A Promise in a Thought 126

Chapter 126

In Xu Zijun’s room.

“Holy crap! Eldest Sister-in-law!” Sun Ruowei was so excited she was pacing around the room, and finally, she pressed down on Xu Zijun’s shoulders, who was sitting by the desk, and shook her. “That wasn’t an illusion just now, was it? Liu’er and Xiaoyu were kissing, right? It was a French kiss, right?”

Xu Zijun was looking out the window with a worried expression, not listening to Sun Ruowei’s words at all.

Seeing that she wasn’t reacting, Sun Ruowei let go of her and continued to cheer, “Oh my god! Mom! The CP I’m shipping has finally given out candy, hahahahahaha!” After she had finished laughing, she sat down beside Xu Zijun, tugged at her clothes, and said excitedly, “Liu’er is really something. I never would have thought that at her age, she could actually hook up with a young person! That child, Xiaoyu, is really…”

“That’s enough!” Xu Zijun suddenly slapped the table and scolded her angrily, “What time is it now? You’re still in the mood to talk about this? Is this something that can be lumped together with the novels you usually read!”

Sun Ruowei was startled and pouted, muttering, “Didn’t you read them too?”

“I…”

Before Xu Zijun could finish, there was a knock on the door, and then Jiang Chenyin’s voice, “Eldest Sister-in-law, it’s me.”

Sun Ruowei’s eyes lit up. “Here she comes, here she comes, the exciting confession part!”

Xu Zijun shot her a fierce glare, and she happily ran to open the door. After seeing Jiang Chenyin, she used her body to shield her and gave her a fist pump, making a “keep it up” gesture.

Jiang Chenyin curved her lips at her thoughtfully, walked into the room, and stopped beside Xu Zijun. “Are Big Brother and Second Brother still playing chess with Dad in the study?”

“Of course,” Sun Ruowei, who had closed the door, nudged her arm with her elbow with a hidden meaning. “Don’t worry. The door is locked. It’s just the three of us having a secret conversation…”

“Ruowei!” Xu Zijun stood up, her tone stern, different from her usual helpless attempts to stop her or her pointed looks.

Sun Ruowei finally felt that this time, Xu Zijun was not being soft with her, and she immediately wilted, not daring to say another word.

Xu Zijun felt as if her brain were about to explode. She walked to the window and then back, and finally, she said to Jiang Chenyin in a deep tone, “Do you know what you’re doing? If it weren’t me and Ruowei who saw it just now, but your brother or your parents, do you know what the consequences would be?”

“I know,” Jiang Chenyin replied very calmly.

“You know?” Xu Zijun looked at her with a headache. “You know and you still do it? Don’t you know the nature of those actions?”

Jiang Chenyin was silent for a moment, then said sincerely, “I never intended to hide it from everyone.”

Xu Zijun’s eyes widened, as if she had heard something incredible. She even took a step back and grabbed the equally shocked Sun Ruowei. “Did you hear what she said?”

“I heard, I heard!” Sun Ruowei was stunned for a moment, then she started to laugh. “As expected of a Jiang. This is quite a show of courage!”

Xu Zijun let go of her in a huff and clutched her heaving chest. “What do you mean… you didn’t intend to hide it from everyone? Have you two already discussed it? When did you two start? Before you went abroad?”

She thought for a moment, and her whole body trembled. “Have you been single all these years just for her?”

Sun Ruowei rubbed her hands together in excitement again. This plot was amazing…

But Jiang Chenyin shot them an embarrassed look. “Eldest Sister-in-law, you’re really letting your imagination run wild…”

From the looks of it, it probably hadn’t started before Bo Muyu was of age. Xu Zijun’s mind finally settled down, but the next moment, her heart was in her throat again, and she asked in a low voice with a frown, “Is there no turning back for you two?”

She had thought that Jiang Chenyin would consider it, and even a little bit of hesitation would be good, as that would mean that there was still room for this matter to be salvaged. If they were a man and a woman, and the age gap was not so large, then a marriage between the Jiang and Bo families would be a joyous occasion for everyone. But the current situation was bound to cause a sensation in both families.

She was still holding out hope, but Jiang Chenyin decisively nodded. “That’s right. We can’t be separated.”

“You…” This time, Xu Zijun pointed at Jiang Chenyin, at a loss for words.

Jiang Chenyin pressed her lips together, was silent for a while with her eyes lowered, and then she looked up at Xu Zijun and said seriously, “I’ve struggled. We’ve both tried to break it off, but…” she took a deep breath and firmly repeated her decision, “I know what I’m doing now. This is what I want to do.”

Sun Ruowei covered her mouth and laughed, not daring to praise her, for fear that Xu Zijun would die of anger.

Jiang Chenyin’s words left Xu Zijun speechless for a moment. She was still angry, but she didn’t know what to say. And in this matter, she was more concerned about Jiang Chenyin and Bo Muyu, and also the reaction of their families. This was probably because Sun Ruowei had filled her head with a whole bunch of Jiang Chenyin’s lesbian fan fiction.

So when this kind of thing really happened, she had actually accepted it very quickly after her initial surprise. She was just worried now.

“Have you thought it through? Are you sure?” she confirmed again, her brow tightly furrowed.

“Mmm, I’ve thought it through long ago,” Jiang Chenyin nodded.

Xu Zijun paused, wanting to say something to make them take some precautions, but the words were on the tip of her tongue and she didn’t know what to say. She couldn’t predict what Old Master Jiang’s reaction would be at all. At most, she could guess that her own husband would probably be furious. As for Jiang Gaojun… he would probably be coaxed into submission by Sun Ruowei in a couple of sentences.

She let out a long sigh, waved her hand, and then rubbed her forehead in frustration. “Go back, go back. We’ll discuss it later if anything comes up. Let me calm down first…”

Seeing her like this, Jiang Chenyin didn’t know what else to say. She exchanged a look with Sun Ruowei and quietly left Xu Zijun’s room.

Back in Jiang Chenyin’s room, Bo Muyu couldn’t calm down at all and paced back and forth. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Jiang Chenyin, but it was an instinctive reaction.

It was like waiting for the sun after being in the dark for a long time. She was both nervous and expectant, but also afraid of taking a wrong step and falling into an even deeper darkness.

It wasn’t until there was a sound at the door that she immediately jogged over and hugged the entering Jiang Chenyin. “How was it? What did Eldest Auntie and Little Auntie say?”

“Don’t be nervous. It’s okay,” Jiang Chenyin said, holding her with one arm and closing the door with the other.

She studied Jiang Chenyin’s expression carefully. It was still as calm and composed as ever, as if she could protect her no matter what she faced. From the day they had reunited after being separated for more than half a year, she had not felt her waver.

She pulled Jiang Chenyin to the bed to sit, still asking with a worried tone, “Tell me quickly. What did you all say?”

“I confessed to Eldest Sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law,” Jiang Chenyin said, holding her and whispering to her gently, “They were very surprised, but Second Sister-in-law accepted it very quickly. But Eldest Sister-in-law is very worried. She repeatedly confirmed our relationship with me, and I answered all her questions. And from what she said to me, she probably won’t tell my brother or my parents.”

“That’s good…” Bo Muyu finally let out a sigh of relief and rested her head on Jiang Chenyin’s shoulder. “I thought it was going to be a big scene at Grandpa Jiang’s tonight.”

“Of course not,” Jiang Chenyin said with an amused laugh, touching Bo Muyu’s face. The fine touch of her fingertips made her reluctant to let go. “The yuri novels they’ve been reading these past two years must have had some effect. If it weren’t for that, it probably wouldn’t have been like this tonight.”

Speaking of which, a smile appeared on Bo Muyu’s lips, and she looked up and said, “I know Eldest Auntie and Little Auntie read yuri novels, and you even told them not to let me know.” She paused, then narrowed her eyes and asked, “Why didn’t you want me to know?”

Jiang Chenyin’s mouth was agape in surprise. After thinking of the cause and effect, she smiled. “That’s because they were reading fan fiction about me. The main character was me… and Yuxin even jokingly paired me with you. But at that time, you and I hadn’t… so it’s not good to joke about such things.”

“The main character is you…” Bo Muyu murmured in a low voice, and then she suddenly smiled. “It’s not a joke now. It’s real.”

She moved closer to Jiang Chenyin, their breaths close, and they could both see themselves in each other’s eyes. She said that sentence to her very seriously, and the feelings she could convey with her eyes were all transmitted to Jiang Chenyin through her gaze. Her clear eyes were filled with a deep but soft love.

“Yes, it’s come true,” Jiang Chenyin said, kissing the corner of her upturned lips and whispering leisurely, “Then are you afraid? The shock today is not that big. There might be even bigger ones in the future.”

She held Jiang Chenyin’s face and said softly and gently, “I’m not afraid. I know that it won’t be smooth for me to like you.”

These words, from another perspective, were a confession. Jiang Chenyin’s heart was stirred, and she tightened her arms and kissed her deeply.

For so many years, Jiang Chenyin had never felt that she had to have love. Every time Ye Xialan and Lan Yuxin talked about these romantic matters, they would occasionally tease her a little, but she had never taken it to heart. It wasn’t until she was with Bo Muyu that she began to deeply feel the satisfaction in her heart, and also a possessiveness towards her. Just like she knew that Bo Muyu didn’t like Su Man, she would also be very concerned about Su Man’s confession.

She wanted to spend the rest of her life with this girl. She couldn’t let go. Now, just thinking of how she had once avoided her, and had almost lost her, made her heart ache.

Her kiss suddenly became urgent. Hearing the girl in her arms panting softly, she took her soft earlobe into her mouth and said in a low, hoarse voice, saying something that only they would understand, “We should have gone back tonight. I can’t even bully you here.”

Bo Muyu’s cheeks grew warm, and she buried her head in her shoulder and said in a small voice, “It’s okay like this. It’s also good not to bully me…”

As soon as she finished, Bo Muyu heard Jiang Chenyin let out a low, gentle laugh. This sound was like honey pouring into her heart. She pressed her body even closer to Jiang Chenyin, and just as she was kissing her from her side profile to the corner of her mouth, her peripheral vision suddenly flickered.

“Auntie Yin, wait…” Bo Muyu pushed her away.

Jiang Chenyin patiently stopped and listened to her. “What’s wrong?”

“You said you would explain to me why you asked me to put away the textbooks,” she said, pointing in the direction of the desk, a look of seriousness on her face as if she wouldn’t continue kissing if she didn’t explain.

“Do you have to know?” Jiang Chenyin touched her temples, looking a little embarrassed to say.

Bo Muyu frowned. “You promised.”

“Alright, I’ll tell you…” Jiang Chenyin laughed, continued to hold Bo Muyu, and then said with a hint of shyness, “If the things you used when you were in school are placed in a place where I can see them, I’ll think of how you used to review and do your homework here… then I’ll…”

The answer was on the tip of Bo Muyu’s tongue, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

Jiang Chenyin paused, then curved her lips, and with a low brow and a faint smile, she said, “I’ll think of how you used to be, such a little thing… then I won’t be able to bully you.”

It really was this answer. Bo Muyu couldn’t hold back her laughter and could only bury her head in Jiang Chenyin’s neck to try and control herself, but her laughter still escaped in a low voice.

“Stop laughing…”

Jiang Chenyin’s face grew hot from being laughed at. She kissed Bo Muyu’s lips and pressed her down on the bed. The two of them pulled the blanket over them and kissed and laughed under the covers.

Through the light that seeped in from the gap, she saw a small flame burning in Jiang Chenyin’s eyes. She buried her face in her neck and bit her gently, causing a wave of numbness. She tilted her head back to accommodate Jiang Chenyin’s demands, and when her shyness had passed, she whispered sweet nothings in her ear.