Zhuang Fuyao travels sixteen years into the future, inhabiting her older self, only to discover she's become the toxic mother-in-law from a novel—the kind who bullies the ordinary-born female l...
Chapter 77 Fetish (First Update) Liang Huaixu's ears turned red from listening...
"Your boss is so young?"
When she heard Secretary Cheng mention it before, she imagined him as a refined middle-aged man from high society.
Who would have thought he'd be so handsome?
Friend: "It's okay. Didn't you say your boss is divorced? I'll go alone later and make sure you're not exposed."
As her friend became more and more enthusiastic, Secretary Cheng grabbed him and pulled him out of President Liang's sight. She said with some annoyance, "Didn't you say you liked younger brothers? When did you start liking this type?"
"I do like younger brothers, but this type also really appeals to me."
Secretary Cheng knew her friend was an expert in romance, never having lost a match when she took the initiative. But she still didn't think her friend could win over President Liang, especially since…
She cautioned, "It seems like my boss is having an affair. Although it's not certain yet, it's pretty much a done deal."
"Since you said you're not sure, I'll go over and test your boss's character for you."
"No—" Secretary Cheng tried to stop her but failed, and her friend broke free and went to President Liang's side.
...
Two minutes later, the friend left disappointed.
Secretary Cheng asked, "What's wrong?"
My friend complained, "I've never seen such an insensitive man. I went over and asked if it was okay for someone to sit here, and he said yes. I thought I had a chance, but guess what?"
Secretary Cheng: "He gave you his position, and then he left?"
My friend was impressed, saying, "You guessed right."
Secretary Cheng chuckled, "That's just like my boss's style."
My friend continued, "After he got up, I went straight to the point and asked for his contact information, but he said he had a girlfriend and politely but firmly rejected me..."
Secretary Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly. "This shows that my boss is a pretty good person, not the kind of man who accepts everyone and attracts women."
It was no surprise that her friend didn't get her contact information either. When she accompanied President Liang to events, she would sometimes encounter beautiful female executives from partner companies extending offers, but President Liang would always reject them without any sense of romance.
So Mr. Liang's girlfriend must be the one who came last time...
As if by magic, Secretary Cheng saw the person in question while having dinner with her friends.
When Zhuang Fuyao has free time, she will ask customers about their dining experience and then give them a complimentary dessert.
Just then, it was Secretary Cheng's turn at the table. "Is the food to your liking?"
Upon seeing that it was an old acquaintance, she even gave her an extra small dessert.
Secretary Cheng was flattered. "The food was delicious, and the ambiance and service were top-notch!"
Zhuang Fuyao smiled and said, "That's good. If you need anything, you can always ask the waiter or come to me."
"Uh-huh!"
After everyone left, Secretary Cheng whispered to her friend, "That woman just now looked like our boss's girlfriend."
When her friend saw Secretary Cheng getting along so well with the owner of Qingfeng Restaurant, she was full of questions. Hearing this now, she exclaimed in surprise, "Your boss is so lucky! The person who just came over is the owner of Qingfeng Restaurant. She recently went viral for her beauty, and she's also incredibly capable, managing such a large restaurant like Qingfeng Restaurant so well."
My friend is a long-time fan of celebrities and knows how to enjoy celebrity romance. Speaking of which, she suddenly remembered the man in the suit that was photographed by netizens before...
Her habitual tendency to crave romantic content, coupled with her years of experience reading detective novels, allowed her to quickly organize the information, reconstruct a general outline, and then share it with Secretary Cheng.
"It's so cute! Let me tell you... When Qingfeng Pavilion first opened, a promotional video had such a strong sense of destiny that many netizens started shipping a popular influencer with the owner's products. But soon after, all the news about shipping them was suppressed, and even the keywords were blocked. Can you guess why?"
Although Secretary Cheng's surfing skills were far inferior to her friend's, she still had a keen sense of gossip. "You mean, it's my boss suppressing the hype?"
“Yes.” The friend showed Secretary Cheng the video he had saved earlier. “And not long after, a man in a suit who looked like he was wearing matching accessories with the boss came to Qingfeng Pavilion. That day, some online trolls started to create a CP (couple pairing) online, but it didn’t really happen… It wasn’t until the man in the suit changed his clothes to a white-clad swordsman that it finally became a CP. Do you think this is your boss?”
The video is a bit blurry, and she's wearing makeup; most people would probably have a hard time recognizing her.
But Secretary Cheng had worked by General Manager Liang's side for so long that she could recognize him even if he were ashes. "That's really true."
My friend smiled knowingly and said, "Now you know what's going on!"
"Is my boss jealous?"
"..."
Her quick wit was a source of frustration; wasn't this the kind of sharp thinking she'd developed from years of reading detective novels?!
But then I thought, working next to the CEO of such a large corporation, you can't be stupid.
My friend nodded. "I guess so."
Secretary Cheng immediately became excited; she was now on the front lines of gossip in Changting.
This is a private matter for Ms. Liang, and it's not appropriate to discuss it with her colleagues, otherwise it would be easy to reveal that she was the one who leaked it.
She could only share it with her friends, "It's so sweet!! Besides this, there's also that time in the office, I'm telling you..."
The two of them have a sparkle in their eyes when they're shipping a couple.
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When Zhuang Fuyao was leaving get off work, she mentioned to Liang Huaixu that she had seen Secretary Cheng at dinner.
Liang Huaixu was not interested in his employees' lives after get off work, and he subtly mentioned that someone had just come to him asking for his contact information.
Zhuang Fuyao's reaction was similar to last time; she was quite indifferent.
Liang Huaixu was feeling a bit down, and this time he finally couldn't help but ask her, "Aren't you jealous?"
"Well..." They were still in the Qingfeng Pavilion area, and employees were passing by one after another on their way home. It wasn't convenient to talk about this now, so she smiled and kept them in suspense, "I'll tell you later."
As she was leaving the parking lot, Yu Heng called her on WeChat. She frowned, glancing instinctively at Liang Huaixu out of the corner of her eye, hesitating whether to answer.
Liang Huaixu's tone was ambiguous, "Aren't you going to answer the phone?"
Zhuang Fuyao felt that Yu Heng was being a bit presumptuous. Was their relationship really one where they could just casually make WeChat calls?
But not answering now seems suspicious, like I've done something wrong.
She could only bite the bullet and answer, "Hello?"
The voice on the other end was very gentle, "I found an earring today. I was going to ask you about it this afternoon, but I got busy and forgot. I sent you a picture, see if it's yours?"
Zhuang Fuyao didn't want the hassle of losing and then giving away earrings, so she said, "They're mine, but the style is a bit outdated. You can throw them away for me."
"...Okay." There was a two-second silence on the other end. "Did my sudden call bother you?"
After giving a few perfunctory replies, Zhuang Fuyao hung up the phone. She immediately checked on Liang Huaixu, but fortunately he didn't react; he probably hadn't seen the caller ID.
She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
When Liang Huaixu first transferred to No. 1 High School, it was during the early, innocent stage of her and Yu Heng's mutual attraction. Yu Heng often came to see her and brought her things to eat. Once, when they changed seats, she and Liang Huaixu sat by the window, and things Yu Heng handed her often passed through Liang Huaixu's hands before being given to her...
What's even more awkward is that when Yu Heng was preparing to go abroad and wanted to persuade her to go with him, they were talking in the stairwell when Liang Huaixu happened to see them.
After she got together with Liang Huaixu, although Liang Huaixu didn't say it explicitly, she could sense that he was quite sensitive about Yu Heng's affairs.
Just like when he saw Yu Heng at the wedding, Liang Huaixu was incredibly jealous. Before that, he had always been quite gentle in bed, but on the wedding night, he fiercely showed her that "making her unable to get out of bed" wasn't just an exaggeration in the story...
Liang Huaixu didn't bring a driver today and drove himself. Zhuang Fuyao sat in the passenger seat and continued the topic that was inconvenient to talk about earlier, "She's definitely a little jealous."
Her sudden change of topic startled Liang Huaixu. "What?"
"Didn't you just ask me if I was jealous that other girls asked you for their contact information?" She glanced at him sideways. "Of course I was a little jealous, but that's normal. After all, my Professor Liang is so outstanding, handsome, has a nice voice, and a great figure..."
Her voice was soft and sweet, like she had eaten malt candy. "But I know you won't agree to other people hitting on you, so I'm not that jealous."
Besides being charming, Zhuang Fuyao was also a master at coaxing people, and it worked quite well. After being appeased, Liang Huaixu sighed slightly, unsure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
He actually hoped that his girlfriend would show possessiveness towards him.
……
When we arrived at Qianyue Villa, it was still early, only a little past eight o'clock.
They had gotten used to cuddling for a while before she went upstairs, and Zhuang Fuyao moved from the passenger seat to her own seat.
Worried about accidentally pressing some buttons, Liang Huaixu turned off the car, leaving only the faint light of the streetlights and the moonlight in the dim interior.
However, it does not affect basic vision.
Having just driven, Liang Huaixu put his glasses back on, exuding a refined and captivating aura.
She chatted with him for a while, and as she spoke, her fingers slid across the back of his neck, gently caressing it like playing the piano, finally stopping at his chin and lifting it up slightly.
Liang Huaixu's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
The atmosphere was just right, and the two unconsciously moved closer to each other. Just as they were about to kiss, she deliberately pulled back.
After several such pushes and pulls, Liang Huaixu's eyes gradually darkened. He grabbed her waist and kissed her forcefully.
Their breaths mingled, and as the kiss ended, the color from her lips stained his, creating a uniquely enchanting effect.
She went along with it, leaving her lip prints on his cheeks and neck. If he were wearing a white shirt today, she would also leave a print on his collar, then grab his tie and kiss him—that was probably her fantasy.
Sixteen years ago, she didn't even realize she had this kind of fetish. This aptitude suddenly formed after seeing Liang Huaixu in a suit so many times.
In addition, she is a hand fetishist and a glasses fetishist, and Liang Huaixu can satisfy all of these.
She would occasionally remark on how well she was eating.
By the time she reached her neck, the lipstick marks she left were much fainter, not red enough, and not striking enough.
Zhuang Fuyao, driven by obsessive-compulsive tendencies, wanted to re-print her lipstick. She leaned over, grabbed her small bag, and rummaged through it. The moment she found the lipstick, she noticed there was another one inside.
—This is another sample that Huang Jiayu gave her.
A glint of light flashed in her eyes as she took it out and showed it to Liang Huaixu. "Guess what this is?"
"Lipstick." He answered without hesitation. Besides lipstick, he could now identify all her other bottles and jars of cosmetics.
"Wrong answer."
She pulled it out and showed it to him, explaining what it was: "Look, this part is for sucking. Although it can't compare to when you kiss me, it still feels pretty good."
Liang Huaixu's ears turned red from listening.