Luo Qi had thought that Jiang Shenghe would at least have some love experience before meeting her.

How should she make up for all those youthful regrets?

Luo Qi cupped her chin and looked out the car window. The night view was brilliant; she got lost in her thoughts and forgot to respond to him.

What would have happened if he had chatted with her in the cinema seven years ago?

“Why aren’t you talking?”

Jiang Shenghe broke the silence.

Luo Qi looked back at him, her thoughts were still on what could have happened seven years ago, and she was slow to respond. Against the silence, she had to continue the topic of puppy love, “I didn’t have a puppy love in high school.”

Saying it out out loud seemed unnecessary.

He knew all about her past, so there was no need for her to emphasize it.

She said such boring nonsense, yet Jiang Shenghe still responded, “I know.”

Luo Qi smiled.

The car became quiet again.

But the atmosphere was not awkward, so she didn’t deliberately find anything to say.

As the car passed the traffic light intersection, Jiang Shenghe suddenly asked her, “Luo Qi, do like talking with me?”

She was already talking to him. But perhaps in his eyes, she was the passive one, always being pushed forward by him, and he thought she didn’t have much interest in him. 

Luo Qi looked at him and responded firmly, “Yes, I do.

“Then, what do the second set of numbers you posted in your circle of friends mean, the 10.6?” She decided to stop guessing—just ask directly if she had any questions.

“It only means something on my end.”

He told her that, just on his own, he felt that they started falling in love that day.

This made Luo Qi’s heart ache for him. “Then that day is our love anniversary. From now on, we will celebrate our love anniversary every October 10th. You must not forget it.”

“I will definitely celebrate it with you and never forget it.”

How could he forget?

For Jiang Shenghe, today was another day full of satisfaction.

……

Luo Qi looked at the pictures of wedding dresses on the tablet before going to bed.

The tablet was fully charged, and Jiang Shenghe let her choose slowly.

The bonus would be issued in mid-October, and the wedding photos could be taken at the end of October or early November at the latest. There was no time to make a high-end customized wedding dress for her. From designing to sewing, it takes at least seven or eight months to complete one.

All the pictures sent by the bridal shop had existing dresses as sample; Luo Qi could try them on after choosing the style she liked.

Jiang Shenghe said, “We’ll get a designer to design your actual wedding dress, just for you. But right now you can only make do with these.”

Luo Qi felt a little amused—even the most high-end wedding dress brand was just barely passable in his eyes.

“The existing styles are also very beautiful,” Luo Qi was optimistic about four or five styles and pointed them out to Jiang Shenghe.

Jiang Shenghe asked her to choose a few more styles. They could spend a day on the weekend so she could try them all out.

Luo Qi was leaning in his arms. She turned to look at him, wanting to say that there was no need to choose so many. She found herself too close to him, and the tip of her nose brushed against his chin.

Jiang Shenghe leaned against her face and said, “Just speak directly next time, no need to turn around.”

Their cheeks touched each other, indescribably intimate. They had just taken a shower; his face was cool, and there were even beads of moisture on his forehead. 

Luo Qi let him know her thoughts clearly. She whispered, “I want to see you.”

Jiang Shenghe kissed her gently on the face.

He shifted his legs to adjust his sitting position, forgetting that the tablet was still on his lap.

“Ah, be careful!” Luo Qi reached out to grab the tablet, but didn’t catch it.

Jiang Shenghe reacted in time and caught the tablet’s protective cover before it slid completely down the edge of the bed.

He covered the tablet and placed it on the side table, the arm wrapped around her waist never once letting go.

“Sit here.”

He asked her to sit on his lap.

Luo Qi’s ears were red, and she carefully moved over to him. She could feel the hard muscles under her.

They had just taken a bath and she was wrapped in his scent. The two of them faced each other, making it easier for her to see him. Last time, she hid behind a  ploy, telling him she was drawing him so she could take a closer look look at his features—now she could look at him openly.

But when they looked at each other, she still couldn’t bear his focused gaze.

Luo Qi tilted her head and pretended to check whether the tablet was safely placed on the side table. Her eyes were drawn to a torn, blue and pink wrapper lying on top of his mobile phone.

They had used it up earlier.

She was the one who tore open the outer packaging, and she helped him put it on. He was so overwhelmed that he forgot all about throwing the wrapping paper in the trash can, leaving it where it dropped it.

“What are you looking at?”

Jiang Shenghe didn’t follow her gaze and simply kept looking at her when he asked.

“Was wondering which wedding dress is better.”

Jiang Shenghe was not in a hurry to talk about wedding dresses now. He reminded her, “Think before going to sleep to see if you have forgotten anything.”

Luo Qi was sure, “I didn’t.”

Nothing about work anyway.

And she didn’t recall promising something she would do for him.

Jiang Shanghe didn’t know what to say; she really said ‘none’. 

Jiang Shenghe turned off the lights and held her in his arms. “You have lived in the villa for six days. Are you used to it by now?”

His focus was on this being the sixth day. She didn’t call out ‘Chief Jiang’ tonight, so he wanted to ask if she would not stay here tomorrow anymore.

Luo Qi’s focus was on whether she was getting used to living here or not, “I’ve gotten used to it.”

She had gotten used to the scent of him.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

On the first day that the food in Ruipu cafeteria was improved, Luo Qi didn’t go and try it. 

That day, He Wancheng arrived in Beijing in the morning and had other entertainment in the evening. He asked her to have a casual meal at noon with him. He said his nephew would pick her up.

He Wancheng pushed his nephew’s business card to her. His WeChat ID was the same as his real name, He Xu.

The profile picture was very interesting. It was a hand-drawn pencil drawing: a small raindrop was about to fall onto the palm of someone’s hand. The small raindrop had a rich expression, as if it was fighting against its fate and was unwilling to fall.

[Hello, this is He Xu.]

Luo Qi also said ‘hello’ and confirmed with He Xu what time he would pick her up.

With nothing to do in the morning, Luo Qi went to the office work area for a walk.

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

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T/N: The 雨 or ‘yu‘ in Luo Yu’s name means ‘rain’ 😂

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A list of all advance chapters is HERE.
Chapter 48.2 — Trying on Wedding Dresses
Chapter 48.3 — Trying on Wedding Dresses
Chapter 48.4 — Trying on Wedding Dresses