“Chief Jiang.” The study door was not closed. She stood at the door and knocked twice.

“You still knock on the door at home?”

Luo Qi didn’t say anything and walked straight to the desk.

Jiang Shenghe was looking at the computer with his chin propped up on his hand. He raised his eyes and asked, “Can’t sleep now that you’ve moved places?”

“No,” Luo Qi sat down across from the desk. There were some documents that she could handle directly. She opened them and started reading from the first page.

Jiang Shenghe reminded her, “You’re at home, not the company. Just do what you would normally do.”

Luo Qi ignored his comment and asked him, “What did Professor Liang say when she found out?”

“She said to invite you to the house for dinner.”

Luo Qi was not even that familiar with him and was not at all ready to officially meet his mother!

She really regretted asking. “Just pretend I didn’t ask.”

Jiang Shenghe smiled, “So you’re not my assistant now? An assistant will not contradict the boss.”

“…”

Luo Qi used his own words to refute him, “This is home, not the company.”

Jiang Shenghe’s smile widened, “Okay, whatever you say will be whatever it is.”

Luo Qi was unable to resist him saying such words that were not words of love, but were better than words of love.

Jiang Shenghe logged out of the mailbox and took out the documents from her hand.

Luo Qi was left with nothing to do and glanced at him from time to time.

“Chief Jiang, what do you do during your holidays? Did you also work overtime?”

“I mostly work overtime alone during holidays.”

Luo Qi felt uncomfortable.

“Let’s not talk about the past. My life before was monotonous: making money and playing cards.” And he would go to Suzhou City.

Jiang Shenghe did not raise his head when he spoke, as he would inevitably reveal his emotions when talking about the past.

“Do you want to drink water? I’ll pour you some.” Luo Qi took his water cup. She had been his assistant for a year and had never poured water for him. He was always the one who made coffee for her.

Jiang Shenghe raised his head. The fluctuating emotions in his eyes had already been sorted out. He asked her with a faint smile, “In what capacity? I don’t want one from my assistant.”

“Not an assistant.”

There was drinking water in the study, and Luo Qi took a drink herself.

Jiang Shenghe was not thirsty at all, but he still drank half a glass.

If he continued to work overtime, she wouldn’t be able to sleep. He closed the file; he would just read it the next day.

Jiang Shenghe turned off the light, and Luo Qi walked back to the bedroom ahead of him. When she reached the door, she turned around and said to him, “Chief Jiang, good night.”

“Can you change what you call me tonight?” He said in a consulting tone, taking two steps forward to block the light, and Luo Qi was shrouded in his figure.

Luo Qi knew what he wanted to hear her say.

He kept an appropriate distance from her, did not rush her, and waited for her to say it.

It was still a little difficult to say in front of him.

“Is it okay to do so in a few days?” she bargained.

He said, “Okay.”

He added, “Today, we received the marriage certificate for ten days.”

She has never heard of anyone celebrating a tenth-day anniversary.

Luo Qi suddenly realized that she moved to the villa ten days after receiving the certificate, which was different from how it was for him.

The lights in the corridor were too bright, so Luo Qi turned them off. Only their two open bedrooms gave the corridor a little light.

Luo Qi took courage and said, “Husband.” She paused for a few seconds before continuing, “I’m going to bed. Good night.”

Jiang Shenghe thought about letting her go back to her room to sleep, but his hands didn’t obey him. He held her in front of him, nuzzled her forehead with his chin, and said apologetically, “From getting the certificate to living together, I pushed you all the way. Are you very tired of me now?”

“I’m not tired.” Luo Qi also hugged him, “If you hadn’t confessed your feelings and I didn’t leave you, if we had to get along for another year, a half year, even if I knew it was impossible to be with you, I would have fallen for you. You—”

Luo Qi still wanted to speak, but her lips were sealed.

The kiss that fell on the lips was not as restrained as before. Luo Qi thought that this was a good night kiss, but Jiang Shenghe did not let go of her.

The kiss deepened.

The tip of his nose slid against the bridge of her nose.

He gave vent to his desire to possess her through his lips and tongue.

The villa was different from her rental house on the third floor. In the rental house, cars came and went downstairs all the time, and the sound of pedestrians was constant. The sound insulation of the old house was not very good, and unless it was late at night, the rental house was never too quiet.

But now, there were only two of them in the villa, and even the sound of their breathing was infinitely amplified.

Jiang Shenghe thought about letting her go, but he still didn’t leave her lips.

Like that day when he proposed to her in the heavy rain, he felt there was no real hope, but still he waited.

Luo Qi raised her arms and put them around his neck.

She said in a low voice, soft and willing, “Chief Jiang.”

How could Jiang Shenghe let her go?

There were two boxes in his bedroom. When she went to the mall earlier, he bought some to keep at home.

While kissing, never pulling apart, Luo Qi entered the boss’ bedroom for the first time, thinking they would do it here. Unexpectedly, Jiang Shenghe just took a box and brought them to her room.

Just like that night when she agreed to his marriage proposal, everything got out of control.

The world spun before her eyes, and Luo Qi could only hold onto his shoulders tightly.

How she fell on the pillow, and when the lights in the room were turned off, Luo Qi only had a vague impression, completely submerged in his breath.

Luo Qi’s senses were now totally muddled, and sometimes she couldn’t tell whether the person holding her was the boss or her husband.

That feeling was familiar, but also strange, yet every complicated moment was wonderful.

Indescribable.

Until Jiang Shenghe entered her, and Luo Qi rushed back to reality.

At that moment, he held her in his arms, kissed her forehead, and said hoarsely, “I love you. You asked me what I did during the holidays. I missed you, so I would go to Suzhou City.”

His voice was as deep and gentle as it had ever been.

But what he gave her was full of strength.

Luo Qi didn’t know if it was pain or something else, but her eyes were wet.

When she came back from the boundless deep sea, even her eyelashes were wet, and there was a drop on the bridge of her nose. It was from Jiang Shenghe’s forehead.

Luo Qi clung to his strong waist. He looked at her above her with deep eyes, but she didn’t dare to look back at him.

Jiang Shenghe hugged her for a while, then stood up.

Luo Qi felt something pinching her waist. She reached over and pulled it out: it was his black shirt.

It was already crumpled beyond use, so she just put it beside the bed without looking at him.

Now that everything has calmed down, and all sanity returned.

She knew that the person standing beside the bed was her husband, but the relationship between the assistant and the boss seemed to be engraved in the DNA, and just ten days was not enough to completely change it.

His feelings for her have lasted seven years and seven months, while she had only been with him for ten days. She never would have thought that she could do so much for a man in just ten days.

Get the marriage certificate, live together, and have the most intimate physical contact.

She was naturally slow to warm up to someone.

After giving in to impulse, embarrassment was inevitable.

The most difficult thing with what happened today was how to get along the next day.

Luo Qi didn’t look at Jiang Shenghe’s expression and said, “Chief Jiang, please lock the door behind you while you leave. Thank you.”

Jiang Shenghe: “…”

Unable to laugh or cry, he followed her wishes, “Okay.”

After putting on his clothes, he had to go back to his room.

… …

Back in the bedroom, Jiang Shenghe took a shower. A scratch on his shoulder made him feel that the two times they did it tonight were real, and she was really his.

There was no cigarette in the bedroom, so he went to the study to get it.

As soon as he opened the door, the door to Luo Qi’s room also opened. When she saw him, she instinctively shut the door. After two seconds, she opened it again.

Jiang Shenghe saw what she was wearing and knew why she closed the door just now. It was an off-white nightgown with only thin straps, and it was short.

The slender, white legs were exposed.

Luo Qi also realized after closing the door that there was no need to avoid anything anymore. She had already done everything she shouldn’t have done tonight, so she opened the door and forced herself to meet him openly.

“Chief Jiang.”

He asked, “Are you looking for something?”

Luo Qi also followed his example and said calmly, “I wanted to get a glass of water.”

“I’ll pour it for you.” He forgot to prepare a glass of water for her.

“No. I’ll pour it myself.” With the glass in her hand, she quickly went to the study, which was nearest. Just now, the two of them had been so close and intimate, which was completely different from the confusion she felt when she agreed to his proposal.

Jiang Shenghe was wearing a coat since he planned to go to the yard downstairs to smoke. But she was wearing so little, so he took off his coat intending to put it around her from behind.

The temperature had dropped in the past few days, and it was indeed a bit too cold to be wearing this nightgown, but Luo Qi had just taken a bath and felt fine.

Luo Qi poured water and took a few sips with her back to him.

As she drank, Jiang Sheng covered her with his coat, almost surrounding her in his arms.

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

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T/N: Ahhh!! Sorry for the lack of updates. This story is the hardest for me to translate, and I got stuck. Thank you for your patience.

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A list of all advance chapters is HERE.
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