Chapter 37 (Chapter 37) Craving His Body

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Craving His Body

Summers in Beijing are extremely hot.

To ensure the living room also gets a breeze, Lin Su placed a standing fan at the bedroom door, so that when it rotated, it would blow air into both the living room and the bedroom, covering half of the space.

Although there was a bamboo mat on the sofa, Zhou Yunqi was still too hot to fall asleep.

Lin Su felt the same way. She didn't know if she had been attracted by his abs earlier, but her mind was almost entirely filled with his beautiful, charming, and incredibly vibrant body.

Sigh, let's admit it.

She just wanted his body.

Lin Su drifted off to sleep, remembering waking up once in the morning, remembering that she didn't have to go to school or take the college entrance exam, and then fell back asleep.

Zhou Yunqi came to check on her several times, but she was fast asleep each time, though she changed positions several times.

Tsk, her sleeping posture doesn't seem very well-behaved.

With the window open and the electric fan blowing, the mosquito net fluttered constantly. Amidst the chirping of cicadas, Lin Su finally woke up.

Zhou Yunqi sat in a chair reading a newspaper. On the table were some cooled mung bean porridge and two steamed buns.

"woke up?"

"Um."

"Hurry up and wash up and have breakfast."

A moment later, Lin Su finished washing up and changing her clothes, and sat down at the dining table. Seeing the undisguised weariness on his face, she couldn't help but ask, "Were you too hot to sleep much?"

He said, "It'll do."

Lin Su said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do, the summers here are just too hot."

Air conditioners were available at that time, but they were too expensive.

Lin Su asked curiously, "Were you also too hot to sleep at your uncle's house?"

He shook out the newspaper and turned the page: "In the summer at my uncle's house, I slept under the eaves of the side room; the alley was very cool in the latter half of the night."

Lin Su: "Does your uncle live in a courtyard house?"

He hummed in agreement.

"Then you should go back to sleep. It's too stuffy here," Lin Su sincerely advised, but he glanced at her, as if he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her.

It was almost nine o'clock. Lin Su was eating a steamed bun when she heard someone calling her name downstairs. She walked to the window of her apartment and looked down. Zhang Wenqiu and two classmates were calling her.

"What's wrong?" Lin Su shouted back.

"Want to go see the lotus flowers in the south of the city? They're all waiting for you."

Didn't she say she was going home? Why did they have to come and try their luck calling her? They should have just pretended to be dead and not responded.

Zhou Yunqi advised, "It's rare to travel together with everyone, so just go ahead and be careful."

Lin Su asked, "Then what are you doing?"

"You think I'll have nothing to do? Go see an overseas Chinese friend."

"Oh, okay then."

She didn't ask who the overseas Chinese was, but Zhou Yunqi's relatives and friends were definitely not ordinary people.

A short while later, Lin Su took an old-fashioned folding umbrella and went out. Downstairs, Zhang Wenqiu said, "Lin Su, I thought you weren't home, but I saw your clothes. But why are there men's clothes hanging out to dry?"

This guy is just like Sherlock Holmes. Lin Su didn't want to talk too much and urged, "Let's go quickly."

Having just finished the college entrance exam, whether or not I can get into my ideal university is temporarily put aside; relaxing and having fun is more important.

Lin Su got on a bicycle heading to Lotus Pond in the South City. The person carrying her was a rather steady boy from her class. Lin Su held an umbrella and sat on the back of the bicycle, blocking out the sunlight completely.

Beside them was their class monitor, riding a bike with another girl on the back. The girl laughed and said, "Lin Su, you're already fair-skinned, why are you so afraid of getting sunburned?"

Lin Su said, "I simply don't like being in the sun."

The squad leader chimed in, "Those people are so fair and delicate, they can't withstand the sun's rays. Unlike you, you're tough and resilient."

The girl was furious and punched the class monitor.

They rode for a long time and finally arrived at Lotus Pond. At this time, the southern suburbs had not yet been developed. The pond was very large and full of lotus flowers. The lotus flowers and leaves covered the water surface, standing gracefully and exuding a fragrant aroma.

They played around nearby for a long time, took pictures, and someone paid to sit on a farmer's boat to pick lotus pods. Lin Su looked at the boat, which was dilapidated and extremely unstable, and was carrying too many people. It seemed like it would sink at any moment, so she shook her head and didn't go.

It was too sunny, so she preferred to hide under a tree and daydream.

Listening to the constant chirping of cicadas in the trees, Lin Su thought that if she had come to play with Zhou Yunqi, she might have enthusiastically dragged him to pick lotus pods.

Just then, the class monitor handed me a lotus pod: "Want some lotus seeds?"

Lin Su took it, broke it in half, and then gave the other half back to him.

He sat down to the side.

"Why don't you go take a boat?" the squad leader asked.

Lin Su said, "There are too many people, I'm afraid it will be too heavy."

The class monitor smiled.

"Then why don't you go?"

"About the same as you."

Lin Su peeled the lotus seeds, removed the cores, and put them in her mouth.

Lotus seeds have a slightly bitter taste, but a sweet aftertaste.

The class monitor suddenly asked, "Lin, I have a question for you."

"What's the problem?"

Before he could ask, the girl who had been sitting in the back of his car walked over and asked, "What were you two talking about?"

"Are lotus seeds bitter? Would you like some?" Lin Su handed her half a lotus pod.

Seeing that someone was disturbing him, the class monitor stopped talking.

The girl sat down and didn't leave until the class monitor left first.

The girl then spoke frankly, "Lin Su, I think the class monitor might like you."

Lin Su smiled.

“You know that, don’t you?” she asked.

Lin Su shrugged: "I already have someone I like."

The girl was slightly surprised: "Who is it?"

"The person I liked when I was a sent-down youth, you don't know."

"So what do you like about him?" the girl pressed for details.

Lin Su thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "I just like his body, is that okay?"

However, she only replied, "You're asking too many questions. Do you have feelings for the class monitor? If you like him, go for it."

The girl immediately blushed and denied it, saying, "That's not true, don't talk nonsense."

Look at you, you're so enthusiastic about gossiping about others, but when it's your turn, why are you so shy?

It was a minor incident, and Lin Su didn't take it to heart. On her way back, she sat in the back seat of another boy.

At 2:30 pm, Lin Su pushed open the door to the house and immediately felt a cool breeze rushing towards her. It was a cool and damp feeling, like stepping into a refrigerator.

Upon closer inspection, she saw a metal-framed bed about one meter wide placed against a wall next to her bedroom bed. A straw mat was laid on the bed, and a man in a white shirt was lying on it.

Inside, there were two large styrofoam boxes filled with large blocks of ice that were emitting cold air, and a fan was running next to them.

Lin Su was completely stunned.

Where did he get that huge block of ice?

But it's so cool!

Lin Su quickly washed her face, then squatted down to play with the ice cubes.

As she played, she felt her palms getting cold. Lin Su turned her head and glanced at the man lying on his side on the bed. His face was turned outward, his eyebrows and eyes were closed, and his lips were pursed, exuding a noble air.

Lin Su's palms were dripping with cold water. She carefully flicked the water droplets at his face, but he didn't react.

He slept quite soundly; he must have been too hot to sleep last night.

After observing for a long time, Lin Su couldn't resist the fact that the man's sleeping face was so beautiful. She cooled her palms, held her breath, and reached out a hand to him, placing her cool palm accurately on his cheek.

Those deep, dark eyes opened, their gaze utterly speechless: "Is it fun?"

Lin Su withdrew her hand, smiling without the slightest hint of embarrassment, and asked, "Is it cool?"

He didn't answer, but lay down flat. Lin Su returned to the ice block and asked happily, "Where did you get this big block of ice?"

“A friend works at an ice factory, so I asked him to get me two ice cubes.”

Lin Su continued to exclaim with delight, "It feels like the indoor temperature has dropped by at least five degrees."

He let out a soft moan, feeling extremely sleepy, and closed his eyes again.

Lin Su brought over the pears she had bought yesterday and put them in the refrigerator. Seeing that he seemed to have fallen asleep again, Lin Su couldn't stay idle, so she brought over a wet towel and put it in the refrigerator as well.

As soon as she returned, Zhou Yunqi couldn't sleep at all. He turned his head and saw her playing with ice like a three-year-old child, and couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Su turned to look at him and asked with a smile, "Do you want to wipe your face? The towel is very cold."

His eyes were almost lifeless; he was too lazy to pay attention, so he put his hand behind his head and simply closed his eyes.

Lin Su sat right in the hollow formed by his waist and abdomen, and said cheerfully, "Let me wipe your face for you, it's very refreshing."

After saying that, she took a towel and carefully wiped his forehead, eyes, cheeks, and nose, and finally came to his lips.

The man's lips were thin, light red, and beautifully shaped. Even though I touched them through a towel, I could feel how soft they were...

If I were to kiss it, wouldn't it be very soft?

What would it feel like to kiss him?

Lost in her fantasies, Lin Su pursed her lips.

She's never kissed anyone before; the feeling of kissing him must be wonderful.

Stop, stop! Lin Su frowned, wondering what she was thinking about all day long.

It's all because of this stunning beauty in front of her, which keeps her fantasizing.

It's all his fault. Mm-hmm.

Lin Su withdrew her gaze and began to wipe his chin. Further down, she noticed the prominent Adam's apple on his long neck.

Lin Su took a towel and wiped his neck, noticing that his Adam's apple seemed to move. She removed the towel and poked it with her finger.

Finally, the man, who had been holding back for so long, could no longer restrain himself and grabbed her wrist: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Seeing his questioning expression, Lin Su murmured, "I just wanted to wipe your face."

"Just wipe your face, why are you making a fuss about your Adam's apple?" He looked utterly helpless.

Lin Su said, "I didn't play with it. It seems to move. Are you controlling it?"

The man was furious.

He let go of her hand: "If you can't stay still, go to sleep."

Lin Su shook her head: "I won't sleep. It's not as cool in the room as it is here."

"So, you're saying you want to sleep here?"

“No,” Lin Su said, “I don’t need to take a nap today.”

He seemed not to hear what she was saying, and coldly said, "Then you'd better lie in bed quietly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Su's body was gripped and pressed down by his strong arms, and he made her lie on top of him. The next moment, the man grabbed her waist and back and rolled over, trapping her firmly beneath him.

Lin Su shouted out in a fit of rage.

When she came to her senses, his body had already moved away and was no longer pressing down on her. She was lying on the bed between him and the wall, completely unharmed, her head resting on the corner of his pillow.

The bed was small, with Zhou Yunqi taking up most of the space, leaving the slender Lin Su looking like she was just filling a crack.

Zhou Yunqi lay on his side, staring straight at her face, his jaw clenched as he asked, "Want to play some more?"

Lin Su suddenly realized that she was lying in the same bed as him, which was practically the same as sleeping together... She couldn't help but shake her head stiffly.

"Still causing trouble?"

Lin Su shook her head again: "I'm not making a fuss anymore."

"Then close your eyes and go to sleep."

"Oh." Lin Su closed her eyes, thought for a moment, then turned to face the wall.

Zhou Yunqi stared intently at that jade-like face. When he saw her turn her back to him in a huff, a fire raged within him, almost bursting from his chest.

A deep sigh.

If this continues, something bad is bound to happen sooner or later.

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Author's Note: A second update tonight [Unless otherwise specified, it's usually a double update].