Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Giving Him Medicine
"Sister-in-law, just wait a bit more, we will release Mr. Fu soon..."
Sheng Youxia felt very uncomfortable but couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.
"It's okay, it's rare to be happy, might as well not go home until I'm drunk."
She knew that as long as she was there, the topic would not go any deeper.
Halfway through, Sheng Youxia found a moment to get up and said she was going to the restroom.
She waited outside the private room and saw a hostess come out.
Sheng Youxia called her over and handed her a thick stack of money, "Do me a favor."
The hostess didn't say a word, didn't even count the money, and just pocketed it.
Sheng Youxia waited a long time before the person found her again.
"Here's what I recorded on my phone, you mustn't let them know about this."
Sheng Youxia took the phone and found a relatively quiet place.
She played the audio, and the voices tumbled out eagerly.
"Xingtang, why did you ask that just now? Is the 8th some special day?"
Ji Xingtang was unusually excited, almost as if a soundtrack should accompany him.
"You should ask Mr. Fu that, has he been having a tough few days?"
There was a sound of a lighter from the phone, Fu Shilv remained silent, but Sheng Youxia knew it was him.
"Don't beat around the bush, we are all quite curious, just tell us."
Ji Xingtang, squeezing the tone, was gossiping with particular zest from behind.
"Mr. Fu and his wife schedule their days in the same bed meticulously, never wasting them. I also got educated a bit, the three days before and after ovulation day, a total of seven days are called the ovulation period."
Sheng Youxia's ears buzzed, and the shadows in her eyes blurred.
"On those days, the chances of getting pregnant are high, and he absolutely won't touch Sheng Youxia once the ovulation period is over."
"For this reason, I gave her a nickname..."
Ji Xingtang's high-pitched voice was suppressed by Fu Shilv.
"Shut up."
Sheng Youxia scoffed coldly; he wasn't protecting her, otherwise he would have stopped it earlier.
It must be because the nickname was too ugly and obscene.
Thinking that made it true. Every month for those few days, Fu Shilv demanded her fiercely, unfailingly every other day.
So that was the reason.
What did he even take her for?
"Shilv, do you then not touch her for the rest of the month? That's unrealistic, can you even hold back?"
Sheng Youxia stood next to the stark white wall, her complexion almost blending into it.
Ji Xingtang's voice intruded again, "I'm curious, what do you feel towards her? Like completing a task, can you even get it up?"
The hostess standing by looked at Sheng Youxia with empathy filling her eyes.
Fu Shilv exhaled smoke, his posture lax, "Women, they're all the same once the lights are out."
Sheng Youxia's face was ice-cold, "Asshole."
The hostess stood in shock, eyes wide staring at Sheng Youxia.
With that outfit, that demeanor, her swearing was even harsher than hers!
Sheng Youxia handed the phone back to her, "Thank you."
She stood outside for a while longer, tonight was still within the ovulation period, meaning she still had to cooperate.
Sheng Youxia's chest felt tight, she would rather die than share a room with Fu Shilv again.
She called Tang Hui, getting straight to the point, "Do you still have that drug you mentioned last time?"
Tang Hui, true to a close girlfriend, understood immediately, "Yes, I carry it every day in my bag, need some?"
"Yeah, I'm at Royal Hong Du, could you bring a pack over?"
Although Tang Hui had the drug, she had never used it, and the thought of using it on Fu Shilv excited her uncontrollably, "I'll be right there! But I can't guarantee there won't be side effects."
Sheng Youxia said it didn't matter, "It's not me who's taking it."
When she returned to the private room, everyone was staring at her with a smile.
Sheng Youxia pretended not to notice and calmly sat back next to Fu Shilv, Ji Xingtang with a cigarette in his mouth, one hand propping his jaw, smiled particularly despicably.
"Do I have something on my face?" Sheng Youxia feigned ignorance.
Ji Xingtang's chest heaved as he watched her grab a bag nearby, from which she pulled out a lipstick and a makeup mirror.
Sheng Youxia began to touch up her makeup in the mirror, deliberately choosing a bold, imperial consort red for her lips, and pouted after applying it.
*Pop—*
Ji Xingtang swallowed.
What's that saying?
Flashy is hard to avoid...
Fu Shilv looked down and also noticed Sheng Youxia's actions, his expression a bit tense.
Sheng Youxia dabbed at her lips with her finger, then leaned closer to him, "My lipstick isn't smudged, is it?"
Her face under the flickering lights appeared like a fully bloomed rose, stunningly beautiful and thorny.
Fu Shilv's eyebrows were so knitted they could trap flies.
"Cough cough—" Ji Xingtang choked on his smoke.
Fu Shilv felt like throwing Sheng Youxia out, an annoyance subtly rising in his heart.
"Go settle the bill."
Sheng Youxia said "Oh," and stood up.
Ji Xingtang hurried to stop her, "Today is my birthday, of course, I should pay."
"Let her go."
Hearing this, Ji Xingtang reluctantly sat back down.
Sheng Youxia couldn't have been happier; this spared her the need to make up an excuse to meet with Tang Hui later.
Not long after she had settled the bill at the front desk, Tang Hui arrived, passing her a small packet of powder, "I'll be waiting for your victorious announcement tomorrow!"
Sheng Youxia sat in Tang Hui's car, rolling down the window and reaching one hand out.
The night breeze was cool, slipping through her fingers. She clenched her fist but caught nothing.
Just like her feelings towards Fu Shilv: always chasing, never obtaining. Holding on would only wound herself all over.
"You go back first, don't let him see you."
Tang Hui nodded, "Okay."
When a group emerged from the private room, Sheng Youxia was already at the door; they were no longer surprised.
The two returned to Xi Zi Bay, and Sheng Youxia poured Fu Shilv a warm glass of milk, spiked with a secret ingredient.
Fu Shilv had this habit, so he took it without suspicion.
Sheng Youxia swallowed, uncertain if the medicine would work.
Fu Shilv pressed the glass to his lips, noticing her uneasy expression, "What's wrong?"
Sheng Youxia's gaze fixed on the man's lips, those thin lips destined to disappoint. "Nothing, just feeling really tired. I need to hurry and take a shower to sleep."
Fu Shilv downed the milk in one gulp, his tone firm, "No, we're doing it tonight."
Her complexion nearly crumbled.
"Okay, you go take a shower first."
Tonight was destined to be different. As Fu Shilv prepared to turn off the light, Sheng Youxia stopped him.
The man slightly raised his eyebrows, "Didn't you say it feels better in the dark?"
"I want to see you."
That single statement was enough to sustain the foreplay, and given Sheng Youxia's assertiveness that night, Fu Shilv felt his resolve softening.
Sheng Youxia kissed his Adam's apple, trailing down towards his chest.
She even looked up at him, her eyes alluring, as her head continued downward.
Fu Shilv's breath grew long and rapid.
But soon, he noticed something was amiss.
He actually, became impotent!
Sheng Youxia's shoulders trembled, her head buried; she could hardly keep in her laughter.
But she held it in, finally managing to hide her amusement as she looked up incredulously.
"How did you suddenly…"
Like a balloon filled to bursting, he deflated!