Chapter 406 - When I Went Back Last Night, I Watched Your Movies Again For A Long Time. I Don't Seem To Grow Sick Of Them

why are things like that?

could he be a psychopath who actually liked someone who would… treat him so unreasonably?

li shaobin was very vexed. if this went on, would ruan yang oppress him? he was, after all, a triad boss. if news of this got out, it would be so embarrassing.

at li hall, hu zhi came over eagerly to serve li shaobin some tea. when he called li shaobin yesterday, he felt that li shaobin was in a pretty good mood, which meant that this matter must be 80 to 90% resolved. “boss, did you go to guangzhou and come back with a beauty in your arms?”

“that has to be the case. take a look at who you’re talking to.” li shaobin was all smiles.

hu zhi said with a grin, “let me tell you a piece of good news. the new police chief who came just now was retrenched. there’s definitely nobody who would dare to offend you again.”

“that’s one thing, but we should never touch things like drugs and money laundering,” li shaobin lectured. although he usually created trouble, he knew where the limit was. after all, his big brother was still a government official so he couldn’t implicate the li family. “ramp up the checks. those who are doing unclean things shouldn’t remain at li hall anymore.”

“don’t worry. i’ve already gotten someone to investigate this matter.” hu zhi tried to sound him out. “how is your progress with ruan yang? everything going smoothly?”

“it is going smoothly.” li shaobin sat in his chair with flower carvings looking frustrated. “but… is there a way… to make her come home to sleep with me?”

hu zhi: “…”

li shaobin continued, “or to let me sleep at her house?”

hu zhi coughed softly. “boss, then i’ll have to ask you a question. do you aim for a long-term relationship with her that would lead to marriage or are you just playing around to spend some time?”

“of course i want a long-term relationship.” li shaobin pushed his head. this fool. do i look like someone who plays around? if he was, he would’ve had a countless number of women already. also, now that he had found someone he liked, he definitely had to hold onto her tightly. “marriage is probable too. as long as she’s willing to come home to sleep with me, i can even marry her tomorrow.”

hu zhi was bewildered. “i’ve never seen you want to sleep with any women in the past. why are you suddenly so proactive?”

“i have no idea either.” li shaobin was also very frustrated. “when i see her, i just want to sleep with her. of course, it doesn’t have to be sleeping in that sense. i’m fine with just lying on the same bed, looking at her and cuddling her.”

hu zhi sighed secretly. it looks like he got it all wrong. it wasn’t ruan yang who had deep feelings for his boss but the other way around. however, boss usually looked like a homosexual who would stay away from women, but when he fell for a woman, he behaved as though he was on steroids. besides, he was so clingy. “boss, if you want to sleep with her for the rest of your life, you can’t be impatient about it. you have to take it slow. only when your relationship has stabilized can you think about sleeping with her. that way, ruan yang would feel that you respect her, are nice to her, and aren’t playing around. if you’re in too much of a rush and want to sleep with her immediately after just getting together, she would think that you’re a playboy and are only playing around with her.”

li shaobin finally understood why ruan yang suddenly blew up yesterday.

it seemed like love was a really difficult course.

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at around 5 pm, li shaobin waited by the door with a bouquet of purple roses.

when the door opened from the inside, a gush of warm air welcomed him. ruan yang was wearing a set of plain home clothing. her dark hair was tied up into a ponytail and her bare face was fair and clean.

“this is for you.” li shaobin passed her the flowers.

ruan yang was stunned. she accepted them with a smile. “did hu zhi ask you to do it?”

li shaobin was embarrassed. how did she guess it so easily? “no, i wanted to give them to you.”

“if that’s the case, you definitely wouldn’t give me purple roses,” ruan yang said.

“no, hu zhi only told me to bring a bouquet of flowers along but i really did choose the flowers.” in his hurry to explain himself, li shaobin accidentally had a slip of the tongue.

“i knew it.” ruan yang raised her brows.

li shaobin pressed his lips together and said insistently, “in any case, i chose the purple roses. do you like them?”

“they look pretty.” ruan yang put the flowers in the lobby and got him a pair of slippers.

when li shaobin changed into the slippers, he could smell the fragrance coming from the kitchen. “are you making soup?”

“mm.” ruan yang went to the kitchen to pour some tea for him and sat lazily on the couch after that.

li shaobin sat beside her and realized that although her home clothes were loose-fitting, she didn’t pull her zipper up a lot so he could see a large area of her fair collarbone and parts of her full bust.

li shaobin took a couple more glances and quickly shifted his gaze away. “were you at home the entire day? you didn’t go out?”

“mm.” she picked up the book on her knee and continued reading.

“weren’t you bored?”

“i was alright; i was reading the entire day. i almost forgot the time.” ruan yang put her concentration into her book.

li shaobin watched as she read. he pulled the book away from her unhappily. “ruan yang, can you keep me company? i came over specifically to spend time with you, but you keep looking at your book.”

“i was just at the exciting part,” ruan yang said a little gloomily. “do you want to watch the tv?”

“no. i want to look at you.” li shaobin reached out to cuddle her without thinking. it was only when he reached over that the two of them froze in the realization that it was the first time he had cuddled her.

his arm stiffened and so did ruan yang. after around two and a half minutes of silence in the house, li shaobin said softly and shyly, “er… you can continue reading your book. i’ll just… cuddle you.”

“mm…” ruan yang reached for the book again and flipped over to the page she stopped at but she was unable to concentrate on the book like before. after all, she was being cuddled by a man. besides, she could also sense his intense gaze.

“can you not look at me?” ruan yang looked up.

“oh. but… i’m here to look at you,” li shaobin said obstinately.

ruan yang said, “you can watch the tv for a bit then look at me for a while, so you won’t be so sick of looking at me.”

li shaobin tilted his head and thought for a while and he shook his head in disagreement. “but when i went back last night, i watched your movies again for a long time. i can’t seem to grow sick of them.”

ruan yang’s face could be considered thick, but upon hearing him say that, she couldn’t help but blush. she pulled his arms away and said, “i’ll go check on the soup.”

li shaobin took the remote control and flipped around the channels but he was in no mood to watch anything. all his thoughts were on the woman in the kitchen.

he followed her into the kitchen and ruan yang was tasting the soup with a spoon. her full lips were curled up sexily and after tasting the soup, she pressed her lips together.

watching that made him want to kiss her again.

“i want to try it too.” he went over.

ruan yang scooped up a spoonful for him and even blew on the soup before putting it to his mouth. li shaobin looked at the part where she drank from and took a sip from there. it tasted good. he seemed to taste the fragrance from her mouth.

“how’s it?” she asked.

“super good,” li shaobin said with a grin.

ruan yang didn’t seem to really believe him. she turned the gas stove off and started cutting the vegetables. looking at her adept motions, li shaobin commented, “you’re really quite good at cooking.”

“not quite good. i just know a little,” ruan yang said. “i knew how to cook when i was in school. my parents had to go to work then, so i would always have to cook for myself after school.”

“huh? that’s such hard work.” li shaobin began to sympathize with her. “i would always play basketball with my friends after school. i didn’t even go into the kitchen. i wouldn’t even study when my mom told me to.”

ruan yang smiled lightly. a young master like him wouldn’t need to step into the kitchen. “go wait for me outside; i have to cook. you’ll distract me.”

“alright.” li shaobin walked out obediently.

while waiting, song chuyi gave him a call. “want to play ball tonight?”

“no.” li shaobin propped his legs up lazily. “why? your wife isn’t keeping you company tonight so you thought of me?”

song chuyi was shocked. usually, li shaobin would agree to it happily. “do you have something to do? what are you busy with? didn’t you end things with that female cop already? you don’t even have a girlfriend.”

“hmph, you don’t know anything. i’m very popular right now,” li shaobin said proudly. “i’m hanging up; i’m going to try my girlfriend’s homecooked food. don’t call me if you don’t have anything important next time. i’m very busy.”

song chuyi’s face was in shock as he squeezed the phone in his hand. what did li shaobin just say?

he was going to try his girlfriend’s homecooked food?

li shaobin really found a girlfriend?

that was unbelievable.

…

at 6:30 pm, ruan yang brought the dishes out. there wasn’t a lot of food—only two side dishes and soup. she would usually eat very plainly but because li shaobin liked his food very flavorful, she added more chili. however, li shaobin still wasn’t satisfied with that. as he ate, he kept giving his opinions. “ruan yang, your food is too bland.”

“our family usually eats blandly,” ruan yang said.

“you can add more seasoning or more chili,” li shaobin said with frustration. “this broccoli is… too bland.” it was so bland that his teeth were about to fall out.

ruan yang wasn’t angry. she smiled and put two large pieces of broccoli in his bowl and said, “that’s great. it’s healthy. even if you don’t like it, you have to finish it. no leftovers allowed and no complaints allowed. otherwise, you’re not allowed to come over to eat again.”