Chapter 45
Yun Zhan was completely dazed. After belatedly realizing what Pei Yanxi had said, only one thought remained in her mind: It's all over...
It's all over... This joke has gone way too far.
Yun Zhan had anticipated Pei Yanxi's firm rejection; he had anticipated her slapping him in shame and anger; he had even anticipated being expelled from school...
The only thing I didn't expect was that Pei Yanxi would readily agree.
Yun Zhan felt as if he had been squeezed into a vacuum bag, with only the roar of his own heartbeat in his ears.
21 couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Someone's going to become an adult tonight~ Hehe, let's go to a hotel with your senior~"
Yun Zhan was on the verge of tears: Gou Dan 21, are you doing this on purpose? I'm really about to cry.
Yun Zhan's throat bobbed, wanting to say "wait," but he could only manage a dry, breathy sound.
"Let's go now, I can do it... I feel fine."
"Yun Zhan... I really miss you so much. Let's discuss our engagement after tonight."
Pei Yanxi couldn't hold back any longer. It would have been fine if Yun Zhan hadn't extended the invitation, but after telling her about it, her mind was no longer pure.
She stared at Yun Zhan's collarbone, her eyes lighting up like a hungry wolf cub. She grabbed him and rushed off to the hotel.
The hotel's penthouse suites were so quiet you could hear the central air conditioning humming.
Pei Yanxi led Yun Zhan into the elevator, and with a "beep" of the fingerprint unlock, the door closed behind her, as if shutting out all outside noise.
The room was lit by a soft, warm yellow light, which softened her otherwise stark white uniform jacket.
But the moment the door closed, the "ice queen" who always stood straight and had a cold gaze in the auditorium shed all her icy demeanor. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and her eyes sparkled with spring when she looked at Yun Zhanshi.
Pei Yanxi first placed the bouquet of flowers for Yun Zhan on the entryway cabinet, but her trembling fingertips knocked over a decorative glass bottle.
With a crisp sound, she hurriedly went to help, but ended up dropping the keys, which clattered and rolled to Yun Zhan's feet.
"Senior, let me clean it up." Yun Zhan was about to bend down to pick up the glass shards when Pei Yanxi stopped him.
"No, what if...you cut your hand? Tonight, we can't afford any mistakes." Pei Yanxi turned her head away, her profile flushed, her words filled with shyness.
Yun Zhan: "Ah, I..."
Pei Yanxi's ear tips burned bright red, and even her neck flushed pink: "I...I'll go get you some water?"
"...You should take a shower before doing this kind of thing, right? I've never done it, so I don't know if you're right."
Pei Yanxi looked up, her voice eight octaves lower than usual, the end of her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.
Then, as if remembering something, she hurriedly added, "Or should we order some drinks first? I... I'm afraid you'll be nervous..."
Before she could finish speaking, she bit her lower lip, as if she wanted to disappear on the spot in frustration.
Those usually aloof cat eyes were now wet, their eyelashes fluttering like startled butterflies.
Yun Zhan stood there, still clutching his coat, but his mind seemed to have been put on pause.
The words "just a test" that she had prepared were stuck in her throat. Faced with Pei Yanxi's cautious yet expectant look, she couldn't utter a single word.
Pei Yanxi panicked even more when she saw that she didn't answer.
She bent down to unbutton the first button of her coat, her fingertips trembling as she tried several times without success. Finally, she gave up and instead tucked the stray hairs behind her ears, revealing her burning red earlobes.
This button.
Why is it so hard to untie today? Pei Yanxi bit her lower lip, wishing she hadn't worn this.
"Yun Zhan, I can't undo my clothes... So... should I go take a shower first?"
Pei Yanxi's voice was so soft it was almost a whisper, yet it sounded like a question and an invitation.
Yun Zhan stared at her blankly.
Pei Yanxi, who always stood calmly on the podium,
The Pei family heir who remained unfazed even when pursued by countless cameras.
At this moment, even his fingertips were trembling, and he was even breathing cautiously.
The contrast was so great that Yun Zhan felt a tightness in his chest, and he swallowed back the words, "Actually, I was just joking."
Yun Zhan: "21, do you think I'm digging my own grave? How am I going to clean this up?"
21: Since things have come to this, let her take a shower first, and we'll think of something else later.
Yun Zhan could only nod awkwardly.
Pei Yanxi breathed a sigh of relief as if she had received a pardon, but almost tripped over her high heels when she turned around. Finally, with her ears turning red, she fled into the bathroom as if she were escaping.
The moment the door closed, Yun Zhan heard the soft sound of a showerhead inside, and a barely audible, trembling whisper: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous..."
Yun Zhan: "Is it too late for me to rush in and explain?"
21: "No way! Won't you look even more like a pervert if you do that? My suggestion is, why don't you just jump out the window and run away?"
Yun Zhan laughed in exasperation: "Open your eyes and show me, this is the 28th floor."
Yun Zhan was still standing there, clutching the thin room key in his hand.
"How about this, after she comes out, you can symbolically pester her for a bit, and then tell her that you don't know how at all and want to make her experience better, or that you're too nervous, whatever you want, just get through this for now." 21 gave another bad idea.
But now that the die is cast, she has no choice but to adopt suggestion number 21.
We can only try to get by with it.
Yun Zhan sighed, rubbing her forehead. What kind of nonsense was this... She hadn't even made up her mind yet, and she was already saying such absurd things.
She felt really sorry for Pei Yanxi.
She first needs to confirm whether she can date a girl before considering kissing or having sex.
Time passed by, and soon Pei Yanxi came out of the bathroom.
The bathroom door clicked open softly, and steam billowed out first, like a layer of soft white gauze.
Pei Yanxi walked barefoot in the warm light, wearing only a beige bath towel, the edges loosely tucked into her chest, revealing a large expanse of her snow-white collarbone.
Water droplets rolled down her hair, slid down her slender neck to her shoulder, and under the towel, her collarbone was etched into two shallow arcs, so clean it was almost flawless.
She raised her hand to gather her half-wet long hair, the ends of which clung to her neck, the dampness giving her skin a soft, pinkish hue.
The bath towel only covered mid-thighs, and her slender legs gleamed delicately under the light. Her muscle lines were evenly proportioned due to years of physical training, like a carefully sculpted piece of jade.
Pei Yanxi raised her eyes to look at Yun Zhan. Her eyelashes were covered with fine mist, and her eyes were moistened by the steam. They were less sharp than usual and more gentle.
Before her, Yun Zhan was no longer an unapproachable iceberg, but rather like a white tea leaf freshly washed by morning dew, carrying an unintentional purity and fragility.
So beautiful...
Yun Zhan subconsciously held his breath, his ear tips turning a deep red.
The light was turned off with a "click," and the orange glow from the floor lamp instantly receded, leaving only a sliver of moonlight seeping through the gap in the curtains, blurring the outline of the room.
Pei Yanxi, wrapped in a bath towel, stepped on the carpet with her toes. She mustered her courage and approached Yun Zhan little by little, each step as light as if afraid of disturbing the dust.
The first scent to drift in the air was the crisp, cold fragrance of cedar, sharp as ice needles, but it was quickly enveloped by a soft, gentle rose fragrance, like early spring suddenly blooming at the edge of the snow line.
The top note is the scent of shower gel, while the latter is Pei Yanxi's own body fragrance.
Yun Zhan's head was spinning; she was almost dizzy from Pei Yanxi's incense.
Pei Yanxi stopped in front of Yun Zhan, the shy girl clutching the edge of the bath towel with her fingers, her knuckles turning white from the force.
"Yun Zhan, I...I'll do it."
The sound was so soft that it swirled in the air before disappearing.
Pei Yanxi awkwardly raised her hand, her fingertips touching Yun Zhan's sleeve, then quickly withdrew as if burned.
She took two deep breaths before mustering her courage, leaning forward and resting her forehead on Yun Zhan's shoulder. Her hair was still damp, and the coolness seeped in through her clothes.
The next moment, Pei Yanxi grabbed Yun Zhan's belt and leaned against the bed, the edge of the bath towel slipping open an inch, revealing her delicate white collarbone under the moonlight.
She turned to her side, burying half her face in the pillow, leaving only her moist eyes showing, like a frightened fawn.
She quietly reached out and took Yun Zhan's fingertips in her hand, holding them very lightly, yet stubbornly refusing to let go.
"This is my first time, please... be gentle."
Pei Yanxi turned her head to the side, her long hair gliding over her collarbone, revealing the clean line of her neck, as if hiding all her awkwardness in her breath.
As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand and placed it on the back of Yun Zhan's hand. Her palm was burning hot and carried an unyielding force, yet it was also trembling slightly.
"It's something I wanted to give you, so don't be afraid."
That slight tremor was not a sign of weakness, but rather Pei Yanxi's courage as a leader taking off her armor for the first time.
Yun Zhan froze on the spot, his mind a jumble of thoughts.
She instinctively gripped that hand, her palms sweaty and her throat dry.
"I... I actually have no experience, and I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
The voice was so low that even the speaker couldn't hear it, yet it seemed as if the speaker had found the only way out.
Pei Yanxi froze for half a second, then buried her face even deeper into the pillow, her ear tips turning almost red.
She let out a soft "ah," as if she were embracing this clumsy confession.
"Then, do you want me to teach you? I don't know much, but I roughly know what's going on." Pei Yanxi sat up shyly, covering her chest with the blanket, the darkness obscuring her round, pale pink shoulders.
"Will it hurt? Senior... I'm a little scared, I'm sorry..." Yun Zhan's eyes were red, and he sat there like a little puppy.
The last syllable trembled slightly, like a feather scattered by the wind, but it felt as if it would shatter upon reaching the ear.
Her eyelashes were wet, and the tip of her nose was slightly red, as if she was about to shed tears at any moment.
Pei Yanxi felt sorry for Yun Zhan and wanted to reassure him that he was alright and didn't care about the pain.
But she was worried that Yun Zhan wouldn't agree.
"Then I'll find some books for you to read, and you can study them carefully, okay? Yun Zhan... my sweet baby."
Pei Yanxi spoke softly, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible, yet it carried an unprecedented gentleness.
"Don't be afraid, you can take me off anytime you want."
She herself was stunned for a moment, and the tips of her ears instantly turned blush.
But he quickly calmed down, placed his palm on the back of Yun Zhan's neck, and gently rubbed it.
"I'm here. If you're too nervous, I won't force you. We can take it slow later, okay?"
Pei Yanxi's voice was low and steady, with a touch of clumsy gentleness, like the early spring breeze, gradually dispelling the panic in Yun Zhan's eyes.
The moonlight fell on their clasped hands, as if pressing the pause button for them.
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