DTBS - Chapter 33
Chapter 33: Kitty Closes Her Eyes
Staying up late, Tao Qiuyun dutifully set her alarm, using warm water every fifteen minutes to wipe the limbs of Qin Qingshang on the bed.
Staring at the sleeping beauty who was deeply asleep and unaware, Tao Qiuyun inexplicably had the illusion of taking care of a vegetative wife...
She shook her not-quite-awake head, tidied up the towel, and then leaned over the small table beside the bed. Her distinctly jointed fingers danced with a gel pen as she pondered how to write the 800-word explanation "Regarding My Contact with Miss Qin."
The small desk lamp illuminated the woman's profile, making her look gentle and deeply affectionate, as if she wasn't writing an explanation but a love letter.
【Miss Qin Qingshang, greetings. If you feel unwell, please rest before reading. Below, I will provide a detailed explanation of seven actions—supporting your shoulder, holding your waist, touching your leg, pinching your face with my right hand, shoulder touching head, collarbone touching lips, and wiping your limbs—divided into seven sections...】
Qin Qingshang felt a headache just reading the beginning of this explanation. She put down the letter paper and turned to look at Tao Qiuyun, who was reading by the window. "CEO Tao, is this the explanation you wrote?"
It was written like a work report, which sounded quite impressive. The CEO of Chunjin Group was actually reporting to her, how amazing.
"Yes, Miss Qin," Tao Qiuyun closed her book and stood up straight, looking a little embarrassed. "To be honest, to meet the word count, the last two paragraphs are written in English. Each letter counts as a word. I counted carefully, and without punctuation, it's exactly 800 words."
Qin Qingshang was speechless, staring at the beautiful cursive words on the paper. "Yes, to meet the word count, you even used a lot of subordinate clauses. CEO Tao, are you showing off your skills?"
"Miss Qin's English is good," Tao Qiuyun smiled. "Naturally, it wouldn't be difficult for you."
"How did you know?" Qin Qingshang was surprised.
"Miss Qin, our first meeting was abroad," Tao Qiuyun reminded her. "Although you've forgotten, I remember."
"Did we chat in English?" Qin Qingshang was curious, really wanting the woman in front of her to tell her about their first meeting, but also afraid of hearing about her drunk and embarrassing side from her mouth.
"No," Tao Qiuyun shook her head. "In Chinese, but... I heard you talking to others in English."
"Okay." Qin Qingshang lowered her head and continued reading.
The more she read, the more embarrassed and annoyed she became.
Was Tao Qiuyun's explanation a self-reflection or a deliberate provocation? How could someone write an explanation that was so... suggestive!
What did she mean by saying she twisted in her arms? That she felt her unease and held her tighter to comfort her.
What did she mean by the contrast between the warmth between her legs and her cold belt? That she even asked her to undo her belt.
What did she mean by a soft, slippery tongue touching her collarbone, what did she mean by biting with teeth...
Do you know that this explanation of yours wouldn't even pass censorship on Jinjiang?!
Shameless! Faking propriety! She actually wrote suggestive content for her to read. Tao Qiuyun is indeed not a good person!
"CEO Tao," the female doctor knocked and entered, handing the report to Tao Qiuyun. "The test results are out. Miss Qin's body has recovered very well. She can be discharged this afternoon."
"Thank you, Doctor." Tao Qiuyun nodded, then turned and caught the cat peeking at her. "Miss Qin, are you satisfied with my explanation? If not, I can rewrite it until you are satisfied. Actually, I have some confidence in my writing."
"S-satisfied, you wrote it very well," Qin Qingshang said, blushing. "Don't write it again next time."
"That won't do," Tao Qiuyun walked forward and placed the report on the hospital bed. "What if I touch Miss Qin again and don't have time to explain?"
"Then you just can't touch..." Qin Qingshang turned to look at her, and when she met the woman's slightly tired face, her heart felt like it was tapped by a small hammer. She lowered her eyes, her tone softening considerably. "CEO Tao, thank you for yesterday."
The doctor, being perceptive, left the ward, leaving the two of them alone.
Seeing that there were no outsiders in the ward, Tao Qiuyun sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Qin Qingshang, saying, "No need to thank me, it's what I should do. Moreover, this matter was my fault."
"Your fault?" Qin Qingshang was puzzled.
"You called me yesterday morning, wanting me to accompany you to the party, right?" The woman's expression was gentle. "Next time, just tell me directly. You are my wife, and I will prioritize arranging my work according to your wishes."
"Fake wife," Qin Qingshang reminded her, and also reminded herself not to get too lost in this false marriage.
"Even if it's an agreement, the marriage certificate isn't fake," Tao Qiuyun's eyelashes fluttered. "For this year, we are real. I will fulfill a wife's duties, except, of course, for marital relations. So, Miss Qin, you can speak directly if you have something to say. I will help."
"Actually," Qin Qingshang glanced at her, "I didn't want you, CEO Tao, to accompany me. I just hoped you could let something slip through your fingers so Jiang Lihe wouldn't trouble me."
"How did he trouble you?" Hearing that Qin Qingshang didn't want her to attend as her female companion, Tao Qiuyun was momentarily disappointed, but was immediately drawn to the latter part of her sentence.
"He forced me to renew my contract with Sufeng, or he'd cut off my resources. Of course, I refused, so my resources were indeed quietly cut off by him."
The more Qin Qingshang spoke, the angrier she got. Pulling a stunt like this during a crucial period of career advancement would make anyone explode. "He even wanted me to be his mistress, to act and interact with people according to how his dream mistress would. He's truly mentally ill. I was so angry I cursed him out, and he still blocks me at the company every day. CEO Tao, are CEOs really that free?"
Tao Qiuyun had been sitting calmly by the bed, but upon hearing this, she immediately gripped the bedsheet. Her expression remained natural, but her voice was a little muffled: "I'm not free."
She was busy as a top every day! She wished she could sprout thousands of clones to work for her every minute and second.
There was actually another CEO free enough to chase her wife (in name).
Sufeng? What kind of company is that?
"Sister!" Wen Yu pushed the door open at this moment, carrying large and small bags. Before she even saw the situation inside, her little mouth started chattering: "Sister, Sister Lan told me you were hospitalized again, but this time I'm experienced. I brought lots of food... CEO, CEO Tao! Why are you... Oh, you should be here."
Tao Qiuyun politely nodded at her, silently swallowing her annoyance.
"Sister, what happened to you this time? Weren't you attending the Night of Stars? How did you end up in the hospital?" Wen Yu took out a pile of food and started feeding her. "Even if you're sick and have no appetite, you should eat more now, otherwise it'll be hard once you join the crew."
What happened yesterday was well-contained, with no news leaking out. It was normal for Wen Yu not to know. Tao Qiuyun had only asked Lan Su to inform her that Qin Qingshang was hospitalized and needed two days of rest.
"Sister, let me tell you some gossip. After you hear it, you might be so happy you'll recover on the spot," Wen Yu mysteriously pulled out her phone. "Qi Xingwu, he's crashed! He's done for!"
Upon hearing the name Qi Xingwu, Qin Qingshang's eyes turned cold, but then she was puzzled upon hearing he was "done for." She immediately looked knowingly at Tao Qiuyun, "CEO Tao? You did it?"
"Huh? What does this have to do with CEO Tao?" Wen Yu was confused. "That guy was taken away by the police. I don't know what crime he committed, the announcement hasn't come out yet, but his fans are making a fuss, and a lot of his past bad deeds have been exposed online. Things like sleeping with fans, selling himself, fans asking for proof and getting it, making them scream and cry."
"Marketing accounts are all jumping on the bandwagon, the heat is coming in waves. Now the internet is full of news about Qi Xingwu, you can't suppress it. He's completely famous now." Wen Yu spoke like a stand-up comedian, getting more and more excited.
"He brought it upon himself," Tao Qiuyun saw Qin Qingshang take the snacks Wen Yu handed her, reached for an apple on the counter, and began peeling it silently. "I only contacted the police. The online matters were probably done by Zhuohua."
After all, she didn't understand the methods of the entertainment industry. Qi Xingwu being taken away by the police was an inevitable outcome. The online public opinion was Zhuohua getting revenge for his sister-in-law, and her own revenge hadn't even begun yet.
Seeing that the two seemed to be speaking in riddles, Wen Yu, though confused, guessed something. "Sister, did something happen last night?"
"He tried to drug me. The drug was successfully administered, but the outcome wasn't what he wanted." Qin Qingshang was quite honest with her own people.
"Holy cow! That dead bleep—" Wen Yu launched into a rapid-fire speech about the incident.
Tao Qiuyun couldn't help but laugh, then felt a wave of fear...
If it hadn't been for that photo, what would have happened?
"Miss Qin," Tao Qiuyun looked up, her expression serious and earnest. "I plan to assign bodyguards to you. This is not surveillance, and I won't interfere with your private matters. You will have absolute command over them, including understanding my situation. Please don't refuse me."
"...Okay, thank you, CEO Tao." Qin Qingshang agreed. This incident had indeed scared her. There was no such plot in the novel. It seemed reality was indeed reality, and there would always be things more terrifying than in novels. She couldn't let her guard down.
Wen Yu's eyes sparkled, wondering what she was imagining. "Wow~ CEO Tao is so good to you!"
Qin Qingshang glared at her exasperatedly. This person was good, yes, but also truly awful. Thinking back to last night, even though she couldn't remember clearly, she could guess it was likely an incredibly awkward situation. Subconsciously, she turned to look at Tao Qiuyun.
The woman held a fruit knife, skillfully peeling a complete apple skin in one go. Then, perhaps out of habit, she actually started carving the apple!
"CEO Tao, what are you doing?" Qin Qingshang had question marks over her head.
It was one thing for a pampered CEO to be so skilled with a fruit knife, but why were her knife skills so good? Not only could she peel continuously, but she could also carve flowers...
Remembering how Tao Qiuyun said she wasn't good at cooking, Qin Qingshang was confused. Someone with good knife skills shouldn't be too bad at cooking, right?
"Sorry," Tao Qiuyun paused, her ears slightly red. "I just subconsciously..."
Saying this, she immediately stopped talking and handed the apple carved with half a rose to Qin Qingshang. "If you don't mind that half is missing, you can eat it."
"Sister, if you don't eat it, you can give it to me," Wen Yu was craving the rose on the apple. "It's too beautiful, like a decoration."
Qin Qingshang, who was originally going to refuse, quickly took the apple from the woman's hand upon hearing this, smiling: "Thank you, CEO Tao."
Seeing her take it, Tao Qiuyun's eyes immediately lit up with joy. "You're welcome."
Looking at the rose on the apple, Qin Qingshang didn't understand why she felt happy inside.
Perhaps, she was happy that CEO Tao had such good knife skills? From now on, she could use apples instead of roses when giving gifts. After admiring them, she could even eat them! How much money that would save.
Only...
The woman was slightly lost in thought. She seemed to have seen such a rose somewhere before.
"Qingshang, you're done dancing?" Her classmates urged her to drink. "I didn't expect you to be such a good dancer. It's halftime now. You shouldn't have gone dancing just now, you missed a great beauty."
"What beauty?" The heavily made-up girl took the cup offered to her, tilted her head back, and drained the wine. She let out a burp. "Ugh, so refreshing! I can drink more!"
"Cheers!"
"White shirt, black pants, with a numbered tag on her clothes. She must be a server here. That older sister said she saw we were all Chinese students, so she brought us a plate of fruit. It's on her."
A girl pulled Qin Qingshang down to sit. "I just checked the price on the menu. Good heavens, it's ridiculously expensive. It's called 'Reflecting Red,' and guess what it is?"
"What is it?" Qin Qingshang was curious.
"Guess. Anyway, it's just like 'Gathering of Heroes'."
"Radish meeting?"
"Hahaha, it's apples! A plate of red apple peels plus a few carved apples." Someone pushed the fruit plate in front of her.
Qin Qingshang blinked, picked up a rose carved from an apple. "It's quite pretty. They must be charging for the labor."
"I feel like she had ulterior motives. She specifically asked why you weren't here, and we said you went dancing again."
"Then she left. So Qingshang, was she trying to trick you into sex?"
"Exactly, exactly. Bars are messy and complicated places, you need to keep your eyes open."
"So pretty, and working in a bar, it just feels like she's not a good person. She's older than us and actively brought you food. Maybe she saw you were a young female student and wanted to trick you into sex!"
"But she's really beautiful. I'd even pay to sleep with her once."
"Only caring about looks, get out of here! Do you think Qingshang is you?"
A jumble of fragmented old memories suddenly crashed into her mind, making Qin Qingshang's fair face burn red. Holding the apple, she looked at Tao Qiuyun with slight unease, "CEO Tao, did you... did you send me a fruit plate before?"
Tao Qiuyun was startled, then a smile bloomed on her face, her expression gentle: "Did you remember?"
"Then..." Qin Qingshang pursed her lips. Her mind was in chaos right now, and she blurted out subconsciously: "At that time, were you trying to trick me into sex?"
I, I was actually stupid enough to say it?!
Cat closes eyes, regret! Embarrassment! Can I start over?
Tao Qiuyun's smile instantly froze, then slowly disappeared. "?"
What is she saying?
My actions at that time... in her eyes, was I trying to trick her into that?
But I just sent a fruit plate!
CEO Tao: Speechless
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