1987 My Era

Chapter 606, The Mischievous Shen Xin, Mai Sui Returns (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Li Heng asked, "What is it?"

Zhou Shihe said, "Have you read Mr. Jin Yong's latest martial arts novel? People in Hong Kong have been waiting for your reply."

Wang Ye had intended to bring this up last night, but he was distracted by the woman in his study and forgot about it for a while.

Li Heng replied, "I haven't read it yet. But I will find time to read it as soon as possible and write back to Mr. Jin Yong."

After relaying the message, Zhou Shihe looked down at his left foot and asked, "Is your foot feeling better?"

Li Heng said, "Thank you, things are much better now than before."

Zhou Shihe nodded.

Li Heng asked, "When will your mother arrive?"

Zhou Shihe pondered for a moment before speaking, "They set off this morning, they should be here soon..."

Sometimes, things just happen by chance; speak of the devil and he appears.

Before the two could finish speaking, a sound came from the alley outside.

Li Heng, whose view was relatively open from the alleyway outside the door, immediately reminded her, "It's Auntie and the others."

Zhou Shihe turned her head and saw her mother, older cousin, and younger aunt.

She said, "I'm leaving now, I'll come over for dinner tonight."

Li Heng said, "Okay."

Watching her reunite with her family, Li Heng didn't rush over immediately. After all, he was an outsider, and meddling would only annoy people.

...

Seeing her niece return, the aunt asked, "Shihe, where did you go? Why wasn't the gate locked?"

Zhou Shihe put the umbrella under the eaves and replied, "It's right next door. Someone called looking for Li Heng, so I'm talking to him."

Zhou's mother asked calmly, "Do people usually call you when they want to find Li Heng?"

Zhou Shihe replied, "Occasionally. I usually call Teacher Yu's house, but Teacher Yu went to Japan this morning."

My older cousin was visiting Lushan Village for the first time and had never met Li Heng in person. She was very interested in this celebrity from the newspaper. So, she went outside to look out from under the eaves at the small building at number 26 next door.

Upon looking around, they actually spotted Li Heng Zhenren.

At this moment, Li Heng, holding a black umbrella, limped out and took out his key to open the gate of the courtyard of building number 25 across the street, and then went inside.

Just before entering, Li Heng noticed someone watching him and turned to his older cousin, Yang Guang, with a polite smile as a greeting.

She was caught peeping at a man, and her older cousin showed a hint of embarrassment, but then smiled back generously.

After Li Heng disappeared, the older cousin returned to the house and commented, "Li Heng is even more handsome in person than he appears on TV, it's just a pity."

The aunt asked, "What's a pity?"

The eldest cousin is the daughter of Zhou's mother's older sister, and Zhou's mother is her aunt.

Feeling a bit tired from driving, my older cousin stretched and joked, "Didn't you guys say he was secretly having a teacher-student relationship with a university professor? Now he's gone to that Mr. Yu's house."

If it weren't for the Yu family interfering, his looks alone would have made him worth pursuing and starting a new romance.

Zhou's mother: "..."

Aunt: "..."

Zhou Shihe glanced at her cousin, but remained silent and didn't respond.

……

Building No. 25, second floor.

Concerned about Teacher Yu's and Chen Siya's conditions, Li Heng made a phone call to Tokyo.

As soon as the call connected, he asked, "Teacher, how is Sister Chen doing?"

Yu Shuheng said, "I just got back from the hospital at noon, and I'm still in the same condition, currently in the intensive care unit."

Renowned experts and authoritative scholars have already consulted on this case three times, and the research is still ongoing.

Upon hearing this, Li Heng sighed heavily, feeling sorry for Sister Chen, but helpless.

Yu Shuheng said, "I went to the ICU for two minutes at noon, and Siya said something to me that made me think a lot."

Li Heng asked, "What did you say?"

Yu Shuheng told him, "Siya said: Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. She told us, the living, not to be too sad."

Li Heng frowned: "This, is she already prepared to die?"

Yu Shuheng said, "Not entirely, it's more like a backup plan. Life and death are not in her own hands right now, so this is the only option."

Having experienced a brush with death once, Li Heng was filled with emotion upon hearing this.

To avoid making the atmosphere too heavy, Yu Shuheng later changed to a more cheerful topic, saying, "I have good news for you. The Nikkei index has been rising all the way, and Hengyuan's profits have exceeded the $4500 million mark."

Little brother, you're a real billionaire now.

Li Heng echoed, "That is indeed good news."

He was pondering: the Tokyo stock market would experience a major upheaval at the end of this year, and if things went wrong, how could he convince Teacher Yu and Lao Fu?

Just as he was deep in thought, Yu Shuheng's voice came again: "Teacher Fu is running back and forth between the company and the hospital, and she's extremely busy."

I'm currently overseeing company recruitment and a project evaluation, so I won't be back for a while.

Li Heng said, "Okay."

Yu Shuheng asked, "Have you missed your teacher?"

Li Heng smiled and said, "I want to."

Yu Shuheng asked meaningfully, "Which one do you want?"

Li Heng rolled his eyes: "Do you think I don't want to?"

Yu Shuheng threatened him in a soft, sweet voice: "Little man, I'll go buy a plane ticket right now and tie you to my belt."

Li Heng: "..."

After a while, Yu Shuheng asked, "When will Mai Sui come?"

Li Heng's mind raced, realizing that Teacher Yu's real intention in asking this question was probably to guard against Miss Zhou.

He replied, "I'll arrive tonight; I'm on the plane now."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shuheng inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. Did you think she didn't want to put a tight rein on this man? From a selfish point of view, she did.

But she didn't do that, because she knew that she couldn't keep him by such means.

In addition, her doting on him was also a factor.

At the same time, she didn't want to be seen as jealous.

Now that Mai Sui has come, she can feel much more at ease.

If Li Heng and Zhou Shihe are alone together every day, she will have to consider shortening her trip to Tokyo and returning to China earlier.

After chatting for another 10 minutes or so, the call ended. Li Heng wanted to call Song Yu, but he felt like there was a pair of eyes watching him.
He subconsciously glanced back.

result…!
Wow! It would have been better if I hadn't looked, because when I did, I gave him a huge fright!

That really gave me a fright!

He was completely dumbfounded; Shen Xin was actually behind him.

When did they arrive? Why didn't they make a sound?
Li Heng hurriedly stood up and called out, "Aunt Shen, you're here."

After looking him up and down and circling him once, Shen Xin grew increasingly fond of him, and teased him with a smile:
"I overheard most of your phone call just now, and you still called me 'Auntie'? Why don't you start calling me 'Mom' instead?"

Li Heng was terrified and sweat beaded on his forehead.

Just now, Teacher Yu and I were having phone sex in various ways, and we made several ambiguous jokes to each other.

Although they made their jokes in a very subtle way, Shen Xin, as someone who had been through it all, was perfectly capable of understanding them.
Li Heng felt a chill run down his spine, so he quickly boiled water to make tea and poured her a cup.

Shen Xin had been secretly observing him. Before accepting the tea, she smiled and teased him, "What? Is it so hard to say 'Mom'?"

Li Heng: "..."

Shen Xin urged, "Say it once, and I'll help you win over Teacher Yu in the future."

If you don't call out, I'll go see Run'e tomorrow and tell her that Teacher Yu is pregnant, and that her in-laws...

She stopped mid-sentence and gave him a meaningful look.

You like to make fun of me, don't you?

Okay! Let's see who has thicker skin and who gives in first.

After a brief standoff, Li Heng made a snap decision and said, "Mom."

Upon hearing "Mom," Shen Xin looked up at the ceiling, so happy she almost burst out laughing.

Fortunately, she was very composed and managed not to laugh out loud, thus avoiding damaging her image.

Shen Xin immediately took the tea, sat on the sofa, and said happily, "This trip was worthwhile. You are much better than that Teacher Yu. Mom supports you to get pregnant in your junior year and become a father in your senior year. Don't feel burdened. I will take care of the child for you two."

Li Heng's eyelids twitched. This auntie was too damn fierce!
Even someone as self-assured as him, damn it!, was finding it hard to keep up!

He dared not agree to Shen Xin's probing. Otherwise, what was meant to be a joke one minute could turn into something serious the next, leaving him devastated.

In just a few words, Shen Xin had gauged his psychological limits, so she decided to stop there and try to brainwash him another time. She would change the subject later.
"Have you had Chinese food yet? Shuheng said you're here, so I brought you some dishes, all made by Mom herself."

Well, he keeps calling her "Mom," and the other person seems to be taking advantage of the situation to solidify this relationship.

Li Heng had no way to express his bitterness, but since things had already come to this point, there was no going back.

Damn it!
I got scammed today.

He was very worried: if in the future, Aunt Shen would suddenly call Xiao Han and Mai Sui "Mom," just imagining that scene would be incredibly awkward!
They really brought this on themselves; they deserve it.

He had planned everything meticulously, but he never expected that the aunt in front of him would be even more shameless than him.

Li Heng pretended to reply, "Thank you, Auntie. I've already had lunch. I'll save it for dinner. I won't cook anything tonight."

Since they've personally delivered it, he naturally can't refuse; keeping it for dinner is also a way to save face.

Shen Xin smiled and reminded him, "You're calling her 'Auntie' again, you should call her 'Mom'."

Li Heng was convinced and admitted defeat.

The two chatted intermittently for about 40 minutes before Shen Xin left because she had other things to take care of. Her main purpose in coming was to deliver food and, incidentally, to help her mentally challenged daughter clean up the mess.

In her eyes, the so-called "endgame" was this: at the end of the alley, only Li Heng and Zhou Shihe were there, which was a very bad sign, so she came over specifically to take a look.

After seeing Shen Xin off, just as he turned to go back upstairs to call Song Yu, Zhou Shihe and his older cousin came out of building number 27.

Seeing this, Li Heng asked, "Are you going to the airport to pick up Mai Sui and Manning?"

Zhou Shihe nodded gently, as if she had guessed his thoughts, and said calmly, "Your foot is not fully healed yet, so it's not advisable to do anything too strenuous. Just stay at home."

Li Heng had originally wanted to try, but Zhou Shihe didn't give him a chance at all. She simply left, her thin figure gradually disappearing into the alley.

The older cousin glanced at her younger cousin, then at Li Heng, and followed.

Li Heng was feeling down. A moment later, he looked up at the second floor and his gaze met that of Zhou's mother.

He greeted her from afar: "Hello, Auntie."

"Good afternoon." Zhou's mother smiled, having seen her daughter's behavior just now.

She is now 100% certain that her daughter and Li Heng have not crossed any boundaries in their relationship, and that their relationship is within the normal range.

She couldn't help but think how fortunate she was to have rejected Ms. Wu Yili's matchmaking idea; judging from her daughter's behavior, she probably had no romantic feelings for Li Heng.

Zhou's mother asked, "What happened to your foot?"

Li Heng smiled sheepishly and said, "I accidentally tripped and twisted my ankle."

Zhou's mother asked, "Have you seen a doctor?"

Li Heng replied, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I have seen a doctor."

Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother nodded and watched him enter the small building at number 25.

Just then, her aunt appeared beside her. "Sister-in-law, did you see Shen Xin earlier?"

Zhou's mother shook her head.

My aunt said with a gossipy look, "Shen Xin is carrying a thermos; she's probably here to deliver groceries."

Zhou's mother was taken aback, and it took her a long time to speak: "She's such a busy person, why did she come all the way to deliver vegetables to Li Heng?"

The aunt said meaningfully, "That's right. It seems she's decided that Li Heng is her son-in-law."

Zhou's mother glanced at the second floor of building number 25 from a distance, and could just see Li Heng sitting back down on the sofa, making a phone call.

The younger sister-in-law followed her gaze to Li Heng, and before asking, "Sister-in-law, what are you thinking about?"

Zhou's mother stood by the railing, her tone slightly relaxed: "With Shen Xin holding on, I feel at ease about Li Heng."

The aunt immediately understood what she meant.

The aunt and sister-in-law always trusted Shihe completely, but they weren't so at ease with Li Heng, who was a bit of a womanizer.

They were afraid that Li Heng might act impulsively and start bothering Shi He.

This isn't just wild speculation; after all, Shihe's beauty is undeniable, and she's never lacked suitors since childhood.

But now, with Shen Xin's appearance, their last trace of worry vanished, dissipating like smoke in the wind. The aunt chimed in, "That's good news."

"Yes," Zhou's mother replied indifferently.

....
Li Heng picked up the receiver again and called Song Yu.

Unfortunately, three consecutive phone calls went unanswered. A few days ago, Grandma Song answered the phone, but now no one answers at all.

It seems they're no longer in Dongting Lake.

Unable to reach Song Yu, he instantly became dejected and lost the will to continue calling, so he took the insulated lunchbox and went home.

Reading and writing.

I read Jin Yong's martial arts novels, partly to change things up, and partly so I can reply to Mr. Jin Yong's letters.

This was quite an adventure; he became engrossed in reading "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," reading from day to night, completely forgetting the time.

If Mai Sui hadn't suddenly stood in front of him, he would still be able to see, but he hadn't come to his senses yet.

Since he wasn't researching or writing, the playful Mai Sui, in a mischievous mood, covered his eyes from behind with her hands and softly said:
"Guess who I am?"

Li Heng paused for a moment, then happily put down his book, patted her hand, then reached behind her back to touch her face, and finally smacked his lips and said, "Who else could it be but my wife, of course."

Suddenly, another cheerful voice came from the side: "Which wife?"

Li Heng was speechless, then changed his tone: "Sun Manning, are you itching for a beating? Just say so if you want to get a beating, I don't mind satisfying your fetish."

"Tch! All that high-sounding talk, all you want is to touch my butt, right?" Single Sun Manning couldn't stand the two showing off their affection like this, so she offered a plan: sow discord.

Li Heng retorted irritably, "Your butt? Oh! Well, sorry, your dry, brittle butt doesn't even rank in my top 20."

Sun Manning rolled up her sleeves and asked angrily, "Li Heng, you better explain yourself. My butt is dry and brittle? My favorite thing about me is my beautiful butt. Have you ever even touched a woman's butt?"

"Either you tell me the truth about the top 20, and if you can give me a clear and convincing explanation, I'll let it go. Otherwise, this isn't over!"

This girl rattled off a string of words, making Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe, who was standing at the study door, feel awkward. The two women looked at each other for a while, both wanting to laugh and feeling a little helpless.

This is a really serious question. Is it something you can just tell people about 20 butts?

Li Heng retorted, "Do you think it can compare to an ear of wheat?"

Sun Manning said angrily, "She's your woman, you can't compare to her."

Li Heng asked, "Can you outdo the guy at the door?"

Zhou Shihe stood at the door of the study, her eyes downcast, like a fairy untouched by worldly dust, seemingly oblivious to what was said.

Sun Manning was extremely annoyed: "If I could beat Shihe, I'd be the king of Fudan University, and I wouldn't have time to argue with you! Li Heng, you womanizer, do you even know how to compete? Why do you always pick the prettiest ones?"

Li Heng calmly and casually remarked, "It's good that people know their own limitations. Just knowing that is enough."

Sun Manning was furious. She turned around and pulled Shihe away, saying, "Shihe, let's go! We're not calling him for dinner. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. These two scoundrels are definitely going to be kissing and touching each other again."

Zhou Shihe glanced at Li Heng, then at Mai Sui, and then at the ambiguous position of Sui Sui's full chest pressed tightly against someone's back, before following Manning away.

As they reached the bottom of the stairs, Sun Manning asked in a cheeky, low voice, "Do you think they'll kiss right now?"

Zhou Shihe looked at her.

Sun Manning gestured with her fingers, "Don't look at me like that. I've never kissed before, and I really want to try it. Li Heng is so handsome, and Mai Sui is so charming and beautiful. Kissing them must be amazing, and touching them must be even more amazing..."

Sun Manning was as loud and boisterous as ever. Li Heng had just said her buttocks weren't pretty enough, which made her so angry that she kept stomping her feet and making up stories.

Zhou Shihe remained silent and sat down on the sofa on the first floor.

After rambling on and on about jokes, Sun Manning finally sensed something was wrong and sat down next to her friend. "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhou Shihe said gently, "No, it's just that my feet are a little tired and I don't want to move. Please continue, I'm listening."

"Forget it, I'm not going to talk about it anymore. Just talking about it makes me want to go upstairs and eavesdrop." Sun Manning sighed, repeatedly making a "C" sign with her hands, looking down at her chest, and said, "No man, what a waste..."

Zhou Shihe found it amusing: "Then go find a boyfriend."

When asked about finding a boyfriend, Sun Manning seemed a little lost and fell silent.

Zhou Shihe was a little unaccustomed to her sudden quietness and asked with concern, "Manning, what's wrong?"

Sun Manning slumped on the sofa like a deflated balloon, muttering to herself, "It's all over! It's all over! I've been Li Heng's deskmate since high school, and I've always been with him in college. Every day I see a face that's more beautiful than a woman's. When I look at other guys, they all seem a bit ugly!"
Oh my god! He's ruined my life! My standards have been raised so much! How am I supposed to find a partner in college? How am I supposed to get married in the future?

Zhou Shihe smiled knowingly and joked, "Several boys at school have been pursuing you, but you've always been indifferent to them. I thought you didn't want to date in college."

"Bullshit! How could I not want to be in a relationship? I want to experience what it's like to be with a man, just like Mai Sui did." Sun Manning spoke her mind.

After saying that, she realized that her attitude towards Shihe was too rude, so she immediately tried to appease her by saying, "I take back the words 'bullshit.' I just spoke too quickly and mistook you for that idiot Ye Ning."

Zhou Shihe blinked slightly but remained silent.

Sun Manning stared wide-eyed for a long time before blurting out, "Oh my god, am I seeing things? The way you wink mischievously is exactly the same as that womanizer upstairs."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shihe remained composed and allowed Manning to scrutinize her.

Sun Manning stared at her for a long, long time before finally asking, "Shihe, have you been influenced by him? Have you fallen for him?"

Zhou Shihe appeared very calm, her pure and clear black and white eyes staring at her without blinking.

After a moment of eye contact, Sun Manning slapped her own mouth with her right hand. "Oh, my slip of the tongue! Come to think of it, it makes sense. If you really liked Li Heng, how could you be so calm? You know he's probably still entangled with Mai Sui right now."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shihe withdrew her gaze, closed her eyes, and began to rest, trying her best not to think about anything related to him.

But sometimes, what you fear most is exactly what happens.

Sure enough, whenever she closes or opens her eyes, the image of Li Heng pressing down on Mai Sui and kissing her passionately will automatically pop into her mind.

After a long while, Zhou Shihe stood up, poured a cup of hot water, held the teacup in both hands, and stood by the window in a daze.

Seeing this, Sun Manning came over and bent down to look out the window for a while. Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at? It's already dark. What's there to see outside?"

Zhou Shihe said demurely, "No, I'm just tired of sitting and want to stand for a while."

"Oh dear, I thought there was some strange or unusual sight outside." Sun Manning sat back down on the sofa, not forgetting to tease her:
"Shihe, your back view is so beautiful. I feel sorry for you. Your charming appearance makes you look like a statue waiting for her husband by the window."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shihe's unfocused gaze slowly refocused on the glass, staring intently at the reflection inside, remaining silent and unresponsive.

...

Second floor, study.

After the two women left.

Li Heng couldn't wait any longer. He grabbed Mai Sui, pulled her into his arms, and whispered, "You're finally here. I've missed you so much."

Feeling his sincerity and warm embrace, Mai Sui's heart instantly calmed down, and she felt that coming early was worthwhile.

They embraced, gazing at each other, the ambiguous atmosphere in the study expanding at a visible speed. Finally, as if drawn by gravity, their heads slowly drew closer, their lips parted slightly, and they kissed passionately before parting.

They kissed again, then parted.

After repeating this process seven or eight times, they finally intertwined, their bodies entwined like a barbed hook, inseparable.

The heated exchange lasted for about eight minutes. The almost suffocating Mai Sui pulled away from his mouth, gently stroking his face with her right hand, and said, "Let's go downstairs. Don't keep Shihe and the others waiting downstairs."

Li Heng asked in surprise, "You knew they would be waiting downstairs?"

Mai Sui explained, "The food will be ready soon. We came to invite you to have dinner together. If we don't go, Shihe probably won't go back next door."

"Ugh, you should have said so earlier. Come on, let's go downstairs." Li Heng didn't want to let go of her, but he had no choice but to.

With her freedom restored, Mai Sui smiled charmingly and said, "It was no use telling me earlier."

Li Heng's gaze swept quickly over her, and he felt that what she said made perfect sense. In just one year, this girl's inner charm seemed to have intensified, making her even more alluring than before.

Seeing him staring at her with shining eyes, Mai Sui reached out and gestured in front of him, shyly covering his eyes.

"Stop looking, let's go eat." She raised her head slightly, unusually acting coquettish.

"Okay." Li Heng obediently complied.

Leaving the study, he asked, "Didn't we agree to come over on the tenth? How did you convince your parents?"

Mai Sui smiled gently, a little embarrassed, and said, "I shifted the blame to Manning, saying that she was leaving early."

Li Heng was overjoyed. He was so surprised to learn that Mai Sui had this side to her; he loved it.

Downstairs, he found Shihe and Manning waiting there. He glanced at Maisui again and realized that this girl was even smarter than he had imagined. No wonder her grades in high school were always on par with Song Yu's, consistently outperforming everyone else in the class. There was a reason for it.

Seeing the two of them come down, Sun Manning pulled Mai Sui over and looked her up and down, then curled her lips into a smirk: "Your hair isn't wet, and you haven't changed your underwear? You haven't taken a shower? I thought you were going to take a shower before coming down."

This seemingly ordinary sentence contains profound meaning.

Nobody there was a fool, and Mai Sui blushed with embarrassment.

Zhou Shihe, standing by the window, silently turned around, her gaze lingering between him and Sui Sui.

Li Heng glared at Sun Manning with feigned displeasure, then turned to Zhou Shihe and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting, let's go eat?"

Zhou Shihe agreed and then took the lead in leaving Building No. 26.

Sun Manning kept causing trouble in building number 26, but when she came to building number 27, she turned into a human. As soon as she entered, she said to Zhou's mother and aunt, who had already set out the dishes, "Auntie, Li Heng was writing just now, so we waited a while before calling him."

This explains why it took so long to call the person over.

Zhou's mother smiled and said, "It's alright, the last dish just came out of the pot."

Dinner was prepared by Zhou's mother and aunt. There were seven people at the table, and they sat around drinking some wine.

The older cousin was very curious about Li Heng and spent most of her time paying attention to him, but she didn't say much to him. Instead, she quietly asked her younger cousin on her right with an incredulous look, "With such good qualities, is Mai Sui really willing to be Li Heng's mistress?"

Zhou Shihe didn't know how to answer the question, so she simply didn't answer and instead used her chopsticks to put a few bites of food on her older cousin's plate.

My older cousin asked, "Are you telling me to eat something to shut my mouth, to make me shut up?"

Zhou Shihe smiled knowingly, her eyes seeming to say: Don't force me to talk badly about my best friend behind her back.

Her older cousin, who was very close to her and had interacted with her a lot, immediately understood the implication. "Alright, I won't pressure you. I'll arrange something later to let Li Heng and me be alone for a while. I want to see the difference between a handsome guy who started from scratch and those handsome guys born with a silver spoon in their mouth."

Zhou Shihe ignored these words and turned her head to chat with Mai Sui.

Zhou's mother was a good cook, and Li Heng ate two large bowls of rice before putting down his chopsticks. After the meal, he left Building No. 27 under the pretext that he had to go to the idiot's place.

I don't know if I'm being too sensitive?
He discovered that Zhou's mother, Zhou Shihe's aunt, and his older cousin had been secretly observing him, which made him feel somewhat uneasy.

Damn it, a grown man having dinner with six women, I feel like I don't have enough yang energy. It's best to leave early.

It was still raining in the afternoon, but it stopped in the evening. Li Heng, leaning on his cane, wandered freely around the campus for a long time before going home.

As soon as he entered, he saw Mai Sui and Sun Manning moving boxes, clothes and other items.

Upon closer inspection, hey, isn't this something made of wheat?
It seems Comrade Mai Sui is a good comrade, keeping his promise. After the New Year, she really did move back from Building 27 and is no longer living separately from him. He was overjoyed and ran over to help.

After moving the things to the second bedroom on the second floor, Li Heng asked Mai Sui in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Will you run away again in the future?"

The wheat stalk said, "Run."

Li Heng looked at her with a resentful expression.

Mai Suirou smiled and said, "I'll take you with me on our escape."

Li Heng stretched and said, "Hmm, that's more like it."

During their chat that evening, Zhou Shihe told the three of them that she was going back to Yuhang with her mother the next morning.

Mai asked, "How long will you stay at home?"

Zhou Shihe said, "After the Lantern Festival."

Sun Manning immediately raised her hand and asked, "Shihe, can you take me with you? I don't want to be with these two. It's so boring to be a third wheel every day."

Zhou Shihe smiled faintly and asked Mai Sui, "Sui Sui, are you coming with us?"

She was being polite, knowing that Sui Sui had come out specifically to accompany Li Heng and was unlikely to go to Yuhang with him.

As expected, Mai Sui hesitated for a moment before refusing, saying, "He's alone and needs someone to take care of him."

Zhou Shihe glanced at Li Heng discreetly, then got up and walked downstairs.

From beginning to end, she never asked Li Heng for his opinion, nor did she invite him to go to Yuhang together.

Li Heng didn't ask about it.

Or, to put it another way: he and Zhou Shihe were both fully aware of the situation.

Recently, their relationship has undergone a series of fundamental changes. Zhou Shihe, who is in a state of turmoil, is clearly deliberately avoiding him. When she goes home, in addition to giving Sui Sui some space, she also needs an independent space without him to calm down!
Li Heng had guessed this, which was why he hadn't said much.

As soon as Zhou Shihe left, Sun Manning ran off with her. In an instant, only Li Heng and Mai Sui remained in the large living room.

After looking at each other for a while, Mai Sui said gently, "I've already washed up. Do you want to take a shower?"

Li Heng responded and went into the shower room.

Mai Sui got up and went to the bedroom to find him pajamas. A little while later, she returned with the clothes, opened the bathroom door, and put the pajamas in the outer cubicle.

Unexpectedly, just as she was about to close the door and leave, a person suddenly appeared from behind the door and wrapped his arms around her from behind.

Mai Sui wasn't startled, only shy, because she immediately knew who was behind her.
Seeing someone's large hand slip inside her lower abdomen and trace its way up her skin, Mai Sui blushed and begged for mercy: "No, no... this is the bathroom, you should take a shower first."

In the past, although the two had made love several times, their upper bodies were usually covered by underwear.

This was the first time she had ever been face-to-face with someone like this, and for a moment she was tongue-tied and blushed like a rose, clearly feeling a little uncomfortable.

P.S.: Today is the first day of August, please give me your minimum monthly votes! I don't have many monthly votes left, please help me out, thank you so much!

Update first, then revise.

Regarding Mr. Ba's words about Zhou Shihe in the previous chapter, some readers clearly didn't understand them. They can go back and take a look... lalala

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