Forbidden to Flirt and Run 29

Chapter 29

Gu Yizhi’s words seemed to carry a warmth, and Xu Qingtang felt her palm grow hot as well. Just as she was about to speak, a call came in.

She took out her phone and saw it was an unknown local number.

Xu Qingtang said to Gu Yizhi, “I’m taking a call. Don’t talk.”

When she answered, it was Xiao Lin’s voice. “Qingtang? Why did you leave? I looked all over for you. Are you angry?”

Xu Qingtang’s voice was faint. “Is there something you need?”

Xiao Lin paused. “Nothing, I just wanted to ask you.”

Gu Yizhi, beside her, put the roses back in the car and leaned against the car door, holding her wrist. Xu Qingtang shot her a glare, telling her to behave, and then said, “If there’s nothing, I’ll hang up now.”

“Wait…”

Xu Qingtang frowned slightly.

“Actually, I also wanted to ask you. You said you like someone. Is it the person who sends you flowers?”

Xu Qingtang glanced at Gu Yizhi in front of her. Their eyes met. She pursed her lips, neither confirming nor denying, and just said, “I have something to do. I’m hanging up now.”

“Someone pursuing you?”

Xu Qingtang put away her phone. “Yes.”

Gu Yizhi smiled. “You’re so popular, Miss Xu.”

Xu Qingtang deliberately retorted, “Can’t be helped. Who made me young and beautiful, with a non-twisted personality and no loss of morality?”

After retorting, she felt refreshed.

No wonder Gu Yizhi always liked to talk to her with sarcasm.

Gu Yizhi stared at her. “So frank…”

Xu Qingtang raised an eyebrow. “What’s there to hide? Just telling the truth.”

“Telling the truth…” Gu Yizhi dragged out the sound, then looked at Xu Qingtang again, pursing her lips. “Then why didn’t you answer his question?”

Xu Qingtang: …

Here we go again, here we go again.

Xu Qingtang knew this person specialized in digging pits for her to jump into.

The two of them were standing in a corner of the community parking lot, in front of a huge load-bearing pillar, in a blind spot. The parking lot was already dimly lit. Xu Qingtang crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes. “Your matter isn’t over yet. Why are you bringing up someone else?”

“Oh, you’re going to beat me up, are you?” Gu Yizhi’s features relaxed. “Miss Xu is all talk and no action. I thought you had forgotten.”

Xu Qingtang sized up Gu Yizhi in the gentle light and felt that the person was becoming more and more gentle. But that mouth…

She grabbed Gu Yizhi’s wrist, pressed her against the car door, then tilted her head up slightly and did something she had always wanted to do whenever Gu Yizhi spoke—she kissed her on the lips.

The orange light fell on them, casting two overlapping shadows on the ground. Xu Qingtang bit Gu Yizhi’s lip, then continued to kiss her.

Kissing outside felt different from kissing indoors. There was the worry of being seen or heard, but also the thrill of the secrecy. Xu Qingtang was lost in the kiss. In fact, she had kissed Gu Yizhi so many times that she had long learned what to do and when.

For example, when Gu Yizhi caressed her hair, Xu Qingtang would kiss her harder and hold her tighter.

Da-da-da…

Footsteps approached from a distance, accompanied by two voices in conversation. Xu Qingtang’s heart lurched in panic, and she was startled. Fortunately, Gu Yizhi held her, and she didn’t fall.

“That movie was quite good, it’s just a pity…”

“A pity what?”

“Everyone says you’re supposed to go with a partner. We two single dogs went together, and when we looked around the theater, it was all couples…”

…

It was the voices of two girls. Xu Qingtang propped herself up on the car window. Gu Yizhi, in front of her, tilted her head slightly and smiled at her. Xu Qingtang said in a low voice, “Good thing we weren’t seen…”

The last word was swallowed by Gu Yizhi.

Xu Qingtang’s eyes widened. She pushed Gu Yizhi’s shoulder, her heart clenching at the sound of the approaching footsteps. “Don’t mess around…”

Gu Yizhi kissed her on the lips again, her long legs between Xu Qingtang’s knees, and then bit her earlobe. “Tangtang, I want to.”

Xu Qingtang was completely numb.

The two girls got closer and closer, and finally passed them on the other side of the car. Perhaps because they were engrossed in the movie, they didn’t notice the pair of wild mandarin ducks on the other side.

“Yes, so don’t you understand now?”

“What?”

“Everyone goes with a partner. Why did I take you?”

With that, one of them kissed the other girl on the cheek, then ran a few steps, turned back, her youthful face with a clear smile. “Think about it yourself. Come and find me when you’ve figured it out.”

Not long after, the two of them left, and the parking lot returned to silence.

Xu Qingtang looked at Gu Yizhi, held her wrist, and kept her from moving, then couldn’t help but laugh. “Couldn’t you just say it? Or be a little more subtle and confess or something.”

Gu Yizhi said, “Isn’t this a confession?”

“You don’t understand the thought process of a block of wood. She might think you want her to find a partner.”

Xu Qingtang had seen this type before.

Gu Yizhi held her hand in return. “Then if it were you, what would you say?”

“How would I know? I’ve never confessed,” Xu Qingtang shrugged, then a sentence she had recently seen online came to mind. She looked at Gu Yizhi and said, “The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, and the wind is gentle.”

“It’s very subtle,” Gu Yizhi leaned over and kissed Xu Qingtang on the forehead. “Miss Xu, I’ve missed you these past few days.”

The usually direct Gu Yizhi had suddenly said that thing so subtly. Xu Qingtang didn’t know if it was the gentle kiss or the intimate tone that had stirred her heartstrings, but her mood inexplicably became pleasant again.

They rarely said such sentimental things to each other. This seemed to be the first time.

When she got home, Xu Qingtang subconsciously glanced at the glass partition again. The faint blush on her face had not yet faded.

The night was quiet, and the pattering of the rain made it seem even more desolate. When Gu Yizhi hugged her from behind, Xu Qingtang inexplicably felt very at ease. Few people had ever held her like this, and few people had ever gently stroked her hair like Gu Yizhi.

In the middle of the night, Teacher Qi called her. Xu Qingtang didn’t answer and could only reply to Teacher Qi on WeChat. Perhaps because it was too late, Teacher Qi had already gone to bed and didn’t reply.

They rested as the rain stopped.

Xu Qingtang was very sleepy. After rinsing her mouth, she let Gu Yizhi help her put on her pajamas and then fell asleep.

Before her consciousness faded, she pulled Gu Yizhi’s shoulder and asked, “Can we do it in the daytime in the future…”

It was too sleepy at night. Towards the end, she always couldn’t muster the energy.

Xu Qingtang didn’t hear Gu Yizhi’s answer. When she opened her eyes again, she found someone standing by the bed. She reached out half-asleep and pulled, “Why are you up so early?”

The person standing by the bed didn’t speak.

Xu Qingtang leaned over, wanting to hug her, and mumbled, “You have so much energy. Aren’t you afraid of sudden death? I’m telling you, people…”

“Xu Qingtang!”

Hearing this voice, Xu Qingtang was instantly startled awake. She opened her eyes and saw Teacher Qi standing beside her with a frown, while Gu Yizhi was still sleeping beside her. Her voice trembled a little. “Mom, Mom???”

With such a scare, Xu Qingtang’s sleepiness was completely gone.

The master bedroom had an en-suite bathroom. After Xu Qingtang came out from washing up, she was still shaken. She glanced at the bedroom door. Fortunately, she hadn’t said any wild words just now. Otherwise…

Gu Yizhi was already awake. She stroked her hair and said, “Don’t worry, Teacher probably didn’t see anything.”

The past few times, they had slept naked after washing up. Last night, Xu Qingtang had shivered after her shower, and Gu Yizhi had insisted that she wear clothes to sleep.

Xu Qingtang was still worried. She looked Gu Yizhi up and down, then went to the full-length mirror and looked at herself again. After finding no trace of what they had done, she was relieved.

“So timid, and you still want to beat me up?” Gu Yizhi pinched her cheek. “How about we go to my place in the future?”

Xu Qingtang shot her a glare. “What time is it, and you’re still in the mood to tease me?”

Gu Yizhi smiled, kissed her on the forehead, and said softly, “Don’t be afraid. It’s alright.”

After the two of them came out of the bedroom, Teacher Qi had just brought out corn porridge and cold dishes from the kitchen. There was also freshly baked bread on the table. She looked normal and even greeted Gu Yizhi, “Yizhi, come and have some porridge.”

Gu Yizhi smiled gently and politely. “No, thank you, Teacher. I still have to go to the office. You and Tangtang can eat.”

“Oh, okay,” Teacher Qi shot a glare at Xu Qingtang. “You too. Why didn’t you get up earlier?” Then, she glanced at Gu Yizhi and asked again, “Why did you suddenly sleep here? Qingtang likes to kick in her sleep. Did you not sleep well last night?”

Xu Qingtang: …

Gu Yizhi said calmly, “Tangtang had a gathering with her colleagues last night. I happened to be passing by and received a notice from the property management that the water and electricity would be cut off, so Tangtang let me stay the night.”

She’s so good at lying.

If she weren’t the protagonist, she would have almost believed it.

No wonder she always fell into Gu Yizhi’s traps.

Xu Qingtang watched from the side and clicked her tongue inwardly.

Teacher Qi nodded. “You’re really not eating?”

“No. I’ll come and see you another day.”

After Gu Yizhi left, Xu Qingtang was eating her breakfast and couldn’t help but glance at Teacher Qi, asking curiously, “Mom, why did you suddenly think of coming to my place?”

“I had nothing to do, so I wanted to come and see you,” Teacher Qi finished her porridge, picked up her phone and glanced at it, then said, “By the way, someone jumped from a building when we went to the municipal hospital to get medicine last time. Did you know?”

“Ah?”

Xu Qingtang didn’t know what to say for a moment.

“Your Auntie Xu told me. Her son used to be gay, and the one who jumped was his ex-boyfriend. After knowing this, your Auntie Xu was so angry she almost didn’t make it.”

Teacher Qi was very calm when she said these words. Xu Qingtang suddenly remembered her worries from a few days ago and felt that she had been a little too nervous.

Xu Qingtang thought for a moment and asked, “Then what? What happened to the person who jumped? Uh, right, what about Auntie Xu? Is she okay now?”

Teacher Qi said, “They’re all fine.”

Xu Qingtang had a sudden realization and asked, as if gossiping, “Then did Auntie Xu accept that boyfriend?”

Teacher Qi glanced at her. “How could she? Now she’s forcing her son to get married by refusing to take her medicine. It’s a big mess. Neither of them will back down.”

Xu Qingtang shrugged and didn’t say much.

The dining table fell silent again. Xu Qingtang tore open the bread packaging, picked up a slice, and then, pretending to be relaxed, asked with a smile, “Mom, if I were also gay, would you accept it?”