Savage Kiss - Chapter 73

Only those words had any effect on Shen Yanzhou.

He reluctantly suppressed his breathing and pulled back, then reached for the tissues from the driver’s seat sofa.

He then carefully helped her straighten her clothes and tidy her hair.

Xu Qingyi took the box of tissues he had just used upstairs and placed it outside the bathroom door, knocking twice. “Get it yourself.”

Shi Qing took a long time to come out, his face full of resentment.

“Where did you source these shoddy things from some shady workshop? I’m going to report you to the Market Supervision Bureau!”

Shen Yanzhou remained unruffled. “Go ahead, they’re still working today.”

Shi Qing clutched his stomach as he got off the yacht.

Seeing that he was genuinely uncomfortable, Xu Qingyi felt she couldn’t just ignore him, both out of empathy and reason. “Should I take you back?”

Shi Qing nodded with a frown.

But when Xu Qingyi took her car keys and was about to drive, Shen Yanzhou snatched the keys faster than her and settled into the driver’s seat.

The car quickly drove off in front of her, and Shi Qing’s protests faded into the distance.

…

Xu Qingyi could finally go back to work for a while.

Her newly rented workspace was on the sixth floor, the very last room. It seemed no one had rented it before, it was spotless.

Afraid of damaging the floor, she had laid down a layer of canvas before moving her things in. She only wore socks when entering to work.

The design materials and upgraded samples from the previous jet-propulsion upgrade had been mailed to President Ke.

She thought it would go as smoothly as before.

But when she opened the email, she found that President Ke said the gold-tier experience tester had given a negative review, claiming the experience was poor.

Xu Qingyi was stunned, how could it be poor?

Even if it wasn’t perfect, it definitely shouldn’t be considered poor. After all, the data had been refined after that night she and Shen Yanzhou returned from the city hotel.

It was as if she had personally infused the experience into the product.

[President Ke, are you sure the tester didn’t mix up the product with another model?]

Xu Qingyi sent her doubt over.

Ke Yan, troubled by this matter, had also double-checked with the tester.

The tester was very clear: [It’s just unsatisfactory. If her design capabilities are limited to this and she’s already running out of ideas before even releasing her second new product, President Ke should carefully reconsider the collaboration with the designer.]

When Ke Yan saw the message from the tester, her heart leaned toward Xu Qingyi.

After all, when signing the long-term contract, the tester had mentioned that Xu Qingyi had once saved her life.

Ke Yan liked Xu Qingyi a lot, and the tester’s words felt somewhat like burning bridges to her.

Shortly after, the tester added: [Of course, I’m speaking from the professional perspective of an experience tester. No one wishes for Designer Xu’s long-term success more than I do.]

Ke Yan comforted Xu Qingyi on WeChat: [Can you make some revisions? See if there’s any aspect that’s not perfect, maybe the angle or the electronic intensity?]

Xu Qingyi sighed. The more Ke Yan comforted her, the more apologetic she felt.

She took apart the remaining sample in her workspace, studied it, and then reassembled it for further analysis.

She felt there were no major flaws in any aspect and had no clear direction for revisions at the moment.

When Shen Yanzhou returned, she had just stepped out of her workspace and ran into him in the hallway.

“Here to pick me up?” Shen Yanzhou’s eyes held a hint of surprise.

Xu Qingyi smiled without clarifying, casually opened the door, walked in first, and waited for him at the entrance.

After entering, Shen Yanzhou took off his shoes and glanced at the newly purchased men’s slippers placed on the floor.

There had been no slippers for him before.

He knew it was her way of showing her stance but deliberately showed no expression.

Xu Qingyi stepped forward slightly, reaching out to touch his chin, wanting to see if he had been injured by Shi Qing that morning.

Shen Yanzhou stood perfectly still, tilting his face slightly to the side as if to avoid her touch.

Yet, at the same time, he seemed to lean down just a little, as if inviting her to touch him.

Xu Qingyi didn’t manage to reach his face and looked at him instead.

Without beating around the bush, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed the corner of his lips.

Shen Yanzhou lowered his gaze to look at her, his lips twitching slightly. “Was it a good kiss?”

Xu Qingyi lifted her face and nodded slightly.

Clearly, he was aware of her attitude today and was taking advantage of it. He wrapped one hand around her waist, placed the other behind her head, and pressed her against the door.

“Weren’t you into the college guy type? Isn’t someone as old as me boring?”

Xu Qingyi knew these were the exact words Shi Qing had thrown at him that morning.

She looked at him seriously. “It’s not your age that’s big.”

Her voice was soft, but Shen Yanzhou heard it clearly. The light in his eyes darkened, and when she kissed him again, he finally kissed her back fiercely.

“Why are you so different today…” he murmured hoarsely, his voice tinged with suspicion.

But suspicion didn’t hinder his progress.

When Xu Qingyi reached to pull open the bedside drawer to grab a condom, she stopped him.

Shen Yanzhou turned to look at her, his gaze intense, a fiery heat burning in his eyes.

Every move she made today surprised him.

Right now, Xu Qingyi just wanted to experience it one more time and confirm exactly what was unsatisfactory about the product.

Shen Yanzhou closed the drawer, and when he kissed her again, his breath had changed.

…

A small villa outside the city.

Mi Lian tossed the wine bottle into the trash and looked at the newly delivered trial product.

She had already tested the upgraded features Xu Qingyi had worked on. The more satisfied she was with the product, the deeper her mood sank into despair.

So, had she and Shen Yanzhou already…?

Mi Lian took a long, deep breath.

For the first time, she contacted Shen Yuqiao.

As the call went through, Mi Lian sat on a plush chair. When Shen Yuqiao’s refined and calm voice came through, she got straight to the point.

“I know you want my parents’ resources. I can make sure they provide you with what you need. But as for the marriage alliance between our families, can you agree to let your brother take your place?”

Mi Lian was the only daughter of the Zhuang family. The Zhuang family wasn’t lacking in talent, but having a capable son-in-law would naturally be ideal.

The elders of the Zhuang family had more or less chosen Shen Yuqiao for her, he was steady and capable.

But Mi Lian didn’t like him.

Shen Yuqiao was never one to beat around the bush. “I have no problem with that.”

But his agreement didn’t mean the entire Shen family would agree. As long as Zhuang Mi Lian had his opinion, what issue could he possibly have?

Mi Lian thought for a moment. “I heard the Shen family will be electing a new director after the New Year. Can Shen Yanzhou return to participate in the election?”

If she was going to choose Shen Yanzhou, she couldn’t let his status appear too disgraceful. Even if it was just a hollow title, at least it would sound respectable, and she could justify it to her parents.

Shen Yuqiao agreed as calmly as ever. “Sure.”

But participating in the election and actually being elected were two different matters.

…

“Can you wash up by yourself?” Shen Yanzhou carried Xu Qingyi to the bathroom. “I’ll go clean up.”

Every corner of the bedroom was marked with traces of their intimacy, it was truly a mess.

Embarrassed, Xu Qingyi buried herself in the water and nodded.

When Shen Yanzhou turned to leave, he didn’t close the door. With just a turn of her head, she could see him tidying up outside.

For a moment, it felt like a married couple going about their daily life.

Xu Qingyi watched as he wiped away all the traces from the countertop and glass, eventually feeling too embarrassed to keep watching.

In the water, she only wanted to sleep, but she also wanted to hold on a little longer to revise the data again.