Chapter 31 True Friendship Su Huaiwang’s hand rested on Lin Jue’s shoulder…
Su Huaiwang's hand rested on Lin Jue's shoulder, his fingertips pink.
The thin shirt could not block her heat, nor could it hide Lin Jue's coldness.
The glassy eyes slanted and turned downward.
"Um?"
A doubtful whisper passed by Su Huaiwang's ears, and she pressed her fingertips a little harder, with a tremor of uneasiness.
His eyes moved up again, and not surprisingly he saw the blush running from the other person's ears to the neck, with a faint misty water color.
"Sorry, I got too close." Lin Jue put on his usual smile and tried to comfort Su Huaiwang.
But Su Huaiwang no longer dared to look at her. He turned his head, bit his lip, and stared at some corner with panicked eyes.
"No, nothing."
Lin Jue narrowed his eyes and suddenly felt itchy in his heart.
If only I were dreaming now. Ever since she had secretly kissed Su Huaiwang last time, she had been thinking about this sentence more and more frequently.
Lin Jue was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then I'll go first. If you're scared, remember to call me."
"Oh, okay, thank you!"
Su Huaiwang raised his head, glanced at her face, and quickly lowered it again.
Lin Jue was a little disappointed, but didn't show it:
"Remember to eat the pears. They're also delicious when made into rock sugar pears to relieve the summer heat."
"Yeah, I understand."
Looking at the person in front of him who was now in such an awkward state, Lin Jue knew that it was indeed time for him to leave.
"goodbye."
Regrets gradually accumulated in his heart, and the smile on Lin Jue's lips faded a little.
The long-term intimacy with Su Huaiwang in her dreams made her forget the sense of distance in reality, which resulted in a big mistake.
How long will it take to get closer to Su Huaiwang again?
Lin Jue turned around, and Su Huaiwang didn't see her off, which made her feel even worse.
"Wait," the girl stopped, suppressing her anticipation.
"Um..." Su Huaiwang stayed where he was and talked to her from a certain distance.
Seeing her hesitant look, Lin Jue's heart sank to the bottom.
"I haven't told Tu Zhizhuo about this yet. Could you please keep it a secret from her as well? She only knows that I've been missing for a month, nothing else."
Lin Jue looked at her without saying whether it was good or bad.
Awkwardness once again filled the air between the two of them until Lin Jue took a step towards her.
Su Huaiwang lowered his head and could not see her expression, but could only feel her increasingly approaching presence.
The unique scent of Lin Jue hit her in the face, like a cage, locking her in this small world.
It was like her last spring dream, urgent, persistent, and lingering.
His breathing was rapid, but after realizing that he would feel dizzy due to the fragrance, Su Huaiwang quickly held his breath.
Lin Jue stopped.
Su Huaiwang heard her voice with laughter:
"So this is a secret between the two of us?"
Su Huaiwang nodded with difficulty.
"Since that's the case, even though it's not good for Tu Zhizhuo, I promise you."
Su Huaiwang breathed a sigh of relief, and the familiar smell took the opportunity to flow into her body, so she had to hold back her breath with tears in her eyes.
"Shall we make a pinky promise?"
The woman suddenly raised her head and looked at the girl in front of her in disbelief.
"Pin, pinky promise?" Her voice sounded surprised and puzzled.
"Are you finally willing to look at me?" Lin Jue still had that smiling face, but Su Huaiwang keenly sensed that something seemed to be wrong.
She froze. “Why…?”
Lin Jue interrupted her: "It's okay if we don't make a pinky promise. It's a bit childish indeed. I won't reveal the secret even if we don't make a pinky promise."
"But, if you ask someone to keep a secret, you have to pay something, right?"
The person in front of her seemed to have suddenly changed his personality. He was no longer as gentle and obedient as before, but instead was aggressive and pressing, just like when she had just talked to Lei Yinyin.
Su Huaiwang's eyelashes trembled, and the sound of swallowing was obvious in the quiet room: "What do you want?"
"Su Huaiwang." Lin Jue suddenly called her full name: "We are friends, right?"
As if in response to stress, Su Huaiwang trembled and subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to push the girl who was looking up at her away.
But fortunately, she restrained herself and just coughed lightly: "Of course."
"Then why are you so reluctant for me to get close to you?"
Lin Jue looked at her fingers tightly clutching the hem of her clothes. The hem of her clothes had been pulled so tightly that it was wrinkled, looking pitiful.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes?" Su Huaiwang stuttered, but still tried his best to deny the fact.
Lin Jue said nothing, and suddenly reached out and poked the finger that seemed to be stuck to the corner of his clothes.
"Ah!" Su Huaiwang stepped back suddenly.
The girl's pretty face showed disappointment and grievance, and her cheeks were puffed up, which was a look not often seen.
Su Huaiwang quickly took a step forward: "Sorry, I was scared, it was too sudden..."
"Then suddenly it will be fine, right?" Lin Jue looked at her for a moment, then extended a hand, his white and tender palm facing up: "Shake my hand, okay?"
May I?
The hand that looked like it was carved from jade and had appeared in her dreams countless times was stretched out to her eyes without any defense, allowing her to... touch it?
Su Huaiwang had only touched this hand a few times, mostly in dreams. Rather than putting her hand there, she seemed to prefer finding another place...
The woman's hand suddenly fell on it, pressing closely against the girl. The feeling of their skin rubbing against each other made Su Huaiwang feel both painful and pleasurable.
"Sorry, my hands are sweaty..." Although he had wiped them again and again, Su Huaiwang's palms still couldn't help sweating due to nervousness.
"It's okay." Lin Jue rubbed the tender flesh on the side of her fingers with satisfaction, feeling the stiff response under her skin.
Lin Jue let go of her hand, and Su Huaiwang breathed a sigh of relief.
"How about hugging me, okay?" Lin Jue raised his arms slightly in an arc, as if to hug.
Su Huaiwang's heart rose to his throat again.
Lin Jue waited for a long time, but did not see the action she expected.
She wondered in her heart, is this the extent to which Su Huaiwang can accept her so far?
How long would it take for her to be as casually intimate with her as Tu Zhizhuo had been? And when would her dream become reality?
When she thought of Tu Zhizhuo, her mood suddenly turned bad. She realized that she seemed to have overlooked a problem before:
As a good friend, would Tu Zhizhuo do that kind of thing with Su Huaiwang?
A faint black air emerged restlessly from behind her, but she forcefully stuffed it back into her body.
But even if she tried to control her emotions, that gloom still spread uncontrollably to her pretty face.
"It's okay if it doesn't work, I'll keep it a secret for you."
Lin Jue shook his head and dejectedly lowered his arm, which had been raised for a long time.
"No, no, okay, I can do it! I'm just... a little nervous! Wait a minute! I'll be done soon!"
Su Huaiwang covered his face with one hand, redness leaked out from between his fingers, and even his voice changed tone.
"Don't force yourself."
"I'm not forcing myself! I really can! You know, I haven't had this kind of contact with anyone in a long time!"
"But Tu Zhizhuo..."
"She's not a human!"
Lin Jue couldn't help but laugh, and the cloud on his face was washed away: "Now you need me to keep one more secret."
"As long as you know what I mean..."
Lin Jue looked at her for a long moment, a look in his eyes that she couldn't understand. It was very gentle, yet gave people a dangerous illusion. "I know, so do you want to drink some wine?"
"Drink?" Lin Jue frowned.
"Yes, you are much bolder after drinking than you are now. Have you forgotten that you also..."
"Stop, stop, stop! Stop talking! I don't want to drink! Just close your eyes! Just close your eyes!"
Lin Jue obediently closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Su Huaiwang slowly approached her. The loss of vision did not prevent her from picturing Su Huaiwang's appearance in her mind.
However, the one sketched out was not the current Su Huaiwang who was wearing clothes, but the Su Huaiwang who was begging to hug her and kiss her in the dream, and who was facing his desires.
But even Su Huaiwang would force her to close her eyes when doing something.
The tongue hidden in the mouth touched his canine teeth, and the slight pain made his brain, which could not help but wander in the darkness, come back to focus.
Lin Jue raised his arm again: "Are you ready?"
"...Okay." With a murmur, the woman's arms wrapped around her. Lin Jue fell into the soft body and familiar smell, and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
His free arm immediately and impatiently wrapped around her waist and hugged her back.
"Such a serious hug makes me feel a little shy." Su Huaiwang said in a low voice.
"Is there?" Lin Jue thought of the way Su Huai looked at him and wanted to hug him in his dream.
Whether making love or not, Su Huaiwang likes hugs.
Why don’t you dare say it out loud in real life?
Su Huaiwang stopped talking and rested his head lightly on the girl's shoulder, seizing the rare opportunity to feel this rare hug.
Even if it was a hug that was filled with tension at first, the warm feeling would return after just a few seconds.
Although she didn't want to admit it, it seemed that she was the one who kept holding on.
As long as Lin Jue doesn't say anything, she will hug him a little longer, Su Huaiwang thought silently in her heart.
Lin Jue actually didn't say a word.
She has a small frame and looks exceptionally slender, yet feels incredibly soft when held in my arms.
Su Huaiwang almost felt like he was about to indulge in it. His nose moved towards his neck, smelling the familiar fragrance, and he rested weakly on the other person's shoulder. He didn't know when, even sleepiness began to rise.
His eyelids were drooping, and Su Huaiwang had the urge to fall asleep in the other person's arms.
"Are you sleepy?" Lin Jue's voice suddenly sounded in her ears, very light and soft, his breath blowing on her, and Su Huaiwang moved her neck uncomfortably.
"Hmm..." My paralyzed brain couldn't come up with a suitable excuse, but I didn't want to lie.
Luckily, Lin Jue helped her come up with a perfect excuse: "It's almost time for a nap."
"Yeah." Su Huaiwang responded, but he held her arm and refused to let go.
"Go to sleep." Lin Jue patted her back.
Su Huaiwang had no choice but to pretend to leave her reluctantly.
"You too, you'll have more energy in the afternoon if you take a nap."
"Okay." Lin Jue said goodbye to her with a smile.
"goodbye……"
The door closed, and Su Huaiwang was left alone again.
The warm feeling in her arms just now was like a ghost that refused to give up, still lingering between Su Huaiwang's arms, urging her to fill the emptiness in her heart.
The woman standing in front of the door lowered her head, sighed deeply, and turned to walk towards the bedroom.
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Author's words: The title comes from that meme picture: Let you see what true friendship is (it feels like a very old meme picture, I wonder if anyone still remembers it)
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