Daily life in love

Li Zhi and Cheng Nuo stood in a row, their chins lowered to their necks, like two kindergarten children who had done something wrong, waiting for the punishment that was about to come.

Yu Miaomiao and Jiang Cheng stood on the other side, one with a cold expression and the other deep in thought.

"Old Jiang, actually I didn't want to peek."

Cheng Nuo immediately slid to her knees and pointed at Li Zhi, "It's all her fault. She said you're a liar, that you can only know a person's face but not their heart. I only went with her to prove your innocence."

The group turned their attention to Li Zhi.

"Miaomiao, I'm so sorry..."

Li Zhi twisted her fingers and apologized guiltily, "I was just... just worried that you would be deceived, so I wanted to secretly observe you."

Yu Miaomiao retorted, "How could I possibly be fooled?"

"For example, Jiang Chengyi has something on you and threatens you into dating him; or he uses what you want to make a deal with you, saying that dating you won't cost you anything and that it's a good deal, so you easily agree; or he takes advantage of your slightest feelings for him, saying that you should try dating for a while and slowly trap you..."

Li Zhi got more and more excited as she talked, "Oh right, there's also the possibility that he's taking advantage of your naivety, telling you that dating can relieve stress and help with studying. Miao Miao, you're such a study fanatic, you'd definitely agree right away!"

"And there's more!"

She wanted to continue speaking, but found herself surrounded by silence. Looking up, she saw that all three of them were staring at her with expressions that were hard to describe.

Li Zhi asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Yu Miaomiao spoke calmly, her face expressionless, "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

"No, no," Li Zhi quickly said, "It's just that you're too naive, Miao Miao. Some people are cunning and shrewd, and you're easily fooled..."

Under Yu Miaomiao's gaze, her voice grew softer and softer until she finally fell silent.

Jiang Chengyi chuckled instead, "Miaomiao, it seems that I don't have a very good image in your friends' eyes."

"Leave her alone."

Yu Miaomiao said, "She ruined her brain by reading too many comics."

Li Zhi: ...

She looked aggrieved, wanting to argue but not daring to speak.

The matter ended with Li Zhi and Cheng Nuo sincerely apologizing and vowing never to do it again.

When this happened, Yu Miaomiao even forgot to drink her milk tea, and when she picked it up again, she found it was already cold.

She had just taken a sip when Jiang Cheng snatched it away.

"You can't drink cold beverages."

Yu Miaomiao looked at the milk tea with regret, but didn't say anything.

Last time, she ordered iced milk tea out of curiosity, and her stomach hurt for most of the night.

"Then you drink it, don't waste it."

Anyway, Jiang Cheng is in good health and isn't afraid of the cold.

She picked up the transparent water bag from the ground and observed the two little goldfish wagging their tails inside. They seemed listless, so she pulled Jiang Cheng along to walk outside.

"Let's go home quickly, the goldfish is dying."

-

Two months later, Jiang Chengyi's research project was on track, and he had much more free time.

That day, he returned home at six o'clock and saw Yu Miaomiao sitting in front of the computer, frowning in thought, her expression unusually solemn.

He went over to take a look and found that the computer screen was not for programming, but for modeling. On the screen was a newly built human skeleton.

Yu Miaomiao was adjusting her view from left to right, seemingly considering her next move.

After a while, he looked up and found Jiang Chengyi right beside him.

When did you get back?

"Half an hour ago."

Jiang Cheng asked, "Is Miaomiao learning modeling?"

Yu Miaomiao said, "It's an assignment for an elective course."

Although she initially learned modeling simply to get good grades, Yu Miaomiao developed a strong interest in the activity as the course progressed.

Jiang Chengyi then asked, "So, for a while before, you were staring at the goldfish on the windowsill, was that also for modeling purposes?"

"Of course," Yu Miaomiao said, a little puzzled. "What else could it be for?"

Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you wanted to eat them."

Yu Miaomiao suddenly realized, "No wonder you kept cooking fish those days."

Then, belatedly realizing something, she glared at Jiang Chengyi and said, "I'm not that kind of monster who eats raw meat and drinks blood!"

"Goldfish are for raising, not for eating."

The goldfish were caught by the two of them at the aquarium last time. Jiang Chengyi bought a fish tank, fine sand, pebbles and aquatic plants, and kept them on the windowsill with the most sunlight.

Perhaps it was due to her feline nature, but Yu Miaomiao liked to watch them and tease them whenever she had free time, watching them frantically swim among the water plants.

After the Lantern Festival, everyone returned to work, and finally someone came to repair Yu Miaomiao's house. Yu Miaomiao then mentioned going back to live there.

Jiang Chengyi: "If Miaomiao goes back to live there, should she take the goldfish back with her?"

Yu Miaomiao: "Take it."

She quite likes goldfish.

Jiang Chengyi said worriedly, "I'm the one who feeds the goldfish. If Miaomiao takes them back, she might forget to feed them and they'll starve to death."

"Maybe... we shouldn't go back?"

Yu Miaomiao thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

The two of them tacitly agreed to live together.

She got down to business, "Do you have a book on human anatomy?"

Jiang Chengyi pulled two thick volumes from the bookshelf. "What does Miaomiao need these for?"

"refer to."

Yu Miaomiao opened the book, "I want to make a perfect model."

If it's just about completing the final assignment and getting first place, then of course there's no need to put in so much effort; Yu Miaomiao's previous practice pieces are already sufficient.

But her strict self-discipline doesn't allow her to remain at the level of just being "okay".

Jiang Cheng called her after he finished cooking, and she closed her book. Even while eating, she remained lost in thought.

"Has Miaomiao decided what kind of person she wants to be?"

"My idea is to be a male character."

She took out a draft and explained it to the scribbles on the stick figure.

"Aside from a cloak and some necessary decorations, nothing else was added to highlight his muscles."

After all, the difficulty in human body modeling lies in the bones, muscles, and hair. If these are covered by clothing, how can her abilities be demonstrated?

"So, Miaomiao is looking at human anatomy to learn about musculoskeletal structures?"

"right."

Yu Miaomiao nodded, looking a little worried. "It's a bit hard to understand."

Having no medical background, she found the various human anatomy diagrams in the book quite overwhelming.

Jiang Cheng nodded slightly, seemingly casually saying, "I've heard that when it comes to human body modeling, having real people as references is more effective than reading books."

Yu Miaomiao shook her head, "I found a lot of real photos, but the effect wasn't great—"

As soon as she finished speaking, she looked up at Jiang Chengyi, her eyes gradually brightening.

Yes, if a real photo isn't enough, there's still a living, breathing person here.

Jiang Chengyi was very busy recently, leaving early and returning late, so she didn't even think about it for a while.

Yu Miaomiao asked, "How tall are you?"

188cm

"What about your weight?"

88kg

Yu Miaomiao nodded in satisfaction. The conditions were perfectly met, making it ideal for modeling reference.

She made her request: "You will be my modeling reference!"

Jiang Chengyi looked a little embarrassed, "But I don't have much time lately."

When are you free?

Yu Miaomiao persisted, "You're perfect for this. Your height and weight are great, and I saw your muscles when you took off your clothes. They're beautiful!"

Jiang Cheng turned his head away and coughed lightly, "Alright."

He meant to tease Yu Miaomiao, but ended up being embarrassed by her blunt words.

-

After dinner, Yu Miaomiao urged Jiang Cheng to take a shower.

She then took out the various decorative items she had bought online and thought about how to display them later.

Jiang Chengyi came out shortly after, wrapped in a bath towel, his hair slightly damp.

He smiled slightly at Yu Miaomiao, "How will Miaomiao refer to this?"

Yu Miaomiao said, "Observe and take pictures."

He then lay back on the bed, his muscles relaxed, allowing the other person to take pictures.

Yu Miaomiao took photos with her phone, one by one, but as she did so, she became somewhat uncomfortable.

Although I have seen the other person's body many times, most of the time it was just a fleeting glance. This is the first time I have observed and recorded it so carefully.

With each breath Jiang Chengyi took, every muscle in his body undulated slowly. At such close range, one could almost feel the heat and moisture emanating from his body.

While patting him, Jiang Chengyi suddenly said, "Do you want to touch it?"

Yu Miaomiao's ears turned slightly red. "Of course not."

Jiang Cheng asked, "I thought this would help you understand better, or perhaps..."

He drew out the question, "Why wouldn't Miaomiao dare?"

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Yu Miaomiao was immediately provoked.

She tossed her phone aside, got into bed, and sat on Jiang Chengyi's lap, but when it came to actually making a move, she hesitated.

Jiang Cheng took her hand and placed it on his chest, asking, "Does Miaomiao know which muscle this is?"

"This is the pectoralis major muscle."

She still knew this very basic knowledge.

Jiang Chengyi's pectoral muscles are not overly exaggerated; their thickness is sculpted through exercise, making them broad and firm, with a natural connection to his shoulders.

He moved Yu Miaomiao's hand to the side, "And here?"

"The deltoid muscle."

His hand slowly moved down, guiding Yu Miaomiao's hand, and the latter read out the names one by one.

"Biceps brachii, triceps brachii."

Jiang Chengyi has full deltoids and well-defined biceps and triceps, thanks to years of training, which results in clear muscle separation.

He praised, "Miaomiao is so smart."

Returning her fingers from the arm to the body, Yu Miaomiao traced their path across the other person's abdomen. "And here?"

Feeling the firm flesh beneath her palm, the girl blushed slightly for some reason. "Rectangular abdominis."

She had touched this spot during many of her previous kisses, but this was the first time she had touched it without any barriers.

His well-defined abdominal muscles were neatly arranged, eight in total, with the last two mostly covered by a bath towel, only partially visible.

"And what about here?"

Jiang Cheng brought Yu Miaomiao to his side.

She thought for a moment, then said, "I don't know."

"This is the external oblique muscle."

Teacher Jiang patiently explained, "From the 5th rib to the 12th rib, all the way to... here, that's its range."

As he spoke, he took Yu Miaomiao's hand, moved it from her waist across her abs, and down to her groin. "Got it?"

Yu Miaomiao's fingertips traced the undulating muscle lines, finally stopping at the edge of the bath towel, which was Jiang Chengyi's lower abdomen. A thin layer of skin outlined the clear shape of the muscles, and the veins were slightly visible through the skin. She could almost feel the throbbing of the veins, the traces of blood flowing through them.

As if burned by a spark, she instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but Jiang Chengyi held her wrist gently but firmly, preventing her from moving.

So she was forced to endure the intense burning sensation, the heat that turned her brain into mush.

Yu Miaomiao answered almost instinctively, "I know..."

"Very good, Miaomiao."

Jiang Chengyi's voice was a little hoarse for some reason, "Next is the muscles below."