The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Alpha Decides to Go On Strike (GL) - Chapter 24.2

A little girl noticed them and ran over, holding a bouquet of fresh flowers.

She gathered her courage and walked up to the two, holding out the flowers and stammering: “Guests, buy a bouquet, for this, beautiful older sister!”

Su Li, noticing her distinctly foreign features, smiled in surprise: “You can speak Chinese?”

“A little bit,” the girl was a little shy. “Only speak, a little bit.”

Su Li gently rubbed her head.

“I can,” she pointed to Shen Mo next to her and deliberately teased, “But she is not my beautiful older sister.”

The little girl blinked blankly, struggling to process her words.

Su Li chuckled, not wanting to tease the cute girl anymore. She reached into her pocket to search for cash.

The next second, she heard the little girl say in a childish voice: “Guests, buy a bouquet, for this, beautiful wife!”

Su Li froze. The banknote she had just pulled out slipped from her fingers, carried away by the night wind.

She realized what happened and chased after it for two steps, fumbling to grab the money, nearly stumbling to the ground.

Feeling she had made a complete fool of herself, she returned with a face so red it looked ready to bleed.

Not daring to look at Shen Mo next to her, she stared at the little girl: “How much is this bouquet?”

“20,” the little girl held up two fingers.

Unaware of Su Li’s embarrassment, she asked innocently after collecting the money: “Guest, did I say it right? Is she your, beautiful wife?”

Su Li was completely frozen!

She desperately regretted teasing the little girl just now. Now the girl’s question was no less than putting her on a spit to roast!

“She is indeed beautiful…”

She stammered for a long time over the next two words, unable to say them.

Was Shen Mo her wife? She should be.

But they were just a business marriage, weren’t they? Could she really use that term on Shen Mo?

The little girl grew impatient. Seeing her pause, she finished the sentence for her: “Beautiful wife!”

“Yes, yes, yes,” Su Li felt like she was about to collapse if she said anything more.

She gave the little girl an awkward smile: “You’re very smart. Hurry home. Your parents must miss you.”

“OK, bye,” the little girl nodded, collected her money, and finally scurried away.

Su Li let out a sigh of relief.

Looking down, she realized she was still holding a large bouquet of flowers. Remembering the original intention of buying them, she turned to look at Shen Mo, only to find the other woman was also looking at her.

“Ahem,” Su Li cleared her throat twice, offering the flowers with the most stable tone she could muster: “For you.”

“Thank you,” Shen Mo accepted the flowers, cradling the bouquet.

She gently stroked the delicate petals and suddenly smiled brightly: “This is the first time I’ve ever received flowers.”

Su Li blinked, instinctively denying it: “How is that possible?”

She observed Shen Mo’s expression: “You’re so outstanding. There must be a long line of men and women wanting to give you flowers, right?”

“I think there were,” Shen Mo mused.

Just as Su Li managed a smile, she heard her add: “But I refused them all.”

“Ah?” Su Li’s mouth slightly dropped open. “So…”

She pointed at the flowers in Shen Mo’s arms: “Is this really the first bouquet you’ve received?”

Shen Mo nodded: “Yes.”

Su Li couldn’t stop herself from breaking into a wide smile.

She couldn’t quite explain the feeling, but for some reason, hearing that she was Shen Mo’s “first flower giver” made her incredibly happy.

After a thought, she said, blushing: “I am honored.”

Shen Mo smiled and pulled out a single stem from the bouquet, handing it to her.

Su Li accepted it.

She felt a little shy, even sensing her earlobes slowly heating up.

The waves were gentle, carrying an entire expanse of starlight as they moved around their feet. Looking at Shen Mo, she blurted out the most honest thought in her heart: “The way we are… it really feels like we’re dating.”

As soon as the words were out, she was surprised herself.

Shen Mo slightly frowned.

Su Li thought her words had displeased her and quickly waved her hands: “I’m sorry, I mean…”

“Isn’t it?” Shen Mo took a step forward.

The distance between them suddenly closed. Su Li looked down, gazing into her clear eyes.

Her mind struggled to keep up: “What did you say?”

“Isn’t it?” Shen Mo repeated with a hint of dissatisfaction.

She held Su Li’s hand, her tone carrying an urgent anger: “Haven’t we been dating all this time?”

Su Li’s eyes widened.

She felt like her soul had left her body, floating in the air, dizzily watching everything that was happening, making everything she saw and heard feel unreal.

“Are we, dating?” she murmured.

Shen Mo pursed her lips.

“If we’re not dating, why did we get married? Why are we on a honeymoon? Why the dates and holding hands?”

Su Li thought: She’s right.

What were they doing all these things as?

If not lovers, just a business marriage, did Shen Mo need to go to this extent with her?

Her heart rate suddenly accelerated. The sound of the waves and the crowd seemed to recede far away. She could only hear her own frantic “thump-thump” heartbeat.

Shen Mo took a step forward, quietly leaning against her in her arms.

Her voice was very light as she called Su Li’s name. The pleasant tone drifted with the wind into Su Li’s ears.

“Mhm,” Su Li quietly responded.

Shen Mo pressed her ear against Su Li’s chest: “What are you thinking about?”

She wrapped her arms around Su Li’s waist: “Your heart is beating so fast.”

“I’m thinking…” Su Li swallowed hard. “Dating, should we be doing more things?”

“Hmm?” Shen Mo looked up at her, stars twinkling in her eyes.

Su Li couldn’t resist any longer.

She slowly lowered her head, shortening the distance between her and Shen Mo.

This time, without any interruption, their lips touched.

Su Li could feel the person in her arms’ breathing also start to quicken.

She began to attempt to go further, extending her tongue to gently lick Shen Mo’s lips. It went more smoothly than she anticipated. Shen Mo immediately opened her mouth, inviting her to go deeper.

Su Li was naturally not reserved.

She used one hand to cup the back of Shen Mo’s head, pressing her down and starting to draw the sweet nectar from her mouth.

It was too sweet!

Su Li trembled with excitement. An electric current spread upward from where their skin touched, going straight to her central nervous system. In that most passionate moment, Su Li even forgot where she and Shen Mo were.

“Bang—”

At half-past ten at night, at the most intense point of the bonfire party, thousands of fireworks launched into the sky, sketching gorgeous patterns on the black canvas.

“Look,” Su Li reminded Shen Mo to look at the sky.

The colorful fireworks illuminated them both. She exclaimed: “So beautiful.”

Shen Mo: “Su Li…”

“Mhm?” Su Li looked down at her.

Shen Mo wrapped her arms around Su Li’s neck. Although she had just been left breathless from kissing, she offered her red lips again without hesitation: “Mhm.”

She said: “Don’t look at anything else… look at me…”

“Pfft,” Su Li smiled gently.

She hugged Shen Mo tightly, truly unable to understand why she had been so foolish before—

Shen Mo had never once hidden her affection for her, yet Su Li had only assumed the other person was with her for business interests because of the things she had overheard at the Shen family estate.

It was utterly ridiculous.

Shen Mo cupped her face: “Why are you sighing?”

Su Li affectionately rubbed her nose against Shen Mo’s: “I think I was so silly before. I wasted a lot of time.”

Now that she thought about it, she could only blame her own inferiority complex—she simply couldn’t believe that someone as exceptional as Shen Mo would truly develop feelings for her and make the bold decision to marry her.

Just as her friends didn’t understand why she had liked Qiao Mumu before, the former Su Li didn’t dare to believe Shen Mo could like her!

“Mhm?” Shen Mo, unaware of her inner thoughts, looked confused.

“It’s okay,” Su Li hugged her tightly. “It doesn’t matter. I will make up for the wasted time, little by little.”

Shen Mo asked almost without thinking: “…Can I help?”

“Hmm?” Su Li smiled playfully. “You want to help?”

“Mhm,” Shen Mo nestled in her arms, nodding softly.

“Of course,” Su Li lowered her head and pecked her lips. She whispered with a smile: “Actually, you’re the only one who can help with these things.”

Shen Mo thought for a moment, then asked: “Can we, can we wait until we get back home to help?”

“Why?” After her change in perspective, Su Li felt she could accurately read Shen Mo’s true intentions.

She smiled gently: “You don’t want to waste our honeymoon time, do you?”

Shen Mo, always honest, nodded in response.

“…I’m afraid not,” Su Li couldn’t resist. She gently bit the soft part of Shen Mo’s cheek.

The sensation was too delightful. She couldn’t help but nibble again.

Shen Mo seemed to be experiencing a face full of saliva for the first time, her eyes slightly widened as she looked at her.

But what made Su Li’s heart incredibly soft was that despite her surprise, Shen Mo showed no intention of dodging or refusing—

She stood obediently still, allowing Su Li to “misbehave” with her.

“I’m a little impatient,” Su Li whispered close to her ear.

“Okay,” Shen Mo actively took her hand. “What do you want me to do?”

Hearing this, Su Li’s heart began to beat wildly again.

She cleared her throat against her lips: “Let’s, let’s go back first.”

Shen Mo offered no objection: “Okay.”

The fireworks display on the shore was still ongoing. Flares of light shot into the sky, blooming into various brilliant forms.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on the heavens, but Su Li felt that the only thing she couldn’t take her eyes off was Shen Mo beside her.

“Let’s shower first,” Shen Mo said, watching Su Li bend down to open the door. “You’re covered in sweat.”

“Indeed,” Su Li looked at their sand-covered feet and smiled. “We should clean up properly.”

After entering the room, Shen Mo took out the two diamond rings she was carrying.

This time, she was extremely careful, storing the diamond rings meticulously in a hidden compartment in her suitcase. After she finished this, she looked up and saw that Su Li was already in the bathroom.

The bathroom glass door was closed, and the sound of running water echoed in the quiet room.

Shen Mo stared at it for a moment, then saw the bathroom door open from the inside.

Su Li poked her head out, meeting her gaze: “Shen Mo.”

“Mhm?” Shen Mo stood up.

She couldn’t say why, but looking at Su Li’s face, flushed by the steam, she felt a strange nervousness.

“I didn’t bring clothes,” Su Li quietly admitted her carelessness. “Could you trouble yourself…”

“Okay,” Shen Mo reacted before she could finish.

She pulled out a set of pajamas from the suitcase and walked to the bathroom door, knocking gently.

Su Li’s voice came through the thin wall.

She said: “The door isn’t locked.”

The door isn’t locked?

Shen Mo slightly pursed her lips, contemplating the meaning of her words.

Without hesitating for long, she reached out and turned the doorknob, which opened easily.

Steam billowed in the bathroom. Visibility was lower than she had expected. Shen Mo slowly walked toward the location of the clothes rack that she remembered.

After placing the pajamas on the rack, she reminded Su Li: “I put the clothes on the…”

Before she could finish, a soft hand reached out from the steam, grabbed her arm, and pulled her in.

“Ugh?!” Shen Mo was startled. The next moment, water at a comfortable temperature rained down from above, covering her completely.

“Oops,” Su Li hung the showerhead back up. “I ‘accidentally’ got you wet.”

Shen Mo wiped the water droplets from her face: “It’s okay.”

She tried to walk out, but a bare arm circled her waist.

Su Li moved closer from behind, wrapping her completely in her embrace.

The two stood beneath the running water, surrounded by swirling, warm steam.

“You’re all wet now,” Su Li’s fingers traced down her damp hair, slowly moving over her forehead, nose bridge, cheeks, and lips, finally pinching her chin.

“Don’t you want to wash up?”

“But…” Shen Mo looked up at her, “Aren’t you already washing?”

The innocence in her eyes made Su Li’s conscience twinge for a moment—but only for a moment!

Su Li quickly recovered, smiling as she countered: “What does it matter? Can’t we wash together?”

“Wouldn’t it be crowded?” Shen Mo thought seriously.

Su Li dared not engage in further conversation with her innocent lover. She lowered her head and kissed Shen Mo’s lips precisely.

Kissing under the running water had a unique flavor. Her completely soaked clothes clung tightly to Shen Mo’s skin, outlining her delicate curves.

Su Li was utterly captivated.

She reluctantly kissed Shen Mo’s lower lip one last time, whispering: “President Shen, didn’t you say just now that you would help me?”

“Mhm,” Shen Mo nodded hazily.

She was completely immersed in passion. Her voice was lower and more husky than usual: “What, what do you want to do?”

“Let me think…” Su Li smiled with satisfaction. She looked at Shen Mo as if evaluating where to start sampling her dinner.

A moment later, she leaned in close to Shen Mo’s ear and quietly made her first request.

The voice was too low, drowned out by the “whooshing” sound of the water. Only Shen Mo, being so close, could hear clearly.

She slightly widened her eyes, looking at Su Li as if to verify the accuracy of her words.

Su Li nodded encouragingly at her.

She licked her lower lip: “Shall we begin? President Shen?”

Shen Mo pursed her lips and quietly said, “Mhm.”

Su Li almost forgot to breathe, staring at her intently.

The next moment, Shen Mo reached for her collar, unbuttoning the first button…

Two hours later.

Before Su Li carried her out of the bathroom, Shen Mo was still concerned about the pajamas she had taken in. Su Li, however, forgot about them herself and simply grabbed a bathrobe from the cupboard to throw on.

After placing her on the bed, she saw Shen Mo staring at her with slight dissatisfaction.

Thinking Shen Mo was criticizing her for being too rough during her first time being sexually active, Su Li rubbed her nose guiltily: “I’m sorry… ahem…” She leaned in and asked: “Is your waist still very sore?”

Shen Mo pointed towards the bathroom: “Your pajamas. You didn’t put them on.”

“Hmm?” Su Li was surprised, then gently stroked her nose: “At a time like this, why are you thinking about those clothes?”

Shen Mo asked back in confusion: “Didn’t you ask me to bring them in?”

“Pfft,” Su Li raised an eyebrow. “How else was I supposed to lure you in without an excuse? Hmm?”

Shen Mo finally understood: “So you lied to me?”

Su Li mumbled a defense: “It wasn’t really a lie. I didn’t take any clothes in, did I?”

Shen Mo narrowed her eyes: “But there was a bathrobe in there. You didn’t need those pajamas at all.”

Su Li managed a grimace: “True…”

Although she didn’t know why Shen Mo cared about this, she chose to apologize immediately: “That was indeed wrong of me. I apologize. I won’t do it again in the future, okay?”

“Mhm,” Shen Mo nodded.

She was getting sleepy, her eyes too tired to stay open, but she still clung to Su Li’s hand.

“Sleep,” Su Li kissed her cheek. “It’s too late.”

“Next time…” Shen Mo struggled to speak through her drowsiness.

Su Li leaned closer: “Next time what?”

“Next time don’t use an excuse to trick me,” Shen Mo murmured in her ear.

“Okay,” Su Li agreed with a nod.

She made a harmless little joke: “Then I’ll have to think of another way in the future.”

“No need,” Shen Mo adjusted her position, settling more comfortably into Su Li’s embrace.

She murmured: “No need for any other excuses. Just call me, and I’ll come in.”

Su Li was stunned.

Her heart showed signs of racing again. She couldn’t help but ask: “You’ve been burned once. Will you fall for it next time?”

Shen Mo glanced at her, then closed her eyes.

Her breathing gradually became even. She had fallen asleep directly.

Su Li leaned in, rubbing her cheek against Shen Mo’s hair.

The celebrations outside the window had ended. Only the old lighthouse continued its diligent work, guiding all lost ships back to port.

She held the sleeping Shen Mo in her arms and let out a long sigh of relief.

Everything that had happened during this honeymoon completely exceeded Su Li’s imagination. She only regretted realizing the truth too late, unable to fully seize the first few days of their trip.

On the last day, she and Shen Mo went to town to buy souvenirs and coincidentally ran into Shu Han again.

The two parties briefly greeted each other. Su Li asked if the man was still bothering her.

Shu Han shook her head: “He left that very night. To avoid the lawsuit, he changed his ticket and flew back home overnight.”

Shen Mo smiled faintly: “He won’t get away with it.”

Su Li smiled and kissed her on the forehead: “Mhm, our President Shen is super amazing!”

“You two…” Shu Han was a little surprised.

Su Li: “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” Shu Han smiled. “I just feel like you weren’t this intimate before. Did you suddenly let loose?”

Shen Mo looked up at Su Li.

Let alone Shu Han, an outsider, even she herself was a little puzzled by Su Li’s transformation over the past few days.

Su Li gave an awkward laugh: “No, no, it’s just that…”

Unable to find a good excuse, she chuckled and brushed it off.

Fortunately, Shu Han didn’t press the issue and cooperated by changing the subject.

“I didn’t want him to interrupt my holiday, so I plan to enjoy the rest of the trip as planned before returning. When I get back, I’m going to break up with that scumbag for good!”

She looked at Su Li and Shen Mo: “Thank you. If it weren’t for the ring incident, I might have gone through with marrying him without ever realizing his true nature.”

“It’s great that you can be so open-minded and optimistic,” Su Li said sincerely. “That man wasn’t worthy of you.”

“Mhm!” Shu Han smiled brightly. “I know!”

Shen Mo also had a very good impression of her: “If you encounter any difficulties when breaking up, we can offer assistance.”

The two parties exchanged contact information, then said goodbye on the foreign street.

Shu Han walked away with self-assurance, and Su Li walked away with her arm around Shen Mo.

Passing a large glass storefront, Shen Mo stopped, looking at their reflection in the glass.

She asked: “So why did you suddenly change like this?”

Su Li pretended not to know: “Change how?”

She adjusted her hair and collar in front of the glass, then pointed to the two of them with satisfaction: “See? Don’t we look good together?”

Shen Mo’s figure was tall and elegant. Su Li was half a head taller than her. Both were considered peak-level attractiveness. Standing together, they were a feast for the eyes, drawing frequent glances from passersby.

Shen Mo leaned in slightly, making their two figures in the glass even more intimate.

After a thought, she said: “You became clingy.”

Su Li stood on tiptoes, deliberately resting her chin on the top of Shen Mo’s head: “Is that a good change, or a bad change?”

Shen Mo blurted out without thinking: “Better than before.”

Su Li smiled gently.

She looked at the Shen Mo in the reflection: “So President Shen likes snuggling with me, likes me being clingy?”

A blush spread across Shen Mo’s face. She looked away at the white pigeons in the sky.

Su Li touched her cheek: “Tell me.”

Shen Mo nodded in admission: “Mhm.”

“Do you know what I like most about you?” Su Li asked, suppressing her swirling emotions, leaning into her ear.

“Hmm?” Shen Mo was curious. “What?”

“Your honesty.” Saying this, Su Li kissed her cheek. “I really love how President Shen never hides anything from me.”

She wrapped her arms around Shen Mo from behind: “It makes me feel like there’s no distance between us.”

Shen Mo leaned back in her embrace, then suddenly lowered her eyes: “The honeymoon is almost over.”

Tonight, they had to rush to the airport to catch their booked flight back to City A.

“Mhm,” Su Li’s lips brushed her earlobe. “What’s wrong? You don’t want to leave here?”

Shen Mo shook her head.

She looked up, seeking Su Li’s gaze: “When we go back, will you still be like this?”

Su Li understood what she meant.

She took a deep breath, shaking her head: “Probably not, oh.”

Shen Mo pressed her lips together, her expression gradually becoming serious.

Su Li couldn’t bear to tease her for too long. She gave her a quick peck on the cheek: “We’ll have to work when we go back, so we won’t be able to stay together 24/7.

“I will definitely miss President Shen even more than I do now.”

“You…” Shen Mo was surprised.

“Pfft,” Su Li smiled gently. “So can President Shen spare more time to spend with me?”

Shen Mo frowned in distress.

She didn’t hesitate for long. Looking at Su Li, she nodded, seriously agreeing: “Okay.”

Su Li’s heart was filled with warmth. With people coming and going around them, she could only restrain herself, lowering her head to kiss her carefully.

Their lips touched and quickly parted. Su Li took her hand: “Let’s go. We still have a lot to do.”

Shen Mo curved her lips, nodding with a soft “Mhm.”