Chapter 3874: The old habit flared up again

Fang Qi seemed to sense Zhao Desan's thoughts, so she wiped her tears and said straightforwardly, "Do you think that just because I let you come to my house, I wanted you to help me?" As she spoke, she looked at Zhao Desan's suspicious expression and continued, "You don't need to doubt my feelings for you. If you think I just want to rely on you, then you are wrong—and you are very, very wrong. I, Fang Qi, am not that kind of woman who chases after power and influence!"

"What do you mean by that?" Zhao Desan, having his thoughts exposed by Fang Qi, said with some embarrassment.

"It doesn't mean anything. I'm just stupid and always being played by others. I know you can't help with this matter, it's just... it's just..." Fang Qi said, stammering.

Zhao Desan seemed to be drawn in by Fang Qi's hesitant attitude. He really wanted to know what was on her mind, so he urged her, "Just what? Tell me quickly!"

Fang Qi said with a sense of loss, "Sigh, forget it. Since you are so afraid of inviting trouble, you should leave quickly!"

Zhao Desan began to regret his wild guesses and started scolding himself inwardly: *Damn it, Zhao Desan, what the hell are you guessing for! You think you're so smart? Look at you now, you've made a fool of yourself! * Since things had reached this point and there was no other way, Zhao Desan could only resort to his thick-skinned spirit and said with a grin, "Qiqi, I... I didn't actually mean that. I... I just felt that I... I wasn't able to help you, but I would absolutely never ignore you. You are my woman, how could I let other men harass you!"

"Sigh, sometimes I feel pitiful too. So many good men in the Public Security Bureau have pursued me, but my standards are a bit too high, and none of them moved me. But I don't know what happened, I just fell for you!" As Fang Qi spoke, she gently combed her hair. Finally, she looked up at Zhao Desan with teary eyes and a smile, then continued, "You must understand what I mean now, right?"

Zhao Desan was no fool; of course, he knew what Fang Qi meant. That Fang Qi, who had been in an endless conflict with Yang Meixia, would actually say such things made Zhao Desan a little unable to believe his ears. To confirm his ears weren't playing tricks on him, Zhao Desan widened his eyes in surprise and said, "You mean... you don't want to be my girlfriend anymore?"

"It's not that I don't want to; it's that I feel you look down on me, and I'm not good enough for you..." Fang Qi's words were very measured.

"It seems, Qiqi, you are blaming me and I made you angry. That wasn't what I meant." Seeing Fang Qi's dejected look, Zhao Desan quickly tried to make amends.

"Sigh, I can't blame you for this, it's all my fault for having no ability. It's just... I am sincere toward you, and I can't stand being looked at like that by you..." As Fang Qi spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she looked like she was about to cry.

Seeing this, Zhao Desan stepped forward, sat on the armrest of the single sofa Fang Qi was on, placed his hands on her fragrant shoulders, and kneaded them gently, comforting her, "That's not what I meant. Why do you like to get angry so much?"

"Hehe, I know you actually have opinions about me. I'm a bad girl, you'd better not waste your time on me!" As Fang Qi spoke, she wanted to push Zhao Desan away with her hand. But in this push, a problem occurred: her hand happened to push exactly onto that place of Zhao Desan's, touching it lightly. Her hand felt as if it had been electrocuted, and she pulled it back in a hurry.

Taking advantage of Fang Qi's panic, Zhao Desan simply decided to go all the way. Not only did he not return to his original position, but he went even further, taking the hands he had been using to knead Fang Qi's shoulders and wrapping them around her shoulders, moving his body closer to hers until they were pressed together...

Fang Qi felt a surge of warmth in her heart, yet she acted like a startled little bird, her body immediately curling into a ball. She didn't know whether to refuse or submit, only saying repeatedly, "Don't... don't be in a hurry yet. I still have something to tell you. After we finish talking about the serious business, then... then it won't be too late..."

Zhao Desan was stunned by Fang Qi's words. What did she mean? Talk about the serious business first, and after that, then... then... it would be fine? Driven by curiosity, Zhao Desan released his arms from around Fang Qi and said with some confusion, "Alright, I'll listen to you, but you're not allowed to lie to me!"

Fang Qi's face flushed slightly, knowing her words had been too blunt, so she covered it up by saying, "What do you mean? We're not outsiders anymore!"

Seeing Fang Qi's shy expression and knowing she was clearly masking her inner turmoil, Zhao Desan stopped dwelling on this. He knew that dwelling too much on this aspect might end in an unhappy parting. He asked with a feigned expression of confusion, "Qiqi, what important matter do you have to tell me?"

Seeing Zhao Desan's anxious expression, Fang Qi sighed long and hard again and said slowly, "Actually, this is my own business, but I don't know why I feel I must tell you. If you feel that what I'm saying has nothing to do with you, then you don't have to listen!"

Zhao Desan could see that Fang Qi was finding it difficult to speak, and had no choice but to beat around the bush. So he guided her, "Is it that Minister He is harassing you again?" Zhao Desan felt that Fang Qi seemed so heavy-hearted today, and it could only be about this.

"Mm, that's it." Fang Qi replied with her head down, confirming it.

"Did he do something to you?" Because he was anxious, Zhao Desan's voice was very loud, which gave Fang Qi a start.

"..." Fang Qi opened her mouth, hesitant to speak; she was truly too embarrassed to say it in front of Zhao Desan.

"Speak up, you!" Seeing Fang Qi's stammering, Zhao Desan urged her anxiously.

"Mm!" Fang Qi nodded, and before she could speak, tears began to flow.

"What?" Zhao Desan stood up in a rage, his emotions somewhat agitated, and pointing at Fang Qi, he asked, "You... how can you be so... so cheap!"

Fang Qi had not expected Zhao Desan to lose his temper so suddenly, and she seemed even more intimidated by his crude language. Blinking her tear-filled eyes, she looked at Zhao Desan in surprise, appearing very aggrieved.

Seeing this, Zhao Desan immediately realized his emotions were too intense and softened his tone, saying, "Oh, I'm sorry, I... I couldn't control my emotions, and my words were a bit crude. Qiqi, don't mind it!"

Fang Qi's face was already streaked with tears, but hearing these words from Zhao Desan, she smiled bitterly, pursed her lips, and said, "I don't mind. This just shows that you have me in your heart, which is why you got so angry, right?"

Zhao Desan was stunned by Fang Qi's question, thinking to himself that perhaps it was so. In his heart, he had always regarded Fang Qi as the embodiment of Zhao Xue; he had to admit that he really did have feelings for Fang Qi. He looked at Fang Qi and asked foolishly, "Never mind me, tell me what Minister He actually did to you. Was it... was it... done?" When he reached the end, Zhao Desan's old habit flared up again, though he said the words "done" in a very faint voice, almost only audible to himself.

Although Fang Qi didn't hear the last two words Zhao Desan said, she could guess what he was asking. So, after gently wiping away a pool of tears, she said slowly, "It wasn't as serious as you think..."

"Not done?" Zhao Desan blurted out in his urgency. This time his voice was surprisingly loud, perhaps due to excitement.

"What's not done?" Fang Qi frowned, her teary eyes flickering as she looked at Zhao Desan, as if she didn't understand his meaning, and asked, blinking.

Zhao Desan realized he had made a slip of the tongue, but fortunately, Fang Qi didn't understand the meaning of those two words. He smiled faintly and said, "Nothing, nothing. I just wanted to ask how Minister He is harassing you?"

"Mm, I won't go into the details. You should know what kind of indecent thing Minister He is, and you should be able to guess what he can do." Fang Qi spoke of the matter implicitly.

"I can't guess! If I could guess, would I need to be this anxious?" Although Zhao Desan could guess that He Fengnian must have done something to Fang Qi, he had no idea what exactly had been done, and he wanted to know more details from Fang Qi's mouth.

Seeing the veins on Zhao Desan's neck bulging from anxiety, Fang Qi lowered her head, blushing in embarrassment, and said, "He just touched me!"

"Touched you? You mean he just touched you? Where did he touch you?" Zhao Desan frowned, firing questions like a machine gun. After a pause, as if remembering something, he continued, "Did this happen today? Did you let him touch you voluntarily, or?"

Fang Qi first nodded, then shook her head, then lowered her head and said nothing more.

Seeing Fang Qi's ambiguous answer, Zhao Desan rushed to Fang Qi's side in a hurry, grabbed her shoulders, and shook her, saying, "Tell me quickly! Did you do it voluntarily!"

Seeing Zhao Desan's intense reaction, Fang Qi lifted her head gloomily and looked at Zhao Desan with grievance, saying, "He is such a high-ranking leader, what difference does it make whether it was voluntary or involuntary? Regardless of whether it was voluntary or involuntary, could I still resist him in front of him?"