Chapter 232 - 134: Ouch~

Chapter 232: Chapter 134: Ouch~

Morning sunlight streamed through the window, falling upon the Beauty Painting in the study.

The cinnabar mark had faded, and the girl in the painting was gone.

Xiao Wanqing slowly drifted awake, her gaze falling on a pair of magpies chirping on the branch of a red apricot tree peeking over the wall outside.

’Damn these magpies,’ she cursed inwardly. They’d been here last night, too. She had noticed them when her hands were pressed against the glass window.

’A pair of voyeuristic magpies.’

But she had transformed. She had shed her girlhood and become a woman in the truest sense.

’Savoring the memory, she found it endlessly wonderful.’

After a night of stormy passion, a new womanly charm graced her features. Her skin carried the faint, unique fragrance of Vibrant Colors and Fragrance. And because she now possessed it, her body was gradually becoming fairer, her beauty more radiant.

Vibrant Colors and Fragrance was incredibly precious; Su Ran wouldn’t dare "gift" it to just any woman.

Xiao Wanqing turned onto her side, gazing at Su Ran’s sleeping profile. Her heart felt complete. And yet, she couldn’t help but think with a flush of shame, ’Did I, Xiao Wanqing, really travel all this way to Jiangning... just for this?’

Of course, she had done so willingly. It was a case of feelings running so deep that they simply had to... go deeper.

She slipped out of Su Ran’s embrace. Under the watchful eyes of the magpies, she casually grabbed his white dress shirt and slipped it on. She padded out of the room, her bare feet silent on the floor. It wasn’t cold, thanks to the underfloor heating. It wasn’t cold, thanks to the warmth in her heart.

Like so many women in her situation, her first thought upon waking was to make a special breakfast for the man she loved. Of course, as she cooked, her mind kept drifting back to the night before. Her face would flush from time to time as she thought, ’Su Ran really understands women,’ only to curse him in the next moment for not being more gentle. She was still a little sore down there because of him.

’But, well, a woman just has to take it,’ she reasoned. ’As long as my beloved is happy, that’s all that matters.’

A short while later, Su Ran woke up. Walking out of the room, he saw Xiao Wanqing in the kitchen, wearing just his white shirt as she prepared breakfast. Bathed in the morning sun, she was a beautiful sight.

"You’re awake," she said, turning to him with a blissful smile. "Breakfast is almost ready."

Her voice, carried on the morning breeze, seeped into his heart, utterly refreshing. A perfect day was beginning.

"Okay. I’m going to take a shower first. I’m covered in your saliva."

"You—"

She bit her lip, glaring at him. ’As if I’m not covered in *your* saliva?’ she thought.

’Even *down there*...’

...

Breakfast.

Two bowls of tomato and egg noodles.

Xiao Wanqing said, "I think it’s a little bland. I’ll go add some salt."

Su Ran said, "No need. I’ve still got a salty, ocean taste in my mouth, so it’s not bland at all to me."

Xiao Wanqing exhaled. She really couldn’t handle his suggestive comments. She subconsciously crossed her fair left leg over her right, which he had taken liberties with before.

"Aren’t you going to eat?"

"You eat first."

"Okay."

Su Ran took the bowl Xiao Wanqing had half-eaten and began slurping down the noodles.

"You don’t mind that I’ve already eaten from it?"

"You didn’t mind eating from me, so why would I mind eating after you?"

"You..."

Xiao Wanqing blushed with shame.

’I should really warn him to stop saying things like that,’ she thought. ’Talking like this so early in the morning... it’s easy to lose control.’

’But... it’s not like those private matters are a big deal between us.’

It was the first time Xiao Wanqing had experienced the depths of Su Ran’s "prowess."

’And yet... she found it completely intoxicating.’

Su Ran ate his noodles, watching her shift about coyly, a secret smile playing on her lips.

"What are you smirking about?"

"I’m... not! Eat your noodles. This is grown-up business, little boys shouldn’t ask so many questions."

"Haha."

"What are you laughing at? It makes me sick just thinking about it! Stop laughing! There won’t be a next time."

Women always say one thing and mean another, especially when it comes to what they do with their "mouths."

"Sister Wanqing, what time are you heading back to Shanghai today?"

"Uhm..." Seeing the reluctance in Su Ran’s eyes, Xiao Wanqing said with a wide smile, "I’d originally booked a morning flight, but... considering your excellent performance, I changed it to the six p.m. flight."

"That works. I have class this morning—it’s the last one of the semester. I’ll go, and when I get back, I’ll be sure to spend some quality time with you."

Xiao Wanqing bit the end of her chopstick, mulling over Su Ran’s promise to "spend some quality time" with her. ’Spend quality time with me? More like come back and ravage me, right?’ she thought.

"Okay," she said.

Of course, now that she’d experienced it, she didn’t mind at all. In fact, she was starting to fall in love with it. But a woman had to maintain her modesty. She couldn’t act like a total hussy, so all she could do was put up a token, passive resistance.

「After breakfast.」

Su Ran went out to the yard to find Xiao Wanqing doing yoga. He stopped as he saw her holding a difficult splits pose.

Xiao Wanqing asked, "What are you staring at?"

Su Ran crouched down, his eyes on her long legs. "Sister Wanqing," he said, "your splits are much deeper today than they were before."

"What’s that supposed to mean? You... get back here! Su Ran, don’t you run!"

A shoe flew past him and hit the iron gate as Su Ran dashed out of the yard.

"Hehehe... Ouch..."

Xiao Wanqing couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation, but the movement made her chest ache.

...

「The University.」

After class, Su Ran realized he hadn’t seen Shen Qingning. Normally, even with her part-time job, she never missed a single lecture. He asked a female classmate about it and learned that Shen Qingning had gone home last night.

"Last night? That can’t be right."

Su Ran clearly remembered playing an escape room with Shen Qingning and Xiao Wanqing just last night. The three of them had a great time.

The classmate replied, "Why would I lie to you? She came back to the dorm last night, got a phone call, and then just packed a few things and left. Her eyes were all red. Something must’ve happened at home for her to rush back overnight. I don’t know the details, though. Why don’t you call her? If she’s really in trouble, we can all pitch in to help."

"I’ll see."

Su Ran had to call Shen Qingning several times before she finally picked up. Her voice was hoarse, as if she had been crying.