Chapter 30 The only warmth he missed
breathe.
The clear and shallow breath fell on her neck. The young man lay beside her in a very affectionate posture. From Lan Xi's perspective, his thick eyelashes like black crows trembled, and he looked particularly fragile in contrast to his pure white skin.
Out of sight, two slender legs intertwined, locking her, as if he was afraid that she would leave while he was sleeping, and as if this was the only way to express his affection and love for her.
Under the soft light, the skin's texture resembles jade, effectively concealing the originally almost sickly paleness.
Lan Xi stretched her arms and moved them casually, and he tightened his grip even more. Without the barrier of clothing, the touch was smooth, and Liang Qing easily achieved his goal, falling into a contented sleep.
He cried for too long last night and fainted while taking a hot bath. Lan Xi fished him out, cleaned him up, and shoved him into the bed. Unexpectedly, Liang Qing clung to her like an octopus and simply didn't wear pajamas.
Although Lan Xi got the information about his past from Lan Hui, she pretended not to read it after reading it. The key lies in whether Liang Qing is willing to tell.
Whether he simply wanted to confide in her or to get her help, she would agree. Lan Xi gently touched the scar on his back, her mind full of mixed feelings.
Subjectively speaking, she wanted to do something secretive enough so that Liang Qing wouldn't find out.
At this moment, the head buried in his arms moved, and Liang Qing woke up. He blinked in confusion at first, stretching his arms and legs to stretch, but when he realized the sensation was wrong, he stopped and didn't dare to move again.
Lan Xi bent her knees and pushed one of his legs apart, pressing her knee against the inside. With a tiredness that hadn't completely dissipated, she asked, "Did you sleep well?"
"...It's very good." Liang Qing was a little confused.
"You wouldn't let me put clothes on you last night," Lan Xi pinched his cheek, "and you kept rubbing your legs against me... My tentacles are almost drying out after being left out in the wind!"
"Then why don't you do it..." Liang Qing murmured softly.
Lan Xi's eyes flickered: "So it's okay even if you fall asleep?"
"If you want," Liang Qing still remembered the nightmare he had not long ago, but that dream wasn't completely terrifying. At least at the beginning... it was indeed a very unexpected experience. "Okay, but don't go too far."
"How is that excessive?"
Frankly speaking, Liang Qing couldn't quite put his finger on what was excessive. In his mind, Lan Xi always took his feelings into consideration. He felt uncomfortable when she occasionally took control, but this kind of bullying was clearly different from her usual bullying.
His face was pinched a few more times.
"You're actually thinking seriously... I'm not that kind of alpha," Lan Xi said righteously, completely forgetting the scene of the brain-tentacle melee last night, "I won't disturb your sleep."
"I see."
Liang Qing revealed a hint of frustration. Before she interrupted him, his thoughts had been wandering too quickly, and he had unconsciously begun to imagine what would happen if Lan Xi fell asleep... Would her tentacles still come out? She probably would use her lips and tongue.
A shadow suddenly fell over her, and her knees were lifted up to her waist. Lan Xi narrowed her eyes slightly: "But you are awake now, right?"
…
Half an hour later, Liang Qing's face was flushed, and his legs were even shaking as he showered in the bathroom. He was always too shy to talk about more intimate topics, so he kept all of them in bed, like when he recently suggested that Lan Xi make their relationship public.
He thought about it for a long time and felt that this was too unfair to her. Moreover, now that everything was out in the open, he had to have the courage to face it, the courage to face the chairman and his wife.
But the timing was wrong. Lan Xi became even more excited after hearing it. She got off the bed and stood beside it, asking him to lie down... As a result, she kicked the edge of the bed in her excitement and moved it. The movement was small, but Liang Qing was really scared.
"You're so powerful! You almost bit my tentacle to death." She said with a smile in his ear.
How could you say something like that...
She used to blush when her hair was touched, run away when her belly was sucked when she turned into a cat, and run away when she was carried to the bed, even though she was so polite.
But now, he seems to like it very much.
Liang Qing covered his hot cheeks.
In the afternoon, they both changed into matching clothes and went out, holding hands and walking down the street like every other couple. Liang Qing finally didn't have to follow behind them one step away.
Holding Lan Xi's hand, he found that expressing his emotions frankly was not a scary thing.
"My father is very angry right now," Lan Xi said, stirring the dessert in front of her with a silver spoon. "Let's not confront him head-on. Let's wait until he calms down."
Now that Liang Qing is here, it’s hard to say whether my father is willing to see him.
After the fight that day, she had considered simply not notifying the Lan family and taking Liang Qing abroad to hold the wedding, acting first and asking for permission later. But a wedding without family was always less lively, and she had plenty of time, so she could take it slow and steady.
"Listen to me," she saw Liang Qing's worry, "I know when is the best time. He is my father and you are my boyfriend. If you two quarrel, I won't know which side to stand on..."
"Okay," Liang Qing hesitated for a moment, then chose to obey. "I'll listen to you. You should also be careful recently. Those people in my family will make trouble when they hear the news. They are very annoying."
He actually wanted to say directly that he didn't want Lan Xi to give money to those people in the Liang family, not a penny at all, because they were greedy and insatiable.
Unexpectedly, Lan Xi looked eager to try: "Of course I won't let them appear in front of you again."
She observed Liang Qing's expression as she spoke. Seeing his surprise, she softened her tone, "I'll find a chance to send them away... I mean, send them far away."
"Don't give them a good face."
"Um?"
"Actually, it's okay for them to interfere with me," Liang Qing raised his eyelids and looked at Lan Xi, "but they are targeting you. Do you remember when I was drugged? The person who drugged me was my sister-in-law."
“…”
Lan Xi was silent for a moment.
"So don't give them any favors."
She rested her chin on one hand, tapping her fingertips on the plate. "How about I take back all the benefits you gave them? Ten times, or a hundred times?"
Lan Xi had wanted to do this for a long time.
The tone was light and the ending of the sentence was raised. It sounded like he was talking about something insignificant and interesting, but Liang Qing could hear the power contained in each word.
"That's too much..."
He bit his lower lip. "Double. I just want what's mine."
"Why is the compensation so little?" Lan Xi shouted with a bit of heartache.
In her opinion, just pouring boiling water on Liang Qing should have bankrupted the Liang family.
"I only want double." Liang Qing said with a firm expression.
"Okay, okay," Lan Xi deflated and held up two fingers, "twice as much."
This was the first time she was so easy to talk to.
No matter what, the Liang family will never appear in Liang Qing's life again.
*
As leaves fell, Lan Hui and Shen Su's wedding took place as planned. The venue was decorated with a video game background, for which Lan Hui received a beating from his father. On the wedding day, many businesspeople came to congratulate him, but Lan's father simply put on a fake smile while the game theme music played behind him...
"We definitely won't do this when we get married." Lan Xi patted her chest and promised him at the long table.
"Stop smiling like that. I agreed to nothing."
Lan's father deliberately turned his head away and didn't look at Liang Qing. He didn't expect that this beta with no background would still hold Lan Xi's hand despite repeated attacks. The information and photos he instructed to give to Jiang Sui were of no use.
As for the Liang family, they were wiped out by his daughter who was eager to protect her boyfriend. Liang Qing's brother and sister-in-law were even sent to a mental hospital.
It was beyond his control.
The bouquet in his hand was white and fragrant, and Liang Qing was a little confused when he took it.
"Here you go," Shen Su skipped the bouquet-tossing part and stuffed it directly into his hand. "Actually, Uncle Lan isn't that against you. The day before yesterday, I accidentally saw him consulting his family doctor about beta. It seemed to be about fertility, ahem."
Medical technology can allow beta's atrophied reproductive cavity to develop again, but it requires a considerable period of conditioning, and the high cost is just a small matter for the Lan family.
"Thank you, Chen Su," Liang Qing said, finally having the chance to express his gratitude to her. "Thank you for helping me in college. I never had the courage to ask for your help before... because I felt that I was so shameful back then that even a thank you seemed insignificant."
"Thanks make no difference to me," Chen Su smiled gently. "You worked very hard during college. You didn't know that we all called you the "King of Admissions" in private. You were also the one with the most offers when you graduated. A lot of people admire you."
"Is that so?" Liang Qing's heart moved slightly. At that time, he was walking with his book in his arms, and when he heard his classmates talking, he would mistakenly think that they were laughing at his clothes or something else.
"My college classmate is going to become my brother-in-law," Shen Su said jokingly, "I'm a little uncomfortable."
When she first introduced the job of personal assistant to Liang Qing, she simply thought that Liang Qing was an excellent and careful employee who was in urgent need of money, and Lan Xi was a tolerant and kind boss.
Liang Qing held the bouquet and watched Chen Su and Lan Hui walking hand in hand among the flying petals, their skirts trailing on the ground and laughing happily.
He knew that Lan Xi was right behind him, waiting for him to turn around.
Time is a very wonderful thing. Sometimes it is unimaginably long, but the people who travel in it remain unchanged; sometimes it is as short as a moment, but people stuck in the mud have already been embraced by the sun.
The sound of waves seemed to reach his ears. On that freezing night, he cleaned his house spotlessly for the landlord to inspect. He also thoughtfully removed all traces of his life, not even a favorite book.
He walked through the deserted streets and stepped into the cold sea step by step. The waves were just one step above his waist.
At this moment, a sharp and distinct pain came from the ankle, and the dying little Siamese struggled hard.
He suddenly felt the warmth of life in this bite mark.
That was the only warmth he missed.
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