"Hm?"
Zhou Wang asked in surprise, "But I remember seeing online that someone said you were only 28 or 29, and some even said you were born after 2000..."
"That just proves I’m naturally beautiful with a youthful face!"
Hua Suisui giggled but then looked downcast, "I’m already 30. All that stuff online is fake. To be precise, I’m actually 31 in East Asian age... Apart from my parents and a friend outside the industry, you’re the first to know my real age!"
Zhou Wang smacked his lips, looking at Hua Suisui nestled in his arms, feeling it’s a bit odd.
After all, he was only 22, which meant Hua Suisui was almost ten years older than him.
They say when a woman is three years older, it’s like holding a gold brick, but what about nine years?
"I’ve only been in two and a half relationships..."
Hua Suisui didn’t know Zhou Wang’s mind was wandering, she just kept talking to him.
"The first time was in college, with a very hardworking but financially struggling guy. I wanted to settle down in Mountain City, but it might have taken him ten years to afford a house, and I couldn’t wait that long..."
As she spoke, Hua Suisui suddenly burst into laughter, shaking with mirth in Zhou Wang’s arms.
"Why are you laughing?"
"I laugh because ten years have passed, yet I’m still not married. If you think about it, I could’ve waited for him. Isn’t that funny?"
Hua Suisui laughed until tears came out, leaving Zhou Wang speechless.
"He... was actually pretty decent."
Hua Suisui summed it up simply, then continued, "The second time was after graduation, before I entered the MCN industry. I met a jerk, but he was romantic and gave me many beautiful memories. Sadly... he later ’died.’"
"Uh?" Zhou Wang was bewildered.
"He cheated on me, had affairs, and even swindled my money to support other women. Doesn’t that mean he’s as good as dead to me?"
"..."
Zhou Wang’s mouth twitched, at a loss for words.
He had wanted to comfort her with a few words...
"So what’s the half relationship about?"
Zhou Wang asked curiously.
"That half is you..."
Hua Suisui chuckled, "I haven’t dated or been with anyone in almost four years. It’s not that I didn’t want to, I was just too busy and exhausted. You know how fierce the competition is within Wuyou..."
"Although not all of my seven million followers are real, I had to work ten times harder to get where I am, and put in ten times the effort..."
"Now I’m really tired, I just want to find someone to rely on before I truly get old... That was the wish I made when I quietly celebrated my birthday by myself two months ago."
"I stood under Hongya Cave, and the lights along the riverbank were my candles. I told the heavens to quickly grant me a rich, handsome, young man with perfect ’X ability’!"
"And then, wow, I met you in Ming City... I thought back then, this must be fate!"
After saying everything in one breath, Hua Suisui looked up and flashed a bright smile, showing off two lovely dimples.
"So Zhou Wang, no matter what you think, you’re already counted as my half relationship!"
"That’s kind of strange. I didn’t think much of it, but now that you put it that way, I’m quite honored."
Zhou Wang stared at Hua Suisui’s delicate features and eyes that seemed to hold stars for a moment, then smiled.
Hua Suisui didn’t speak anymore, just tilted her head and slowly moved closer to Zhou Wang, stopping just as their lips were about to touch.
Her gaze first moved downward, admiring Zhou Wang’s defined abs, then rose again, looking into his eyes, and finally at his lips.
In those moments, her gaze turned dreamy, not concealing her desire.
"I am really hungry, how about you... are you hungry?"
Her voice floated out softly, tinged with a bit of hoarseness.
Zhou Wang didn’t say anything, but his throat involuntarily moved slightly.
This small action was caught by Hua Suisui, who couldn’t help but laugh, "Little bro, looks like you’re hungry too..."
As soon as she said that, Hua Suisui pressed her soft lips against Zhou Wang’s mouth.
Overwhelmed by her teasing, both obvious and subtle, Zhou Wang finally took action for the first time.
He wrapped one arm tightly around Hua Suisui, revealing his muscle definition due to the pressure.
She wasn’t extraordinarily thin, with a slight softness around her belly that was just right.
Hua Suisui seemed to want to resist, but couldn’t help being pulled into Zhou Wang’s embrace.
They started gently, gradually becoming more passionate.
At certain moments, Zhou Wang felt quite strange because of Hua Suisui’s boldness, almost as if he were the bashful one.
"Don’t just assume girls aren’t lustful. With a body as great as yours, it’d be a waste not to go for it... Besides, I’m practically a mature woman."
Sensing the strangeness in Zhou Wang’s heart, at some moment when they briefly parted, Hua Suisui panted while mischievously laughing.
Fired up, Zhou Wang picked her up directly.
"Mmph!"
A minute later, they moved to the middle of the walk-in closet’s long sofa.
However, Hua Suisui’s clothes were complicated, and sensing Zhou Wang’s impatience, she feared if they dragged on, she’d end up in tattered rags like a beggar...
"The clasp is at the front."
Hua Suisui whispered in Zhou Wang’s ear with a playful look in her eyes.