Taboos for women

A snow-capped mountain inn late at night.

The wind blew loudly, making the leaves rustle.

"Go back to sleep, you need to get up early tomorrow." Lu Min saw him to the stairwell.

Sang Qi didn't say anything, and went upstairs in silence. Lu Min followed Sang Qi upstairs.

They bumped into the landlady at the corner of the stairs. Seeing Sang Qi and Lu Min coming up the stairs one after the other, she narrowed her eyes and said, "I knew you ran away halfway through your drink. Turns out you went to find someone."

Lu Min stopped and spoke to her: "It's late at night, it's not safe for you to be alone."

The proprietress chuckled, "Quite responsible."

"But they don't appreciate it." Lu Min shook his head and chuckled helplessly.

Upon hearing the conversation, Sang Qi pursed her lips and went upstairs on her own.

The proprietress raised an eyebrow, watching Sang Qi's figure disappear down the stairs: "She seems angry with you?"

Lu Min chuckled: "She's never gotten over being angry with me."

"Then why don't you reflect on your actions?"

"..."

...

After taking a hot shower, Sang Qi sat on the windowsill, drying her hair and enjoying the breeze.

There was a knock on the door.

She slipped on her slippers to open the door.

It's Lu Min.

"Is something the matter?" Sang Qi asked.

"Can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?"

Sang Qi didn't want to banter with him, so she asked directly, "What do you want from me?"

"We're leaving at nine o'clock tomorrow, from the ancient town to Pudacuo. I just wanted to let you know."

“Okay.” Sang Qi nodded.

"Are you feeling unwell after drinking?" Lu Min suddenly asked her with concern.

"It's alright." Sang Qi smoothed her half-dry hair.

"Here you go." Lu Min handed the cup in his hand to Sang Qi.

"What is this?" Sang Qi asked, taking the cup with a puzzled look.

"Honey water."

Sang Qi held the slightly warm glass, lost in thought.

"If you feel nauseous or vomit, drink some."

"Thank you," Sang Qi said blankly.

Lu Min smiled and said, "Let's go."

"Get some rest and don't drink anymore," Sang Qi said.

Lu Min turned around and asked jokingly, "How do you know?"

"He reeked of alcohol; you could tell he'd gone to drink with the landlady again."

He smiled and said, "I understand."

He turned and left, closing the door behind him.

………

The next morning, the sky was overcast, and fog enveloped the snow-capped mountains and forests.

Sang Qi felt a dull ache in her temples when she got up, and she felt quite uncomfortable.

She immediately opened the window to get some fresh air, but found the weather gloomy, the fog thick, and the air felt rather oppressive. The temperature was also low, and the air was chilly.

Despite feeling uncomfortable, Sang Qi finished washing up, got dressed, and prepared to go downstairs for breakfast.

As soon as she opened her door, she saw that the door to the room opposite also opened at the same time.

The person living opposite her was not anyone else, but Lu Min.

However, the person who came out of Lu Min's room was a woman.

She's the proprietress.

The proprietress, looking sleepy, rubbed the back of her neck. She wore a low-cut silk nightgown that revealed her two slender, white legs, and her long hair was loose behind her, exuding charm.

Seeing the scene before him, Sang Qi was slightly shocked.

I felt so bad about Lu Min and the landlady last night...

It seems so.

The proprietress came out and saw Sang Qi staring at her blankly as soon as the door opened. She smiled at Sang Qi and said, "Good morning."

"Good morning," Sang Qi replied with a forced smile.

The proprietress tossed her hair and walked away. Sang Qi watched her retreating figure and let out a leisurely sigh of relief.

"What are you looking at?" It was Lu Min who spoke.

Lu Min strolled leisurely to the doorway, squinting at Sang Qi.

He was shirtless, his dark tan skin and toned, muscular physique giving him a very rugged look.

The veins and meridians on the back of his hands crisscrossed and extended all the way up his arms, highlighting the strength of his masculine arms. Thick, dark abdominal hair below his navel grew wildly and unrestrainedly in the direction of his genitals, exuding an aura of male hormones.

Sang Qi stared intently at his body, looking up from below, her gaze involuntarily drawn to the bluish-black tattoo on his arm.

The tattoo wasn't large, just the size of his arm, and it was hard to tell what the design was; it looked like there were many tattoos.

"Have you seen enough?" Lu Min said with a half-smile.

Sang Qi barely managed to withdraw his gaze.

"If you want to see, let's close the door and I'll let you take your time," Lu Min said, leaning against the doorframe, his voice low and languid.

"You scoundrel!" Sang Qi gritted his teeth.

Upon hearing this, Lu Min chuckled. His sharp jawline was covered with thick stubble, and when he laughed, it was absolutely deadly, exuding a masculine sexiness and roguish charm.

Sang Qi ignored him and checked the time; it was exactly eight o'clock.

"Go downstairs and have breakfast first, I'll be down in a bit." With that, Lu Min turned and headed towards the bathroom.

Sang Qi went downstairs.

Breakfast is included at the Snow Mountain Inn, so Sang Qi went to the restaurant for the buffet breakfast as soon as she went downstairs.

The restaurant was quite spacious, but there were only a few people having breakfast. Most of the tourists, if they weren't in a hurry, would probably still be sleeping.

Sang Qi chose a window seat as usual, but the rolling mountains outside were now shrouded in a thick fog, a white expanse that was utterly devoid of beauty.

As soon as she sat down, she saw the proprietress, all made up and dressed neatly, sitting opposite her.

"Did you sleep well last night?" the landlady asked, her tone extremely casual.

Sang Qi sipped her millet porridge: "It's fine."

"You don't look well. Are you sure you slept well last night?" The landlady stared at Sang Qi's slightly pale face.

Sang Qi unconsciously touched her face, feeling a slight coolness on her skin: "I'm fine, I'm just a little dizzy."

"Did you drink last night?"

"He probably caught a cold," Sang Qi said nonchalantly.

"I have medicine, let me find it for you."

As she spoke, the proprietress stood up, and before Sang Qi could say no, she saw her go upstairs.

Lu Min came down shortly after the proprietress left.

When Lu Min brought over breakfast, Sang Qi had almost finished eating. As soon as he sat down, Sang Qi prepared to leave.

"You really don't want to be with me?" Lu Min said.

"I'm full," Sang Qi said, looking completely wronged.

"Sit down and keep me company."

"I need to go upstairs and pack my things; we should be leaving soon."

"It's still early, what's the rush?" Lu Min took a bite of his steamed bun.

Sang Qi shrugged and sat back down.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Lu Min asked.

The landlady just asked that question.

"It's alright," Sang Qi replied expressionlessly.

"But I didn't sleep well." Lu Min pretended to rub his shoulders.

Sang Qi raised his eyes: "Oh? With the landlady keeping you company, you still can't sleep well?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Min frowned and immediately realized what was going on.

He countered, "Are you unhappy?"

Sang Qi retorted, "Aren't you overthinking this?"

"real?"

"..."

Lu Min chuckled and explained, "I have nothing for her, it's not what you think."

"Oh..." Sang Qi scrolled through her phone and gave a casual "oh".

Is this the answer you wanted?

"..."

"Lu Min came down too?" The landlady's voice came from not far away.

She brought the medicine over.

After greeting her, Lu Min asked, "What are you holding?"

"Medicine for dizziness, she's not feeling well." The proprietress gestured with her chin towards Sang Qi, "I'll get her some medicine."

Lu Min looked at Sang Qi: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Sang Qi wanted to say no, but the landlady was there, and he had just told her he felt a little dizzy, so he couldn't lie. He said casually, "I just feel a little dizzy, I won't die."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Min reached out and placed his palm on Sang Qi's forehead.

Sang Qi was unaware that Lu Min wanted to check her temperature, and she was so frightened that she suddenly raised her hand and slapped Lu Min's hand away.

Sang Qi used a lot of force, and with a loud crack, a red mark appeared on Lu Min's wrist.

Lu Min merely frowned, stared at Sang Qi, and said in a deep voice, "Why are you using so much force?"

Sang Qi was a little scared by Lu Min's gaze and tone, and her arrogance immediately died down. She whispered, "I don't like other people touching me."

Lu Min curled his lips, not discussing the matter with Sang Qi, and simply said, "Go back and rest after you've eaten your fill."

Sang Qi's expression changed: "Rest? Aren't we going to Pudacuo?"

"You think you can go looking like that?"

"...I'm fine, nothing serious!" Sang Qi was furious.

Lu Min ignored her and said, "Rest well before setting off."

“…”

Sang Qi reluctantly turned and left.

"Wait a minute," Lu Min called out to her.

"What are you doing now!" Sang Qi turned around and glared at Lu Min.

Lu Min raised his chin: "Take the medicine, take it and then rest."

The proprietress smiled and handed the medicine to Sang Qi.

Sang Qi took the medicine forcefully, snorted coldly, and turned to go upstairs.

She hates domineering people, she really hates them.

……………

After returning to his room, Sang Qi initially didn't want to take the medicine, but his head was throbbing so badly that he couldn't stand it anymore. So he took the medicine the landlady gave him and went to bed to rest.

She drifted off to sleep and slept until noon.

Lu Min visited her at noon and, seeing that her condition had not improved, reminded her to take her to see a doctor.

Sang Qi immediately said, "No need."

Don't force yourself!

"No need." Sang Qi didn't want to waste any more words and closed the door.

Lu Min braced himself against the door with one hand, holding it shut.

"What do you want to do?" Sang Qi asked unhappily.

“Go to the doctor,” Lu Min said, his eyes fixed on Sang Qi.

“I really don’t need it,” Sang Qi insisted.

Lu Min gave Sang Qi a deep look and said, "Then don't blame me."

“…What do you want to do…” Sang Qi took a few steps back timidly.

Lu Min forcefully pushed the door open completely, then grabbed Sang Qi, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and carried her with effortless ease, as if he were carrying a kitten.

Sang Qi was inexplicably carried on Lu Min's shoulder, and she struggled and thrashed about, yelling for Lu Min to put her down.

The landlady, who had just returned from the courtyard, saw Lu Min carrying Sang Qi out and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, revealing a meaningful smile.

………

There was a clinic in town, not far from the inn. Lu Min carried the person directly to the clinic.

When they arrived at the clinic, there were people there, and Sang Qi stopped making a scene.

After Lu Min put the person down, he hadn't even caught his breath before he got a hard slap across the face from Sang Qi.

A crisp "snap" echoed throughout the clinic, drawing everyone's attention to the two of them.

To be honest, Lu Min was furious for a moment when he was suddenly slapped in the face by a girl in public, and he really wanted to kick her.

But that person was Sang Qi, and in the end, he couldn't bring himself to fight back.

If it were someone else, that person would probably be lying on the ground by now.

At that moment, Sang Qi stared intently at Lu Min, her eyes still blazing with barely concealed anger.

After being slapped, Lu Min felt a slight numbness in his cheek. He moved his mouth around and touched his right cheek with his tongue, chuckling softly as he said in a cold tone, "Only you would dare to treat me like this."

Sang Qi pursed her lips, her eyes filled with stubbornness.

She knew Lu Min was angry, but so what?

She felt severely violated by Lu Min's actions just now, and she couldn't possibly do nothing.

"I'm done making a fuss," Lu Min said calmly.

His suppressed anger seemed to vanish in an instant, and his tone was as calm as if nothing had happened: "Sit down and get proper medical attention."

Sang Qi was somewhat surprised.

Lu Min raised his chin, gesturing for Sang Qi to sit down.

At that moment, Sang Qi's anger gradually subsided, and she actually sat down.

She felt her mind was in complete disarray.

Just now, Lu Min seemed like he was going to eat someone alive, but then he started coaxing her.

She is someone who hates domineering and disrespectful people, but as soon as someone is even slightly nice to her or says something gentle, she feels like she's gone too far and shouldn't treat them that way.

…………

As they left the clinic, Lu Min and Sang Qi walked one after the other, both remaining silent.

Sang Qi walked slowly, and Lu Min, who was ahead, stopped and waited for Sang Qi to get closer before continuing on. That's how they walked back to the inn.

Back at the inn, just as the landlady was about to ask where he had been, Sang Qi dashed upstairs like a gust of wind, leaving the landlady at a loss and having no choice but to ask Lu Min.

The proprietress was about to speak when she noticed the faint slap mark on Lu Min's cheek and exclaimed in surprise, "Your face..."

Lu Min shrugged, looking both amused and exasperated.

The proprietress was somewhat surprised: "She made the call?"

The "she" refers to Sang Qi.

"Who else could it be but her?"

The proprietress asked again, "You didn't hit that girl, did you?"

“I don’t hit women,” Lu Min retorted. “Besides, I couldn’t bear to hit her…”

"Well, Lu Min, who always seeks revenge, actually didn't retaliate after being slapped."

"Stop talking, I'm so frustrated, damn it, I got slapped in the face in public." Lu Min cursed.

The proprietress laughed out loud, "You deserve a beating. Who told you to treat a girl like that? You're the one who should be punished."

“I…” Lu Min said indignantly, “She was sick but refused to see a doctor no matter what I said. She wouldn’t listen to reason. What could I do but carry her to the doctor?”

The proprietress shook her head and said, "Do you know that in a girl's eyes, your behavior is very rude and disrespectful? Besides, she's not related to you at all. Of course she'll be angry if you touch her like that. A slap is the least she can do. Some girls might even call the police and say you sexually harassed her."

"Damn it, so dramatic!"

"This isn't being pretentious; it's respect. Women deserve respect."

"Okay, I understand what you mean. I won't touch her anymore."

The proprietress raised an eyebrow, smiling without saying a word.

"I'm not going to say anything more, I'm going back to my room to sleep."

Lu Min was both angry and annoyed, and slunk upstairs.

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