With a CLICK, the bathroom door was pushed open.
This time, Jiangg Ning’s bath was much quicker than usual, saving her over ten minutes. This was, of course, because of Chen Yuan’s presence, which kept her from soaking comfortably in the tub for too long.
That’s just how couples are. They can’t help but make considerations and compromises for each other.
Often, it’s easy to love someone else more than you love yourself.
Jiangg Ning looked at Chen tonight and figured if she didn’t let him be a little intimate, his pent-up frustration would bubble up like the fizz in sparkling water.
Jiangg Ning hesitated a few times in the bathroom, but ultimately cast all her worries aside.
What had happened at home had actually hit her hard. Though she didn’t show it on the surface, Jiangg Ning was feeling a lot inside.
In the past, she was always planning this and that, striving for the life she dreamed of. But time flew by in the blink of an eye, and now, at her age, everything had come to nothing. She had to start all over. Overwhelmed by all these emotions, Jiangg Ning just wanted to clear her mind.
’There are so many moments of happiness right now. Why do I always ignore them to focus on the future?’
’The future... it’s the most illusory word of all.’
Jiangg Ning picked up a hair tie, gathered her semi-dry hair, and tied it back. She then walked into the bedroom, her flip-flops wet with droplets of water.
Chen Yuan had already heard her and was now staring at her without blinking.
Feeling his gaze, Jiangg Ning found it amusing.
His stare was so direct and undisguised, like a child who’d spotted candy and couldn’t look away for even a second.
’Is it a good thing or a bad thing that I have this kind of pull on Chen Yuan?’ Jiangg Ning thought. ’But one thing’s for sure: I don’t dislike his gaze.’
"When are you going to Tokyo tomorrow?" she asked, sitting down at her vanity and pulling the cloth off the mirror.
"Before noon."
"Have you figured out what to tell Jiangg Yao?"
"I have. I’ll be sure to use very tactful words," Chen Yuan said, shaking his phone. "She went to a concert. She was just texting me, so it looks like she’s having a great time."
"Mm, that’s good."
Then, Jiangg Ning opened an exquisite, oval-shaped glass box. She took a small dab of skincare product with her fingers and began applying it to her face, inch by inch.
Chen Yuan watched her every move.
"You know, this bedroom is really comfortable. The bed is comfy too. Lying here just gives you this relaxed feeling, like... like home. I don’t know how to describe it."
"This *is* my and Yaoyao’s home. If this whole thing hadn’t happened, who knows how long it would’ve taken for you to get into our bedroom. You got off easy."
Jiangg Ning turned to him with a light laugh.
"Who would’ve thought I’d end up sleeping in this bed so openly? This is the life."
"Chen, help me open this face mask."
"Yes, ma’am, Captain Ningning," Chen Yuan said, getting out of the covers. He moved closer to the vanity to open the mask for her, then looked at her face and added, "You’re so beautiful."
He gazed at Jiangg Ning’s eyes and brows, at her delicate and exquisite features. Her skin looked so tender it might break at a touch. Thanks to the hydrating skincare product she had just applied, it looked even smoother now, like a freshly peeled, hard-boiled egg.
"No matter how beautiful, you’ll get tired of looking at it one day." She tilted her face up and applied the mask.
"Impossible. You haven’t even given me a chance to get tired of it," Chen Yuan pouted.
"I’m already twenty-six. In a few months, I’ll be another year older, pushing thirty, my dear Chen," Jiangg Ning said with a rare sigh. "Don’t be fooled by how I look now. For a woman, aging hits like falling off a cliff once you get older."
"It’s not that dramatic, is it?"
"Why not? Soon my skin will be dull and lackluster. Then my waist, my butt," Jiangg Ning said, pointing to parts of her body. Since it was just the two of them in the bedroom, she felt unusually open. "And my breasts... they’ll all start to sag. Can you imagine that?"
As she finished speaking, Chen Yuan’s gaze followed the direction she was pointing.
Among a woman’s most beautiful outfits, a slip dress worn in the bedroom is surely one of them. It barely concealed the essential parts, revealing her rounded shoulders. A few strands of hair fell across her collarbone, creating an intoxicating, hazy beauty that was half-hidden and half-revealed.
With so little covered, Chen Yuan’s eyes naturally fell on those full curves. Jiangg Ning’s skin was fair and rosy, and the pale peaks of her chest seemed to glow with a holy light in his eyes.
"I’m talking to you, Chen." Jiangg Ning, somewhat flustered and annoyed, crossed her arms over her chest, hiding that unique scenery.
"Huh? Right, right," Chen Yuan said, snapping back to reality. "You’re right."
"What did I say that was so right?" Jiangg Ning wrinkled her nose, shot him a look, and turned back to continue her skincare routine.
"I think I have a retainer here somewhere..." After rummaging around for a bit, Jiangg Ning found a clear plastic case, took out the item inside, and put it on her teeth.
Afterward, she took out some yogurt and had a sip.
"Want some?"
"No, thanks... When are we going to sleep, Ningning? I’m getting a little tired of waiting."
"So you do get tired. I thought you were going to hold out until I got into bed," she said, glancing at the wall clock. "Five more minutes, then we’ll sleep."
"Yay! I finally get to sleep with Ningning!"
Hearing this, Chen Yuan punched the soft mattress. His excitement was palpable.
"What do you mean, ’sleep with me’? That has a double meaning," Jiangg Ning said, her cheeks flushing slightly. "I’m not letting you get handsy. If you dare try anything out of line, I’ll kick you out to the other room."
"I’m already in this bed. You think I’m going to get out of it that easily?"
Chen Yuan was itching with impatience. Seeing Jiangg Ning’s expression, which was half-wary and half-annoyed, he suddenly felt the urge to tease her.
He threw back the covers and reached out to wrap his arm around Jiangg Ning’s waist.
"Ningning, you smell so good..."
"The mask is done. Let’s sleep," Jiangg Ning said, deftly dodging his hand. She slipped around to the other side of the bed. "It’s been a long day. I can finally rest. Sigh."
She let out a contented sigh after getting into bed.
Chen Yuan went with the flow, not at all annoyed, and slid into the covers himself.
’Finally...’ He wriggled toward Jiangg Ning like a worm, reaching out to hold her.
God knows how long he’d waited for this day.
It had been more than just mentally and physically exhausting.
"Chen, want to play a little bedtime game?" Jiangg Ning suddenly suggested.
The bedside lamp was on, and her eyes sparkled in the light.
"Yeah, yeah! What game?"
"Let’s play Red Light, Green Light. After I finish counting, nobody is allowed to move. Whoever moves, loses."
"..." Chen Yuan’s bright smile instantly froze. "Ningning, do you take me for a fool?"
With that, he yanked Jiangg Ning toward him. Ignoring her shriek of "Ah!", he had her pulled tightly into his arms a half-second later.
Her sweet fragrance filled his senses.
Her waterfall of hair spilled across his cheek, making it tickle a little.
He cupped Jiangg Ning’s face and looked down at her. In the silent room, they could feel each other’s warm breath.
"You think you can get away? It’s too late to beg for mercy now."
Jiangg Ning’s cheeks instantly flushed so red they looked like they might burst.
"Chen..."
Before she could finish, her arms were pinned firmly against the soft mattress. Unable to struggle, her long legs could only thrash around under the covers before finally stretching out taut.
This time, the kiss was unexpectedly fervent.
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