Chapter 52 The Ultimate Intimacy
"What's wrong?" Lu Ming asked, standing still.
"Hold out your hand," Wen Chu commanded, raising her chin.
Lu Ming, puzzled, switched the bag to his other hand, stretched out his hand, and asked warily, "What are you doing?"
The next second, Wen Chu grasped his hand, and Lu Ming was taken aback.
She thought about it and decided that she should preserve the memory of today. Perhaps something more important will happen in the future, but she also secretly hoped that the other person would remember today forever.
They watched the same fireworks display, even though they weren't in the same place, the sky was the same color.
Wen Chu looked at their clasped hands, silently recited the name of the card in her mind, and chose today as the date for the memory retention card.
She had initially thought it was a bit sentimental, but then the system's voice rang in her mind: "Card use failed!"
what? ? ? why? ? ?
Undeterred, she clenched her fist tighter and silently repeated the mantra in her mind one more time.
System: "Card use failed!"
Furious, Wen Chu steeled herself, interlocked their fingers, and silently repeated the mantra. Lu Ming's eyelids twitched, and he instinctively tried to pull his hand away, but Wen Chu held it tightly, refusing to let go.
System: "Card use failed!"
Damn it!! Not enough! She thought intimate contact meant skin-to-skin contact, but it turns out that's not the case?? Holding hands isn't considered intimate?
How much closer do we need to be!
"Have you held on long enough? What's gotten into you again?" Lu Ming's tone was full of bewilderment and unease.
"I... I was feeling it," Wen Chu explained, forcing a smile, but still holding onto the person tightly.
"Feel what?" Lu Ming asked, but his eyes seemed to say, "I think you're just taking advantage of me."
"I... I want to feel if I like you more now."
Lu Ming's eyes flickered slightly as he looked down at their clasped hands, seemingly giving her a few seconds to feel it. Then he looked up and asked, "So you felt it?"
Wen Chu panicked and yelled in her mind, "System, hurry up and explain!"
System: "The rule for determining intimate contact is the highest level of intimacy between the host and the male protagonist before the card was obtained."
The ultimate intimate behavior?
Wen Chu was dumbfounded. Wasn't it supposed to be holding hands? Wait a minute, that night...
Her expression suddenly became indescribable. She looked up at Lu Ming, her face showing a conflicted look.
Seeing the man's contorted expression, Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat. What did this mean? Did he not like him anymore? His Adam's apple bobbed, and he frowned casually as he asked, "Do you need to think about it for so long? It seems not."
He was about to go inside when Wen Chu stopped him again.
"No, wait a minute, let me feel it again!" After she finished speaking, she continued to look at him with that constipated expression, as if she had something she couldn't say.
"What more do you need to feel? If you like someone, you like them; if you don't, you don't. Do you need to feel it for so long? You'd better not like me at all." Seeing her like that, Lu Ming became even more irritated.
"No, I have to figure this out. I can't be confused." Wen Chu pretended to be talking nonsense to stall for time, but secretly she was weighing the pros and cons.
I have to use this card eventually, it's a waste not to! It was unlocked through a hidden achievement! One kiss is one kiss, two kisses are also one kiss, what's the difference? How about a cheek kiss first? What if that counts too?
She now felt that her memories were of paramount importance. How could she achieve the greater good without sacrificing her own interests? How could she go back sooner? Besides... it wouldn't be a loss, would it? It would definitely be Lu Ming who would lose.
Anyway, she could bring herself to kiss Lu Ming because of his looks. But what if she got beaten up as a pervert?
What if he ignores me after we kiss?
Who cares? Let's try kissing it on the cheek first. Isn't that how this game is played?
Without hesitation, Wen Chuxin stood on tiptoe and kissed Lu Ming on the cheek, as if ready to die without any hesitation. She saw Lu Ming's eyes widen in surprise.
Strangely, after the kiss, the two of them remained silent for two seconds in perfect unison.
Wait a minute? She was so nervous just now that she forgot to silently recite the card's name!
Before Lu Ming could react, she quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek again, this time silently reciting the card's name and requirements.
But soon a system notification sounded: "Card use failed! Warning, the host has two more trial attempts! If you fail, the card will be permanently invalid!"
Holy crap, there's a limit to the number of uses?
It seems that exploiting bugs won't work.
Lu Ming took a step back, staring at her blankly, "You, you need... um." Wen Chu kissed him on the lips without warning, closed her eyes, and silently murmured to herself.
System: "Card use failed! Host has one last chance!"
Holy crap! Are you crazy?!
Although Lu Ming stuck out his tongue last time, she didn't! No, wait, it seems like she did... but, she was forced to! Do you have to be this precise?
Wen Chu released the man in a fit of anger, her face full of anxiety and resentment. She slammed the things in her hands on the ground and stood up again.
"I gave you permission to kiss me? Are you crazy? I... I went in! You need to calm down." Lu Ming was clearly quite frightened by her series of actions. He wiped his mouth heavily, his ears were already stained red, and his kissed lips seemed even redder and more inviting to kiss.
Wen Chu clenched his fists, looking ready to fight. This time, there absolutely could not be any more problems!
She pulled the person who had just entered the three-digit password to open the door back and said, "I don't think it's quite right yet. I need to feel it more carefully. Please bear with me for now."
Lu Ming was pinned against the door by her in one go. Wen Chu had nothing in her hands, so she could hold the man's hands down well to prevent him from struggling and causing the card to become invalid.
She kissed him again, clumsily prying open his teeth, mimicking the time Lu Ming had kissed her before, and began to entangle with him.
Lu Ming's hand, which had been frozen in mid-air, gradually clenched due to nervousness. The girl's mouth was warm and soft as water, and even carried the sweetness of vanilla ice cream, instantly making him thirsty.
My chest felt like it was being scratched repeatedly by a cat; the itch seeped into my limbs and bones, and my blood rushed to my head.
Lu Ming tried to push Wen Chu away with reason, but Wen Chu hugged him even tighter, pressing her body against his. The clumsy touch of her tongue felt more like a tease, causing his heart rate to spike and easily breaking down his defenses.
System: "Card used successfully! The male protagonist will retain all his memories up to midnight today!"
Wen Chu breathed a heavy sigh of relief, but just as she was about to relax, her waist suddenly tightened. Startled, she saw Lu Ming throw the bag in his hand to the ground.
The next second their positions were reversed. Lu Ming supported himself against the door with one hand and wrapped his other arm around her waist, pressing her against the door with his body, and the kiss became even more passionate and intense.
"Hmm..." Wen Chu opened her eyes slightly, looking at Lu Ming's emotional expression, and thought, "Oh no, oh no, I've gone too far! I forgot that this guy is a pervert at heart! Now that his affection level has exceeded 30%, anything can happen."
Her hands were restrained, and her struggles were futile.
Their tongues entwined, their lips moist.
Wen Chu was forced to tilt her head back, and for the first time felt like she couldn't breathe and was about to suffocate.
However, due to the physiological response of human beings, it felt as if her chest was being struck by electric currents, with a constant tingling and overwhelming sensation.
Gradually, she gave up resisting, and their breathing became erratic and intertwined, both showing signs of arousal.
Lu Ming, who had been supporting himself on the door, instead gripped the back of her head tightly, wanting her to get closer to him and kiss her more deeply.
The air was sticky and warm, filled with the soft, ambiguous sounds of kissing, rapid and passionate, like thirsty people receiving rain after a long drought.
They were pressed together until—the door was suddenly opened.
"I think I just heard the young master's voice coming back, what's going on—" Xiao Yuan peeked out and saw this scene of "dry wood and raging fire".
The two felt as if a bucket of ice had been poured over their heads, their temperature dropping rapidly, and they quickly distanced themselves. Wen Chu felt a shiver run through her body and wished she could pretend she didn't know the person.
"Ah... I didn't see anything!!!" Xiaoyuan immediately covered her eyes, blushed, and slammed the door shut.
Wen Chu's face didn't even turn red when she was being pressed down and kissed, but now it suddenly turned as red as a monkey's bottom. She shrank her neck, feeling so embarrassed that she wanted to breakdance on the spot.
She quickly crouched down and hugged her pile of belongings. Without saying a word to her "accomplices" or exchanging glances, she darted several meters away and ran back to the next room, opening and closing the door in one smooth motion.
"Covering one's ears while stealing a bell" 2.0.
Only Lu Ming and a few fallen rose petals remained standing there.
Lu Ming stared at the woman's retreating figure, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. After a long while, he let out a heavy sigh, looking helpless for a moment.
Doesn't he feel embarrassed?
He picked up the bag and checked if anything inside was damaged. A little yellow duck was sticking out from the side of the bag. He wondered when the other person had tied it to his bag, making the all-black business bag look whimsical and funny.
Lu Ming twitched the corner of his lips, glanced at his front door, a hint of annoyance on his face. He clenched and unclenched his fist, then finally took a deep breath, squeezed the duck hard, and braced himself to enter the house.
Xiao Yuan pretended to be busy wiping the coffee table in the living room with a rag. When she saw Lu Ming come in, she immediately lowered her head and wiped the table vigorously, as if she wanted to rub sparks out of it, trying her best to pretend that nothing had happened.
Lu Ming pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Don't... talk nonsense with them."
Then, taking two steps at a time, they quickly went upstairs, seemingly wanting to escape this suffocating scene as fast as possible.
Wen Chu grabbed her things and rushed upstairs to her bedroom, rolling around on the bed a few times.
Ughhhhh, how could this be so weird!
She took a few deep breaths and quickly fanned her face with her hands, but her cheeks grew hotter and hotter. The little devil lay sprawled beside her, watching her as if Lu Ming were watching her. Wen Chu grunted and sat up, quickly grabbing a pillow to cover the little thing's eyes tightly.
What's wrong with this man?! Other male leads would blush and push him away in embarrassment and anger, but he actually took the initiative and kissed him!
Pervert! Thug!
Wen Chu was furious. She was so hypocritical, only allowing herself to do whatever she wanted but not allowing the other person to do the same. The worst part was that Xiao Yuan saw it, how could she save face after this!
She picked up her phone and sent a series of exclamation marks, accusing him of his behavior.
Less than three seconds later, she received an ellipsis from Lu Ming.
"Fine!" Wen Chu threw her phone on the bed and launched into a tirade against Lu Ming's chat screen: "Last time you were drugged, it's understandable that you acted impulsively, and we're magnanimous, so we let it slide! But why this time? Huh? You should have pushed me away! You actually..."
She picked up her phone again and started typing: "Don't you have anything to say?!"
The boyfriend quickly replied: "Don't you have anything to say?"
Wen Chu: [Don't mimic me!]
Boyfriend: [You kissed me first.]
Wen Chu laughed angrily, "Just because I kiss you doesn't mean you can kiss me back?"
She knelt on the bed, watching the person type for a long time, and finally typed a question mark: 【?】
After reading it, Wen Chu roared, rolled her eyes, and felt even more dizzy. She knelt on the bed and punched the air.
Lu Ming leaned against the headboard, one leg bent, slowly typing on his phone. On the surface, he seemed righteous, but in reality, he was filled with regret.
Recalling the scene just now, he sighed, lay down, and put his hand on his forehead.
He seems to have very poor self-control.
But it had never been this bad before.
My heart hadn't calmed down, and the heat in my body hadn't dissipated; the more I thought about it, the more agonizing it became.
His phone vibrated with another message. He picked it up and read: Wen Chu wrote, "I kissed you because I like you. If you kiss me back, doesn't that prove you like me too?"
Lu Ming's mind went blank for a moment, and his hands scribbled randomly on the keyboard: [What's wrong with me wanting to know if I like you or not?]
After he realized what he had done, he quickly deleted the line.
The answer to this question... is incorrect.
That's not right.
He stared at the text message for a long time before finally replying: "I'm a businessman; I don't like being taken advantage of."
Wen Chu rolled her eyes at the text message, threw her phone away, and was so angry she wanted to applaud the sender.
Okay, you win.
You'd rather die than admit it, huh!
Is this initial setup like a stubborn plaster? No matter how hard I try, I can't tear it off!
Lying in bed, she stared at the dark, devilish doll and accused, "You wouldn't give me a ring, but you gave me flowers... and you even dared to kiss me! You damn man!"
I wonder what this person will become when they reach 50%.
Suddenly, some indecent and embarrassing images popped into Wen Chu's mind, so much so that she shamefully buried her head under the covers.
Back off! Back off! Don't think about things you shouldn't be thinking about, it's a sin!
She wondered if the person's affection level had increased after kissing her. It was a pity there was a limit to the number of times she could ask, otherwise she would definitely ask again!
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Author's Note: Finally finished writing this section! I didn't want the plot to be disjointed, so I've been working like crazy this past week [doge head with rose in hand]. Taking a break tomorrow [cat head with calico emoji][doge head with rose in hand]
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