Chapter 66

“Sigh, the main issue is that women can’t bring themselves to make a tough decision. Look at Aunt Qiu, she’s been raising Xiao Tianlin alone all these years, and she’s been doing just fine. Divorce is still better than being beaten every day, right?”

You Changqing sighed deeply as she lay back on the couch. “It’s really the people involved who aren’t in a hurry; we, the outsiders, are more anxious for them.”

“Fool, it’s enough that you care. If it’s really hard for you to let go, you could donate some money to the anti-domestic violence alliance. If they can’t stand up on their own, can others do everything for them? The law in Green Country clearly states that domestic violence leads to jail time, but if they don’t use legal means to protect themselves, what can we outsiders do? Should we send their husbands to jail for them? Maybe they’d even think we’re meddling in their family matters.”

This kind of thing isn’t unheard of. Didn’t a similar news story circulate online before? An anti-domestic violence organization called the police for a woman suffering from abuse, but in the end, the woman blamed them for interfering.

When women can’t think things through for themselves and don’t stand strong or love themselves, who can help them?

You Changqing puffed up her cheeks. “You’re right, there are faults in pity too. If they can’t be strong and independent, no matter how anxious I am, it’s of no use.”

“Let’s stop talking about such heavy topics and chat about something happy,” Shen Lihuan said, pulling You Changqing’s waist and affectionately rubbing her soft cheek. You Changqing smiled and turned her face to kiss her.

Shen Lihuan welcomed the kiss, and she showed great affection for You Changqing’s soft, pink earlobes. First, she lightly touched them with the tip of her pink tongue, then gently nipped at them with her white teeth.

You Changqing shuddered, unable to suppress a low moan. Shen Lihuan let go of her earlobe and gently sniffed her slender, graceful neck, murmuring, “Changqing, you smell so good.”

You Changqing’s eyes were full of emotion as she replied, “Do you like it?”

The person in her arms had a face like a peach blossom, her red lips tempting to the point of dripping, her collar was slightly pulled open, revealing delicate collarbones, and those bright, rippling eyes—she was beautiful in every way, with no flaw in sight.

Thankfully, they were in the room alone. Otherwise, she might have felt jealous if anyone else could see such a scene.

Shen Lihuan licked her lips and pressed You Changqing down on the couch, narrowing her eyes dangerously. “Do you think I like it, when I’m boiling all over for you?”

“Since you like it, you can sniff me more. Otherwise, when I go back home in a couple of days, you won’t get to smell it anymore.”

You Changqing raised her delicate chin, her right hand tugging at Shen Lihuan’s collar to pull her down slightly, panting slightly.

“Okay, as you wish.”

Shen Lihuan whispered, biting her neck, first sniffing its fragrance, then testing it with a gentle bite. After confirming it tasted good, she began to indulge in the feast, using both her lips and tongue to enjoy the sensation.

After nibbling on her neck, she moved upward and tasted her red lips. You Changqing almost drowned in her gentleness.

In the end, Shen Lihuan was only lightly panting, while You Changqing was almost suffocating.

She reluctantly thought to herself, why is it that when it comes to kissing, Lihuan can still breathe steadily while she’s gasping like a thirsty dog?

Lihuan’s lung capacity is too impressive.

The two of them spent a long time together in the room. By 6 p.m., the adults began returning home from work. Shen Lihuan and You Changqing went downstairs together.

“Mom, Dad, Uncle, you’re home.”

“Aunt Gu, Uncle Shen, Uncle, hello.”

The two greeted their parents in unison.

Gu Qinglan, sipping tea, waved at them when she saw them coming downstairs. “Hey, come over here and chat. The dishes in the kitchen won’t be ready for a while.”

She had neglected her daughter these past few days and wanted to talk more with her now.

Gu Tingyu patted the seat beside him with a smile. “Lihuan, Changqing, come sit here.”

Shen Lihuan and You Changqing walked over with smiles and sat down. “Uncle, did something good happen? You look so happy.”

“Heh, you’ve noticed.”

Gu Tingyu was a little surprised and rubbed his nose. Was his mood that obvious?

“Of course we can tell. Your mouth is practically stretching to your ears.”

Shen Lihuan made a wide arc with her hand. “And the corners of your eyes and brows are full of…”

Shen Lihuan pretended to think hard as she rubbed her chin. Gu Tingyu curiously asked, “What full of?”

“A sense of satisfaction that something bad happened to them, and it makes you happy.”

Shen Lihuan snapped her fingers.

Gu Tingyu laughed speechlessly. “Did you figure it out already?”

He covered his lips with his hand to stifle his laughter. “I heard that Gu Xiujin and Luo Jiangyue were bitten by rats in the detention center. They were badly injured and have now been sent to the hospital.”

“Bitten by rats?”

Shen Lihuan shifted her gaze to the General and Overlord, who were playing in the living room, and smirked meaningfully. “That’s really good news.”

The General suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and involuntarily shook his fur. He had grown quite a bit recently, his body looked rounder. So when he shook his fur, his whole body trembled instead.

Overlord looked at his buddy’s pudgy body and hissed with worry. “General, have you gained weight recently?”

The General lay flat on the floor. “No, I haven’t gained weight. I’ve just grown bigger, so my body is stronger now. I’m just getting stronger, not fatter!”

???

Overlord looked at the general’s chubby body, highly skeptical of the truth of that statement.

Shen Lihuan withdrew her gaze from the two little ones. “It just shows that not only do they make people disliked, but even rats can’t stand them.”

Gu Xiujin and Luo Jiangyue getting bitten by rats was definitely the little ones’ doing. She had thought that since they were in detention, the small animals probably couldn’t get in, but she mentioned it to them anyway. She didn’t expect them to actually carry it out.

She must treat them to a special meal tonight.

Gu Tingyu patted her shoulder and praised, “Well said.”

Rats usually run away when they see people, so how could they bite anyone? However, Gu Xiujin and Luo Jiangyue were bitten by a rat, probably because the rat sensed the foul odor on them.

Heh, they deserved it.

You Changqing also covered her mouth and chuckled maliciously. It was the first time she had heard of someone being bitten by a rat.

Gu Qinglan glanced at them and said to Shen Lihuan, “Lihuan, when do you plan to release Shengyan’s new product?”

“We’ll officially launch it on October 5th, but it’s almost time. It’s already September 21st.”

Shen Lihuan glanced at the date on her phone. She never liked to remember dates and would just open her phone when she needed to check them.

“October 5th is a good date. It’s International Beauty Day, if I remember correctly.”

Gu Qinglan murmured.

“Yes, releasing our skincare products on International Beauty Day is just perfect. We’re responding to the national call.”

Since it’s Beauty Day, how could it be a celebration without buying cosmetics?

“Lihuan, are the skincare products your company sells the creams on the bathroom counter?”

You Changqing tugged at her sleeve and curiously asked.

“Yes, those ointments are personally formulated by me. They work better than the skincare products made in factories. You’ve used them, what do you think of the results?”

Shen Lihuan asked while peeling an apple for her, cutting it into small pieces that were just right for eating. She was very considerate.

You Changqing took the fruit plate from her and smiled as she thanked, “Thank you, Lihuan. I think the effect is great. After using it, my skin became much smoother, and it stayed hydrated all day.”

Gu Tingyu, knowing that his niece had good medical skills, remembered a friend of his and asked, “Lihuan, do you have a way to treat hair loss and baldness?”

“Baldness? Uncle, your hairline is just fine, it’s not high at all.”

Shen Lihuan said, carefully inspecting her uncle’s scalp. His hairline wasn’t high, and he had plenty of hair, not showing any signs of baldness.

“It’s not for me, it’s for a friend of mine. He’s a few years younger than me, but he’s already bald. He looks ten years older than me. He’s been on many blind dates, but none have worked out. When the girls see his bald head, they reject him immediately, saying they don’t want their children to be bald too. So, he still hasn’t been able to find someone.”

Gu Tingyu shook his head, explaining.

In You Changqing’s mind, she automatically pictured the scene her uncle described: a young man with a bald head, nervously waiting by the window for his blind date to arrive, only for her to look at his bald head and cruelly reject him, saying, “I can’t let my children be bald too.”

Knowing how tragic her uncle’s friend was, You Changqing couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Baldness really does affect one’s appearance.”

Shen Lihuan pulled at the corner of her mouth. For some people, a new hairstyle could be like getting a new face, so it’s clear how important hair is. If someone goes bald at a young age, they might be considered an old man…

“That’s why he was complaining to me today. I told him, why not try a hair transplant? He said his baldness is too severe, so a transplant wouldn’t work. He’s waiting for a girl who can accept his baldness to appear.”

Gu Tingyu smiled as he thought about his friend’s dejected face.

“Isn’t baldness becoming more and more common? Changqing and I see many people with high hairlines or bald spots when we go shopping.”

There are also quite a few women. It seems baldness has really become a societal phenomenon.

“Yes, many people lose their hair for various reasons, such as stress from studying or work, staying up late, drinking alcohol, or having an unhealthy diet, which leads to hair loss, higher hairlines, and eventually baldness.”

Gu Tingyu’s company had several young employees who were balding early, so he was somewhat familiar with this issue.

“I see. Uncle, if I had a medicine that could treat baldness, do you think it would sell well?”

Shen Lihuan’s eyes lit up as she thought of another way to make money.

“It would definitely sell.”

Gu Tingyu nodded confidently. “People would go crazy for this medicine. It would have a market even abroad.”

Don’t think only people from the Green Country go bald. People all around the world face this crisis. Just look at Prince Anderson from the Blue Country, who inherited the royal family’s baldness problem and became bald at only thirty. He dropped out of the top ten handsomest royal princes.

It’s all because of baldness.

Shen Lihuan’s eyes brightened. “That’s great!”

As long as Shengyan is managed well, her startup funds will continue to grow, and maybe she won’t even have to wait until university to have enough money to establish a medical research institute in high school.