With an exclamation of surprise, Lou Qingshuang collapsed onto Liu Yu, her hands resting on Liu Yu’s shoulders, the distance between them shrinking in an instant.
Liu Yu could catch the faint breath Lou Qingshuang exhaled, while Liu Yu’s own scalding breath brushed against Lou Qingshuang’s face. A overwhelming scent of rose pheromones clung affectionately to Liu Yu’s ankles.
“Why did you come back again? Aren’t you afraid of me anymore?” Liu Yu picked up a strand of Lou Qingshuang’s hair, twirling it around her finger. She leaned down, bringing her face close to Lou Qingshuang’s, and asked in a low voice.
Looking at the face that had suddenly drawn near, Lou Qingshuang’s eyelashes fluttered, and she subconsciously turned her gaze away. The person before her was both beautiful and striking, noble and effortless. Curved strands of hair brushed against Lou Qingshuang’s cheek, and the bright light in Liu Yu’s eyes seemed ready to swallow someone whole.
Liu Yu leaned down further, moving closer to Lou Qingshuang’s lips, wanting to kiss her. Lou Qingshuang raised a hand to cover Liu Yu’s mouth. “Don’t move. I came in to comfort you.” Her nightgown swept across Liu Yu’s face, bringing an itchy sensation.
Liu Yu raised an eyebrow. Her right hand settled on Lou Qingshuang’s waist, her fingers moving slowly across the fabric of the nightgown. Her fingertips were separated from Lou Qingshuang’s waist by the gown, never directly touching her skin, yet the warmth of her fingers seeped through the fabric to Lou Qingshuang’s waist, causing her body to tense instinctively.
Lou Qingshuang caught her breath. Liu Yu was too skilled at flirting. Sudden, intense touches could provoke excitement, but this kind of elusive teasing made her heart flutter even more.
Lou Qingshuang did not enjoy doing these things, which was why she had always refused Shen Yue, wanting to save such intimacy until after marriage. Yet she didn’t feel much aversion toward Liu Yu’s advances; no matter how many times they interacted, she could always retreat unscathed when facing Liu Yu.
Lou Qingshuang watched as Liu Yu’s fingers gently traced the contours beneath her nightgown. The heat from Liu Yu’s body had already transferred to Lou Qingshuang. Those fingertips seemed to hold a magical spell, making her face flush and her legs turn to jelly.
The pheromones wrapped around the wrist Lou Qingshuang was using to cover Liu Yu’s mouth. Liu Yu extended the tip of her tongue and licked Lou Qingshuang’s palm, startling her into pulling her hand back immediately, her breathing growing ragged. Her eyelashes fluttered rapidly, and she said urgently, “Turn your neck so I can bite it and give you a temporary mark.” Lou Qingshuang wanted to finish the soothing process quickly so she could leave; the current Liu Yu was far too dangerous.
Liu Yu lowered her eyelids, looking at her. “Do you really want to bite me that badly?” Her voice trailed with a alluring lilt, as if Lou Qingshuang were about to do something deeply scandalous and intensely tempting.
The icy tundra aura from Liu Yu’s body burst forth suddenly, crashing down entirely onto Lou Qingshuang’s gland. The rose pheromones longed for a response from her own pheromones, clinging stubbornly to the back of Lou Qingshuang’s neck. Unfortunately, because Lou Qingshuang’s gland had received a blocker shot, it could only manage to release a few faint strands of pheromones in reply.
Sensing that tiny, weak response, Liu Yu felt the restless, soothing pheromones, which carried not a trace of lust. That realization suddenly brought her back to her senses for a moment.
The current Lou Qingshuang had not yet given her heart to her. If she failed to control herself and crossed the line now, Lou Qingshuang would never fall for her. Liu Yu took a deep breath, suppressing her near collapsing self-control.
Lou Qingshuang was a person who carried an aloof pride within her nobility. She yearned for genuine love, yet she had been betrayed by Shen Yue. She cherished her remaining family deeply. Right now, she lacked the capacity to fall in love. The only reason she was standing here now had to be because Zhu Yan had done something to make her willing to come in and soothe her.
Liu Yu quickly understood the logic behind it. When she looked at Lou Qingshuang again, her eyes narrowed slightly with calculation. She was thinking about how to strike the right balance, a boundary Lou Qingshuang could accept without feeling repulsed, to grow closer to her, and to help her “understand” her better, or narrow the distance between them.
Seeing the change in Liu Yu’s expression, Lou Qingshuang felt a wave of panic and instinctively reached behind her to grab the doorknob. However, Liu Yu voluntarily lowered her head, offering her gland right up to Lou Qingshuang’s lips.
Watching Liu Yu bow her head, Lou Qingshuang felt as if she were seeing a tiger voluntarily lower its head. In that moment, she was deeply shocked. Liu Yu had actually lowered her head on her own accord, for an Alpha to willingly let someone give them a temporary mark was utterly incredible.
Liu Yu reached out and voluntarily wrapped her arms around Lou Qingshuang, leaning her head against Lou Qingshuang’s neck, saying clingily, “Bite me, then. But if you bite me, you have to take responsibility for me.” Her eyelashes brushed against Lou Qingshuang’s neck, tickling her.
Feeling the arm holding her waist tightly, as well as the unignorable heat of the body against her, Lou Qingshuang gave a helpless smile. “I’m just here to help, Director Liu.”
“Mm-hmm, you clearly came here to mark me.” Liu Yu’s voice was low and enchanting, resting against Lou Qingshuang’s face like a serpent’s touch, making her breath hitch uncontrollably.
Lou Qingshuang closed her eyes. When Liu Yu wasn’t playing the overbearing CEO, she was terrifyingly good at seduction.
Lou Qingshuang raised her hand and wrapped her arms around Liu Yu’s shoulder blades, pressing herself completely into Liu Yu’s embrace.
In that moment, Liu Yu couldn’t help but shift her leg, placing it in an ambiguous position that instantly made Lou Qingshuang’s legs give way even further. The rose scent in the air completely submerged Lou Qingshuang.
Liu Yu raised her head to look at Lou Qingshuang, whose eyes were glistening. Lowering her head, Liu Yu bit Lou Qingshuang’s lips, her tongue and teeth grinding and nipping softly at them.
The fragrance of roses exchanged back and forth within their shared breaths, as Liu Yu’s hot tongue gently tapped against Lou Qingshuang’s teeth.
Lou Qingshuang’s eyelashes trembled. She knew this was a necessary step, she needed to make herself secrete a small amount of pheromones to soothe Liu Yu. Passion was the best catalyst for releasing pheromones. She didn’t know how much she could secrete after receiving the blocker shot, but regardless of success or failure, her deal with Zhu Yan had already been made.
Lou Qingshuang clutched Liu Yu’s nightgown tight, trembling all over from nervousness. She had never been intimate with anyone other than a romantic partner.
Today’s intimacy did not spring from her own heart; it was entirely sustained by a transaction, alongside some unknown emotions.
Liu Yu sensed Lou Qingshuang’s hesitation and anxiety, so she stopped and raised her head again. Lou Qingshuang opened her eyes to look at her, their eyes meeting. “Lou Qingshuang, would it be so bad to fall in love with me?” Liu Yu tilted her head, gently hooking a strand of Lou Qingshuang’s hair as she asked in confusion.
“Love doesn’t just happen because of who you are,” Lou Qingshuang replied softly, looking back into Liu Yu’s eyes. There was no flutter of emotion in her gaze, nor any dread regarding Liu Yu’s status, she simply spoke the words with absolute calm.
Liu Yu looked into her eyes. At this moment, Lou Qingshuang looked even more like the person she had originally fallen for, cold and proud, yet bearing an undefinable sense of gentle domesticity.
Liu Yu released the strand of hair she had been twirling and instead pulled at Lou Qingshuang’s silk nightgown.
As their eyes locked, Liu Yu fought to suppress her urge to claim Lou Qingshuang. Over these past few days, she had been keeping herself in check so as not to frighten her, especially now. She couldn’t lose her sanity during her heat like an ordinary Alpha, that would completely strip her of her charm.
Yet at this moment, her eyes were gradually losing rationality. She turned her head and pressed close to Lou Qingshuang’s ear, her teeth gently catching Lou Qingshuang’s earlobe, kissing her bit by bit as her arms tightened around her.
Taking advantage of the moment, Lou Qingshuang brushed aside Liu Yu’s hair, exposing the swollen pheromone gland. The rose like gland emitted a potent fragrance that wrapped entirely around Lou Qingshuang like tentacles, seeking to possess her completely.
Lou Qingshuang looked at Liu Yu, who was earnestly kissing her cheek. Blushing, she lowered her head and bit into Liu Yu’s pheromone gland. The intense scent of roses exploded in her mouth. It was the first time Lou Qingshuang’s teeth had bitten into an Alpha’s gland, the soft flesh was pressed firmly between her teeth, and Liu Yu tilted her head further to allow her even closer access.
Lou Qingshuang hugged Liu Yu tightly, injecting all of her sparse pheromones into Liu Yu’s gland to soothe her.
As her teeth broke through the gland, the overwhelming release of pheromones clouded Lou Qingshuang’s mind, leaving her somewhat intoxicated by the passion as well.