Chapter 333 Old Love Rekindled
Luxurious mansions with a seascape are quite common in coastal cities. In addition, the rich were much more common in Tsingtao, which was more stunning than the provincial capital, Jinan. Therefore, the housing along the coastline of Tsingtao was basically those luxurious mansions with a seascape. Song Zhiqiu lived in the Navy Center on Hong Kong Road, which could be counted as a front-line luxurious mansion in Tsingtao. The sea view of Fushan Bay could be overlooked from there. One could see the most beautiful scenery in Tsingtao through the full-screen French windows every day. People who could afford to live here must be in a good mood every day.
The Song family had many industries in Tsingtao; for example, real estate. Moreover, the Song family had also developed many luxurious mansions, including the well-known No. 8 Laiyang Road and the Lalu Manor on Fenghuang Mountain, both of which were the Song family’s masterpieces. However, Song Zhiqiu was reluctant to live in a luxurious mansion developed by her own family, fearing that she might be disturbed from time to time.
Along the way, Qin Sheng had been basically lying on Song Zhiqiu’s legs and resting himself, seemingly blasted. In addition, his hands held Song Zhiqiu’s waist unscrupulously. What was worse, his hands had even stroked Song Zhiqiu’s slender and pretty legs many times, making Song Zhiqiu feel ashamed as well as indignant. She feared that the driver in the front seat, Xiaoliu, would see what Qin Sheng was doing. Consequently, she had stopped him many times. However, it was impossible for Qin Sheng, who had lost consciousness, to sense her intention. In the end, Song Zhiqiu gave it up and let Qin Sheng do whatever he liked randomly. She simply did not know how she should deal with this drunkard and thought that she might have been indebted to him in her previous life.
As they just arrived at the entrance of the Navy Center, Qin Sheng, who had come through all the way, could not hold it anymore. Hardly had the car been parked stably when he pulled the door of the car open quickly and ran out. He bent over by the side of the road and vomited as if he were a sick dog. Following that, Song Zhiqiu trotted over, frowned, and helped Qin Sheng by patting his back, making him feel more comfortable. In addition, she murmured, “Why did you insist on drinking to such an extent? Every difficulty and obstacle can be dealt with. Is the previous Qin Sheng dead?”
As the Eldest Lady of the Song family, never had Song Zhiqiu taken care of others in such a manner, which was an unreasonable expectation for any man. However, since she had come across her sweetheart today, she had no choice but to take care of her boyfriend as if she were a tender and cute woman. Xiaoliu handed a bottle of water to Song Zhiqiu. It was not until Qin Sheng was almost done with vomiting that Song Zhiqiu asked him to rinse his mouth.
After Qin Sheng was done rinsing his mouth, he drank up the remaining half bottle of water and came to his senses finally, more or less. Maybe it was due to Qin Sheng having a pretty good const.i.tution that he was extremely good at alleviating the hangover after drinking too much every time. He did not look like most of the people who would be completely doomed as long as they were drunk.
“Aren’t you cold?” Qin Sheng straightened his back, turned around, and stared at Song Zhiqiu, who looked somewhat miserable in the chilly wind. She had gotten out of the car in a hurry while wearing only an evening dress. It seemed that Qin Sheng had never seen Song Zhiqiu looking so delicate and attractive before.
Xiaoliu also came to his senses. He ran back to the car in a hurry and brought Song Zhiqiu’s coat over. However, Qin Sheng had taken one step ahead of him, took off his coat, and put it on Song Zhiqiu, who did not say no to Qin Sheng’s coat, which stunk of alcohol. She felt somewhat touched.
Song Zhiqiu was somewhat drunk. She squinted and asked, “Am I dreaming now?”
Qin Sheng stroked Song Zhiqiu’s long hair, chuckled, and replied, “If you were dreaming, you should go on with it without ever waking yourself up.”
Song Zhiqiu held Qin Sheng’s waist tightly, leaned on Qin Sheng’s shoulders, and didn’t want to say anything at all. She had once thought that after meeting Qin Sheng again, she definitely would get into a temper and abuse him roundly or ask others to give him a black eye. After that, they would be even, and never would they meet each other again. However, after she saw Qin Sheng, she realized how silly her original thought was. After all, people could not deceive themselves. She still liked Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng stroked Song Zhiqiu’s back gently. What had happened this time made him take many things lightly, especially the relationship. As the weak bury their heads in the sand while facing every difficulty, the strong would think of ways to deal with the difficulties. As one enjoyed their lifetime in the world, they did not need to pay attention to secular views. Never should one leave regret behind for their entire life. Only after one becomes powerful enough could they own everything that they aspired for, including a woman. Could one just give their lover up to others submissively and wish them a happy life? No, their lover could only fight for their own happiness by themselves.
At this moment, the driver, Xiaoliu, who had just gotten the coat and came out of the car, was astonished by this scene. As expected, the relationship between this man and the Eldest Lady was quite obscure. No wonder the Eldest Lady had not fallen in love with anybody in the past a few years and had not even communicated further with any man. It turned out that she had someone whom she could not let go of in her heart. Xiaoliu had no choice but to take the man in front of him seriously.
It was unknown how much time had pa.s.sed. Qin Sheng noticed the quite embarra.s.sed driver, Xiaoliu, who was not far away from them. It was not suitable for Xiaoliu to either come over or leave there directly. However, he felt much worse while standing where he was. Upon seeing this scene, Qin Sheng released Song Zhiqiu slowly then said, “It’s cold outside. Put on your coat.”
Song Zhiqiu wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes impa.s.sively. After that, she nodded obediently. Upon hearing what Qin Sheng had said, Xiaoliu ran over right away and handed the coat to Song Zhiqiu. Qin Sheng took the coat over and helped Song Zhiqiu put it on. After that, Song Zhiqiu ordered the driver, “Xiaoliu, bring my bag over for me. You can go home first and you don’t need to pick me up tomorrow.”
“All right, Eldest Lady.” Xiaoliu followed Song Zhiqiu’s order immediately. As for what Song Zhiqiu was going to do next, it was not under his charge, since it was the Eldest Lady’s freedom. Of course, regarding what had happened today, he would keep his mouth shut.
After Xiaoliu left, Song Zhiqiu turned around, held Qin Sheng’s hands tightly, and stared at him with a faint smile on her face. After that, she pulled the confused-looking Qin Sheng into the residential quarters. This was the first time she had brought a man back to the Navy Center. Qin Sheng had been to her home previously, which was the reason why she had chosen to change her dwelling place and moved from the Renaissance Harbour View to the Navy Center. She had not wanted to see anything related to Qin Sheng.
Love always tortures most of the people. Consequently, how free and easy these people were who could sing lines of “Life is nothing but bulls.h.i.t” and “Love is nothing at all.”
After they opened the door and entered the house, Song Zhiqiu could finally relax completely and did not need to pretend to be a beauty of n.o.ble birth or a young lady from a rich family. Without even turning on the light, she directly kicked off her high heels, tossed away her coat, and danced lightly and gracefully in the bright living room barefoot, which was lit up by the moonlight. It was unknown if she had done so due to the drunkenness or her good mood.
Outside the French windows, one could get a panoramic view of the night view of the downtown area in Tsingtao as well as the pitch-black sea far away. However, Qin Sheng did not even have time to bother with such natural scenery. That was because the most beautiful scene was right in front of him.
Song Zhiqiu had learned several kinds of dancing in her childhood. After she grew up, she had also learned various kinds of social dancing. Consequently, she was a professional in dancing and could completely make a living by dancing. At this moment, she was like an elf, freeing herself in the darkness. In addition, her evening dress today matched the scene at this moment quite well. Qin Sheng was completely mesmerized by her.
Song Zhiqiu just went on dancing without thinking about anything, looking her best. Qin Sheng stared at her without saying anything at all. This was the first time that he had seen Song Zhiqiu act like this.
The memory in the past arose in Qin Sheng’s mind slowly. Previously, he had been a loafer who would never look back on the past. To everybody, he had been a pa.s.ser-by. It was because he had not wanted to be connected to anybody. As a result, at that time, he had been indebted to many people, including Song Zhiqiu. However, today he was no longer the old Qin Sheng and intended to make up for those mistakes that he had committed in the past.
It was unknown whether it was because Song Zhiqiu was exhausted or she had not minded her step, but she did not take a firm stance after completing the last leaping action. She cried out in alarm and was about to fall to the ground in a moment. Since she was weak and delicate, it would surely be an unpleasant thing for her to fall down.
Though that kind of plot was somewhat campy, that was how things stood. Consequently, Qin Sheng showed up in time and saved her. After all, based on his reaction and skill, even though he was drunk, he still had his instincts.
Originally, Song Zhiqiu had thought that she was going to fall down. She was so scared that she had already closed her eyes and resigned herself to fate. It did not occur to her that she would end up falling into a man’s strong and firm arms. Of course, that man was Qin Sheng since he was the only other one available on the scene.
Song Zhiqiu opened her eyes slowly. Her attractive eyes looked more tempting in the darkness. Qin Sheng held the soft, fragrant body in his arms and stared at the delicate and charming beauty in front of him, feeling somewhat aroused. After all, Song Zhiqiu, whom he called an alluring woman, was simply too beautiful. However, he still fought back the impulse as he said, “Are you OK?”
Song Zhiqiu did not say anything at all. Instead, she put her arms around Qin Sheng’s neck, lifted up her head, and kissed Qin Sheng affectionately out of the blue. She got worked up this time and did not bite Qin Sheng the same way as she had done in the bar. Qin Sheng’s mind went blank in an instant. It did not occur to him that it would be Song Zhiqiu who would take the initiative to kiss him. The purge of desire in his heart could not be restrained anymore. In the end, he broke out completely and responded to Song Zhiqiu unscrupulously.
Song Zhiqiu and Qin Sheng, who had met each other again after being apart for a long time, looked like thunder that would shake the ground. From the ground of the living room to the sofa, then in the end, to the bedroom, they had already blended into one. At this moment, they did not think about anything at all since their desires had prevailed over them.
In the morning, the sunlight shone through the French windows on the man and the woman who embraced each other while being naked. The mess on the bed indicated what had happened last night. The sunlight was somewhat dazzling. Qin Sheng opened his eyes in a daze. At this moment, his head ached so badly that it seemed it was going to split. It was not until he lowered his head that he saw the beauty lying in his arms, who looked quite beautiful naked. Feeling somewhat confused, he thought of what had happened last night and could not help smiling bitterly. He was speechless and thought, “It’s true that alcohol does nothing good at all.”
Instead of disturbing Song Zhiqiu from her rest, Qin Sheng moved her away calmly and got up noiselessly. After all, he had acted somewhat unscrupulously last night and tortured Song Zhiqiu for half a night. It did not occur to him that they would rekindle their love on the first night of their reunion.
Qin Sheng stood in front of the French windows. The blue sea and the azure sky outside the windows made Qin Sheng feel pretty good. Tsingtao was indeed a great city. It was not necessarily a bad choice for him to stay here all the time in the future. However, he was destined to leave here sooner or later, it was just a matter of time.
“Are you going to leave without saying goodbye again?” As Qin Sheng was pondering on what his next step would be, Song Zhiqiu’s lazy voice rang out. Hardly had Qin Sheng gotten up when she woke up.
The corner of Qin Sheng’s lips curved up slightly. He turned around and eyed Song Zhiqiu up and down as he said, “I will hang around in Tsingtao in the future. Never will I leave here. I plan to be a fair-faced man.” The look in his eyes was blazing.
Upon finishing his words, Qin Sheng walked over to Song Zhiqiu slowly. Song Zhiqiu was indeed so exhausted. If Qin Sheng planned to demand more from her, she really could not handle him. Consequently, she tightly held the quilt subconsciously and said, “No.”
Song Zhiqiu’s delicate and touching look amused Qin Sheng. He laughed out merrily as he said, “You sleep for a while longer. I will make breakfast after taking a shower.”
After Qin Sheng finished his words, he walked into the bathroom.
In the bed, Song Zhiqiu stared at Qin Sheng’s back blankly. She did not know how to regard what she had just done with Qin Sheng, what Qin Sheng was thinking about, and why he had come to Tsingtao. Apparently, she needed to have a conversation with Qin Sheng.