53 Lover
"It's probably impossible to hide the fact that your husband is very rich."
The way she said that made it sound like she had wronged him in the past.
Before Song Chiyu could finish his accusation, he had already wrapped his arms around the back of her neck and kissed her lips. She instinctively responded twice, then pushed him away, her beautiful, reddened eyes filled with accusation.
She is both unfamiliar and fascinating.
Qi Yanzhou gently brushed aside one side of her hair, looking directly and tenderly into her eyes, his gentle eyes revealing the weariness that came after everything had finally settled down.
Song Chiyu knew what he had been doing these past few days. To put it nicely, he was protecting Old Li's life; to put it bluntly, he was restoring a mess that no one could handle to its original state.
"You're such a pathetic Master Qi," she said, her eyes filled with heartache, and she couldn't help but hug him. "You went to bed so late last night, why didn't you say you wanted to rest for a while today?"
She got up this morning and saw the message he sent at four in the morning.
A single, understated sentence encapsulates all the running around these past few days.
"I want to see you." Qi Yanzhou stood tall and straight as she embraced him.
"Coax me."
"Do I look like I'm trying to coax you?" He tilted his head back, gesturing for her to look at his face, but she remained nestled against his chest, refusing to get up.
Only at this moment did Qi Yanzhou believe that she truly missed him.
A look of delighted daze appeared on his cool and handsome face, and his lips softened even more, "Chi Yu."
She wasn't in the mood to respond.
He continued to tilt his head back: "Look at me."
She looked up with a hint of disbelief, her reddened eyes meeting his. The next second, he lifted her by the back of her neck and kissed her lips.
She let out a soft moan.
She playfully slapped his back, but he seized the opportunity to adjust his posture, pulled her kneeling legs to his side, and pried open her lips to kiss her even more deeply.
The longing is silent, yet it surges even more intensely at this moment.
...
At first, Li Li could still hear the two people talking, but then it became quiet.
Thinking something had happened, she knocked on the door: "Xiaoyu, what happened?"
Song Chiyu then realized that her parents were still waiting outside. She quickly pushed him away, stood up and said, "It's nothing. I was just too worried about Teacher Qi. When I saw him come back, I couldn't help myself."
Li Li breathed a sigh of relief, muttered "Oh, I see," and walked away.
However, Qi Yanzhou did not let go of her.
He still gazed at her with a seductive look, and she, who had been standing upright, unconsciously lowered her legs again, kneeling back on his lap, and kissed his lips once more.
In the dimly lit room, only the soft smacking sounds of the two kissing could be heard.
Soon, Old Song's voice urging them to eat came from outside the door, and he reluctantly released her lips, letting her stand up.
Looking at him again, he still had that same refined and serene demeanor.
Unaffected by any lust. He was nothing like the kind of person who would hold her on his lap and kiss her from just a wall away from her parents.
"What's wrong?" Qi Yanzhou stood up and wiped her lips as he asked.
"It doesn't feel like... this is something you should be doing."
Qi Yanzhou did not answer.
But his lowered eyes, as he pondered, already said it all; he was the kind of person who would do such a thing, otherwise he wouldn't have been in the bathroom before...
Song Chiyu pretended not to notice and turned to walk outside.
At the dinner table.
Li Li tirelessly talked about the small shop he had single-handedly built, and in every word she spoke, she talked about how Song Chiyu had taken such good care of his hard work during the days he was away, without any hint of perfunctoriness, which showed how deep Song Chiyu's feelings for him were.
Song Chiyu didn't want Qi Yanzhou to know so much, so she quietly nudged her with her knee under the table, signaling her to stop talking.
Fortunately, Qi Yanzhou didn't react much, nor did he make fun of her about it, which made her secretly relieved.
After dinner, Song Chiyu was clearing the table and preparing to wash the dishes when Old Song and Li Li simultaneously ushered her out. Qi Yanzhou, who was cleaning up the mess in the dining room, saw this and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What happened?"
“My mom told me to spend more time with you,” Song Chiyu replied truthfully.
Qi Yanzhou subtly noticed her embarrassment: "Why are you so embarrassed?"
Song Chiyu did not answer.
The feeling of his fingertips pinching her waist still lingered, and she awkwardly straightened her back.
He immediately realized what she meant, and whispered in her ear, "Afraid I'll continue?"
She did not deny it.
Qi Yanzhou glanced meaningfully at the kitchen behind him, then whispered in her ear, "Want to try?"
Song Chiyu was naturally unwilling to listen, and he continued to ask, "Are you afraid your parents will hear us? Then why don't you go back?"
She bit her lip in tacit agreement.
However, he failed to understand the unspoken meaning behind her shyness. He gently stroked her face and said, "I know, I won't make things difficult for you. Besides, I'm very tired today, and I'll probably fall asleep as soon as I hit the bed. I won't do anything to you."
Why was he kissing so passionately just now?
Song Chiyu hesitated for a moment, then thought about it and realized that he had indeed worked hard these past few days, so she didn't make things difficult for him. "Then let's go back now, so you can go back to sleep early."
Qi Yanzhou did not deny it.
Song Chiyu greeted Li Li, then picked up her bag and left.
After going downstairs, Song Chiyu realized how tired he was, yet he had still driven here. She opened the driver's side door and told him, "I'll drive, you rest for a while."
Qi Yanzhou realized that she was starting to genuinely feel sorry for him.
He gently tapped her hand on the doorknob: "Just kidding. I wasn't actually that sleepy. I had already taken a nap when I got back."
Song Chiyu asked with a hint of doubt, "Really?"
He couldn't resist trapping her between himself and the driver's seat, and kissed her lips again.
Song Chiyu had never seen him so emotionally expressive before, and embarrassed, she looked away, asking, "What are you doing?"
It's peak time for people to go for a walk, and if someone saw me being kissed like this, I'd be incredibly embarrassed.
Qi Yanzhou gazed at her with deep eyes.
There was no reply, but she urged gently, "Get in the passenger seat, I'll drive."
Unable to persuade him otherwise, Song Chiyu returned to the passenger seat and muttered, "Why are you trying to be tough with me? It's just driving."
Qi Yanzhou, fastening his seatbelt, explained, "I'm afraid you'll feel like I'm lying to you when you get back."
"What are you lying to me about?"
"I discovered that I wasn't actually that sleepy."
Song Chiyu didn't understand and didn't argue with him anymore.
After they got home, Song Chiyu urged him to go to bed, but he carried her into the bedroom with him.
Song Chiyu thought he was really that impatient, but after he lay down on the bed fully clothed, holding her, he didn't move again.
She immediately relaxed, and it took her a while to realize that he was just holding her. She secretly adjusted her position and found a comfortable position in his arms.
"Li Guiyan has something for me to give you," he said abruptly, his eyes closed and his head resting on hers.
"What is that?" Song Chiyu sat up abruptly.
Qi Yanzhou could tell she still cared about Li Guiyan, so he released her and stood up, saying, "I'll get it for you."
Song Chiyu couldn't wait any longer and followed him outside.
Qi Yanzhou took out a toolbox and handed it to him.
Song Chiyu was startled, "This isn't..."
Did Old Li use that set for repairs himself? I heard it was custom-made, and Song Chiyu wouldn't even let him touch it normally.
"What's the meaning?"
He said that since he and you were master and disciple, he had nothing to give you and wouldn't need it anymore, so he would leave it to you.
"Why can't he use it?"
"Because he's quit this line of work."
Song Chiyu immediately understood, "Is he alright?"
"Yes," Qi Yanzhou knew she would ask, "I suffered some physical pain, but at least I survived."
Song Chiyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the person was still alive.
"I thought it was really going to kill him."
"If he hadn't come looking for you, he might really have died in Anxi," Qi Yanzhou replied, his eyes slightly vacant.
"What?" Song Chiyu exclaimed in surprise.
It turned out that when Lao Li called her, she had already been kidnapped from Suzhou and brought back to Anxi by Wang Si's gang. Those guys were truly greedy for money and didn't care about lives; they used every means to get Lao Li to hand over the goods.
Qi Yanzhou knew this, but he had no intention of interfering.
Wang Si's gang became even more unscrupulous. The people from Bafangzhai were also tricked by Li Guiyan and went to Wang Si to demand their release. Li Guiyan took advantage of the commotion between the two groups to escape.
No one expected him to come looking for Song Chiyu.
This, ironically, gave him an opening and a glimmer of hope.
Looking at his profile as he leaned back on the sofa with his eyes closed, Song Chiyu suddenly realized that he had gotten involved in this mess because of her and was demanding an explanation for her "master-disciple relationship" with Li Guiyan.
This made her feel that Li Guiyan wasn't just using her, but also had some genuine feelings for her.
But the one who truly loved her wasn't Li Guiyan; it was clearly him.
Saying she was helping someone clean up a mess was less accurate than demanding an explanation from Li Guiyan.
She held his hand, looking down to trace the lines on his palm, but he tightened his grip and held her hand back.
He opened his eyes and looked at her.
Song Chiyu met his gaze silently, and under his watchful eye, slowly kissed his lips.
He pulled her face close and deepened the kiss.
After a brief kiss, Song Chiyu raised her doubts again: "Didn't you say before that although Lao Li set up a trap for someone, he was also tricked?"
“Yes, everyone thinks so. Wang Si and the people from Bafangzhai were completely fooled, but the goods were always in his own hands.” Qi Yanzhou licked his lips. “In a sense, I also reaped the benefits.”
"How so?"
Qi Yanzhou hesitated, then asked, "Didn't you ever think to check how much money was actually in the card I gave you?"
"Why would I need to look into that?" Song Chiyu asked, puzzled.
"Then I don't need to earn money, so what's the point of earning money?"
Song Chiyu paused for two seconds, then asked, "You mean this trip was profitable?"
“It’s not just this trip,” Qi Yanzhou had to open his bank app on his phone and let her look at the card herself: “The money I usually earn is also on there.”
When Song Chiyu saw the long string of numbers, she thought she had misread the decimal point. After confirming that she hadn't misread it, her heart started pounding uncontrollably.
"Where did you get so much money?" Song Chiyu asked very seriously. "Is it legal?"
"You dare to deposit illegal money in the bank?" Qi Yanzhou pointed to the largest sum of money in the account, which was worth tens of millions: "This is the reward for this trip."
Song Chiyu knew that the real buyer was also the biggest victim in this matter.
"He lost such an expensive item and had to spend so much money, and now he wants to thank you for helping him find it? Would he even want that?"
Will you really not try to sabotage me behind my back?
“If he’s unwilling, I’ll just buy the auction certificate from him. It’s a win-win situation for me,” Qi Yanzhou replied truthfully. “Although he’s the aggrieved party, he is indeed a person of some standing in this industry. If he doesn’t follow the rules himself, how can he command respect?”
There's no problem with the money.
But Song Chiyu still felt uneasy. "Teacher Qi, when I married you, I didn't think about how much money you would make, so let's try to be as stable as possible."
She phrased it very tactfully, but the subtext was that we shouldn't earn money only to lose it all.
Qi Yanzhou was immediately amused. "So timid?"
Song Chiyu nodded.
She took the card out of her bag and said, "You can let me save your salary, but not this much money. I don't know anything about financial management, so you should keep it yourself."
Qi Yanzhou could see her fear and anxiety.
She took the card out and put it back in her bag. "I understand. I'll transfer the extra money out tomorrow and only keep my salary in there."
"Teacher Qi, we really can't do anything illegal or disorderly." Song Chiyu really couldn't think of any way to make money so quickly.
Qi Yanzhou smiled helplessly, "I know, don't worry, I won't do it."
Song Chiyu was still skeptical and wanted to say something more, but Qi Yanzhou had already picked her up from the sofa. "Go take a shower and go to sleep."
"I'm not sleepy yet..." Song Chiyu wanted to say a few more words to him, but he didn't give her a chance to speak at all. It wasn't until she went into the bathroom and saw that he didn't seem to want to leave that she realized what he was planning to do.
Song Chiyu was naturally reluctant, but she couldn't resist his persistent pleading and eventually agreed.
When Song Chiyu returned to her room, she thought she could finally go to sleep. But as soon as she lay down, his strong chest pressed down on her again through the blanket.
Song Chiyu hugged the blanket tightly in front of her: "I really can't take it anymore."
"Let me hug you."
"Then let me put my clothes on first," Song Chiyu said, trying to push him away.
He didn't want to lie to her, "Can't I hug you if you're not wearing clothes?"
"Qi Yanzhou, don't act like a scoundrel," Song Chiyu said irritably.
"Chi Yu." He held her hand and stroked her face. "Really, can't I hug you?"
Looking at his face pressed against her chest through the blanket, Song Chiyu's heart softened again. She slowly loosened her arms and said, "We agreed to hug for a little while."
"Mm." He nodded gently.
Song Chiyu threw off the quilt and let him in, but as soon as he hugged her, he immediately became restless. She pressed down on his hands that were clasped around her waist and hips, and was about to scold him when his lips fell on hers, and his chest, which was previously covered by the quilt, was now fully pressed against hers.
“Liar—” she accused him, struggling to avoid his lips.
But she didn't know that she was even more alluring today than she was on other days when driven by desire. She verbally disagreed, but her waist was more supple than ever, constantly tempting him, just a little bit more.
Her captivating eyes held not only emotion but also deep feeling.
He wanted to say it when he kissed her in her room: so this is what her lover is like.
He is all I see and all I think about.
Even when she's angry, it's like she's being coquettish.
It's good if you haven't seen it, but after seeing it—
A deep blackness appeared in his gentle eyes as he held her wrist above his head with one hand: "Call me."
"husband."
He couldn't help but laugh and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"kindness."
Song Chiyu had no idea what she had done to offend him again.
She had just had a fight with Xie Yunjin because of him today, but he still did the most hateful thing in the gentlest tone, without stopping at all.
She couldn't take it anymore and said, "What are you angry about now?"
Qi Yanzhou pulled her up and sat her on his waist: "Why am I angry?"
"Then...you won't stop?"
“Isn’t this too slow?” He gently kissed her temple. “Call me again.”
"husband."
"Mm," he replied, his eyes crinkling with satisfaction.
Song Chiyu didn't know what he was happy about or angry about, but these trivial details were quickly forgotten.
**
After Qi Yanzhou returned, Song Chiyu's life returned to normal.
As she was planning how to properly manage the money Qi Yanzhou had entrusted to her, she suddenly learned from a colleague that the young girl who had previously ousted her from the ancient book restoration room was being transferred back from Suzhou.
Song Chiyu didn't take the matter to heart. After all, things were different now. She had won an award before, so there was no reason for her to start competing with her again as soon as she came back.
Moreover, Dean Chen has already been transferred.
It's uncertain whether the little girl will be able to return to the ancient book restoration room.
Song Chiyu didn't take the matter to heart at all. After the girl came back, she didn't provoke her or even speak to the people in the repair room. Unexpectedly, a week later, a letter of complaint from the girl herself was delivered to the dean's office.
The young woman filed a formal complaint against Song Chiyu, alleging that Song had close ties with young men in Suzhou, including a gang leader known as "Master Qi." He was seen entering and leaving her dormitory late at night on multiple occasions, completely disregarding the fact that he was already married.
Song Chiyu was stunned when she heard this.
This is just one of them.
The second allegation is that during her tenure, she and another restorer, Li Kui, abused their positions to repeatedly assist Li Kui in stealing cultural relics from the archaeological station. Li Kui has since disappeared, and the number of stolen cultural relics is still being tallied.
Song Chiyu was even more confused and couldn't help but exclaim "Ah!"
This isn't over yet.
The letter also alleged that Song Chiyu was born into an ordinary family, with both parents being ordinary citizens and herself being a low-level employee, but she lived in a courtyard house in Beijing. It was suspected that she had been colluding with illegal elements to resell museum items for a long time.
Song Chiyu was speechless.
Her direct supervisor was also speechless.
But since someone reported it, an investigation had to be conducted. The young woman seemed determined to fight to the death, claiming that if her workplace couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, she would report it online and elsewhere.
Song Chiyu was suspended from his duties and placed under investigation that same afternoon.
As she packed her things and left the office, she ran into several leaders talking to Xie Yunjin about the situation. He had said the same thing as in the whistleblower letter, mentioning the so-called "Master Qi." Qi Yanzhou gave her a deep look, clearly not surprised at all by her current predicament, and even somewhat blaming her.
She knew what he was complaining about.
She felt that if she hadn't chosen Qi Yanzhou, none of this would have happened. Song Chiyu rarely explained, so she went back to lie down and relax. She didn't tell Qi Yanzhou about it, thinking she would talk to him when he got off work. But before the afternoon, she heard from other people that Qi Yanzhou had also been investigated.
She was fine when she was investigated, but she was a little worried when Qi Yanzhou was investigated.
After all, for an office worker like him, the turnover is just too large.
Fortunately, Qi Yanzhou returned in the evening.
She immediately sat up from the sofa: "Are you alright?"
Seeing her worried expression, Qi Yanzhou naturally smiled and pulled her into his arms: "What could be wrong with me?"
Song Chiyu immediately told him about being reported by her colleague.
His long, slender, pale fingers gently twirled her hair: "Yes, I know."
kindness?
Is that all you know?
Are you sure you can withstand scrutiny?
Qi Yanzhou frowned slightly and gently pinched her cheek: "Didn't you say you trusted me the most?"
"Of course I trust you, but I'm still afraid... what if someone takes the opportunity to frame you?"
"I think so," he said casually, lost in thought.
"Huh?" Song Chiyu exclaimed in surprise, "Then what do we do?"
The fact that he said that clearly means he's already sensed something is wrong. "Will it cause you to lose your job?"
"Well, not necessarily, but—"
"But what?" Her heart jumped.
"It seems the truth about your husband being very wealthy can't be kept secret any longer," Qi Yanzhou replied with considerable concern.
Song Chiyu was listening attentively at first, but then suddenly looked up and asked, "Huh?"
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