At night.
Su Ci emerged from the bathroom after taking a shower. She had just enjoyed a hot bath, and her snow-white skin had a subtle pink glow.
Her fair face was flushed from the heat. After the hot bath, Su Ci felt an inexplicable discomfort throughout her body. Strange sensations kept coursing through her, and the familiar feeling made her furrow her brows instinctively.
Could it be...
Su Ci was startled. She remembered that it hadn't been three months since the last time. Could it be coming early?
Feeling unwell, Su Ci walked towards the large bed.
The peculiar sensations within her body continued to surge, making her snow-white cheeks flush and her eyes glisten.
Su Ci's breathing became unsteady. She sat there, feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed, inexplicably wanting to do something.
Perhaps it wasn't just her imagination, but this time the sensations felt stronger than the last, so intense that she couldn't ignore them.
Lying helplessly on her side in bed, Su Ci closed her eyes and recited Buddhist scriptures, trying to calm herself.
With her feet together, half her face buried in the pillow, it wasn't working.
Mmm... she missed Lu Zhe.
At that moment, her phone, placed to one side, rang.
Su Ci picked up the phone and saw it was a video call from Lu Zhe.
She answered the video call.
The next second, the young man's cool, handsome face appeared on the screen.
Su Ci's eyes brightened, and she called out to him weakly.
On the screen, the girl's small face was completely flushed, her gaze moist as she lay on her side against the pillow, brows slightly furrowed, appearing unwell.
Lu Zhe's gaze paused, "What happened?"
Su Ci blinked and immediately complained to the young man, "Lu Zhe, I don't feel well."
"Where don't you feel well? Are you sick?" Lu Zhe's gaze instinctively moved to the top of the girl's head, and he only relaxed when he saw no rabbit ears poking out.
"My whole body feels uncomfortable, everything hurts." Her heat cycle had annoyingly come early.
The girl's small face was completely flushed, her gaze moist, truly looking unwell. Lu Zhe worried, "Are you in a lot of pain? Should we go to the hospital?"
Su Ci refused: "No hospital."
What good would the hospital do? Could doctors treat a rabbit's heat cycle?
She uncomfortably rubbed her feet together, whimpering, "When I see you, I don't feel as bad."
At the girl's words, Lu Zhe's anxiety instantly dissipated, and he chuckled softly: "Am I your medicine?"
The strange sensations within her body came more forcefully, making Su Ci even more uncomfortable than last time. Her face grew redder, the small beauty mark below her eye corner carrying a seductive quality. The girl was like the most delicate flower on a branch, utterly enchanting.
Su Ci's bright black eyes looked at Lu Zhe, "Yes, you're my medicine."
She wanted to be close to him so badly, to feel a little better.
Through the screen, Lu Zhe also noticed the girl's face growing increasingly red, as if she barely had the strength to speak. He became worried again, "Tuantuan, what's really wrong?"
Her heart felt like it was being nibbled by countless little ants, not painful, but very itchy.
Su Ci tried hard to ignore her body's strange sensations. Gripping her phone tightly, she said pitifully: "Lu Zhe, I don't feel well, only you can help me."
Thinking about how she was in City C while Lu Zhe was in City B, Su Ci felt desperate.
She was so unlucky, how could her heat cycle come at a time like this.
Su Ci pressed her lips together, knowing she would have to endure it alone.
"I'm hanging up." Just seeing Lu Zhe on the phone screen without being able to touch him would make Su Ci feel worse.
Besides, Su Ci didn't want Lu Zhe to see her in this state.
Previously, before every video call, she would adjust the lighting perfectly, choose the best angle, and wear her prettiest dress, ensuring she looked most beautiful in Lu Zhe's eyes.
But now, her hair was wet and messy as she lay on her side - she didn't look pretty at all.
The girl quickly ended the video call.
Lu Zhe's brows furrowed.
"Darling, it's so late, you haven't had dinner yet, are you going out?" Wen Ya saw her son coming down with a travel bag, "Are you going on a trip?"
"Mom, I have something to do, I need to go to City C, I'll be back soon." There was a hint of urgency on Lu Zhe's usually cold face.
Wen Ya worried about her son's health, "Darling, it takes two to three hours to fly to City C from here, at least eat some dinner before you go."
"Mom, don't worry, I'll eat on the plane." Lu Zhe checked the time, "I have to go now."
Watching her son's hurried figure, even though Wen Ya didn't know what had happened, she could guess it must be related to Su Ci.
Over this period, she had almost figured out her son's personality, completely opposite to his father's - naturally cold, mature and reserved despite his young age. Except for Su Ci, he never showed his emotions about anything else.
Her son must have suffered a lot to develop such a quiet and cold personality.
Wen Ya's heart ached.
...
As night deepened, the rain in City C had been falling continuously since afternoon, creating a disturbing pitter-patter.
Su Ci turned over uncomfortably again. She received a message, glanced at it, and casually replied.
Some time passed.
The doorbell rang.
Su Ci's face was flushed as she tugged at her falling nightgown and weakly crawled out of bed.
She looked through the peephole and the sight of that cool face brought her to her senses.
As soon as she opened the door, Su Ci looked at the young man standing outside in surprise, "Why did you come?"
The girl's cheeks were completely flushed, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead. Lu Zhe reached out to feel her forehead temperature - it was normal. "Where don't you feel well?"
The young man's large hand was cool, seeming to carry the coldness of the rain outside. Su Ci pressed his hand against her red face, softly nuzzling it, "Did you come because I said I wasn't feeling well?"
Lu Zhe looked down at her, "Mm."
Su Ci's eyes brightened - how wonderful her young man was.
Lu Zhe continued asking: "How did you suddenly become unwell? Should I take you to the hospital?"
Su Ci's fair fingers curled around the hem of his black clothes. She stood on tiptoe, moving close to his ear, "Do you want to know why?"
The young man's thick, long black eyelashes trembled slightly as he waited for the girl's words.
Su Ci was unusually shy, but she still honestly told him, "It's a rabbit's heat cycle."
Lu Zhe's eyes showed shock as his dark eyes looked at her.
Strangely, Lu Zhe remembered his deskmate Li Dongliang saying that three-month-old rabbits would enter sexual maturity, meaning they would go into heat. At the time, Li Dongliang had even tried to breed his ugly gray rabbit with Lu Zhe's Tuantuan.
And now, the girl was...
The door closed.
Lu Zhe looked at the girl softly leaning against him, her face flushed and eyes bright, like a freshly picked peach still covered in dewdrops, so tempting one wanted to take a bite.
He tried to steady her extremely soft waist, his expression becoming somewhat unnatural, "How can we make it return to normal?"
Su Ci pressed against him, feeling slightly less uncomfortable, "If you hold me tight, I'll feel a bit better."
Lu Zhe held her tight.
The girl wore a silk slip nightgown, the smooth fabric both light and slippery against her skin. Lu Zhe felt his palms growing hot.
Su Ci pulled Lu Zhe to the bed, directing him to lie down.
She lay on his chest, finally feeling a little better.
Su Ci was slightly dissatisfied, "Hold me tighter."
Lu Zhe didn't make a sound but tightened his arms.
The discomfort eased a bit more, and Su Ci lay quietly, "Originally it was supposed to come every half month, I don't know why it came early this time."
"How long will this state last?"
"Once every three months, lasting three days, once or twice a day." Su Ci looked pitifully at Lu Zhe, "Why am I so miserable?"
She remembered seeing rabbits in heat before - it was terrifying, and now she was just like those rabbits.
Su Ci rubbed her cheek against Lu Zhe's chest, "Lu Zhe, you need to help me."
The matter of a rabbit's heat cycle was completely beyond Lu Zhe's understanding. He had no knowledge about this aspect. He stroked the girl's soft hair on her back, "How can I help you?"
Su Ci's chest felt like it contained a mischievous little rabbit, constantly jumping around. The strange sensations surged again, and she uncomfortably rubbed against Lu Zhe's body. She raised her head and bit his exquisite chin, "Let's do it."
She felt a bit nervous, but also very expectant.
Being with Lu Zhe was what she wanted.
A slight stinging sensation came, and Lu Zhe didn't know if it was from the pain or if he was startled by the girl's words. His dark eyes deepened as he directly refused, "No."
Even though the girl hadn't clarified what she wanted to do, he sensitively guessed her meaning.
Su Ci looked up at him with eyes brimming with tears, "Lu Zhe, I don't feel well."
Lu Zhe refused her with a serious tone, "Tuantuan, no."
"Is it that you can't?" Su Ci glared at him angrily.
Lu Zhe: ......
Su Ci was being mischievous, deliberately provoking him. Her body, almost melting like water, purposely shifted, "If you really can't, I won't blame you."
With bright eyes and white teeth, Su Ci looked beautiful like an alluring little sprite at that moment.
Hiss!
Lu Zhe's muscles tensed throughout his body.
He knew the girl was naughty and bold, but he hadn't expected her to be more daring each time.
Lu Zhe closed his eyes briefly before grabbing the blanket beside them and covering them both.
In her surprise, Su Ci heard the young man's cool voice carrying a hint of gritted teeth, "Tuantuan."
......
Su Ci felt her body was covered in sweat. Hearing the doorbell ring, she really didn't want to get up - she was so tired, and her lips hurt so much.
Lu Zhe bent down to kiss the girl's forehead, "Who could it be at this hour?"
Su Ci didn't want to deal with it, but the bell kept ringing. She opened her eyes, which were filled with glistening tears, "Could it be brother?"
Thinking it might be her older brother, she finally lazily got up from Lu Zhe's embrace.
Her legs were a bit weak as she walked to the door in the hotel's disposable slippers. She looked through the peephole.
Suddenly, her legs felt even weaker.
It really was her older brother.
She turned back to look at Lu Zhe lying on his side on the bed. His black shirt had several buttons undone by her, his face handsome, and his lips reddened from her kisses, exuding a silent sensuality.
Su Ci suddenly felt guilty, like she was hiding a lover and about to be discovered by her family.
She ran back, "It really is my older brother outside."
Even though Su Ci was thick-skinned, she didn't dare let her brother know that after just one evening, she had Lu Zhe hidden in her room.
Lu Zhe sat up, "Do I need to hide?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Su Ci looked around - only the wardrobe would work.
"Hide in the wardrobe," Su Ci pulled him.
Lu Zhe was extremely cooperative. He got off the bed and walked directly to the wardrobe.
The wardrobe was deep brown with sliding doors, divided into upper and lower sections, each about a meter high.
Lu Zhe was tall and broad; he sat inside, his back against one side of the wardrobe, his long legs bent.
Oh, the poor dear looked even more pitiful.
Su Ci crouched down, stuck her head into the wardrobe, and gave Lu Zhe inside a kiss, "Be good, I'll let you out soon."
"Mm."
Su Ci closed the wardrobe door with a heartache.
She ran to grab a coat from the chair and put it on, messed up her hair, and only then opened the room door.
"Brother, did you need something?" Su Ci's face showed drowsy confusion.
Su Zhiyuan had just finished discussing business with clients. He had drunk some alcohol and his eyes showed signs of intoxication. He reached out to pat his sister's head, "Just checking if you were asleep. Did I wake you?"
"I was just about to fall asleep," Su Ci said, deliberately yawning.
Su Zhiyuan said, "My room is right next door. Come find me anytime if you need anything."
Su Ci nodded obediently, "I know."
At this moment, Su Zhiyuan pushed open his sister's room door with one hand and walked in.
"Brother?" Su Ci straightened up in shock.
"I'm going to check your room," Su Zhiyuan looked around the room. The large floor-to-ceiling windows offered a view of the entire city and were completely sealed.
He looked at the ceiling, then walked into the bathroom to check the mirrors.
Although this hotel had high security, he still wanted to ensure his sister's safety. Recently there had been several news reports about girls being harassed in hotels, and even cases of hidden cameras being installed in rooms. When it came to his sister, he couldn't be too careful.
Su Ci's eyes inadvertently caught sight of the black shoes by the bed. She drew in a sharp breath, and while her brother was in the bathroom, she quickly kicked Lu Zhe's shoes under the bedside table to hide them.
Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Su Ci saw her brother coming out of the bathroom and walking towards the wardrobe.
"Brother!" Su Ci's eyes widened in fear.
"What's wrong?" Su Zhiyuan looked at his sister with drunk eyes.
"This is a five-star hotel with good security, you don't need to worry. I already checked everything this afternoon," Su Ci yawned again deliberately. "Brother, I'm so sleepy, I want to go to bed. You should go rest early too."
Su Zhiyuan's alcohol-tinged eyes were full of gentle light, "Tomorrow I need to go to the project site. After you have breakfast at the hotel, don't wander around. I'll try to come back and have lunch with you when I'm done."
To others, he was a cold authority figure, but to his younger siblings, he was truly a gentle big brother.
Su Ci continued to respond obediently, "Okay."
Seeing his sister's sleepy appearance, Su Zhiyuan reached out to rub her head, "Go to sleep."
He walked towards the door.
"Good night, brother," Su Ci waved and quickly closed the door.
Su Zhiyuan looked at the hastily closed door and shook his head with a smile. The weariness between his brows lessened somewhat as he loosened his tie and walked into the room next door.
After her brother left, Su Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly walked to the wardrobe and threw open the door.
The young man was leaning against the side of the wardrobe, long legs bent, the warm light from the entrance illuminating his cool face.
Su Ci met Lu Zhe's dark and quiet gaze, and she couldn't take it anymore.
Wearing the hotel's disposable white slippers, she stretched her foot inside, her toes touching Lu Zhe's feet, "Lu Zhe, position your feet better."
Lu Zhe was about to come out of the wardrobe and looked at her in confusion.
The next second, the girl seemed to have found something she liked. Her eyes bright and sparkling, showing none of the drowsiness she had pretended to have in front of her brother.
She crouched down and also crawled into the wardrobe, sitting directly on Lu Zhe's lap. She looked at him with a smile, "We haven't tried kissing in a wardrobe yet."
Lu Zhe held his forehead.
Just earlier in bed, she had been red-eyed, voice carrying traces of crying, saying her mouth hurt - how had she not learned her lesson?
His fingers, with their slight calluses, brushed against the girl's red little mouth, "Doesn't it hurt anymore?"
"A little," Su Ci lowered her body, lying in his arms with an expression of having gotten away with something, "Just kiss me gently."
As she spoke, she reached over and closed the wardrobe door.
Mm, exciting.
......
The next day, Su Ci woke up in Lu Zhe's arms, the strange feeling in her body had disappeared.
She blinked, clearing the sleepiness from her eyes, and called out Fugui, "How did my brother die?"
Knowing its master was worried about her family and had been concerned about her brother's cause of death for three months, Fugui didn't dare delay. Its small voice directly replied: [Master, your brother was stabbed to death.]
Hearing this, Su Ci suddenly sat up in bed, her eyes filled with coldness.
"What's wrong?" When Su Ci suddenly left his embrace, Lu Zhe opened his eyes. He had already been awake but was reluctant to let go of the girl.
Su Ci turned back, the coldness in her eyes receding, "Lu Zhe, I feel my brother will be in danger these few days."
Lu Zhe sat up, his eyes clear and alert, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Su Ci shook her head, resting her head against Lu Zhe's chest, "No."
Lu Zhe gently stroked her long hair, "How do you know your brother is in danger?"
Su Ci's voice was muffled, "I can't say, but I just know. Lu Zhe, I need to save my brother."
"Okay." Lu Zhe didn't continue questioning the girl.
He remembered the incident on the mountaintop when Su Ci saved Li Chenyu.
That day, she hadn't gone up the mountain to watch the sunrise, but rather seemed to be waiting for someone. She appeared to have known in advance that Li Chenyu would come up the mountain, and that someone would push Li Chenyu off.
Lu Zhe lowered his head, gently kissing the top of the girl's head.
His Tuantuan was keeping secrets she couldn't tell.
