Chapter 28: Kissing You to Death, You Just Wait
Seeing Chen Shuo’s cold and indifferent expression again, Li Ge felt quite pleased. At least he wasn’t facing a robot at this moment. What he wanted was for Chen Shuo to show his emotions, to give him a reaction.
But it wasn’t enough. Li Ge deliberately teased Chen Shuo, “Did you put a curse on me? I’ve never missed anyone so much, it’s driving me crazy.”
The door was ajar, and Li Ge was standing inside, completely invading Chen Shuo’s territory, leaving a strong, oppressive aura. Chen Shuo felt suffocated, his heart abnormally heavy, unable to speak, but he had to.
“Get lost.” He repeated for the third time.
“I’m about to leave, but I have a question.” As Li Ge spoke, his gaze focused on Chen Shuo, admiring his muscular physique outlined by the black shirt.
Through the layer of fabric, the muscle lines were prominent, full of explosive power and primal masculine charm. He really couldn’t tell when he was wearing a suit. He was a typical case of looking thin in clothes but muscular without, just short of being completely naked.
“Can I ask?” Li Ge’s heart itched, not wanting to miss any opportunity to make Chen Shuo speak, also wanting to hear his voice, which was countless times more pleasant than those squeaky voices.
Chen Shuo refused to answer any of Li Ge’s questions, repeating for the fourth time, “Get lost.” He added, “If you don’t get lost, I’ll do it.”
“Alright.” Li Ge said nonchalantly, “I also like your feisty side. Anyway, I’m thick-skinned, come on, as long as you’re happy.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
“This suit is a bit thick, should I take it off for you to hit me?” Li Ge took off his suit in a second, casually throwing it on the floor, then pretended to unbutton his vest.
Seeing Chen Shuo’s immediate wary gaze, his body tensing with a hint of panic, he took his hand away and laughed, “Just kidding, I didn’t take it off. We agreed to start with holding hands, I won’t do anything to you.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
Chen Shuo was glad that he had managed to keep his composure in this critical moment, otherwise, crippling Li Ge would mean accompanying him to the hospital, and it would be difficult to explain to He Yan.
It was almost New Year’s, he couldn’t bring bad luck upon himself.
“I was just wondering, do you like flowers?” Li Ge bent down to pick up his suit, “If you don’t answer, I’ll take it that you do, and I’ll start sending you flowers tomorrow.”
Forced, Chen Shuo resorted to the “half accepting, half refusing” strategy he had used to deal with Yuan Feng. That was how he had accepted the flowers just now.
He found that he also had to be appropriately compliant when dealing with Li Ge. Blindly refusing would not only be a waste of breath but also easily escalate the conflict, causing him a lot of trouble.
“I don’t like them.” Chen Shuo chose to answer.
“What?” Li Ge pretended not to understand.
Chen Shuo: “Flowers.”
“You don’t like flowers, okay then.” Li Ge took the opportunity to ask, “What do you like?”
Chen Shuo held back and said, “Quiet.”
“Who’s Quiet?” Li Ge pretended to be stupid again, “You can only like me.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
Li Ge: “Let me say this first, I’m very petty and possessive, don’t sneak around behind my back, forget about Quiet.”
The pervert was talking nonsense. Chen Shuo was about to lose his patience, but what could he do if he couldn’t endure it?
He had hit him, he had scolded him, but Li Ge was still so shameless, like an unkillable cockroach, making him feel tired and helpless. He couldn’t really kill him with a knife.
“I remember now, you like watching palace dramas.” Li Ge, never tired of teasing, lowered his voice to coax Chen Shuo, “Starting tomorrow, I’ll come and watch palace dramas with you, okay?”
Another one pushing his luck. The result of appropriate compliance was counterproductive. Chen Shuo couldn’t bear it anymore and repeated for the fifth time, “Get lost.”
“Say yes first.” Li Ge retreated to the door, “I’ll get lost after you say it.”
The pervert was unpredictable. Chen Shuo thought he would comply one more time to see what would happen, at least to get through tonight peacefully and stay away from him tomorrow.
He said helplessly, “No.” His tone carried a hint of reluctance that he himself didn’t notice.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ge started laughing again, laughing so hard that he looked like a madman.
Chen Shuo remembered a time when he was very young, living with his grandmother for a few years. There was a crazy man in the village who would laugh foolishly at everyone, just like Li Ge’s current crazy state.
“Why are you so cute? You’re surprising me again, so amusing.” After laughing enough, Li Ge opened the door, preparing to leave, and couldn’t help but glance back at Chen Shuo.
Chen Shuo was expressionless, repeating for the sixth time, “Get lost.”
“Alright, I’ll listen to our little Comrade Chen, I’ll get lost right away.” After saying this, Li Ge raised his hand and touched his lips, then blew a passionate kiss at Chen Shuo.
Chen Shuo: “…”
“Just a kiss to satisfy my craving, not too much, right?” The corners of Li Ge’s lips curved upwards, his smile roguish, “You just wait, sooner or later I’ll kiss you to death. Good night.”
Chen Shuo: “…”
Watching the door close, the room quickly returned to peace, but Chen Shuo’s heart couldn’t calm down for a long time. The stagnant water of his life had been stirred, and it seemed he couldn’t go back to the way things were before, unless he left Beicheng.
But where would he go if he left? Why should Li Ge disrupt his life? And why should he compromise?
Leaving was the choice of a coward.
However, Li Ge’s carefree departure left Chen Shuo with a sleepless night.
The large bouquet of fragrant Juliet roses and the exquisitely packaged gift box lay quietly on the doormat.
Chen Shuo also lay quietly in bed, staring into the darkness for who knows how long before closing his eyes. He breathed slowly, trying to focus his consciousness on his imagination, imagining himself entering a mountain, slowly walking up a path.
When he couldn’t sleep, Chen Shuo usually used this method to help him fall asleep, a method he had learned from a book. Finding a favorite place in his mind and staying there for a while could help him calm his thoughts or relieve anxiety.
The air on the mountain was fresh, with tall trees and dense foliage blocking the sunlight, rustling in the breeze. In a daze, Li Ge’s face suddenly appeared from the woods without warning, a smile on his lips.
It was truly terrifying.
Chen Shuo instantly opened his eyes, turned on the light, and went to the bathroom. As if with OCD, he turned on the faucet and rinsed his mouth with his hands, then started brushing his teeth.
Three o’clock in the morning.
Chen Shuo sat in front of the fish tank, staring at the empty tank. The eight small Rhodeus fish he had originally kept had all died while he was on vacation at the homestay.
They were indirectly killed by Li Ge, how pitiful.
The entire apartment was quiet, now only his own breathing remained, with no one to accompany him. Life was still too fragile, perhaps he shouldn’t have kept them in the first place.
But the fish seller had praised him for raising them well. Chen Shuo felt unwilling to give up, which was why he hated Li Ge. It was Li Ge who had killed his companions of nearly three years.
Chen Shuo wondered if he should get two turtles. It was said that turtles live for thousands of years, and if he raised them well, they could probably see him off. But he didn’t really like turtles, finding them not very ornamental.
He pondered until dawn and gave up, changing his clothes and going out to take care of business.
From night to dawn, Li Ge slept soundly. The first thing he did when he woke up was to send a text message to his beloved little Comrade Chen.
He only sent the two words “Good morning,” not expecting Chen Shuo to reply. But after arriving at the company, refreshed, he was suddenly stopped by the receptionist.
“Mr. Li, you have a package, it’s from that Assistant Chen from last year.”
Seeing that it was a cardboard box, Li Ge was a bit surprised. He took it back to his office and opened it, only to find that Chen Shuo, afraid of misunderstanding, had specifically found a cardboard box to return the birthday gift he had carefully chosen.
Sigh, what an disobedient little Comrade Chen.
Yu Rui was now serving his boss diligently, bringing him coffee with a cheerful attitude. When he saw the watch from yesterday, he was shocked and wanted to run away, but it was too late.
“Yu Rui, did Assistant Chen contact you last night?” Li Ge called out to his assistant.
“Yes, yes.” Yu Rui immediately put down the coffee, honestly took out his phone, opened WeChat, and handed it over, “I was chatting with him yesterday when you happened to go find Assistant Chen, I was afraid of affecting your performance, so I was going to show you today.”
Li Ge scanned the chat history and immediately scolded his assistant, “Who the fuck told you to soak your feet? Chat with him, get closer, look at you handling things.”
“…” Yu Rui repeatedly apologized, “I was wrong, I’ll chat with him now!”
“Don’t give me that hindsight.” Li Ge found his assistant an eyesore, “Get out, leave your phone here.”
“…” Yu Rui didn’t dare to disobey and honestly went out.
Li Ge stared at the chat interface, thinking about how to start a conversation as an assistant. Actually, he had already figured it out after checking the chat history yesterday. Chen Shuo was only close to his brother-in-law, and he was just using Yu Rui.
After thinking for a long time, he couldn’t come up with a suitable opening, so he simply sent: [Are you there?]
Chen Shuo had just finished packing. Seeing Yu Rui’s message, he guessed that Li Ge was going crazy at the company and felt it was necessary to find out, so he replied: [Yes]
Yu Rui: [What are you doing?]
Chen Shuo: [Assistant Yu, is there something wrong?]
Fuck, so cautious. Li Ge stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then typed: [I saw the fire-breathing dragon take a package at the front desk, he seemed a bit unhappy.]
Hearing about Li Ge, Chen Shuo couldn’t help but feel annoyed, but he was also worried that Li Ge would come to his door like last night and harass him endlessly.
Chen Shuo: [Be careful not to get scolded, stay away from him for now.]
Yu Rui: [That’s the problem, he didn’t scold me, he even asked me what to do if the gift he sent was returned, it looks like he’s serious.]
Chen Shuo was speechless.
Yu Rui: [I haven’t been performing well at work lately, I messed up a project, I feel sorry for Mr. Li, I want to help him, Assistant Chen, do you know what to do?]
Chen Shuo: [Sorry, I don’t know, I have something else to do, let’s talk next time.]
Li Ge was speechless.
When Li Ge went to his door that night, he found that Chen Shuo had run away again, his phone still off. And this time, he would probably have to wait until after the Lantern Festival to see him again. He was so angry that he called his assistant into his office and scolded him.
Yu Rui: “I was wrong, Mr. Li, it’s all my fault…”
Li Ge: “Nonsense, if it’s not your fault, is it mine?”
Chen Shuo had originally planned to go to Jiangcheng the day before the Little New Year. Spending the Little New Year at the Jing family was his bottom line. Now, influenced by Li Ge, he had to waste money to stay at the homestay in the suburbs for a few days to avoid the trouble.
When the day came, he set off directly for Jiangcheng.
Li Ge, with all his pent-up energy, made another note against Chen Shuo. Besides making notes, he had no other choice but to go back to Jiangcheng for the New Year first.
He never would have thought that he would see Chen Shuo in Jiangcheng. Chen Shuo’s stepmother was actually a friend from Ms. Min’s circle. What a coincidence.
Fate was indeed predestined.
