In the rosy dawn, they entwined themselves together, like a burning flame, intense and passionate.
...
Su Ruanruan lay on her side on the bed, her exposed skin covered with red marks.
She propped her head up with her hand, her gaze seemingly drifting to the side room in the distance.
"Tsk... Sigh!"
Su Ruanruan turned over again and buried her head in the pillow.
After all that, she was exhausted.
It's a pity that the duck that was about to be eaten flew away.
Who would have thought that at the crucial moment, the little puppy would back down again?
He locked himself in the side room and wouldn't come out.
Is she more terrifying than a ferocious beast in troubled waters?
Forget it, let's let him off the hook for now, considering his poor health.
Mu Bai stayed in the side room for about half an hour and saw that Su Ruanruan was facing away from him and not moving, so she must have fallen asleep.
He breathed a sigh of relief, clutching a pair of discarded underpants in his hand, and like a mouse stealing food, tiptoed into the yard.
I quickly washed it and hung it out to dry in the sun.
Hopefully, it will be dry before Ruanruan wakes up.
Mu Bai coughed a few times and went to the kitchen to brew medicine.
Sitting in front of the stove, all I could think of was the image of Ruan Ruan being so affectionate.
And myself...
He never imagined he would ever be this crazy...
When Su Ruanruan woke up, it was already past noon.
"Brother Mu Bai."
Mu Bai was sitting in the courtyard copying books when he heard Su Ruanruan call him, so he quickly got up.
After taking a few steps, he seemed to remember something, paused, and looked back at the bamboo pole in the yard.
He hurriedly hid his completely dry underwear haphazardly.
He wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead and walked heavily to the bedroom.
Upon seeing Su Ruanruan sitting on the bed getting dressed, Mu Bai quickly turned away.
Even with just one glance, he could see the marks on Ruan Ruan's body.
Thinking of his shameless actions, Mu Bai lowered his head even further.
"Soft..."
"Brother Mu Bai, I'm thirsty..."
"Oh." Mu Bai immediately returned to the table and poured Su Ruanruan a glass of water.
Su Ruanruan noticed that he was avoiding her gaze and didn't dare to look at her.
I was so angry I almost laughed.
He's already on third base, and he's still so shy.
What should we do?
Su Ruanruan tilted her head back and drank the water in the cup in one gulp.
Their gazes fell on Mu Bai's thin frame.
Thinking of Mu Bai's old injuries, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother Mu Bai, what about all those injuries you have..."
"It's ugly... isn't it?"
Mu Bai suppressed the pain in his heart, took the cup, and remained silent for a few moments.
The hand gripping the cup suddenly tightened.
"Ruan Ruan, I don't want to talk about the past."
"I've already prepared the food. Just tidy up and come over to eat."
"Oh." Su Ruanruan went to the side room, glancing back at Mu Bai as she went in.
This illness seemed to have weakened him considerably; he almost tripped over the threshold when he went out. That desolate figure was all too familiar.
Seeing his appearance reminded Su Ruanruan of her past life, where she was also ill.
The "stepmother" wrongly accused her of cutting up her expensive dress.
She threw herself into the arms of her unloving father, who berated her for her "crimes," and even her illegitimate children insulted her.
With her face swollen and red, she knelt in the snow for half the night.
Before leaving, she saw that happy family, whose backs were as desolate as Mu Bai's.
Su Ruanruan touched her cheek; even after so many years, her cheek, which had been brutally beaten, still stung.
Only she knows how hard those days were.
Just like the injuries on Mu Bai's body, only he himself knows what exactly happened.
When Su Ruanruan returned to the courtyard, she saw two dishes already laid out on the stone table: a country-style stir-fry and blanched bok choy, accompanied by a seasonal vegetable soup.
Mu Bai served Su Ruanruan a bowl of rice and handed her chopsticks.
She reached out to take it, and her fingertips accidentally touched Mu Bai's long, slender, fair fingers.
Mu Bai quickly withdrew his hand, feeling his fingertips become burning hot.
My mind is filled with the delicate, fragrant touch of the morning.
He was inexperienced in such matters and pulled back from the brink this morning, but he didn't know if he had done anything to Ruan Ruan last night.
Su Ruanruan looked at Mu Bai suspiciously, noticing that his cheeks had flushed again.
Perhaps it was because Su Ruanruan's gaze was too intense, Mu Bai chewed his rice carefully, not daring to look up at her.
Su Ruanruan never liked bland food, and now that even Mu Bai was avoiding her like this, she felt even more like she was chewing wax and couldn't swallow it.
"Brother Mu Bai, why don't you dare look at me?"
"ah?"
Mu Bai was startled, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the table with a "clatter".
"I...I..."
Su Ruanruan sat upright on the stone bench, her eyes slightly narrowed, quietly watching his distraught appearance.
Mu Bai clasped his hands tightly, and after a long while, he raised his clear eyes.
"Ruanruan, did anything happen between us last night?"
Why did we sleep naked last night?
Did I... hurt you?
So that's why he avoided her gaze and didn't dare to look up at her.
Instead of mentioning what happened this morning, they started talking about what happened last night.
But he was unconscious all night; what could she do?
This morning, I shouldn't have let him get out of bed.
Su Ruanruan was about to deny it, but then she had the idea to tease him.
She slowly lowered her head, her voice tinged with shyness, "Brother Mu Bai, you were sick, I don't know what you were doing, I... I don't blame you..."
The implication is self-evident.
Mu Bai suddenly stood up, his expression immediately turning serious, and stared blankly at Su Ruanruan for a few moments.
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