Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Qi Chengyue blinked several times. She stared blankly at her hand, which Cheng Dongge grabbed so instinctively. It was only after opening the car door and helping her get in did he let go.
She looked at her palm. The warmth and texture of Cheng Dongge’s palm lingered on hers. The moment he held her hand, a surge of electric-like feeling coursed from her wrist upward. It had a numbing sensation.
“Can you handle spicy food?” Cheng Dongge inquired while he started the engine.
Qi Chengyue was still daydreaming—every single word he said flew over her. Cheng Dongge asked her again, but she still did not react. Seeing this, he leaned over to call her.
Qi Chengyue heard a sound drawing closer and closer to her. When she finally heard him, she rapidly turned her head but was unexpectedly met with Cheng Dongge’s face right in front of hers. The distance both of them was merely the length of a hand—it was not extremely close, but they could feel each other’s breath.
Qi Chengyue blushed. Her cheeks felt like they were boiling. “What… did you say?”
“I was asking whether you can tolerate spicy food.” Cheng Dongge revealed a smile filled with warmth and patience, but also contained something else. Qi Chengyue thought that it was because she embarrassed herself in front of him, so his smile was partly to make fun of her.
“Yes.” She swallowed but could only manage to utter a single word.
Thus, Cheng Dongge started driving. He brought her to a Chongqing hotpot restaurant nearby. It was one of the famous brands from Chongqing.
When the restaurant first opened, it was pretty hot because it was new. However, the food was average and the service was a grade lower than Yan Beicheng’s restaurant’s, so even though it was still quite packed every day, there was no need to wait for seats.
Cheng Dongge ordered a three-flavored hotpot. The hotpot was brought out quickly, and in no time, all the food he ordered had been served.
As Cheng Dongge ate, he noticed that Qi Chengyue had an expression that clearly meant she wanted to ask him something but was too afraid to. With a soft expression, he began, “Whatever it is you want to ask, just ask.”
“You won’t get mad if I ask?” Qi Chengyue was being cautious and wanted to make sure.
“Aren’t you usually quite bold? When you dealt with Mu Sisi, you weren’t scared of enraging her at all,” Cheng Dongge replied while fishing out a beef bone marrow from the spicy hotpot and placing it on his plate to cool.
“…” Annoyed, Qi Chengyue glared at him. “How’s that the same? Mu Sisi isn’t a good person, so why should I be afraid of angering her? I should be happy about it.”
“Whatever you want to say, just say it. I promise I won’t get mad.” Cheng Dongge widened his eyes and looked at her. “Last time was an accident.”
“…” Qi Chengyue picked up a piece of beef with her chopsticks before placing it down again. She mustered her courage and responded, “Fine, I’ll ask then. If—emphasis on the if—Huang Ziyue breaks up with Gao Jingqiu and comes back to you, would you reconcile your relationship with her?
“I know how Gao Jingqiu is like, and there’s no way he’s taking this relationship with Huang Ziyue seriously. The story of Cinderella doesn’t apply to Gao Jingqiu. Huang Ziyue’s hopes will inevitably be shattered. When that day comes, she won’t have Gao Jingqiu. And although she lost her chance with you, it’s still very likely that she’ll come to you.” Once she finished, she looked down, anxious and afraid Cheng Dongge would be angry. Even so, she wanted to know the answer badly. To hide her emotions, she looked down and ate the piece of beef on her plate.
Quite a while passed, but Cheng Dongge never answered her. She thought that he must be furious.
How narrow-minded of him to promise he would not get mad but not even replying now, making the atmosphere so tense.
Qi Chengyue mumbled in her heart. Nervously, she looked up and was astonished to realize, Cheng Dongge was not mad. He was looking at her with half-smiling. He seemed to be teasing her a little, too.
Qi Chengyue’s face turned red from embarrassment. Luckily, the hotpot was hot and spicy, so having a flushed face was not odd.
Nonetheless, she quickly looked down and acted as if she was busy fishing out romaine lettuce from the spicy hotpot. The vegetable absorbed plenty of chili and chili oil from the hotpot. Qi Chengyue was eating it in a hurry. On the first bite, the thick and spicy chili oil made her choke.
She coughed painfully. She opened her mouth and dropped the vegetable onto her plate. She could not stop coughing to the point that her throat was hurting. Additionally, a burning pain plagued her tongue as accidentally burnt it just now.
Cheng Dongge swiftly poured her a cup of cold water, went around the table, and sat beside her. He handed her the water. “Drink this.”
However, Qi Chengyue was coughing violently. She could not say anything. Her face was hot red from coughing, and even tears got squeezed out of her eyes. She wanted to grab the cup, but she was shaking from the coughing and could not hold the cup steadily.
Cheng Dongge wrapped his palm around her hands and helped her move the cup toward her lips, feeding her the water. At the same time, his other hand was repeatedly patting her back. “Next time,” he advised, “rinse the vegetable in the clear broth first.”
Slowly, Qi Chengyue felt better. She stopped coughing, but her eyes were still bright red, making her appear pitiful.
“Better?” Cheng Dongge asked.
Her throat was still itching, so she did not dare to speak. Her nod was the only reply.
She looked up and realized Cheng Dongge was way too close to her. His hand was wrapped around hers that held the cup. Besides, to pat her back, he was basically holding her in an embrace.
Cheng Dongge saw Qi Chengyue’s flushed face and finally noticed how close they were. He pulled his hands back in haste and returned to his seat across the table without uttering a word.
Seeing the awkward situation, Qi Chengyue busied herself with the food. She did not mention her question again. Only when they finished eating and Cheng Dongge got up to pay the bill did she realize that Cheng Dongge never answered her. That made her a little glum.
Still, due to what happened just now, it felt inappropriate to ask him again.
The two walked out of the restaurant and towards the car. Qi Chengyue saw a couple walking toward them and stood frozen in place in shock.
Cheng Dongge stopped as well. He saw a lady clinging onto Jian Yi’s arm walking toward them, but that lady was not Guan Xiaolin.
Jian Yi did not stop but simply slowed down his footsteps. He glanced at Cheng Dongge, then glared mockingly at Qi Chengyue. He stopped in front of her.
Qi Chengyue clenched her teeth and fists. Jian Yi quipped, “It can’t be that you’re following my footsteps, right? I found myself a lady outside, so you won’t even wait until the divorce to run to a new man?”
“Shut up!” Qi Chengyue retorted in detest, “Next time you see me, just pretend that you don’t know me and scram!”
“Tsk tsk, when will you ever learn? Always going out with poor fellows, aren’t you afraid that you might meet someone who tosses you away once they’re done using you again?” Jian Yi taunted while shaking his head.
“You don’t have to care about me, just take care of yourself! Guan Xiaolin is pregnant now, yet you’re still out here being a player, not afraid that your last ‘patron’ would leave you,” Qi Chengyue retaliated disdainfully.
“He!” Jian Yi sneered.
“Xin Haiman, Miss Xin, precious daughter of Lixin Group’s director, I’d stay away from this man if I were you,” Cheng Dongge suggested in a cool manner. He turned to the lady beside Jian Yi and nodded at her. Immediately after, he grabbed Qi Chengyue’s waist and walked away from the exasperated Jian Yi.
Qi Chengyue did not know anyone by the name Xin Haiman. Lixin Group operated a chain supermarkets on an average scale, so the family was not particularly outstanding. Thus, Qi Chengyue naturally did not know about them.
With a horrid expression across his face, Jian Yi walked toward the restaurant. At that moment, Xin Haiman drew back her hands from his arm.
Jian Yi looked at her. Xin Haiman said, “I think we should leave it at that for today. I’m leaving first.”
Having said that, she turned around and hurried away without even looking back.
Jian Yi snicked, then left as well.
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Cheng Dongge parked the car in front of Qi Zhongxun’s mansion. Qi Chengyue was initially in a buoyant mood, but Jian Yi ruined it.
“Thank you for today. Also, I’m sorry for Jian Yi’s words just now. I dragged you into this,” Qi Chengyue apologized.
“Don’t worry about it. I won’t take the words from a guy like him to heart.” Cheng Dongge gave a faint smile and said, “You should go in.”
Qi Chengyue opened the car door, but before she got down, she quickly added, “Also, I’m extremely sorry for forcefully following you home today.”
After saying that, she hurriedly got out of the car.
Cheng Dongge sat in the car and watched as she entered through the courtyard gate and stood at the front door. Only when her sister-in-law opened the door and welcomed her in did he drove away.
He thought back on the things Qi Chengyue said before getting off and could not help but chuckle.
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At night, Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu sat side-by-side on the bed. Song Yu was reading books on pregnancy while Qi Chengzhi had his laptop on his lap, working.
His phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Mu Huaisheng. ‘Are you free this Thursday? Come to Dynasty, there’s something I’d like to discuss. It’s about the company.’
“What happened?” Song Yu queried when Qi Chengzhi put down the phone.
“It’s Mu Huaisheng. He wants to meet me on Thursday to discuss something. It’s about the company,” explained Qi Chengzhi. He guessed that it had something to do with Feather. He thought that perhaps Mu Huaisheng had figured out Song Yu’s relation to the merger that year and wanted to check with him.
Song Yu merely uttered, “Oh,” and continued to read her book.
“Aren’t you curious about the company I established when I was younger?” Ever since Wei Minghao’s birthday party, Song Yu never mentioned Feather, as if she did not even care about it. In contrast, this bothered him a lot, and he could not stop fixating on it.
Song Yu lowered her book. She turned toward him and looked at him softly. “The company Feather, back then, did you name it after me?”
“…” Qi Chengzhi stayed silent.
Song Yu leaned toward him and pecked his cheek. “Do you like me that much?”
“…”
“I knew that.” A wide grin appeared on her face. She rested her chin on his shoulder and sniffed the aroma coming off his body. She felt extremely blissful and at ease. “You thought of me when you were building that company, weren’t you? Even when you founded that company, I was still a little girl, and I haven’t matured yet. Nevertheless, considering how much you like me, I won’t argue with you.”
“…”
Astonishingly, she made Qi Chengzhi speechless. His ears glowed bright red.
Even so, he pretended to be composed. His hands were fixed steadily on the keyboard, not moving an inch.
Song Yu was so delighted that she was squinting her eyes, smiling. “I already knew the significance of the company you founded, so there’s nothing to ask.”
She placed her book on the bedside table and gave him another peck on the cheek. “I’m going to sleep. Goodnight. Don’t work till too late.”
Having said that, she slid down a little so that she was lying down. Facing Qi Chengzhi’s side of the bed, she closed her eyes.
Qi Chengzhi then looked down at her. He could not help but chuckle silently.
He closed his laptop, pulled away the blanket and prepared to get out of bed. Just then, Song Yu wrapped herself around his waist.
He looked down. She blinked and asked, “Where are you going?”
“Aren’t you going to sleep? If I stay here, the noise from my keyboard will disturb you.” He looked down at her. His tone was calm and his voice was deep, but it carried a feeling of warmth.
While grabbing his waist, Song Yu leaned towards his waist and pressed her face onto him. “It’s not noisy. I like it when you stay here with me.”
Qi Chengzhi grinned. He sat back down and continued looking at the screen.
Just when he thought Song Yu had fallen asleep, she suddenly asked, “Actually, for how long have you had a crush on me?”
“…” His ears turned red again. In a deep soothing voice, he whispered, “Go to sleep.”
“You founded that company when you’re still in university. Counting from your graduation, it has been at least ten years,” Song Yu continued. She then stopped and stared at Qi Chengzhi, not saying a word more.
“…” Qi Chengzhi looked down and raised an eyebrow at her. “Are you going to sleep or not?”
Seeing him try to tease her, she thought of him like a paper tiger. Song Yu wrapped her arms around his waist and pillowed her head on his thighs. She held onto his tightly and whispered, “Qi Chengzhi, you’re adorable.”
“…” Grasped tightly by her, Qi Chengzhi felt that the dignity he tried to preserve was out of reach. Therefore, he placed his laptop onto the bedside table, grabbed her and laid her back down. Immediately, he pressed himself onto her and kissed her forcefully and passionately.
His tongue danced wildly in her mouth for a long while. Only when he felt her tongue was completely tired out did he stop. As he slowly withdrew from her lips, he saw her breathing heavily, her cheeks burning red. At that moment, she seemed especially submissive.
Suddenly, Qi Chengzhi spanked her. “You’ll have your fun during this period, but once it’s over, just you wait!”
As he said that, his hot palm cupped her back waist and vigorously pushed her against his pole underneath. He continued until Song Yu’s face was red hot and shaking.
The words he uttered just how frightened Song Yu a little. Once these three months of pregnancy has passed, just how ferocious would he become?
She had some regrets about teasing him so much just now. She twisted around in his arms, her face squeezed against his chest. In a gentle voice, she murmured, “Don’t you have unfinished work?”
“You knew that, yet you disturb me?” he raised an eyebrow and teased.
Song Yu’s face burned red. Embarrassed, she kept her forehead firmly against his chest. “You should get to work. The earlier you finish, the earlier you can rest.”
Qi Chengzhi stared at her with gentle eyes. Feeling his gaze, Song Yu buried her face deeper into his chest. He then leaned down and gave her a long, passionate kiss on her lips. Expanding as he pleased, he kissed her along the corner of her lips and rubbed his lips against every corner of her cheeks several times. Only then did he finally let go of her. In a deep, husky voice, he coaxed, “Go to sleep.”
Song Yu laid down facing him, her forehead pressed on his body. As she listened to his slender fingers tapping on the keyboard, she drifted off to sleep.
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On Thursday, Qi Chengzhi drove to Dynasty.
He stood outside Mu Huaisheng’s suite and rang the doorbell.
Mu Sisi was modeling for herself in front of the mirror, turning her head left and right to judge her beauty. The doorbell rang. She froze. She looked at the door, then back to the mirror. Taking a deep breath, she checked her smile, combed her supple long hair, then finally scuttled to her room door and opened it.
“Big Brother Chengzhi?” Mu Sisi greeted dumbfoundedly.
Qi Chengzhi’s gaze was cold and distant. There was not a trace of warmth on that elegant face of his. In an aloof manner, he stated, “Your brother asked to meet me.”
“Oh yeah! My brother had some matter to attend to, so he went out. He said he’ll be back very soon and told me to let you in first,” Mu Sisi explained. She opened the door and let Qi Chengzhi in.
Qi Chengzhi frowned, but he entered anyway.
Mu Sisi poured a cup of tea for him and said, “I’ll leave you here with tea while you wait. I’ll return to my room first.”
Mu Sisi smiled at him then returned to her room.
Qi Chengzhi stared at the steam coming off the tea but did not drink it. He sat there for nearly ten minutes but Mu Huaisheng had not returned yet. Impatient, he took out his phone to give Mu Huaisheng a call.
“Big Brother Chengzhi,” Mu Sisi’s voice sounded again. However, she sounded different this time. She intentionally lowered her voice and it sounded slightly coarse yet delicate—the kind of voice used to lure and seduce others.
Qi Chengzhi looked up expressionlessly. He saw that Mu Sisi’s clothes from before had disappeared. Instead, she had on a white hotel bathrobe. The long sleeves covered her entire arm and the robe ran all the way to her ankles, making her appear small and dainty.
The band on her waist was tied loosely, exposing her alluring collarbones.
Her fingers slithered out from the sleeve cuff and slowly tugged on the band on her waist. As the band loosened, the bathrobe opened up. A small gap emerged, which was enough to show him that she was completely naked inside that robe.
Mu Sisi’s hands were holding the front of the robe. She proceeded to pull away the entire robe and let it fall by her feet. Nude, she presented herself in front of him, exposing her ampleness and the bundle downstairs, obvious when in contrast with her pale white skin.
She did not bother to cover anything up. She wanted Qi Chengzhi to see.
Qi Chengzhi stood up, storm clouds descended on his elegant face. He did not even glance at her. With large steps, he strode towards the door.
Now, he knew that Mu Huaisheng was never coming back. The message was either a collaboration between those two or sent by her using Mu Huaisheng’s name.
“Big Brother Chengzhi!” Mu Sisi swiftly caught up to him. Still naked, she hugged his waist from behind, her face pressed firmly on his back. “Big Brother Chengzhi, why don’t you look at me? I want you to know that I’ve matured—I’m also a woman now. I want you to see that. Big Brother Chengzhi, my brother isn’t here now, there’s no one here. Do me now!”
“I know you’re married, but I don’t mind. I only want to be yours. I want you to want me. For you, I kept my body clean this entire time, no one has ever touched this—I want my first time to be with you. Big Brother Chengzhi, in this life, all I wish for is to be your lady. Even if you don’t marry me, I still want to be yours.
“I can just be your lover, no need for legal terms. I’m willing to do anything if it meant I can stay by your side. Big Brother Chengzhi, look at me! Please look at me!”
Pressed against his broad back, an indescribable delight overcame her. The light scent of perfume on his body captivated her.
Simply being pressed against him like so she already had such reactions. She could not wait to be embraced by him, kissed by him, and have him inside of her. She wished to be entirely his, and him, hers.
Qi Chengzhi’s face tightened in rage to a point where he started twitching.
The soft body pressed on his back was disgusting to him. If not necessary, he would not even be willing to touch her dirty hands.
Even so, this time, he had to forcefully pull her hands away. Without even turning his head back, he threw her to the ground.
