Chapter 67

Chapter 67

The head-turning Aston Martin supercar was a graduation gift from Li Xi to Ying Zhiyu.

With the doctoral dissertation defense successfully completed and the research projects at the Biomedical University's School of Biology laboratory wrapped up, Ying Zhiyu and Li Xi's next task was moving.

After all, the house near the university district wasn't exactly close to the LI Group headquarters. Considering how busy Ying Zhiyu had been during his final year in the school laboratory and Li Xi’s reluctance to live apart, they had initially chosen to move there.

Now that the Alpha was done with his work, it made more sense to move back to the city center for convenience.

In a family like the Li family, moving didn’t require the owners to do anything.

Everything was handled by a professional team following standard procedures to manage all moving-related matters.

However, it was still advisable for the owners to set aside important documents and personal valuables in advance.

While Ying Zhiyu was going through files and research materials in his study, a file folder slipped and fell to the floor.

He reached down to pick it up and discovered that the folder contained several copies of the "Commercial Property Purchase Agreements."

Earlier this year, Ying Zhiyu had bought up the entire baozi shop property his family owned and also purchased an apartment in the capital’s northern district where his parents were used to living.

The residential design featured one elevator per unit, with a tranquil community environment and comprehensive facilities, so he went ahead and bought an additional apartment downstairs for both his sister and himself.

According to Ying Zhiyu’s plan, Ying Zhiyan could live there before marriage, staying close to their parents to help each other out.

Later, if his sister started seeing someone or got married, whether she continued living near their parents or bought a new place of their own, it wouldn’t affect their ability to come back and stay when visiting.

The apartment Ying Zhiyu bought for himself was for the same reason.

Li Xi certainly wouldn’t be accustomed to living together with his parents—after all, the Li family’s estate and villas were so vast that even if the whole family lived together, they’d hardly ever see each other. Yet, Li Xi had moved out early anyway.

So, Ying Zhiyu bought the apartment so they could bring Li Xi and Little Love Letter back home, have meals with his parents, and stay overnight downstairs without having to rush back every time.

Originally planning to place the purchase documents in the safe, Ying Zhiyu opened it and realized it was packed with too many items.

Since they were moving anyway, he took the opportunity to go through his safe.

As he sorted through everything, Ying Zhiyu also mentally calculated his current personal assets.

First, there was the monthly allowance stipulated in the prenuptial agreement.

After marrying Li Xi, Ying Zhiyu received an allowance of 10 million a month in the first year, totaling 120 million, 240 million in the second year, and 360 million in the third year, increasing annually.

So, over three years of marriage, Ying Zhiyu’s "live-in son-in-law" allowance, or what could be called spending money, amounted to 720 million in total.

This money was transferred monthly from Li Xi’s private account as a gift between spouses, meaning Ying Zhiyu didn’t even have to pay personal income tax on it.

In other words, this 720 million in spending money was pure income.

Ying Zhiyu then invested this money through the Li Family Office.

Using his "foresight" advantage while keeping it low-key, his investments in stocks, funds, and bonds yielded returns that, after taxes, exactly doubled his principal.

Of course, aside from the actual cash flow, Ying Zhiyu had also received plenty of luxury gifts over the three years of marriage.

Just the two custom wedding rings made before their wedding had cost over 100 million, though the banquet-style ring for Ying Zhiyu, as the Alpha, was simpler and cheaper than Li Xi’s Omega version and wasn't worth 100 million at the time.

However, in the past three years, the value as collectibles of these items seemed to have risen.

According to recent news reports, Ying Zhiyu’s ring was now estimated to be worth over 100 million.

Beyond the wedding rings, there were also anniversary rings, luxury watches for various birthdays and holidays, cufflinks, brooches, tie pins, and more adorned with rare gemstones.

Ying Zhiyu did a quick mental calculation and concluded that the total value of these jewelry pieces undoubtedly exceeded nine figures.

After tallying the miscellaneous jewelry, Ying Zhiyu also had several other property assets under his name as part of the "gift income."

For example, the day after the wedding, when they served tea to their elders, Li Songqian generously gifted three penthouse suites in the city center.

This counted as joint marital property, with half belonging to Ying Zhiyu.

Then, last year, when Little Love Letter was born, he, as the Alpha live-in son-in-law, also got to share in the benefits.

Li Songqian gifted them another vacation property by the mountains and lake in the capital’s suburbs.

The property with a yard in the university district was purchased through Ying Zhiyu’s account using his card that held his scholarship and patent money.

According to the prenuptial agreement, this was actually pre-marital property.

Ying Zhiyu had specifically explained to Li Xi that the monthly allowance was locked up in family office investments and couldn’t be withdrawn. They could either put both names on the property deed or have Li Xi’s account cover the payment.

However, Third Prince Li probably had little interest in such small marital assets or might have been considerate of Comrade Ying Zhiyu’s non-existent "Alpha ego."

In the end, neither Ying Zhiyu nor Li Xi handled the paperwork.

When the property deed was issued, it was under Ying Zhiyu’s name alone.

Of course, aside from properties, there were also cars.

Thanks to his generous Omega, Ying Zhiyu currently had two limited-run supercars under his name, both gifts from Li Xi.

The first was the Ferrari Monza SP2 that Li Xi drove to pick him up at Biomedical University on Ying Zhiyu’s birthday, September 9.

The second was the pearl-white Aston Martin Valhalla on the day of his doctoral defense.

Adding up all these various "live-in son-in-law perks," Ying Zhiyu realized he had unknowingly become a legitimate billionaire.

But if we’re talking about Ying Zhiyu’s real big assets, they actually stem from the shareable trust income generated by the revised trust clauses in the prenuptial agreement that Li Xi had modified.

Over the past three years, even if split equally, Li Xi’s personal investment returns from the family trust fund conservatively amounted to tens of billions.

However, this money couldn’t be touched unless they divorced, and Ying Zhiyu felt he probably wouldn’t have the chance to claim it in this lifetime.

At this thought, Ying Zhiyu couldn’t help but let out a soft, amused sigh.

Noticing that Ying Zhiyu had been quiet in the study for a while, Li Xi walked into the open door of the Alpha’s study and saw him sitting cross-legged on the floor, going through something in front of the safe, alternating between smiling and sighing.

"What’s with the sigh?" Li Xi approached.

Clearly, compared to whatever had made the Alpha happy, he was more concerned about whether Ying Zhiyu had any worries.

Ying Zhiyu simply lay back flat on the floor, rolling around on the wool carpet, and couldn’t help exclaiming, "I’m so rich."

In his previous life, Ying Zhiyu might have had some avoidant tendencies, always feeling that those "live-in son-in-law benefits" didn't feel entirely deserved.

So, he never really calculated his assets and didn’t have much of a sense of their magnitude.

Yet after just three years of marriage in this lifetime, calculating his personal assets alone had made Ying Zhiyu almost forget what the character for "hundred million" looked like.

Glancing at the jewelry boxes, documents, and various cards piled in the safe, Li Xi already understood why the young Alpha had sighed.

However, Li Xi felt nothing about these things he was completely accustomed to.

Instead, watching the 189.9cm Alpha—no, according to last year's medical report, his height had been updated to 189.9cm, only because the young man strongly protested against crossing the 190cm mark, forcing the doctor to write "189.9"—roll around on the fluffy carpet, Li Xi once again found Ying Zhiyu utterly adorable.

Young Alphas were always like this.

Sometimes they were incredibly mature, as if they could remain unshaken and handle anything with ease.

Li Xi had never imagined he would one day feel a sense of reliance on someone else.

But at other times, Ying Zhiyu was just so endearing.

Like right now, so adorable that Li Xi wanted to do nothing but bundle him up and stuff him in his pocket.

Oh, but a pocket probably wouldn’t fit him.

Better to just hold him in his arms instead.

So, one moment Ying Zhiyu was rolling on the carpet, gushing about the joys of "marrying into wealth," and the next, his Omega had scooped him up and tucked his head against his chest.

...

Three hours later, the bedroom was strewn with used condoms, massage oil, damp clothes, and ice packs that had melted, scattered across the floor and bedside.

Li Xi was someone who meant what he said.

He kept his promises, was uninhibited, and, in a way, especially indulged his young Alpha.

Not a single minute of those three hours was wasted—they explored plenty of new positions and fun.

Around Ying Zhiyu’s neck hung an expensive tie, now completely wrinkled.

It was part of an exchange earlier, where Ying Zhiyu, following Li Xi’s instructions, had worn it around his neck as an alternative to being cuffed to the headboard.

He didn’t mind it much.

He simply rested his head comfortably on his Omega’s firm abdomen.

As he lay there, Ying Zhiyu couldn’t help but marvel at how amazing it was.

Back when his Omega was pregnant with Little Qingshu, the spot where he now rested his head had been as soft and round as a balloon. How had it so quickly regained its defined, eight-pack abs?

He didn’t dare touch it now, afraid he might rouse his physically potent Omega’s urges again.

So he just lay there on Li Xi’s stomach, gently massaging Li Xi’s wrist.

"Did you get hurt earlier?"

Even though the handcuffs were just a toy, they were different from the tie Li Xi had used to bind him before. Ying Zhiyu knew he might have overstepped.

But his concern only earned a dismissive snort from Third Prince Li: "Do you think something like this could hurt me?"

Whether it was a toy or even real handcuffs, being restrained with one hand in such a convenient position by the bedside wouldn't have held Li Xi.

Ying Zhiyu blinked. Right, he’d forgotten that his Omega’s self-defense skills were leagues ahead of his.

Li Xi felt both ticklish and tingly from the Alpha’s furry head rubbing against him, yet he had no desire for him to move away.

His right hand, which had been cuffed to the headboard earlier, was still in Ying Zhiyu’s grasp, so he used his left hand to gently pet the fluffy head resting on his abdomen.

The young Alpha, lying on Li Xi’s stomach, hummed a little tune and swayed his head contentedly.

As Li Xi stroked Ying Zhiyu’s head, a thought suddenly crossed his mind: They say spoiling a child is wrong, but since the Alpha was already grown up, what harm was there in pampering him a bit?

If Ying Zhiyu enjoyed it, they could always experiment with more variations next time.

After a while, Li Xi remembered something else and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

Ying Zhiyu had turned down an opportunity that others would fight fiercely for—a position at the National Institute of Biological Sciences.

Li Xi had thought that, given the Alpha’s personality, he would have enjoyed such a research environment.

After being married for so long, Ying Zhiyu had grown accustomed to being petted like a cat by his Omega.

Perfectly content, he casually replied, "Not sure yet. Maybe take a gap year first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xi’s phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.

LI Group’s new drug, "Artificial Pheromones," had been launched, and LI Pheromone Group’s stock had reached a new record high.

Thanks to the drug’s success, Li Xi had been promoted to Vice Chairman of LI Group, a promotion that came seven or eight years earlier than in his previous life.

At the same time, since Li Xi had not yet left his position as Senior Director of Research and Development, the call was from the R&D department updating him on the urgent external hiring of a Chief Consultant for the next new drug development project.

Li Xi’s voice was a bit hoarse, making it difficult to communicate detailed requirements, so he hung up and asked the caller to simply send the shortlisted expert profiles.

Half a minute later, a "ding" announced a new email. Li Xi opened his bedside tablet, and the first resume on the list was:

Name: Ying Zhiyu

Gender: Alpha

Age: 24

Height: 188cm

Education: Doctorate in Genetic Engineering, Biomedical University

Marital Status: Married

Work Experience:

- Awarded the National Scholarship 7 times (three consecutive years during undergraduate studies, twice during master’s, twice during Ph.D.)

- Honorary Research and Development Consultant at LI Pheromone Laboratory

- International Bio-Cup Innovation Breakthrough Award

- Key team member in the International ABO Genetic Engineering Competition, which won the Gold Prize.

- Ph.D. thesis "ABO Epigenetics" published in "Genes," chosen as one of the Ten Most Influential Papers of the Year.

Specialty: Being a lucky charm for her husband.

- End of Story -

[Author's Note]

This concludes Yuyu and Xixi's main story.

Currently, there are plans for two bonus chapters:

One is a sweet epilogue continuing the timeline of the main text.

Another is a what-if side story set in their past life (with a happy ending~).

Lastly, please check out the other upcoming stories in my portfolio!

The high school boy story and Yan Jue's story might be the next ones~

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