Savage Kiss - Chapter 84

Seeing him unmoved, Xu Qingyi sighed. “Then I won’t go. I’ll buy a gift for you to bring over…”

Shen Yanzhou abruptly cut her off.

Right in front of Liang Fanglin in the car, he suddenly kissed her.

“There’s someone here!” She widened her eyes slightly.

Shen Yanzhou lowered his voice. “I know. That’s why I’m being so restrained.”

“…”

She turned and went upstairs first to take a shower and change clothes, planning to contact him again when it was about time.

Back upstairs, as soon as Xu Qingyi opened the door, she stepped on several sticky notes and paused.

Turning on the light and picking them up, she realized they were in Shen Yanzhou’s handwriting.

After she had left, she didn’t know how many days he had waited at her door, probably thinking she was home but just refusing to see him.

When he was being charming, it was impossible to tell he could be so clueless.

Xu Qingyi collected all the sticky notes, her feelings complicated.

With him like this, if Shen Yuqiao were to use her to do something even more ruthless, how would he endure?

An hour later.

She had just finished showering and picked up her phone when Shen Yuqiao’s call came through first.

“Are you there?” he asked directly.

This feeling made Xu Qingyi uncomfortable, as if she were being watched all the time.

Did he even know about her and Shen Yanzhou in first class…?

She took a soft breath. “We only have a transactional relationship. When it comes to matters unrelated to Shen Yanzhou, could you please stop monitoring me?”

Shen Yuqiao retorted flatly, “Are you paying me?”

Xu Qingyi paused, not catching on at first.

Only then did she hear his emotionless voice continue, “Then you can give me orders.”

Xu Qingyi gritted her teeth at the air. She really didn’t have that kind of leverage.

“Your recent task is simple: stay with him, and it’s best if you can report his every move. No other requirements,” Shen Yuqiao said.

Xu Qingyi asked, “What do you mean? No more pretending to be in love? No need to make him so devoted he wants to marry me?”

She was genuinely a bit angry now.

It felt like Shen Yuqiao was toying with her!

Just when she was ready to interact with Shen Yanzhou in Yun County without any ulterior motives, Shen Yuqiao had demanded she maintain the relationship.

And after she resisted for a few days, gave up her hesitation in first class, and even agreed to accompany him to his friend’s birthday tonight, Shen Yuqiao no longer wanted her to follow the original plan?!

Shen Yuqiao fell silent, and it was unclear who was talking to him on the other end before he hung up.

Xu Qingyi was so frustrated it hurt. Having money really was something else.

Who’s to say tomorrow or some other day he wouldn’t demand she stick to the original plan again?

That evening, Xu Qingyi went with Shen Yanzhou to celebrate Ma Xu’s birthday.

She had met Ma Xu many times and knew he had a girlfriend, but this was her first time meeting her.

She looked incredibly familiar, and it wasn’t until the other woman called her “Teacher Xu” that Xu Qingyi suddenly remembered, wasn’t this the hot mom, Wu Yi?

Wu Yi was also meeting Ma Xu’s friends formally for the first time and was clearly uneasy.

This was also Xu Qingyi’s first time formally dining with Shen Yanzhou’s friends, and she felt just as awkward.

However, when the two women ended up together, they found things to talk about.

While the group of men drank and chatted, Xu Qingyi and Wu Yi sat on the nearby sofa.

Wu Yi had a gentle personality. It was Xu Qingyi’s first time seeing her out of a swimsuit and wearing makeup, she was very beautiful and carried an air of elegance.

When teaching swimming, Wu Yi’s Moments were hidden from her, and she wouldn’t reply to WeChat messages. She said she was very busy and to just call her directly.

Tonight, Xu Qingyi finally saw Wu Yi’s social media post and was stunned. “You’re that President Wu?”

Xu Qingyi truly hadn’t expected Wu Yi to actually be a wealthy woman, she had started her own company.

Wu Yi smiled modestly.

Xu Qingyi joked, “No wonder Ma Xu dotes on you so much.”

Wu Yi sighed slightly. “He treats me too well, and honestly, it puts a lot of pressure on me.”

“We…”

Wu Yi paused briefly, thought for a moment, and couldn’t help but share a bit more. “We’ve actually been together for a long time.”

“After I gave birth to my first child, he stayed with me. He proposed, but I turned him down. Later, I secretly had a second child without telling him. That was the first time he cut ties with me completely and didn’t contact me for a long time. I couldn’t help but reach out to him, and we reconciled.”

“Now, I’m really afraid he’ll suddenly propose again.”

Xu Qingyi was quick to grasp the key point. “Sister Wu, are you a marriage-free advocate?”

Wu Yi glanced at her. “You could say that. I went abroad for IVF to have the children, but…”

“What I actually reject isn’t marriage itself, but… how should I put it? The dynamics between men and women?”

Xu Qingyi seemed lost in thought.

“I’m afraid that if we really get married, I won’t be able to give him the kind of relationship he wants. If we end up separating, dealing with assets and all that would be messy and hurtful. But not being together… I just…”

She couldn’t let go either.

Xu Qingyi tentatively asked, “What do you mean by not being able to give him what he wants…?”

Wu Yi took a big gulp of wine and blurted out abruptly, “I’m frigid. I have no interest in that kind of thing.”

This was something Wu Yi had never told anyone, not even Ma Xu.

She smiled wryly. “Before, we rarely did it. He always thought I didn’t love him enough, but the truth is… I found it exhausting to pretend.”

For a moment, Xu Qingyi felt a pang of sympathy for Wu Yi.

But at the same time, she thought that being frigid ultimately came down to not finding the right way to please oneself.

Coincidentally, she was good at that.

However, since she wasn’t that close with Wu Yi, Xu Qingyi didn’t feel comfortable going into detail.

She simply said, “I don’t often connect with people like this. How about I give you a gift? I’ll send it to you later?”

Wu Yi quickly declined. “That’s too much! Really, I can’t…”

Xu Qingyi leaned in slightly. “It might help with your… lack of interest.”

Wu Yi fell silent, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Xu Qingyi smiled. “You’ll understand when you receive it. Don’t be shy, if you like it, keep it. If not, just throw it away.”

She planned to send Wu Yi a full set, from lingerie to toys.

After the birthday celebration ended, they said their goodbyes, and Shen Yanzhou accompanied her back to her apartment.

“What were you talking about that made you so happy?” he asked.

It was clear he was in a good mood too. He had been watching her the whole time, from worrying she might feel out of place to relaxing and drinking with others.

Xu Qingyi hummed lightly. “Don’t pry into girls’ matters.”

Shen Yanzhou leaned against the corridor railing, looking at her, and suddenly said, “I want to wear a ring.”

Her hand, about to unlock the door, stilled.

Back in Yun County, he had asked her for a ring and never took it back.

She hadn’t seen him wearing it recently either. Why was he bringing it up now?

Did he want her to wear one too?

Shen Yanzhou took two steps forward, stopping in front of her, and looked down at her intently.

His gaze, softened by alcohol, held a warm intensity. “You don’t have to wear one. I wouldn’t dare force you, but you can’t throw it away.”

“Starting tomorrow, I’ll wear mine. If someone asks, can I say I’m not single?”

Xu Qingyi’s first reaction was that she didn’t quite grasp what he meant.

When she realized he was cautiously seeking her consent, her heart couldn’t help but tremble.

Was he afraid she’d be displeased if he said he wasn’t single? Afraid she’d think he was overstepping their relationship?