Chapter 242 - Which Aspect Are You Referring To? (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After a while, Qi Chengyue got off the bed, still red-faced. Cheng Dongge had thrown the previous night’s clothes into the washer, and Qi Chengyue had no clothes to wear. Her decision to stay there was made at the last minute, and she did not even have any fresh underwear that she could change into.
She had no idea where the underwear she took off the previous night was. She had just taken it off and tossed it somewhere, but Cheng Dongge must have put it away since she could not locate it.
When he took them off her the night before, she did not think much of it because her mind was blinded with passion. When her cognition was clear, however, she felt incredibly shy when imagining him holding her undergarments, especially her panties.
Still unable to locate her underwear, she was left with no choice but to open Cheng Dongge’s wardrobe and wear one of his white dress shirts. It was long enough to cover her thighs, but she still felt very uncomfortable because she was not wearing any panties.
She went to the toilet and noticed two cups and two toothbrushes on the sink. One cup and one toothbrush looked relatively new, and although he did not leave any message for her, she knew that it was meant for her to use.
Blushing, she could not help but break out in a smile. She was particularly elated to see two cups and two toothbrushes arranged side-by-side.
Taking out the toothbrush from the cup, she grabbed a tube of toothpaste that Cheng Dongge had already used halfway. When she squeezed out the toothpaste, she could not help but imagine how Cheng Dongge looked like when he did the same. It was intimate to think that the tube’s opening had earlier came into contact with his toothbrush, and was about to come into contact with hers.
After brushing her teeth, she used Cheng Dongge’s facial wash and moisturizer—both men’s products—since she did not manage to buy her facial care products.
Once that was done, she scanned the entire bathroom and laid eyes on a particular spot.
The undergarments that she had been searching for all along were hanging just above her head, and they were already washed.
Cheng Dongge neither had a housekeeper or a helper, so there were no prizes for guessing who it was that washed Qi Chengyue’s undergarments.
Qi Chengyue felt her entire brain explode. That man—to think that he washed her underwear and kept his actions secret from her!
Those garments were the more intimate ones, especially when it came to her panties. They were surely dirty after having been used the entire day, yet he still held them in his hands as though it was nothing disgusting.
Qi Chengyue quickly took down the still-damp underwear and searched for a hairdryer to blow it dry.
As she was almost about to blow them dry, she heard the door clicked open. Qi Chengyue switched off the hairdryer and tried on the panties. They were not fully dry yet, and although she could still wear if she truly needed to, doing so would not be good for her body.
Then again, she thought for a moment and realized that she had done almost everything with Cheng Dongge, and there was no need to fret too much about those things. She just had to remember not to accidentally reveal herself too much. She rehung her panties to dry and went straight for the door after coming out of the bathroom.
The door swung open as she reached it, and Qi Chengyue was all smiles as she said, “You’re back! Why didn’t you wake me up just… A-auntie…?”
It was not Cheng Dongge who returned but his mother, Sun Shaoyun. Qi Chengyue did not expect that at all.
Drained was the color on her face in an instant.
Sun Shaoyun was still holding on to the set of keys. She opened the door and had on foot in, but that was all there is to it as she froze at the doorstep.
“You…Miss Qi, you’re…” Sun Shaoyun was so startled that she mumbled incoherently. She looked at Qi Chengyue from head to toe and knew at once that Qi Chengyue was wearing Cheng Dongge’s dress shirt, seemingly with nothing else underneath. By that alone, Sun Shaoyun could tell how far their relationship had progressed.
Qi Chengyue’s pale face became flushed. “A-auntie, please wait for a while.”
She dashed back into the bathroom and wore her undies without caring that they were still damp. Her bra was not going to dry so quickly, and she could not wear the dress she wore the night before because that would reveal her nipples. It was better if she wore his shirt.
Qi Chengyue ran over and said, “Auntie, you…please wait here. I’ll be done in a bit.”
Running into the bedroom, she rummaged around the closet and finally managed to dig up a pair of sport shorts. She wore them and tied up the strings so tightly that the waist of the pants bunched up on her hip.
It was then that she went out and stood awkwardly in front of Sun Shaoyun, clueless as to what she should say.
“Miss Qi, your clothes…” Although Qi Chengyue was fully clothed, it looked completely out of place since everything on her belonged to Cheng Dongge.
“I came back from an event last night and the dress isn’t fit to be worn right now,” Qi Chengyue explained, embarrassed.
“Oh.” What Sun Shaoyun wanted to add was, ‘If your dress isn’t fit to be worn, then are Cheng Dongge’s clothes fit to be worn?’
“Miss Qi, how far has your relationship with Cheng Dongge progressed? Is it serious?” Sun Shaoyun sat down and asked before even getting a cup of water to drink.
“Auntie, you just came. Let me pour a cup of water for you, or would you prefer tea?” Qi Chengyue asked. She thought that the subject should best be discussed only when Cheng Dongge came back.
“No need for that. I’ll be going soon. I wanted to come and see my son, but I didn’t think…” Sun Shaoyun did not complete her sentence. Before her retirement, Sun Shaoyun was the head of educational administration in one of Li City’s junior high schools. Civility was a quality she honed to a very high-level, so despite her dissatisfaction at Qi Chengyue’s past, she did not overstep her bounds and speak too harshly.
“Have a seat. Don’t trouble yourself. Where did Dongge go?” Sun Shaoyun asked.
Qi Chengyue sat down at some distance away from Sun Shaoyun. She was feeling constantly nervous. “He went down to buy breakfast.”
Sun Shaoyun nodded. “Miss Qi, you haven’t answered my question.”
Qi Chengyue looked down and was slightly afraid to look at Sun Shaoyun. Back then, Qi Chengyue made a solemn vow to Sun Shaoyun that she would not be together with Cheng Dongge. It had not even been long since then, and Sun Shaoyun just had to bump into her at Cheng Dongge’s home when she was dressed in such a manner.
“I’m in a relationship with him, and it’s serious.” Qi Chengyue mustered the courage to look at Sun Shaoyun despite having a slightly faltering voice.
“How long have you two been together?” Sun Shaoyun asked.
Qi Chengyue did not know how to answer that as they had just been together and she was already spending the night with him. It was all too obvious that they had some activities the night before, and she was worried that Sun Shaoyun would think of her as a very casual woman.
Before she answered though, Sun Shaoyun mumbled to herself, “It wasn’t too long ago that you came to Li City, so I think you weren’t together for long.”
“Auntie…” Qi Chengyue tried to explain, but Sun Shaoyun cut her off. “Miss Qi, you were very resolute last time. Remember? When you said that you wouldn’t burden Cheng Dongge wouldn’t be with him for his good and also his family?”
“Auntie, that was what I thought at the time. I really thought that I could do it.” Qi Chengyue took a deep breath, then exhaled. “I work at the same company as him and I have to see him every day. We’ll have to interact whenever the company’s affairs require it, and every time I go to work or get off from work, we’d bump into each other in the company’s entrance. Sometimes we ride in the same elevator. I’ve seen Huang Ziyue look for him before and I’ve seen him go on blind dates with other women.
“He was getting me angry on purpose to see if I can bear with it, testing whether I was really able to let him go just like that. But in the end, I couldn’t. My heart was in pain when I saw him go on dates with other women, and when I saw Huang Ziyue coming back for him and trying to get back with him again, I was even more heartbroken, to the point where I hid away in the car and cried to myself. I said it with determination last time, but after going through all that, I realized I couldn’t do it at all. When he goes on dates, I can’t control myself from sneaking a look. I think if he is to marry someone else, I’ll be watching him silently from the sidelines, and he’ll never know that I’ll be crying and getting angry all by myself. My elder brother and his wife tried getting me to accept another man, but because none of them are Cheng Dongge, I can’t accept it, and I can’t spend my life with another man.
“That was why I agreed to be with him. I’m a selfish person. I don’t want to see him suffering, and I don’t want to be unhappy either. When I decided to be with him, I did so in all seriousness, with the intention of getting married to him. Auntie, I know that being a divorcee puts a burden on Cheng Dongge, and you might not even look kindly upon me. With his character, he can easily find someone much better than me, but…”
Sun Shaoyun stood up and said, “Miss Qi, my mind is a bit jumbled up right now. I came here to see my son, but when I arrived, the first thing I saw was you, dressed like this. You can probably understand the kind of shock I’m feeling right?”
Qi Chengyue nodded and looked down in silence.
“So, for the time being, don’t tell me all this. Don’t tell me about your love for Dongge and don’t speak of your confusion. My mind is in disarray now, and I can’t think straight.” Sun Shaoyun sighed. “I need some quiet solitude to think long and hard about this.”
Sun Shaoyun stood up, grabbed her bag and held it with her sweaty palms.
“I’ll go first. If Dongge comes back, you don’t need to tell him that I came. I don’t want him to get worried about this and that,” Sun Shaoyun said and headed toward the door.
“Auntie, he’ll be back soon, please just stay for a while longer! You came all the way to B City and you can’t just leave like this. You came by plane, right? You would’ve already booked the return flight. There’s nowhere else for you to go if you just leave. Isn’t it better to wait for Dongge to come back?” Qi Chengyue chased after her.
“That’s not necessary. I’ll reschedule the flight.” Sun Shaoyun walked to the door and wore her shoes.
Qi Chengyue was barefoot, so she simply grabbed a pair of slippers and wore them. “Auntie, I can’t just let you leave like this, you…”
“You don’t need to advise me. I know I’m his mother, and because of that, you wouldn’t want to disrespect me. You’re afraid that he’ll be angry if you just let me go, am I right? I just want some peace and quiet, and this is something I need to talk about with Lao Cheng. To tell you the truth, I don’t know how to face you right now. I’m afraid I might say some unpleasant things if I stay. We all need to take some time to calm down. Don’t try and stop me. If you keep doing that, I might get angry,” Sun Shaoyun explained calmly. It was evident that she was trying her best to control herself.
“Auntie…” Qi Chengyue watched as Sun Shaoyun went into the elevator. Qi Chengyue did not dare to give chase, however, and she was in no position to do so anyway because of how she dressed.
She was so anxious that instead of going back into the house, she stayed beside the elevator to wait for Cheng Dongge. Cheng Dongge did not bring his cellphone, so there was no way for her to contact him.