Chapter 22 Wanting to Become That Rich, Creamy Moment Up Close
An unexpected guest came to the bar tonight; he was Zhou Ke's former colleague.
With the economic downturn in recent years, many companies have started laying off employees, and he was on the layoff list. His six-year career as a hard worker came to an end. He couldn't say whether he should breathe a sigh of relief and finally get a short break, or be anxious about having to start all over again at this age.
The glass shimmered coldly in the dim light, half-filled with amber liquid. The man was completely drunk, two flushed cheeks clinging to his face. Zhong Hao patted Zhou Ke on the shoulder, slurring his words, "You're so much better off. You left that harmful company without looking back and started your own business. Unlike us, at this age, losing our jobs is like being back to square one. Our resumes are treated like scrap paper, and we don't even know where we'll be tomorrow."
The waiter brought over the drink he had just ordered. Zhou Ke glanced at Zhong Hao's condition and saw that he was obviously drunk. If he drank any more, he probably wouldn't be able to leave the bar. So he asked someone to take the drink away.
Drinking to drown one's sorrows only makes them worse. Zhou Ke listened to his rambling for two whole hours, from his initial dedication to his later resentment and curses, until his head began to throb.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhong Hao started to defend him again, "Back then, Li Chen deliberately tampered with your experimental data in order to get a promotion, causing you to be investigated by the higher-ups. He relied on President Cui as his backer and blamed all the mistakes on you, the team leader. Actually, everyone knows what's going on, but there's nothing we can do. That's how the workplace is. There are a lot of disgusting things. Fairness is something that judges give. People like us are kicked aside once we're no longer of use. But seeing how you are now, thriving even without Junyan, you can be considered to have turned misfortune into blessing."
Zhou Ke pursed his lips, looked at him, and pondered for a moment, "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come here to find me, and I will do my best to help."
“In the future…” Zhong Hao repeated the word, then grinned and said in a low voice, “Thanks, brother, but who knows what the future holds? I don’t know whether to stay in Tongcheng or go to another city. I came here today mainly because I have some things on my mind that I want to talk to someone about. We had a good drink today, and we’ll get together again next time if we have the chance.”
"Speak," Zhong Hao said, getting up unsteadily. Seeing that he seemed completely disoriented, Zhou Ke suggested driving him home.
Zhong Hao's family lived in the south of Tongcheng. Although it wasn't on the same route as Zhou Ke's family, it wasn't too far away.
A crescent moon hung high in the sky, and twinkling stars dotted the dark night sky. A pleasant evening breeze drifted into the carriage through the half-open window.
Half an hour later, Zhou Ke dropped her off at home. On the way back, he noticed that the cake shop on the street corner was still open. Thinking that Lin Yu was at home, he got out of the car and went into the cake shop without hesitation.
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When Zhou Ke arrived home, Lin Yu was curled up on the sofa reading a book. She heard the soft sound of the door lock turning, looked up, and saw Zhou Ke push the door open and enter.
"Brother." Lin Yu put down her book and called him softly. Her gaze fell on her brother, and when she noticed the paper bag he was carrying, her eyes crinkled with curiosity. "What did you buy?"
Zhou Ke walked towards her, his tone unconsciously softening: "I happened to pass by this cake shop on my way back, and since you were home, I bought it for you."
After saying that, he handed the bag over.
Lin Yu reached out and took it. The moment the handle landed in her palm, she felt its heavy weight. Sure enough, when she opened it, she saw that the bag contained not only milk skin yogurt, but also a pandan mango cake and a whole box of ice cream puffs.
She looked at the desserts in her hands, which were quite large, and asked Zhou Ke, "Why did you buy so many?"
Zhou Ke sat beside her, his gaze fixed on her: "I thought girls would like desserts, so I bought a few more. This pandan cake is a new product in the store, and there's only one left. Try it."
Lin Yu leaned over and took out the cakes Zhou Ke had bought one by one and placed them on the table. Then she opened the packaging box of the cream puffs, put on disposable gloves, picked up a cream puff about half the size of her palm, and turned to look at Zhou Ke. Her eyes lit up slightly. "Brother, would you like some? Girls will get fat if they eat too many sweets, especially at night."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke shifted his gaze to her. Thin arms and legs, it would be better if she were a little plump. The distorted aesthetic of being pale, young, and thin has influenced too many people. Zhou Ke did not want Lin Yu to be influenced by it. Whether she is fat or thin, as long as it does not affect her health, there is no need to care. He looked at Lin Yu and said clearly, "Only those boys with abnormal ideas would discuss and criticize a girl's figure."
She understood what he meant; she just wanted to eat the same thing as her brother.
Looking at the table full of food, Lin Yu said with some difficulty, "But I really can't finish it all."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke sighed helplessly and said indulgently, "Then let's leave it."
Lin Yu: "Like when we were kids, would you give the leftovers to your older brother?"
Zhou Ke looked at her with gentle eyes. When they were little, in order to help them grow, Lin Ye always required the two children to eat two eggs for breakfast. Lin Yu didn't like to eat egg yolks and had difficulty even taking a bite. So, she could only beg Zhou Ke to help her finish the leftover egg yolks.
Cleaning up her leftovers seemed to be something he had been doing since he was a child, and he never felt annoyed by it, nor did he feel that there was anything wrong with it. It was as if the older brother was born to solve problems for his younger sister.
Meeting Lin Yu's clear and bright light eyes, Zhou Ke said gently, "Okay, you eat first, and give me what you can't finish."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu's lips curved into a faint smile. Holding the cream puff in her hand, she lowered her head and took a bite. The moment the flaky pastry cracked open, the rich cream overflowed, filling half of her mouth, and some even stuck to the corners of her lips. She stuck out her tongue and subconsciously licked it.
Zhou Ke sat beside her, his gaze fixed on her face. When he saw that scene, his heart tightened. His eyes lingered on her lips for a moment, and his voice lowered slightly: "Xiao Yu."
"Hmm?" Lin Yu was focused on eating her cream puff when her brother called out to her, so she couldn't help but look up. "What's wrong?"
Zhou Ke looked at her calmly and reminded her, "There's something on the corner of your mouth."
Lin Yu paused in her chewing, looked up, and asked, "Is it cream from a cream puff?"
Zhou Ke gave a soft "hmm".
Lin Yu raised her hand, her fingertip lightly touching the corner of her lips. "Is this it?"
"no."
Lin Yu tilted her head back, pointed her finger to the right, and stared intently at her brother. "Here?"
After failing to find the right spot twice, Zhou Ke's thin eyelids drooped, and the white mark was still stuck to the corner of her lips, quietly adhering to her skin, and did not disappear for a long time.
He didn't answer, but leaned over and pulled a clean, soft tissue from the tissue box next to him, holding it between his fingers. He said in a gentle and calm tone, "Put your hand down."
Lin Yu glanced at the tissue in his hand and knew what he was going to do, so she obediently lowered her arm. The next second, her brother suddenly moved closer to her, and her eyes fell on his chin, and a little higher on his naturally light pink lips.
Lin Yu suddenly lowered her head, her breathing momentarily out of rhythm.
Even if she doesn't look, she still has a keen sense of smell and touch.
My brother always carried a clean and cool scent of soap. When he came closer, the faint fragrance drifted over like a dense, crisp mist after the rain.
His fingertips gently touched her lips, brushing against that small patch of skin. The thin cotton towel couldn't contain the warmth of his fingertips. The moment he touched her, Lin Yu felt a sudden shiver run through her body, and her heart skipped a beat. She jerked her neck back, her gaze falling directly on his naturally pursed lips.
After wiping the cream off his lips, Zhou Ke withdrew his hand. As if noticing Lin Yu's burning, sticky gaze, he lowered his eyelids, his dark eyes falling on her clean and cool features. There was a breeze in the room, which made the few fine strands of hair on her forehead sway from side to side in her pupils. For some reason, Zhou Ke felt as if these strands of hair passed through his Adam's apple and reached deep into his throat, making his throat itchy and tight, and thirsty for water to relieve the discomfort.
His fingers had left the corner of her lips, but a patch of still-burning skin remained. The heat spread rapidly under his gaze, and she seemed to hear something boiling, bubbling away.
Too close.
Whether it's physical contact or eye contact.
A faint glimmer of light flickered in his eyes with the pounding of his heart.
I want to become that rich, creamy mess, to be melted in his mouth.
This was the absurd thought that suddenly popped into her head at that moment.
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Night is the dream house that God gave to mankind, and she is the master of illusions, where she can make any request she wants.
The process of licking and sucking made her scalp tingle in waves, the air felt warmer, she curled her fingertips, and stretched her insteps to their fullest extent.
Her eyes welled up with tears of pleasure, and she opened and closed them without restraint, letting them flow freely. She was successfully defeated by his gentle caresses.
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The water flowed gurglingly, washing over a small clump of foamy fabric. Lin Yu stood in front of the bathroom sink, looking at her soaked underwear, and suddenly remembered how disheveled she felt when she woke up that morning. That feeling inevitably reminded her of last night's dream.
If only her real brother could be like the one in her dream, she sighed softly, looking at her dazed face in the mirror.
It's time to take the first step of the plan.
When Lin Yu came out of the bathroom, Zhou Ke was cooking tomato beef brisket in the kitchen. The rich aroma wafted through every corner of the living room. Lin Yu stood outside the kitchen, at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, quietly watching her brother's tall and broad back. He was used to wearing dark colors, which made his temperament particularly cold and aloof. To outsiders, he was mostly seen as a serious brother who never smiled, but only Lin Yu knew how gentle her brother was to her.
He gave her everything: patience, care, thoughtfulness, and meticulousness.
She was the only exception in his life. Lin Yu couldn't imagine that one day, another woman would appear in her brother's life, that they would fall in love with each other, and that her brother would pour that unique love into another girl.
Just thinking about it makes my heart feel like it's been ripped open.
She shouldn't be so selfish, but she really loves her brother.
During lunch, Lin Yu casually told her brother that a friend of hers had come to Tongcheng the day before and wanted to stay for a while. She planned to take her friend around Tongcheng during this time.
Lin Yu rarely mentions friends in front of him, except for Jia Yi. Because of his childhood experiences, Lin Yu has never been the type to open up to people. He often worries that his sister lacks friendships. Now, hearing that she wants to go out with her friends, he naturally supports her wholeheartedly and even feels gratified.
"A college classmate?"
Lin Yu paused for a moment, then, remembering Cong Yi, replied without batting an eye, "Yes."
Zhou Ke didn't ask whether it was a man or a woman, perhaps subconsciously assuming it was a female friend. After asking that question, he didn't ask any further questions, but simply picked up his phone and transferred some money to her.
The phone lying next to him rang. Lin Yu picked it up and glanced at the transfer interface on the screen. He was immediately surprised and said, "Brother, why are you transferring money to me again? Didn't you just transfer 10,000 last time?"
"It's more reassuring to have some money on hand when you go out to play," Zhou Ke said, putting the peeled shrimp into her bowl.
Her brother has always been generous to her. Even though she has said more than once that she has money, Zhou Ke still transfers money to her every now and then. The 10,000 yuan from last time is still in her balance, and this time it is another considerable sum.
Lin Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her heart felt as if a small pebble had suddenly fallen into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread.
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