Chapter 67: Hickeys
The night was quiet, the sound of water in the bathroom rushing.
The air inhaled was scalding hot. Ye Qizhen hugged Wen Yu, unable to distinguish whether the heat wave surging in her head was because the water temperature was too high, or because their kiss just now was too urgent and deep.
Showering together was much slower than showering alone. Washing each other, just applying shower gel took half an hour, splashing water everywhere.
A thin layer of mist formed on the mirror. Wen Yu’s back was burning hot. She reached out and slowly wiped away the steam on the mirror. The bodies pressed together in the mirror became clear bit by bit, but soon blurred again.
“Did I get fat?” Wen Yu asked.
“Seems a little.” Ye Qizhen pulled the bath towel to wipe the water droplets off her body.
When wiping that place, Wen Yu bit her lower lip, letting out a low hum. Ye Qizhen also became unnatural. Looking at the mirror, the bath towel slipped to the floor, and the movements of her hands changed flavor.
Wen Yu turned her head immediately.
Ye Qizhen understood with just a look, holding her upper lip and kissing.
Hearing, touch.
Once the space was narrow, every clue would be magnified.
A few minutes later.
Wen Yu’s breath was hot, unable to wait to say to Ye Qizhen: “Let’s go out.”
…
Warm yellow light shone, brightening every inch.
Long hair spread on the pillow like seaweed. Wen Yu swayed her waist lightly, sighing and rubbing Ye Qizhen’s head, slender fingers stroking the black, soft hair. Her words were gentle and muffled, “What’s wrong tonight?”
Saying this sentence again had a completely different flavor. Ye Qizhen kissed the center of Wen Yu’s brow. Shyness and initiative didn’t conflict. “Like it?”
“Mn.” Wen Yu sighed with a smile, cooperating fully. When passion was intense, she didn’t mind telling Ye Qizhen with her voice; soft moans lingered in her throat, not stopping.
And hearing this, Ye Qizhen became even more uncontrolled.
The light and shadow before her eyes were hazy, dreamlike and illusory. Wen Yu’s fingers slid across Ye Qizhen’s spine. Her whole body was soft as a puddle of water, sinking into enjoyment, arriving easily again.
Ye Qizhen hugged Wen Yu tiredly, gazing at her face, liking the look of her blooming at her fingertips. Wen Yu buried her face in the crook of Ye Qizhen’s neck, greedily sniffing the fragrance, not yet recovered.
“Did I hurt you?” Ye Qizhen asked nervously.
“No.” Wen Yu smiled contentedly. To be honest, when Ye Qizhen wasn’t quite letting go before, she wasn’t fully satisfied, unlike today.
Lay hugging for a while.
Wen Yu pressed against Ye Qizhen’s ear. “Baby.”
Ye Qizhen turned her head. “Mn?”
Wen Yu’s legs entangled with hers. Taking advantage of Ye Qizhen looking over, she leaned in to kiss, gentle yet urgent. Wanted to hear someone whimper and beg for mercy—
A night of lingering affection.
Don’t know how long they slept.
Wen Yu heard a buzzing vibration sound, again and again. Annoyed by the noise, she picked up the phone and looked. Caller ID “Tang Sweetie”; it was Ye Qizhen’s phone.
Slightly awake, she slid the answer button.
“Little Zhen’er~”
“This is Wen Yu.” Just woke up, and afraid of waking Ye Qizhen beside her, Wen Yu’s voice was very light when answering the phone, inevitably carrying the weariness after indulgence. “She’s still sleeping.”
“Still sleeping? It’s already afternoon and she’s still sleeping?!” Tang Tang complained subconsciously. After complaining, she quieted down. Wen Yu’s voice obviously just woke up too. Sensitive as she was, she immediately sniffed an unspeakable aura.
“Maybe too tired yesterday,” Wen Yu said.
Too tired… Is she that capable? Tang Tang’s imagination was never lacking. A relatively normal sentence, but hearing Wen Yu say it lazily for some reason made her face turn red.
Silence, awkward silence.
“Is there something?” Wen Yu asked. If it wasn’t urgent, she wanted to let Ye Qizhen sleep a bit longer.
“Oh…” Tang Tang almost forgot the purpose of her call. “Nothing much, just a new hot pot restaurant opened next to the school offering 50% off on Sunday. Wanted to ask if she wants to go together tomorrow.”
“Mn, I’ll tell her when she wakes up.”
“Um, if you’re free, you come along too.” Tang Tang added. After all, she was the person who abducted her little sister; she still wanted to interact and check her out.
“Okay.”
Hanging up the phone, Wen Yu noticed it was already 1:00 PM. She put down the phone and gently hugged Ye Qizhen again, drowsiness hitting her, so she continued to sleep.
Thinking it was a holiday today, they had no restraint last night, tormenting each other until three or four in the morning.
Ye Qizhen was startled when she woke up; slept until 3:00 PM in one go. What was even more incredible to her was that Wen Yu could sleep even more than her. This was the first time she saw Wen Yu sleeping so soundly, with a faint smile on her lips.
Couldn’t bear to wake her up, but thinking sleeping too much wasn’t good either, Ye Qizhen pinched Wen Yu’s cheek extremely lightly. Seeing the usually aloof Student Wen’s cheek deformed by her pinch was cute. She laughed softly, “Wen Yuyu, wake up.”
“Mn…” Wen Yu felt Ye Qizhen’s hand and held it, opening her eyes, momentarily unable to distinguish between reality and dreams. After half a second, she looked at Ye Qizhen and smiled. Waking up from a good dream didn’t feel like a loss, but rather a tangible satisfaction.
“What dream were you having, smiling in your sleep?” Ye Qizhen regretted not taking a picture.
“Dreamed of a fool,” Wen Yu said.
“Don’t call me a fool, okay?” Ye Qizhen objected. Seeing Wen Yu still wanted to sleep, she rubbed her leg against Wen Yu’s calf under the covers. “It’s 3:00 PM, don’t sleep anymore.”
Wen Yu hummed another “Mn,” rubbing against Ye Qizhen’s shoulder, dawdling and not planning to get up immediately.
Ye Qizhen didn’t want to get up either hugging Wen Yu; her arms were sore. Since moving into the apartment, her habit of sleeping in had worsened. Wen Yu always indulged her, completely failing to supervise, and several times even joined her, almost making them late for class.
On weekends, finally not having to get up early for class, they would definitely cuddle in bed and be clingy for a while longer. Waking up late today was no exception.
“Sweetie called at noon, I answered for you.” Wen Yu played with Ye Qizhen’s fingers, remembering this matter.
“I didn’t hear it. Did she say anything?”
“Said a new hot pot restaurant opened offering 50% off tomorrow, asked if you want to go eat. Asked me to join too.” Wen Yu relayed everything.
“Haven’t eaten hot pot for a long time.” Ye Qizhen dragged out a lazy long tone, starting to crave it. But she asked Wen Yu first, “Are you going?”
“Going.” Wen Yu had already imagined Ye Qizhen’s craving look in advance.
Hearing Wen Yu agree, Ye Qizhen was happy but worried Wen Yu agreed just to accommodate her, doing something she didn’t want to. She said, “If you don’t want to, it’s okay not to go.”
Wen Yu sometimes felt Ye Qizhen was overly nervous. She touched Ye Qizhen’s head. “Didn’t not want to go.”
“Really?!” Ye Qizhen was pleasantly surprised.
“Really.” Wen Yu wasn’t forcing herself. She wanted to meet Ye Qizhen’s friends. If contact could reduce prejudice against her, she was more willing.
“Sweetie is very nice, you’ll know when you get familiar with her.” Ye Qizhen was happy from the bottom of her heart. Tang Tang wasn’t optimistic when she heard she was with Wen Yu initially. This meal together might clear up some misunderstandings. She still hoped everyone could have fewer misunderstandings about Wen Yu, at least her friends.
“Ye Qizhen.”
“Ah?”
Wen Yu tugged her ear. “You really like praising other girls in front of your girlfriend.”
Ye Qizhen laughed; she could tell Wen Yu was joking too. “Student Wen Yu, sometimes you are a bit petty.”
Wen Yu turned over, looking down at her. “Me, petty?”
Ye Qizhen: “I said sometimes a little.”
Wen Yu: “Sometimes?”
Ye Qizhen: “No.”
Too late to say no now. Wen Yu pressed on Ye Qizhen, touching her, deliberately touching sensitive places. Ye Qizhen hummed and laughed. Like Wen Yu, she also enjoyed this unreserved embrace.
***
The hot pot restaurant with a 50% opening discount was booming. Coupled with the weekend, it attracted a large crowd of students.
Tang Tang didn’t see Ye Qizhen but saw Wen Yu sitting there looking down at her phone first. She walked up and greeted her, asking, “Where is Ye Qizhen?”
“She went to buy milk tea.” Wen Yu put down her phone. “Coming over soon. You order first, our treat today.”
“That’s too polite.” Tang Tang smiled.
Wen Yu handed her the menu.
Thinking there weren’t many topics to chat about with Wen Yu, Tang Tang simply lowered her head to look at the menu, finding something to do.
Just quieted down like this.
Wen Yu looked at her phone, then out the window. A moment later, she looked at Tang Tang again. “Sweetie.”
Tang Tang didn’t realize Wen Yu was calling her for a moment, looking up a beat slow.
Wen Yu rarely explained her affairs to outsiders, but at this moment, she told Tang Tang very seriously, “I am serious about Ye Qizhen. I like her very much.”
Perhaps a bit abrupt.
But she wanted to say it.
Like seeking approval. Tang Tang was a bit surprised Wen Yu would say this to her; she always felt Wen Yu’s temper should be arrogant and dismissive of everything, which was indeed the case in high school.
Rumors outside were flying.
But what a person was really like had to be concluded after personal contact.
At least Wen Yu stated her position. Tang Tang joked half-seriously, “Mn, although our Little Zhen’er is easy to bully, let me say this first: don’t bully her.”
“I won’t.” Wen Yu smiled.
At this time, Ye Qizhen walked over carrying three cups of milk tea. From afar, she saw Wen Yu and Tang Tang chatting harmoniously. “What are you chatting about?”
“Chatting about you.” Seeing Ye Qizhen, the first thing Tang Tang did was tease her. “Ye Qizhen, dating really makes a difference.”
“No way.” Ye Qizhen sat down next to Wen Yu.
“No~ way~” Tang Tang exaggeratedly mimicked Ye Qizhen’s manner, coquettish.
Ye Qizhen put on a disgusted face, not wanting to respond.
Beside her, Wen Yu looked at Ye Qizhen and chuckled low. Ye Qizhen nudged Wen Yu with her knee. “What are you laughing at?”
Wen Yu turned her head. “You’re funny, can’t I laugh?”
Tang Tang drank a mouthful of lemon water, quietly observing the two opposite the table. Suddenly she somewhat understood why Ye Qizhen was completely captivated by Wen Yu.
Wen Yu gave a cold impression, but every time she looked at Ye Qizhen, she would smile, her eyes turning warm. This difference was so obvious that bystanders could easily detect it.
And that sentence Wen Yu just said, I like her very much, was quite touching.
Too many people, food served a bit slow.
Only the soup base was served.
Suddenly a loud voice came, “Good, catching you guys secretly having a feast!”
The three looked up in unison.
“Tang Sweetie, you are too disloyal, not calling me for hot pot.” Tang Xiao complained to Tang Tang first, then quickly turned his gaze to Ye Qizhen and Wen Yu—or rather, more gaze stayed on Wen Yu. “You guys are here too.”
Ye Qizhen had a bad feeling.
Tang Tang glanced at Tang Xiao. “Where did you pop out from?”
“Came here to buy stuff, haven’t eaten yet. Sister Sweetie.” Tang Xiao called “Sister” extremely sweetly.
Tang Tang also had a bad feeling. Knowing Tang Xiao chased Wen Yu in freshman year and probably hadn’t given up yet, his eyes went straight seeing Wen Yu. “We sisters are gathering, what fun are you crashing?”
“I’ll pay for you guys, okay?” Tang Xiao locked his target on Ye Qizhen. “Little Zhen’er?”
Ye Qizhen: “…”
The result of the negotiation was asking the waiter to add a set of tableware.
Seeing Tang Xiao staying shamelessly, Tang Tang threw him a meaningful and slightly sympathetic look. Tang Xiao naturally didn’t understand what Tang Tang’s look meant, still immersed in his own world, feeling complacent.
The atmosphere at the table became strange.
Wen Yu talked little originally, understandable. Ye Qizhen and Tang Tang each had their thoughts and said almost nothing.
In contrast, the most active eater at this hot pot meal was Tang Xiao.
“Wen Yu, do you want sour plum juice?” Tang Xiao was attentive.
“I’ll do it.” Ye Qizhen was quick, grabbing the pitcher of sour plum juice before Tang Xiao and pouring it into the glass.
Watching Ye Qizhen’s reaction now, Wen Yu revealed a smile. Calling me petty, don’t think someone else is any more generous. She took the glass from Ye Qizhen, taking the opportunity to touch Ye Qizhen’s hand, leaning close to whisper, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Ye Qizhen pretended nothing was wrong. Sure enough, having her girlfriend coveted by others was very unpleasant. She thought about introducing them directly to Tang Xiao, but couldn’t find a topic entry point.
When Wen Yu turned sideways towards Ye Qizhen, the first button of her shirt came loose, the collar opening slightly. Neither she nor Ye Qizhen noticed, continuing to eat.
However, Tang Xiao and Tang Tang sitting opposite noticed one after another—
Very obvious, a hickey.
Ye Qizhen was cooking vegetables. “Sweetie, I think this shop tastes quite good, can come often in the future.”
Tang Tang responded with a haha.
Tang Xiao touched his own neck, awkwardly moving his gaze away from Wen Yu’s neck.
Tang Tang was also awkward. She didn’t want to notice, but the key was that mark was too high-profile; hard not to notice. Unable to stand it, she winked at Ye Qizhen, hinting in every way possible.
Ye Qizhen didn’t understand Tang Tang’s meaning for a long time. However, when she put food into Wen Yu’s bowl, she successfully saw Wen Yu’s open collar. Instantly, she was shy beyond words.
Her face went numb, and she pulled Wen Yu’s hand.
Wen Yu followed Ye Qizhen out, confused.
Walking to a slightly hidden corner.
Ye Qizhen hurriedly helped Wen Yu button up. “Button came undone.”
Looking down, Wen Yu realized what was wrong. Seeing Ye Qizhen’s face completely red, she wanted to laugh especially. Nagging her: “Told you not to be careful last night.”
Ye Qizhen was embarrassed, speechless.
Returning to the table, both Tang Tang and Tang Xiao were in an awkward but polite state. Seeing Wen Yu’s meticulously buttoned shirt again, it looked like trying to cover up only made it more conspicuous.
Ye Qizhen lowered her head to eat vegetables, but bit into a peppercorn, numbing her even more. Conversely, Wen Yu was incredibly calm, helping Ye Qizhen pick up food and pass tissues, not minding showing affection at all.
Tang Xiao had mixed feelings. He couldn’t help remembering some rumors in the department about Ye Qizhen and Wen Yu being a couple, spread as if true. He never believed it, simply thinking two girls had a good relationship.
But now…
Could it be any more obvious?
After a while, he couldn’t hold it back. When he spoke, he almost lost his ability to speak, asking Ye Qizhen incoherently, “No, um, are you… two really a couple?”
Topic opened.
Ye Qizhen wanted to save Tang Xiao from still thinking about it. She looked up and said truthfully, “Mn, we are together. Wen Yu is my girlfriend.”
Girlfriend. Tang Xiao’s reaction was similar to Tang Tang’s before, or rather more exaggerated. Unable to speak for a long time, he turned to look at Tang Tang again, continuing to doubt life.
“My reaction back then was the same as yours.” Tang Tang told Tang Xiao calmly. She hadn’t told Tang Xiao about this yet, afraid Tang Xiao couldn’t keep his mouth shut and would tell Ye Qizhen’s parents, causing a bloodbath. “Dog Tang, I warn you, don’t be a big mouth…”
“I definitely won’t say it,” Tang Xiao interrupted Tang Tang, speaking rashly, “If her parents knew about this, could she still keep her little life?”
Ye Qizhen and Wen Yu both fell silent.
Tang Tang stepped on Tang Xiao’s foot hard under the table. “If you can’t speak, just shut up, okay?!”
