Chapter 404: , Into storage

Watching as the elegant lady took her change of clothes and went into the shower room.

Li Heng picked at his food while sipping his wine; he had to admit, he felt exceptionally relaxed and comfortable.

This kind of comfort, aside from when he was with the elegant lady, was something he only felt when he was with Mai Sui.

It was possible that because these two women had no desires or demands of him, he didn't need to overthink their thoughts, so he felt no constraints and was quite at ease.

He didn't need to overthink Mai Sui's thoughts because this girl thought of him in everything she did and considered everything for his sake; she was understanding and not sharp-edged, very warm, and where she was, there was a sense of an alternative "home."

As for the elegant lady, because of her age, there was always a sense of "you were born before I was, and you were already old when I was born," a fear of loss, and coupled with her rich social experience, she knew how to cherish people, giving him a sense of transcendence.

The Yongzhou blood duck was good, and the bandit pork liver tasted decent too; Li Heng ate this meal with great relish.

About 15 minutes later, Huang Zhaoyi walked out of the shower room, dressed in a classic black and white combination, and with long black silk stockings, she simply wore an astonishing look.

No, it was freshness hidden within the astonishment, and the freshness was full of sexiness!

Li Heng turned his head to look at her, his face stunned!

Seeing him staring at her without blinking, Huang Zhaoyi, who was wearing black silk stockings for the first time, appeared slightly restrained; she paused in place, then walked to his side.

She asked him, "How is it?"

Li Heng didn't make a sound, his gaze still on her, only it shifted from her chest to her straight, rounded, long legs.

For a time, she looked at him, and he sized up her figure; the living room was extremely quiet, you could hear a pin drop.

After a long while, just when she was about to be pierced through by the eyes of the man in front of her, and just when she couldn't hold on any longer, Li Heng finally opened his mouth to speak: "Beautiful."

Having received his approval, Huang Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief while feeling happy inside, "I bought several different styles; I'll have a chance to wear them all for you to see in the future."

Li Heng beckoned.

Huang Zhaoyi walked two steps closer, their eyes met, and then she walked two more steps closer.

Li Heng stretched out his large hand, scooped her up by the waist onto his lap, letting her beautiful body lie across his legs.

The next instant, Li Heng's right hand rested on her leg, gently stroking back and forth.

Huang Zhaoyi could endure it at first, staring at his face, staring silently, but later, as he skipped Subject One and moved on to Subject Two to practice parking, she could no longer maintain her composure.

She only saw her legs straighten and tense up, then her hands circled his neck, her head tilted back, and she slowly closed her eyes. But the frequent trembling of her eyelashes betrayed her unbearable state at this moment.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Li Heng, who had had his fill of the long legs, looked at his right hand and said, "It's midsummer, it's easy for palms to sweat."

At this time, Huang Zhaoyi's eyes were full of the lingering spring afterglow; she had just experienced the brilliance and romance of a hundred flowers in full bloom.

She didn't dare look into his eyes, resting her head on his right shoulder, gently exhaling.

His gaze wandered over her body a few times, and Li Heng suddenly asked, "You bought the black silk stockings, what about the lingerie?"

Hearing this, Huang Zhaoyi didn't play dead anymore, raising her eyes: "They sell them in Xiangjiang, but I didn't dare buy them."

Li Heng followed up: "Oh? Why didn't you buy them?"

Huang Zhaoyi said: "I was afraid you couldn't accept it, afraid you would scold me."

Li Heng asked: "Then can you accept it?"

Huang Zhaoyi thought for a moment, struggled for a bit, and said: "As long as you like it, I should be able to overcome it."

Li Heng smiled, not making things difficult for her: "Silk stockings are enough, half blooming for me, half kept for yourself, this is quite good."

Hearing his sincerity, hearing his happiness, Huang Zhaoyi was happy too, brightly saying: "Thank you."

Li Heng looked at her, not making a sound.

After looking at each other for a while, Huang Zhaoyi asked: "How about I drink two more glasses with you?"

Li Heng answered the question with another: "What date is it?"

This question was inexplicable, but Huang Zhaoyi understood in almost a second, and it was a good while later before she said: "Today is not the safe period."

"Hmm."

Li Heng hummed, nodded: "Drink two more glasses with me, send me back later, I still have things to do tonight."

He had promised Mai Sui and the others he would return to Lushan Village before 8:30, so naturally, he couldn't break his word.

Even for such a trivial matter that could be dragged out with n excuses, for him, he had to keep his word.

This was one of his few virtues, and also the capital he stood on.

Huang Zhaoyi said weakly in a low voice: "Okay, wait for me a moment, I'm going to the shower room."

What was she going to the shower room for?

The two had reached this level, they knew it in their hearts, there was no need to deliberately cover it up.

Although it had only been a short fourteen or fifteen minutes just now, she had experienced a wonder that most women in this world would never experience.

She couldn't understand why this man had so many tricks? He passed all the checkpoints without needing to go on the road for Subject Three, making her completely turn into a weak-legged shrimp.

Li Heng let her go and went to the washroom first.

Before long, Huang Zhaoyi, who came in with her change of clothes, ran into him, and then shyly went into the bathtub inside.

In the bathtub, Huang Zhaoyi bathed while reminiscing about the fun she had just had, while blushing and thinking: No wonder he could write "Bai Luyuan" and describe the plots regarding the two sexes so vividly; this man really had methods, he was so powerful, it made people obsessed.

Taking two baths within half an hour, Huang Zhaoyi changed back into her clothes.

This time she was no longer wearing black silk stockings, but had put on formal attire.

Li Heng looked at her, then leaned toward her, suddenly reaching out to undo her buttons.

And he undid three in a row.

Huang Zhaoyi thought he had changed his mind, thought he wanted to, and stood in front of him without moving, letting him do as he pleased.

However, she guessed wrong.

After three buttons, Li Heng didn't make any more moves, his gaze lingering on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for a long while, then he buttoned them back up exactly as they were.

After a long time, he praised: "Your body, there is nothing that isn't beautiful."

His one sentence made Huang Zhaoyi feel that all these years of physical training were so worth it.

She sat down beside him contentedly, poured two glasses of red wine, and drank with him.

A glass of red wine slowly entered her mouth, and Huang Zhaoyi asked: "You are opening a shoe factory in Pudong, will you come over during the summer vacation?"

Li Heng understood her thoughts, stared at her red lips and said: "When I have time, I will come to you."

Seeing him staring at her lips, Huang Zhaoyi lowered her head and thought for a moment, then leaned forward slightly and kissed him.

Li Heng said vaguely: "You really know how to climb up the pole."

Huang Zhaoyi didn't respond, but grabbed the clothes on his waist with both hands, kissing him extremely seriously.

After a delicate and lingering kiss, she used a wet towel to carefully help him wipe the lipstick off his lips.

Li Heng sat straight, watching her meticulous movements.

When she finished everything, Li Heng said with feeling: "You will be a good wife, you've been wronged by being with me."

Huang Zhaoyi shook her head firmly, "A thousand gold cannot buy what the heart loves, I am willing to be sweet as honey for you."

Confronting each other invisibly for a while, Li Heng looked out the window: "It's getting late, I have to go."

Huang Zhaoyi got up with him: "I'll see you off."

Li Heng said: "I came by bicycle."

Huang Zhaoyi drove the Santana, following not too far behind, her black pupils filled with that figure.

Passing Wujiaochang, seeing the Blue Sky Hotel not far away, Li Heng's heart suddenly moved, and a moment later he turned the bicycle head around and drove toward the Santana.

Huang Zhaoyi was afraid there would be classmates from Fudan University nearby, so she took the initiative to drive the car to a corner where there were few people, put on sunglasses, and lowered the car window halfway to look at him.

Li Heng sat on the bicycle, his feet on the ground, and asked her: "How many hotels do you have?"

He didn't know why he asked this abruptly, but Huang Zhaoyi didn't hesitate at all, telling the truth: "Fuchun Xiaoyuan has 4 in operation, and a new one has opened here in Yang Pu, which is currently under renovation.

In addition, there are three other hotels, one in Xiangjiang and two in Hushi."

Li Heng didn't care about the hotels, but asked: "Has Fuchun Xiaoyuan's business always been very good?"

"Very good," she answered.

Li Heng pondered for a moment and said: "I have a recipe here that might make the business even better and make your hotel's reputation even louder."

Huang Zhaoyi was curious: "What recipe?"

Li Heng reached out: "Give me paper and a pen."

Huang Zhaoyi found the paper and pen she carried with her from her bag and gave them to him.

Li Heng unscrewed the fountain pen and wrote on the paper: Sichuan peppercorn, star anise, dried tangerine peel, cinnamon, cloves, fennel, wood incense, angelica, galangal, dried ginger, licorice, amomum, nutmeg, and hawthorn.

After writing the ingredients, he then marked the proportion of each ingredient and briefly wrote down their functions and effects.

Huang Zhaoyi took the recipe list, read it, and then read it again: "Are these spices for cooking? Do they have a name?"

Li Heng nodded: "Yes, it's called Thirteen Spices."

Huang Zhaoyi said with a keen sense of smell: "This is a pure Chinese herbal recipe; if the test results are good, and it is promoted to the market on a scale, it should be able to make a big profit."

Looking at each other, Li Heng seemed to see through the little schemes in her heart: "Do you want to set up a factory to produce it?"

Huang Zhaoyi asked expectantly: "Can we cooperate to set up a factory?"

Money didn't matter; because she was much older than him, she was always afraid that they would have a generation gap and no common topics, and even more afraid that he would no longer be interested in an old woman in her 40s when he was 30.

Therefore, she had been thinking in her heart recently, how should she establish a relatively stable relationship with him?

Instead of relying purely on her body to hook him?

She knew very well that even if she were born beautiful, her body was well-maintained, and she cooperated with him in bed, there would eventually be a day when the flowers bloomed and withered.

Women are like flowers; they have a blooming period with men. Once his freshness passes, she would face the risk of being neglected.

Not to mention that he was so talented, not to mention that there were so many excellent women around him, and even Song Yu and Zhou Shihe, who were more beautiful and attractive than her, existed. To have a habitat by his side for a long time, she had to get rid of the predicament of relying only on her beauty to serve others and let him see her other values.

And this spice recipe was undoubtedly a timely help, undoubtedly a bond to strengthen the connection between the two.

Even if the market prospect of Thirteen Spices was limited, as long as she had this foundation, she had the confidence to expand the scope of the factory's operation and make it roll in money.

Looking into her eyes, Li Heng read the longing and affection, and also read the worry and lack of self-confidence.

PS: Updated first, edited later.

(More to come)

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