Chapter 54 Support
Yu Zeheng has played all the roles, leaving Qiao Shu completely at his mercy.
Clothes become cumbersome, stripped away piece by piece, like plucking petals until only the smooth pistil remains, revealing itself honestly and without any concealment.
Qiao Shu considers herself to be impatient, and deep down, she prefers directness and a head-on confrontation. She wants to start by swallowing things whole and then gradually adapt to the feeling of fullness, smoothing out every wrinkle like breathing, rhythmically expanding and contracting.
Instead of a long and gentle trial.
Yu Zeheng clearly understood the situation, yet he still chose to treat her in this way.
He was above her, his dark eyes fixed on her expression, clearly seeing the subtle changes in her under the light that she insisted on turning off but hadn't.
Yu Zeheng's fingers closed, the smooth, soft liquid enveloping his fingers like water, using his hand as a container, changing into various shapes as he pleased.
Qiao Shu was like fine sand being swept away by the waves, slipping past again and again, leaving without a trace. She subconsciously tried to grab onto something, but apart from falling at the highest point, she couldn't grasp anything.
She was very unhappy.
If this is the hardship Yu Zeheng is talking about, she has already suffered enough.
For Yu Zeheng, this is just the beginning.
After being with Qiao Shu, many things were new experiences for him. Everything about her was fresh and worth exploring. He was like an explorer with a thirst for knowledge, using his existing knowledge to serve her, wanting to make her happy, and wanting to hear her express happiness. Those intermittent, fragmented sounds were a kind of praise for him.
“I don’t like this.” Qiao Shu grabbed his arm, her face unusually flushed.
Yu Zeheng knew her better than she knew herself: "No, you like it."
"Get out if you keep doing this."
"What else do you want to say besides get lost?"
The veins on her arms kept contracting and bulging, and Qiao Shu could barely hold them. She could only cover her lips with one hand, and when it was unbearable, she would bite the back of her hand to resist the impact.
Yu Zeheng pulled her hand away, his voice hoarse from extreme restraint: "Will you come to hotels with strange men again?"
Are you coming again?
Qiao Shu was about to collapse, her body trembling uncontrollably. She closed her eyes tightly, and physiological tears wet her long eyelashes.
She mumbled and mumbled that she couldn't anymore.
Overwhelmed with shame, she angrily bit his arm.
Yu Zeheng then asked her several questions, such as "Who is your boyfriend?", "What's his name?", and "Do you like him?"
Qiao Shu really wanted to poison him to make him mute, but why were there so many problems?
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she took advantage of the moment when she said she liked it and he was distracted, pushed his shoulder away, and took the initiative to sit on his lap.
Then eat him.
Qiao Shu had finally gained the upper hand and had only enjoyed the benefits for a day. Not wanting him to resist by taking advantage of her strength, she swayed her hips haphazardly and warned him in a serious tone not to move.
"Otherwise what will happen?" Yu Zeheng asked her calmly.
“I’ll get very angry, and you know what I do when I’m angry.”
Qiao Shu picked up the tie that was about to fall off the bedside and wrapped it around his wrists, letting it hang down on his chest. The veins on the back of his hands were very tense. He lowered his eyes, looking helpless, like a prisoner who had been caught by her and resigned to his fate.
"That's a good boy." Qiao Shu rested her hand on his lower abdomen.
After playing for a while, Qiao Shu was already tired, and Yu Zeheng was left to clean up the mess. He quickly loosened his tie, realizing that he had only been teasing her. He hugged her waist and then turned their positions around.
I showed her through my actions that everything that had just happened was merely an appetizer.
Qiao Shu wrapped her arms around his neck, and amidst the swaying, she looked at his face. Unconsciously, she had seen many different sides of him: he was cold and aloof, sharp-tongued and sarcastic, and he stood beside her, telling her not to be afraid, that he would be behind her.
Life's encounters are truly wondrous.
She once thought that the two people who signed the divorce agreement and got the divorce certificate would have no relationship anymore, but they were more entangled than anyone else.
"Yu Zeheng." Qiao Shu resignedly buried her head in his shoulder. "I think I don't hate you as much anymore."
The source of the dislike was his disregard and contempt for himself, which led to preconceived prejudices before they even started. Since the initial direction was wrong, everything that followed was also wrong.
"Yu Zeheng." She called his name softly again.
I think I might like you.
Without any prompting, she expressed her feelings directly and simply.
Yu Zeheng heard it clearly and completely. He held her waist, facing her, as if to confirm that these were words she couldn't have said herself.
Qiao Shu felt awkward as he stared at her and said, "But I like myself more than you, so don't have high expectations of me. I might not like anyone very much."
“I’m already very happy,” Yu Zeheng interrupted her. “That’s enough.”
She doesn't deny that relationships always start out beautifully: "You might think it's enough now, but things might change over time."
Yu Zeheng touched her cheek and whispered, "No, I'll come and get what I want myself. You know I'm very good at this."
Just like now.
He wanted to hear her voice, wanted her to say more about how much she liked him, so he lowered his head and kissed her, their tongues sharing the sweetness.
After things calmed down, the two hugged quietly for a while.
The sheets were in a terrible state. When Yu Zeheng called for someone to change them, Qiao Shu, being shameless, went into the bathroom to take a shower first. While she was dawdling in there, she overheard the room service staff talking to Yu Zeheng.
When asked questions such as whether their stay was pleasant, Yu Zeheng calmly replied that it was not bad. He then asked if the hotel's decor was somewhat old-fashioned and whether it was related to the owner's personal aesthetic.
The staff member smiled awkwardly, changed the sheets, said "please enjoy your stay," and left.
There was a knock on the bathroom door, and Yu Zeheng said, "The person has left, you can come out now."
Qiao Shu came out wrapped in a bathrobe, her face freshly smeared with lotion and serum. As she applied the lotion, she glanced at the bed, the newly changed sheets looking pristine.
The two people were lying in bed playing on their phones.
Qiao Shu has recently heard some comments about herself.
She broke with the Qiao family and entered Zhongcheng through various means, which drew criticism. Without exception, all the comments about her were negative. She was the most enthusiastic about forming cliques in the industry, and in their eyes, breaking with one's family was an unacceptable thing.
Especially considering that Qiao Shu lost her mother at a young age and was taken in by her grandfather, her current behavior is no different from a real-life version of the story of the farmer and the snake. To say that she is ruthless and ungrateful is an understatement.
A friend copied other people's comments and sent them to Qiao Shuming, expressing his indignation: "[It's clearly your brother who's not up to par. Since we're all family, what difference does it make whether the CEO is your brother or you?]"
They're just jealous of you; don't believe their nonsense.
Qiao Shu said thank you.
The chat screenshots sent were only a small part. Qiao Shu could also see them online. During the recent turmoil at Zhongcheng, netizens had all sorts of opinions. She casually flipped through a few of them, and while they were cursing each other, she didn't really care.
"What are you looking at?" Yu Zeheng asked.
Qiao Shu held up her phone and showed it to him, then read aloud into the screen: "Has the world changed? Isn't she already married? Is it appropriate for her to still be involved in these things? I don't like her. Just by looking at her face, I can tell she's a very strong and scheming woman."
After reading her own comment, she said, "It's fair and to the point. This netizen is quite good at reading faces."
Qiao Shu spoke in a relaxed tone, as if she were reading someone else's evaluation.
Yu Zeheng was playing with a lock of her hair: "Some people also say that I am an accomplice to evil, and that I am a wife who follows her husband's lead."
"Who made that assessment is hard to guess," Qiao Shu said, leaning against him. "Some people even say I've been influenced by my surroundings."
Yu Zeheng frowned: "Who exactly was corrupted by whom?"
"Of course it's me."
She was met with a soft chuckle.
Neither of them is innocent.
Qiao Shu wasn't too bothered by the online comments, but now that she'd jokingly mentioned them to Yu Zeheng, she was even less bothered.
After embracing for a while, Yu Zeheng said softly, "Give me your hand, let me read your palm."
Qiao Shu's first reaction upon hearing about palm reading was, "How do you still remember what happened at the bar?"
"I've learned a little recently," Yu Zeheng said seriously, urging her to give him her hand.
Qiao Shu extended his left hand.
Yu Zeheng held her hand, spread his fingers, and traced the lines on her palm with his fingertips. He looked at her intently for a while and told her which line represented the career line, the love line, and the life line.
"Your lifeline is long and smooth, so you will enjoy good health and a long life."
"A career line that curves upwards indicates that your career will be smooth and successful, and you will reach a very high position."
Yu Zeheng spoke with great conviction, and Qiao Shu pursed her lips, suppressing a smile, and said that it was all things she wanted to hear.
"This is the love line, and love is also a line. Although it was broken, it was rejoined, which shows that you are devoted to your relationships and are not fickle..."
"Stop for a moment." Qiao Shu pointed to her palm and said there were quite a few small, miscellaneous lines near her heart line.
"These miscellaneous lines are all irrelevant, and they don't even intersect with your love line."
"No? Let me see."
Qiao Shu tried to pull her hand back, but before she could, her eyes were covered, and she couldn't see anything. Yu Zeheng continued his analysis.
Now they only say what they want to hear.
Qiao Shu pulled his hand away and listened to him say, "In summary, you have overcome all the difficulties. What remains is smooth sailing and happiness."
The hardest hurdle has been overcome.
Qiao Shu looked up at him, somewhat moved. She leaned back against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and felt a slight peace after this period of time.
Yu Zeheng ruffled her thick hair and asked, "Mingwu and Mingcong will be back in half a month to celebrate Mom's birthday. Do you have time to go back with them?"
Qiao Shu was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "I'm afraid Auntie doesn't want to see me."
It's a bit of a pity, but the elders probably won't approve of what she did.
Yu Zeheng said, "In fact, she kept asking me to bring you home for dinner. She said she only recognized you as a person, not those things."
"Did Auntie say that?"
"Hmm." Yu Zeheng took out his phone to show her.
Qiao Shu saw Jiang Wenxin's last sentence: "Tell the truth, have you been officially hired or not? You can't even bring him back. What use is a son like you to me?"
She chuckled, imagining the tone of her aunt's voice as she teased, "You seem to have a rather low status at home."
Yu Zeheng chuckled softly, not denying it: "So I'd appreciate it if President Shu would go back and support me."
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Author's Note: If all goes well, we'll probably be finished in about a week!
You can order any extra episodes you'd like to see in advance!
I might write an "if" version where the marriage develops into a love story [cat emoji]
50 red envelopes, kiss kiss!
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