Water and Fire~Chapter 102.2: Sweet Too

 

Chapter 102.2: Sweet Too

After a good night's sleep, she nervously rose early in the morning and rushed to work, scrambling onto the subway. During the day, her emotions were constantly hanging on an invisible wire, fearing she'd show him any difference in attitude. At dinner that evening, her nerves were even more intense, fearing their eyes might accidentally meet and others might see something fishy.

From yesterday until just now, her mind had been on edge, leaving her no time to fully process the feeling of becoming Ren Yan's girlfriend.

Now, Gu Miaoyu was staying at the company tonight, leaving her alone at home. In the empty, quiet room, the clamor of emotions subsided, and the fact that she was his girlfriend gradually became clearer and more real, a reality she could barely believe.

They were really together.

They were really together.

In the dark, silent room, her heartbeat seemed to echo off the walls. She lay back on the bed, her hand raised to touch her lips. He had kissed her there for two days straight. Whenever he kissed her, he'd always nip her, sometimes lightly and sometimes hard. The bites made her feel both numb and dizzy.

She couldn't help but nibble at her lower lip. It was strange; the feeling of biting herself was different from his.

Whenever he kissed her and nibbled, her heart would race, her head would fill with blood, and her ears would burn. Even just thinking about that feeling now made her feel the blood rushing to her head.

She pulled quilt over her head. Hiding under the covers, she giggled.

She couldn't let the bear cub by the bed see her smile. She couldn't let the squirrel jewelry box on the dresser see her smile. She couldn't let the penguin stuffed animal next to the computer see her smile.

She had to save her dignity, so how could she let them see her laughing frivolously at the memory of someone's kiss?

She rolled around in the covers, rolled twice, and then lay flat on the bed, whispering, "Senior."

Although the cry was only audible to her, her face burned as soon as she finished. She heard her own voice sound a bit coquettish and seductive.

The soft call made her extremely embarrassed. She buried her face in the pillow and lay on the bed, pounding it with her hands.

Oh my god, how could she be so wanton?

The quilt was stuffy, and the oxygen inside was almost gone. She crawled out of the covers, and the air she breathed in suddenly felt fresh and delicious. She calmed down and thought quietly: tomorrow would be the first day she and he would be separated.

She looked at the ceiling and suddenly couldn't help laughing. To think they had only been together for two days, and they were already going through the whole process of an underground relationship and a long-distance relationship.

After a long period of wandering thoughts, sleepiness finally took hold of her, and she drifted off to sleep. As she drifted off, a smile on her lips, even though she wasn't aware of it, still lingered.

Ren Yan took a taxi home.

Upon returning home, he headed straight for the study. The housekeeper had left a note on his desk, saying she'd delivered Grandma's medicine on time and had asked her to take it on time. Ren Yan saw the reminder and remembered it was time to pay the housekeeper. He opened the safe, took out some money, and placed it in an envelope on the corner of his desk. The housekeeper would remove the envelope when she came to clean the study.

After doing this, he sat down in the rocking chair by the window and called Lei Zhenzi on his phone for a video call.

Lei Zhenzi's rosy-faced face quickly appeared on the phone screen.

As soon as he appeared, he smiled slyly with his peach-shaped eyes. "Hey, Ren, you look a little different today. You look refreshed and in great shape. Hmm, what's going on?

"Yin and Yang are being taken to replenish your yang."

Ren Yan ignored his nonsense and gave him a straightforward answer. "I told you, we're together."

Lei Zhenzi spent a full five seconds digesting this, his mouth hanging open. "F*ck, I told you, you were taking Yin and Yang to replenish your yang, right? You said you'd wait until the private placement project was completed. Bah, you're already doing it so soon! F*ck, Ren, you beast, you're so efficient! I love f*cking you. How about it? Turn off the lights and spend the night. The next day, are you satisfied?"

Ren Yan, worried he'd f*ck himself all night, interrupted him. "We didn't do that." "

Lei Zhenzi paused in his groin. "F*ck!"

He paused, his peach-shaped eyes filled with confusion. "But you look so l*stful, it doesn't look like you haven't done that. No, that's not logical. You look like a bottle of l*st with the cork pulled out, your l*st bubbling out. You're a walking l*st bag. How could you possibly hold it back? I don't believe you didn't do that."

Ren Yan interrupted his increasingly blatant speculation. "Shut up, really."

Lei Zhenzi: "Why?"

Ren Yan paused, then said seriously, "Too fast. I'm a little reluctant."

Lei Zhenzi's mouth opened as wide as Wang Dalu's.

"Hate!"

He held his chin and said, "No, there's a difference between being willing to do that and not being willing to do it. It should be the difference between holding back and not being able to hold back, right?" He paused, then added, "But being able to hold back isn't right either. Holding back isn't love." "What is love? Love is something you can't help but do."

"Shut up," Ren Yan choked him.

Lei Zhenzi pleaded, "Okay, I'll shut up. But why can you hold back?"

Ren Yan looked at him and replied expressionlessly, "Including yesterday, we've only been together for two days."

Lei Zhenzi seemed to understand. "Oh. So that's right." But then he changed the subject. "But when Sister Sheng and I were together, we were only ten minutes apart, and we couldn't help but be passionate for five whole days."

Ren Yan chuckled, "And then you were apart for five years."

Lei Zhenzi said, "Ren Yan, you bastard!"

He saw that Ren Yan's expression had gradually brightened despite his outburst. He was amazed.

He heard Ren Yan say to him with a cheerful tone, "You don't know how beautiful she is when she's shy. I want to see more of her." "

Lei Zhenzi stood there, stunned, as if struck by lightning. After a moment, he let out a roaring laugh. "Hahahahahaha, Ren Yan, you weirdo! Are you afraid that after you do that, you two will lose all shame, right? You said you're in your thirties, so why are you still so full of pretentious, boyish interests? Life is short, don't waste time, just do it."

Ren Yan: "Get lost."

Lei Zhenzi refused to leave. "I'll see how long you can hold it in. I bet you won't last this year."

Ren Yan: "Get lost."

Lei Zhenzi not only refused to leave, but his expression changed, and he sighed with genuine emotion.

"Ah, Ren, you know, it's great that you're the way you are now. You have someone who loves you, someone who cares for you. You've also learned how to truly love. That's wonderful! I have to thank Qian Miao.

Ren Yan was about to continue his barrage of "Get lost," but he held back. He smiled at Lei Zhenzi.

Lei Zhenzi's hands were shaking with excitement as he held the phone. "You can actually have such a gentle smile!" He sighed even more deeply. "Ren, you seem more and more humane now, not cold and aloof at all. That's wonderful."

Ren Yan looked at him, smiled again, and said sincerely, "Thank you, brother. Thank you for always pushing me."

He paused, then glanced out the window. The moon was bright in the sky, and the stars shone brilliantly, dispelling the gloom of the late autumn night.

He withdrew his gaze, looked at Lei Zhenzi on the screen, and said, "I feel very happy now." "

Chu Qianmiao slept through the night and dreamed what felt like over eight hundred dreams. Ren Yan was in every one of them, and in every one of them, he was taking her out to eat, nearly drowning her in delight. When the alarm woke her, she was dreaming that Ren Yan had promised to drive her to Tianjin for seafood. He told her he was waiting downstairs and told her to take her time packing.

She flicked the alarm, patted her face, got up, washed up, and headed out the door. She had to get a taxi to the airport.

As she descended, she saw Ren Yan and his car.

He was wearing a suit, leaning against the car, one long leg draped over the other, his hands in his trouser pockets, a sideways smile on his face as he watched her run out of the hallway.

At that hour, the sun and moon were both high in the sky. Under their combined brilliance, he looked incredibly handsome, seemingly murderous.

Chu Qianmiao was terrified. Her first thought was that she hadn't woken up yet, and Ren Yan was taking her to Tianjin for seafood.

It wasn't until Ren Yan came over, helped her carry her suitcase, and took her hand to help her into the passenger seat that she came to her senses.

Her heart was pounding.

She thought about a question she'd posted on a certain website: what it felt like to have her cool, domineering boyfriend get up early to send her to the airport.

Then she was the first to answer, feeling happy.

After Ren Yan got in the car, she remembered something and quickly turned to ask him, "Is your arm okay? Can you drive?"

He raised his hand to touch her face, pinched it again, and said, "It's fine."

Then he turned the steering wheel and slid the car onto the road.

"Thank you for giving me a ride, Senior," Chu Qianmiao said, her eyes curling with a smile.

He turned and raised his lip at her. "You're welcome." After a pause, he added, "You'll pay me back. Next time I go on a business trip, remember to get up early to send me off."

"Oh." "

What's it like to be escorted to the airport early by your cool, overbearing boyfriend?

Haha, don't get too excited; you'll have to pay it back sooner or later.

That day, Chu Qianmiao's plane landed at noon. She and three other project team members arrived at the company site. After lunch, they officially began work.

The listed company planning a private placement was called Tiantian Food. As a listed company, its operations were relatively standardized, making the project much easier to handle than an IPO.

There were four people on the project site. Besides Chu Qianmiao, the other three were from Li Si's department. Gu Kai was the more senior of the three. His rank was the same as Chu Qianmiao's current rank, but he hadn't yet passed the insurance agent exam and would be one level below Chu Qianmiao in the near future.

Chu Qianmiao signed on as a co-organizer for this project. This wasn't just a name; she was actually involved in the project. So, before arriving at the project site, Li Si had said, "Qianmiao and Gu Kai will be responsible for the project site, after consultation." "

But Li Si's subordinates only spoke to Gu Kai about everything. They trusted him more and were somewhat skeptical of Chu Qianmiao's abilities. After all, she looked young and very beautiful.

It seemed that in the workplace, if a woman was too beautiful, no matter what she achieved, people would question whether it was truly her ability or whether her good looks had brought her good luck among men.

Gu Kai was polite to Chu Qianmiao and discussed things with her. But his politeness wasn't truly due to her ability; it was a natural, male-feeling courtesy of caring for a woman.

Chu Qianmiao knew that in the eyes of these people, she and Xia Fengyong might be in similar situations regarding passing the insurance agent exam, both relying on luck.

She wasn't in a hurry to clarify herself. She believed that some things were better demonstrated through actions than through words. In the days ahead, she would gradually demonstrate her abilities to them.

She was willing to slowly make those who distrusted her convinced.

The author has something to say about Ren Yan: When I'm spoiling girls, even I'm afraid I'll give you another sweet chapter, hahaha.