Chapter 19 "Why are you so delicate? I didn't even use any strength..."
"What are you thinking about?"
Lin Che was brought out of her memories when she heard the question.
"Lu Yu." Lin Che called softly.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Lin Che turned sideways, and Lu Yu's tall figure completely covered him. He was the same person as in his memory, but it seemed not to be exactly the same.
Lu Yu seemed more immature that year, but now Lu Yu exudes a strong aura of a superior in every move he makes.
Lin Che turned her head slightly and her eyes met Lu Yu's. The sense of alienation inexplicably brought them closer.
"Unhappy?"
Lin Che didn't answer immediately, but just traced Lu Yu's outline more closely, almost greedily.
The sharp coldness and the aura of control over everything made Lin Che subconsciously want to retreat into his shell every time, but those eyes, like deep pools, only reflected his shadow at this moment, attracting him tightly like a magnet.
"No."
Lin Che finally spoke, "I just feel..."
He paused, his fingertips curled unconsciously, as if he wanted to touch something to confirm, "You have changed, but it seems that you haven't changed."
Lu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was not surprised by the answer.
He didn't ask any further questions, but just maintained that extremely oppressive yet subtly protective posture.
Lin Che could feel the warmth and faint scent of cedar coming from his body, mixed with a calm and powerful feeling that belonged to an adult man.
"What's changed?"
Lu Yu's voice came closer, almost touching Lin Che's ear, with a warm breath.
The breath brushed against my skin, causing a slight shiver.
Lin Che's eyes involuntarily slid across Lu Yu's eyebrows, straight nose, and finally landed on his well-defined jaw and slightly rolling Adam's apple.
The two people were too close, and the perfect height difference allowed the breath from Lin Che's nose to fall right on Lu Yu's Adam's apple, and the tingling heat ironed his skin.
Lin Che didn't notice it. He raised his hand almost subconsciously, his fingertips hovering near the dangerous bulge.
Lu Yu's breathing paused almost imperceptibly for a moment.
He suddenly raised his hand and grabbed Lin Che's fingers, his voice hoarse, even though he didn't realize it, "Stop it."
"I'm... sorry." Lin Che quickly pulled his hand back, but Lu Yu's irresistible absolute strength made it impossible for him to retreat. The next second, his palm directly covered Lu Yu's Adam's apple.
Lin Che clearly felt the raised cartilage under his fingertips sliding, rising and falling with Lu Yu's suppressed breathing.
"What about now?" Lu Yu's voice was terribly low and hoarse, and every word seemed to be ground out from the depths of his throat, carrying a burning breath.
Holding Lin Che's hand, he forced his trembling fingertips to feel the beating of his pulse more deeply.
Lin Che's breathing became completely disordered.
The pulse from the fingertips is hot, burning along the nerves all the way to the heart.
He was forced to look up and look into Lu Yu's bottomless eyes.
“Lu… Lu Yu…” Lin Che’s voice broke, carrying a hint of barely perceptible panic and… something else.
He tried to pull his hand back, but the other person held it tighter. Lu Yu leaned over, and the distance between them was so close that their noses almost touched.
His eyes were fixed on Lin Che. "Lin Che," he called his name. "Tell me, what are you unhappy about?"
Lin Che placed her hands on Lu Yu's chest to increase the distance between them, but Lu Yu gave her no chance at all.
Lin Che retreated, and Lu Yu pressed forward.
"Too... too close! Lu Yu."
The voice like a kitten stepped softly on Lu Yu's heart.
They were so close that they could hear each other's disordered heartbeats, boom, boom, boom, resonating in the small space.
"You haven't told me yet." Lu Yu's tone was righteous and his actions were not to be outdone. The distance between the two of them only decreased under his persistence.
Lin Che was dyed pink from her neck to her ears. Her fair skin seemed to be translucent with light, and her dark eyes reflected the water. Just one glance made Lu Yu's throat tighten, and he quickly looked away.
Something was about to come out, but he forcibly clamped it down in his burning throat.
"So... I'm still incompetent, right?"
"Ah... no... no, you're fine."
Lu Yu's voice lowered, carrying with it a sense of brokenness that Lin Che had never heard before, a feeling of near self-abandonment.
It was the first time that Lin Che heard Lu Yu speak in such a broken tone, and he felt as if the world was collapsing.
There was actually a look of grievance in Lu Yu's arrogant eyes.
"Then why didn't you tell me? Didn't you promise me that we would take our marriage seriously?"
It was almost a childish stubbornness that left Lin Che helpless.
"I..." Lin Che opened his mouth, but all his excuses and attempts at detachment collapsed in the face of the other party's almost broken eyes.
"I just remembered that when I first met you, you were playing the piano."
"first?"
Lu Yu thought about the first time he met Lin Che.
"In my memory, that wasn't the first time, but the second time."
Lin Che's eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment. He had a misunderstanding of how he and Lu Yu met.
"when?"
Lu Yu raised his eyebrows, and the smile in his eyes could not be concealed.
"Why should I tell you if you don't tell me?"
How mean!
"If you don't tell me... forget it."
Lin Che's thoughts were almost written on her face. Although she said she didn't care, her eyes flickered as she observed Lu Yu's expression.
"Well, since you..." Lu Yu dragged out the last word and looked at Lin Che's anxious expression, which was a bit cute.
"Just tell me, please!!"
Lu Yu reached out and gently pinched Lin Che's fair face, "If you behave well... I'll consider telling you tonight."
In an instant, two red marks appeared on Lin Che's face. Lu Yu began to doubt his life. How could it turn so red when he just pinched it lightly?
Looking again, Lin Che's eyes were red.
Bullied and crying?
Now it was Lu Yu who was at a loss. Panicked, he frantically rubbed the red corners of Lin Che's eyes with his fingertips, "Why are you so delicate? I didn't even use any force..."
Lin Che turned her head to avoid his touch, her eyelashes drooping wetly, casting a small shadow under her eyes. Her voice was muffled: "You did it on purpose..."
Lu Yu's heart softened at his aggrieved look, but he couldn't help wanting to tease him, so he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Yes, I did it on purpose. Who told you to—"
Before he could finish his words, Lin Che suddenly looked up, her eyes still red, but with a bit of stubbornness that refused to admit defeat. She suddenly moved closer, and Lu Yu's voice stopped abruptly.
Unexpectedly, Lin Che suddenly pushed the defenseless Lu Yu onto the sofa behind him with both hands.
He disappeared in a flash.
Lu Yu supported his hands behind his back and smiled dotingly at Lin Che's fleeing back.
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