Chapter 24 [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Scenes of this level of explicit content simply couldn't be filmed.
On their last night, Li Fengjian decided to cook a few dishes to mark a perfect end to their short-term "cohabitation." He wasn't particularly good at cooking, but to ensure his girlfriend, who had been working late into the night, could eat healthier, he had spent the last few days cramming online. The dishes he managed to make were barely palatable to Yao Ye.
He was standing intently in front of the stew pot, while Yao Ye stood by and watched, offering her assistance. However, she was quite distracted as she did so; her phone kept vibrating, and she kept checking WeChat, not even hearing Li Fengjian call out three times, "Give me the salt."
"Sorry, sorry, the work group is brainstorming again about the wedding-themed ads," Yao Ye hurriedly handed over the salt shaker. "The client wants the way our engagement ring is introduced to be both down-to-earth and creative, preferably unexpected! Yu Fei's creative energy exploded and she came up with several ideas. Hehe, what a coincidence, one of them is about a girl cooking in the kitchen, asking the boy to hand her the seasonings, but instead of the seasonings, the boy hands her an engagement ring!"
"And then?" Li Fengjian said, sprinkling salt into the pot. "The girl instinctively threw the ring into the pot, and then spent ages trying to fish it out."
"No way!" Yao Ye pouted. "Then, of course, the girl cried with emotion, excitedly put on the ring, followed by close-ups of the ring and the brand logo!"
"And then the girl was so busy crying that she burned all the food in the pot?"
“Li Fengjian!” Yao Ye grinned. “Alright…maybe everyone has the same idea as you. In any case, this plan has already been rejected by the director.”
Li Fengjian laughed heartily, "Are there any other plans?"
“Yes, Yu Fei added another one: two people were drinking, and after the girl finished her glass of red wine, she found a ring at the bottom of the glass.”
"Luckily she didn't drink it, otherwise the next scene would have been a marriage proposal in the hospital emergency room."
"Actually, to be honest, her inspiration probably came from you."
"I?"
“A while ago, you often brought milk tea to the company, and one of the cups often had a special label that said ‘For Yao Ye.’ Yu Fei suggested that I could put the ring in the milk tea. When the girl notices something is stuck in the straw, she will find out.”
"...Are all your colleagues this open-minded?"
"But that day, something actually got stuck in my straw!" Yao Ye said with a smile. "I was so scared that my heart was racing. Luckily, when I tore open the seal, it was just some clumps of sago."
Li Fengjian paused in his serving of food, then smiled after a moment. "...I remember now. No wonder you told me to reflect on myself that day."
Yao Ye brought this up simply to tell a joke and lighten the mood. After all, their happy "cohabitation" had come to an end, and both of them were somewhat reluctant to part ways. However, after she finished telling what she thought was a funny joke, she noticed that Li Fengjian's smile seemed forced. The oblivious Yao Ye didn't realize anything was wrong at that moment, simply assuming it wasn't funny enough.
After finishing the side dishes, Yao Ye wanted a drink. Li Fengjian, who frequently experimented with new flavors at home, naturally had his house filled with various teas and flavorings. Yao Ye specifically asked for hot red wine milk tea, and even leaned against him affectionately, saying...
"Tonight, I want a strong brew of black tea and lots of red wine!"
Li Fengjian rubbed the top of her head and said, "It's getting late. With strong tea and red wine, are you going to be able to sleep tonight?"
Yao Ye raised her face and looked at him with a captivating gaze. Her voice was shy, but her words were quite frank: "If I can't sleep, I can't sleep... Anyway, I don't want to sleep tonight."
If I don't want to sleep, then what do I want to do?
Li Fengjian's Adam's apple bobbed. He complied with her request, serving her strong tea and plenty of red wine, which she drank with gusto, her eyes immediately misting over.
Moved, he carried her into the bedroom. They embraced, their bodies intertwined, ready to conclude the night with their most intimate moments. Li Fengjian, panting, removed his clothes one by one. Yao Ye gently touched his arms and abs, smiling sweetly.
"You, I've been wanting to ask you this for a while, is making milk tea really that physically demanding? How come you... have such a great figure and so much stamina..."
Li Fengjian smiled deeply, his surging male hormones erupting instantly. He removed the last layer of clothing covering his body, leaned down with emotion, and kissed her continuously.
Yao Ye was dazed by the kiss, her thoughts drifting, when she faintly heard her phone ringing incessantly in the living room. But she had no time to care about the creative ideas and rejections in the group chat; instead, Li Fengjian chuckled and said in response,
"Hey, I'll give you an idea too, how about it? Right now, when you're both completely naked, the guy suddenly pulls out an engagement ring from somewhere. Wouldn't that be considered a surprise?"
Yao Ye was amused by his ingenious idea. "My goodness, that's really interesting! But this one will definitely be rejected because..."
She clung to him tenderly, using her hands and legs, and whispered softly, "A scene like this, which is considered R-rated, could never be filmed."
Li Fengjian paused, then slightly raised his body, gazing thoughtfully at Yao Ye's pretty face in the dim light.
After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Leaving aside whether he's executed or not, if in this situation, the man actually pulled out an engagement ring, do you think the woman would say yes?"
Yao Ye laughed, "Your question is completely invalid. Everyone is completely naked and honest with each other. So, where is he going to pull out the ring? Is he doing magic?"
Li Fengjian remained silent, but then slowly reached out and pulled the drawer of the bedside table.
Yao Ye's smile froze. She was suddenly startled. What was going on? Why was he pulling on the drawer? What was he going to take out? Could there be something in the drawer...? Could he be thinking of...? So what he said just now wasn't just playful banter in bed?
"Wait..." Her mind went blank, and she blurted it out almost subconsciously.
So Li Fengjian really stopped. He had already opened the drawer, but then silently closed it again.
He smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous... I just wanted to get the safety equipment from the drawer."
"...Didn't we always keep them under our pillows?" Yao Ye stammered.
"The ones under the pillow are all used up, and the new ones are in the drawer." Li Fengjian smiled wryly. "Maybe we should go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow morning we have to take you and your luggage home first, and then take you to work. We both have to get up early."
"oh……"
It wasn't until Li Fengjian turned off the lights and went to sleep, and didn't even come over to hug her as usual, that Yao Ye belatedly realized...
Did her panicked "Wait!" hurt him...?
Although the next morning, Li Fengjian still woke up before her and, as always, acted like a king, preparing breakfast for her at home. He even chatted and laughed while taking her home to put away her luggage.
"You're coming downstairs so soon? Aren't you going to unpack your luggage and put everything back?"
“I don’t have time. I have an impromptu meeting this morning and need to get back to the company quickly. Besides, it doesn’t matter if my suitcase is left in the living room, anyway…” She fastened her seatbelt again and glanced at him, “Anyway, my parents already know where I’ve been staying these past few days.”
Li Fengjian nodded with a smile. Although he was smiling, Yao Ye secretly glanced at him and felt there was a deep, unsettling undercurrent in his eyes. She wanted to see more clearly, but he stubbornly kept his eyes fixed on the asphalt road ahead until he stopped in front of her company building. Only then did he seem to soften his gaze and give her a gentler look.
"We've arrived. Bye-bye."
"Um... Bye-bye..." Even his voice wasn't as gentle as usual, and Yao Ye's heart sank even further as she opened the door and got out of the car with a heavy heart.
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That day at the company, Yao Ye was busy working alongside Yu Fei, but her mind was elsewhere, adrift and unsettled. During the meeting, all the creative ideas, suggestions, reminders, and unreasonable demands went in one ear and out the other; she was preoccupied with replaying the events of the previous night, and immediately drew a conclusion.
So, last night, did Li Fengjian really just want to open the drawer to get protection, or was there a ring hidden inside for a proposal? Were his words last night just casual flirting during sex, or did he really intend to take the opportunity to propose to her?
The more she thought about it, the faster her heart raced, and an indescribable emotion surged through her body.
"Yao Ye... Yao Ye, are you alright?" Yu Fei patted her shoulder.
"Ah, I'm fine..." she finally came to her senses.
Yu Fei looked at her and said, "Your face is so red. Is it too stuffy in the meeting room? Why don't you go out for some fresh air and get some snacks for everyone from the break room?"
"OK."
"Oh right, could you run an errand to deliver some documents later? It's urgent. I'll send the address to your phone later."
“Okay.” Yao Ye nodded, then suddenly a thought struck her.
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The document was delivered quickly. On her way back to the company on the subway, she got off two stops early and took a detour back to Li Fengjian's house. At this time, Li Fengjian was naturally at Kazamado, but Yao Ye, feeling guilty, sent him a WeChat message saying she was going to his place to pick up some things she had left behind. Li Fengjian didn't reply for a long time, and she stood at the door, gently pressed her finger on the fingerprint lock, then opened the door and went straight into his bedroom.
She sat on the edge of the bed, and the moment she reached out her hand, her heart pounded with panic. She couldn't quite pinpoint what this panic was, so she gently pulled open the bedside table drawer and peered inside.
The drawer was empty except for a brand new, unopened box of safety measures.
Yao Ye reached deeper into the drawer and felt around to make sure there was nothing else inside before letting out a heavy sigh of relief.
Her heartbeat gradually calmed, and the feeling of panic slowly disappeared. Only then did she belatedly realize that her earlier panic stemmed from nervousness and helplessness, but…
But for some reason, besides feeling relieved, as she sat quietly on the edge of the bed, a subtle feeling welled up from the depths of her heart...
Disappointment.
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