A Woman Who Hates Women (GL) - Chapter 8

Lu Qing groaned, and Li Jia snapped back to her senses.

This won’t do, it’ll be uncomfortable…

“Trouble is, send a set of pajamas over.” Li Jia called the hotel.

After Li Jia cleaned up the person on the bed, there was a knock on the door.

“Hello, delivery!”

Li Jia turned back, and in her hand was a pharmacy delivery bag.

She opened the package and poured out the few medicine boxes inside.

Should I use capsules or granules…?

Considering that capsules might cause choking, Li Jia chose to boil water.

After a while, Li Jia sat by the bed, helped Lu Qing sit up against her, and picked up the warm, bitter medicinal liquid from the bedside table.

“Come on, time for your medicine.” Li Jia pinched Lu Qing’s chin and poured the medicine in.

A bitter taste shot straight to Lu Qing’s head. She, who was almost delirious with fever, suddenly opened her eyes. She weakly turned her head away, then looked back. When she saw who was in front of her, her eyes instantly cleared.

Her mind foggy, Lu Qing looked at Li Jia and softly called out, “Senior.”

Probably because of the headache, Lu Qing asked, “What happened to me…?”

Usually, it’s just cold commands, bossing people around, but now she knows to call me senior.

Looking so pitiful…

Too lazy to argue with her, Li Jia smiled and shook the medicine in her hand, replying, “You’re sick, you need to take medicine. Here, hurry up and drink.”

Lu Qing’s eyes were watery as she gently grabbed Li Jia’s hand and pleaded, “Senior, I don’t want to take medicine, it’s too bitter…”

Oh my!? This expression, this tone?!

This is Lu Qing! This is much more amusing than Lu Qing’s usual cold demeanor. Is she…is she being cute?!

Looks like she really is out of her mind with fever!?

Laughing so wildly at a time like this might be a bit immoral, right?

Upholding the last shred of morality in her heart, Li Jia tightly pursed her lips, suppressing the laughter that was about to escape.

However, being this sick, there’s no way she can’t take the medicine…

Pulling a tissue from the bedside, Li Jia wiped the medicine stain from the corner of Lu Qing’s mouth, then picked up the medicine again, put on a stern face, and threatened somewhat mischievously, “You’re sick! Sick people have to take medicine! If you don’t take it, you’ll kick the bucket!”

“…No!”

Lu Qing frowned, trying to dodge.

A fair, slender hand reached out: “Come on, little darling…”

“…No!” Lu Qing tried to resist, but her resistance was futile.

Li Jia pinched her chin and cleanly poured the medicine in.

“Cough cough…” Towards the end, some undissolved medicine residue flowed from Lu Qing’s mouth.

Lu Qing choked, her watery eyes looking at Li Jia as if she had suffered some great injustice.

Even the red mark on her chin looked like evidence. A sense of guilt rose in the silent Li Jia’s heart, and she almost began to wonder if she had been too forceful.

“Senior, I finished my medicine. I was so obedient. Can you hug me?”

After taking the medicine, Lu Qing clung to her, wanting a hug again.

Obedient?!

Li Jia looked at the medicine stains on her clothes from Lu Qing’s struggle and sighed at her delirious nonsense, “You didn’t drink it willingly! I clearly forced you. This can’t be a bargaining chip.”

“…Anyway…it’s okay, then can I hug you?” Knowing she had no grounds, Lu Qing’s eyes darted around, and she directly hugged Li Jia’s waist.

“…” Li Jia pushed her slightly, but she didn’t budge.

“Senior…” Lu Qing’s head was still nuzzling Li Jia’s shoulder.

She realized that Lu Qing became a bit shameless when she had a fever.

She still had work to do. Now she was all clingy and wanted a hug, but when this one woke up and found out she hadn’t gone to work on time and hadn’t handled her work properly, she would probably get a scolding.

Fortunately, due to the effects of the medicine, Lu Qing soon started to feel sleepy. Li Jia helped Lu Qing lie down, but she still stubbornly held onto Li Jia’s hand.

Helpless, Li Jia had no choice but to coax her and lie down on the bed with her, covering them with the blanket. “Sleep now, sleep now, I won’t leave…”

It took Li Jia a long time to finally coax the person to sleep, and then she rushed to the construction site, checking the time.

At the construction site, Li Jia’s heart pounded, always feeling a little uneasy.

Finally, after everything was dealt with, it was already dark when it was time to get off work.

Li Jia ordered another takeout on the way back. When she arrived at the hotel, she happened to meet the delivery guy.

The delivery guy stood in the corridor on the twelfth floor, knocking on the door.

“Hello, your delivery is here!”

The door opened from the inside, and Lu Qing stood at the door in her bathrobe, looking tiredly at the delivery guy. Her voice was hoarse as she asked, with a puzzled tone, “…Is this a mistake? I didn’t order takeout.”

A mistake?

The delivery guy looked up at the door number and checked the delivery address on his phone, saying strangely, “Ah, but the delivery address is indeed written here…”

“I ordered it, it’s not a mistake!”

Li Jia quickly stopped the delivery guy who was about to leave and gave him the last four digits of her phone number.

“Thank you, give it to me.” Li Jia walked over and took the meal box from the delivery guy’s hand.

The delivery guy left. Li Jia, carrying the takeout, looked at Lu Qing, who was standing blankly at the door, and said in a light tone, “Director Lu, what are you doing standing here? Let’s go in.”

Lu Qing pushed the door open somewhat sluggishly, watched Li Jia enter her room, then reacted, closed the door, and followed her into the room.

Li Jia put down what she was holding and quickly walked up to Lu Qing, raising her hand to touch her forehead. As she touched it, she said, “The fever’s gone, the medicine was quite effective… Hey, why is your face still so red even without a fever?”

Lu Qing’s face seemed to flush suddenly.

She lowered her eyes, seemingly unaccustomed to such touch, and turned her face away to avoid it.

Li Jia didn’t mind and went to the side to open the meal box on the table. Lu Qing stood there blankly for a few seconds before walking over. Seeming a little embarrassed, she stammered a thank you to Li Jia, “Team Leader Li… thank you for taking care of me this morning…”

Although Lu Qing was delirious with fever, she remembered everything and knew what embarrassing things she had done. How unreasonable she had been, clinging to her for a hug, begging her to sleep with her…

“What?!” The sound of opening the plastic container was too loud. Li Jia heard Lu Qing speak but didn’t catch what she said, so she turned her head to look at her again.

“…” Lu Qing had no choice but to move closer, her hoarse voice saying in Li Jia’s ear, “Thank you.”

Quack quack quack…

Because of her heavy cold, Lu Qing’s voice didn’t sound good. That “thank you,” if she hadn’t been close enough, Li Jia would have thought a duck had quacked twice in her ear.

“Director Lu, your voice…” Li Jia hesitated and turned to look at Lu Qing.

“What’s wrong with my voice?” Lu Qing’s head still felt heavy, and she didn’t realize anything was amiss.

Like a big duck.

Li Jia was silent for several seconds before saying, “…Hmm…like a lark.”

Lu Qing’s mouth opened slightly, probably realizing something, then she immediately closed it.

Under the other woman’s resentful gaze, Li Jia understood that she probably didn’t like the description of a lark.

However, so what…

Li Jia turned her head away from Lu Qing, the smile on her lips almost uncontrollable. She turned her back to her and held it in for a long time before clearing her throat and saying, “Director Lu… um… I bought some porridge. Hurry up and eat it before it gets cold.”

Lu Qing hadn’t expected Li Jia to be so thoughtful as to buy her food upon returning. She was about to say thank you, but seeing Li Jia’s shaking shoulders and the barely concealed smile when she spoke, Lu Qing closed her mouth again.

There were three meals in total. Li Jia ordered a bowl of plain white porridge with nothing added for Lu Qing and a fragrant plate of spicy stir-fried noodles for herself.

However, these stir-fried noodles were delicious, but… they were just too spicy!

Knowing that the local cuisine in the south of the city was quite heavy, Li Jia had specifically asked for mild spice.

Unexpectedly, it was still so spicy!!

That layer of red chili oil seemed to be used without any restraint!!

Li Jia didn’t feel it much after the first two bites, but after a while, she couldn’t handle it anymore and started looking for water.

“Too spicy, where’s the water? Where’s the water?! Help, I’m going to die from the spice!!”

Li Jia fanned herself with her hand, her lips swelling up instantly from the spice, and even her brain was buzzing from the heat.

Li Jia jumped up and searched the room for water.

“…Water.” Lu Qing spoke with difficulty, pointing to a direction on the table.

“Where?!” Following Lu Qing’s finger, Li Jia saw two bottles of mineral water on the other end of the table.

Li Jia quickly walked over, twisted open the cap, and gulped down the water.

“That…” Lu Qing’s hand, still hanging in the air, hadn’t yet fallen when there was hardly any water left in Li Jia’s bottle.

“What did you say?” Li Jia, holding the empty bottle, turned to meet Lu Qing’s silent eyes.

Was this an indirect kiss?

Should I tell her that I drank from this bottle?

Lu Qing’s ear tips turned completely red as she lowered her head and continued to eat her porridge tactically and quickly.

Li Jia, almost losing her mind from the spice, took a moment to glance at Lu Qing, who seemed to have said something earlier, but saw that she was just eating her porridge with her head down.

She wondered if she was hallucinating from the spiciness.

Tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it.

“Ahhh, it’s really too spicy!!!”

Li Jia shouted and quickly twisted open the other bottle of water to drink.

Li Jia was wearing a thick pink sweater. Wearing it outside, the temperature would be suitable, but this was indoors.

“It’s so hot!” Li Jia broke out in a sweat from the spice.

Li Jia, feeling a little breathless, glanced at the air conditioner. Before leaving earlier, she had turned up the temperature, worried that Lu Qing sleeping in the bed might get cold.

This thick pink sweater she was wearing felt unbearable.

“I can’t take it anymore…”

It was really too hot.

Li Jia raised her hand to take off her sweater, but halfway through, she remembered that she was only wearing a thin white camisole underneath.

…Well, it should be okay, right?

Lesbians have a strong sense of personal boundaries regarding privacy.

Glancing at Lu Qing, who showed no reaction and continued to eat her porridge, Li Jia no longer hesitated and raised her hand to take off the thick sweater.

They were both women, what was there to be afraid of? Besides, Lu Qing wasn’t gay.