Chapter 13
Early onset of susceptibility
Where are you injured?
Jiang Fengyi walked over quickly and saw a group of people surrounding Xu Que, who was grinning and grimacing.
Xu, standing in the center of the crowd, immediately regained his composure the moment Jiang Fengyi appeared, no longer making an unpleasant expression.
In front of outsiders, she is addressed the same way as other employees.
"President Jiang."
"President Jiang!"
The worker, whose desk had been overturned by Zhao Ruxuan, finally found his anchor. Crying, he complained to Jiang Fengyi, "You have to stand up for me! She just threw away the documents I spent all morning organizing!"
"What file?"
"Promotion plan for new products".
"No rush, you can pay a few days later. I'll have the finance department give you extra compensation for lost work time."
The employee, who had been looking miserable, immediately regained his composure: "Thank you, General Manager Jiang!"
After resolving her matter, Jiang Fengyi turned her attention back to Xu Que.
"Where...where are you injured?"
"thigh."
Xu pressed her hand and it hurt a little, then she guessed that it must be a bruise.
Jiang Fengyi stepped forward: "Let me see."
Although President Jiang appears aloof, those who spend time with her discover that she treats her employees well. Therefore, no one finds it strange that she is showing concern for Xu.
Xu pointed to the outside of his thigh.
"This, this location... is not very convenient."
Indeed, all the office staff were looking at them right now.
"Come to my office."
Some of the older employees, who were afraid of the newcomer Xu but also intimidated by the cold-faced General Manager Jiang, kindly comforted her: "General Manager Jiang is just concerned about you, you don't need to be so reserved."
Xu followed Jiang Fengyi into the office, closing the door behind him to block the curious gazes from outside.
Jiang Fengyi naturally noticed this but didn't say anything.
"It was too crowded earlier, but now you can take a look at my wound."
Xu sat on one side of the sofa, next to the knitted blanket she had given to Jiang Fengyi. She slowly rolled up her suit trousers; the trousers were a loose fit, and she easily pulled them up to their highest point.
Her entire leg was easily exposed, with a horrifying bluish-purple mark, two or three fingers wide, imprinted on her fair skin.
Xu himself was surprised: "I didn't expect the bruise to be so big. I thought it was just a little blue."
"Don't move," Jiang Fengyi pressed down on Xu Que, who was trying to get up, and turned around to rummage through a corner of the office to find a first-aid kit.
"Sit still, I'll apply the medicine for you."
Xu obediently sat back down on the sofa.
Jiang Fengyi's hair was very long. When she lowered her head, a few strands of hair fell down her back to her chest, as if deliberately causing trouble. The strands of hair swayed in front of her eyes, obstructing her vision.
As she moved, the restless ends of her hair gently brushed against Xu Que's bruised and purple wounds, leaving a ticklish sensation.
Xu Quexin also felt itchy.
With each breath she took, the air was filled with the floral scent emanating from Jiang Fengyi. The fragrance seemed to possess an addictive magic, and Xu allowed herself to indulge in it.
"Which perfume are you wearing? It smells wonderful."
Xu thought that she probably wouldn't be able to quit this fragrance anytime soon.
"I?"
Jiang Fengyi had just finished spraying medicine on Xu Que, and his nasal cavity was full of the smell of Chinese medicine.
"I wasn't wearing perfume."
Jiang Fengyi's pheromones smell like those of the night-blooming cereus, so her light floral scent becomes intense during her most fertile periods, and no amount of perfume can cover it up.
Over time, she simply stopped wearing perfume altogether.
However, the floral scent on her body only intensifies during the few days of her susceptible period; otherwise, Jiang Fengyi's body has almost no scent at all.
The epiphyllum is solitary and lonely, its magnificent bloom and withering only exist in the stillness of the night, and very few are fortunate enough to have smelled its fragrance.
Xu was one of the lucky ones.
"But I think I smell flowers..."
“That must be your imagination,” Jiang Fengyi denied firmly. “There’s only the smell of Chinese medicine from the bruise spray here.”
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly left with her medical kit. Her fleeing figure seemed afraid that if she hesitated even for a second, Xu would discover the truth.
Xu didn't think there was anything wrong with her sense of smell. Even after Jiang Fengyi left, there was still a faint, alluring floral fragrance in the air.
She murmured to herself, "Why the rush to deny it?"
After Jiang Fengyi sprayed the medicine, Xu's bruised area felt cool and didn't hurt at all as long as it wasn't touched.
Just as she was about to go back to work, Jiang Fengyi, who had put away her first-aid kit, walked up to her and said, "Go home and rest for a few days until your leg is better before coming back to work."
"It's alright, I..."
Jiang Fengyi insisted, "I'm your boss, listen to me."
Xu had no choice but to take a leave of absence and go home.
As she left, the faint scent of flowers from the office lingered in her mind.
Jiang Fengyi sat back down at her computer but couldn't concentrate on her work. She stared at the date in the lower right corner, lost in thought. There were still two weeks until her period of high fertility, so why was this time so unusual?
The glands at the back of her neck felt faintly hot, a sign that her fertile period was approaching. Jiang Fengyi's hand involuntarily reached behind her through her hair.
"Hmm..."
The moment the cool knuckles touched the warm glands, the fragrance of the night-blooming cereus in the office suddenly intensified. If Xu were still here, she would surely be able to smell the source of this addictive fragrance.
It wasn't the floral scent from perfume lingering on her long hair, but rather the unique pheromones of Jiang Fengyi.
The office, which was empty except for one person, was filled with the fragrance of flowers. Jiang Fengyi endured her discomfort and applied an inhibitor patch to herself in advance.
The reason why Xu was sent home to rest was not only to allow her to recover from her injuries, but also for another reason.
Jiang Fengyi vaguely wanted Xu Que's patient reassurance, especially when Xu Que appeared in front of her, this desire was particularly strong.
Furthermore, she couldn't control her gaze, which would always fall on Xu Que, intentionally or unintentionally.
Her fear that Xu's continued stay here would instead become the trigger for her early onset of her vulnerable period.
Things gradually spiraled out of her control.
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Suburban villas
Zhao Ruxuan returned home in a disheveled state, only to be met with a barrage of accusations from Zhao Rufei.
"Look at the state you've become!"
Zhao Ruxuan retorted, following up with her neck: "I just can't swallow this!"
"And what about you now?" Zhao Rufei deliberately provoked her. "Are you happy now that you've been kicked out in broad daylight and subjected to other people's disdain?"
"You, you!"
"Didn't I say we needed to take this time and consider it carefully? Why won't you listen to me!"
"By the time you've planned your revenge, I don't even know if my Zhao family will still exist."
"Ruxuan!"
Zhao Rufei slammed her hand on the table.
"How dare you talk to your sister like that!"
The prestige built up from childhood cannot be discarded overnight. Zhao Ruxuan muttered that it was nothing special, but she dared not refute her sister anymore.
"Now, I'll ask you questions, and you'll answer them. Don't waste any more time on unnecessary talk."
"You sneaked in, did you see anyone?"
"I met Jiang Fengyi once."
How did she react when she saw you? Did she become wary of you?
"He remained expressionless, still with that deadpan expression."
Zhao Rufei glanced at her, and Zhao Ruxuan immediately fell silent.
She tapped her index finger lightly on the table and remained silent for a long time. Zhao Ruxuan looked up and glanced at her carefully, not daring to make the slightest noise while her sister was thinking.
Thump—thump—thump.
The rhythmic tapping finally stopped.
Zhao Ruxuan, who had been in a daze, immediately stood up straight and waited quietly for Zhao Rufei's instructions.
"You stay home and don't go anywhere during this time. After your birthday party next month, you can go wherever you want."
Zhao Ruxuan nodded repeatedly: "I promise I won't go anywhere before the birthday party."
"Let's go upstairs and change your clothes."
After the noisy Zhao Ruxuan left, Zhao Rufei sat alone on the leather sofa. The maid behind her didn't make a sound, and the silence was as if no one was alive.
"Jiang Fengyi, don't think you can so easily distance yourself from the Zhao family."
A birthday party?
Jiang Fengyi looked at the invitation her assistant handed her with a hint of suspicion.
"The Zhao family has invited me to their birthday banquet?"
"It is said that all the families that have dealings with the Zhao family have received invitations," Wu Qi guessed. "Perhaps the Zhao family is using this opportunity to prove to everyone that even without the support of the Jiang family, they are still doing very well."
Jiang Fengyi didn't bother to look at the invitation again: "Let them think what they want, I won't attend."
I didn't expect the reversal to happen so quickly.
Two days later,
Jingjiang Technology, 22nd floor
You absolutely must attend the Zhao family's birthday banquet!
Inside the office with the doors tightly closed,
President Jiang and Chairman Jiang got into an argument.
Unfortunately, the door was too soundproof, and people outside couldn't hear why the two were arguing. They only saw Chairman Jiang leave without saying a word.
Xiao Jiang, who remained in the office, looked gloomy, and no one dared to go in at that moment to provoke him.
Apart from Xu Que, who had just returned from vacation.
"What's wrong with you? You look like you don't want to be approached."
Jiang Fengyi pinched the bridge of her nose, closed her eyes, and lay back in the chair.
"fine."
"You can confide in me when you encounter troubles, after all, we are comrades in the same camp."
Jiang Fengyi frowned, looking like she had a headache.
“My mother just arrived and told me to attend the Zhao family’s birthday banquet next month.”
Xu appeared behind Jiang Fengyi without her noticing and skillfully massaged her temples. She used to do this to relieve Dean Su Mei's headaches.
"Do you want to go?" she asked softly.
"No, I don't want to at all."
Jiang Fengyi closed her eyes and comfortably enjoyed Xu Que's service.
"Then we won't go. I'll make up an excuse for you."
"What excuse?"
"Just say you're too busy with work and can't find the time."
Jiang Fengyi sighed: "My mother works at the company, and she knows my workload."
"How about the excuse that your girlfriend is jealous and insists on dragging you on a date?"
It's perfectly reasonable for a current girlfriend to be jealous of a former blind date.
Jiang Fengyi opened her eyes again, and her light-colored pupils regained their brightness.
"Let's use this excuse!"
With the matter that had been troubling Jiang Fengyi resolved, she felt much more at ease, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her face when she saw Xu.
"Why didn't I meet you sooner?"
If we sign the marriage agreement with her sooner, she won't even have to go to the blind dates her mother arranges, let alone the countless other banquets, big and small.
Xu is sure he can help solve them one by one.
These words, however, took on a different meaning when they reached Xu Que's ears.
She couldn't help but wonder if Jiang Fengyi also had some feelings for her, just a little.
Xu was looking forward to what would happen next, but Jiang Fengyi seemed to have just mentioned it casually and quickly threw herself back into her work.
But it tormented Xu Que, leaving him restless and uneasy.
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