If You Could Hear My Heart

She rubbed her eyes: "You're back."

"Yeah, why didn't you put on a blanket? You might catch a cold," Shen Chi said with concern.

"I'm not that delicate," Xu Chaomu said, preparing to get up. "Do you need to work? I'll give up the seat for you."

"No need, you sit," Shen Chi pressed her shoulder, "Is Xiaobao still with Uncle Xiao Mo?"

"Yes, and Chuqing too."

"What's going on with those two?" Shen Chi frowned and asked.

"I don't know either, let them be, matters of the heart are best left to run their course," she replied.

"Xiao Mo has been a bit distracted at work lately, always daydreaming, and I didn't even notice it," Shen Chi said.

Xu Chaomu shrugged: "Maybe he's got a little crush."

Shen Chi laughed: "That's good, having more people looking out for him, keeping him in check is also a good thing."

"He's just like you, no woman can really keep him in check," Xu Chaomu retorted playfully.

"Then I have good self-control, I don't need you to manage me."

"Who knows, I see you have quite a few female secretaries," Xu Chaomu teased on purpose.

"In a secretariat with so many secretaries, how come you only see the female ones?" Shen Chi said, "The male-to-female secretary ratio is two to one, and my chief secretary is a man, what else are you worried about?"

"..." Xu Chaomu's mouth twitched, serious men are the least fun.

"Shall I take you downstairs for some afternoon tea?" Shen Chi bent down, rested his head on her shoulder, turned slightly to look at her, his eyes filled with a gentle smile.

"Don't want to go, I'm a bit tired," Xu Chaomu shook her head.

"Then, should I have someone bring it up?"

"Sure."

Xu Chaomu didn't mind the location, as long as he was with her.

Shen Chi took his phone and called his secretary, ordering the tea and snacks that Xu Chaomu loved.

After the call, Shen Chi wrapped his arms around Xu Chaomu's waist from behind, his hot breath landing on her neck.

"Are you satisfied with your husband's work?" Shen Chi purposely asked her.

"Satisfied, no slacking off," Xu Chaomu smiled.

"Hmm..." Shen Chi's voice was a bit hoarse, "Is there a reward?"

Xu Chaomu's face blushed slightly, her body stiffened, her heart began beating faster, she pushed him slightly: "No rewards, it's what you should do."

"So heartless?" Shen Chi turned his head and kissed her neck," Then I'll just reward myself."

"Shen Chi, this is the office," Xu Chaomu reminded him, "Restrain yourself a bit."

"No one will come."

"Still, it's not okay," Xu Chaomu pushed him away.

Shen Chi turned, pressing her into the chair, with only a few centimeters away, each could see themselves in the other's eyes, the undercurrents surging.

Seeing the deepening hue in his eyes, Xu Chaomu pushed him with her hands: "Don't mess around."

Shen Chi's voice was deep and husky, containing himself, he curled his lips and said: "Don't want to?"

"I..." Xu Chaomu's face reddened, "Don't want to."

Ever since she got pregnant, the times he had touched her could be counted on one hand, and in these past two or more months, he had never touched her, she knew well how much he was restraining himself.

But it still serves him right, insisting that she have another child.

"Saying one thing but meaning another," Shen Chi smirked, grabbed her shoulders, tilted his head, and kissed her lips.

Since she became pregnant, she has become even more womanly, especially her face, charming and seductive like ripe red cherries on a branch.

Kissing her was like igniting a fire for Shen Chi, he couldn't stop himself.

Xu Chaomu was half resisting, she always felt the office wasn't a suitable place. But his kissing skills were so good, she couldn't control herself.

Her breathing became disordered.

Xu Chaomu was kissed into a fluster by him, and when she finally got a chance, she gasped, "Let's... go back and continue..."

"It's the same here."

"I..."

Shen Chi blocked her lips, preventing her from speaking.

Xu Chaomu completely surrendered, letting him do as he pleased, which sent shivers through her.

Just as Xu Chaomu was also getting lost, suddenly the ringtone of a mobile phone went off!

Xu Chaomu was startled, held her breath, pushed Shen Chi away, and straightened her clothes.

Shen Chi had an unhappy expression, originally wanting to decline the call, but Xu Chaomu softly said, "You should answer it."

Shen Chi had no choice but to answer, his tone quite unpleasant.

"Mr. Shen, your afternoon tea."

Shen Chi straightened his clothes and returned to normal, his tone cold: "Come in."

"Okay."

The female secretary was somewhat frightened. Mr. Shen's temper was like June weather—prone to sudden changes.

In terms of this year, Shen Chi rarely lost his temper. Remember, before this year, who in the group wasn't afraid of Mr. Shen.

She entered, didn't dare lift her head, and even more didn't dare to look at Mr. Shen. She placed the items on the coffee table, respectfully saying: "Mr. Shen, everything is here."

"Leave."

"Yes."

The female secretary closed the door with trepidation, not daring to observe Shen Chi's facial expression. From that tone, who had upset him again?

Xu Chaomu glanced at Shen Chi, jumped off the chair, and said with a smile, "If you're hungry, eat some snacks."

Shen Chi hooked his arm around her waist, his smile suggestive: "The snacks aren't as tasty as you."

"No more, let's talk back home, depending on my mood," Xu Chaomu pushed him away, picking out a juice from her handbag, "Why did you buy so much? There's no way to finish it all."

"If we can't finish, let Xiaobao have it."

"Pfft," Xu Chaomu laughed out loud: "What kind of father are you?"

"He refuses to come back; I guess he's already eaten his fill at Uncle Xiao Mo's."

"Xiao Mo is quite patient, I really didn't see that before, he's so good at charming children," Xu Chaomu said.

"If he wasn't patient, could he be the chief secretary at Shen's?"

"It's not the same, some people are patient at work, but it doesn't mean they are patient with family."

"True, after all, there aren't many who are perfect like me."

Xu Chaomu took a sweet cookie and stuffed it into his mouth: scolded jokingly, "Always you who talks much."

...

It wasn't until nearly time to leave work that Uncle Xiao Mo brought Xiaobao back; Xia Chuqing had already returned to school.

Xiaobao still seemed scared when he saw Shen Chi and Xu Chaomu.

"Xiaobao, were you well-behaved today, did you upset Uncle Xiao Mo?" Xu Chaomu asked.

"Behaved," Xiaobao sat next to Xu Chaomu, solemnly speaking, appearing genuinely docile and cute.

"Will you behave in the future?"

"Yes," Xiaobao sat properly on the sofa, his long eyelashes fluttering, big eyes blinking innocently and harmlessly.

"Hmm, I will reward you with something tasty," Xu Chaomu took out some snacks from the table.

Shen Chi looked resigned; this little guy was all talk but acted differently, a trait quite similar to Xu Chaomu as a child!

After work, Shen Chi didn't stay for overtime, and took Xu Chaomu and Xiaobao back to the Shen Family.

Xu Chaomu said, "Shui Fu is going to give birth next month; I'll go visit her more often lately. She's always alone, it can get depressing."

"Alright, go check on her," Shen Chi agreed.