Jiang Shenghe quickly buttoned his home shirt and opened the door.

When Luo Qi first called him, he had just come out of the shower and was wearing a bathrobe. She had just moved in and it was her first night here. He was worried that talking to her in a bathrobe would make her feel awkward, so he changed into home clothes.

He hadn’t dried his hair yet, and the collar of his black shirt had gotten a bit wet.

Living under the same roof, it was inevitable to bump into the other person when they had just taken a shower. There were a few drops of water rolling down his neck and his Adam’s apple was incredibly sexy. Luo Qi gaze skittered away to the side.

Regarding whether to be honest with her family, Jiang Shenghe respected her  decision, “If you want to tell Aunt Jiang the truth, I will also tell my mother about it. If you don’t want to yet, I will call Aunt Jiang directly to discuss the design plan. Me saying it, it’s the same as my wife saying it.”

Luo Qi thought about it for a moment, “Then, let’s be more transparent. I feel guilty for keeping them both in the dark since they would meet more often in the future. Just tell them that we are in a relationship.”

When they saw them again in the future, they wouldn’t need to go to great lengths to hide it anymore.

After discussing it, they each called their mothers.

When Luo Qi lied to her mother, the lies came out easily the moment she opened her mouth, but it was a different matter when she was about to tell the truth.

Luo Qi made the call, and her heart was pounding so loud, “Mom, I wanted to tell you—my boyfriend is my boss.”

“Ah?”

“It’s Jiang Shenghe. You bumped into him in the alley that day. But it was so unexpected that I lied.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and she knew that her mother must be confused.

“Mom, you can design the terrace however you think is appropriate. I like whatever you design.”

Jiang Yifang finally spoke, “Okay, Mom knows what kind of terrace you like.”

Luo Qi was delighted to hear her mother’s hoarse voice, and she asked her mother to please also tell her dad.

“No need, your dad was listening to the call and he just took a cigarette outside to smoke. He was so happy.”

Liang Zhen and Jiang Shenghe came to her for a design plan. Jiang Yifang always felt that something was unusual about the situation but couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was bothering her. Now it all made sense.

“Does Professor Liang know about your affairs?”

“She should know it by now. She didn’t know it before, but Professor Liang knew that Jiang Shenghe treated me differently. It’s only that she thought I still hadn’t accepted him, so she wanted to give us an opportunity to get to get along better by decorating the villa.”

Luo Qi didn’t want to worry her mother, so she didn’t mention Jiang Shenghe’s father. The two had a tense relationship and his father kept asking him to find a well-matched girl to marry.

Jiang Yifang was originally worried that Jiang Shenghe’s family would not agree to the relationship, but now she could finally relax.

Her only regret was that she didn’t insist on letting Jiang Shenghe come to the family’s house for a glass of water that morning.

“How long have you been together?”

“I just accepted his suit a few days ago. I originally planned to take him back with me after we get used to the relationship a little more, but I didn’t know that Professor Liang would want to get her house renovated.”

Luo Qi explained some more, “Mom, it was me who requested that our relationship not be made public yet. The gap in our identities is too big. I really feel the pressure. It’s not that he doesn’t want to admit it.”

“It’s okay, Mom knows it’s not easy for you.”

Jiang Yifang never dared to hope that her daughter could accept another man’s feelings again. Pei Shixiao had been so good to her but could still cheat on her—it was a huge blow to her daughter’s heart and mentality.

“Your father and I won’t tell anyone about this.”

When her daughter was engaged to Pei Shixiao, not only her eldest aunt but also other relatives in the family went beyond them and used her daughter’s name to establish relations with Pei Shixiao’s family—some even directly asked them for help.

No one cared about her daughter’s feelings on this matter.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Luo Qi solved a problem that had been weighing on her mind. Lies no longer threatened to snowball into something disastrous.

She hung up the phone. She looked around her room a bit more, familiarizing herself with the place where she was going to live, took a shower, and went to bed.

Lying on the bed, she searched for a long time but couldn’t find the switch for the bedside wall lamp.

Luo Qi sent a message asking Jiang Shenghe: [Where is the switch of the bedside lamp?]

Jiang Shenghe: [On the bedside table.]

The lamp and bedside table was integrated; it was only that the buttons had been blocked by some paper.

Luo Qi lifted the paper and saw the buttons.

Jiang Shenghe asked her: [Did you find it?]

He was in the corridor outside. He was on his way to the study, but it was not convenient for him to come in and turn off the light for her.

Luo Qi: [I found it. Chief Jiang, are you still not asleep?]

[I still have work to deal with, you go to bed first.]

Luo Qi turned off the lights. Within two minutes, she turned the lights on again, found a suitable dress, put it on, and went to the study to work overtime with her boss.

Thinking that her boss was still staying up late while she was already in bed, she couldn’t possibly sleep well at all.

Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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A list of all advance chapters is HERE.
Chapter 43.3 — Everything Got Out of Control
Chapter 44.1 — A Gift For Him
Chapter 44.2 — A Gift For Him
Chapter 44.3 — A Gift For Him
Chapter 45.1 — Thinking of Him
Chapter 45.2 — Thinking of Him
Chapter 45.3 — Thinking of Him
Chapter 45.4 — Thinking of Him