TFS | Chapter 18

“You… kiss me, okay?”

By rights, he was the man, so this kind of thing should have been his initiative. But he couldn’t quite grasp Xu Linruan’s thoughts, couldn’t tell what she really felt about him, so when he faced her, he always lacked a little confidence.

If he rushed in and kissed her without warning, and his girlfriend got upset, his future perks would definitely be gone again.

After he said it, Qiyue’s ears grew a little hot. He touched the corner of his mouth with one hand and held Xu Linruan’s wrist with the other, looking at her with a faint hint of expectation in his eyes.

It was obvious he had planned this for a long time.

Xu Linruan only glanced at him, her look carrying a hint of meaning. If she asked herself honestly, this guy’s little bashful expression when he blushed was really hard to refuse.

So she smiled, gently cupped the young master’s face, and whispered softly by his ear, “Then I’m going to kiss you, okay?”

The long, soft fingers brushed over his face with exquisite care, and the breath at his ear was somehow a little flirtatious.

Qiyue suddenly felt tight in the chest, like he couldn’t quite catch his breath. He thought this woman was just like the spirit foxes from television, even her voice when she spoke was so pleasant.

He was done for this time.

The breath by his ear was soft and warm. Qiyue only felt his ear itch a little, and even go slightly numb. He couldn’t help reaching up to rub it, then sneaked another look at Xu Linruan. The girl had long, fine lashes, black hair, and snow-white skin, so beautiful she looked like a painting.

His lashes trembled lightly, his breathing stopped for a brief moment, and then he got bitten.

He was even a little aggrieved, because it hurt quite a bit.

“Hiss, don’t bite.”

Xu Linruan only kissed the corner of his mouth.

That kiss carried a gentle, delicate flavor, brushing over him so softly that the young master couldn’t help sinking into it. He tightened his grip on her fingers, as if he couldn’t breathe, and struggled to draw in air.

After the kiss ended, Qiyue’s eyes were still a little wet.

A thin flush slowly spread from his neck to his cheeks, then to the corners of his eyes. His breathing was still a bit uneven, and his tall frame made the distinctly male prominence of his Adam’s apple roll up and down as though he was trying hard to suppress something.

Qiyue wanted to die a little, and he was also humiliated. He had only kissed her, and he had actually…!

This brother was too useless, not giving him any face at all.

Qiyue was a little frustrated, and afraid Xu Linruan would laugh at him, so he wrapped both arms around her waist and pulled her firmly into his embrace, not letting her notice the abnormality in his body.

Xu Linruan found him squeezing too tightly and it was uncomfortable. She pinched hard at his lower back. “Why is your face so red? Are you running a fever?” She reached out to touch his face.

But for some reason, when she touched him there, his reaction only became more obvious. His body jolted, and who knew which nerve he’d hit, but he hugged her and let out an “aww-woof” before nibbling her twice more, smearing her face with saliva.

“…”

So this guy was getting addicted to kissing?

Qiyue really was getting addicted, but he was too embarrassed to say it, and he didn’t dare look up into Xu Linruan’s eyes.

He was holding it in so hard it hurt. The little person in his heart was screaming furiously, his head full of thoughts like, yes, pin her down on the sofa, and do this and that.

But if he dared, Ruanruan would definitely not let him off.

So the young master endured it, looking like a little wife who had been wronged. Later, when he really couldn’t take it anymore, he hugged Xu Linruan and rubbed left, then right, like a feverish little wolfdog, whining under his breath.

Xu Linruan thought he was being way too clingy and wanted to push him away.

But he refused to let go, and with that strength, she couldn’t pry him off.

Thinking about it, this kind of thing couldn’t be solved just by holding back. After enduring for a while, the boy buried his head in his girlfriend’s neck, looking like he couldn’t quite breathe…

That in-between state was the hardest to endure.

The young master started thinking up new tricks again, dirty tricks!

These past few days, he had read a lot of new manga and unlocked quite a few positions in that area. He felt he had a fair amount of talent for learning this kind of knowledge, he just didn’t know whether his girlfriend would be willing to cooperate and practice with him a little.

He was still a bit hard to voice it, “Rua, Ruanruan,” his face hot like he had a fever, and he kept trying to burrow into her arms, “I… I’m a little uncomfortable. Can you help me with something?”

Xu Linruan felt like he was using her as a pillow. With his height, he had forcefully squeezed himself into her arms, and she was honestly impressed by this move.

But he was burning up and all sticky and clingy, so Xu Linruan patiently asked, “What do you want me to help you with?”

“It’s just, just, this won’t come out.” The young master was so embarrassed his toes curled up. He gripped Xu Linruan’s clothes tightly, trying to make his voice sound less nervous. “That, the five-finger exercise… have you heard of it?”

Xu Linruan, an experienced driver, shook her head to indicate she was a very innocent person. “Hmm? What kind of exercise is that?”

Qiyue was also mortified. After all, it was his first time, and he couldn’t really explain this kind of exercise in detail. He could only gesture vaguely, “It’s… a kind of exercise, like gently pressing and rubbing with the finger joints, um… put your hand here first.”

The young master was nervous to the extreme and felt like he was being absolutely shameless. But since it had come to this, saving face wouldn’t solve anything. Even though he was embarrassed to the point of exploding, he still had to pretend to be proper, his handsome face slightly red as he pointed out the spot. “Then, um, just rub back and forth.”

The experienced one understood, but still pretended not to get it. “…Just rub it once?”

Just one rub? Qiyue froze.

Xu Linruan tilted her face up. He could see the expression on her face, her slender brows curved, her gaze hazy, her beauty tantalizing but completely unaware of it. He immediately knew this guy was bullying him again.

The young master was aggrieved. Awooo, how could it possibly be done in one go? He wasn’t a secondhand switch, this question was unscientific. She was clearly being ill-intentioned!

Qiyue’s ears went even redder. He felt Xu Linruan must be doing it on purpose, deliberately bullying him because he was thin-skinned and too embarrassed to say it out loud. But since it had come to this, what face did he still have to worry about? Happiness was what mattered.

So the young master leaned in on his own initiative. The strange shame made his whole body heat up. Slowly guided by instinct, his gaze unconsciously fell on those hands. They were slender and soft, the nails clean and glossy, with a faint pink tint, so different from his.

He was afraid of getting them dirty. Since he was wearing loose pants today, it was especially convenient for the exercise.

A layer of sweat broke out on his forehead and dripped from the side of his face onto the floor. Qiyue felt miserable, the corners of his eyes turning a faint red. He had never felt anything like this before, and he tightened his arms around the person in his embrace.

No one knew how long passed, until Xu Linruan was squeezed so tightly she could hardly breathe. She felt like her waist was definitely bruised blue by now, and only then did this guy finally loosen up, hanging half-dead against the crook of her neck, lips pressed together as he breathed.

Xu Linruan was even a little worried he might pass out.

But that worry was clearly unnecessary, so she lowered her head to look at her own hand. There were some traces in her palm.

When Qiyue saw her movement, his face immediately turned even redder. Without thinking, he rushed to get tissues to wipe her palm clean, carefully and gently, from her fingertips to the center of her hand.

After wiping it clean, he couldn’t help sneaking another look at her. He couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed. Why was he so embarrassed he was about to explode on the spot, while this guy in front of him remained calm and indifferent, not reacting much at all?

A pair of eyes like black jade reflected his flushed, flustered face.

The young master was unhappy, so he took her hand and asked, “You don’t have anything to say to me?” He had thought that since their relationship was already this close, she should be showing more concern for him.

In the end, she brushed back the damp hair on his forehead, pinched his earlobe, and said, “Pretty capable, Qiyue.” Then she leaned close to his ear and asked softly, “Be honest, where did you learn those techniques? So professional, hmm?”

The boy’s face instantly went beet red.

He wanted nothing more than to dig a hole and bury himself in it.

Wh-what kind of person was she? He had asked her to talk to him for a bit, not to latch onto this question and refuse to let go. Bad woman, always bullying him!