Brushes against her flushed lips, her voice sticky with steam.
“I can’t bear to share you with anyone else…”
Chi Yingyu reached out and hooked Jiang Lai’s chin, lifting it slightly, and rubbed her nose against hers. Jiang Lai’s throat bobbed as she looked at the eyes so close.
Chi Yingyu heard this, and the corners of her eyes instantly curved like crescent moons dipped in honey. They held her own reflection and undisguised dependence.
She reached out and took Chi Yingyu’s wrist, her fingertips gently stroking the delicate skin there, her voice low and serious.
“There won’t be anyone like that. Even if there were, I would only push them away.”
Her words had barely faded when Chi Yingyu leaned in and kissed her. This kiss was softer than before, with the warmth of the bathwater and the sweetness of petals, her tongue gently licking along the seam of her lips, nuzzling like she was being coy.
Jiang Lai took the opportunity to lock her arms around her waist, pulling her closer. Warm water flowed down their intertwined bodies, merging their temperatures together until even their breaths became scorching hot.
After kissing for a while, Chi Yingyu pulled back slightly, resting her forehead against Jiang Lai’s, her chest rising and falling, breath a little ragged.
“Jiang Jiang…”
she said, reaching out to gently touch Jiang Lai’s face, her fingertips brushing over her flushed earlobe.
“You’re really good…”
‘If I were really good, then this relationship wouldn’t have become a three-person situation.’
“I’m not good at all, I’m not good in the slightest…”
‘Right now I’m not even close to being a good person, just a scumbag.’
‘Being doted on by these two people, I really am the best existence in the world…’
‘And then there’s Xu Ruobing.’
‘But in this situation, can I bring it up?’
Jiang Lai thought about it, then decided against it.
‘If I said it now, it would be like I was afraid I hadn’t been tormented enough just now, right?’
‘But why is Chi Yingyu still touching my face?’
Her face was already flushed from soaking, and now being touched by her made Jiang Lai feel even hotter. She couldn’t help but turn her head, but Chi Yingyu gently held it in place.
“Don’t hide.”
Chi Yingyu’s voice carried a hint of laughter.
“I haven’t had my fill of looking yet.”
She looked down at Jiang Lai’s lips, which were slightly swollen from her kisses, like ripe cherries, and couldn’t resist leaning in to gently bite them.
Jiang Lai let out a muffled groan and reached out to gently push her shoulder.
“Stop messing around, we’re bathing. What’s the point of getting dirty again?”
She said that, but the force in Jiang Lai’s hand was very light, with no intention of pushing her away.
Chi Yingyu let out a light laugh, knowing she was saying one thing but meaning another.
She reached out and scooped up a petal from the water’s surface, gently pressing it onto Jiang Lai’s collarbone, watching it slide slowly down her skin, the laughter in her eyes deepening.
“If it gets dirty, we’ll just change the water. Problem solved.”
Jiang Lai looked at her childish behavior, sighed helplessly, but couldn’t help curving her lips.
She reached out and gently ruffled Chi Yingyu’s hair, her fingertips brushing over the water droplets in her strands.
“You’re always so mischievous.”
“I’m only mischievous with you.”
Chi Yingyu looked up at her, eyes sparkling as if filled with stars.
“With others, I can’t be bothered.”
“Then I’m very happy~”
Chi Yingyu’s fingertips still lingered on Jiang Lai’s earlobe, the coolness of the bathwater brushing against the flushed skin, making Jiang Lai’s throat bob again.
She looked into Chi Yingyu’s sparkling eyes, and the stars within seemed to fall into her own heart, making even the misty steam in the bathroom turn sweet and soft.
After they finished bathing, Jiang Lai first dried Chi Yingyu’s body and helped her change into clothes before coming out.
Chi Yingyu came out of the bathroom and saw the ring placed on the counter, sparkling.
She picked up the ring and slipped it onto her own ring finger.
Chi Yingyu took a nice photo of her hand wearing the ring and posted it on her Moments.
Showing off was secondary; first and foremost, she wanted her elder sister to see the ring that Jiang Lai had carefully chosen for her.
After posting that Moment, Chi Yingyu turned off her phone and didn’t look at it again.
She lowered her head and glanced at the ring on her ring finger.
Her slender ring finger fit perfectly with the ring, and when she turned it, she could see tiny glints of light flowing across the diamond’s surface.
The moment the ring slid on, Chi Yingyu’s fingertips trembled slightly.
She stared at the ring of tiny lights for a long moment, then suddenly wrapped her arms around Jiang Lai’s waist and buried her face in her misty neck.
Her chest rose and fell gently, and even her heartbeat skipped half a beat.
Her sticky nasal voice carried undisguised joy.
“I really, really love you…”
“Hmm, I love you.”
Jiang Lai raised her hand and ruffled her hair, her fingertips brushing over the drying water droplets at the ends, laughter seeping into her voice.
“Me too.”
“Okay…”
A little later, the hum of a hair dryer sounded.
Warm air swept through her hair through the gaps in Jiang Lai’s fingers.
Jiang Lai’s movements were very gentle, afraid of pulling Chi Yingyu’s hair, occasionally stopping to gently comb out tangles before continuing to blow-dry slowly.
Chi Yingyu closed her eyes, only able to smell the sweet fragrance wafting from her hair, mixed with the warmth of the hot air, truly making her feel blissful.
But the two people currently in bliss had no idea how much shock Chi Yingyu’s Moment had caused.
Just from Shen Ruxue and Xu Ruobing seeing it, those two wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.
Chi Yingyu rarely posted about her personal life on Moments.
But now she had posted a photo of a ring on her ring finger, and even the caption was—
“Proposal.”
No matter how dense Shen Ruxue and Xu Ruobing were, they both knew who had helped put on that ring.
Shen Ruxue’s reaction upon seeing it was still okay.
What she worried about was whether her younger sister would be jealous of her.
The one feeling the most pain right now was Xu Ruobing, who had made that suggestion yesterday.
She regretted it.
How could she have acted so quickly!!!
If she had known Jiang Lai would be so obedient, Xu Ruobing would never have made that suggestion in the first place.
And now, she could only stare at that ring, her heart aching with bitterness.