Chapter 46: Hibernation
The spring in Qingchuan this year was very short. It had just started with a cursory beginning and then ended in a hurry. After a few days of stuffy heat, it seemed that summer was almost here.
The sudden showers came one after another. The lush green outside the window was washed even greener. The rainwater in early summer was abundant, and the scenery in the villa area was naturally good. The large Chinese flowering crabapple tree downstairs was covered with a dense layer of light pink, as if a brilliant sunset had been spread out.
It was just dawning when Su Yu opened his eyes. A faint water mist was in the air. He glanced at the empty space on the pillow next to him and sat up from the bed as usual, slowly walking to the window.
He drew the curtains, and the cold and clear wind blew through his thin white shirt. The collar was open, revealing his slender and thin collarbone. His hair, which had not been cut for a long time, had already fallen to his shoulders and neck, and it softened the contours of his face even more.
The light pink Chinese flowering crabapple flowers were like clusters of pink and tender clouds hanging on the branches, and they were particularly dazzling in the cold morning mist.
Gu Zhi had told him that the Chinese flowering crabapple flowers had bloomed later than last year, but they were more lush. She was happy and felt that this was a blessing from heaven. She was in a romantic mood, and the two souls who had just fallen in love were completely without self-control. It couldn’t help but stir up a fiery passion in her heart.
They would often sit in the brilliant and hazy sunset in the evening, talking and laughing, as if a thin layer of red gauze had been spread over their embracing and intertwined bodies. Their ears and temples would rub against each other, and their lips and teeth would be moist. The charming atmosphere would often last until the sky was almost dark, and then they would reluctantly let go of each other. They were just like a couple who were deeply in love and couldn’t extricate themselves.
But it was just a taste. They didn’t mention the surging passion that had been like a spark that had started a prairie fire that night. Su Yu had never seen Gu Zhi wear that extremely bright and beautiful dark red silk nightgown again.
But they would still snuggle up in bed and fall asleep together. She would be at her desk working during the day, and when she came home in a hurry at night, she would always look exhausted. She could barely resist the drowsy night and would fall asleep on his shoulder early.
The woman’s sleeping face, without makeup, looked a little frail. Under the dim yellow halo of the bedside lamp, her exquisite and three-dimensional features were in deep shadow, and she was still breathtakingly beautiful.
Su Yu could only stare at the other party. He had fantasized more than once that if he took advantage of this excellent opportunity, he would hold her slender, porcelain-white neck with his palm, and with a little force, his tiger’s mouth would be tense, and he would take the other party’s life without any warning.
This was not a cruel and excessive slaughter, but his revenge. She had killed Su Yu, and she should owe him a life. And besides, he was already dead. Who would blame a dead person?
But his mind was always uncontrollably filled with the image of the woman’s bloodshot eyes, her blue veins bulging, her face full of pain and disbelief. With just a little more strength, he could completely kill this madwoman who had ruined his life and avenge his dead life.
In the end, he still couldn’t do it. He turned his back in dejection, and his long black hair, which reached his shoulders and neck, was a mess. He stared blankly at the deep and viscous, ink-like night in front of the window, and he could barely sleep all night.
The whip marks on his back had already healed, and the shackles that had bound his body had also been removed. But the chain seemed to still be imprisoning him, tightening his neck, making it hard for him to breathe.
The desire to escape was as strong as the pouring rain in early summer. He was determined to escape. He was not in a hurry for these few days. He was being hypocritical with the woman, pretending to be obedient and submissive, and waiting for the best opportunity.
“Why are you wearing so little? Aren’t you afraid of catching a cold?”
A gentle and concerned voice in his ear woke Su Yu from his dark thoughts. He looked down at the slender forearm that was wrapped around his neck and his gaze was fixed on the porcelain-white and moist skin of her wrist. The other party had bitten his earlobe, and the soft and moist touch was wrapped around that soft flesh, a little itchy and uncomfortable.
“I just got up. It’s okay. I’m not in bad health. It’s just that when you’re around, I feel like I’m really weak.”
Su Yu held Gu Zhi’s wrist. His high nose was pressed against her smooth and fair skin, and the fresh neroli fragrance was still lingering, gently caressing the restless emotions in his heart.
“Have you always used this perfume? I remember it from elementary school.”
“Is that so? I’ve been using it for a long time. Didn’t Xiao Chan say he liked it very much? So I was too lazy to change it.” Gu Zhi smiled, and her cheek rubbed against Su Yu’s forehead, like a little kitten that lacked a sense of security. “I think I’m a nostalgic person. Is Xiao Chan tired of it? I still have some other things at home. How about in the future…”
“No need. I’m used to it.”
Su Yu shook his head and said with a smile, “I’m also a very nostalgic person.”
“Xiao Chan’s mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter. No wonder it tastes like it’s been smeared with honey.” Gu Zhi’s long, narrow eyes were slightly upturned, with a sweet smile, like a little girl who had just fallen in love. Her voice was soft and sweet, and she coquettishly hugged Su Yu’s arm. “I have to go to work soon. Hug me, Xiao Chan.”
Su Yu didn’t speak, and the gentle and doting look in his eyes almost gave the answer. They were already very familiar with this warm and comfortable morning time. He opened his arms and provided a wide space for her thighs.
“Just for a little while. Otherwise, I won’t see you for a whole day.”
Gu Zhi sat on Su Yu’s lap, her arms wrapped around his neck. She shrunk her body and hung softly on Su Yu, her cheek pressed against his chest. The pounding of his heart echoed rhythmically in her ear. She looked down at Su Yu’s gentle and beautiful jawline, and a great sense of happiness almost made her reason fall apart.
“How’s work?” Su Yu lowered his gaze and met Gu Zhi’s, who was snuggling softly in his arms. A gentle and lingering affection was rippling in the air, as if it had stirred the air into a thick and sweet honey.
“It’s almost done. Probably the day after tomorrow.”
Gu Zhi quickly replied, her tone happy. The boy rarely asked about her affairs outside the villa. Although it was because of the rules she had set before, the other party’s lack of concern for her still made her feel a little aggrieved, as if she had eaten a few sour plum candies, with a sourness that made her frown hidden in the sweetness.
She seemed to be more and more like a little girl who was in love and was always thinking about things. Her mature and steady demeanor, which she had always maintained in front of outsiders, seemed to have collapsed a little in front of the boy.
But she was still enjoying this intimate little game, naively thinking that she should show her true self in front of the person she loved, right? These were all evidence of the love between them.
“Then we’ll go abroad together.” Gu Zhi lay on his chest, her smile bright. Her fair and light pink fingertips were drawing circles on his chest. “Then we can be together every day. Are you looking forward to it, Xiao Chan?”
“Yeah, I’m looking forward to it.”
Su Yu smiled and nodded, his voice without much emotion. He slightly lowered his eyes, and the girl suddenly raised her neck and kissed him. He was caught off guard, and her bright red lips held his tongue and licked it gently. She skillfully pried open his lips, and two pink snakes were intertwined in a lingering embrace, splashing with a charming and ambiguous sound of water.
The cold morning air suddenly rose a few degrees. Gu Zhi turned the boy’s face, and her movements became more and more fierce. She was extremely craving something, but she couldn’t get it. The few thin layers of clothing were almost driving her mad, arousing the almost-naked desire in her boiling blood.
She closed her light eyelids, hiding the haze in her eyes. Her whole body was as if it were boneless, and she fell limply into the boy’s warm embrace.
Su Yu responded to the woman’s craving under him. His thick black hair, under which his dark eyes were clear and bright. He stared at the faintly visible traffic on the road outside the window, and his tightly suppressed heart suddenly beat a few times.
