Honey, Open The Door. I Want To Give You The Room Key - Chapter 34

Wei Ting stood before Lou Qingshuang, whose makeup was mature and whose demeanor had become even more beautiful. Her heart began to thud uncontrollably. She knew that Lou Qingshuang and Shen Yue had broken up; perhaps she could try to pursue her.

Wei Ting flashed a smile and brought up memories of the past. “I didn’t expect you and Bai Wan to actually start a company back then. We all thought you would go abroad to further your studies after you received that offer.”

“A lot happened at home back then, so I stayed behind to start the company with Wanwan. Fortunately, the outcome has been good.” Lou Qingshuang took a sip of champagne, her face filled with ease and relaxation.

Watching the screen, Liu Yu found Lou Qingshuang’s smile—and the smile of the person beside her—painfully dazzling. Liu Yu checked her phone again; there was absolutely no message from Lou Qingshuang. Previously, when Lou Qingshuang won the lawsuit against Lan Dai, she would at least call; now, there wasn’t even a text.

“Heh.” Liu Yu narrowed her eyes, looking at the laughing Lou Qingshuang on the screen with a faint, mocking smile. With a sharp snap, she shut the tablet. It was an eyesore.

“Don’t send me any more news about Lou Qingshuang in the future. Look for a new candidate.” Liu Yu’s face was cold. She stopped paying attention to Lou Qingshuang altogether. Thinking of the three-million-yuan Lou Qingshuang had sent back, she knew the rejection was explicit. This was already Lou Qingshuang’s third rejection.

Liu Yu’s expression chilled further; she didn’t intend to spend any more energy on her. As for what Lou Qingshuang had said before, she would just let it go. Recalling Lou Qingshuang’s sadness during their last meeting, Liu Yu felt a rare softening of her heart and decided to let her be. Since she couldn’t give Lou Qingshuang the feelings she wanted, there was no need for further entanglement.

Liu Yu was a woman of her word and threw herself entirely into her work. However, she didn’t expect her own “face-slapping” moment to come so quickly.

Ever since Lou Qingshuang and Wei Ting exchanged contact information at the press conference, they had been chatting frequently. “Philly’s main focus for this product is natural ingredients. They are collaborating with Lan Dai to use their production lines. Although Lan Dai has been quiet lately, their production lines are very mature,” Wei Ting said, analyzing Philly Company’s entry into the market.

The two were sitting in an elegant restaurant eating steak. Liu Yu was sitting on the other side, positioned exactly where she could see Lou Qingshuang. Today was Liu Yu’s first dinner with a person found by Zhu Yan, and she suddenly found it tasteless. She felt as though her nose could catch the scent of Lou Qingshuang’s roses.

The Omega who came for the date was bright and sophisticated, wearing exaggerated circular earrings with her hair tucked behind one ear. She exuded a scent of tequila. “Hello, Chairman Liu.” The woman reached out her hand to shake.

“Hello. Please, have a seat.”

Lou Qingshuang, who was cutting her steak, suddenly paused. That deep, cello-like voice belonged to Liu Yu. Was Liu Yu meeting another female companion? Lou Qingshuang’s eyelashes fluttered, but she quickly regained her composure. She should feel relieved. Yet, thinking about those past events, she still felt a twinge of sadness. Once, she thought she was special to Liu Yu, only to find out there was nothing special about her at all.

The peaceful life during this period had returned Lou Qingshuang’s routine to normal—no betrayed feelings, no forced room cards. While both sides were dining, a powerful Alpha pheromone suddenly exploded, instantly causing a commotion.

The burst was too sudden—a foul scent of privet flowers. Many people were revolted to the point of nausea. This pheromone was filled with violent desire. Many Alphas were also affected; Alpha pheromones are highly aggressive, and since the diners here were wealthy or influential, few carried pheromone-clearing sprays.

Liu Yu stood up and told her date to leave first. The male Alpha whose pheromones had exploded had already begun flipping tables and attacking Omegas.

“Damn it! Where is the restaurant manager? Turn on the pheromone blocking spray!” someone shouted impatiently. Some clutched their necks, fearing that the privet scent would trigger a premature heat cycle.

Liu Yu walked quickly toward Lou Qingshuang’s table. Wei Ting and Lou Qingshuang were too close and had already been affected. Lou Qingshuang’s eyes were hazy. She pinched herself occasionally to stay conscious, gasping for air. “Why hasn’t the blocking spray been turned on yet?”

Liu Yu supported Lou Qingshuang to lead her away, but Wei Ting blocked her. “Don’t touch her.”

Looking at Lou Qingshuang, who was on the verge of entering heat, Liu Yu ripped off the pheromone blocker on the back of her own neck. An S-class Alpha pheromone instantly suppressed the entire room. The agitated Alphas fell into submission and stopped moving. Only the Omegas were drawn to the powerful scent, moving toward Liu Yu.

At that moment, Liu Yu’s bodyguards rushed in, carrying pheromone blocking sprays and dousing everyone. The chaotic crowd gradually regained their senses. As for the male Alpha with the pheromone outburst, he was tied up.

Liu Yu slowly reapplied her blocker. At the same time, she held Lou Qingshuang and sat her down. She noticed the red dress Lou Qingshuang wearing today; the snow-white skin against the red dress was beautiful. Liu Yu lifted the long hair from the back of Lou Qingshuang’s neck, feeling Lou Qingshuang’s pheromones lingeringly cling to her. She moved the hair aside, peeled off Lou Qingshuang’s old blocker, and replaced it with a new one.

Wei Ting leaned on the table, gasping for breath, looking at Liu Yu with apprehension. Liu Yu tossed a pheromone blocker to her as well. After finishing with Lou Qingshuang, she placed her back in her seat. The two women made eye contact—one calm and noble, the other with eyes shimmering like water. Liu Yu gave a nod and prepared to leave.

However, the used pheromone blocker she had peeled off Lou Qingshuang was still gripped tightly in Liu Yu’s hand. The effect of Lou Qingshuang’s suppression shot had ended, so the clear and enchanting rose scent had bloomed the moment it met her.

Lou Qingshuang took a few breaths to steady herself and lowered her gaze. A recovered Wei Ting reapplied her own blocker. “Shuangshuang, are you okay?” Wei Ting looked fearful. Liu Yu’s pheromones were too formidable; that kind of pressure left her unable to resist. Such a person must be kept at a distance.

Lou Qingshuang shook her head. “I’m fine. Let’s end it here for today, Senior.”

“Alright.” Wei Ting nodded. Today had been a bit embarrassing. “That Alpha just now was so strong. Her pheromone level is at least S-class.”

“Mm,” Lou Qingshuang replied softly. Wei Ting thought she was just tired and didn’t say much more. “Luckily she was here today, otherwise things would have been a mess.” Thinking this, Wei Ting glanced at the cold and beautiful Lou Qingshuang; she was glad she had intervened.

Liu Yu sat in her car, watching Lou Qingshuang come down and say goodbye to Wei Ting. Watching her return to her own car, Liu Yu lowered her head and slowly opened her clenched hand. A surging scent of roses swirled around her.

Liu Yu looked with obscure eyes at the useless blocker. She tentatively released a bit of her own pheromones, which instantly merged with the still-active rose scent. Her pheromones even went so far as to completely and possessively wrap around that cluster of scent. Liu Yu closed her eyes and held that cluster of pheromones in her hand, as if she were holding Lou Qingshuang herself.

Lou Qingshuang also sat in her car. She didn’t turn on the lights; in the darkness, she touched the back of her neck. She wasn’t keen on intimacy—in fact, she feared it—but because she had used suppression shots for too long, the doctor found signs of gland atrophy. They stopped the shots and even suggested she find a partner to help stimulate the glands.

Liu Yu’s closeness just now had truly caused their pheromones to entwine. Are our pheromones that compatible? Lou Qingshuang had asked the doctor under what circumstances an Alpha could smell pheromones after a suppression shot.

“It’s only possible if the pheromone compatibility is 100%. Such a case is one in a million,” the doctor had said. “To meet someone with 100% compatibility among a million people… what a romantic thing.”

“I found you among a million people,” the doctor had mused.

Lou Qingshuang gave a low, self-deprecating laugh. Indeed, even with so many people between them, Liu Yu still tried to give her a room card. Lou Qingshuang started the car to leave. As her car joined the flow of traffic, a black sedan followed silently behind. This time, Liu Yu was driving herself.

Lou Qingshuang didn’t notice the black car following her. Liu Yu followed her all the way home. It wasn’t until she saw the old neighborhood that she realized Lou Qingshuang had moved. “No wonder I haven’t run into her lately,” Liu Yu whispered. She also drove away.

Zhu Yan called. “Chairman Liu, were you satisfied with the lady tonight?”

Inhaling the scent in the car that was about to lose its vitality, Liu Yu suddenly slammed on the brakes. Screech! The car made a very loud braking sound. Zhu Yan, hearing the sound, was terrified. “Chairman, are you alright?!”

“I’m fine,” Liu Yu said, her voice hoarse. “Change to someone else. I don’t like tequila.”

“Understood, Chairman. But there aren’t many people left with a high compatibility rating for you.” Zhu Yan was being very tactful. During this period, Liu Yu had been picking someone to accompany her through her next heat. Because her gland level was too high, passing a heat without someone to help channel it was extremely agonizing. After so many years, her glands were showing signs of collapse. The doctors were doing their best to suppress it, but the best way was to find an Omega with high compatibility.

“The doctor said the glands can only hold out for another half a year at most. Chairman, you need to decide on someone.” As an assistant and strategist, Zhu Yan had to emphasize the urgency.

“Isn’t there still half a year? We’ll find someone,” Liu Yu said. Zhu Yan could only stop there and continue to expand the search.

Far away in the United States, Shen Yue watched a video of Lou Qingshuang, her heart full of unwillingness. “Will there still be a chance?” Shen Yue lowered her eyes and asked herself softly. She hoped for a chance to go back. Zhu Rui had messaged her many times, hoping she would return to help her, promising to let bygones be bygones.

After resting at home for a night, Lou Qingshuang finally felt alive. She stood before the mirror, lifted her hair, and looked at the blocker still on her neck. She reached out and gently peeled it off; the adhesive was damp with a bit of moisture.

In an instant, her uncontrolled pheromones came rushing out. Having not been controlled for years, the pheromones now completely ignored Lou Qingshuang’s commands. Her body went soft, and she leaned against the white sink, panting lightly. Every morning when she woke up, it was like this. Lou Qingshuang tried to control the pheromones, attempting to pull them back, but even more surged from the glands. Drenched in a cold sweat, she leaned against the sink and grabbed the pheromone-clearing spray, dousing herself until the pheromones finally settled down.

Only then did she go to the bathroom to shower and prepare for work. Standing in the shower, she thought of Liu Yu protecting that female Omega as they left last night. She gave a mocking smile—she found a new canary so quickly.

The sound of hot water rushing down cleared Lou Qingshuang’s thoughts. Early spring had passed, and the weather had warmed up. Lou Qingshuang had already launched a new line of lipsticks. She was wearing her own formula on her lips; it made them look naturally full, with a great color that wasn’t overly glossy.

Wanshuang’s business was expanding rapidly. Relying on affordable prices and high cost-performance, it had already spread to many cities. Without the two major obstacles of Shen Yue and Liu Yu, Lou Qingshuang’s career was flourishing. After the collaboration with New Rain, they had gained a bit of a reputation internationally. Lou Qingshuang in particular had seen her formulas purchased by several countries, earning her own royalties.

She had repaid the money she owed Bai Wan, but she still hadn’t sold that house. According to the property management, the neighbor living across from her was still there.