"How does it feel?"
"I... I don’t know. I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack. It’s beating so fast."
"My heart is beating really fast, too."
"Then stop pinching me. It hurts."
"This is the punishment. The kiss is the reward. We have to count them separately."
"Didn’t you just finish punishing me?"
Panting, heartbeats, the rustle of clothes, and soft whispers all mingled together, creating an unparalleled atmosphere.
A first kiss is bound to be a little awkward.
Jiangg Yao’s reaction was even more intense than Chen Yuan’s. Her face was so red it looked like it might start dripping blood. Throughout the kiss, she kept pinching the soft flesh of his waist, as if it could relieve the pressure from her overwhelming shyness.
Even though she had initiated it, he could clearly feel her whole body tremble the moment their lips touched.
The feeling was completely different, leaving Chen Yuan stunned.
This kiss was a world apart from the one in the restaurant. It felt so surreal that he almost thought he was kissing a different person. ’How could that be possible?’ But the feeling was undeniably real in his heart.
"So sweet... I like it." Jiangg Yao stood on her tiptoes again.
"Then let’s try again," Chen Yuan said, lowering his head.
「More than ten minutes passed.」
They lost count of how many times they tried before they finally broke free from the mesmerizing, almost magical atmosphere.
The two of them sat together on the sofa.
Occasionally, their eyes would meet.
Perhaps because things had been so intense just now, it... actually felt a little awkward.
Jiangg Yao stopped initiating conversation. She was as shy as a young girl, her gaze darting away more than once.
Recalling the lingering feeling, their affection for each other couldn’t help but grow.
Chen Yuan lifted his shirt and stared speechlessly at the red, pinched flesh on his waist. ’Does she... have some kind of special fetish? Pinching me like this while we kiss.’
In reality, Jiangg Yao was not wrong to punish him.
She was wearing her sister’s clothes and kissing him as her sister. This meant she had gotten revenge on Jiangg Ning, while simultaneously cuckolding herself and stealing her sister’s man.
Hiss... ’This is so complicated.’
...
Once they had calmed down, the two of them enjoyed the quiet moment together.
Jiangg Yao scooted closer, resting her head on his shoulder. Her loose hair was a bit messy, partially hiding her flushed cheeks. She closed her eyes, deeply savoring a happiness she had never felt before—the bliss of being in love.
"You can feel that I like you a lot, right?" she asked softly.
"Mhm."
"Do you think I’m too love-brained, always being the one to make a move? Does that make me seem cheap, Chen Yuan?"
"No, not at all." Chen Yuan suddenly noticed Jiangg Yao’s spirits seemed to drop. He turned his head and said seriously, "It’s not cheap at all. If you don’t want to be the one to initiate, I can learn to do it, though I’m not very good at it."
"Forget it," Jiangg Yao said, rolling her eyes at him. "You don’t seem like the proactive type."
"You saw right through me."
"But I guess this is what it’s like to love someone. I don’t want to be the one to initiate, but I can’t help myself every time. My young master..." she whispered, "Could it be that I just like you too much?"
Jiangg Yao held Chen Yuan’s hand, talking as if in a daze while constantly tracing the joints of his fingers. Her own hands were slender and soft.
’Such an adorable woman, saying such adorable things.’
’She didn’t even know how to love him properly anymore. Even though they didn’t know that much about each other yet, she would undoubtedly choose this boy she liked, over and over again. She even wanted the two of them to just find a place and hide away.’
’Her income as a streamer was substantial. She could afford to rent a place, and they could live more than comfortably in a normal city.’
’She would work hard to earn money whenever she streamed, be the most dedicated Singing Girl, and beg her ’big brothers and sisters’ for gifts. She’d sing from morning till night. After her stream, she’d put on an apron and have a cozy dinner with Chen Yuan. She could support him like that until they grew old.’
’He wouldn’t even have to do a thing.’
’As long as he stayed by her side, never left, and never fell for another younger, prettier girl.’
’They could go out and stock up on tons of supplies, buy a huge refrigerator, and become complete shut-ins together. At night, she could even play games with him, following right behind Chen Yuan no matter what he played.’
’A life like that seemed pretty good. Simple and happy, a whole lifetime visible at a glance.’
’Uh... wait a minute.’
’There was another possibility: the "Singing Girl gets PUA’d for love" version. All the money she worked so hard to earn would be taken by her husband to support his mistress on the side... In the end, she’d lose both her money and her man, become disillusioned with love, and die old and alone.’
She suddenly stood up, tucked her hair behind her ear, and glared at Chen Yuan. "You wouldn’t cheat on me, would you?"
"Huh?"
’A woman’s train of thought could jump so fast it was unimaginable.’
’Just a few seconds ago, they were whispering sweet nothings about how much they liked each other, and now the topic had somehow jumped to cheating.’
Chen Yuan felt a massive headache coming on. He quickly replied, "Why would I cheat on you?"
"Because there will always be women who are prettier, younger, and more forward than me!"
"That’s not right," Chen Yuan answered sincerely. "Even if they’re better, if I don’t like them, it’s all for nothing, isn’t it?"
The living room fell silent for a moment.
After hearing his response, Jiangg Yao didn’t feel relieved. In fact, she grew even more worried.
’This was something others couldn’t understand; only she knew the truth.’
’The more Chen Yuan liked her, the more serious the problem became.’
She suddenly turned and, not at all awkwardly this time, sat on Chen Yuan’s lap. She cupped his face with both hands, squished his cheeks forcefully, and stared very seriously into his eyes.
"What if—and I’m just saying what if—I was the one who seduced you into cheating?"
"?"
Chen Yuan was completely bewildered. His brain couldn’t process it at all.
’Huh?’
’What kind of question is that?’
"Say something!" Jiangg Yao grew anxious, pouting with a look of panic on her face.
"What am I supposed to say? That question doesn’t even make sense. Life isn’t a sci-fi movie."
"Just pretend! Let’s say, POOF, a clone of me just appeared. She’s just as pretty as me, but she’s also gentle, intellectual, and especially caring. And she has an even better body than me! But if you get together with her, it’s cheating! Got it?"
Jiangg Yao’s expression was dead serious, but Chen Yuan’s brain had completely crashed.
"Are you from the Hidden Leaf Village or something...?" he trailed off, unable to answer.
Jiangg Yao was silent for a moment, then she calmed down as well.
She seemed to realize the question was indeed a difficult one. If she had to answer it herself, she wouldn’t be able to either.
’In that case, I’d better just drop it.’
Jiangg Yao let out a soft sigh. ’Looks like I have to find a chance to come clean. The day the truth comes out won’t be so bad, but the worst-case scenario is that Chen Yuan can’t tell the difference between me and my sister, leading to a complete disaster.’
’That would be the most impossible situation to resolve.’
"Okay, okay. It’s rare for us to spend the weekend together, so let’s not talk about such unhappy things~ Kisses." Jiangg Yao puckered her moist lips, snuggled into his arms, and smiled with exceptional sweetness.
"But we just finished kissing..."
"I’ll kiss you when I want to! You got a problem with that!?"
Jiangg Yao’s eyes widened. She cupped Chen Yuan’s face and pecked him like a little chick pecking at rice.