"Why?"

"Dummy! You’re supposed to be my shield, keeping men from bothering me. But if my dad finds out, he’ll keep checking on our relationship, and eventually, he’ll start asking about marriage."

Li Yan shrugged, "Whatever, but..."

"But what?"

"I’m not going to accompany you tonight. The bottle of wine I gave you, don’t be polite, go ahead and present it to your future father-in-law for me!"

Wen Qianyi feigned anger, "What do you mean? Just taking advantage of me with words?"

Li Yan straightened up, motioned for her to come closer, and glanced around before leaning in with a mysterious air, as if about to share a secret.

Wen Qianyi propped her elbow on the table, leaned over, and whispered, "What are you doing?"

Suddenly, Li Yan reached out to hold her head and kissed her lips before saying, "This is what taking advantage of your words means..."

Wen Qianyi hadn’t expected him to tease her like that. She was surprised at his boldness, daring to kiss her in a restaurant. She shrank back, feeling a bit guilty as she looked around. Fortunately, the restaurant wasn’t busy yet, and Li Yan had chosen a quiet, secluded spot to avoid being seen by any acquaintances, so no one witnessed it.

She glared at Li Yan at first, then smiled mysteriously, "That was quite bold! Do you think your dad is Li Gang?"

Seeing her grin, Li Yan knew she wasn’t truly angry. He smiled back, "Remember I mentioned having a backup gift, and that gift is me? Haha... As a gift, my dedication would come without hesitation. That was just a birthday kiss, how could it be an offense? Such a mood killer!"

"So should I accept it with a smile and thank you?" Wen Qianyi said with a playful smirk.

Watching her smile and demeanor, Li Yan, well-acquainted with her behavior, recognized it as the prelude to her mischief. If you’re charmed by her smile or misinterpret it as friendliness, that’s when she strikes back!

Indeed, just as he had this thought, he felt Wen Qianyi’s foot coming up from below!

The space underneath the table was small, and the distance between them was just a table-length, with Qianyi slowly raising her foot and kicking when she was only a foot away. Since Li Yan hadn’t asked permission before kissing her, he wanted her to kick him and chose not to dodge.

It backfired... because Wen Qianyi kicked with the heel of her high heel!

"Ouch... do you have to be so harsh? It’s fine if you want to kick me, but take off your shoes. Don’t use the heel," Li Yan grumbled quietly.

Of course, Wen Qianyi didn’t use much force. If it weren’t for the heel, it might not have hurt at all. But girls are always soft-hearted, and to let her vent, it was worth pretending it hurt a lot. Besides, using a high heel to kick, even at a discomfiting position like between the legs, would be quite pitiful, right?

Imagining the heel landing between the legs, Li Yan felt a chill below...

Typically, girls who aren’t truly angry would just say a few words like "serves you right" and be done with it. However, Wen Qianyi seemed as sly as a fox, and she saw right through Li Yan’s feigned complaint, likely confident in her own judgment. Instead, she laughed even more.

"Oh... since you requested it, I’ll oblige."

"What are you doing?" Li Yan heard the faint sound of shoes moving below, indicating she was really taking them off.

Wen Qianyi soon kicked again, feigning surprise as she said, "Didn’t you say it’s fine if I kick without shoes? I’m just following your request! Wow, knowing you for so long, didn’t expect you to enjoy being kicked. If you had this kink, should’ve told me earlier!"

Li Yan was speechless. When did I develop this kink? I meant that previous kick! But this time, judging by the feeling, he could tell she had indeed taken off her shoes, so her foot was just kicking playfully, not with force, more of a tease, especially with her serious demeanor matching the playfulness.

When he remained silent, Wen Qianyi kicked again and laughed softly, "Now I’m not using the heel. Is that better?"

Li Yan gave her a sideways glance and quietly said, "Alright, we’re in a restaurant, let’s not do this..."

"Tut tut... So you do know this is a restaurant? How come you didn’t realize that when you were tricking me just now?" With her shoes off, Wen Qianyi wasn’t worried about injuring him anymore; she even seemed to enjoy kicking.

Teasing... from offense to teasing, clearly showing she’s not truly upset. Seeing she wanted to play, Li Yan decided to play along. He raised an eyebrow, provocatively saying, "Again? Kick me one more time, and I’ll retaliate!"

"Retaliate? I’m curious if you’re brave enough to kick a weak woman like me in public, tough guy!" Wen Qianyi remained unfazed, blinking mischievously at his challenge.

Li Yan glanced around the restaurant. There were no nearby guests, and the waitstaff weren’t around. No one noticed what was happening in their corner.

Feeling at ease, he put his hand under the table, then opened his legs when Wen Qianyi kicked again!

Originally aiming for Li Yan’s knee, her foot missed, and caught unprepared, Wen Qianyi’s weight shifted forward. She thought he simply avoided her, assuming her foot would land on his thigh or the sofa. But soon, she realized it wasn’t right when she felt a hand grasping her foot!

"Tut tut..." Holding her kicking foot, Li Yan’s hands played with the delicate foot beneath the stockings, laughing triumphantly. "Not only would I feel embarrassed to kick you, but I couldn’t bear it. Being kicked by such cute feet feels delightful. Retaliation just means shaking hands with them. Hmm, is this a handshake or a footshake?"

A woman’s foot has long been considered private. Now, suddenly held and toyed with by a man, even Wen Qianyi’s strong presence slightly faltered. She gripped the table with one hand, clutching the sofa with the other, softly hissed, "Stop playing, let go, you unsanitary creature..."

"What was it you said? ’At the time you were teasing me, why didn’t you say so?’ " Li Yan returned her words against her.

Wen Qianyi was speechless, feeling instant karma! But it was he who caused the trouble, so why was she facing the consequences?

She exerted her foot, trying to retrieve it. Yet, sitting made force hard to apply, plus the table overhead risked causing a noise if she pushed too hard, so frustratingly, pulling her foot proved harder than pushing it forward. And since Li Yan was holding on with both hands, it seemed impossible.

Seeing Li Yan mischievously grin at her, his hands undercautiously caressing the top, ankle, and sole... Wen Qianyi blushed, helplessly lowering her voice, "Brother Li Yan, President Li, maybe I overreacted with my retaliation. Could you please let go?"

In a busy restaurant, already having ordered food, a waiter might come by to serve at any moment. Li Yan only played along briefly, not wanting to take it too far. "As long as you know your mistake, next time, you can tease me the same way, just take advantage of my words..."

With that, he released her foot, and Wen Qianyi’s leg retreated swiftly like a nimble snake.

When Li Yan looked over at her blushing face and chuckled suggestively, Wen Qianyi also showed a faint smile!

Feeling uneasy about what was coming, the foot that had just retreated like a snake quickly came back—not to put back her shoes, but to kick him hard! This time, Wen Qianyi extended her foot slightly, taking advantage of Li Yan’s hands already pulled back and legs not yet closed, stamping on his vital area below!

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