Chapter 12: Zip It Up, Please
"Cancel your leave? Are you the poor student who missed military training?"
Shen Jiaxu put the student union seal on the application form with a smile on his face. When he looked up again, his eyes fell on the black-haired girl's neck and his brows furrowed slightly.
The college uniforms are usually made and issued by the administration department. The bow ties on the shirts are the same color as the skirts. However, Lilith is a bit of a maverick and likes to embroider blue and gold patterns on all the skirts.
And now, Alice, who missed the military training, had a blue and gold bow tie tied around her neck. Such silk thread was definitely not something a poor student could use.
Shen Jiaxu stretched out his hand, and in Alice's doubtful eyes, he stopped beside her neck.
Lilith gave her clothes to the woman in front of her. Why? What new tricks did she come up with?
"I misread it. I thought it was dust. Your leave is over. Go to class now."
He withdrew his hand and walked Alice to the door. Sure enough, he saw a dazzling golden light in the window next to him.
Lilith raised her head, her azure eyes looked like a gemstone with seawater in the sunlight. The sunlight hit her from the side, and her long golden curls shone brightly.
Shen Jiaxu's eyes flashed for a moment at the bright color, but soon, a wave of impatience surged in his heart. The wounds on his body from being whipped were still aching.
Just because he said something to another guide, Lilith locked him up in the basement in a rage. She was always like this, clearly not liking him but still keeping him by her side to humiliate him.
This time, did she deliberately find a girl to frame him?
Lilith didn't know what was going on in Shen Jiaxu's mind. She faced the glaring sunlight, her eyes filled with a whitish halo. She blinked and felt a shadow falling in front of her.
It was Shen Jiaxu who came out, but after he came out, he saw the overly large suit on the girl.
At first glance, he was an adult man. His eyes were somewhat sarcastic, but his tone was still gentle.
"The Duchess said you haven't been reading the news, so she came to me. We have to go back together tonight, but I'm afraid it's not very nice for you to be dressed like this."
Duchess? Is this the beginning of the true and false daughter drama?
Lilith didn't pay attention to the latter part of the sentence. She stood up suddenly, but because she had been squatting on the ground for too long, a moment of dizziness made her stumble and fall forward.
Shen Jiaxu dodged it reflexively, but secretly thought it was not good. He reached out his hand, but the girl had already stood firm.
As expected, the original owner's popularity was too bad. Even a gentle person like Shen Jiaxu was unwilling to help her.
Lilith rubbed her forehead, and her suit fell to the ground because of the noise, revealing a rather miserable uniform.
It's time to complain to the administration department. What kind of rubbish are the uniforms made of? They're going to fall apart after a few steps. If the heroine wore them, I'm afraid she would be really embarrassed.
She bent down to pick up her suit and was about to put it back on when someone grabbed her wrist.
"Are you planning on going back dressed like this? It would be bad if the Duchess misunderstood me."
Shen Jiaxu frowned slightly, with a hint of worry in his eyes, but his hands were like iron pliers, tightly gripping Lilith.
The suit on her body was taken away, and Lilith was pushed into the lounge. On the single bed was a gorgeous Rococo-style dress.
Lilith compared the size and found it was a little small. Could it be that it was originally intended for the heroine? If she hadn't exchanged skirts with Alice, perhaps Shen Jiaxu would have given this gorgeous dress to her.
But now, it seems like she messed it up? Lilith thought with a headache, squeezing her body into the clothes. However, the cuffs were decorated with complicated patterns, so she couldn't even lift her hands. She tried to pull the zipper with her backhand, sweating profusely.
"Damn it, we're already in the interstellar world, can't they design some clothes that are easier to wear?"
Perhaps she had taken too long, and Shen Jiaxu's doubtful voice came from the door.
"Are you still not done? The student council members on patrol are coming back soon, and you don't want to be…"
Lilith flung the door open, her face still flushed with a light pink from struggling with the zipper. Her puff sleeves slid down slightly, hanging on her wrists, and the front of her dress was stuck at her collar, dangling precariously.
"Do me a favor."
She pulled Shen Jiaxu into the room without saying anything, and the door slammed shut, startling the student union members who had just walked in from the corner.
"President? Isn't it his usual break time yet?"
"The president has to deal with so many things every day. He might be too tired."
"Forget about the president, those rich girls in the art department seem to dislike us..."
In the lounge across the wall, Shen Jiaxu was being pulled by the collar, forcing him to lower his head slightly. The huge height difference made him see a patch of white.
But before I could see clearly, the person in front of me had already turned around.
"Help me zip it up."
Lilith lifted her hair up and held it with one hand, with a few strands of hair falling messily on her back. The zipper of her gorgeous dress was very long, opening all the way to her tailbone.
She didn't think it was shameful to ask someone to help her zip up her pants. She was wearing a vest and safety pants, and nothing that shouldn't be exposed was exposed. After all, Shen Jiaxu was still her husband, so what was wrong with asking for help?
Shen Jiaxu rarely stood there in a daze, but his hand was forcibly brought to the starting point of the zipper.
"Hurry up, it's cold."
The temperature in the lounge was low, and the girl was blown by the cold wind, and tiny goose bumps appeared on her back. Shen Jiaxu's hand gently grasped the zipper, and the sound of the lock sliding was particularly clear in the quiet room.
His eyes only fell on the zipper, but the human eye's field of vision was too wide, and he was forced to see the cold white snow and the blue veins, the slender waist and the not-so-distinct back muscles.
The zipper was pressed against his skin, and his fingertips seemed to be sweating, but Lilith's body was cold, and she would tremble slightly when she accidentally touched it. The butterfly bones on her back slightly folded, as if she was about to spread her wings to fly.
It was as if all the surrounding scenes began to fade, and Shen Jiaxu could only see the colors under his fingertips. He pulled the zipper with one hand and used the other to push away the hair that was in the way. The dress gradually closed and stopped at the neck.
Under the fingertips was the seventh vertebra of the human body. This place was very fragile. With the sentry's strength, just a light press...
His fingers unconsciously exerted a little force, but Lilith remained silent, holding her hair in a bun. Shen Jiaxu's eyes were filled with chaotic hatred.
Just press it, and it's all over. All the torture and the life of servility are over.
He stared at the slightly protruding bones, his fingers curled up.
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