Chapter 27: The Chaebol Heir’s Canary — “I’m Jealous.” Part 1

The so-called compensation was just an excuse she made for herself. From the moment she got in the car, she could smell Jiang Qiuyan’s pheromones, even stronger than when they were kissing at the mall.

Shi Yu tilted her head up to make it easier for her to kiss. Her chin was tickled by hair, and her hand unconsciously pressed against that fuzzy head.

“Can we wait until we get home?”

The driver wasn’t in the car right now, but would be soon. If she walked in on them… how embarrassing would that be?

Of course it would be embarrassing for the driver too. This was an extremely private matter, not meant for broad daylight…

Jiang Qiuyan lifted her head from Shi Yu’s neck. Her expression was full of anticipation, and a touch of… mischief.

Shi Yu immediately sensed something was off. Sure enough, she heard: “Then can we try something different?”

Shi Yu really wanted to play dumb, but unfortunately she understood. Under Jiang Qiuyan’s influence, she was picking up on these things faster and faster.

Sure enough, if you hang around a pervert, you become one too.

She asked, “Something different?”

“A new trick. You’ll find out when the time comes.”

Jiang Qiuyan pressed her face against Shi Yu’s chest, her eyes hidden behind long lashes, her emotions unreadable.

But Shi Yu knew she was definitely scheming something.

She was about to speak when the sound of a car door opening cut her off. The driver was about to get in. Shi Yu shoved Jiang Qiuyan away and quickly scooted to the corner.

Jiang Qiuyan crashed against the back of the passenger seat and clutched her nose, silent for a long while.

The driver asked with concern, “President Jiang, are you alright?”

Jiang Qiuyan waved it off and sat down beside Shi Yu, pinching her waist. Shi Yu turned to look and saw her nose was red, eyes pooling with involuntary tears.

Looks like the bump really hurt.

Shi Yu pretended not to notice, staring out the window and thinking about what came next.

She wanted to move out. Otherwise, being squeezed by Jiang Qiuyan every day would drain her body eventually. But with how possessive Jiang Qiuyan was, that would be an extremely difficult and nearly impossible thing to achieve.

But she wanted to go to school. She wanted to live freely.

“Ji… Qiuyan, are you in a good mood right now?”

Jiang Qiuyan leaned toward her, their shoulders touching. “What is it? Something on your mind?”

Sure enough, Jiang Qiuyan could see right through her.

“When I was in Jincheng, I enrolled in a tutoring program and already contacted a school…”

She left the rest unsaid, letting Jiang Qiuyan fill in the blanks. Sure enough, Jiang Qiuyan’s expression soured after hearing it.

“Want to go to school?”

Shi Yu nodded.

“Half the semester is already gone. Will you still make it?”

Shi Yu answered without hesitation, “Probably. I’ve been studying hard.”

It was just that these past few days since returning she had slacked off, because she simply didn’t have the energy for books and problems.

“Little Yu, I don’t have time to go to classes with you.”

Shi Yu: “?”

She tilted her head and looked at Jiang Qiuyan, confused. “I can go by myself. I know the way home.”

Jiang Qiuyan looked at her round, bright eyes. Her gaze darkened slightly. “What I mean is, I can’t let you go out alone.”

What if she runs away again? Another round of that and she couldn’t survive it.

Shi Yu wasn’t surprised by this outcome.

Ever since she had gone out on her own, Jiang Qiuyan had grown anxious and clingy, obstinate and extreme. The gentleness from before only appeared occasionally.

She suspected the previous elegance and warmth had been a facade.

“I won’t run.”

Shi Yu made her promise once again.

Jiang Qiuyan didn’t answer. She reached over and pulled her into her arms, cradling the back of her head and pressing her close, stroking gently.

“We’ll be home soon. Let’s not talk about depressing things, okay?”

Shi Yu nodded obediently.

Persuading Jiang Qiuyan would be difficult. Pushing too hard might backfire. Better to take it slow.

She was still young enough. She could afford to wait one more semester.

The car inched along the commercial street in the city center, moving three meters and stopping, turning a twenty-minute drive into nearly an hour. By the time they arrived home, Shi Yu was already asleep.

The driver came to open the door. Jiang Qiuyan made a shushing gesture before carefully lifting the little cat and walking toward the house with steady steps.

The door opened, and the driver froze at the enormous birdcage in the living room, the bags in her hands forgotten.

Jiang Qiuyan spoke in a low voice, “Set the bags down and you can go. Thank you for your trouble.”

There were so many purchases that the driver had made several trips and had worked hard; Jiang Qiuyan decided to give her an extra bonus this month.

The driver hurriedly set down the bags and slipped out, closing the door behind her.

Jiang Qiuyan returned to the bedroom. Seeing the person sleeping sweetly on the bed, she lay down beside her.

“Do you really have to go out? I just want to be with you every day.”

She hugged Shi Yu through the blanket, buried her face in the crook of her shoulder, and closed her eyes.

A night without dreams. Shi Yu woke up to see the sun and suddenly remembered something. She shot upright.

She had wanted to butter Jiang Qiuyan up while she was in a good mood, but she fell asleep instead. Jiang Qiuyan won’t be angry, will she?

“Baby, give me some blanket. Cold~”

Jiang Qiuyan’s voice came from beside her. Shi Yu turned to see the woman propped on one arm, lying on her side. The blanket had slid to her waist, revealing long, toned arms and a generous expanse of fair skin.

Before, she had only thought Jiang Qiuyan was strong. Seeing the muscles on her arms, she realized the restraint used to pin her before had likely been deliberate. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to budge the woman at all.

Still thinking about buttering her up, Shi Yu blurted out something shocking: “That new trick you mentioned yesterday. Let’s play it now.”

Even a pervert like Jiang Qiuyan choked on those words. She couldn’t find a response for a moment.

Seeing her unmoved, Shi Yu scooted over and straddled her lap, then before she could start, she scrambled back off in a hurry.

Jiang Qiuyan watched her with leisurely amusement. Even though her heart was already racing, her expression remained calm.

“Shower first. This isn’t hygienic.”

The little cat slid off the bed and dashed into the bathroom. Jiang Qiuyan’s gaze followed her, a smile spreading across her face.

Too cute. Definitely must be caged.

She tossed off the blanket and strolled unhurriedly toward the bathroom.

Steam filled the bathroom. Shi Yu pressed her hands against the wall and asked in a thin voice, “This is your new trick? It’s no different from before.”

Hearing this, Jiang Qiuyan’s lips and tongue paused, and she said muffled, “Little Yu, stop teasing me.”

Heaven knew how hard she had been restraining herself to be gentle with the little cat, and then the girl went and said something like that. Plain oral action was obviously the most boring kind, but there were no props here for new play.

Besides, the little cat had gone to bed early yesterday without even eating dinner. If things got too intense first thing in the morning, her body wouldn’t be able to handle it.

Jiang Qiuyan knelt on the ground, arms reaching around from behind to grip her waist. “Bend down a little more.”

Shi Yu arched her back, face pressed flat against the wall.

Jiang Qiuyan gazed at the round, ripe peach before her and sank her teeth into a generous mouthful.

“Aah!”

Shi Yu gasped and turned to look at her. Amusement flickered in Jiang Qiuyan’s eyes as she bit down firmly on a mouthful of soft flesh, tasting it with the tip of her tongue.

“How could you…”

This was something Shi Yu had never imagined. If this was Jiang Qiuyan’s idea of a new trick, it was far too mortifying.

Jiang Qiuyan sucked at the soft flesh in her mouth as if it were a real peach, trying to draw out the juices within.

The strange sensation made Shi Yu tremble all over. Soon her legs went weak and she began to slide down.

Jiang Qiuyan supported her waist and teased, “You can’t handle it and we haven’t even started yet. How would you manage the real thing?”

Shi Yu was about to retort when Jiang Qiuyan shifted to a new target. Warm lips and tongue covered the vulnerable place, hot breath washing over it. Her entire brain went numb, and her whole body tingled from head to toe.

“Jiang Qiuyan, don’t…”

Jiang Qiuyan turned a deaf ear, her lips and tongue moving faster, as if showing off her skill.

Shi Yu’s back bent to a ninety-degree angle, but nothing could stop the tingling coursing through her. Her legs were like noodles, buckling and shaking.

Jiang Qiuyan watched it all, doing nothing.

She wanted to bring the little cat to the peak of pleasure, to make her unable to leave her.

The bathroom air grew thick and humid. With a whimper drowned in the sound of water, Shi Yu sank to her knees.

Jiang Qiuyan held her from behind, lips brushing her neck. “Sweet Baby, was it fun?”

Without waiting for an answer, she gripped Shi Yu’s chin and kissed her lips.

Pheromones drifted to every corner of the bathroom. Shi Yu was kissed into a daze, her eyes glazed with mist, her gaze unfocused.

Her body burned, her heart restless, as if something were about to burst from the earth. As her consciousness grew increasingly foggy, Shi Yu grabbed Jiang Qiuyan’s arm, tilted her head up, and asked in a hoarse voice, “Can I go to school?”

Jiang Qiuyan paused briefly before breaking into a helpless smile. “I really can’t do anything about you.”

No wonder she was being so sweet. She had been plotting all along.

“Will you?”

Shi Yu’s eyes shone with expectation, her dark pupils glowing.

Jiang Qiuyan surrendered. She rested her forehead against Shi Yu’s collarbone and said softly, “I can never win against you.”

It took Shi Yu a moment to understand. Happiness came so suddenly that she threw all caution to the wind and kissed Jiang Qiuyan twice, provoking the already calmed woman into arousal once more.

“Still have energy, I see. Then let’s continue.”

Jiang Qiuyan captured her lips and swallowed every protest.

“No… mmh… nnnh…”

This delay took quite some time. They went in during the morning and came out at noon. Shi Yu’s eyes were reddened at the corners, lips red, knees red, a perfect white peach blushing from the inside out.

“I need to go out this afternoon. Can you stay home by yourself?”

Shi Yu had wanted to say she would go out to buy some workbooks, but afraid of making Jiang Qiuyan anxious, she asked instead, “Going to the company?”

“No. Mother is holding down the fort at the company. I need to handle some… private matters.”

When she said “private matters,” Jiang Qiuyan’s expression noticeably cooled, which only made Shi Yu more curious.

She shouldn’t pry. But thinking that she was no longer the canary Jiang Qiuyan kept, that they were essentially dating now, surely she had the right to ask?

“Is it something bad?”

She felt a little nervous asking, afraid Jiang Qiuyan would think she was being too nosy. Her hands curled into fists, her breathing growing light.

Jiang Qiuyan looked at her curled little cat paws, and gentle warmth bloomed in her eyes.

“It’s not great, no. Want to come along?”

“Can I?”

Shi Yu blinked her big eyes.

Jiang Qiuyan knew immediately: she really wanted to go.

“Of course. Let’s go together.”

Shi Huaixin had already been punished, but the reporters who colluded with him hadn’t been dealt with. They had to pay the price too.

Before, she had been in too much of a hurry finding Shi Yu to let them run free for so long. Now she had all the time in the world for a proper reckoning.