Chapter 262 - Enchanted by the Warmth & Fragrance of a Beauty in Arms
Reborn Aristocrat: Return of the Vicious Heiress
Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios
Wen Xinya slept through the night till late morning. Last night, as she was not used to Si Yiyan hugging her to sleep, she had struggled for a long time but should have fallen asleep eventually due to fatigue. She had slept strangely soundly, not even affected by the torturous pain on her forehead in her sleep. She attributed everything to the fact that she was just too tired last nightâshe was not going to admit that it was related to Si Yiyan hugging her to sleep.
When she woke up, Si Yiyan was already gone. She looked at the empty space on the other half of the bed and subconsciously stretched out her hand to touch it. The space occupied by Si Yiyan was already icy coldâobviously, he had been gone for a while.
Wen Xinya was ready to lift the blanket and get out of bed when she found an apple-green mini cellphone on the pillow. It was a flip phone, but styled extremely exquisitely, embellished by exquisite diamond shards and finely crushed gemstonesâit was unbelievably pretty.
It was a Savelli customized phone. A snow-white viburnum flower, as well as a tiny line of English alphabets, marked the phone.
Wen Xinya switched on the phone and referred to the call history which only contained a phone number. She instinctively dialed the number.
âXinya!â
Si Yiyanâs crisp voice traveled through the phone into her ear. Inexplicably, her ears felt somewhat warm, as if he was whispering gently into them.
âYouâre awake. Did you sleep well last night?â Si Yiyanâs voice revealed a kind of joyful smile, melting his usual coolness. Like a melody played from an ancient zither, his voice was clear, elegant, refreshing, and lonely.
Thinking about them sharing the same bed last night, Wen Xinyaâs heart started racingâlub-dub, lub-dubâas she gently replied, âYup!â
âI wanted to call you but didnât know when youâd be awake. I didnât call you as I was afraid of waking you up.â Si Yiyan said plainly.
He was explaining why he left behind a phone but did not call her. âYup! I know!â
Wen Xinya didnât know what to say either. After a short silence, she asked, âWhen did you leave? Why didnât you wake me up?â
âAround 6 A.M.! You took a long time to fall asleep last night. I didnât wake you up as I saw that you were sleeping soundly.â Si Yiyan said with a smile.
Wen Xinya suddenly tightened her grip on the phone. âDoes it mean that youâve only slept for three hours?â
âAlthough it was only three hoursâ¦â Si Yiyanâs voice trailed and paused in a teasing tone.
Wen Xinya recalled how he hugged her last night, his legs crossed over her suggestively, and could almost imagine his current expressionâit was definitely playfully teasing with his foliage-like slender brows, even more gorgeous long, narrow eyes, and his upturned thin lips with a hint of attractiveness.
âThe feeling of the warmth and fragrance of a beauty in arms is indeed enchanting!â Si Yiyanâs voice became deep and richâlike the enchanting sound of removing the cork of the most expensive red wine in the world, gradually awakening the sealed and aged fine wine which emitted a tempting fragrance and pouring it out into a glass.
They had obviously purely only slept under the blanket yesterday, but why did the words coming out of his mouth sound extremely ambiguous. Before, Wen Xinya never knew that a voice could also be rich in color, flavor, and taste. These ambiguous and slightly jerky words, coming out of Si Yiyanâs mouth, instead made her blush with a racing heart and hastened breath.
âWhat is itâyour wound hurts? Youâre breathing so heavily!â Si Yiyanâs slightly teasing voice rang in her ear.
He just liked to ask the obvious. Wen Xinya felt a teeth-grinding urge and hurriedly changed the topic. âArenât you on the helicopter nowâare you tired of living, using your phone mid-flight? Bye, Iâm hanging up!â
âDonât!â Si Yiyan hurriedly stopped her. âThe electromagnetic interference of this phone model is negligible and wonât threaten the safety of the navigation settings and self-driving system of the flight. Thus, making calls isnât a problem.â
Wen Xinya suddenly heaved a sigh of relief hearing that. âI see!â
Si Yiyan could tell that her voice became more relaxed compared to just now and couldnât help but simmer in laughter.
His laughter, traveling to her ear through the phone, was joyful and attractive, his crisp voice as pleasant as music from a bamboo flute, causing a warm and tingling sensation to her ear. She couldnât help but say angrily, âWhy are you laughing?â
âYouâre concerned about me.â Si Yiyanâs smile was especially obvious in his voice.
Wen Xinyaâs face blushed slightly, but felt that it was nothing much to be concerned aboutâhe had traveled miles without resting to visit her. She couldnât be ungrateful, could she? Thinking of this, she became more at peace and justified. âWhoâs concerned about youâIâm just worried to cause harm to a thriving, living thing.â
Once the words left her mouth, Wen Xinya instantly regretted it. She murmured, âblah blah blah blahâ in her heart countless times before it settled down as she cursed herself for speaking without thinkingâhow could she say such inauspicious words.
Si Yiyan could tell her usual straightforwardness from her toneâshe didnât know that every time she talked to him in this manner, it was a reaction from being embarrassed. âYup. I know that youâre worried that if something untoward were to happen to me, youâll become a widow.â
Wen Xinya only realized afterward that since they laid their cards on the table previously, he had been teasing her to an increasingly greater extent. âIâm not even your wife, who caresâ¦â
She suddenly stopped speakingâhe was now on the plane, she shouldnât say inauspicious things.
Si Yiyan smiled and asked, âWho cares what?â
Hearing his muffled laughter, Wen Xinya instantly fumed. âIf thereâs nothing else, Iâm hanging up!â
âHang on.â Si Yiyan could tell that she was annoyed and didnât wish to continue teasing her. âPreviously, Iâve never given you a way to contact me as I was in a dangerous situation and was afraid of accidentally putting you in danger. In the future, we can contact each other with this phone model.â
He had previously heard that Savelli was developing a secure phone and was already at the last stage of research. In order to obtain the developed trial phone, he had invested a total of ten billion yuan.
This phone model was already rather advanced in terms of security, only imperfect in its navigation. However, Si Yiyan was the most concerned about security.
Wen Xinya couldnât help but frown and said, âIs it safe?â
Si Yiyan smiled and said, âThis phone identifies fingerprints and comes with a firewall and documents destruction system, able to completely prevent others from stealing the data in the phone. Additionally, the phone comes with signal interferenceâeven the most advanced signal detection systems of the M-make canât detect it. Thus, you donât have to worry.â
âAnything else?â Wen Xinya asked in a low voice.
Si Yiyan said, slightly sighing, âNothing else. If thereâs anything, you can call me directly. Although I canât be by your side, regardless of when and where, as long as you need me, I will definitely rush to you.â