Ling Chuxia didn’t know exactly where things had gone wrong. Everything seemed fine just a moment ago, and she could clearly feel Shi Che’s intense desire, so why did he suddenly stop?
Ling Chuxia couldn’t fathom Shi Che’s abrupt change, and she couldn’t immediately recover from it. So, she just lay there dumbly on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Shi Che rushed into the bathroom and turned on the shower, adjusting the water to the coldest temperature. He stood under the shower, letting the icy water pour down over his head.
Although it was summer, Liang City’s temperature varied greatly, and nights were still a bit chilly. Now, with such cold water pouring directly onto him, the heat engulfing his body was immediately extinguished by a good degree, and his drunkenness was also somewhat cleared by the cold water, slowly bringing him back to sobriety.
He had almost lost control earlier, almost made love to Ling Chuxia again.
He hadn’t touched Ling Chuxia for a while, not because he didn’t want to, but because he no longer dared. No one wants to be constantly reminded that the woman they deeply love is only thinking about how to use them.
He knew all too well what Ling Chuxia wanted, so clearly that he couldn’t even deceive himself. The moment he discovered that Ling Chuxia had switched her contraceptive pills just to conceive, he could no longer fool himself.
Whatever Ling Chuxia did, it was only for the sake of having a child, only for the mission.
That’s why he dared not touch her again. He was afraid he would once more be manipulated, deceived by her, and then he wouldn’t be able to control himself, lashing out at her again and, in the end, hurting her.
That day, when he turned around and saw her lying amidst the shards, those sharp pieces had cut her, and the blood oozed out so red. When he held her, she lay in his arms barely alive, his hands stained with her blood—so red, red enough to sting his eyes, his heart.
He never wanted to see such a scene again.
He no longer held out hope that Ling Chuxia could fall in love with him, nor that she would forget her mission, but, at the very least... at least things could stay as they were now.
No cold wars, no fights, no harm.
Even if she was just quietly by his side, even if she never thought of him for a moment, he was willing.
When Shi Che came out of the bathroom, he glanced over at the bed. Ling Chuxia was still lying there, dazed, her large eyes open, vacant and lifeless.
She hadn’t moved at all from start to finish, not even pulling up her clothes that had been torn open, leaving a large expanse of her fair skin exposed.
The fair skin still bore the intimate marks he had just left, and under the dim yellow light, it was incredibly seductive.
Shi Che’s dark eyes deepened, and he felt the desire he had barely suppressed surge again. He quickly averted his gaze, swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down, and spoke in a voice that was low but harsh, "I’m going to the study to handle some matters. You should go to sleep first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned on his heel and rushed out, his steps hurried as if he were fleeing.
However, Ling Chuxia saw nothing of this. As she listened to Shi Che’s words, her vacant eyes moved slightly, and slowly she sat up. By then, Shi Che had already left the bedroom, leaving the doorway empty.