Chapter 60 "That's not what you said last night..."
Chapter 60
Shen Yanzhou could no longer resist and lowered his head to kiss Yu Pan's lips. This kiss was more lingering than any he had ever given before.
They only separated, panting, when the water heater in the bathroom beeped.
“I’m sorry… Panpan,” Shen Yanzhou’s forehead pressed against Yu Pan’s, both of them still breathing, he kissed Yu Pan’s lips, which were now rosy red from the kiss, “It’s my fault, I always thought… you didn’t fully understand…”
Taking the opportunity, Yu Pan lightly bit Shen Yanzhou's lower lip, saying, "Don't underestimate me. I know a lot more than you think."
Shen Yanzhou was amused by his words and buried her face in Yu Pan's neck, her voice muffled: "Hmm, our Panpan knows a lot."
After saying that, Shen Yanzhou raised his head, looking intently at Yu Pan, his tone coaxing, "Then... Panpan, how about I continue teaching you what I didn't finish teaching you last time?"
Yu Pan immediately recalled the incident of the confiscated imperial book, and his face flushed slightly. Although Shen Yanzhou helped him quickly finish reading the entire book, he remained curious about the illustrations inside.
He nodded vigorously, his eyes sparkling with anticipation. "Yeah! But, brother..."
"Um?"
Yu Pan paused, but couldn't help herself and whispered to Shen Yanzhou, "After I finish teaching this, can we forget about the accounting we agreed on before?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanzhou's smile deepened. He stroked Yu Pan's nape and said, "This is the score I want to settle with you."
So that's how it is!
Yu Pan was taken aback at first, then relaxed completely, nestled softly in Shen Yanzhou's arms, and even hummed with a hint of smugness, "Then... you teach me."
Shen Yanzhou chuckled, his arms slipping under Yu Pan's knees and back, and with a little effort, he lifted her up in his arms. "No rush, let's take a shower first. You smell like fireworks."
Warm water poured down from the showerhead, making this shower take much longer than usual.
As midnight arrived, the deafening sound of fireworks exploding outside the window filled the air, and Yu Pan was also pinned to the bed by Shen Yanzhou.
Colorful firelight shone through the gaps in the curtains, briefly illuminating the walls and ceiling.
Yu Pan clung to Shen Yanzhou's shoulder, somewhat helplessly, her voice trembling: "Brother... is that how it's done in the book too?"
Shen Yanzhou wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes, his voice hoarse, "Well... but we are... a little different from the ones depicted in the book."
They tossed and turned until the wee hours of the morning. The sounds of fireworks and firecrackers outside the window had long since subsided. Yu Pan was so tired that he could barely keep his eyelids open and couldn't even straighten his fingers. He could only let Shen Yanzhou wipe him with a hot towel and then tuck him into bed.
In a daze, Yu Pan seemed to hear Shen Yanzhou humming an unknown tune in his ear...
How can there be such a huge difference in physical strength between people!
Yu Pan felt a thousand grievances, but he didn't have the strength to even utter a sound.
That night, he slept soundly, and dreamed intermittently about many things from the past.
He dreamt of the first time the tall, thin boy saw him when Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen had brought him home. The boy didn't look down on him; instead, he took his dirty hand and said, "Come on, let's take a bath."
I dreamt that Shen Yanzhou was holding a bowl of sweet potato porridge and offering it to me.
He dreamt that beside the kerosene lamp, Shen Yanzhou held his hand and taught him to read, stroke by stroke; he dreamt that he discovered he was being bullied at school and angrily chased away all those who were bullying him.
He also dreamed that after Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen passed away, Shen Yanzhou hugged him and said, "Panpan, don't be afraid, your brother is here."
Later, they went from Xishan Village to Baixi Town, and then to Lanzhou.
In the rented room behind that restaurant, Shen Yanzhou hugged himself and played a tune from his childhood memories on a leaf. Shen Yanzhou patiently taught him to pronounce words. After the new house was renovated, they squeezed together on the small bed in the study to bask in the sun...
One incident after another kept replaying in his mind.
In every fragment of Yu Pan's memory, there is the image of Shen Yanzhou. From now on, they will remain the closest and most inseparable beings in each other's world, just as they have always been.
Yu Pan, who was a beggar back then, probably never imagined that he would have so many warm memories and Shen Yanzhou, who loved him the most.
I must be the happiest person in the world.
Before drifting into a deeper sleep, Yu Pan thought groggily.
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Yu Pan slept straight until noon the next day. When she woke up, her first feeling was exhaustion. Her body felt like it had been taken apart, beaten, and then put back together. There was still a lingering sense of unease in a certain embarrassing place.
He shifted slightly, with Shen Yanzhou's strong, warm chest right next to him. Yu Pan didn't even have the strength to bite him in anger.
My mind is hazy, and those embarrassing scenes from last night keep replaying uncontrollably.
Yu Pan never imagined that she would actually be able to do all those outrageous things that were described in the book.
It turns out that what was drawn in the book was all real.
The human body can be so...
However, sitting on it is much more tiring than simply lying down...
However, it is true that it is very comfortable.
Yu Pan thought about this and that, and soon his eyelids started to droop again, and he closed his eyes in a daze.
This time he didn't sleep very soundly. He could feel Shen Yanzhou gently turn over beside him, and then a tender and precious kiss landed on his forehead.
Yu Pan didn't know how long she had slept, but she was gently awakened by Chen Yanzhou.
"Panpan, wake up, it's time to get up and eat something, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable." Shen Yanzhou's voice came as he gently touched his cheek with the back of his hand.
"Okay..." Yu Pan had only managed to utter one word when she was startled by her own hoarse voice. Why did it sound so much like the quacking ducks her family used to keep?
Shen Yanzhou carefully helped him sit up, letting him lean against her chest. She took the water glass that had been kept warm on the bedside table and held it to his lips. "Drink some water first to soothe your throat."
The water temperature was just right. Yu Pan sipped it slowly, and his dry throat felt soothed and much more comfortable. After drinking about half a cup, he shook his head to indicate that he had had enough.
Shen Yanzhou put down his water glass, then picked up a bowl of beef porridge with a poached egg, scooped up a small spoonful, blew on it carefully, and then held it to Yu Pan's lips. "Come on, Panpan, open your mouth and eat some porridge."
Yu Pan wrinkled her nose and turned her head away.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yanzhou put the spoon back into the bowl. "Where do you feel unwell?"
Where does it hurt? There are so many places that don't feel comfortable!
Yu Pan buried her burning face in Shen Yanzhou's neck, nuzzling him for a while, before saying in a hoarse, aggrieved voice, "You didn't call me that last night..."
Shen Yanzhou was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and chuckled softly, "Okay, baby, it was my fault. Eat something first, or you'll really starve."
"That's all your fault!" Yu Pan raised her eyes and glared at him, her eyes wet and devoid of any intimidation, instead sounding more like an accusation.
No matter how much he begged for mercy last night, Shen Yanzhou seemed not to hear him. Although... well, it was indeed very comfortable, it was also really tiring!
Moreover, Shen Yanzhou not only ignored him, but also kept provoking him!
"Okay, okay, it's all my fault." Shen Yanzhou's eyes were full of doting. He scooped up another spoonful of porridge and coaxed him, "Baby, eat some first, then go to sleep."
After finally coaxing her to finish a small bowl of porridge, Yu Pan complained that it was cold inside and wanted to go to the balcony to bask in the sun.
When Shen Yanzhou heard him say he was cold, his heart immediately jumped, fearing it was because of what happened last night. He quickly took his temperature with a thermometer and, after confirming that he did not have a fever, wrapped him up in a thick blanket like a silkworm and carried him to the balcony to sunbathe.
By evening, Yu Pan had fully recovered and was somewhat craving more, but he didn't say it outright. Instead, when Shen Yanzhou approached, he deliberately put his leg around Shen Yanzhou's waist.
The two would exchange a glance, and soon after, they would kiss again.
From New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Yu Pan hardly walked on her own these past few days. Wherever she went, Shen Yanzhou carried her, served her, and coaxed her. Shen Yanzhou wished he could put Yu Pan in his pocket.
After another intimate encounter, Yu Pan lay on the bed, drenched in sweat, staring blankly at the ceiling. She suddenly remembered that before New Year's Eve, she had naively thought that if Shen Yanzhou finished settling the accounts in advance, he could rest for a few days.
Now, looking back on the past few days... Yu Pan blinked. Although this "rest" was not the same as that "rest," it did seem to be... another kind of "resting while lying down"?
Okay.
Yu Pan snuggled closer into the warm embrace beside her, closed her eyes with peace of mind, knowing that Shen Yanzhou would handle everything else.
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Early on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Tan Ming called, his voice booming as he asked if they wanted to go to a newly opened hot spring resort in the suburbs to relax the next day.
Shen Yanzhou covered the receiver and turned to look at Yu Pan, who was rubbing her eyes and preparing to sit up. "Do you want to go?"
Yu Pan nodded; he had never seen a real hot spring before.
“Okay, then let’s meet at the entrance of your apartment complex at eight o’clock tomorrow morning,” Shen Yanzhou replied on the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Shen Yanzhou came over to help Yu Pan get dressed.
Yu Pan was used to being waited on and didn't feel anything was wrong. After getting dressed, she shuffled into the bathroom in her slippers.
He looked at himself in the mirror; there were a few faint red marks on his neck, all from the past few days…
Yu Pan's heart skipped a beat. He quickly scooped up some cold water and splashed it on his face. He picked up his toothbrush and squeezed toothpaste onto it, but what he was thinking about was the red marks he had noticed on his neck a couple of days ago.
They usually kissed, and Shen Yanzhou would sometimes kiss his neck, but it was just a simple kiss and wouldn't leave any marks.
So Yu Pan was indeed startled when he saw it, because in his memory, it was exactly the same as the red rash that appeared when he first arrived in Baixi Town.
Before he could even call out to Shen Yanzhou, Yu Pan suddenly remembered what Shen Yanzhou had done to him while they were having sex, and he immediately understood.
So those red rashes weren't from insect bites at all! No wonder Shen Yanzhou was so certain there were no insects! It was all because of him, the big worm!
After understanding the situation, Yu Pan thought about retaliating that same day. However, when she was about to finish, Shen Yanzhou took off his clothes and she fell silent when she saw the bruises on Shen Yanzhou's shoulder and the scratches on his back.
Yu Pan had no idea that even though she didn't have long nails, she could still scratch Shen Yanzhou like this.
He suddenly felt that nothing was wrong.
That's how people are; they're strict with others but lenient with themselves. Well, that's normal.
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Author's Note: Panpan [Cat Head]: Hello everyone~
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