Chapter 95 Could you explain the measurement process to me?
Ye Zhufeng sighed and slowly released Jin Suiqing.
Jin Suiqing stopped halfway through her run, turned around, and rushed towards Ye Zhufeng. She threw herself into Ye Zhufeng's arms and hugged her tightly, saying, "Ye Zi, thank you."
Ye Zhufeng smiled and gently patted her head: "Go on, I'll wait for you to come back."
Jin Suiqing laughed and ran towards Jin Shiyu. As she ran, she untied the ties of her cloak at the collar. When they were only three steps apart, Jin Suiqing leaped and landed in Jin Shiyu's arms.
Jin Shiyu smiled and opened his arms, catching Jin Suiqing steadily. He held her in his arms, gently shook her, and then carefully placed her on the ground.
Kim Shi-ok: "You don't want to leave, do you?"
“No,” Jin Suiqing shook her head, took off her cloak, shook it vigorously, and draped it over Jin Shiyu. She grabbed the collar with both hands and pulled Jin Shiyu close to her. “I just remembered there’s something I haven’t told you yet, and I should tell you it properly.”
Jin Shiyu bent down a little more, supporting himself on his knees with his hands to make it easier for Jin Suiqing. Looking at her rosy cheeks, he couldn't help but smile, his eyes crinkling: "Go ahead, I'm listening."
Jin Suiqing's large, round eyes were extremely bright, almost blinding. She grabbed Jin Shiyu's collar, her expression extremely serious.
"Brother, I like you."
As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Kim Si-ok's forehead hard.
Jin Shiyu was stunned. Before he could catch her, Jin Suiqing, like a nimble fish, twisted her body and disappeared into the Princess's mansion.
It was midnight, and sky lanterns filled the entire capital city.
Gazing at the closed gates of the princess's mansion, Jin Shiyu's heart, like a lantern in the sky, soared further and further away, and her chest could hardly contain it.
He looked up at the city lights, which, having run out of fuel, slowly fell from the sky like stars and rain, or like himself, swaying precariously, about to fall because of her kiss and her words.
Jin Shiyu let out a long breath, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, a smile on his face mixed with sweetness and bitterness: "Half a year, how am I going to get through this?"
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In June, the weather in the capital city gradually got warmer.
As the wedding date drew closer, Jin Suiqing was indeed busy, but the reason for her busyness was not the wedding itself.
Rather, it is an innovation of the super sulfur combustion engine.
As the experiments progressed, the electrolyte structure became increasingly stable, and when used in medium-sized instruments, it could essentially replace the blood of the Jin clan.
Jin Suiqing wanted to delve deeper into the experiment, so she spent every day in the studio, working herself to the bone. Sometimes she didn't even have time to eat. Usually, Ye Zhufeng would rush in, pull out the nearly starving Jin Suiqing, and pour sugar water into her mouth.
As Ye Zhufeng poured the drink, he said, "Jin Suiqing, can't you take care of yourself? If anything happens to you, not only will I feel bad, but that sick dog Jin Shiyu will tear me apart too."
Jin Suiqing chuckled foolishly: "I was so focused on the experiment that I forgot. I'll definitely eat on time next time."
She focused most of her attention on the experiments, and as for the wedding... Jin Suiqing really didn't worry about it much.
Only a few.
Because Kim Si-ok handles almost everything by himself and does not allow anyone else to interfere.
As usual, Ye Zhufeng rushed into Jin Suiqing's laboratory, pulled out Jin Suiqing who had forgotten to eat again, pressed her down in front of the table, and placed a full bowl of rice in front of her, saying, "Eat."
Jin Suiqing readily agreed, saying that the rice was too hot and should be cooled down. He then grabbed a piece of scrap paper and began to write and draw.
Unlike usual, Ye Zhufeng wasn't in a hurry this time. He crossed his legs and watched her eat carelessly, then laughed and said, "Jin Suiqing, you've lost weight."
"Ah," Jin Suiqing said without looking up, shoveling down a couple of mouthfuls of rice before continuing to write formulas, mumbling, "I haven't lost weight, I'm eating very carefully."
Ye Zhufeng scoffed, "You're talking nonsense with your eyes open."
Jin Suiqing took another mouthful of rice, pushed the bowl aside, and focused all her attention on the scrap paper, concentrating on verifying the calculations.
Seeing that she was writing so diligently, Ye Zhufeng didn't disturb her any longer. After eating half a bowl of rice, he waited for Jin Suiqing to stretch her neck and rest before casually saying, "Someone will come this afternoon to take your measurements and alter your wedding dress."
Jin Suiqing's neck stiffened, making an unusually crisp "crack" sound. She cried out in surprise for a while, "Why is it a change? I don't remember ever having a wedding dress made."
“You certainly didn’t do it, but Jin Shiyu did,” Ye Zhufeng said. “For three years, he stayed at home, embroidering and making gold ornaments to prepare a complete set of clothes for you. Even the mandarin ducks playing in the water on the wedding fan were embroidered by him stitch by stitch.”
It's said that if the bride embroiders the wedding robe herself, it symbolizes a long and lasting marriage. I wonder what the meaning is if the groom embroiders it. Maybe I'll come up with an even better one, so that all men in the world will embroider wedding robes for their wives.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhufeng chuckled.
"Why didn't he tell me... wait," Jin Suiqing was stunned, "Ye Zi, you mean, the person who came to take measurements this afternoon was Jin Shiyu?"
Ye Zhufeng served her some food: "Hmm, he wants to know if your figure has changed, whether the wedding robe still fits, and if it needs alterations. Besides, would he let someone else take your measurements?"
Jin Suiqing took a deep breath and immediately picked up her rice bowl and shoveled rice into her mouth.
Ye Zhufeng was afraid she would eat too fast, so he quickly poured her some water, but he didn't hold back his words, "Oh dear, didn't you say you ate seriously and didn't lose any weight? Why are you eating so fast as soon as you hear someone is coming?"
Jin Suiqing choked, patted her chest, reached for water, tilted her head back and gulped it down, almost choking again. Jin Suiqing didn't dare stop, hurriedly wiped her mouth, and continued to hold the bowl, saying, "I'm not being stubborn anymore, I've just lost weight. If he finds out I've lost weight because I'm not eating properly, I'm doomed, Dad will nag me to death!"
Ye Zhufeng burst into laughter.
Why bother watching her eat every day? I should have just used Kim Shi-ok to scare her; that would have been much more effective.
Not forgetting to add insult to injury, Ye Zhufeng said, "Eat slowly, you won't get fat from one meal. I can almost see your ribs through your clothes."
Jin Suiqing cried out, and the chopsticks that were serving the food clattered even faster: "Stop talking, Yezi, give me another half... no, another bowl of rice."
Because of her long-term irregular eating habits, Ye Zhufeng was afraid that she would get indigestion, so he refused her request to have more rice and took her back to her room, ordering her to rest.
Jin Suiqing tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep for a long time. Lying in bed, she kept touching her chest, ribs, and waist. The more she touched, the more panicked she became. Ye Zhufeng wasn't joking with her; he could really feel her ribs!
"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over!" Jin Sui sat up in bed and paced back and forth in the room.
With the time drawing ever closer and the person about to arrive, she had no choice but to come up with a foolish idea: wrapping her body in layer upon layer of cloth. In the sweltering summer heat, the whole process left her drenched in sweat.
I had just straightened my collar and hadn't even had time to wipe the sweat from my brow when there was a knock on the door.
Jin Suiqing rushed to open the door, and the first thing she saw was Jin Shiyu's increasingly thin face. Just as she was about to ask why she had lost so much weight, Jin Shiyu scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the table.
Jin Shiyu tilted his head back, his eyelashes trembling, his honey-colored eyes glistening with tears. He scrutinized her for a moment, then his Adam's apple bobbed. He tilted his head back and kissed Jin Suiqing forcefully and devoutly.
All longing is unspoken, contained only in tender affection.
When Jin Suiqing was almost out of breath, she hurriedly patted Jin Shiyu's shoulder. Despite all the sweetness and reluctance, Jin Shiyu still let her go.
Jin Suiqing rested on his shoulder for a moment before straightening her weak back and pinching Jin Shiyu's ear: "How come you've lost so much weight in just a few months?"
Kim Shi-ok stared intently at her glistening lips, shook his head, and smiled, "You haven't lost weight."
"Nonsense." Jin Suiqing made him look into her eyes. When their eyes met, Jin Shiyu suddenly frowned. "How come you've lost so much weight?"
Jin Suiqing coughed and blinked frantically, her neck stiff, "I haven't lost weight, not at all." As she spoke, she pushed Jin Shiyu away, jumped off the table, spread her arms and spun around twice, "Look, my waist hasn't shrunk at all, I haven't lost any weight."
Jin Shiyu raised an eyebrow, and Jin Suiqing continued with a forced smile, "I eat on time every day, go to bed early and get up early, and I insist on exercising, but I really haven't lost any weight."
Jin Shiyu looked at her for a moment, tilted his head, and said, "Why are you sweating so much?"
"Haha, it's hot, it's hot."
Jin Shiyu reached out his hand to her: "Here, let me wipe it for you."
Jin Suiqing hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Jin Shiyu's gaze was calm and showed no sign of urging her, only stretching out his hand and waiting for her persistently, Jin Suiqing had no choice but to dawdle and go over.
Jin Shiyu took out a handkerchief. Personal items always pick up a smell, and as he wiped his sweat, a bitter smell wafted over his face. Jin Suiqing hurriedly closed his eyes.
Jin Shiyu wiped her sweat, but his brows furrowed even more.
Her eyelids are thinner, her nose is more upturned, and her chin is sharper, yet she still stubbornly insists she hasn't lost weight.
He didn't make a note of it, put away the handkerchief, pulled her closer, and took out a tape measure to measure her body.
Jin Suiqing breathed a sigh of relief, then, remembering the wedding robe, said sullenly, "I heard from Afeng that you sewed a wedding robe for me?"
The measuring tape was wrapped around Jin Suiqing's neck. Jin Shiyu's fingers traced her prominent collarbone, and he went deeper into her neck hollow. He said coldly, "Yes, I sewed it by hand during the three years you left the capital."
Jin Suiqing, oblivious to everything, muttered, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Jin Shiyu grabbed the man's shoulder and gently squeezed it. It felt a little uncomfortable. He told the man to turn his back and continued, "It's just making a set of clothes, nothing to say."
Jin Suiqing silently cursed him for being a taciturn man, then heard Jin Shiyu say, "In the past three years, I have made more than just wedding robes for you."
Jin Suiqing was taken aback at first, then her cheeks turned red. She hooked the end of the measuring tape behind her back with her fingers and rubbed it back and forth between her fingers.
After measuring her shoulders, Jin Shiyu turned her around and asked her to raise her arms so that he could measure her bust size.
Jin Suiqing was distracted and caught off guard, even casually putting her arms around his shoulders: "Then... how did you know my size?"
The measuring tape was wrapped around Jin Suiqing's chest. Jin Shiyu memorized the measurements, then pulled the tape down to her waist, tightening it forcefully and causing Jin Suiqing to take a half-step forward.
She was displeased and glared at Jin Shiyu with her eyes down. Jin Shiyu looked up and coldly stared at her, saying, "I'll just estimate it by looking at it. The body always has some patterns. For example, if your chest is a bit bigger, then your arm circumference and waist circumference will naturally increase as well."
Jin Shiyu released her hand, casually tossed the tape measure onto the table, and tilted her head slightly to look at her.
Jin Suiqing snapped out of her daze, realizing she'd been exposed. She turned to run.
Jin Shiyu acted swiftly, grabbing her and pressing her onto the table. He bent his knees and trapped Jin Suiqing between the table and his chest.
Jin Suiqing had to press against his chest, and as a result, she could feel the vibrations in his chest when he spoke.
Jin Suiqing was extremely flustered, her hands felt numb, and her waist was weak. Jin Shiyu was still relentless, lowering his head to her ear, his breath filling her ear canal and turning Jin Suiqing's mind into mush.
"Could you explain to me why my sister's bust and waist have increased, but her arm circumference hasn't?" Jin Shiyu continued in a low voice, "Not only has it not increased, but it's even gotten smaller, huh?"
Author's Note: Getting married! The next chapter will be about getting married!
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