Luo Qi drank some water for a bit, and her throat was finally moistened and felt better. Jiang Shenghe still held her in his arms. He especially liked to hug her. Just now, he cuddled with her on the bed for more than ten minutes. She didn’t move, and her legs had gone numb from his weight.

Luo Qi turned to look at him and could only see his shoulders, “Chief Jiang, are you going out so late?”

He had put on a suit jacket and looked like he was going out.

“Just going to smoke a cigarette in the yard,” Jiang Shenghe lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek, “You just changed places, if you can’t sleep, come and chat with me. The door to my room is open. You can come over anytime you want.”

Luo Qi said ‘hmm’ and didn’t say when she would go to the master bedroom to sleep, whether it would be tonight or tomorrow.

She asked him, “Do you want to drink?” and gave him her glass.

Drinking a glass of water together, she didn’t know if this could give him some comfort.

Jiang Shenghe held the glass with her hand. He raised his head slightly and drank the remaining water.

Luo Qi turned to face him, took off his suit jacket and gave it back to him, “It’s cold in the yard. Come up quickly after you finish.”

“Okay.”

After taking off the suit jacket, Luo Qi’s arms naturally got cold and he kept rubbing her arms with his hands as he herded her back to the bedroom.

She turned off the light and lay down on the bed. She felt that something was missing, and she felt a little empty.

She thought about how to get along with Jiang Shenghe tomorrow, thinking about what he said, “I missed you, so I would go to Suzhou City,” and thought about sending him a ‘good night’ message, but in the end, she didn’t accomplish anything and simply fell asleep.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

She was very tired and slept until 7:30 the next morning.

This was latest she ever got up during these holidays.

Luo Qi massaged her sore thighs and relaxed for a few minutes before going to wash up.

Her phone was almost out of battery. She came here in a hurry yesterday and forgot to bring the charger.

She wouldn’t go out this morning, so she just chose to put on an ice silk, long-sleeved nightgown. There was a distinctive purple patch down her chest; the gown could just barely cover it, but it would get exposed when she bent a little.

She didn’t put on any makeup, just smoothed out her hair.

Before going out, she looked in the mirror again.

Jiang Shenghe’s door was open, but then he didn’t seem to like having it closed. The door to his office was always open, as was the door to his study at home. It turned out he didn’t even like to close it when sleeping.

Suddenly she remembered what he said last night, that if the door was not closed, she could just go directly to him at any time.

Now, she didn’t know if it really was a habit of leaving the bedroom door open—or perhaps it was because of her.

Luo Qi knocked, no one was in the room, and there was the sound of water running in the bathroom.

“Chief Jiang, I came in. I’m looking for a phone charger; I forgot to bring mine.”

Jiang Shenghe was only just taking shower. He also got up later than usual today. He turned off the shower and called out to the person outside, “The charger is on the bedside table. You can use it first. I will find another one for you later.”

Luo Qi walked straight to the bedside. The bed had not been made up yet and the quilt was a bit messy. She sat on the edge of the bed, unplugged his phone and charged her own phone in its place.

When she came into his room last night, she was kissed so hard that she didn’t have any attention to spare to see the layout of the room. She took a good look at it now and found that it was just like him—cold and impersonal.

When Jiang Shenghe came out in a bathrobe, he was surprised that she didn’t just take the charger and leave but instead was willing to sit on his bed. She insisted on sleeping separately last night, and he thought she was unhappy with him.

“Did you manage to fall asleep even with the new place?” Jiang Shenghe asked.

“Yeah.”

She actually slept very soundly.

Luo Qi took the phone for something to fiddle with, deliberately not looking at him.

Only one night has passed, and she had already accepted all the intimacy possible between a couple yesterday. She was somehow able to face Jiang Shenghe this morning, although it was not yet natural.

It wasn’t time to turn on the heating yet, so even though she had changed into long sleeves, it still wasn’t warm enough. Jiang Shenghe bent down and took off her slippers, then easily hugged her princess-style and put her on the bed, letting her lean on the bedside and play with her mobile phone.

He smoothly pulled his quilt over her.

Luo Qi’s bare legs were now covered with his own quilt, looking even more charming than last night.

Jiang Shenghe leaned over, placed his hands on both sides of the pillow, and kissed her lips lightly.

Luo Qi put down the phone. He had just shaved and his chin was clean and fresh. “Chief Jiang, what are your plans today?”

“You still call me ‘Chief Jiang’ at this time?”

“…”

Jiang Shenghe made a new agreement with her, “Didn’t I say you were not allowed to call me ‘Chief Jiang’ when I’m holding you in my arms? Why can’t you remember this? Every time you call me this in the future, you need to stay here with me for one more day. There is no cap.”

Luo Qi was used to calling him this way. She used to call him by his English name when they were at Yuanwei Capital. Later, when he returned to China, she always called him ‘Chief Jiang’ when she met him in the company.

After working as his assistant for one year, the number of times she called him ‘Chief Jiang’ on their daily interaction must be calculated in the hundreds.

“Your punishment makes it difficult for me to choose what to do.”

Jiang Shenghe smiled gently, “Why is it so hard to choose?”

“If I don’t call you that, I don’t have to stay over. You might think that I don’t want to stay with you. If I say it, you won’t be happy—but then I can stay over with you.”

“If you say it just four times in a week, then you will live here from now on.”

“…”

“Didn’t you promise me not to call me that before? You still kept calling me ‘Chief Jiang’ and I never gave you any trouble. Now, you can’t let me down anymore.”

He kissed her forehead and then each of her eyes.

Luo Qi said nothing anymore and just put her arms around his neck.

Jiang Shenghe captured her lips and kissed her gently.

She raised her head and he leaned over her, maintaining an uncomfortable posture.

Jiang Shenghe lifted her up and laid her flat on the bed.

Lying in the same place where he had slept, with the quilt and pillows all bearing his scent, Luo Qi’s heartbeat quickened.

In the second bedroom last night, she didn’t have this throbbing feeling.

Perhaps because everything happened too fast, and she didn’t have time to feel it.

“How long were you in the yard last night?”

She managed not to call him ‘Chief Jiang’.

Jiang Shenghe thought how her eyes were wet last night, maybe because she felt pain, so he tried to be as gentle as possible today, kissing her, coaxing her, and before finally becoming one with her.

When he was completely inside her, his throat rolled slightly, he took a deep breath, and then replied to her, “I smoked half a cigarette then went upstairs.”

After saying that, he kissed her again.

Three times in a few hours, Luo Qi felt uncomfortable in her throat.

Jiang Shenghe paused. His water glass was on the bedside table, so he brought it over.

Luo Qi wanted to say ‘never mind’—drinking water while lying down was not at all convenient and it would be troublesome to get up.

“Hold the glass.” Jiang Shenghe gave her the glass. Then he put one hand on the bed and with the other, he supported her back to help her up at little.

Luo Qi hooked his neck with her right put the water glass to her lips with her left hand, and took a few sips.

Their bodies never separated through all this.

Putting down the cup back on the bedside table, Luo Qi moved closer to him and took the initiative to kiss him this time.

Jiang Shenghe hugged her tightly, and she sank into his arms.

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 44.2 — A Gift For Him
Chapter 44.3 — A Gift For Him
Chapter 45.1 — Missing Him
Chapter 45.2 — Missing Him
Chapter 45.3 — Missing Him
Chapter 45.4 — Missing Him