen Ying home. Li Weiya and Zhou Lu came along as well.

In fact, Zhou Lu had visited once before not long ago. When Jiang Xia introduced the former editor-in-chief of Yu Du TV Station to his parents, they were quite surprised.

They never expected their boy to have poached an editor from a TV station to work for him. And Dili Dili, which he now ran, had become the nation’s leading bullet-comment video site, a feat to which Zhou Lu had contributed immensely.

At the dinner party, everyone clinked glasses and chatted, and the atmosphere was wonderful and harmonious.

Xia Shanshan raised her wine glass and clinked it against Li Weiya’s, saying with a smile, "Weiya, school is starting soon, so we’ll be heading back in a couple of days. I’ll have to trouble you to keep looking after Xiaxia and Yanwan, those two kids."

"Sister Shanshan, don’t you worry. I treat Xiaxia and Yanwan like my own children," Li Weiya replied with a smile.

"You’re their godmother, so they are your own children."

At these words from Ji Wanqiu, everyone at the table looked at each other and smiled.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xia was teasing his little sister-in-law.

His little sister-in-law had an especially happy summer vacation in the Imperial Capital. She lived in a beautiful villa, her sister taught her how to swim every day, and they frequently visited scenic spots. The thought of having to go back home so soon actually made her a little unhappy.

"Xiao Man, when you go back, you have to listen to your mom at home, and listen to Teacher Xia at school, understand?"

Xiao Man pouted and nodded. "I’m always very good. But... when I have a school holiday, can I come back here to play with my sister and brother-in-law?"

"You can come every winter or summer vacation."

Jiang Xia chuckled. "You’ve never seen snow, have you? Let me tell you, it really snows a lot in the Imperial Capital during winter. A vast blanket of white covers everything, as far as the eye can see. You can have snowball fights and build snowmen. It’s so much fun."

Xiao Man’s eyes lit up at this brief description.

"I want to play! I want to play!"

"Then you’ll have to work hard. You’re about to start the fourth grade. If you keep up your current grades and get first place in your year, just like your sister did, we’ll have your mom bring you over for winter break."

"Mhm! I won’t lose to them!"

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*(Ahhh, Nanfeng actually didn’t take a day off today! Doesn’t that deserve a monthly ticket? My bros!)*