Chapter 154: Dangerous Mountain Road, Safe Braking
Logically speaking, brushing teeth is just a daily routine with nothing special about it—but that’s on the premise of brushing your own teeth.
If it’s brushing someone else’s teeth, then whether it’s the one being brushed or the one doing the brushing, the feeling is inevitably a bit unusual. And when Lu Qi was lying there with her eyes lightly closed and her face flushed, this unusual feeling was particularly strong.
Wang Heng’s movements were very gentle, because the brush head was in someone else’s mouth, and he was afraid that too much force would make her uncomfortable. But if the force was too light, it wouldn’t serve the purpose of brushing teeth. Moreover, each stroke felt like tickling, which was even more uncomfortable.
So after a while, Lu Qi couldn’t help but open her eyes and mumble, “Use more force…”
Wang Heng was stunned for a moment, then slightly increased the force.
“Mmm… mm…” Lu Qi let out two soft hums, seeming much more comfortable.
As for Wang Heng, sweat was beading on his forehead.
Fortunately, brushing teeth doesn’t take too long.
Less than a minute later, Wang Heng decisively pulled out the toothbrush, handed the water cup to Lu Qi’s mouth, and supported her with his other hand to sit up. She rinsed her mouth with the water in the cup, and spat the rinsed water into another empty cup. This step no longer had any suspicion of speeding.
After helping her rinse her mouth, Wang Heng took the toothbrush and the two cups and immediately walked out of the bedroom.
A few seconds later, the bedroom door was also closed.
Lu Qi, lying in the bed, suddenly flipped over, picked up her phone that was charging on the nearby low cabinet.
She unplugged the charging cable and sent Wang Heng a text message: 【Sorry, I’m just curious, is your relationship with your girlfriend particularly good?】
Then Lu Qi took her phone and burrowed back into the bed, quietly waiting—if it were an ordinary girl, she might feel aggrieved and shed tears after a series of setbacks, but Lu Qi was not.
She began to contemplate.
Tonight, the signals she had given were already plentiful and clear enough. Moreover, observing Wang Heng’s reactions, it was obvious he wasn’t completely unresponsive; he was just suppressing it. So, why?
Why was he so resolute in sitting still amid temptation?
Was it because he liked that girlfriend? But from that phone call in the middle of dinner, when Wang Heng was talking to that girl, he didn’t show much affection, and there was even a hint of unfamiliarity. Lu Qi really couldn’t believe they were a couple in the heat of passion.
So, was it because of his sense of morality? Although his feelings weren’t that intense, he did have a girlfriend, so for other girls, even if he was very tempted, he wouldn’t cross the line?
The more she contemplated, the more Lu Qi felt that this guess—of suppressing impulses due to his sense of morality—had a high probability of being the truth.
A good boy with such a strong sense of morality and who knew his limits… Thinking this way, Lu Qi’s determination grew even firmer.
————
After washing the toothbrush and cups, Wang Heng took off his clothes, stood under the shower, and turned on the faucet. But he didn’t use hot water; instead, he deliberately turned it to the cold water side.
He felt it was necessary to use a cold shower to calm himself down properly, suppress the restlessness in his body, and the extra stray thoughts in his mind.
After rinsing for two minutes, he turned off the cold water, dried himself with the bath towel, and put on his clothes.
Back in his own bedroom, Wang Heng lay in bed, instinctively picked up his phone, and saw that Lu Qi had sent him a new text message.
【Sorry, I’m just curious, is your relationship with your girlfriend particularly good?】
Looking at this question, Wang Heng contemplated for a moment, then replied: 【Yeah.】
Soon, Lu Qi replied: 【Can I meet her?】
Wang Heng was more than happy for this and immediately agreed: 【No problem.】
Lu Qi: 【Alright then, let’s book the return flight tickets together. This way, there shouldn’t be any more accidents, right?】
Wang Heng: 【In terms of probability, the chance of an airplane accident is very small, much safer than taking a car.】
Lu Qi: 【Good, when do you want to go back?】
Wang Heng thought for a moment: 【The day after tomorrow. Tomorrow we’ll go back to the urban area to pack our things, and depart the morning after.】
Lu Qi: 【OK, then goodnight, thanks a lot for today.】
Wang Heng put down his phone and muttered to himself with a bitter smile, “She’s right next door, why send text messages…”
————
The inn Wang Heng had booked earlier hadn’t expired, and before leaving, he had hung up a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign, so naturally no one would barge in.
Therefore, it was impossible for anyone to see this magical scene—the laptop computer’s screen was on, and the hamster was jumping back and forth on the keyboard, with each step precisely and quickly pressing the keys.
What it was doing was sending the research questionnaire that Wang Heng had drafted earlier to Wu Zhucai at the Internet Domain Company, asking him to use the Internet Domain Company’s channels to distribute the questionnaire. And for specific issues like the distribution method, quantity, and time, the hamster had also given detailed suggestions.
Then, it took a screenshot of the email it sent to Wu Zhucai, registered a new Q account, and sent a friend request to Wang Heng.
After Wang Heng accepted the request, it sent the email screenshot over, along with three words: 【You’re welcome.】
Moments later, Wang Heng replied: 【I almost forgot about this… Thanks.】
Hamster: 【I said you’re welcome. But I remind you, the sunflower seeds you promised earlier, you still haven’t bought them.】
Wang Heng: 【I’ll buy them for you as soon as I get back tomorrow.】
Hamster looked at the screen, nodded in satisfaction, and hopped around to type: 【Don’t forget to contact Han Yixuan. After all, this research mission is yours and hers.】
Wang Heng: 【Rest assured, I remember. By the way, you’re finally acting a bit like support now, not easy.】
Hamster: 【As long as you don’t passively avoid the fight, I’ll naturally play the support character well.】
Wang Heng: 【Good, goodnight then.】
Hamster: 【Goodnight? Don’t forget hamsters are nocturnal.】
A few seconds later, although Wang Heng’s reply had no sticker pack or voice, just reading the text conveyed a sense of vigilance.
【What do you want to do??】
【Just using your computer to handle a small anomaly in the worldline, routine mission. Relax, go to sleep.】
After sending this, the hamster closed the chat window and started setting up IP proxies for itself. It knew that as long as it stacked enough proxies, no one could catch it.
But at that moment, Wang Heng sent another Q chat message.
【Can the support classmate help me check the bush?】
Hamster: 【What do you mean?】
Wang Heng: 【Predict if Lu Qi will night raid me tonight?】
Hamster: 【…What are you thinking? Lu Qi is very proud, she wouldn’t do something like that.】
Wang Heng: 【Answer me directly, will she or not?】
Hamster: 【Of course not! Go to sleep!】
————
The next chapter will definitely be after midnight, everyone can go to sleep early and read it tomorrow.
