Chapter 66 Moonlight For example, he was quite awkward about dating her…
My back aches, my neck hurts, it feels like it's about to break.
A feeling of suffocation.
Liang Yizhi maintained her tilted-back posture, clutching Gu Yinyan's collar, barely able to hold on.
Because of the lack of oxygen to her brain, Liang Yizhi felt as if she had given him almost all the oxygen in her body. After a long time, Gu Yinyan finally let go, his expression still carrying a hint of insatiable satisfaction.
Liang Yizhi breathed heavily. When she opened her eyes, her gaze inadvertently fell on his lips, which were still slightly damp.
She was startled by the glistening substance and immediately turned her head away, pretending to stretch her shoulders and neck.
The position they were in just now was quite strenuous not only for her but also for Gu Yinyan. He straightened up, stroked her hair, and gave a slight smile:
"It's like a solid iron plate. I'm supposed to be supporting you, so why is it so stiff?"
A blush spread from Liang Yizhi's face all the way to the base of her neck. She whispered, "This position is really tiring..."
"Shall I give you a massage?"
"No," she refused outright.
Winter days are short, and the sun has long since fallen behind the clouds behind the tall buildings. The indoor light gradually dims, taking on an ambiguous blue hue.
The abrupt ending was too awkward, so Liang Yizhi tried to make conversation: "...It's getting dark, go and turn on the lights."
"Wait a bit before it starts." Gu Yinyan didn't answer her, but sat down next to her. "Sit a little longer."
The sofa beneath her sagged softly. Liang Yizhi glanced down and saw that Gu Yinyan's legs were about three to five centimeters apart from hers.
It seems a tiny bit closer than before.
He leaned back, resting his elbows on the back of the sofa and propping his head up, turning slightly to her side.
Liang Yizhi sat upright. The surge of passion that had just surged within her had subsided, and with reality settling in, she felt somewhat restless.
In her field of vision, all she could see were Gu Yinyan's long legs, seemingly with nowhere to go. It was as if an invisible feather was sweeping down her back, from her neck down her spine, all the way to above her tailbone; she knew it was Gu Yinyan's gaze.
Unable to resist, Liang Yizhi said, "Um, could you please stop looking at me?"
Gu Yinyan lifted his eyelids and chuckled, "Do you have eyes in the back of your head?"
"Humans have a skill called intuition."
He hummed in agreement: "Then use your intuition to guess what I'm trying to say?"
"I don't want to guess, I can't read minds."
It wasn't that she didn't want to guess, but rather that she simply didn't want him to say it.
The familiar distance now feels strange, and the ways we used to get along with each other are no longer effective.
She couldn't imagine what it would be like if Gu Yinyan said those sweet words that made her feel so hot and nauseous. It would probably be so cheesy that it would make her feel like she was being skinned alive.
If I had to find an adjective, it would be "strange".
That's so strange.
But would you say I'm very resistant to it?
It seems... there isn't one.
It just takes some time to adjust.
She looked into the distance and saw the black candlestick on the bookshelf.
Liang Yizhi asked, "Didn't I put all the things I gave you away away? Why are you taking them out again?"
Gu Yinyan followed her gaze and said, "We kept them before, but there's no need for them now."
Liang Yizhi seemed not to understand and turned to look at him. But as soon as she turned her head, Gu Yinyan's gaze met hers directly.
The darkness added a filter to his face, the perfect lighting like a still frame in a movie. The soft, dim light illuminated his striking features, and for the first time, she felt a sensuality emanating from him.
It was an atmosphere that was hard to describe.
Without saying or doing anything, one can feel an inexplicable and inescapable urge.
However, he simply looked at her and then called her name.
"Yizhi".
He always called her by her full name, and only very rarely did he call her by just two single words.
Liang Yizhi's heartbeat gradually quickened as she watched his Adam's apple bob, about to open his mouth.
There was a knock on the study door, and Aunt Jiang's voice came from outside: "Mr. Gu, Miss Liang, are you in there? The dishes are all ready, you can prepare dinner."
Liang Yizhi stood up abruptly.
"Dinner is ready. We can finally eat. Let's go out quickly."
She seemed to have been looking forward to this moment for a long time. She took three steps at a time, opened the door, and rushed out.
Liang Yizhi thought this was a good opportunity to change the scene and ease the atmosphere.
But she forgot that it was still just the two of them eating.
She and Gu Yinyan sat facing each other, neither of them speaking, the lonely sound of chopsticks and spoons hitting the bowls echoing.
Holding the spoon, Liang Yizhi suddenly felt like she had transformed into an extremely well-mannered lady. She even dared to sip her soup in small sips, not daring to let the spoon touch the bottom of the bowl, for fear that making the slightest sound would make the atmosphere even more desolate.
She finished eating quickly, stood up and said to Gu Yinyan, "I'm done eating. It's getting late, I think I should go back."
Gu Yinyan put down his chopsticks: "I'll take you."
He put on his coat and led her to the gate. Liang Yizhi didn't see his car at the gate and then realized that they should have gone to the underground parking lot, so why had they followed him to the gate?
Gu Yinyan casually invited, "Let's go for a walk."
The villa area here is very quiet, perhaps because the houses are large and the population is not so dense.
The full moon hung high in the sky, and she followed closely behind Gu Yinyan.
Gu Yinyan asked, "Why did you suddenly come to my house today?"
Liang Yizhi then remembered the small cloth bag in her purse.
She rummaged through her bag and took out: "This is for you. It's a jade pendant and amulet that my mother got for you. You should always carry it with you."
He took it and said, "Please thank Auntie for me."
"Also," Liang Yizhi relayed her parents' words, "Isn't the New Year coming soon? If your parents aren't going home, they can come to my house for the New Year."
Gu Yinyan clutched the small cloth bag in his hand and casually asked, "In what capacity?"
Liang Yizhi was speechless.
She immediately protested, "My parents asked you to come, not me. They just invited you to our house for the New Year, just like always, nothing special..."
Before he knew it, he and she were already walking side by side.
Gu Yinyan took her hand, turned her leaning forward back, and stopped her in her tracks.
"And what about you?" he asked. "You don't want me to go?"
An extremely cunning rhetorical question.
Liang Yizhi looked at the hand he was holding and whispered, "Of course... I want to."
How could she not want him to go?
She had always felt sorry for him because he wasn't valued by his parents, so how could she bear to let him spend a cold and lonely New Year alone?
Gu Yinyan said, "Look up."
Liang Yizhi raised her face, and in front of her was a handsome face that was clearly visible.
He said frankly, "Don't avoid me. I know you're not used to it yet, and neither am I."
His romantic experience was far less profound than Liang Yizhi's.
He knew everything about Liang Yizhi. He knew her personality traits, her life and preferences, but he was completely unfamiliar with her dating habits.
That was a side he had never explored, yet others had gotten there before him.
Jealousy makes people narrow-minded.
Liang Yizhi didn't know what Gu Yinyan was thinking, but she sensed that he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"It is a little awkward." So she considerately spoke first. "Anyway, let's take it one step at a time."
Gu Yinyan smiled and asked, "Which step would you like to start with?"
"Since we've already kissed, what's the next step?"
Liang Yizhi blushed completely: "You did that on purpose, didn't you!"
She raised her foot to kick his shin, but was suddenly grabbed around the waist. She swung into his arms like a supple vine.
The cold wind howled past her ears, sounding like a mournful cry born of jealousy towards a lover.
Liang Yizhi felt no coldness at all. With her mouth and nose nestled in his strong, broad shoulders, she blinked blankly, only smelling a fragrance she had never noticed before, a kind of reassuring scent that made her willing to give herself completely to him.
That was something I had never experienced in my previous romantic relationships.
Her tense body gradually relaxed. She gently raised her hand and wrapped it around his waist.
When hearts are connected, even the cold wind feels gentle.
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Gu Yinyan took her home. Liang Yizhi washed up and went to bed early, but she couldn't fall asleep. Her body tossed and turned on the bed like a pancake.
She picked up her phone and stared at the black screen.
Is he asleep?
Why don't you message her?
Shouldn't people in love say goodnight to each other?
Suddenly, the screen lit up, and Liang Yizhi squinted because of the bright light.
She unlocked the screen.
Gu Yinyan: [Asleep?]
She replied: "No, I just have trouble sleeping."
Are you too excited?
Excited my foot!
She slammed her phone down on the pillow. She left him waiting for a full two minutes, then finally picked up her phone again and started typing away.
The chat box displays a message indicating that the other person is typing.
Liang Yizhi paused, wanting to wait and see what he would send, but then she thought that if she stayed in the input box like this, he would probably see the notification.
She quickly logged out, but then another message came in.
Gu Yinyan: [I'm talking about myself.]
This person...
He's clever, that's for sure.
Liang Yizhi pursed her lips, inexplicably controlling the curve of the smile that appeared at the corner of her mouth.
She suggested, "How about... we make a phone call?"
Upon receiving the reply, my phone immediately vibrated.
Being home alone, Liang Yizhi cleared her throat, which hadn't been used in a while, before answering the phone: "Hello?"
"You're lying down?" Gu Yinyan asked.
"Yes," Liang Yizhi turned over, rolled herself up in the blanket, not sure if he could hear her. "Sometimes I really feel like you've installed a surveillance camera on me."
"Why do you say that?" he asked.
"Because you know everything."
Gu Yinyan thought for a moment: "Not entirely."
For example, he was quite awkward about dating her.
But Gu Yinyan didn't say it aloud.
Hearing a lot of noise coming from his place, Liang Yizhi asked, "It's almost midnight, what are you busy with?"
"There's something urgent at work, I need to have a meeting in a bit."
"Does that mean we can't play for too long?"
"No. I'll use another app; I can just leave my phone aside," Gu Yinyan added. "Are you going to sleep? Do you want to hang up now?"
Liang Yizhi didn't care: "It's okay, you can put the phone next to me, I can listen to it, I'm not very sleepy right now."
Gu Yinyan had a computer in front of him. Before the meeting started, he placed his phone on the table a little further away.
Gu Yinyan: "Wait for me for fifteen minutes."
"good."
Liang Yizhi lay on her side, ran to get a pair of headphones, and lay down again. With the headphones on, the previously faint sound became much clearer. She listened to Gu Yinyan on the other end explaining some data analysis she wasn't familiar with, and she sensitively noticed that his voice was slightly different from when he had spoken to her on the phone earlier.
This tiny difference inexplicably made her jump for joy.
Gu Yinyan is punctual; if he says he'll finish in fifteen minutes, he will definitely finish within those fifteen minutes.
He closed his laptop and picked up his phone, putting it to his ear.
"Liang Yizhi?"
Only soft breathing remained in her ears. His voice almost woke her, and Liang Yizhi murmured in her sleep, "Mmm..."
"Asleep?"
"Um."
It was responding weakly.
Gu Yinyan stood on the balcony, the moon and stars shining brightly outside. He held his phone to his ear, never putting it down. Listening to her breathing, his heart was as calm as the moonlight.
He had said a lot to her while she was asleep, but today he was unusually silent.
Gu Yinyan thought that there was still a lot to say, but he would save it for later and tell her slowly.
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