Chapter 87 Kiss me, or accept this gift.
A sudden, intense feeling of suffocation struck without warning.
Pipa involuntarily clenched her chest and began to breathe heavily.
I don't know how much time passed before that feeling gradually faded, replaced by a lingering taste of blood in my mouth.
It seems that he accidentally bit his tongue in the chaos just now.
The sweet taste of blood filled my mouth.
Besides that, there was a strange tingling sensation, like... like being suddenly burned by high temperature.
Pipa couldn't help but stand up, lean out of the window, and feel the damp, cool night breeze. He took a deep breath.
Looking up, I saw that the scarlet full moon had somehow already fallen below the treetops.
A pale, hazy dawn light rises in the distant sky.
The night is about to end.
...But will daylight really arrive as scheduled?
Even though she had made up her mind to leave, the unease lurking in her heart showed no signs of abating; on the contrary, it intensified.
The soft touch that brushed against my leg was that of glutinous rice balls.
The white cat impatiently flicked its tail and paced back and forth, looking quite anxious.
Are you hungry?
As Pipa spoke, she subconsciously bent down to touch Tangyuan.
The latter suddenly seemed to be greatly frightened, its fur standing on end, and then it leaped into the air. If Pipa hadn't dodged in time, Tangyuan would have probably blinded it.
Even so, two distinct claw marks remained on his cheek. After a moment of numbness, a burning pain rose from the wounds.
Meanwhile, Tangyuan, who had just finished committing the crime, hid away as if fleeing from guilt.
"Tangyuan? Tangyuan?"
No matter how softly I called to her, she wouldn't come out.
Pipa sighed and placed the prepared cat food into Tangyuan's rice bowl.
Then he went to the mirror to check his injuries.
This isn't the first time Tangyuan has suddenly gone crazy like this.
However, in the past, it only showed strong resistance, making hissing sounds or raising its fur and arching its body as a warning.
However, there was no actual harm.
At times like these, Tangyuan would suddenly become very resistant to the boy's approach.
But never before has it launched such a proactive attack, even leaving wounds.
Pipa looked down at the scratches on her face and saw that she was indeed bleeding. No wonder it hurt.
Just as he was about to get up to fetch some water to treat his wound, he caught a glimpse of crimson at the corner of his mouth and suddenly froze.
This is……
He reached out and tried to wipe it off, but couldn't get it off immediately.
I licked it, and it really did taste like blood.
Not only that, the boy's lips in the mirror also looked somewhat red, swollen, and chapped.
...But I should have just bitten my tongue.
In a flash, Pipa suddenly remembered Chen Yun.
The scene of my hands being restrained and forced onto the table not long ago flashed through my mind...
Pipa looked rather pale.
Although Shen Yun's movements were forceful, she actually held back and didn't really hurt the boy. It was Pi Pa who bit Shen Yun's tongue hard later.
I was caught in such heavy rain twice in a row.
I wonder how the other person is doing now...
Thinking of this, Pipa shook her head to herself.
Someone like Shen Yun is not someone I should worry about.
He should be thinking about preparing to leave now.
Pipa didn't have much luggage; she didn't even have a single bag when she came.
Now all that's left is a box, a copper coin, some travel money, and... a pitch-black dagger.
Seeing the dagger in the drawer, Pipa couldn't help but think of the person she wanted to deliberately avoid.
That thing was a birthday gift from Shen Yun. Pipa didn't know where the other person had heard about his birthday.
Shen Yun disliked explaining, and he almost never pressed for answers.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Shen Yun chose him as a shield, although somehow things have turned out this way...
Pipa remembered that on the first night she hosted Shen Yun, Shen Yun used this dagger to peel the apple.
The apple was cut in two, and they each got half.
That was one of the few times in my memory that loquat thought apples tasted good.
Later, Shen Yun did nothing, but instead asked Pipa to sing him a little tune as usual, the same tune that his mother sang to Pipa.
Shen Yun seems to really like it; she never gets tired of listening to it.
Just like when he drinks, he drinks one cup after another, but he never gets drunk.
Later, it was Pipa who couldn't hold on any longer. She hummed a song incoherently and then fell asleep.
When she woke up again, Shen Yun was nowhere to be found.
Pipa, on the other hand, had been moved from the table to the bed at some point. The blanket was neatly tucked in, almost wrapping him up like a dumpling.
When Shen Yun offered to give the dagger as a gift, Pipa refused to accept it no matter what.
"Why?"
Shen Yun raised an eyebrow at him slightly, asking casually, "Perhaps you feel it's not valuable enough?"
Pipa was taken aback by these words.
"How could this be..."
It was precisely because he saw that the thing was unusual that he felt he could not easily accept it.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yun would think that way...
However, when Pipa looked at Chen Yun, she found that the other person was smiling.
His dark eyes narrowed slightly, showing no sign of anger. Only then did the boy belatedly realize that the other person seemed to have said that on purpose.
"Then I'll accept it," Shen Yun said firmly, enunciating each word clearly.
Seeing that Pipa remained silent and did not take anything, but simply lowered his head, he adopted a stubborn stance.
Shen Yun chuckled softly, probably finding it somewhat novel to see a boy like this for the first time. So she leaned down and whispered in his ear.
"Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. It's your birthday anyway. Let's make a choice."
The warm breath tickled my ear, and even the back of my neck felt hot.
Pipa resisted the urge to turn her head, fearing she might bump into something she shouldn't.
"What kind of multiple-choice question is it?" he asked.
“Well—” Shen Yun said, pausing as if on purpose, before casually adding, “Kiss me, or accept this gift.”
Pipa felt her heart skip a beat.
I doubted that I had misheard.
I couldn't help but turn my head.
Of course, they didn't forget to keep some distance at the same time, but even so, the distance between the two was still a bit too close.
"So excited, you can't wait?"
Seeing the boy's bewildered expression, Shen Yun remained nonchalant, though the smile in her eyes seemed to have deepened.
Pipa noticed that Shen Yun seemed to enjoy deliberately distorting her intentions in her words.
I don't know if it was for fun or what...
He asked somewhat uncertainly, "Dear, what kind of 'dear'?"
His heart pounded. At that time, he felt that Shen Yun had absolutely no interest in him. So this request seemed rather absurd.
Could it be that he was deliberately teasing me to express his dissatisfaction with refusing the gift?
Although it was still somewhat strange, it was the most likely answer that Pipa could think of at the time.
Just then, Shen Yun spoke up: "A kiss is naturally lips to lips, what other kind of kiss could it be?"
She paused, then glanced at the boy with a half-smile, and said, "You're asking this because you're very experienced and know many different ways to kiss? Shouldn't you let me see them too?"
"..."
—This person is clearly doing it on purpose.
Pipa understood in her heart, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
After all, practically speaking, it was perfectly reasonable for Shen Yun to do whatever she wanted to him.
If you really encounter a customer with unusual fetishes, it's not uncommon for someone to be played to death.
Sometimes, young people may doubt themselves, wondering if they have had too smooth a journey, which is why they are so ungrateful.
But knowing something in one's heart is one thing, but when it comes to actually doing something, he becomes helpless and stiff all over.
—Just as Li Xiao once said, he might really be a blockhead.
"Alright, you should have thought it through by now. I can't possibly make my demands too harsh and put you in a difficult position, can I?"
Shen Yun lightly tapped the table.
A pair of dark eyes gazed intently at the loquat, awaiting the boy's choice.
At a time like this, anyone with a bit of courage and a bit of wit should immediately stand up, lean over, and passionately kiss the other person...
A good thing might just happen.
But Pipa was indeed timid. In Aunt Xun's words, she was like a piece of mud that couldn't be plastered on a wall, deserving to be trampled underfoot for the rest of her life and never able to turn her life around.
So Pipa ultimately chose to accept the dagger.
Upon seeing this, a fleeting hint of regret seemed to cross Shen Yun's face.
But I still wished him a happy birthday.
Happy birthday!
Shen Yun patted his head and whispered, "Grow up quickly."
Pipa had her head down, so she couldn't see the expression on the other person's face at that time.
That night, as usual, Shen Yun did not stay overnight, but she ate longevity noodles with him.
Seeing this dagger now, and recalling the scene, Pipa belatedly realized that Shen Yun's decision to present those two choices to her back then might not have been just a joke.
Unfortunately, I'm still the same coward I always was.
After much deliberation, Pipa decided to return the dagger to its rightful owner.
He only found out later.
This dagger and the longsword that Shen Yun always carried were actually passed down from the Shen family ancestors.
Who would have thought that such a spendthrift would emerge in Shen Yun's generation, so casually handing over the family heirloom?
Zhuzhu was sent off to take care of some important business.
Because of the unpleasant ending last time, Shen Yun probably won't be coming back anytime soon.
After thinking about it, Pipa decided to go there herself and return the items to the other party.
This can be considered... bringing an end to this ambiguous relationship.
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