He laid her down on the pillow and kissed her on the forehead.

“I’m going to take a shower,” he told her warmly.

Luo Qi calmed down her breathing. Jiang Shenghe had covered her with a quilt; she pushed it open again and sat up.

“What’s wrong?”

“My things are still in the second bedroom.”

“Lie down, I’ll get it.”

Jiang Shenghe refused to let her get down, holding her ankles and stuffing her feet back into the quilt.

He turned off the floor lamp, and the bedside instantly became dark.

Luo Qi didn’t even have her cell phone, so she just lay quietly in his quilt and stared at the extinguished floor lamp.

Jiang Shenghe went to the second bedroom and only brought her mobile phone and charger. The other things could be moved to the master bedroom later when he had time.

Luo Qi didn’t move to the other side of the huge bed, but just lay on his pillow.

Every previous intimacy they had seemed to be missing something.

While she was lost in thought, a dark shadow covered her. Jiang Shenghe had finished with his shower.

Luo Qi shifted inward a little, visually checking that the space was enough for him to lie down, but she didn’t move beyond that. She still kept her head resting on the edge of his pillow.

Jiang Shenghe didn’t lie down but sat on the edge of the bed, his hands bracketing her on side, and looked down at her softly.

A mere two weeks ago, Luo Qi would never have dared to think that he, who was so cold through and through, could also have such a gentle side.

Jiang Shenghe used one arm to support himself, picked up her hand with his left hand, and twined his fingers through hers.

He had fantasized about this scene countless times— not to be sexually intimate, but to be able to see her like this when he got home at night.

At the end of the day, when he got tired of the battles in the business arena, he would go home and she would be here for him to hold.

He didn’t speak and just looked at her quietly. Luo Qi didn’t say anything either. Talking now would only ruin the atmosphere.

Luo Qi saw that he had no intention of lying down for the time being, so she shifted closer to the edge of the bed again, leaning her face against his arm and snuggling against him.

She thought how he had been on the phone for so long; there must be something urgent to deal with. “You really don’t need to work overtime? It’s okay. I’ll work overtime with you.”

Jiang Shenghe said, “Yeah. I’ll work here in the bedroom.”

He sat on the bed and opened his email on his tablet.

Luo Qi adjusted the pillow and leaned close to him, pressing her face against his shoulder.

She dared not move lest she jiggle his arm for fear of affecting his work.

Her gentle breath mixed with her light fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose.

Jiang Shenghe had long wanted to ask her, and now he could, “What perfume are you using?”

He would gift her a few bottles next time.

“I rarely use perfume, it’s the scent of the shower gel.”

She added, “You smell good too.”

After saying that, she felt that she had said it too bluntly, so she hurriedly added, ”You are busy.”

She simply leaned against him and read his mail with him.

Jiang Shenghe took half an hour to deal with it and sent the tablet back to the study. When he came back, Luo Qi has already shifted to make space for him but her head still lay on his pillow.

He turned all the lights were turned off; the room was instantly dark, and nothing could be seen.

Luo Qi reached out to hold him, and the next second, she was pulled into a strong embrace.

He hugged her with all his strength.

As her eyes slowly adapted to the darkness, Luo Qi saw his face clearly. For the first time, she said ‘good night’ to him while lying in his arms.

Jiang Shenghe kissed her earlobe and whispered, “Luo Qi, call me again.”

“Goodnight, husband.”

Then somehow, the kiss went from her earlobe to her neck.

Kept going all the way down.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After those infinitely moving pleasures last night, Luo Qi felt a little embarrassed to look directly at him when they got up the next morning.

They had been too sleepy last night, and the trash can was not near the bed. Messy things were left on the bedside table and could only be cleaned up in the morning.

Jiang Shenghe threw the two torn packaging and used items into the trash can.

Luo Qi had a simple breakfast and started another day of fishing in Ruipu.

She and Jiang Shenghe drove out of the villa ten minutes apart.

When she arrived at the company, she found out that Cui Peng had not left the stage yet. She came to the company again today and was now in Shu Rui’s office.

Later, Shu Rui came to find her. She happened to be making coffee and cheerfully gave him a cup.

“What can I do for you, Mr. Shu?”

Shu Rui slowly sipped his coffee and said, “I forgot to arrange a driver for you yesterday. If you have any requirements for the driver, I’ll try to find one according to your requirements.”

“No need, I already have a driver. I brought over the driver previously assigned to me from the President’s Office.”

It would seem that Jiang Shenghe treated her well since she was able to bring the driver from the President’s Office, but she was only being used as a tool to deal with Ruipu and yet she’s so proud of it.

Really stupid not to realize it.

… …

Shu Rui had dinner with Cui Peng last night. Cui Peng said that Luo Qi’s family still owed more than 9 million yuan in debt. She came to Ruipu most likely because of the high annual salary. It was actually easy to find her weakness.

Cui Peng added, “As for Luo Qi, how should I put it? Although she hates me, it doesn’t prevent me from admiring her. She has many years of experience in the Yuanwei Group. I cannot compare with her.”

He didn’t expect Cui Peng to be able to evaluate Luo Qi accurately.

Cui Peng then expressed her views on Luo Qi taking over Rui Pu.

“I just don’t know what Yuanwei Group is planning for arranging her to come here. Anyway, Yuanwei doesn’t want Ruipu to become bigger. The one that poses a bigger threat is Yuanwei Medical. No matter what Luo Qi’s character is, she represents Yuanwei. She is destined to have a different stance from you and Lingjia Capital. We want Ruipu to be strong, but Luo Qi is just the opposite.

“Just because she won’t fight for control for the time being doesn’t mean it will always be like this. Yuanwei Group wouldn’t be stupid enough to hire someone with an annual salary of several million just to be a ‘vase’.

“Lingjia sent me here, and I have the responsibility to help you manage Ruipu. No matter what decision you make, I will support it unconditionally.”

Cui Peng said a lot at that time, but in the end she didn’t say how to find Luo Qi’s weakness, and he didn’t ask.

As a grown man, he would never use dirty tricks to get back on a woman behind her back.

He just wondered that Luo Qi and Pei Shixiao have been together for so many years, yet she couldn’t find a way to get Pei Shixiao to help her pay back the money her family owed?

He heard that more than 30 million was owed at that time. To ordinary people, it was an astronomical amount, but to Pei Shixiao’s family, it was but a drop in the bucket.

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

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Chapter 47.2 — His First Love
Chapter 47.3 — His First Love
Chapter 47.4 — His First Love