Chapter 22022 "What is our relationship?"
The duration of the alpha's susceptible period varies from person to person. For someone like Lan Xi, who regularly injects inhibitors year-round, it lasts about three days. The night afterward, Lan Xi could sense her interest rapidly waning, and her fever subsided. After dinner, she finished catching up on the eight o'clock drama on the treadmill, then slipped in while Liang Qing was bathing and turned on the shower.
The person in the bathtub lowered his body, leaving only his head and smooth shoulders exposed.
"Don't hide it," Lan Xi pressed her hands on the edge of the bathtub, "It's not like you haven't shown it to me before."
She found Liang Qing to be particularly easy to talk to these days, too well-behaved. Lan Xi never missed a good opportunity, such as now, he was soaking in hot water with wet hair, quiet and dull, it would be unreasonable not to bully him.
"Not now..." Liang Qing hugged his knees, raised his water-drenched eyelashes and looked at her. "The bathtub is too slippery, and you know I don't want you to see my back."
In this space, all the ways of retreat were blocked by Lan Xi, and he had nothing at hand to cover his back. For Liang Qing, this was not a place where he could relax.
"I didn't say I wanted to do it," Lan Xi dipped her hand into the hot water, splashing water on Liang Qing's face. "I just wanted to see how you take a bath."
When she was not so excited, she felt satisfied just by looking at Liang Qing.
These past few days, her attention has been completely focused on him. Even if he's simply hanging out laundry, typing away on his computer, or nibbling on his food, Lan Xi watches with rapt interest. Every seemingly ordinary action becomes a delight to watch when performed by Liang Qing. Perhaps everyone has a thick, beautiful filter for the person they're attracted to.
Lan Xi thought that she had been so slow before that she had only just tasted the sweetness. Given Liang Qing's personality, if she hadn't taken the initiative, there would have been no progress between them.
The person in the bathtub shrank back and glared at her without any intimidation: "You..."
"Let me help you," Lan Xi said innocently, "It's normal for you to help me and I to help you.
Liang Qing's arms, which had been hugging his knees, loosened and instead gripped the edge of the tub. He couldn't look down, nor did he look up, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.
In a trance, he heard a chuckle and couldn't help but open his eyes to look at Lan Xi.
Lan Xi was indeed smiling happily. Although she could not get any physical pleasure from it, Liang Qing's reaction was a visual feast in her eyes.
"You are so cute." She kissed Liang Qing, wrapped him in a long towel, carried him sideways into the bedroom, put him in the quilt, took out the towel, and lay down beside him.
"…Help me get my clothes."
Liang Qing reminded her.
Lan Xi took a loose T-shirt and put it on him, then buried her head in his shoulder and whispered, "Sleep."
"sleep?"
Liang Qing repeated it.
"Just sleeping."
He vaguely guessed the answer, and Lan Xi continued, "My susceptible period will end tomorrow, and I will go to work as normal."
"Not doing it anymore?"
Liang Qing was still confirming again and again. His voice was muffled, and Lan Xi could sense a hint of...disappointment in it.
"Not tonight," she explained. "I know you're tired. And there's plenty of time. We can do it later."
"after?"
Liang Qing asked another nonsensical question.
Oh no, Lan Xi thought to herself that she had never realized that Liang Qing was sexually aloof. Would he not let her touch him except during the sensitive period?
"Next susceptible period?" she asked him tentatively.
Lan Xi held her breath and waited for more than ten seconds before Liang Qing agreed, "Okay."
Wouldn't that mean she'd have to wait nearly a month? Lan Xi began to regret it. If she had known earlier, she should have slept with him again, no, sleep with him N times... Why was she pretending?
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The next morning, there was a clanging sound from the kitchen. Lan Xi finished washing up and ran in. She hugged the man who was frying eggs and gave him a good morning kiss on the cheek.
The fried egg flew out in front of her eyes and stuck to the wall with a "pa".
Liang Qing's reaction was outrageous. He put down the spatula in a daze and touched her forehead with the back of his hand: "Is the susceptible period not over yet?"
"It's over," Lan Xi grabbed his hand and shook it, "You're so easily frightened. I'll be more careful next time..."
“…”
Liang Qing stared at her intently, as if she was doing something unreasonable.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Lan Xi wanted to touch his cheek, but he quickly dodged her, doing it cleanly and neatly.
She asked several times, but Liang Qing remained silent, and the atmosphere suddenly turned cold. His expression was very strange, as if... as if someone he didn't know well had suddenly come up and kissed him.
Yes, that's the weird feeling.
This sudden thought made Lan Xi laugh. She waved her hand in front of Liang Qing's eyes and said, "What are you thinking? Even a kiss is not allowed when you are not in the susceptible period? We are at home."
"Lan Xi...Boss Lan," Liang Qing changed the address, "You don't need me anymore."
"What do you mean 'not needed'? You..."
Lan Xi paused, her eyes unclear, "What is our relationship?"
"I'm your personal assistant."
The air suddenly became so cold that it seemed to freeze. Lan Xi took a deep breath and said slowly, "So, was it mutual help before?"
Liang Qing nodded.
"You're so good at helping people that you even help them in bed." She nodded, "And you keep confessing your feelings over and over again... Is that just to liven up the atmosphere?"
"...You are the same." Liang Qing nodded again.
"I'm not!"
Lan Xi couldn't help but shout. She couldn't imagine that the intimacy between lovers would become "mutual help" in Liang Qing's eyes. "What I said is sincere. I just like you, Liang Qing."
"It's because you were in your susceptible period, and you mistakenly interpreted your desire for my body as love," Liang Qing looked away and said word by word, "You wanted to get close to me from the day your susceptible period began."
It was clearly because of her kiss that her susceptible period came earlier. Lan Xi didn't want to explain too much. She stepped forward, grabbed Liang Qing's collar, ripped his tie into a mess, and kissed him hard. It was more like a bite than a kiss, and she spared no effort.
"My susceptible period is over now," she raised her eyebrows, "but I still want to kiss you. I... I still want to kiss you. Do you think it's because of the susceptible period?"
Facing her gaze, Liang Qing still shook his head.
Why didn't he believe it... Lan Xi felt like she was running around in circles, like a tortoise in its shell, at a loss as to what to do. She was silent for a moment, then suddenly realized something: "So you don't like me at all? You're just helping me, your boss, get through this sensitive period?"
Liang Qing stood there blankly for a minute, motionless.
"You definitely like me."
Based on his reaction, Lan Xi came to a conclusion. She couldn't be wrong about this. She was completely confident. Liang Qing simply liked her.
What was he feeling awkward about? They were in love with each other, and being together was perfectly normal. If he doubted her feelings, she could slowly prove it to him...
"unimportant."
Liang Qing finally spoke: "My feelings are not important."
“Very important!”
Lan Xi immediately retorted.
She couldn't figure out Liang Qing's thoughts, but if she let him continue to confuse right and wrong and didn't correct him in time, there would probably be extremely bad consequences.
But when she was full of fighting spirit, Liang Qing lowered his eyes, bowed his head and walked out step by step. He walked so timidly, like a mole that cannot see the light.
"What are you going to do?" She anxiously grabbed his hand, "Can you please listen to me? Liang Qing, are you going to hide again..."
"I'd like to ask for leave," Liang Qing said. "I'm not qualified for this position, President Lan... I'm sorry."
After saying this, he almost lost the ability to organize his words.
Just as he said, it didn't matter. His feelings didn't matter, because they were not something that could be shown on the stage. Lan Xi had misunderstood her love, but he couldn't take advantage of her. Compared to Jiang Sui and Qin Xing, those bright or reserved young masters from wealthy families, he had nothing. He didn't even have pheromones to help Lan Xi get through her susceptible period...
This was also why he'd felt bad about his confession earlier. If sincerity were like a proposal ring, others would choose the quality and size of the gemstone, but all he could offer was a plain ring, without even a fancy packaging. It was nothing.
Lan Xi deserves a ring inlaid with rare treasures, not a plain ring of the wrong size.
Liang Qing didn't have much luggage. He moved frequently and packed very quickly. As he was pushing his luggage out of the guest bedroom, he caught a glimpse of Lan Xi sitting on the sofa in the living room, fiddling with her phone, her face expressionless.
She was a very nice person, and his cold attitude just now completely dampened her enthusiasm. He was being rude, and this was the only way he could handle it. Liang Qing said "I'm sorry" and walked out.
Why was he explaining it so painfully...wouldn't it be better to just pretend to be confused? Lan Xi was a very good person anyway. After her initial enthusiasm faded and she understood, she wouldn't embarrass him. But Liang Qing was too scared.
He couldn't accept the fact that he'd been abandoned again. Just thinking about it made his heart ache so much it took his breath away. Liang Qing suddenly remembered Cinderella's two sisters in the fairy tale, who had to cut off their big toes and heels to fit into the crystal slippers... enduring unspeakable pain, while blood had already spilt out.
What were they betting on... being chosen to marry the prince? But the prince didn't love them, and the glass slipper didn't belong to them. How did they feel when the truth came out?
Liang Qing thought he'd spent his entire life shaving himself to fit into the crystal slippers. He'd cut off his heels, then shaved off his toes one by one... To become his parents' ideal child, the quiet, worry-free child, he'd made no demands, endured humiliation, and even relied on loans and part-time jobs to pay for his tuition and living expenses. To be a good brother in Liang Fei's eyes, he'd given his savings to Liang Fei to help him maintain the factory...
It is too difficult to become Lan Xi's partner. Even if you lose your entire foot, you still can't wear the "crystal shoes".
The fog was very thick in the early autumn morning, and walking through it made you feel damp all over.
Liang Qing finally let out the tears she had been holding back for so long.
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