"What about your shop?" Li Changlin didn’t mind—since he and Qian Ziwei had established a relationship, he couldn’t keep people at arm’s length.
"It’s fine. I could use a rest anyway; I’ll just close for a few days." Boss Qian was just so willful, not caring at all about the feelings of her customers.
Fortunately, those customers hadn’t heard the conversation between the two, or else Li Changlin definitely would have been berated to death.
As they ate, they chatted without bringing up the thermos incident.
Although Li Changlin really wanted to know how Qian Ziwei had dealt with those soups, he felt somewhat embarrassed.
This was a bit awkward, to say the least.
If Qian Ziwei knew he had wanted to drug Lin Ruonan, who knew if she would get angry? It was truly too embarrassing.
After the meal, Qian Ziwei cleaned up the dishes and went to wash them in the kitchen. Li Changlin was happy to wash his hands of the task—having one more girlfriend really was wonderful.
Compared to his former girlfriend, Xu Xin, Li Changlin felt that Qian Ziwei was easily a hundred times better, if not more.
You see, when Li Changlin dated Xu Xin, he was the one who cooked for her, and sometimes he even did the laundry. It was quite a miserable existence.
Now, looking at Qian Ziwei, she was like the perfect wife!
Li Changlin felt a wave of emotion inside, and it wasn’t long before Qian Ziwei finished and came out.
Seeing Li Changlin just sitting blankly on the couch, Qian Ziwei immediately leaned over with understanding, "Brother Changlin, are you worried about Ruonan?"
"Well, not exactly," Li Changlin shook his head. How could he explain this situation? It was quite complicated, actually.
In fact, his relationship with Lin Ruonan couldn’t really be defined, but their hearts seemed to be very close.
Moreover, Li Changlin knew very well that Lin Ruonan liked him—there was no doubt about it.
But he, being somewhat pretentious, hesitated to start anything easily because he had been hurt once before.
Who would have expected that, in the end, he would find himself in this kind of relationship with Qian Ziwei? It was indeed a bit difficult to know how to face this.
Li Changlin was a man who dared to take responsibility. Although he was slightly troubled, he would not ignore Qian Ziwei’s feelings.
For a girl to do something so shy, what right did Li Changlin have to reject her?
Moreover, when it came down to it, the incident in the afternoon was Li Changlin’s doing.
If he hadn’t added that Flirting Potion, Qian Ziwei wouldn’t have drunk it by mistake, so Li Changlin had no reason not to take responsibility.
As for Lin Ruonan, there was a hint of regret in Li Changlin’s heart. If Lin Ruonan couldn’t understand, then so be it—perhaps they were destined to meet but not fated to be together.
Seeing that Li Changlin didn’t want to elaborate, Qian Ziwei didn’t ask further. She gently leaned on Li Changlin, and in that moment, both remained silent, just sitting together quietly.
Not knowing how much time had passed, Li Changlin finally came to his senses. He turned to look at Qian Ziwei and gently said, "Let’s go to bed and rest. It’s cold sitting here."
"Mm," Qian Ziwei responded softly, and then the two of them stood up and walked into the bedroom.
He shed his outer clothing and trousers, and they both got into bed. Qian Ziwei immediately leaned over, resting her head deeply in Li Changlin’s embrace.
Li Changlin extended his arms and embraced Qian Ziwei.
Suddenly, the scene on the bed rippled slightly, and Qian Ziwei’s body immediately tensed up.
"What’s wrong, Ziwei?" Li Changlin blinked in surprise, clearly feeling the change in Qian Ziwei’s body.
"I, I’m fine." Qian Ziwei shook her head gently, her words trembling slightly, "Brother Changlin, do you still want to?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changlin instantly turned to stone.
The events of the afternoon were still vivid in his mind, and he couldn’t easily forget them.
But was this really okay?
Though he and Qian Ziwei had affirmed their relationship, they hadn’t even held hands. How could Li Changlin be so selfish? Qian Ziwei hadn’t even experienced the feeling of dating yet!
Looking down at the beauty in his arms, Li Changlin noticed that Qian Ziwei was also looking up at him.
She gazed at him with a shy face, her eyelids fluttering and body trembling slightly; she looked so pitiable no matter how one saw it.
"Ziwei, I..." In this moment and scene, Li Changlin no longer knew what to say. His throat worked repeatedly, and it took a great effort to swallow.
"I, I can serve Brother Changlin in bed, but Ziwei has no experience, so, so you have to be gentle, Brother Changlin," feeling Li Changlin’s gaze, Qian Ziwei hastily closed her eyes, her voice shy as she spoke.
"You, you’re tempting me to commit a crime!" In that moment, Li Changlin felt his nostrils flare, a warm breath rushing continuously from his nose.
He quickly turned his head away, taking deep gulps of air.
It was too tempting, too dangerous!
"Brother Changlin!" Qian Ziwei opened her eyes promptly, seeing Li Changlin had turned his head away. Instantly, the beauty felt a huge blow to her heart and soul, pleading pitifully, "Brother Changlin, do you dislike Ziwei?"
Li Changlin couldn’t help swallowing again, that voice was simply too alluring, it was not at all like Boss Qian from his memory. Was she really trying to make him err?
Truth be told, Li Changlin really did not wish to consummate his relationship with Qian Ziwei , as it would indeed be very unfair to her.
Therefore, he suppressed the desire in his heart, turned his head back again, and gazed deeply into the eyes of the beauty in his arms, "Ziwei, Brother Changlin can’t do this, I..."
"Indeed, Brother Changlin, you dislike Ziwei’s actions. Ziwei has been too frivolous, sob..." Qian Ziwei didn’t wait to hear the rest, and started to sob quietly, looking utterly heartbroken.
"Ziwei!" Li Changlin’s heart nearly melted at the sound of her sobbing. He quickly sat up straight, holding Qian Ziwei tightly, and spoke gently, "Ziwei, Brother Changlin doesn’t dislike you. But if we go through with it now, it would be unfair to you. Because we haven’t really started dating yet, we haven’t even been on a date!"
"But Ziwei doesn’t care about those things!" Qian Ziwei’s tears welled up, her voice choking, "As long as Brother Changlin doesn’t dislike Ziwei, whatever Ziwei does is okay."
"Brother Changlin doesn’t dislike you. It’s just that he hopes our first time can be perfect, without regrets. Also, I am not completely ready yet. If we do this now, it would be unfair to you, and this is not the outcome Brother Changlin wishes to see," Li Changlin said gently, knowing that Qian Ziwei was very innocent, like a blank sheet of paper.