The rice in the bowl loses its fragrance instantly.
Xia Leyang’s hands shook like the cafeteria aunt serving food, and he looked at Shang Tingzhi in disbelief, asking, “Are you saying that what happened last night wasn’t a dream?”
Shang Tingzhi felt guilty in his heart. He pursed his lips, wanting to say a few comforting words, but immediately realized that he was the least qualified to do so. He could only nod with a complex expression.
“Impossible.” Xia Leyang reluctantly steadied his mind and said firmly, “The thing I saw last night wasn’t a normal size. It’s impossible. It can’t be that big.”
At this point, Xia Leyang, trying to ease the tension, forced a laugh and said, “I don’t believe in possession. It was just a dream.”
Some people are unwilling to face the truth and tend to self-hypnotize. Xia Leyang is one of them now.
Shang Tingzhi didn’t say much. He could only express his gratitude vaguely with a “thank you.”
Xia Leyang’s mind was slow to catch up with Shang Tingzhi’s rhythm. He subconsciously asked, “What are you thanking me for?”
Shang Tingzhi said, “I am indeed that big.”
“Damn!” Xia Leyang’s nerves completely snapped. He clenched his fists and pounded the table, “That wasn’t me!”
“I know.” Shang Tingzhi comforted with a steady voice, “Be more careful next time, so it won’t happen again.”
“You’re dreaming. There won’t be a next time!”
Xia Leyang threw down his chopsticks and went to the living room, lying lifelessly on the sofa.
He inevitably recalled the scene from last night. Although nausea accompanied him, the satisfaction after Shang Tingzhi released, the relief of desire, and the sense of achievement after hard work were unprecedented.
Satisfaction and achievement my foot!
Xia Leyang turned over, burying his face in the gap of the sofa, wanting to vent his anger but unable to find a target.
He considered himself a reasonable person. The incident last night was purely accidental. Although Shang Tingzhi did take advantage of him from the result, if you had to say it, Shang Tingzhi was also a victim.
Thinking from Shang Tingzhi’s perspective, if a man forcefully wanted to…
Just thinking about it gave him goosebumps.
But he couldn’t go and settle scores with a female ghost. Besides, aside from lacking the courage, he had watched so many horror movies and had enough self-awareness to realize he didn’t have the strength. So, he could only sulk by himself.
In the afternoon, Shang Tingzhi had to go to the new location of City First High School to check Feng Shui. Xia Leyang was listless and initially didn’t want to go out. However, City First High School was his alma mater, and he didn’t want to affect Shang Tingzhi’s work because of him, so reluctantly, he followed Shang Tingzhi and got into the Bentley.
Xia Leyang’s condition was indeed not good. Usually, he was full of energy, lively to the point of being annoying, but today he was like a wilted eggplant, lacking enthusiasm for anything.
Shang Tingzhi tried to talk to him several times, getting only “hmm” or “oh” in response. It was clear that Xia Leyang’s mind was elsewhere, uninterested in talking to anyone.
Feeling somewhat responsible, Shang Tingzhi didn’t know how to comfort him. He straightforwardly asked, “What can I do to make you feel better?”
“I can’t feel better.” Xia Leyang looked out the window, waving his hand in an old-fashioned manner, “This will become a lifelong psychological shadow for me.”
“Sorry.” Shang Tingzhi frowned slightly. “I will do my best to compensate you.”
Compensation is useless, Xia Leyang thought indignantly. His young mind had been hurt, and a little compensation wouldn’t make it better.
But then, Xia Leyang suddenly thought of something. While his mind might be unable to find comfort, it didn’t mean his body couldn’t.
His eyes flickered as he looked at Shang Tingzhi, saying, “You want to compensate me?”
“Yes.” Shang Tingzhi nodded sincerely. “I’ll compensate you within my capabilities.”
“I feel really uncomfortable inside.” Xia Leyang complained with a helpless expression. “I won’t hide it from you. I’ve never even held hands with a girl. Doing something of that magnitude with you all of a sudden, do you know how hard it is for me to accept?”
Shang Tingzhi, without changing his expression, glanced at Tang Fengyi in the driver’s seat. Although Tang Fengyi’s posture remained unchanged, it seemed like he had raised his radar, ready to receive gossip information and report it to his parents at any time.
“Yes, I know you’re uncomfortable,” Shang Tingzhi said. “Think about what I can do to make you feel better, and tell me when we get back.”
Shang Tingzhi emphasized the words “when we get back,” but there are always teammates who don’t understand tacit understanding.
“No need to wait until we get back,” Xia Leyang said. “I’ve already figured it out.”
Shang Tingzhi, for the moment, didn’t feel any danger. Following Xia Leyang’s words, he asked, “What do you want me to do?”
“I want to, you know, do that.” Xia Leyang pouted.
Although he wasn’t interested in men and couldn’t accept someone forcing him into such a situation, from a physiological perspective, Shang Tingzhi was still okay.
Moreover, why should Shang Tingzhi enjoy all the benefits? If it weren’t for his vigorous yang energy, how could the female ghost have targeted him and caused him trouble?
“Are you talking about the washing machine?” Shang Tingzhi smiled, signaling Xia Leyang with his eyes, suggesting that Tang Fengyi was still in the car, so don’t talk nonsense.
However, Xia Leyang completely didn’t understand Shang Tingzhi’s meaning. Worried that Shang Tingzhi didn’t understand, he kindly repeated, “I want you to do that for me. I’ve done it for you…”
“Xia Leyang!” Shang Tingzhi’s forehead showed veins, urgently interrupting this unfiltered brat.
“Why? You said you wanted to compensate me,” Xia Leyang protested with a full face.
In Xia Leyang’s eyes, an assistant meant someone reliable, someone with a tight lip because all his father’s assistants were trusted confidants. Tang Fengyi was Shang Tingzhi’s assistant, so Xia Leyang didn’t consider Tang Fengyi an outsider.
Little did he know, Tang Fengyi was actually working for Shang Tingzhi’s parents.
Shang Tingzhi frowned and glanced at Tang Fengyi, seeing him tightly gripping the steering wheel, fingertips turning white. It was evident how shocked and difficult it was for him to endure this.
“Ayi, it’s not like that,” Shang Tingzhi temporarily set Xia Leyang aside and said to Tang Fengyi, “He’s dreaming, half-asleep.”
Tang Fengyi slightly tilted his head, signaling that he understood. However, Xia Leyang, untimely, spoke again, “Dreaming? Weren’t you saying it’s real?”
“You are dreaming,” Shang Tingzhi gritted his teeth.
“You just don’t want to do that for me,” Xia Leyang turned his head to the window in a huff, coldly snorted, “Talking big but only giving empty promises.”
Shang Tingzhi was getting a headache from the argument. He could almost imagine the strange looks his parents would give him once they knew about this.
Shang Jianye would likely say he developed some issues, and Yang Wenting might say he went crazy from frustration. In any case, it wouldn’t be something good.
Unfortunately, Xia Leyang, this brat, was still sulking, making him seem like a capricious person who couldn’t keep his word.
But, coming to think of it, Xia Leyang’s request was indeed a bit hard to accept.
“Let’s focus on work first,” Shang Tingzhi took a deep breath, suppressing the fire in his heart, “We can talk about the rest later.”
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