Volume 1, Chapter 40: Is That the Scent of Soap or Your Natural Fragrance on You?

Shen Qi finished his shower quickly, and when he came out, he found that Li Huange was no longer in the dining room.

Heh... more impatient than me?

Hmph... Even a heavenly diva and female CEO couldn't help but fall for my peerless good looks and supreme physique?

Here I come, goddammit!

Shen Qi pushed open the door to Li Huange's bedroom and dived straight under the covers.

"Ah!"

A piercing shriek rang out, and little Shen Xiaoqun sprang up like a cat whose fur had been brushed the wrong way.

"What... what are you doing?"

Shen Qi was dumbfounded.

There was only Shen Xiaoqun in the bed—no Li Huange!

Shen Qi turned his head and saw Li Huange leaning against the doorframe with a sheet mask on her face, her expression beneath the mask looking extremely playful.

"I'm going to work overtime on my composition tonight. If you two generations want to sleep in my room, it's a great opportunity to bond!"

Shen Xiaoqun began pushing Shen Qi away in anger.

"Get out, get out! I'm not sleeping with you!"

"Who wants to sleep with you?" Shen Qi pulled a long face and turned to walk out.

As he passed by Li Huange, Shen Qi bumped his hip against hers and lowered his voice, "Once Xiaoqun falls asleep, I'll find you in the piano room. It's more thrilling there..."

Li Huange froze for a moment.

There... thrilling?

***

Shen Qi endured a grueling wait.

It wasn't until 10:30 PM that Shen Xiaoqun finally fell asleep.

He sneaked over to the piano room and, through the crack in the door, saw Li Huange under the dim yellow light, her brows furrowed in deep thought as she occasionally picked up a pen to write and sketch.

A stray lock of dark hair kept falling forward, and from time to time, Li Huange tucked it behind her ear.

The gentleness of a mature woman permeated the entire room.

Li Huange's neckline was quite low, and a vast expanse of skin, seemingly reflective, caught Shen Qi's eyes.

Shen Qi's mind wandered, yet he couldn't help sighing to himself.

Oh, my goodness...

Damn it!

Wrong script!

Seeming to hit a difficult spot, Li Huange looked up just in time to see Shen Qi sneaking in with a lewd expression, and her face flushed instantly.

This guy actually came?

Good thing he did!

Smiling, Shen Qi pulled a chair over to sit next to Li Huange, leaned in close with a cheeky grin, and was immediately enveloped by a faint fragrance.

Shen Qi believed Li Huange was a very romantic person, so he couldn't be too hasty; there had to be a proper progression.

The original owner of this body didn't seem to have practiced this process in this world yet, but Shen Qi knew its name.

It's called flirting!

"Hey, is that scent on you soap or your natural body odor?"

Feeling the surging male hormones rushing toward her, Li Huange felt her earlobes burn slightly with a red flush.

"What do you think?"

Shen Qi was already ecstatic inside. Li Huange wasn't rejecting him at all, which made Shen Qi feel like an absolute fool for the past three years. If he had realized earlier that Li Huange had fallen for him, would he have waited until now?

What use would those little movies on his phone be then?

True knowledge comes from practical application!

Assuming the earnest demeanor of a seeker of truth, Shen Qi said solemnly:

"As a person who respects scientific knowledge, I have a strong thirst for inquiry! I feel it's necessary to deeply research this topic—whether the fragrance on your body is the scent of soap or your natural body odor!"

Shen Qi extended his mischievous claws and placed them on Li Huange's slender waist.

At that moment, Shen Qi was also quite puzzled inside.

How can a woman with such a thin waist support two such massive coconuts?

Doesn't this defy the principles of human skeletal and bodily structure?

Let me do some research...

Li Huange was truly embarrassed; she hadn't expected Shen Qi to actually have the nerve!

With the status of a heavenly diva and a CEO, Li Huange's aura had grown increasingly commanding over the past few years. Most men only dared to admire her from afar—who would dare to play with fire?

Yet Shen Qi actually dared?

Suppressing her rising anger, Li Huange reached out to hold down Shen Qi's hand, a faint smile still lingering on her face.

"Wait a minute, don't be so hasty. You know I'm a workaholic, and I haven't finished the work at hand yet."

Shen Qi took a deep breath, ensuring more of the faint fragrance filled his nose.

"The night is long..."

Though thoroughly disgusted, Li Huange forced herself to endure.

"No way! If this song doesn't achieve the effect I want today, I will absolutely not go to sleep!"

Shen Qi asked blankly, "Who told you to go to sleep? We're researching knowledge!"

"..."

Speechless, Li Huange stood up and pushed Shen Qi toward the door.

"Go, go, go!"

Anxious now, Shen Qi threw caution to the wind!

Better let her finish the song first, then they could get to the research.

"What song? Let me have a look?"

Shen Qi snatched the paper off the desk, and after a glance, his expression turned somewhat peculiar.

"Your handwriting..."

Li Huange's face flushed. "It's a bit ugly, but it should still be readable..."

"Well, it's definitely a bit of a struggle..."

In order to score, Shen Qi genuinely focused on reading it.

"In my childhood, noisy and willful... My grandmother's words were always gentle, kind, and affectionate..."

Shen Qi frowned.

"What?" A flicker of anticipation arose in Li Huange's heart. "Is there a problem?"

Shen Qi shook his head. "Not quite a problem. The imagery in the lyrics is quite good, but it lacks a touch of warmth and a little bit of sophisticated flair in the expression..."

Li Huange's pupils suddenly constricted!

That's right!

That was precisely the issue!

The exact point Li Huange had been trying to grasp was instantly pierced by Shen Qi, giving her a sudden feeling of sudden enlightenment.

Although she had already verified that Shen Qi understood songwriting, experiencing it firsthand by her side brought a whole new level of shock!

"Then how do you think it should be revised?" Li Huange asked feigning gentleness.

Shen Qi chuckled.

The window paper was about to be pierced.

Once pierced, their relationship would inevitably sublimate, and his contract-worker status would practically be confirmed as permanent.

Once regularized, they would truly be family, and some things wouldn't need to be hidden anymore. At worst, he could openly help Li Huange and make Huange Entertainment thrive!

All he needed was Li Huange's consent, allowing him to continue living off a woman's success and lying flat every day, enjoying both wealth and beauty!

A good life that would definitely surpass the present.

"Alright, I'm laying my cards on the table, no more pretending!" Shen Qi spread his hands wide and extended them in front of Li Huange.

Li Huange's bright eyes blinked rapidly. "What?"

"The pen, duh!" Shen Qi said playfully.

"Oh, oh, oh..."

Taking the pen, Shen Qi began to revise.

Before he even finished the first line, Li Huange's eyes widened even further.

Could this handwriting be any more handsome?

Poor handwriting was perhaps the only flaw in Li Huange's otherwise perfect persona, which didn't stop her from admiring people who could write beautifully.

Shen Qi's handwriting fulfilled Li Huange's most perfect ideal.

Yet what truly shocked her were the lyrics Shen Qi wrote down.

——When I was young, willful and carefree times, my grandmother would always sing to comfort me...

——Leaving childhood behind, having a life of my own, fresh songs, fresh thoughts...

——Willfulness and impulsiveness, when they are beyond control, I forget there was once such a song...

Li Huange felt this was precisely what she wanted!

She was certain of it!

Yet as she read further, Li Huange became confused.

"Hey, wait a minute..."

"What do 'Tei-oh-oh' and 'Bei-oh-oh' mean?"