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It's a really simple wish.
Xu Yu stroked Ji Shengsheng's fingers.
Ji Shengsheng had always hoped that Xu Yu could open up, although she never brought it up herself or forced him to, but now was indeed a good time.
She also wanted to understand Xu Yu better.
It was Ji's mother who broke the atmosphere.
Upon hearing her mother knock on the door, Ji Shengsheng almost immediately jumped out of bed, quickly tidied herself up, and then followed her mother downstairs.
Seemingly not believing her daughter would do anything outrageous, Ji's mother simply told her to take a bath.
"I've washed up, Mom." Ji Shengsheng hugged her mother. "Thank you, Mom and Dad, for preparing such a delicious dinner for us."
"Hmph, it's my fault for not making you angry." Ji's mother stroked Ji Shengsheng's hair.
It was only when Ji Shengsheng was with Xu Yu that she truly felt her daughter had grown up and was now a young woman.
Before Ji Shengsheng was in a relationship, it seemed like she was still the little girl in her arms and on her knees.
Sensing that her mother was upset, Ji Shengsheng quickly comforted her.
"Mom, does my dating relationship make you worry?" Ji Shengsheng hugged her mother, letting her lean on her shoulder.
Although marriage is not guaranteed, Ji's mother understands the impact that relationships, including childbirth, can have on women. The thought of what Ji Shengsheng will have to face in the future fills her with heartache.
"Mom, don't worry about me, I can handle it."
"good."
As a mother, she couldn't stop it, so she could only choose to believe.
After escorting her mother to her bedroom and spending some more time with her, Ji Shengsheng returned to her own room and video-called Xu Yu.
"Are you going to take a shower?" She had disposable toiletries in her room, and found a new towel, which Ji Shengsheng planned to take to Xu Yu.
Her mother had probably accepted her relationship with Xu Yu, and even brought her the new pajamas and slippers she had bought for her father.
After throwing her phone onto the bed, Ji Shengsheng grabbed her things and ran to Xu Yu's room.
As if knowing she was up to no good, Xu Yu stared at her from the moment she sneaked in.
"I didn't mean anything by it, I just brought you something."
There's a bathroom on the second floor. It's inconvenient for Xu Yu to go downstairs to get something from her and then go back upstairs, so she came over.
Xu Yu clearly didn't believe her, and instead patted the bed, gesturing for her to come over.
Ji Shengsheng didn't pretend for a second. She immediately put down her things, jumped onto the bed in three quick steps, and buried herself in Xu Yu's arms.
Xu Yu always had a pleasant camellia scent on him.
Especially around the collarbone area.
So, she couldn't help but bury it again and again, rub it against it again and again, and sniff it again and again.
Time spent quietly embracing is always exceptionally precious.
Ji Shengsheng couldn't resist taking a bite.
Seeing that Xu Yu did not react, he took another bite.
"Aren't you in pain?" Ji Shengsheng asked in surprise.
Does it hurt?
It's no different from being licked by a kitten.
"Try again," Xu Yu encouraged.
Ji Shengsheng: "Really?"
"Um."
He felt comfortable.
So, Ji Shengsheng moved down slightly.
Almost the instant she exerted force, Xu Yu grabbed her wrist.
"Does this hurt?" Ji Shengsheng looked up at Xu Yu.
"It doesn't hurt," Xu Yu said to her calmly.
"...Could you please be patient for a moment?"
"It's difficult."
She had only ever seen Xu Yu treat her like this before, and she found it amazing and had always wanted to try it.
Although I didn't expect it to be today, or in this particular setting, there's no time like the present.
“…Fine, then.” Ji pleaded.
"……Um."
Patience was not as easy as he had promised.
A girl with no sense of proportion. Doing this kind of thing in his arms.
"ah--"
With her hands pinned down by Xu Yu, Ji Shengsheng turned to look at Xu Yu behind her: "What's wrong?"
"Didn't you want to see me like this?" Xu Yu had never spoken to her in such a tone before.
Ji Shengsheng was too frightened to speak.
Fortunately, Xu Yu simply buried his face in her shoulder and didn't move.
He wanted to, but he couldn't.
Regardless of what happened after Ji Shengsheng returned, he had to admit that Ji Shengsheng was more enthusiastic about this kind of thing than anything else.
But such closeness and attraction will eventually lead to boredom. This enthusiasm is more due to novelty.
By then, he wasn't sure if he could still keep Ji Shengsheng loving him.
I've always only loved him.
Are you feeling unwell?
Ji Shengsheng tried to turn over to look at Xu Yu, but her wrist was grabbed and she couldn't move.
"Don't move around."
He was enduring it.
"I'm worried about you..."
"Don't move anymore," Xu Yu warned her with his fingers.
Ji Shengsheng obediently stopped moving.
After a long time, so long that she felt tired, Xu Yu finally let go of her.
"Then I'll go back to my room first?" Ji Shengsheng looked at Xu Yu. "See you tomorrow morning."
Xu Yu didn't speak, but her expression suddenly became somewhat pitiful.
"What's wrong with you?" Ji Shengsheng asked worriedly.
"Go to sleep." Xu Yu ruffled her hair. "We'll see each other in five hours."
Ji Shengsheng: "...Xu Yu, are you experiencing some separation anxiety?"
She was just joking around.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yu did not deny it.
"Yes." As if coaxing her into agreeing, Xu Yu said, "Come back to Lucheng with me."
Ji Shengsheng: "...There are some difficulties."
After Xu Yu leaves, she needs to go into seclusion for a few days to finish the manuscripts that were delayed due to the Chinese New Year before the deadline.
Meanwhile, her collaboration with Xuyu Company is also nearing its end. They may need to hold an online meeting for final revisions.
She also has new creative inspirations that keep popping up every day, and if she doesn't draw them soon, she won't be able to record them all.
“That’s how freelancing is… there are no fixed working hours or rest periods,” Ji Shengsheng explained. “If I have three days without worrying about spending time on the road, I’ll go back immediately, okay?”
"Around what time?" Xu Yu pressed.
"I'll try to go back before the end of the first month of the lunar calendar, okay?" Ji Shengsheng could only hug Xu Yu, hoping he could understand.
not good.
There's nothing good about it.
"After we get back, I'll set aside a few days to spend with you?" Seeing that Xu Yu didn't speak, Ji Shengsheng could only concede, "I'll only spend time with you."
"Not enough," Xu Yu bargained.
“Then I…” Ji Shengsheng looked at Xu Yu, “After I go back, I’ll stay with you for a while?”
"not enough."
He knew he was pushing his luck.
It's just a rare opportunity.
He is utterly shameless.
"Shall we go on a trip?" Ji Shengsheng racked her brains. "It seems like we've never traveled together before."
"How about we leave it like this for now?" Ji Shengsheng reassured Xu Yu. "Give me some time, I'll think about it some more."
Where do you want to go?
Seeing that Xu Yu finally relented, Ji Shengsheng also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I want to go to the beach. I want to eat delicious food. I'd love to go anywhere with you."
After finally coaxing Xu Yu to take a shower, Ji Shengsheng returned to her room and fell asleep before she could even send Xu Yu a "goodnight" message.
...
The next morning, when Ji Shengsheng got up, Xu Yu was already playing chess with Ji's father.
After washing up, Ji Shengsheng stood beside the two of them and watched them play chess.
She knew nothing about Go and had no interest in it whatsoever; even just keeping her company was somewhat boring.
Hearing her yawn twice, Mr. Ji tidied up the chess pieces and said, "Your mother prepared red envelopes for both of you and put them on the table."
"Where's my mom?" Ji Shengsheng thought her mom had gone to bed too late and hadn't gotten up yet. Turns out she went out.
“Xing Xing’s father crashed his car on his way back from the hospital last night. The spare car at home is a manual, so we had to ask your mother to drive them to the hospital.”
"Shall we prepare lunch and wait for Mom to come back?" Ji Shengsheng said, sending a message to her mother to confirm that she was safe.
"You guys watch TV and eat some fruit."
Ji's father got up and went to the kitchen to make breakfast and prepare ingredients for lunch.
"I'll help." Ji Shengsheng stood up and rolled up his sleeves.
Xu Yu stopped him.
"Isn't there still something I haven't finished drawing?" The implication was that the sooner they finished, the sooner they could return to Lucheng.
"I'll do it."
Although Ji Shengsheng had eaten Xu Yu's cooking before, she was still surprised that he could cook so many different kinds of dishes.
"You're so amazing... How come you can do everything?" Ji Shengsheng, standing behind Xu Yu, took advantage of her father's inattention and stuffed a peeled grape into Xu Yu's mouth.
Xu Yu accidentally bit her index finger.
"Go paint," Xu Yu kindly suggested.
"All right."
Another person is urging me to finish my manuscript.
Time always flies when you're engrossed in writing, and it wasn't until her stomach growled that Ji Shengsheng realized how much time had passed.
Mother had returned and was now watching Xu Yu and Ji's father's backs from outside the kitchen.
Ji's mother had mixed feelings.
She never expected a boy to go into the kitchen on his first visit to his girlfriend's house.
And it's all so natural, without any hint of pandering.
This made her feel somewhat guilty.
"Mom." Ji Shengsheng moved closer to her mother and put her arm around her waist. "I told you, Xu Yu is a good person."
"Sigh." Ji's mother sighed.
After dinner, Ji's father and mother watched TV in the living room while Xu Yu supervised Ji Shengsheng's painting.
It wasn't good for the two of them to stay in her bedroom all the time, so Ji Shengsheng suggested they go to the study.
Xu Yu watched from behind her, and after hearing her words, he did not make a move.
"Shall we go?" Ji Shengsheng raised her hand and nudged Xu Yu's waist.
“Ji Shengsheng.” Xu Yu closed the book.
"ah?"
"Why should I feel guilty when I'm just drawing?" Xu Yu thought she was trying to slack off and didn't want to draw.
Ji Shengsheng scratched his head: "Because..."
When it came to actually doing it, she didn't have time to feel guilty.
"Let's go to the study..."
"I'm not going." Xu Yu tapped the table with his index finger. "Focus on drawing."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
Perhaps because Xu Yu was by her side, she found it difficult to concentrate.
"How about we take a nap?" Ji Shengsheng put down the drawing board and said honestly, "I can't draw anymore."
"Did I influence you?"
“Yes…” Ji Shengsheng fiddled with her fingers, inadvertently blurting out her true feelings, “When you’re here, all I want to do is be with you…”
"With me what?"
Ji Shengsheng quickly shook his head: "It's nothing, it's nothing."
She had no idea what was going on in her head all day long, whether it was black, white, red, or blue.
"What?" Xu Yu wouldn't let her off the hook.
“Okay, okay,” Ji Shengsheng surrendered, “I want to kiss and hug you every day…”
"But can you bear not seeing me for half a month?" Xu Yu reminded her that if she didn't finish the painting soon, they wouldn't see each other for a long time.
To be honest, she always wanted to be close to Xu Yu when she saw him, but when they weren't together, she was calm and focused on her work, and didn't think about these things.
"All right."
Once he was sure she had really started to focus on painting, Xu Yu started reading again.
Ji Shengsheng's book collection is truly extensive.
It is worth his dedicated study.
It was Ji's mother who brought the package to her door to remind them that it was time for lunch.
Ji Shengsheng couldn't remember what she had bought, so she asked her mother to check. Although her mother never opened her packages on her own initiative, she didn't really mind.
"Sheng Sheng, did you buy this belt?" Ji's mother asked, puzzled, unsure of who it was for.
Upon hearing the word "belt," Ji Shengsheng felt a "boom" in his mind.
"Mom, let me see." After saying that, she quickly pulled the belt away from her mother's hand.
"I'll tidy up the table and then go eat!" Then, under Xu Yu's gaze and amidst his mother's puzzled expression, he quickly closed the door.
Xu Yu looked at the things in her hands.
He had read this episode in the book.
Ji Shengsheng hid the belt behind his back: "Well, well, let me explain, I'm not a pervert."
"Continue," Xu Yu gestured for her to continue explaining.
"It's all because I saw you trying on a shirt that day, and somehow, my hand just went to place the order..."
"It really wasn't me, I've completely forgotten."
"How do I use it?" Xu Yu took it from her hand.
Ji Shengsheng: "...I don't know how."
She placed the order on impulse, not premeditatedly.
"Okay, let's go eat first."
In the morning, Xu Yu helped Ji's father prepare the ingredients for lunch, so lunch was cooked quickly. After eating, Xu Yu prepared to leave.
Ji Shengsheng saw him downstairs.
When we got downstairs, I wanted to take him to the parking lot.
According to custom, one should not go out on this day.
Therefore, Xu Yu stopped her in time.
"If we keep sending you, we'll just take you to the hotel," Xu Yu said, offering her a choice. "It might not be enough to get you home on time."
Ji Shengsheng: "...I just want to spend more time with you."
Holding hands is fine too.
"Go back and paint," Xu Yu instructed.
Ji Shengsheng: "...You're even scarier than the editor."
"As for this," Xu Yu pulled out those belts and armbands from somewhere, "I'll take a look at them when I get back."
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