Chapter 11
The journey back to the villa complex wasn’t too far, but it was late, and the driver drove slowly up the mountain road.
Li Qinyue felt a little tormented. In the confined space, her senses of smell and temperature were heightened.
She tried her best to lean her body against the window, her face pressed against the cold glass, but the heat kept surging up.
Zhuo Zhi was completely oblivious. After being ordered not to speak, she sat quietly. She wasn’t used to playing with her phone, and it was dark outside, so she would occasionally glance at Li Qinyue.
Li Qinyue had her back to her, but she could feel her gaze.
The car swayed, and Li Qinyue felt like her head was becoming muddled, or perhaps, after spending so long among a bunch of women with ulterior motives tonight, she herself had developed some ulterior motives.
She even thought about using this little girl beside her to quench her thirst. It was too sinful.
As soon as the car stopped, Li Qinyue practically jumped out of the car.
The cool wind hit her face, making her feel much better and clearer.
She hurried into the house, ignoring the person behind her, and went straight up to the third floor, entering her bedroom.
The heating in the room was strong, and those feelings crept back up, like ants crawling all over her body.
Li Qinyue was an adult, she wasn’t going to hold back. She went into the bathroom, turned on the water, and quickly took off her clothes.
She didn’t set the water temperature too low, but her body temperature was really high. When she stepped into the bathtub, the contrast made her hairs stand on end.
The gentle water flowed over every inch of her body, and Li Qinyue lay down with a sigh of contentment.
Zhuo Zhi locked the door, hung up her coat, changed into slippers, washed her face in her room, and changed into comfortable home clothes before going up to the third floor to find Li Qinyue.
Although it was late, after such a momentous event tonight, they definitely needed to have a good chat to calm down their excitement.
Zhuo Zhi had so much to say to Li Qinyue and so many questions to ask her. It wasn’t convenient in the car, so she had held it in all the way, and it was really uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Li Qinyue had said they would talk when they got home. They had nothing urgent to do tomorrow, they could talk all night if they wanted.
Steam gradually filled the bathroom, creating a hazy, soft, and calming atmosphere.
Li Qinyue’s fingers slid down, gently caressing her body, which tensed and relaxed, allowing herself to moan genuinely.
The tide within her body was like the water overflowing from the bathtub, slow and rhythmic, gently surging.
It was at this moment that Zhuo Zhi’s voice broke in.
Like a cold mountain spring, it hit Li Qinyue over the head, making her shiver involuntarily.
“Sister Qinyue, are you taking a bath?”
She sounded so sweet.
Li Qinyue’s fingers stopped, her throat dry. She coughed before managing to speak, “Yes.”
The bathroom wasn’t big, the distance from the bathtub to the door was only three or four meters. Zhuo Zhi was leaning against the door, her tone cheerful as she asked, “When will you be done?”
Li Qinyue looked down at her hand, “It’ll be a while.”
“Then I’ll wait for you,” there was a sound outside, the sound of a chair being dragged, “There’s no water sound, are you taking a bath?”
Li Qinyue was a little flustered, “Are you sitting outside?”
“Yes,” Zhuo Zhi didn’t hide anything, chuckling, “You said we’d talk when we got back, I’m so excited.”
The word “excited”, to Li Qinyue, whose mind was now full of indecent thoughts, sounded like a permit to the abyss of sin.
She slid down further into the water, clinging to a shred of reason, “There’s nothing to talk about anymore, go to sleep.”
“Aren’t you happy, Sister?” Zhuo Zhi’s chair moved closer, her voice slipping through the door crack, “You can tell me anything that’s making you unhappy. Was it not going well after you went into that shop? Or are you afraid that Ling Xi and the others will retaliate…”
“You talk so much…” Li Qinyue’s voice was barely a whisper, her fingers involuntarily resuming their previous actions, “But your voice sounds nice…”
Zhuo Zhi couldn’t hear her clearly and became anxious, “What’s wrong, Sister? Don’t keep things bottled up. Did you drink a lot again tonight? It’s very dangerous to take a bath when you’re drunk…”
At this point, Zhuo Zhi was truly worried. She stood up abruptly, the chair making a harsh scraping sound, “I’m coming in!”
Li Qinyue shuddered, thinking that if she were a man, she would have been scared to death.
Zhuo Zhi was always quick to act. All Li Qinyue had time to do was to move her fingers away and then shout at the blurry figure at the door, “Get out!”
Zhuo Zhi’s advancing foot stopped, her eyes still peeking inside, “Are you alright? It’s good that you’re okay.”
After the door opened, the steam dissipated quickly. Li Qinyue was leaning against the edge of the bathtub, her arm gripping the rim, her head turned to glare at Zhuo Zhi, her eyes like knives, “Can you just barge in here like that?!”
Zhuo Zhi blushed a little, raised her hand, and mumbled, “Sorry, my master and I used to bathe in the same bathhouse, I’m used to it…”
“Get out,” Li Qinyue looked down at her body in the water, feeling helpless.
Zhuo Zhi backed out and closed the door, but didn’t leave, “I’ll be right outside, call me if you need anything.”
After all this back and forth, although Li Qinyue’s body was still restless, her mind was exhausted.
“What could I possibly need,” she said weakly, “I just want to take a bath.”
“Oh, okay,” Zhuo Zhi finally realized she was being a bit intrusive, but she was still worried about Li Qinyue, who was drunk, soaking in the bathtub, “I won’t talk anymore, you take your time… But don’t soak for too long, it’s bad for your skin…”
“Sigh…” Li Qinyue let out a long sigh, got out of the bathtub, and turned the shower to cold water, letting it pour over her head, ruthlessly extinguishing the fire within her.
After showering, she wrapped herself in a bathrobe, not even bothering to dry her hair, and opened the door.
Zhuo Zhi was standing by the door. Seeing her come out, she took a step back.
“You’re done,” Zhuo Zhi smiled, a little embarrassed, “Then you should rest early.”
After saying that, she didn’t leave immediately, her big eyes staring at Li Qinyue, clearly still full of anticipation.
Li Qinyue walked barefoot on the floor, leaving a trail of clear watermarks, and went to the sofa, throwing herself onto it, “Didn’t you want to talk?”
“Ah!” Zhuo Zhi reacted as if she had lost money and then found it again, rushing over quickly.
Instead of sitting on the opposite sofa, she went straight to Li Qinyue. Feeling that it was inappropriate to stand and look down at her, she simply squatted down.
Right beside Li Qinyue’s calves, her entire warm body was so close, creating a strange temperature difference.
Li Qinyue looked at her and said, “What do you want to talk about?”
“About tonight,” Zhuo Zhi paused, “You said I was useful.”
Li Qinyue naturally remembered the context in which she had said those words, but she couldn’t be as honest as this silly girl, so she averted her gaze and said, “You were in charge of communication and coordination, those are very important tasks. And in the future, whenever there’s a direct conflict, you’ll have to handle it, right?”
Li Qinyue’s tone was flat, her expression indifferent.
Zhuo Zhi looked at her, understanding that something was still wrong. This wasn’t the heart-to-heart talk she wanted.
Li Qinyue was not interested, not interested at all. Zhuo Zhi clinging to her like this made her look like a sycophantic puppy eager to please, even though she hadn’t actually done anything important.
This realization made Zhuo Zhi feel ashamed. Heat rushed to her face, forcing her to step back.
Finally calming down, she carefully thought about her actions just now and realized that everything was a huge mistake.
Zhuo Zhi was a little panicked. She was fearless, but now, she was afraid of losing this job, afraid that her dream, which had just begun, would be nipped in the bud.
Knowing your mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue. Zhuo Zhi stood up abruptly, looked at Li Qinyue, and said seriously and earnestly, “President Li, I was wrong!”
Li Qinyue looked at her, a little dumbfounded.
“I shouldn’t have disturbed you so late, and I shouldn’t have barged in when you were taking a bath,” Zhuo Zhi clenched her fists and lowered her head, “Recent events have made me too excited, and I got a little carried away. In the future, I will strictly abide by the rules and regulations of a bodyguard, and I will never disturb your life or invade your privacy unless absolutely necessary.”
“It’s not…” Li Qinyue was stunned, “What are you doing?”
“I’m expressing my sincerest apologies to you!” Zhuo Zhi bowed, “This kind of mistake will never happen again, you can punish me however you like.”
“Damn…” Li Qinyue was both amused and exasperated.
Zhuo Zhi straightened up, her brows slightly furrowed, “You must be very tired after a busy day. Please rest early. I’ll be downstairs if you need anything.”
This time, after she finished speaking, she really left quickly and decisively, turning around and walking away with large strides. Li Qinyue had no doubt that she would be gone like the wind.
But Li Qinyue couldn’t let her leave just like that.
It might seem ridiculous, but she really couldn’t bear it.
Whatever was on Zhuo Zhi’s mind, it showed on her face, and her words were even more straightforward. Once she made a decision, set a rule, it was set in stone, the kind that couldn’t be pulled out.
If this stubborn little girl went downstairs like this, she would definitely blame herself all night. Today was a great victory, it shouldn’t end like this.
So she said, “Come back.”
Zhuo Zhi immediately stood at attention, her back straight, “What are your orders?”
“Orders my ass,” Li Qinyue waved her hand, “Didn’t I just tell you to come back?”
Zhuo Zhi stood still, as if considering how much truth there was in Li Qinyue’s words.
“Damn, can’t you move?” Li Qinyue glared at her, “Can’t you see that my hair is so wet it’s dripping?”
Zhuo Zhi immediately turned and walked towards the bathroom, “I’ll get you a towel.”
“You can go into the bathroom now?” Li Qinyue teased her.
Zhuo Zhi stopped and asked, “President Li, may I come in?”
Li Qinyue laughed, throwing herself onto the sofa, giggling for a while.
“You silly girl,” she said, “No, come here.”
Zhuo Zhi obediently stepped back and came to her side.
Li Qinyue patted the sofa next to her, “Sit down.”
Zhuo Zhi sat down, her back straight.
Li Qinyue said, “Weren’t you afraid I’d drown just now? What’s wrong with going into the bathroom, we’re both girls.”
Zhuo Zhi’s eyes lit up.
Li Qinyue’s heart itched, and she couldn’t help but tease, “How much did you see just now?”
Zhuo Zhi quickly waved her hands, “Not much, just your arms, neck, shoulders, collarbone…”
“Was it nice?” Li Qinyue asked.
Zhuo Zhi’s throat bobbed inexplicably, and she answered honestly, “Yes, you have a great figure, Sister.”
Hearing her call her “Sister”, Li Qinyue felt relieved.
From the moment they had clenched their fists, ready to conquer the world together, Li Qinyue hadn’t thought about distancing herself from Zhuo Zhi. Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Using some tactics to win her over was the right path.
So she leaned closer and put her arm around Zhuo Zhi’s shoulder, looking into her eyes seriously, “I’m not angry, I’m just a little tired, that’s why I was so fierce just now.”
“Not fierce…” Zhuo Zhi was lost in her focused gaze, enduring Li Qinyue’s still-wet hair dripping water onto her.
Li Qinyue reached up and cupped the back of her neck, “Do you know why I’m explaining this to you?”
“Why?”
“Because I consider you one of my own,” Li Qinyue said, “I wouldn’t bully my own people.”
“That’s great!” Zhuo Zhi was genuinely happy, her eyes shining like light bulbs.
“Don’t you have anything to say to me?” Li Qinyue’s gaze couldn’t help but slide down again.
Zhuo Zhi’s cheeks flushed, a tender, peachy pink, “Your hair is dripping water onto my clothes, Sister.”
“Oh, really?” Li Qinyue’s gaze slid down shamelessly, passing over Zhuo Zhi’s nose and lips, seeing a drop of water fall from her hair, landing in the hollow of Zhuo Zhi’s collarbone before sliding down.
Zhuo Zhi’s home clothes were conservative, and this was the only bit of her delicate skin visible.
Li Qinyue’s mind, out of her control, suddenly had an idea: if she used Zhuo Zhi taking off her clothes to test her sexual orientation, perhaps the result would…
Nonsense.
Li Qinyue tightened her grip, pulling Zhuo Zhi into her arms, hugging her tightly, and letting out a long sigh.
It was just the aftereffects of the medicine.
“What’s wrong, Sister?” Zhuo Zhi’s voice, small and obedient, came from beside her ear.
“Nothing,” Li Qinyue’s throat was a little dry, “Let me hold you for a while.”
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