Chapter 40. Second First Love

So what then?

In a flash, Ruan Tang constructed N next steps in her mind. According to her existing theoretical and practical knowledge, they should do this first, then that.

But she just froze in place, closing her eyes and letting him hold her lips. She could vaguely feel that Feng Xue seemed equally at a loss.

Ruan Tang made up her mind, put her arms around his neck, but pulled her face back. Their lips reluctantly parted. She looked into his eyes and asked: So what should you tell me?

"Didn't I just say that?"

"My reading comprehension is not good, to put it bluntly."

He squatted down in front of her, his eyes slightly lower than before. The warm yellow light at the entrance reflected in his eyes, which looked like a gentle trap. Her legs softened and she fell into it. He took a deep breath and said with some caution: I like you.

Ruan Tang smiled with her eyes curved, her upper body leaned forward, she tightened her arms around his neck, rested her chin on his broad shoulders, and said: I agree.

"Then...are you going back tonight?" Bone conduction made his voice sound deeper and more magnetic, successfully touching a sensitive nerve in her heart.

Ruan Tang suddenly remembered what Xu Wei had said: if you want a relationship to develop long-term and healthy, then you absolutely must not take the final step in the first three months. She hadn't agreed at the time, but now she thought, there must be a reason why it was considered such a golden rule.

And today is really not the right day. She smacked her lips, and her tongue seemed to have been marinated with the spices in the pig's ears.

She immediately pushed Feng Xue away, hesitating and making excuses: "I... am... not in a good mood today?" That... Oh, by the way, the landlord said he would come to my house to fix the sewer tomorrow morning. Yes, fix the sewer. He just sent me a WeChat message to tell me.

Feng Xue seemed to have read her thoughts. He coughed lightly and said awkwardly: I originally wanted to say that I was afraid that the thing on the Internet would not be over for a while, and you slept in the second bedroom yesterday, so you shouldn’t have insomnia today. But since you have something to do, I will take you home.

The "bed in the second bedroom" that he emphasized when he spoke successfully made Ruan Tang's face redder. It made him look like a gentleman while her head was full of dirty garbage.

Ruan Tang was not convinced. She picked up the disposable chopsticks and finished the remaining braised food in the box in a few bites. Seeing Feng Xue still squatting beside her, she stood up and walked out while saying: Okay, stand up. I'll call a taxi.

Seeing that she had already reached the door, Feng Xue got anxious and blurted out: Why don't you finish watching the remaining "Justice, My Foot" from yesterday before going back?

She turned around suddenly, nodded calmly and said: Okay.

Standing in front of the sofa, Ruan Tang hesitated for a few seconds before opting to sit cross-legged on the floor. She said it was cooler that way, but it was because she was wearing jeans. She was considered relatively thin, but her lack of exercise had left her legs feeling loose. Standing evenly and slender, she sat down, and the flesh spread out like a semi-fluid mass. Normally, when she wore tight pants outside, she was careful to sit about a third of the way up the chair, but who knew if she'd break her back sitting on the sofa like that for half a movie? Even though she'd embarrassed herself so many times in front of Feng Xue, she felt a pang of unease today, wanting to appear as perfect as possible in every way.

"What are you doing?" Feng Xue turned on the TV and found that she was sitting at his feet with her knees hugged. She looked small and actually a little cute. He took a deep breath and resisted the urge to suddenly walk over and hug her.

"I...the couch is too hot."

"You'll catch a cold if you sit on the floor." He frowned, and seeing that he couldn't persuade her, he got up, went into the master bedroom, got out a blanket, folded it, and spread it on the floor in front of the sofa. He patted her shoulder and said: Move over and sit here.

Ruan Tang glanced down and saw it was just an ordinary blanket with a dark purple pattern that looked a bit old-fashioned. She couldn't help but ask if she had bought this too, but she held back and quietly moved over.

Feng Xue sat down directly next to her. The blanket was folded into a small rectangle, so that when the two of them sat on it, their shoulders could only touch tightly.

The volume of the TV was turned up very loud, but they could still seem to hear each other's heartbeats. Both of them held their chins in their hands, staring at the TV motionlessly.

After the movie had played for a while, both the person who made the proposal and the person who accepted it regretted it.

Ruan Tang thought to herself that it seemed that she had to slow down her top 250 movie list for a while and look for some movies that would be suitable for setting the mood in the early stages of a date, instead of watching Stephen Chow cursing at 2.5 times the speed.

She was still in a daze. Feng Xue nudged her gently with her shoulder and asked, "What's wrong? Are you bored?"

"No, hahahaha, it's so funny. I was just thinking about learning his swearing style so that I can fight against those haters in the comments in the future." She laughed.

Feng Xue nodded and said seriously: After working as a deliveryman for a few months, I have a lot of experience watching this movie again. Sometimes, when it is not enough to solve a problem by just talking about reason, you have to give the person a taste of his own medicine. Otherwise, others will think that you are just good at talking about reason, and even your own reasons will become unreasonable.

Ruan Tang turned her head to look at him, and their eyes met. Feng Xue, who was originally talking freely, suddenly became unnatural in expression and asked: Is there something on my face?

She smiled and shook her head and asked: Do you know what I like about you?

As if not expecting his answer, she continued to herself: I think you are particularly sexy when you are serious and speaking.

Perhaps it was because Feng Xue usually acted too harmless that gave her the illusion that she could tease him with words at will.

He supported himself on the ground with one hand, turned his upper body to face her, pulled his collar in a very awkward manner, and asked: If I talk like this, will it make me twice as sexy?

Ruan Tang touched her chin, looked at him and thought for a moment, then denied: This will only make you look more coquettish.

Feng Xue smiled and rubbed her hair. Just when Ruan Tang was looking forward to further development, he said: You change roles quite quickly.

"So? That's all?"

Xu Wei was cutting steak, and perhaps because she was too shocked, the cutlery made a harsh sound as it scraped against the plate.

"He also said I was fast, which means I was impatient?" Ruan Tang's face was puffed up, and her mouth was pouted like a pea shooter. She said: But to be honest, I really don't have this kind of experience of developing a relationship with a man from friends to lovers, or having a pure love affair. Before, my understanding has always been straightforward, and then you love me and I love you, eat and sleep, go shopping and swipe cards, and finally quarrel and separate. I think I have slowed down enough this time.

Xu Wei tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: Isn't this good? In this era where men can't wait to take off their pants to show you their impressive size the first time they see you, Feng Xue is truly a breath of fresh air.

"Do you think he is not capable?" Ruan Tang had a bitter face and suddenly felt that something was wrong. "I don't believe that a married man in his thirties can be so innocent. Ah... If that's the case, wouldn't I lose both my money and my love? My life is too miserable..." She began to wail.

Xu Wei pushed her head across the dining table and said: Bah, bah, bah, how is that possible? You are finally in a normal relationship. To some extent, it can be considered your first love. Just slow down and enjoy it.

Ruan Tang waved to the waiter and asked him to add a serving of cheese and eggplant tart. She flipped through the menu to order something else, but frowned as she looked at the price list.

"You know, before when I came here to shop and eat, I would place the order with my eyes closed because it wasn't my own money I was spending, but recently I found that I actually started to look at the prices." As she looked at the street view of North Sanlitun outside the window, she said with a sad face: The price of this second first love is too high.