??Chapter 76: 075: Accidentally Broke the Aphrodisiac Fragrance (Second Update)
Chapter 76: 075: Accidentally Broke the Aphrodisiac Fragrance (Second Update)
“The vase he smashed should be enough for him to serve a few years in prison.”
The father and son from the Chen Family were stunned into silence.
“Pull up the surveillance footage.” Moreover, Xie Shang remained calm, “Collect these shards and take them for appraisal.”
Zhang Xiaoming: “Okay, boss.”
Zhang Xiaoming thought to himself, the boss was truly a cultured person who had read many books; if it were a rough person like himself, he would just roll up his sleeves and get physical. Seeing the terrified look on the faces of the troublemaking father and son was truly satisfying.
Chen Fugui, who had lost his previous arrogance, stuttered, “It, it’s just a vase.”
Xie Shang humd in acknowledgnt, indicating he understood, “Go tell that to the judge.”
The father and son from the Chen Family were now rendered speechless.
Then Xie Shang contacted his lawyer, briefly outlined the situation over the phone, and sent over the pawnshop contract regulations and signed docunts.
The policen on the scene were all dumbfounded.
Xie Shang hung up the phone: “Isn’t a statent required?”
The police dared not procrastinate: “Yes, it is needed.”
Monitoring surveillance, collecting evidence, and assisting with the provision of the vase’s appraisal report—all procedures were carried out thodically.
This was the work of an expert.
The father and son from the Chen Family could only wail.
But wailing was of no use. The vase Chen Fugui had smashed was an antique, a several-hundred-year-old piece not even available at auction houses, with imnse value. Deliberately destroying soone else’s property and also with intent to injure, it was ti for an investigation, and where necessary, detention. They had kicked an iron plate and could only rue their bad luck.
After the father and son from the Chen Family were taken away, the crowd that had gathered to watch the commotion at the pawnshop’s entrance slowly dispersed.
Zhang Xiaoming went to the appraisal office, and Qian Zhouzhou hung a ‘Temporarily Closed’ sign at the entrance. Wen Changling was still waiting in the room, while Xie Shang went to get the dicine.
She was looking at the perfus in Xie Shang’s cabinet.
When Xie Shang entered, she asked, “Did you craft all the perfus in here?”
“Mhm.”
Inside the cabinet, there were also various perfu crafting tools that Wen Changling didn’t recognize, so Incense Boxes, and Agarwood packed in tin containers.
Wen Changling was very interested, “May I open them to have a look?”
“You may.”
She opened the glass door of the cabinet.
As soon as she reached in, she noticed that the temperature inside was lower than the room temperature.
Xie Shang explained, “So fragrances need to be preserved at low temperatures.”
How magical.
“Can I sll them?”
Xie Shang nodded, “If you like anything, you can take it.”
Wen Changling picked up a tin container, opened it to sll, and her gaze was then captured by a strangely shaped perfu bottle placed high up. She had to stand on tiptoes to reach it, she took it down, “This bottle is pretty.” It was like the ghost lights she had seen before.
She opened it, wanting to sll the scent.
Xie Shang stopped her, “You can’t sll this one, but you can sll the others.”
The liquid inside was a clear, crystalline blue, not entirely, as when shaken, the blue would fade slightly, revealing a misty, subtler green hue.
Noon Ferry’s perfus were quite famous, for their distinct bottles as well as their colors.
Filled with curiosity about the unknown, Wen Changling asked, “What’s different about this bottle?”
“Co over here first and apply the dicine.”
Wen Changling temporarily placed the perfu bottle on Xie Shang’s square solid wood long table, where he read his books.
Xie Shang cleaned his hands.
She leaned against the table, “I can do it myself.”
“Can you see it?”
The spot where she had bumped herself was on the back, and even if she applied it herself, it ant being “partially undressed.” After thinking for a mont, she moved to sit on the adjacent long bench, placed her hands on the table, in a half-leaning posture.
Xie Shang sat on the other side of the long bench, and his hand just touched her clothes.
She instinctively reached for his hand.
He stopped, “If you mind, I can have Zhouzhou co over.”
Since they started dating, they hadn’t had much physical intimacy, just hugging and holding hands, and that was all. Wen Changling took ti to warm up, and Xie Shang was also not in a hurry, all according to her pace.
She still held Xie Shang’s hand, without letting go, and shook her head.
“I don’t mind, I’m just not used to it.”
She gave herself a few seconds to adapt and then released his hand, turned her back, and lay back down, leaving her back to Xie Shang.
Xie Shang lifted her shirt to the injured spot, going no further up.
The air conditioning in the room was on, with the temperature neither cold nor hot, just right. Wen Changling laid on her side facing Xie Shang, unable to see his face, which made her feel less embarrassed.
“Do you always keep dicine at your place?”
“The one you used last ti, I asked Kaiyun, it can be used.”
Xie Shang placed his palm on the bruised area on her waist.
She shivered slightly.
Xie Shang stopped his hand, “Does it hurt?”
“It’s very itchy.”
Wen Changling was very sensitive to itchiness.
Xie Shang slowed down his movents, his palm warm, “I’ll be gentler.”
But even being gentler was ticklish.
She couldn’t control herself, every touch made her flinch.
The spot where she was injured was on her lower back, but the bruise had spread widely because as she moved, Xie Shang’s fingers would accidentally touch beneath her clothes.
The inner garnts of a girl showed clear traces.
Xie Shang’s fingers curled slightly, avoiding contact, “Don’t move.”
“Oh.”
Her mouth agreed, but her body was honest, still flinching at every touch.
Because she kept moving, the lifted clothes slipped off, covering Xie Shang’s arm, light streaming in, the contour of her waist faintly visible under the thin fabric, Xie Shang’s hand underneath the clothes, slightly raised.
She didn’t realize how ambiguous this was.
Xie Shang lifted the clothes again, took his hand away, poured another dicine, ward it in his hands, then applied it with his palm, making his movents as light as possible.
“Changling.”
“Hmm.”
He suddenly asked, “Did you deliberately press down on that old man’s leg?”
Wen Changling turned around, too abruptly, her elbow accidentally hitting the perfu bottle on the long table; the bottom of the bottle slid across the table, fell to the floor, and after a loud crash, liquid splashed in all directions.
She looked down to see, the beautiful bottle shattered into pieces.
She imdiately apologized, “I’m sorry, I broke your stuff.”
“It’s alright.” Xie Shang repeated the earlier question, “Was it deliberate?”
Wen Changling looked up into Xie Shang’s eyes, “Yes.”
She guessed that her expression at the ti must have been very cruel.
“It was caught on cara, but it’s been dealt with.” Xie Shang tidied up her clothes, covering the dicinal alcohol bottle, “Still, be more cautious next ti.”
Wen Changling couldn’t understand his attitude, no bla and not delving deeper, just casually bringing it up, casually passing over it.
“Do you think I’m heartless?”
Xie Shang didn’t answer.
Wen Changling honestly analyzed herself, “Xie Shang, I’m not a good person, you’re mistaken about .”
“I’m not mistaken.”
From the beginning, Xie Shang knew that Wen Changling had fangs and claws, sches and secrets.
The topic was put aside for now.
Suddenly, Wen Changling noticed, “How co this perfu has no scent?”
The crystal-blue liquid dyed the wooden floor a faint, clean color.
Xie Shang said, “Wait a bit and it will.”
That bottle of perfu contained Lian Ningsu, which could chemically react with the oxygen in the air.
Wen Changling waited a while.
“There it is.”
The scent erged.
Wen Changling sniffed with her head tilted back, “It slls like li.”
She liked the scent.
An entire bottle of perfu had been spilled, yet the fragrance was not overwhelming, only noticeable upon close sniffing. But its base note was strange, a sharp contrast, almost causing a burning sensation in the throat.
She turned and saw, “Xie Shang, your ears are red from the sun.”
The midday sumr sunlight was harsh; she reached out to draw the curtains closed.
Xie Shang caught her hand, “It’s not from the sun.”
“Hmm?”
His voice was quiet, with a hint of helplessness, “Changling, this bottle contained an aphrodisiac fragrance.”
Wen Changling turned around blankly.
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