Listening intently to the sound of water, now loud, now soft, continuous and unbroken, it was irresistible. Yet, there was no sign of it stopping. Shen Qian curled up in her quilt, staring into the distance, her heart torn apart with longing. Longing turned into sleepiness over time, combined with the comfort of a large bed and the soothing feeling after a bath, she drifted off to sleep.
Shen Qian was awakened by You Ran pressing down on her. When she opened her eyes, You Ran was just removing his bath towel, then gracefully took a small cherry into his mouth. Shen Qian moaned, her mind was in turmoil, but the memory of her desperate desire for intimacy being rejected made her suppress her urges, pushing You Ran away, “I’m tired, I want to sleep.”
“A bit of exercise will wake you up.” You Ran pressed down again, kissing her forcibly. After a moment of awkwardness, the scent of You Ran after his bath, mixed with his body fragrance she adored, began to overwhelm her senses. Just as she was about to give in, her stomach betrayed her with a loud growl. You Ran paused, Shen Qian was stunned, and they stared at each other for a long time before You Ran asked, “Are you very hungry?”
“I only had a pancake at noon and just took a bite of one earlier.” Recently, Shen Qian was obsessed with pancakes, eating them for all three meals except breakfast at home. At noon in the hospital, she had pancakes, and on the way home, she’d buy more, not eating dinner.
“…” You Ran remained silent for a long while before getting up, “I’ll go make dinner.” Shen Qian watched as You Ran left, his scent lingering around her, along with the slight tingling from where his teeth had just grazed her skin, causing her blood to boil and her emotions to spiral out of control. She wanted to cry but had no tears; if only she had wrapped her arms around his waist and not let him go earlier. If he had pressed down a bit longer, wouldn’t she have succumbed?
