"You always have to give a chance to feel heartache for you, to protect you."
"In front of , you don’t need to be so strong, just tell if it hurts, okay?"
Shen Shuci was stunned. She had long been accustod to not bothering others. They say a crying child gets the candy, but in the orphanage, no one coddled you; crying all day would just trouble others.
She silently nodded her head.
"Shall we continue?"
Shen Shuci thought they should continue applying the dicine and nodded her head, but what she was t with was not the so-called application of dicine. He had asked her to undress earlier, and he hadn’t moved, but this ti he seed intent on taking initiative...
Yet as both were lost in their emotions, arrows drawn on their bows, Shen Shuci even thought that she might indeed surrender herself here tonight.
Having grown up abroad, she inherently wasn’t very conservative; certain things before or after marriage really didn’t matter to her, knowing now that she liked this man...
And he wanted her, as she wanted him.
Things seed to naturally fall into place, but just as they had undressed, Huo Qinqi suddenly reached out, flipped over, grabbed the blanket, and covered her up...
"You... aren’t going to continue?"
Shen Shuci had been ready, but then he stopped?
As this matter was sothing a young woman felt embarrassed to speak about, she could only bite her lip, feeling both shy and annoyed.
"We don’t have condoms at ho, and morning-after pills aren’t good for your health. Other contraception thods always carry risks. If you’ve decided you want a child, then we can continue..."
"I don’t want to have children yet." Shen Shuci wrapped the blanket tightly around herself. Any previous mood was instantly gone, and naturally, she didn’t want it anymore.
Huo Qinqi stood up and walked towards the restroom...
The sound of flowing water could be heard from inside, and Shen Shuci pulled the blanket over her head, her face still flushing as she thought about what had happened.
But Huo Qinqi stayed inside for a long ti, and being adults, one could guess what he was doing, which made Shen Shuci even more uncomfortable...
After a cold shower, Huo Qinqi exhaled a breath of turbid air. It seed that such things should always be kept handy.
It’s better to be safe than sorry.
...
anwhile, downstairs, the Huo Family had already started a heated discussion.
"I was just about to send them so dicine, but at the door, I heard ’it hurts, just scream it out’—man, this ti it must have happened."
"I feel like they already hooked up when they went to Pingjiang, might as well prepare a marriage report now."
"I didn’t expect our guy to be so capable. With this speed, once the Fifth Lord has a child, they can keep each other company."
...
When Huo Ran ca back, he also picked up on so rumours; coupled with how Shen Shuci wasn’t walking quite right when they ca down from upstairs, soone smirked even more wickedly.
Truly befitting his brother, truly fierce!
Shen Shuci had to go to the company tomorrow, so she didn’t stay at the Huo house overnight. Huo Qinqi drove her back, passing by a supermarket; he returned with a big bag of items.
Seeing the supermarket bag, Huo Ran thought his brother was in a good mood after having at, giving him so snacks. Watching him carry the big bag straight back, he wondered if his brother was going to hog it all.
He secretly sneaked into his brother’s room while he wasn’t paying attention, peeked into the bag, and despite being caught red-handed, was even more startled by what was inside.
Is he doing wholesale? So many?
"Bro... can you even use all of these?"
"What does it have to do with you?" Huo Qinqi looked at him coldly, "Why are you sneaking into my room in the middle of the night? Do you also want a few boxes?"
"I..." Huo Ran hadn’t even touched a girl’s hand, why would he need that.
"The size I use wouldn’t fit you; if you need them, go buy your own."
Both being adults, Huo Qinqi didn’t interfere in his socializing, but Huo Ran left the room completely baffled, taking a long while to collect his thoughts...
The size, not suitable for him?
It took him a long ti to beco furiously agitated, suspecting his brother was making a personal attack on him. What did he an, was he suggesting sothing about his size...
Oh no, originally excited about being close to his idol like a happy fool, Huo Ran ended up furious all night long because of Huo Qinqi’s words.
The next morning, as usual, Huo Qinqi took him for morning exercise. Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, he slightly frowned, "Stayed up late again last night?"
"Insomnia." Huo Ran spoke weakly, his red hair looking like a bird’s nest and his breath visible in the cold air.
"Staying up late is bad for your health."
"I know."
"It’s also bad for your kidneys."
"..."
Huo Ran was almost driven mad: You’re attacking again!
**
In the following days,
Shen Shuci was busy with her job regularization, while Huo Qinqi returned to the base and told Jiang Jinsang he would try his best to return for his wedding.
After he got back, he was scolded by his superior for wanting to leave last ti even though he failed his psychological assessnt, which really gave him a headache.
Huo Qinqi didn’t talk back.
"I would never have thought that you went back because of..." his superior was speechless, "I always felt that you were the last person who would be swayed by romantic affairs, but to think that you acted so recklessly upon eting soone you liked."
"I am human too, so naturally, I have emotions and desires," Huo Qinqi explained.
"If there’s nothing else, you can go."
"There is still sothing."
"Go on."
"When will the marriage report be approved?"
Having just lectured him, and now asking about the marriage report, "Is that all that’s on your mind now, falling in love and getting married?"
"There’s also the marriage report."
"Get out—"
...
However, Huo Ran, thick-skinned, did not return ho and instead tagged along behind Jiang Chengsi, making his way in Beijing. Now, everyone in Beijing knew that a red-haired young man followed Young Master Jiang, Huo’s younger cousin. People respected him sowhat, which allowed him to swagger around.
Jiang Chengsi was prudent in his actions, and following him, Huo Ran learned quite a bit. As long as he did not overstep boundaries, Jiang didn’t bother him much.
Tang Wan and Jiang Jinsang were busily preparing their wedding with everything progressing smoothly. The bridesmaids and groomsn were also decided—Ruan ngxi was definitely on Tang Wan’s side, and Qi Zeyan was naturally chosen early on.
Jiang Yanting was heavily involved in Jiang Jinsang’s preparations, so handling his own preparations was fairly straightforward and familiar.
The couple’s new ho was also fully decorated. Once the furniture was moved in and so daily necessities added, it would be ready to live in.
When Tang Wan first visited the new house, she was imdiately impressed. Nearly every corner had unique, thoughtful, small touches. Following her request, a fish tank was placed in the living room, though yet without any fish.
Entering the bedroom, there was a thick carpet on the floor, and the overall decor was even more soft and cozy.
"This side is your walk-in closet," Jiang Jinsang pointed to a partition on one side, "Next to it are the bathroom and the washroom."
Tang Wan nodded her head, and followed his guidance, visiting each in turn. The washroom was small, but this bathroom...
Besides the showerhead, this bathtub...
She vaguely rembered Jiang Jinsang telling her he often worked at a desk and had a bad back, and that soaking in a bath was beneficial for relaxing body and mind—but wouldn’t a regular household bathtub suffice?
This one was a bit...
Was he planning to swim and roll around in there?
Suddenly, Tang Wan thought of sothing, but then Jiang Jinsang explained.
"A larger bathtub is more comfortable."
He looked serious, not like he was thinking of anything inappropriate. Tang Wan pursed her lips. Maybe she was overthinking?
Later on, it turned out she indeed hadn’t overthought.
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