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Cheng Qiuyi saw a small figure standing behind her car in the rearview mirror. She paused for a moment, tossed her cigarette aside, and got out of the car to meet Liu Shuhan's gaze.
Liu Shuhan was wearing only a thin coat over her pajamas, with slippers on her feet that she hadn't had time to change out of. Her hair was tied up casually, looking somewhat messy.
Cheng Qiuyi hurried over in a few quick steps. She wanted to reach out and hug Liu Shuhan but hesitated, worried that the strong smell of smoke on her clothes would make Liu Shuhan dislike her. She stopped in front of her, unsure of how to position her hands and feet.
Liu Shuhan didn't have such concerns. She stepped forward and hugged Cheng Qiuyi tightly, burying her head in Cheng Qiuyi's embrace as she whispered, "I knew you hadn't left, Cheng Qiuyi. You're such an idiot."
Cheng Qiuyi was only wearing a shirt, and the moment Liu Shuhan hugged her, the fabric on her chest became damp.
Cheng Qiuyi sighed deeply and raised her hand to gently pat Liu Shuhan's back in a comforting manner. "I'm the idiot; you're the fool. We're a perfect match." After smoking all night, her throat felt rough as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper, and her words carried the acrid scent of nicotine.
Liu Shuhan wiped away her tears and looked up at Cheng Qiuyi with a fierce expression. "Well, look at you, Cheng Qiuyi. I thought you were some kind of model citizen, but here you are smoking behind my back."
"That's unfair, my lady. This is my first offense," Cheng Qiuyi said playfully, raising both hands above her head in a mock surrender.
"Pfft! Look at how skilled you are; don't try to fool me into thinking this is your first time."
A gust of wind blew through the night, and Liu Shuhan shivered without Cheng Qiuyi's warmth. Seeing this, Cheng Qiuyi quickly wrapped her arms around Liu Shuhan again and frowned slightly as she scolded, "What were you thinking coming out dressed like this at night? Do you really think you're made of iron?"
"And what about you?" Liu Shuhan mumbled against Cheng Qiuyi's shoulder. The smell of smoke filled her nostrils, and suddenly an idea popped into her head. "Qiu Yi, how about I take you to meet my parents? We have to do it sooner or later; better sooner than later."
"If you want to give them a heart attack, then go ahead," Cheng Qiuyi replied irritably. "We will have to face this day eventually, but we need to take it step by step. If you bring it up so suddenly, your parents might get so shocked that something bad happens. Who will be responsible then—me or you?"
"But... but I don't want you to suffer..."
"Take it slow; there's no way everything will go as we wish in this world."
Liu Shuhan remembered that her mother wanted to set her up on blind dates and chuckled. "Take it slow? At this rate, I'll end up being someone else's wife."
"What did you say?" Cheng Qiuyi was startled.
"My mom wants to set me up on a blind date, saying I'm not young anymore, and other girls my age already have kids."
Cheng Qiuyi frowned and said, "If you dare to go, I won't let you off easily."
Liu Shuhan chuckled, "Who said I was going? My wife has to be beautiful and capable. Those rough men can't compare!"
"So if there were someone comparable, you'd agree?"
"Even then, I wouldn't agree. I only want to be with you for the rest of my life; no one else will do."
Cheng Qiuyi's expression softened, and she asked, "Aren't your parents worried about you running out at this hour?"
Liu Shuhan shot her a sideways glance, "What? You want to chase me away? So you can secretly hide in some corner smoking and acting all deep? No way!"
"Then what do you want to do?" Cheng Qiuyi asked helplessly.
Liu Shuhan thought for a moment and pulled Cheng Qiuyi into the car. "Let's go back to the hotel. At most, we'll get up early tomorrow and take my dad to the hospital." She wrinkled her nose in disdain. "Cheng Qiuyi, you can't smoke anymore. If that smell doesn't clear up tonight, don't even think about getting into my bed!"
"Don't!" Cheng Qiuyi panicked. "Shu Han, I really only smoked this once. Please have mercy on me this time!"
...
The next day, Liu Shuhan got up early and took Liu Sen to the hospital for a check-up. Cheng Qiuyi's maternal grandfather's family was in City Z, so she had some influence there. She arranged things with the hospital to avoid waiting in line. In less than an hour, they finished all the checks without any major issues, and Liu Shuhan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She was thinking about Cheng Qiuyi and couldn't wait to find her after dropping her parents off at home.
Liu Shuhan knocked on Cheng Qiuyi's door, and as soon as Cheng Qiuyi opened it, she pushed her against the wall and started kissing her like a puppy. Cheng Qiuyi leaned against the wall to catch Liu Shuhan, amused by her eagerness. She deliberately put on a serious expression and said, "Shu Han, doing this during the day... it's inappropriate."
"This kind of thing is inappropriate anytime; I don't believe you don't want it," Liu Shuhan provocatively looked at Cheng Qiuyi while sliding her hand under her shirt to caress Cheng Qiuyi's slim waist, pressing her knee between Cheng Qiuyi's legs and rubbing against her inner thigh.
In her embrace, Cheng Qiuyi had to endure; otherwise, she wouldn't be called Cheng Qiuyi. She and Liu Shuhan moved from the entrance to the bed, their clothes and skirts scattered all over the floor.
Liu Shuhan's unexpected initiative this time led to a moment of passion where her teeth sank deeply into Cheng Qiuyi's shoulder, leaving two rows of small bite marks that oozed blood, as if Cheng Qiuyi's shoulder had earned a medal.
Cheng Qiuyi frowned, enduring the sharp pain, as she climbed to new heights with Liu Shuhan.
Finally coming back to her senses from the haze, Cheng Qiuyi gritted her teeth and said, "You must be a dog, right? After that bite, I won't be able to wear my new strappy dress for half a month."
Liu Shuhan leaned closer to Cheng Qiuyi's shoulder and lightly licked the two rows of bite marks, smacking her lips as she said, "Just making a mark so everyone knows you, Cheng Qiuyi, are taken."
"Then I want to make a mark on you too." Cheng Qiuyi pretended to open her mouth to bite Liu Shuhan.
Liu Shuhan quickly covered Cheng Qiuyi's mouth in fear, pleading with a pained expression, "Don't... I'm afraid it will hurt..."
Cheng Qiuyi laughed in anger, "Did you think about the pain when you bit me?" Ultimately, she couldn't bring herself to bite down; instead, she pressed her lips against Liu Shuhan's collarbone and left a deep red kiss mark in her shoulder nook. Satisfied, she nodded and said, "This rotten wood of yours has finally bloomed."
The two of them spent another day together before realizing they had come out to have fun. Now they had wasted two days without doing anything.
Liu Shuhan grew up in City Z and never thought there was anything fun about it. However, Cheng Qiuyi was quite enthusiastic and took Liu Shuhan to... their high school.
This high school was semi-closed off; usually it wasn't too bad, but today happened to be a weekend, making entry difficult. Unable to enter through the front gate, Cheng Qiuyi led Liu Shuhan around the school wall for quite some time before finally finding a low and secluded spot to climb over.
"Cheng Qiuyi, you're really something; good thing I'm wearing pants today."
Behind the wall was a bicycle shed. Nowadays, hardly any students or teachers rode bicycles anymore; the shed hadn't been used for a long time and was covered in cobwebs.
"I still remember when we were in our senior year, you secretly let the air out of the teacher's bicycle here," Cheng Qiuyi pointed at a post in the shed and said. "Back then you were so clumsy; after twisting for ages, you didn't let any air out but ended up sweating profusely."
"Who told him to scold you in public?" Liu Shuhan rolled her eyes and replied. "That teacher clearly wasn't a good person; I was just helping you teach him a lesson."
"In the end, not only did we not teach him a lesson, but you almost got punished yourself," Cheng Qiuyi remarked with a hint of sarcasm.
Liu Shuhan smiled at the memory of that day, "I dedicated my first bad deed to you. Are you touched?"
"Which of your firsts isn't mine?" Cheng Qiuyi replied, leaning on Liu Shuhan's shoulder.
Some people can lead you into a trap no matter what you say.
Liu Shuhan conceded defeat and cleared her throat to change the subject, "It's strange, but later that teacher's tire actually burst. I heard someone slashed it with a knife. I wonder who it was; they are even more wicked than I am."
The wicked one stood beside Liu Shuhan with a serious expression, showing no guilt whatsoever.
The school was perhaps the least changed area in City Z; what it was like ten years ago is still the same today. Although Liu Shuhan was a local, she had failed her college entrance exam back then and couldn't face her teachers, so she hadn't returned to the school in all these years. This time, returning with Cheng Qiuyi, she felt quite emotional. She had thought she would never see Cheng Qiuyi again and had lost hope, never imagining they would have a day like this.
"Qiu Yi, do you know when I first developed feelings for you?" As they strolled to the playground, Liu Shuhan leaned on the bleachers and asked Cheng Qiuyi.
"Could it be here?"
That year during the sports meet, Liu Shuhan had bravely signed up for the 10,000-meter run. Halfway through, she fell on the plastic track, her knees and elbows scraped and bloodied, mixed with dirt. That year, Cheng Qiuyi was a volunteer maintaining order, wearing a red hat. Without hesitation, she carried Liu Shuhan to the medical room.
Liu Shuhan could no longer remember the specific details of that day; she only recalled how Cheng Qiuyi's skin was almost translucent, with visible veins on her neck. By then, Liu Shuhan had already been paying attention to Cheng Qiuyi for some time. Suddenly having such close contact with her idol made her forget all about the pain; all she could see was Cheng Qiuyi's snow-white neck and wondered how someone could be so beautiful.
Cheng Qiuyi thought for a long time but couldn't recall which year Liu Shuhan was talking about, so she could only smile awkwardly, "Then I must have used taking you to the medical room as an excuse to slack off from being a volunteer."
Cheng Qiuyi was speaking the truth; back then, she was young and full of grand ambitions and looked down on high school students. How could she possibly take the initiative to help others?
"And you? When did you start liking me?"
Cheng Qiuyi honestly replied, "I don't know."
She truly didn't know. Having been lonely for too long, she simply didn't refuse Liu Shuhan's deliberate approach—she even enjoyed being admired by such a silly girl. Little did she know that over time, Liu Shuhan had walked right into her heart.
Liu Shuhan clearly wasn't satisfied with this answer and leaned disappointedly on the railing. "You're really boring." Suddenly her eyes lit up again, "Qiu Yi, let's go for a run!"
"It’s a hot day, you run if you want to."
"You!" Liu Shuhan huffed angrily, "You have no sense of romance!"
Cheng Qiuyi smiled and said nothing, taking a tissue to wipe the sweat from Liu Shuhan's nose.
On their way back, they ran into their former high school homeroom teacher. His name was Qin Jiang, with graying temples and deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He was a meticulous man who never got close to anyone, always wearing a smile that conveyed a sense of distance. Liu Shuhan later thought that Cheng Qiuyi's fake smiles towards outsiders were very similar to Qin Jiang's smiles when dealing with them.
Qin Jiang had a good memory; even after nearly ten years, he could still accurately call out Cheng Qiuyi and Liu Shuhan's names. However, he hesitated for a moment when he saw Cheng Qiuyi, though the hesitation was so brief it was almost negligible.
"Teacher Qin, you haven't changed at all after all these years!" Liu Shuhan said cheerfully, flattering him.
"Master, long time no see," Cheng Qiuyi also said.
Liu Shuhan didn't think much of Cheng Qiuyi's address; after all, Cheng Qiuyi had a good relationship with Qin Jiang in high school, so it was understandable for her to be more familiar.
However, Qin Jiang was quite surprised by Cheng Qiuyi's way of addressing him. He shot her a disapproving glance and then looked over at Liu Shuhan as if reminding Cheng Qiuyi of something.
"Master, I came to City Z not only to see you but also to introduce someone to you." Cheng Qiuyi pushed Liu Shuhan forward. "This is Liu Shuhan, my partner."
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