Chapter 37
You'll Be Anxious to Death
Shen Yi held back for a long time, but when he didn't hear Su Qiu say anything more, he was still angry and quietly turned his head away.
Upon seeing this, he was immediately stunned.
Su Qiu actually fell asleep!
"Depend on!"
Shen Yi cursed under his breath, his anger rising.
I was being so serious just now, and she just fell asleep.
They really don't take him seriously at all!
He sullenly moved closer, using the moonlight streaming in from the window to look at Su Qiu as she slept soundly.
His heart was pounding uncontrollably; this was the first time he had seen her so directly and up close.
She was fast asleep, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she were having some tiring dream.
Shedding her usual sharpness and fierceness, her face showed a hint of weariness, and a touch of... gentleness.
"Su Qiu... Su Qiu..." Shen Yi called out twice tentatively, but there was no response.
He grew bolder and reached out a finger to gently poke her cheek; it was soft, but she still didn't react.
A strange thought suddenly popped into the man's mind.
He had always been curious about how a woman could have that kind of thing, which was completely different from the women he knew.
By some strange twist of fate.
He lifted the blanket slightly and scanned the area.
Ultimately, he focused on his goal.
He reached out to pull off Su Qiu's bathrobe belt, wanting to see if there was anything different about her.
Just as his fingers touched the belt buckle.
A hand suddenly pressed down on his wrist, the force not strong, but carrying an undeniable sense of pressure.
"Shen Yi, can't sleep?"
Su Qiu's voice was hoarse from just waking up, and languid, which made Shen Yi stiffen.
Shen Yi's face flushed bright red instantly, and his eyes darted away.
"You...you weren't asleep, were you?"
Su Qiu ruffled her messy short hair, lifted her eyelids to look at him, and a familiar, teasing smile curled at the corner of her lips:
"What, you want to say 'oh'?"
"Shut up! No way! I find it disgusting!" Caught red-handed, Shen Yi simply stopped pretending and retorted with a stiff neck.
"I'm just curious, how could a woman like you have...?"
Su Qiu raised an eyebrow, withdrew her hand, and closed her eyes again:
The world is vast and full of wonders.
Keep your hands to yourself, or you won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow.
Shen Yi's ears turned bright red, almost bleeding, but he stubbornly refused to back down, displaying a youthful obstinacy: "I insist on watching!"
Su Qiu kept her eyes closed, her tone lazy and slightly mocking: "Looking for trouble out of nothing, what's the difference between you and me?"
"It's different!" Shen Yi's voice was even more muffled, as if some hidden thought of his had been touched.
"What's different?" Su Qiu chuckled, then suddenly changed the subject, "Are you hungry?"
This seemingly random sentence precisely struck at Shen Yi's weak spot.
His heart skipped a beat at those words, and he instinctively squeezed his legs together, his cheeks instantly turning bright red. He was both angry and anxious: "You..."
Su Qiu opened her eyes, and with a sudden pull of her wrist, she caused him to stumble and fall straight into her arms.
She tightened her arms around him, holding him close, her chin resting on the top of his head, her voice tinged with laughter:
"I'm not going to show you, I'll make you anxious to death."
"court death!"
Shen Yi was completely fooled by her, and was both angry and annoyed. He raised his hand and punched Su Qiu on the shoulder.
It wasn't very forceful; it sounded more like a spoiled complaint.
Su Qiu chuckled softly, letting him hit her, but tightened her grip on his arm a little more.
"Hit me again, and I'll hang you up..."
Su Qiu's voice carried a hint of threat, but she wasn't really angry; her fingertips were still gently caressing his waist.
Shen Yi is least afraid of this kind of provocative danger.
Provoked by her words, he became even more unwilling to back down and bit Su Qiu's shoulder hard.
The force was neither too light nor too heavy, carrying a hint of venting anger.
"You've bitten me for the third time now," Su Qiu muttered, patting his back. "Are you a dog?"
"You bastard, I'll bite you to death!"
Shen Yi mumbled incoherently, his mind a jumble of emotions, unsure whether it was anger or something else.
He felt increasingly awkward.
Especially when Su Qiu touched him, her waist went weak and her body uncontrollably became hot.
This unfamiliar reaction left him at a loss.
Su Qiu quickly felt the heat emanating from him, raised an eyebrow, and reached out to touch his forehead:
"Tsk, what's going on? Is he running a fever?"
"No..." Shen Yi stubbornly turned his head away, but his ears were burning red.
Su Qiu found his appearance somewhat amusing.
This time, Shen Yi seemed unusually clingy, a stark contrast to his usual cold and aloof demeanor.
She couldn't help but reach out and pinch his side again.
"Um……"
Shen Yi couldn't help but let out a soft hum, his voice carrying a softness he himself didn't even realize.
Both of them were taken aback.
Shen Yi was the first to react, his cheeks instantly turning bright red as if he had been burned, and he frantically tried to break free from her embrace and run away.
"Why are you running?" Su Qiu reacted quickly, grabbing the person and pressing him down. A hint of amusement flashed in his eyes. "Come on, hum one more time."
"I don't..." Shen Yi's voice trembled slightly, filled with both shame and anger.
Su Qiu didn't give him a chance to refuse, and reached out to pinch his chin.
With a slight effort, she forced him to lift his head, then leaned down and kissed him.
The kiss was so forceful and irresistible that it instantly drowned out all of Shen Yi's words and struggles.
……
Shen Yi lay in the bedding, receiving a barrage of kisses from Su Qiu.
Su Qiu was so gentle that Shen Yi felt saccharine and overwhelmed.
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Shen Yi frowned, looking at Su Qiu with a mocking gaze, clearly teasing him on purpose.
"Could you order some K?"
"If you don't want things to go wrong, just hold back. What's the rush?"
Looking at Su Qiu's serious expression, Shen Yi couldn't help but ask, "Do you act like this with other people too?"
"No, why are you asking that?"
Shen Yi hesitated, "Can't I just ask?"
"Okay~" Su Qiu said indulgently.
……
I don't know how much time has passed.
Shen Yi nestled obediently in Su Qiu's arms, closing his eyes to sleep.
A sense of regret gradually rose in my heart.
From now on, I must never take the initiative again. Even when Su Qiu is unusually gentle, she's not.
That kind of torturous energy was also unbearable for him.
His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and he snuggled closer to Su Qiu, the faint scent of her shower gel lingering in his nostrils.
It was mixed with a faint, unique scent that belonged to her.
Strangely, this aura made him feel exceptionally at ease.
All the tension and defensiveness of the past seemed to be released at this moment.
Like a beast that has found a warm nest, he curled up, letting sleepiness overwhelm him.
Before falling into a deep sleep, Shen Yi had only one thought in his mind:
Being held by her like this, it doesn't seem so bad...
An unprecedented sense of security quietly spread through his heart, gently enveloping him.
……