Xu Qingzhu did not reply.
After a long while, as the sun was about to set, Liang Shi began to feel sleepy.
Xu Qingzhu had just come out of the office building, and Sun Chengcheng was with her beside her.
Sun Chengcheng still has that sweet and energetic image, which is why Liang Shi didn't guard up against her back then.
But she was standing next to Xu Qingzhu at this moment, and they looked quite familiar with each other.
Xu Qingzhu took the book from her. Although she was somewhat aloof and distant, she was not so much aloof as to keep people at arm's length.
As Xu Qingzhu walked toward her car, Sun Chengcheng suddenly called out to her and straightened her collar.
...
Liang Shi snapped out of her daze, and just as she was about to get out of the car, Xu Qingzhu replied with a message: 【Take it easy.】
— [Don't meet with her.]
Chapter 138
After receiving Xu Qingzhu's message, Liang Shi did not get out of the car.
The car door, which had already been opened, closed again.
The roadside was crowded with people, and vehicles near Liang Shi's car were driven away one after another.
The orange sunset shone on the silver car body, and Liang Shi's gaze passed through the car window, only able to see Xu Qingzhu's back.
This morning marked the official confirmation that Xu Qingzhu had passed her heat cycle. Her body temperature had returned to normal, and she no longer needed to take suppressants or be interfered with by Alpha pheromones.
However, the two of them argued quite late yesterday.
When Liang Shi went downstairs to buy dinner last night, he also stopped by the pharmacy to buy some ointment.
She was a little embarrassed to say it when she was buying it, but she stammered out a few words: "Omega... in heat... well... too much... a little red and swollen..."
The sales clerk immediately understood and recommended a brand-new ointment to her.
He even thoughtfully told her, "The medicine is very effective. It will be fine in just half an hour and won't affect your sex life."
Liang Shi's ears suddenly felt like they were on fire.
She hurriedly ran out of the pharmacy.
Xu Qingzhu's heat cycle had actually passed peacefully last night, but there was still some lingering warmth.
After dinner, Liang Shi told her to take a bath, and after cleaning up the kitchen, he helped her apply the ointment.
Liang Shi was very serious about applying the ointment.
He even placed the inhibitor by his bedside, thinking very seriously at the time, "I definitely won't touch Xu Qingzhu tonight."
Xu Qingzhu's body was also struggling. When she went to lunch with Sally and the others, she felt back pain after walking only a few steps, and her forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat.
This greatly alarmed Sally, who thought she had some incurable disease.
Xu Qingzhu was helpless.
Both of them secretly made up their minds.
Xu Qingzhu also asked Liang Shi to put the ointment in the room so she could apply it herself.
Seeing this, Liang Shi did not insist and waited at the door.
The disadvantages of a small home become apparent at this moment: the rooms are not very soundproof.
But the shop assistant was being conservative; the ointment was indeed very effective.
But Xu Qingzhu couldn't see it. The transparent ointment was squeezed onto her finger, and the cold sensation when she applied it made her shiver. She subconsciously leaned back, but her head hit the headboard.
The pain was so intense that tears immediately streamed down her face.
The sounds from inside the room naturally did not escape Liang Shi's ears, and she pushed open the door and went in.
Xu Qingzhu was rubbing her head, and when she raised her head slightly, her eyes were brimming with tears.
Liang Shi immediately asked gently, "What's wrong?"
Xu Qingzhu felt even more aggrieved: "Sister~ it hurts."
Liang Shi raised his hand and placed it on the back of her hand, saying with concern, "Be careful."
Xu Qingzhu had bumped her head, and the vulnerability she had accumulated over the past few days made her reluctant to apply ointment to herself, so she entrusted the task to Liang Shi.
Liang Shi was also somewhat embarrassed.
Although I've done everything I can, there have been some absurd moments.
But unlike this, the room was brightly lit, and even the subtlest expressions on people's faces could be clearly seen.
My face felt inexplicably hot.
Liang Shi kept reassuring himself: "It's okay, just treat her like a patient."
“She’s already injured, she can’t just keep doing it, that would be too inhumane.”
She had mentally prepared herself enough, but when she lay on the bed with ointment on her fingers...
The transparent ointment reflected a shimmering light on her fingers, making it look incredibly beautiful.
Liang Shi's hand suddenly trembled, causing Xu Qingzhu to scoff at her, "It hurts."
Liang Shi apologized immediately.
In the end, it couldn't be held back.
I was supposed to be comforting people, but somehow, while I was comforting them, things turned absurd again.
They are passionate and intense; once they start, they can't stop.
Once someone has tasted the sweetness of success, they can't control anything else.
Liang Shi still felt a little sorry for Xu Qingzhu, and at the crucial moment, he hesitated before asking, "Are you alright? Maybe we shouldn't do it tonight?"
Xu Qingzhu's tears streamed down her face and onto the pillow. With her weak hand, she lifted her hair and tucked it behind her ear. She wiped the sweat from Liang Shi's temple with her fingertips, and with just a slight tug, Liang Shi pressed her hair down.
They don't have much resistance to it to begin with.
There's no need to listen to the answer.
Xu Qingzhu's actions are the best answer.
It must have been past 3 a.m. when I went to bed last night. Liang Shi finally applied the medicine to Xu Qingzhu completely and stopped making a fuss.
The main problem was that Xu Qingzhu cried until her voice was hoarse, and she was completely exhausted and collapsed on the bed.
He almost fell into a deep sleep.
When Liang Shi applied the medicine to her, her toes curled up many times.
She sobbed intermittently.
After Liang Shi applied the medicine to her, he kissed her forehead, nose, and mouth, which finally calmed her down.
I naturally woke up late this morning.
Xu Qingzhu had a very important meeting, so she didn't bother to coordinate her outfit and just grabbed whatever was available to wear.
However, even a random combination looks good.
Inside was a gray turtleneck sweater, a classic and versatile white shirt, a light-colored suit jacket, and a matching coat on top.
Despite wearing many layers, she didn't look bulky at all.
Xu Qingzhu stood there with an upright posture, the orange sunset casting long, thin shadows behind her.
She stood there chatting with Sun Chengcheng, her expression mostly neutral, only occasionally giving a slight response, and Sun Chengcheng was able to continue talking fluently.
There's no comparison between Sun Chengcheng and Xu Qingzhu.
Liang Shi barely glanced at Sun Chengcheng.
After a long while, Sun Chengcheng left.
Xu Qingzhu opened the passenger door, got in the car, placed the book Sun Chengcheng had given her on her lap, rubbed her hands which were already red from the cold, and blew a breath into her palms.
Liang Shi handed her a small hot water bottle, saying, "Warm yourself up."
After taking the hot water bottle, Xu Qingzhu took the opportunity to place her icy hands on the back of Liang Shi's hands.
Liang Shi shivered from the cold.
"Why is it so cold?" Liang Shi frowned slightly, complaining, but he had already taken her hand and warmed it with his body heat.
"It's so windy outside," Liang Shi said. "Why are you talking to her so much?"
When Xu Qingzhu first returned, she told Liang Shi about Sun Chengcheng.
Although it was said in a rather informal setting.
At that time, Xu Qingzhu was in the early stages of her estrus cycle, which was a very uncomfortable time. Her voice was hoarse from crying, her hands were tightly gripping the sheets, her back was tense, and even the backs of her feet were straight.
With a sob in her voice, Xu Qingzhu said to Liang Shi haltingly, "A person named Sun Chengcheng came to see me... Waaah... She said Liang He has something to say to me... Sob..."
Later, when she got playful, she whispered in Liang Shi's ear, "Sister Liang He~"
The two of them didn't say anything more about Sun Chengcheng.
Liang Shih also had no intention of revealing those past events again.
Xu Qingzhu didn't tell her that she had seen the "clarification" that had been written on her phone for a long time.
Liang Shi only told her to stay away from Sun Chengcheng, because she was no good person.
Although Sun Chengcheng's methods are nothing in the business world, it's still disgusting to be betrayed or clung to by someone like her.
In other words, she can't do anything to you, but she can annoy you.
The feud between Liang Shi and her was largely resolved.
After returning home, Liang Shi retaliated against Sun Chengcheng in the same way, ruining her reputation.
Moreover, Sun Chengcheng paid the price for her actions.