Chapter 644

Returning to Lushan Village, the No. 26 small building was already brightly lit.

When Li Heng pushed the door and entered, he happened to see Mai Sui squatting on the ground, with her back to him, wiping the table leg with a rag.

She was wiping it very seriously, completely unaware that there was someone at the door.

Li Heng watched quietly for a while, then closed the door on tiptoe, and then walked over quietly, hugging her from behind.

Mai Sui was startled, looked back, and whispered, "Shihe, Ningning, and the others are upstairs."

Li Heng didn't pay attention, seized the moment, leaned forward, and kissed her red lips.

Mai Sui was stunned for a moment, her eyes darting rapidly toward the stairs, and then, as someone's red tongue deepened into her territory, her body slowly softened, and her graceful figure leaned entirely into his arms.

Her red lips opened and closed, responding to him nervously.

There were sounds of laughter and play from the second floor from time to time, but the two people downstairs had entered a self-forgetting state, kissing more and more excitingly, kissing with more and more feeling, their breathing becoming heavier and heavier.

Li Heng's right hand kept rubbing and stroking her lower abdomen, making the two bodies, which were already very ambiguous, tightly entangled together.

Different from Li Heng's passion, Mai Sui always kept a trace of clarity, paying attention to the stairs and the door direction.

Red and green reflected each other, and the fragrance lingered on their lips and teeth.

Ten minutes later, the two, who were about to suffocate, finally separated.

After calming down their chaotic breathing for a while, Mai Sui asked tenderly, "Did you drink a lot of alcohol?"

"Mm, our two dormitories had a dinner tonight, so I drank a little." Li Heng held her in his arms, unwilling to let go.

Seeing him looking at her infatuatedly, Mai Sui also felt a bit moved, but kept her reason and said, "There are many people at home. Go wash up first. Tonight, tonight I'll give myself to you, okay?"

Li Heng didn't listen and kissed her again.

Mai Sui was helpless and had to cooperate obediently.

Two red tongues were entangled. At a certain moment, she heard footsteps coming downstairs and hurriedly pulled away from his mouth, then left his embrace.

But she subconsciously lowered her head to look, and his dragon whip was towering into the clouds. Mai Sui immediately blushed and pushed him into the nearest room, closing the door.

She knew that once someone's physiological reaction started, it wouldn't recover so quickly, so she had to hide him away for the time being.

By the time she finished all this, Zhou Shihe happened to appear at the stairs.

Mai Sui asked, "Shihe, why did you come down? Did you finish reading the manuscript?"

Zhou Shihe replied gently, "No, I have something urgent to go home and make a phone call."

As she spoke, Zhou Shihe suddenly noticed that her best friend was acting strangely. At this moment, Mai Sui not only had a flushed face, but even her eyes were faintly hiding spring-like desire.

Looking at Mai Sui's state at this time, she instantly associated it with the situation after she had been kissed for a long time by Li Heng in the library reading room. At that time, her own body was also burning hot, and the situation was not exactly the same as Mai Sui's now, but it wasn't much different.

Zhou Shihe swept a glance at the door behind her best friend, and then calmly swept a glance at the entrance, where a pair of men's shoes that had just been changed and hadn't had time to be put into the shoe rack were still placed.

The men's shoes were so familiar; they were clearly Li Heng's shoes.

It seems she shouldn't have come downstairs at this time, disturbing Sui Sui's good deed. Zhou Shihe thought this, feeling a bit blocked in her heart for no reason. A moment later, she suppressed her emotions, gave her best friend a gentle smile, and left the No. 26 small building.

It was windy outside, and it was probably going to change weather. Zhou Shihe walked out of the courtyard gate and looked up at the sky. It was overcast with clouds, and heavy rain seemed to be about to fall at any time.

From childhood to adulthood, she had been smooth sailing, having whatever she wanted. Sometimes she didn't even need to open her mouth, and thoughtful elders had already prepared everything for her in advance.

Over the past ten years or so, she, who was materially and spiritually fulfilled, thought she had no desires, but she hadn't expected that after meeting him, she would have a day of being anxious about gains and losses.

Could it be that she really wasn't good enough yet?

Not enough to make him give up other women and treat her wholeheartedly?

At this moment, she suddenly had doubts about her own charm and doubts about the invincible self-confidence she had formed since childhood.

However, Zhou Shihe was Zhou Shihe after all. After a brief self-questioning, she quickly regained her self-confidence and returned to a state of calm.

She knew: it wasn't that she wasn't good enough, but that people are born greedy and selfish.

The wind messed up her hair. Zhou Shihe stretched out her onion-white right hand, hooked the fine hair strands by her ear, and walked home calmly.

A few minutes later, Li Heng came out of the room and said to Mai Sui, "I'm going to take a shower. You don't have to be busy anymore; rest early."

"Mm, it'll be done soon," Mai Sui said virtuously and continued cleaning.

Time flashed by, and an hour passed.

Li Heng had already entered the study.

Mai Sui looked at her watch, thought for a moment, and then said to Sun Manning and Ye Ning, who were bickering, that she would pick up an umbrella and go downstairs to the neighbor's house.

"Dong dong dong...!"

"Dong dong dong...!"

"Shihe, open the door."

In the heavy rain, Mai Sui knocked on the courtyard gate of the No. 27 small building.

Before long, Zhou Shihe came out and opened the courtyard gate.

Mai Sui asked with concern, "Why did your phone call take so long? It's late at night, and you're home alone; I was worried to death."

Zhou Shihe gave a shallow smile. "I was doing laundry."

"How much longer will it take?" Mai Sui asked.

Zhou Shihe said, "There's still one piece left to wash."

Mai Sui stepped into the courtyard. "I'll keep you company. Next time, remember to call someone; don't be home alone."

Zhou Shihe felt that these words sounded very familiar. After thinking carefully, wasn't this what Li Heng often said?

Zhou Shihe's clothes were relatively expensive and often not suitable for machine washing. She usually washed them by hand. After washing the last piece of clothing, the two women came to the balcony to hang them out to dry.

During this time, she suddenly spoke up: "Sui Sui, can I ask you a question?"

Mai Sui said, "Go ahead."

Zhou Shihe pondered for a while and asked, "He comes back after being intimate with other women outside, and then he's with you. Do you really not mind at all?"

This question stumped Mai Sui.

After being silent for a long while, Mai Sui finally said, "I haven't thought that much, and besides..."

And besides that, Mai Sui was silent for a long time.

Zhou Shihe waited for a while, but didn't wait for the rest of the sentence, so she asked, "Besides what?"

Mai Sui helped her hang up a coat and said softly, "I'm not his original wife; I don't have the qualifications to be particular about these things, nor can I demand these things from him."

Zhou Shihe frowned upon hearing this, then comforted her softly, "Don't belittle yourself; your conditions are already good enough. He isn't married yet, so where does the talk of an original wife come from? You just met him a little late. If you strive for it, the opportunity is still very great."

Thinking of Song Yu in the capital, and then thinking of Chen Zijin who was the first to follow him, Mai Sui shook her head.

The uninformed Zhou Shihe asked, "Are you worried about Yu Laoshi?"

Mai Sui followed her best friend's words and said, "His current career cannot do without Yu Laoshi."

Once these words were spoken, Zhou Shihe swept a glance at the No. 25 small building diagonally opposite and fell into deep thought.

In the following days, Li Heng attended classes during the day and occasionally went to the library reading room to stay for a while, with the purpose of changing his mind.

During his spare time and at night, he generally focused on writing, writing in one breath up to Chapter 58.

According to the original plan, *Dust Settles* would end after the last two chapters.

But his brain suddenly fell into a dead end. Facing the white paper, holding a fountain pen, he couldn't bring himself to write.

Just as he put down his pen and closed his eyes to calm his mind, Mai Sui pushed the door open and walked in.

She reminded him gently, "It's almost 9 o'clock at night; it's time to have dinner."

Li Heng slowly opened his eyes, raised his head to look at her, and then looked at her again. A moment later, he hugged her, pressed his head against her lower abdomen, and remained silent for a long time.

Mai Sui asked softly, "What's wrong with you?"

Li Heng didn't make a sound.

Mai Sui asked with concern, "Is something uncomfortable?"

Li Heng shook his head: "My writing train of thought is a bit blocked."

So that was how it was. Mai Sui had thought he was physically uncomfortable or that something had happened. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Perhaps you are too anxious. Tomorrow is May 1st; Manning and the others plan to go to West Lake for a boat trip. Do you want to go and relax?"

Li Heng asked, "West Lake?"

"Mm, Shihe's mother and her aunt came over this afternoon and are currently next door. They'll return to Hangzhou tomorrow morning," Mai Sui said.

Li Heng asked, "Are you going?"

Mai Sui said, "If you go, I'll go; if you don't go, I'll stay home and keep you company."

Just at this moment, a sound came from the second-floor stairs. The two of them let go of each other and turned their heads in unison to look at the study door.

Before long, Yu Shuheng appeared at the door.