Fortunately, she usually doesn’t have the habit of shouting Li Yan’s name, otherwise at this moment, she would definitely shout it out uncontrollably.

Li Yan didn’t expect her to be so quick today, but this special environment, special atmosphere, also gave him a special kind of excitement. Especially now, not only was Hai Fu giving him immense stimulation, but he also pondered how Wen Qianyi on the other end of the phone felt hearing Hai Fu say such things—was she incredibly shy, influenced, or secretly cursing her for showing off?

Amidst the waves of tension, he no longer deliberately persisted, lying on the snowy buttocks and sprinted rapidly for a moment, causing the already unprecedentedly peaked Hai Fu to fall silent, and he too was finally spent.

After a few minutes of rest, Hai Fu picked up the phone that had fallen on the sofa, looked at the already hung-up call on the other end, and only then did she smile bitterly: "Li Yan... your rotten idea! How am I supposed to face Wen Qianyi in the future!"

Li Yan pulled her over and kissed her a few times, then seriously said: "Based on my understanding of Wen Qianyi, although she is adept, enthusiastic to everyone, she actually has her principles and respects every person worthy of respect. For instance, you saw earlier, Huang Ying was just a junior clerk before, and she didn’t look down on her. Even though she knows your secret now, I believe she won’t tell anyone!"

Hai Fu was indeed very afraid that Wen Qianyi would spread it, just as she was once afraid of Li Yan using their affair as leverage against her in the company. Although it’s her private life, it would instantly collapse her years of reputation in the company! And she has grown accustomed to such fortresses, such states; others pointing and mocking due to awe didn’t bother her. If it came out she was very open behind the scenes, she couldn’t bear the looks from others.

"Who knows? There are many unreliable things in this world, one of which is women’s mouths..."

Li Yan held her tight, kissed her on the lips, jokingly alleviating her stress: "There are many unreliable things in this world, I believe that, and I am convinced. Just one of them being women’s mouths, I don’t quite agree. Are women’s mouths really unreliable?"

Hai Fu rolled her eyes: "Am I a woman, or are you a woman? Who do you think knows better?"

"Is it really unreliable?... Why do so many men like to ’rely’ on women’s mouths then?" Li Yan appeared puzzled.

"Get lost! That’s disgusting!" Hai Fu pinched his little nipple head, pulled it hard, as a punishment for his wicked association!

Li Yan chuckled, comforting: "Relax, I was just joking about everything, including earlier. Seriously speaking, Wen Qianyi came to drink with you tonight to take advantage of the meal and movie watching opportunity to improve relations. Don’t forget, even among the high ranks of the company, everyone’s influence varies. You were cultivated by Director Zhang, loyal to the Zhang Family, trusted deeply by Director Zhang and the president, recognized for your abilities by other major shareholders and directors, your network built over years. Whereas Wen Qianyi, who rose to the position of director quickly, might face jealousy from many in the company.

From a personal perspective, you all, including President Zhang, are very capable and strong women, holding similar work philosophies, making her likely feel that you can become competitive friends. From a company perspective, many of the president’s business philosophies and the frameworks she constructed need broader high-level support. Naturally, you support her, yet more allies are needed, and due to her experience issue, she might face exclusion. Besides the president’s support, forging strong alliances is necessary for successful actions.

So both publicly and privately, she knows your secret and won’t tell anyone. On the contrary, it’ll make her feel closer to you."

Hai Fu listened to his analysis nervously, a bit surprised by his observation and analytical skills, and felt that it might be possible, except.... "Do you think people can still be close? Every time I see her, I want to dig a hole and hide!"

"Haha, it’s not that serious. After all, it was just an expedient measure, you weren’t actually masturbating, so what’s there to feel embarrassed about? But merely a cover. For instance, if earlier she didn’t call you but a friend called me, heard me panting, teased if I was bedding a woman, I explained I was masturbating to maintain secrecy, then meeting them wouldn’t be overly awkward, since we kept our secret."

This reassurance felt somewhat self-deceptive, still hard for Hai Fu to accept. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Seeing her still worried, Li Yan had to explain his inconvenient reason: "Alright, let’s be candid. You’re a completely normal woman, at the peak of physiological needs, unmarried, without a boyfriend—I mean no one knows our relationship, you don’t go for one-night stands, nor are you a lesbian, isn’t masturbation normal? In fact, that makes you look pure and not engaged in promiscuity. Wen Qianyi would find it normal and have more respect for you!".

Our society, our education, just as we’re ashamed to face sex education, also shy away from masturbation issues. But nobody knows when certain aspects began drifting toward sexual liberation, celebrating numerous sexual partners, shaming singledom. Men, being lower-body creatures, are thus discussed less, but women too think like this. Even worse, some consider virginity shameful, akin to that so-called "deflowering gate", where a minor girl hired a boy to deflower her, filmed it and posted it online to show off.

This blunt truth Hai Fu accepted calmly, Yes! I’m not a teenage girl anymore, should I be so embarrassed? After all, there’s nothing more to it!

As she understood that, much of the mental stress dissipated, prompting her to reflect on Li Yan’s earlier words. Especially the sentence ’no boyfriend—referring to no one knowing our relationship,’ what does that imply? Does it mean he can be considered my boyfriend, just no one knows? Or does it mean although unmarried, and without a boyfriend, I have him, an unknown lover?

Thinking about her unclear relationship with Li Yan, or rather the transition from a straightforward sexual partner to a perplexing relationship, Hai Fu felt lost, wondering if staying with him had a future? Even legitimate relationships like this aren’t favored, let alone sex-originated ones? If he one day tires of my body, wouldn’t he distance himself or propose breaking up directly?

She quietly lamented, originally seeking a partner for resolution after finding someone suitable, surprisingly, it’s her who doesn’t want to end it now!

"Am I pure and not promiscuous?" Hai Fu sighed: "You just messed with me earlier..."

This made Li Yan a bit embarrassed, indeed the evidence hasn’t been cleaned yet. Thinking about the evidence, he gently suggested: "Should we bathe first? If it dirties the sofa, it’s one thing, but being pregnant..."

Hai Fu rolled her eyes, "Now you’re scared? Why didn’t you let go when you climaxed earlier, weren’t you afraid of getting pregnant then?"

"Who knew today would be so exciting, who knew you’d be so quick today, your reactions made me forget to react..." Li Yan softly justified.

Hai Fu caught and tugged another nipple of his forcefully: "Still blaming me?" Her own face flushed, thinking about tonight’s indeed intense experience, though brief, it was unprecedentedly peak, at the moment she herself didn’t even think of contraception.

"Hiss..." Li Yan inhaled sharply: "If you pinch me again, I’ll retaliate! Let’s see whose attack range is bigger, hit rate higher?"

Hai Fu grabbed with a smile: "Bring it on!"

Li Yan surrendered, although she had two wide-hitting majestic targets, he had two small hidden targets, once caught, didn’t dare to move.

(Self-answered question from the previous Chapter, hehe, obviously can’t request leave, hasn’t taken leave or rest since Mixed opened over six months ago, how could it be exceptional for a birthday? Continues updates tomorrow, more votes please! Give loads of motivation, Old Lai might even attempt a burst update.) (To be continued, for details please visit www.qidian.com, more Chapters, support the author, support legal reading!)