Chapter 41: At Night
What was that?
Luo Shaoxuan narrowed his beautiful eyes to look over. A doll? How could there be such a thing in Ziliang’s room? His steps out the door turned and walked over.
“What’s wrong?” Si Qingyu asked curiously, seeing the person who suddenly turned back again.
She saw him walk to the desk on the left, stretch out a slender, fair hand, pick up the red-clothed doll on the desk and examine it for a while. His eyes slowly swirled with darkness. With his back to Si Qingyu, he asked softly: “This little doll is quite unique. Did you buy it?”
Doll? Si Qingyu peeked over: “This was given by someone else.” She then urged him: “Hurry up and go wash.” She still had to wash later.
Given by someone else… No matter how you look at it, this seems like something a man would like.
Luo Shaoxuan didn’t speak with his back to her, the cold color in his eyes deepening. His hands tightly grasped the doll, its body already caved in, but Luo Shaoxuan was smiling: “Which young master gave it? It’s really cute. Ziliang, could you give it to me?”
“But this was given to me by someone else.” How could she give it away again? Si Qingyu tugged at her slightly wet sleeve: “If you like it, I’ll buy you a similar one next time.”
Luo Shaoxuan pinched the doll’s head with his thumb, his eyes lowered: “So… but I just like this one.” The doll’s body in his hand had already cracked a bit, its red dress wrinkled from being pinched, as if it would be crushed the next second.
Si Qingyu only felt he was a bit strange. Usually he wasn’t interested in these little things. What was wrong with him today? “Shaoxuan, I’ll buy you another one next time, okay?”
Luo Shaoxuan lightly pinched the doll’s head with two fingers and applied a little force. The little doll’s head instantly cracked, its originally smiling face shattered, becoming miserable.
“Mm.” He put the shattered doll back in its original place with a ghastly face, turned around and smiled softly again: “Then Ziliang, you’ve promised. Remember to send it to me then.”
Si Qingyu didn’t notice the problem on his side. She said a sentence to him and walked out of the bedroom first: “Mm, the water is ready. Go wash quickly.”
“Mm.” Luo Shaoxuan looked back at the doll again, his eyes flashing for a moment like an evil ghost crawling out from the depths of the earth, making one’s heart tremble.
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While he was bathing, Si Qingyu steamed the two buns she bought from the market today using the firewood. The buns from this family suited her taste. Although they were vegetarian, they weren’t as bland and tasteless as other families’.
After steaming for half an hour, Si Qingyu opened the steamer lid. A faint fragrance wafted out. She smiled, picked out the two buns with chopsticks, and was about to take them to the room to eat while reading a book. But then she heard the sound of water beside her ear.
Right, Shaoxuan was here. Then she would share one with him later. Thinking this, Si Qingyu brought the buns back to the pot in the kitchen and covered them, planning to eat them after he came out.
Footsteps came from behind. Si Qingyu thought he should be done washing and wanted to bring her own water in. But as soon as she turned around with the water, she saw Luo Shaoxuan’s tall figure wearing an extremely thin white inner garment, revealing his collarbones, his hair ends wet, standing at the doorway looking at her.
Si Qingyu’s action slipped, and with a “thud”, the water bucket was heavily placed on the ground.
Now she really wanted to take off her outer clothes and drape them over him. She didn’t know if he didn’t consider her a woman and was too trusting of her or what. If other women saw him in this state, who knows how much he would suffer.
Si Qingyu averted her eyes slightly before asking, “What’s the matter?”
Luo Shaoxuan leaned on the door frame with one hand, his jade-like hand lightly sweeping the black hair in front. His narrow phoenix eyes still contained the moisture from just bathing, his cheeks slightly flushed, looking harmless yet enticing. He looked at her with a smile, his lips parting slightly: “I’m done washing. I wanted to come see what you were doing.”
Si Qingyu only felt the veins on her forehead popping. She gritted her teeth: “Since you’re done washing, go back to the bedroom quickly.”
With that, she carried the water bucket past him, not forgetting to remind him: “The night breeze is cool. Wear more.” Don’t run around in “underwear”, especially one so thin it’s almost transparent.
She didn’t see Luo Shaoxuan’s smile slowly sink behind her, his five fingers tightening with force, leaving deep marks on the door frame.
Pouring the hot water bucket by bucket into the tub, Si Qingyu stripped off her clothes and lightly dipped her foot to touch the water surface, making sure the temperature was just right before soaking in. She couldn’t help but sigh comfortably.
She had also put some fragrant leaves in the water to remove odor and sweat. Si Qingyu scooped up the leaves and carefully wiped her arms and body, then relaxed and soaked in the bath.
It must be said that taking a good hot bath after a tiring day was the best thing. The whole person was the most relaxed at this moment when awake. Si Qingyu closed her eyes and leaned against the tub wall, almost falling asleep.
Just as she was about to doze off, she was awakened by a knocking sound outside the door. She hurriedly curled up in the tub and looked over, vaguely seeing the tall figure standing outside the door: “What is it?”
The person outside was silent for a while, then pursed his lips: “You’ve been in there for a long time… Are you alright?”
“It’s nothing. I just almost fell asleep.”
“…Mm.”
Feeling the person outside leave, Si Qingyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She got up and reached out to get her clothes, but was startled back into the tub by the knocking sound of the returning person.
Luo Shaoxuan’s gentle, magnetic voice sounded outside the door again: “Ziliang, I want to change to a silk quilt.”
He really had many requests. Couldn’t this wait until she finished bathing?
“I’ll bring it to you in a bit.”
“Mm.” The footsteps gradually faded away.
Si Qingyu curled up stiffly in the tub. After making sure the person had left, she quickly dried her body and put on her clothes. She let down her black hair that was coiled on her head and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After coming out of the bath room, Si Qingyu first took the buns from the pot and put them in the bedroom, then took the cotton quilt and knocked on Luo Shaoxuan’s door.
“Come in.”
Si Qingyu pushed open the door with her elbow while holding the cotton quilt, thinking of telling him to come get it. But she saw him reading a book, leaning against the bed, still only wearing the inner garment. His black hair draped over his body in front, covering the corners of his eyes. The candlelight shining on half his face was like a demon. His phoenix eyes were still looking at the book in his hand.
Si Qingyu hesitated for a moment, but still said, “Shaoxuan, come get the silk quilt.”
“Mm…” His eyes seemed deeply attracted by the contents of the book, never lifting his head: “Help me bring it over.”
Seeing him so engrossed in the book, Si Qingyu also didn’t want to disturb him. She tiptoed to the side of his bed and put down the silk quilt. Suddenly remembering the two buns, she got up and looked at him, about to ask if he wanted to eat. But she saw that he had already lifted his head and was looking at her with burning eyes.
Si Qingyu choked on the words that were about to leave her mouth. Being looked at by his scorching gaze made her feel a bit unsettled inside. Her feet unconsciously took a step back.
Luo Shaoxuan gently put the book on the bedside table and got up to walk towards her.
Si Qingyu only felt that the current Luo Shaoxuan was quite different from his usual self, making her footsteps hurry and want to walk out involuntarily. But her wrist was caught by him.
Luo Shaoxuan used a little force with his hand and pulled her into his arms. He tightly hugged her waist and buried his face deep into the crook of her neck without a word.
Si Qingyu’s whole body stiffened, standing there not daring to move. After a long time, she felt something warm and moist fall on her neck.
The sound of licking and sucking rang in her ears. Si Qingyu was startled and wanted to push away the person on her body, but he hugged her even tighter. One of his hands was tightly wrapped around her waist, the other reaching under her armpit to press firmly on her neck.
His eyes were half open, full of obsession. His lips and tongue slowly licked and nibbled upward on her lower jaw.
Si Qingyu hurriedly shook her head, trying to escape his invasion, pushing hard with her hands. But he didn’t budge an inch. Was this person born with divine strength? Weren’t the men in this world all very delicate?
Luo Shaoxuan released her chin that he was holding, laughed lightly, and looked at her eye to eye, nose to nose. His eyes were full of sweetness and stickiness as he looked at her, his voice like a whisper to a lover: “Ziliang, you’re not behaving…”
Behaving my ass!
Even the calm Si Qingyu couldn’t help but want to curse. At this moment, she was being held in his arms tightly like conjoined twins. No matter how she struggled, she couldn’t break free. She took a deep breath to calm down a bit: “Shaoxuan, let go of me first.”
Luo Shaoxuan pouted slightly and said very certainly: “No.”
Si Qingyu pulled at the corners of her mouth, trying to show a normal smile: “Be good, let go.” The words “let go” were squeezed out from between her teeth.
He tilted his head slightly, looking at her face, the tenderness in his eyes seeming to drown people: “Ziliang, you look so beautiful when you smile…” He said, putting his face against hers and rubbing gently: “The most beautiful…” He said.
At this moment, he looked very much like a child lacking a sense of security, making Si Qingyu unable to help but soften her heart a little. She slowly raised her hand and gently stroked his head, softly speaking by his ear: “You’re tired. Take a nap first.”
“No, I’m not tired.”
“……”
She was tired.
As if sensing her thoughts, Luo Shaoxuan lowered his head slightly to look at her: “Are you tired?”
Si Qingyu nodded with difficulty. Please let go of her soon. Her old bones were about to be crushed by his embrace.
But she saw Luo Shaoxuan bury his face in her neck again, saying in a muffled voice: “Stay with me a little longer.” He even rubbed against her as if acting spoiled, making Si Qingyu’s neck tingle.
Seeing that he wasn’t doing anything more outrageous, Si Qingyu stood there as he wished, letting him hug her to his heart’s content.
Time passed by, second by second. She didn’t know how long it had been. She almost thought Luo Shaoxuan had fallen asleep with his face buried in the crook of her neck.
She moved her neck and tentatively spoke to the person in her arms: “Shaoxuan?”
“Mm.”
The response came quickly.
Si Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief. Her stiff hands on both sides slowly moved to his arms: “It’s very late. Shall we rest?”
The person in her arms didn’t respond for a long time.
When Si Qingyu was about to forcibly pry open his hands, he suddenly lifted his head, still with a sweet smile on the corner of his lips. As if having a sudden whim, he said: “You put me to sleep.”
“……”
Seeing that she didn’t say anything, Luo Shaoxuan directly led her to the bed, lay down on it himself, and obediently covered himself with the quilt. His other hand was still holding Si Qingyu’s beside the bed, his eyes shining as he looked at her.
Hurry and coax me to sleep!
Si Qingyu seemed to hear his eyes saying this. She sat dumbfounded on the edge of the bed, unable to regain her senses for a moment. In her two lifetimes combined, she had never coaxed anyone to sleep!
How should she coax him?
She silently glanced at the well-behaved Luo Shaoxuan: “Sleep.”
Luo Shaoxuan would not buy such perfunctory coaxing. He tightly grasped her hand, looking as if he could persist until dawn if she didn’t coax him seriously.
Si Qingyu sighed in resignation. She really owed him in her previous life. She raised her other hand and gently stroked his silk-like black hair on top of his head, her voice gentle: “Be good, sleep.” After saying that, she softly hummed a lullaby.
Luo Shaoxuan on the bed looked at the little figure on the bedside with half-lowered eyes, falling asleep in the dreamlike sound of her lullaby.
Finally coaxed him to sleep.
Looking at the sleeping Luo Shaoxuan on the bed, Si Qingyu gently tucked him in, blew out the candle on the table, and tiptoed out of the bedroom.
Returning to her own bedroom, Si Qingyu let out a long sigh of relief and rubbed her stiff neck. She felt like she had just experienced a “catastrophe”. Now, all she wanted to do was sleep.
Si Qingyu walked to the bedside, spread out the folded quilt, and fell asleep as soon as she lay on the bed.
From beginning to end, she never noticed that the doll on the desk had disappeared without a trace.
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If you’re like me…
Too tired of reading stories where the female lead is often foolish, weak, feeble both physically and mentally, usually in a subservient and oppressed role in society such as a maid, secretary, concubine… or to put it bluntly, typically the one who has to serve and please the male lead, always needing protection and rescue from male leads, while the male lead is often described as talented, strikingly handsome, powerful,…
Then please continue reading.
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One wrapped in warmth, the other left cold.
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
The Male Lead’s Obsessive (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Synopsis:
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Summary:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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