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Chapter 230: Chapter 230: The Paragon of Male Virtue - Conscientious President Li
Li Muchen smelled of women’s perfume?
Lu Sheng frowned.
She knew very well what kind of person Li Muchen was.
From their first meeting to later expressing their feelings to each other, he took care of everything without her ever having to ask.
He proactively shared his daily schedule with her, and whenever she messaged him, he would reply immediately unless he was busy.
Lu Sheng had never seen any other women around Li Muchen.
His phone wallpaper was her, his desk had her photo, and even when he occasionally talked in his sleep, it was her name he murmured.
He was truly a model of male virtue.
But now, there was another woman’s perfume on Li Muchen’s shirt?
This wasn’t a scent that could be picked up from a normal social distance.
Even if it wasn’t from a hug, the owner of the perfume must have at least touched Li Muchen’s shirt.
At this thought, Lu Sheng’s first reaction wasn’t anger or fury.
She trusted her lover and wouldn’t suspect him of wrongdoing over a faint scent of perfume.
But she felt a blockage in her heart.
Or rather, at this moment, she wasn’t like a demon, but more like a normal girl dealing with her boyfriend, feeling unhappy.
"...Let me down."
Thus, before they reached the bathroom, Lu Sheng suddenly spoke out of the blue.
The tone of the young girl in his arms was not her usual lazy, coquettish self, but rather sounded quite unhappy.
Li Muchen paused, looking down, and asked, "...What’s wrong, baby?"
"You’re asking me what’s wrong."
Lu Sheng struggled out of his embrace and stood in front of Li Muchen, looking up at him, "Don’t you know what you’ve done to wrong me?"
Lu Sheng deliberately asked this.
Partly to clear up the matter, and partly to see how the usually calm and composed Li Muchen would react to such a question.
Sure enough.
Hearing the words "what you’ve done to wrong me," and seeing the girl’s expressionless face, the always composed Li Muchen’s hand trembled slightly.
Since being together, Lu Sheng and Li Muchen had never had the kind of petty quarrels common amongst couples.
Li Muchen combined all the virtues of a perfect man; stern and imposing towards others, yet always tender and considerate towards Lu Sheng.
His love was wholehearted and indulgently affectionate. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Lu Sheng rarely got angry or showed displeasure towards Li Muchen, as he always managed to do everything to her satisfaction.
So, to display such evident unhappiness in front of Li Muchen today was quite unusual for her.
"I..."
In that moment, Li Muchen thought about many things.
He didn’t know what exactly the girl meant by having wronged her, what kind of issues and what it was related to.
But Li Muchen couldn’t think of anything.
If it was because he had been too busy with work recently, slow in replying to her messages, or unable to accompany her as before, she wouldn’t typically use such words like ’wronged her’.
Usually, such words might imply involvement with someone of the opposite sex, but he hardly ever had contact with any women.
He didn’t know why the girl suddenly got upset and threw such a question back at him.
"...I’m sorry, baby."
Even though he completely didn’t know what he had done wrong, our President Li, after brief contemplation, began a profound self-examination.
"Although I don’t know why you suddenly became upset, it must be something I did wrong, I apologize first."
"I have been busy with the new company in Beijing recently, and many times I did not reply to your messages promptly. I also came back from the company very late, and the time I spent with you has decreased."
"Perhaps because of this, you felt less secure than before. That’s my fault."
"But baby, please believe me, I have never and will never do anything to betray you."
"My person, my heart, my body, including my soul, all belong only to you."
"So, can you tell me now why you are angry? If there is any detail that I overlooked and caused a misunderstanding, I can explain it to you."
Throughout, Li Muchen’s expression was solemn and serious, and his tone was not impatient at all, his voice deep.
Lu Sheng merely posed a rhetorical question, and he first apologized, then reflected on his own shortcomings during this period, and then from person to heart to body to soul, he made all assurances.
Only at the end did he ask what happened, even saying that if there was any detail he overlooked that led Lu Sheng to misunderstand, he could explain.
After this long conversation, the stifled air Lu Sheng originally felt was directly gone.
Originally, she thought that with Li Muchen having no experience in relationships, he might be caught off guard in such a situation.
But the man’s performance was beyond her expectations.
Pacifying his partner’s mood and self-examining, wanting to clarify and communicate in a timely manner, are fully respectful, significant, and listening to his partner.
It is a perfect model of effective communication when misunderstandings may arise between couples.
No romantic experience or skills, but indeed, sincerity is always the ultimate trick.
So, Lu Sheng was no longer sullen.
After a few seconds, she raised her hand and poked Li Muchen’s chest muscle, oh no, his shirt: "I smell women’s perfume on your shirt."
As soon as these words came out, Li Muchen was also stunned: "...What?"
He subconsciously looked down and didn’t smell any unfamiliar scent on his shirt.
Then he grabbed his shirt and sniffed it, taking a deep breath involuntarily.
There really was a scent.
Besides his own scent and the scent of the girl he knew well, there was indeed a sweet cloying perfume scent.
But this scent was very faint; he hadn’t noticed it before and only noticed when sniffing closely.
No wonder just now while carrying the girl towards the bathroom, she suddenly asked him to put her down.
It’s understandable why such a discovery made her upset.
"...I smell it."
Li Muchen took a deep breath and looked at Lu Sheng, "But baby, I don’t know where this perfume scent came from, and I have never had any woman come so close to me."
"It might be from the housemaid who arranges the clothes, or possibly from someone else. But having perfume left on my shirt is not normal."
"Chen An probably hasn’t gone far. I will sort this out as quickly as possible."
Actually, Lu Sheng hadn’t really suspected Li Muchen of anything, seeing his attitude just now, her anger had already largely subsided.
But Li Muchen clearly took this matter more seriously than she did.
He immediately called Chen An to come back to pick him up.
"...Are you leaving now?" Lu Sheng was somewhat surprised.
"This scent is very faint, and by overnight, it might completely fade away." Li Muchen’s expression was serious, "I will have someone find this same perfume while the scent is still here for easier identification later."
"Baby, you might be willing to trust me, but I can’t just let this incident slide simply because you trust me."
"Perhaps in the end, it may turn out to be a misunderstanding. But if not cleared up, such an incident can easily leave seeds of distrust."
"I don’t want you to feel any insecurity being with me, nor do I want any seeds of doubt to affect our relationship."
"Behave," Li Muchen took a deep breath, bowed his head, and kissed Lu Sheng’s forehead, "Rest well tonight on your own, I’ll come and explain to you after I clear things up."
