Chapter 47
The lights by the road were brilliant. That person stood at the intersection of light and shadow, looking up at her, with bright eyes and pearly teeth.
Though they were more than ten meters apart, Zhou Jinsi felt as if she were already standing in front of her. Her silhouette was not clearly illuminated by the light, yet Zhou Jinsi’s gaze seemed to be able to see her eyes, studying them carefully.
Seeing this person standing by the window for a long time, just foolishly looking at her, Shi Qin couldn’t help but chide, “How long are you going to keep looking like that?”
“Oh, oh, I’m, I’m coming down now. Wait for me.”
Immediately, Shi Qin saw the person who had just been standing there woodenly, suddenly turn back as if in a daze, and disappear into the darkness of the house.
Seeing this, she couldn’t help but tease again, “Don’t rush. I’m not going to run anywhere.”
With that, seeing no response from the other end of the phone, Shi Qin took her phone away from her ear and saw that the call had long been disconnected.
Before she could react, she heard a noise from the main gate. She looked up and saw Zhou Jinsi, not even having had time to change out of her pajamas, still wearing slippers, looking as if she had rushed out.
The Zhou family’s schedule was very regular. With Zhou Lin on a business trip these few days, only Lin Qing, Auntie Wu, and Zhou Jinsi were at home, so their bedtime was even earlier.
Afraid of disturbing her family’s rest, Zhou Jinsi had been tiptoeing throughout the process of coming out.
Though the distance wasn’t long, Zhou Jinsi was filled with various emotions, especially complex ones.
She was happy and expectant, yet afraid of waking them up and being discovered… so her excitement was mixed with a hint of nervousness and apprehension. Her heart was racing up and down, pounding like crazy, and only settled down a little after she was out the door.
After carefully closing the main gate, Zhou Jinsi breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her head and saw Shi Qin staring blankly at her lower body, as if sizing something up.
Following her gaze, Zhou Jinsi realized she hadn’t even changed her shoes. She felt a little embarrassed, her fair, delicate toes subconsciously curling.
Noticing her small movement, Shi Qin couldn’t help but smile, the corners of her mouth curving up. Then, she turned her head and suppressed it, clearing her throat twice.
“Why are you in such a hurry? I’m right here. It’s not like I’m going to fly away.”
“I…”
Before Zhou Jinsi could say anything more, she was pulled by Shi Qin and led away. “Don’t just stand here. Let’s get in the car and talk.”
It was that same white Porsche again. Zhou Jinsi recognized it as Shi Qin’s car. Did she… go home and then come back?
The car was filled with a faint, smoky fragrance, a very familiar scent, probably the same as the perfume Shi Qin wore.
Zhou Jinsi sniffed and couldn’t help but ask, “It’s so late. Why did you suddenly come over?”
“Suddenly?” Shi Qin turned her head to look at her, a smile on her lips. “I missed you, so I came.”
Zhou Jinsi was stunned. She saw her suddenly move a fraction closer and lower her voice. “Instead of just thinking about it, it’s better to take action.”
“And, I’m very happy today.”
Shi Qin looked at the front window, the smile on her face completely unfading. Zhou Jinsi caught a glimpse of her upturned eyes and the corners of her mouth and seemed to be able to feel her inner joy.
She suddenly lowered her head, her eyes on her own hands that were idly fiddling with the corner of her clothes. She asked, as if nonchalantly, “Why? Because you went to a dinner party today?”
“Mhm, I guess so. Anyway… it felt like a very meaningful day.”
Shi Qin was lost in her own memories. She hadn’t noticed anything wrong when she said it, until she turned her head and saw the person beside her, silent. Only then did she seem to understand something.
She took the initiative to wrap her arm around Zhou Jinsi’s and leaned her body softly against her. “What’s wrong? I had dinner with my castmates. You’ve seen them before, that one from last time.”
The space in the car was already small. The moment Shi Qin leaned over, Zhou Jinsi felt the air around her grow thin. Her mind was a mess, and for a moment, she couldn’t think of how to respond.
Seeing her still silent, Shi Qin lowered her head to look at her expression and teased, “What’s wrong? No men, and you’re still jealous? I never realized before that our Teacher Zhou could be so possessive.”
“Mhm? Still not talking?” Shi Qin poked Zhou Jinsi’s face with her finger. This face looked so cold, but it was so soft to the touch.
“Mhm? Xiao Zhou-laoshi?”
Her face was poked a few more times. Zhou Jinsi really couldn’t help but glance up, and was immediately infected by Shi Qin’s smiling eyes.
The corners of her mouth had just started to curve up when she forced them back down. She cleared her throat uncomfortably. “Stop messing around… don’t overthink it… I was just asking.”
Shi Qin’s gaze shifted. Seeing no abnormality in Zhou Jinsi’s expression, she let her go and asked again, “It’s so late… are you usually asleep at this time?”
“Mhm, probably.”
Shi Qin raised an eyebrow, her fingers tapping on the steering wheel, one after another. “Then… do you want to go back to sleep now? Or with me…”
Zhou Jinsi paused for a moment, then said, “With you what?”
“Come home with me.”
“To your place?” Zhou Jinsi’s mind went blank. She looked down at her pajamas. “But I haven’t changed my clothes yet.”
“What are you afraid of? My closet is full. You can wear mine.” Shi Qin’s one corner of her mouth curved up, a hint of rogueishness in it. She then used her hand to lift the other’s chin, a full-on tease.
“How about it? Are you coming or not?”
Zhou Jinsi’s heart only hesitated symbolically for a few seconds before she couldn’t resist the other’s various persuasions and temptations and agreed.
Shi Qin always drove fast. On the way, Zhou Jinsi looked at the scenery outside the window, a little dazed. It wasn’t until the car stopped downstairs at the apartment that Zhou Jinsi’s brain started to work.
In the elevator, seeing Zhou Jinsi’s blank expression, Shi Qin couldn’t help but tease her, “Don’t we feel a little like we’re having an affair right now? In the middle of the night.”
“Your description is incorrect. We are adults, and we haven’t violated any moral ethics.”
Shi Qin’s smile froze on her face at Zhou Jinsi’s serious reply. This person was good in every way, except for that mouth of hers.
So unromantic.
After entering the room, Zhou Jinsi saw Shi Qin walk into the bedroom on her own to get some clothes, and only then did she belatedly react.
“I came to your place… to do what?”
Shi Qin was picking and choosing in her closet, replying on the side, “Nothing. I just wanted you to come and keep me company. After tomorrow, I’ll have to go back to my commando lifestyle.”
With that, she suddenly turned her head. “What’s wrong? Is there something you want to do?”
Her words seemed unintentional, but Zhou Jinsi didn’t miss the mischievous smile on her lips.
It was originally an ordinary sentence, but now she couldn’t help but imagine some strange things.
In the middle of the night, two single women in the same house, and later sleeping in the same bed…
It was obvious that Shi Qin was doing this on purpose.
The instigator walked past her with a pile of clothes, smiling, not forgetting to hook her chin and tease her a bit.
“Don’t be in a hurry. Wait for me to take a shower. When I come back, we can slowly discuss what we’re going to do.”
With that, she even threw a wink at Zhou Jinsi. Zhou Jinsi couldn’t help but take a step back, goosebumps rising all over her body.
Shi Qin’s shower didn’t take a short time. With nothing to do, Zhou Jinsi lay on the bed and scrolled through her phone.
She loved to read some philosophical articles on public accounts before bed. At first, she was still energetic, but after reading a few, a wave of sleepiness gradually washed over her, her eyelids half-closed.
She glanced at the time. Almost half an hour had passed, and the sound of water from the bathroom still hadn’t stopped.
Zhou Jinsi put down her phone and stared blankly at the ceiling, her mind floating.
Listening to the intermittent sounds from the bathroom, she suddenly wondered what kind of “beauty bathing” scene was unfolding in there.
Surrounded by hot steam, rising like smoke, her smooth skin steamed pink, her exquisite collarbones, her long, slender jade-like neck, her slightly parted red lips gently exhaling, her fair, slender fingers caressing every corner of her body, every inch…
Though the air conditioning was still on, Zhou Jinsi suddenly felt a little hot.
Uncomfortably, she lifted a corner of the quilt. Zhou Jinsi immediately erased the heart-pounding images from her mind, taking several deep breaths to calm herself down.
But the more she tried, the more she couldn’t forget. After a long struggle, driven by desire, Zhou Jinsi opened the article she had saved on WeChat.
The content was probably something Jinjiang would censor. Every sentence made Zhou Jinsi’s heart beat more violently.
Since Shi Qin had told her to “study hard” last time, she had secretly searched for some related knowledge.
And this one look was like opening the door to a new world. Zhou Jinsi really couldn’t imagine that something she had only seen as a biological act of mating could be discussed with so much knowledge.
It would have been better not to look. After looking, her already hot body was now breaking out in a fine sweat on her forehead.
By the time Shi Qin came back, Zhou Jinsi was lying on the bed with her long hair spread out, her face flushed, her eyes fixed on her, though what she was thinking was anyone’s guess.
“What are you doing, looking at me like that?”
Shi Qin’s pajamas were loose. With a slight bend, the scenery inside was limitless. After Zhou Jinsi accidentally glanced at it, she immediately turned her head away.
“Your face is so red, do you know that?” Shi Qin sat beside her, smoothing out the wrinkles in the quilt. She turned her head and saw Zhou Jinsi’s uneven breathing, looking like she was in the throes of first love.
Zhou Jinsi didn’t reply. Shi Qin didn’t seem to mind. She had been busy all day, her body was tired, and at this moment, she just wanted to lie in bed, with no mind to tease the person beside her.
A small lamp was on in the room. The two of them lay there quietly for a while. Zhou Jinsi was the first to break.
“It’s a little hot… how about we turn the air conditioning down?”
“Hot?” Shi Qin turned her head to look at her, confused. Logically, around twenty degrees Celsius was already a little cold. This person was still hot.
“Do you have a fever? It’s not hot.”
Shi Qin placed the back of her hand on Zhou Jinsi’s forehead, but found nothing unusual. It was only when she touched lower that she found her cheeks were burning hot.
“I don’t have a fever… don’t touch me…” Zhou Jinsi uncomfortably tried to pull away from her touch.
“What’s wrong? Not letting me touch you now, hmm?”
Shi Qin’s mischievous thoughts rose again. The hand hidden under the quilt reached for Zhou Jinsi’s lower abdomen, about to start a random exploration, but was caught by Zhou Jinsi.
The room was silent. Even the faint sound of the person beside her breathing, Shi Qin could hear it clearly.
She didn’t obediently retract her hand. Instead, she wrapped her arms around her, burying her entire body in Zhou Jinsi’s embrace, and said softly, “Still shy?”
“It’s not the first time we’ve slept together. Why are you so nervous?”
“I’m not going to do anything to you.”
The fire in Zhou Jinsi’s body hadn’t been extinguished. The moment Shi Qin pressed against her, her whole body was burning hot. She said with difficulty, “You’re… too close. It’s really hot.”
“How hot?”
Shi Qin ignored her, propping herself up on one hand by her pillow, her hair brushing against Zhou Jinsi’s neck, ticklish and itchy.
“Your body is really hot. What are you thinking about?”
Shi Qin’s fingers drew circles on her collarbone. Zhou Jinsi lowered her eyes and glanced at the scenery beneath her pajamas, unable to help but swallow.
Suddenly, without any warning, Shi Qin was suddenly pressed down.
She was so shocked her eyes widened. She had thought Zhou Jinsi would definitely not have any proactive thoughts, which was why she had teased her so wantonly. But now, looking at her…
This person’s eyes had already become hazy, dyed by the fire of desire, no longer clear.
“What you said last time, I went back and studied.”
Her voice was low and hoarse. In this situation, it added a touch of sexiness, making Shi Qin’s heart inexplicably start to race.
“Studied what?”
“Studied…”
Zhou Jinsi’s gaze slid down bit by bit, her voice finally drowning out the moment she kissed the neck of the person beneath her.
“Ah…”
Shi Qin trembled, unable to help but let out a soft gasp. She could clearly feel her neck being licked, causing a tingling numbness.
“Zhou Jinsi, don’t…”
It was rare for her to call her by her full name. However, her weak plea only made the person on top of her more wanton, even lightly biting her with her teeth.
“Don’t… Zhou Jinsi, Zhou Jinsi!”
Feeling the mischievous hand, Shi Qin was suddenly flustered, her usual teasing demeanor gone. All she could do was anxiously grab Zhou Jinsi’s hand.
However, a certain person’s rationality had already been burned away by that “fire,” and all she wanted was to sink into the fragrant, beautiful body before her.
She panted, also pleading.
“I… I want to…”