WRR – Chapter 45

Just like many times before, Yu Lingshan held Xu Shi in her favorite position, her head buried in Xu Shi’s shoulder.

The comforter Yu Lingshan had been pulled onto was a light gray, making her skin look even fairer. She seemed exhausted right now. From the moment they finished until now, she hadn’t moved a muscle, curled up in Xu Shi’s arms.

She didn’t even bother with her messy hair, and it was Xu Shi who had covered her with the comforter.

If Xu Shi hadn’t accidentally moved a moment ago and gotten scolded for it, she might have thought Yu Lingshan had already fallen asleep.

Xu Shi was Yu Lingshan’s human pillow. One arm had to serve as a pillow for her head, the other had to stroke the back of her head, her waist had to be a place for her hand, and her legs a place for her feet.

Sigh…

Just as Xu Shi thought Yu Lingshan would stay like this until she fell asleep, a dull pain emanated from her shoulder.

The pain suddenly intensified for a second, and Xu Shi sucked in a sharp breath. She saw Yu Lingshan, still muffled against her arm, laugh, leaving a deep red mark on her shoulder.

Then Yu Lingshan propped herself up, revealing a mark on her own shoulder that was the same color as the one on Xu Shi’s.

“You have one too,” Yu Lingshan said.

Xu Shi chuckled. “Thank you.”

“My pleasure.”

Yu Lingshan gently pressed the red mark. “You won’t be able to wear tank tops for a few days.”

Xu Shi smiled to herself. “Then I won’t.”

Yu Lingshan slowly shifted her gaze to Xu Shi’s face. “You seem very happy?”

Xu Shi suppressed a smile. “Do I? I don’t think so.”

Yu Lingshan raised an eyebrow at her, and Xu Shi raised one back. Amused, Yu Lingshan laughed and stroked Xu Shi’s chin. “I’m going to go wash up.”

Xu Shi hummed in agreement and removed the hand that was on Yu Lingshan’s head.

But Yu Lingshan didn’t move, still looking at Xu Shi.

Xu Shi hugged her again. “Then let’s lie here a little longer.”

Yu Lingshan smiled. “You’re making my procrastination worse.”

Xu Shi laughed internally. “Oh.”

“Do you procrastinate?” Yu Lingshan asked.

“Not really.”

“That won’t do. You have to have it too. Whatever I have, you have.”

Xu Shi laughed. “How am I supposed to get that?”

“I don’t care.”

“Fine, okay, then I have it too.”

Something seemed to amuse Yu Lingshan, and she suddenly burst into a happy laugh, reaching out to pinch Xu Shi’s cheek hard.

Then she asked, “Want to shower with me?”

Xu Shi perked up instantly.

But before she could answer, Yu Lingshan continued, “Never mind. Some other time.”

“Oh.”

Yu Lingshan started laughing. “What? Disappointed?”

“No.”

“No? You don’t want to shower with me?”

“That’s not it, hey,” Xu Shi said helplessly, then laughed. “Give me a break.”

Yu Lingshan laughed too and explained, “I don’t want to take too long, I’m so tired.” She stretched both arms out from under the comforter. “I’m really going now.”

Xu Shi really wanted to say she could help her wash, but that was clearly too forward. She could only say, “Okay.”

“Wait for me. Don’t you dare fall asleep.”

“Okay.”

When Yu Lingshan was in her arms, she was as vulnerable as a little kitten, wanting hugs and kisses. But now that she was up, she was completely different, as if she could crush someone under her heel at any moment—especially after she casually brushed back her slightly messy hair.

This contrast gave Xu Shi a sudden jolt of excitement, and with excitement inevitably came memories of what had just happened.

And so she was left alone in the living room, silently savoring the memories, her face flushing and her heart pounding like a fool’s as she buried herself in the comforter.

A dozen or so minutes later, a steaming Yu Lingshan emerged from the bathroom in her pajamas, looking much more refreshed.

Since she hadn’t washed her hair, she had twisted her thick mane up and secured it at the back of her head.

It was only a few steps from the bedroom door to the rug, but to Xu Shi, it felt like she could watch forever. She watched Yu Lingshan give her a gentle smile, watched her eyes measure the edge of the rug before slipping off her slippers, watched her step onto it barefoot, lift the comforter, and sit down at an angle.

Who wouldn’t be captivated by that?

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Yu Lingshan looked at Xu Shi as she pulled something out of her hair.

Xu Shi’s gaze was drawn to it. “You use a hairpin.”

Yu Lingshan tossed the hairpin onto the coffee table. “What about it?”

Xu Shi suddenly let out a silly little laugh.

Yu Lingshan was baffled by her and started laughing inexplicably as well. “What are you laughing at?”

Xu Shi shook her head. “Nothing.”

“Tell me.”

“You’re just so… flavorful.”

Yu Lingshan blinked. “What flavor?”

That wasn’t what Xu Shi had originally meant, but after Yu Lingshan’s question, her mind immediately went there again.

She hadn’t recovered yet, and her inherent shyness took over.

“A sweet flavor.”

The moment she said it, Xu Shi shot up as if someone was chasing her, and without looking back, she fled to the bedroom and slammed the door shut.

She left Yu Lingshan alone in the living room, laughing in exasperation.

She looked at the closed bedroom door and fiddled with her still-messy hair.

Progress.

In the bathroom, the person currently showering appeared calm on the surface, but was in fact a bundle of excited nerves.

Every so often, she would let out a strange laugh, like a hopeless fool.

“Do you like me?”

“I do.”

“Is my affection too subtle?”

“I’ve been pursuing you this whole time, Xiao Zhi.”

“Xiao Zhi, kiss me, quickly.”

“Don’t move, I can’t take it anymore.”

…

Hahahaha, hehehe, heeheehee.

Xu Shi took a quick shower. When she came out, she looked much calmer, but seeing Yu Lingshan still made her smile secretly to herself.

Calm down, calm down.

Yu Lingshan had already picked up her phone. When Xu Shi appeared, she graced her with a glance before going back to her phone. Only when Xu Shi walked over to her did she put it down and lift the comforter for Xu Shi to get in.

Xu Shi sat down beside her and asked, “Why aren’t you sitting on the floor?”

Yu Lingshan tilted her chin up. “See for yourself.”

Xu Shi looked down at the rug, and Yu Lingshan shone her phone’s flashlight on it for her.

“Uh,” Xu Shi raised her eyebrows. “What do we do about this?”

“Wash it, what else? I really like this rug.”

“I like this rug too.”

“Oh?” Yu Lingshan said. “Why do you like it?”

“The color is nice.”

“Is it just the color that’s nice?”

Xu Shi thought for a moment, then answered with a vague understanding, “Because… you like it too?”

Yu Lingshan smiled. “Xiao Zhi, do you know how to make dirty jokes?”

“Not really.”

“I can tell,” Yu Lingshan said. “Go learn.”

Xu Shi laughed. “Who tells someone to go learn that?”

“Are you going to learn or not?”

“I’ll learn,” Xu Shi said, of course.

Yu Lingshan was very pleased with her answer and stroked her chin as if giving a reward. “Sometimes, when the mood is right, saying something risqué can really add to the moment.”

Xu Shi enunciated each word. “O. Kay.”

“But you can only joke like that with me. If you dare do it with anyone else, I’ll break your legs.”

“How would I dare, big sis?”

“What did you call me?” Yu Lingshan asked immediately.

Xu Shi’s eyes curved into crescents. “I wouldn’t dare, wife.”

Watching Xu Shi’s face gradually turn red, Yu Lingshan smiled. “You’re blushing already? Why weren’t you blushing when you were on top of me earlier? You were pretty good at telling me to open my legs wider then, weren’t you?”

Perfect. After being teased like that by Yu Lingshan, Xu Shi’s face turned an even deeper shade of red, so red that she had to cover it with her hands.

“Haha, why are you so cute?”

Xu Shi didn’t know if Yu Lingshan had slept at all before, but if she hadn’t, this woman had incredible stamina.

She was still wide awake now, and the projector was still on.

Since Yu Lingshan wasn’t sleeping, Xu Shi naturally stayed up with her. She wanted to see what a fairy watched late at night.

But Fairy Yu scrolled for a long time, apparently unable to find anything good. With a press of the red button, she turned the projector off.

“You’re really not curious about Heard, are you,” Yu Lingshan said suddenly.

The topic shifted so abruptly that Xu Shi was stunned for a moment.

Yu Lingshan adjusted her posture to face Xu Shi. “Hm? You’re not going to ask?”

Xu Shi pursed her lips. “I am curious, but… I think I’ve already come up with an explanation for you in my head.”

Yu Lingshan understood immediately and smiled. “You don’t want to curse me out?”

Xu Shi shook her head. “No.”

“You don’t think I deceived you, played you, that I’m crazy?”

“No, not at all,” Xu Shi smiled. Her mindset was indeed quite good. “I just don’t know why you did it.” She smiled again. “Besides, Heard—you—you didn’t do anything out of line. On the contrary, you helped me a lot. You’ve been very good to me.”

Yu Lingshan nodded and asked, “Are you sleepy?”

“If you’re going to talk to me about this, then I’m not sleepy.”

As soon as she finished speaking, they both burst out laughing.

Xu Shi knew what Yu Lingshan was laughing about. Although she had meant the words literally, she knew the kind of situation that phrase was often used in.

“This story,” Yu Lingshan said, “begins four years ago.”

Xu Shi was instantly surprised. “What? Four years ago?”

Yu Lingshan nodded. “Didn’t expect that, did you?” She smiled as she spoke. “Damn, I wish I had a drink for this.”

“Do you want one? I can get it for you.”

“Forget it. You can’t drink anyway.”

Xu Shi didn’t know what was wrong, but after saying that, Yu Lingshan inexplicably leaned over and bit down hard on her arm.

“Ow, ow, ow.” Xu Shi pulled her arm back.

Yu Lingshan huffed. “We’ll settle this score later.”

“What score?” Xu Shi felt wronged.

Yu Lingshan shot her a look but didn’t say what it was, only asking, “Reason Only Has a Say. That was your Weibo account in university, right?”

Xu Shi froze for a second. “Yes, that was my old account.” She was puzzled. “How did you know?”

“I was one of your 632 followers.”

Xu Shi was shocked. “Huh?”

Yu Lingshan slowly began her story. “In your sophomore year, I participated in a small regional competition. I don’t know where you saw the news, but you got a lot of people to vote for me back then. You even wrote me a long comment, praising me, encouraging me… a whole essay of flattery.”

Xu Shi’s face was a mask of “that happened?” “Huh?”

Yu Lingshan closed her eyes and sighed. “I knew you’d forgotten.”

In that instant, Xu Shi remembered the video of Yu Lingshan that Xiao Yu had shown her—the one where she talked about coming out, about a little girl, about encouragement during a confusing time, and so on.

Xu Shi was stunned for a long while as goosebumps slowly rose on her skin. “You… that was me?”

“I’m certain it was Reason Only Has a Say,” Yu Lingshan said with a hint of helplessness. “And Reason Only Has a Say is you, right?”

“It’s me.”

Yu Lingshan sounded even more helpless. “Actually, I found out later that you only saw my competition because of a school assignment. You didn’t just praise me.” Yu Lingshan rolled her eyes. “You praised a lot of people.”

The memory started to come back to Xu Shi. “Ah, I think that did happen. I had such a hard… time…”

…finding things back then.

She didn’t finish her sentence because the atmosphere was suddenly very wrong.

Yu Lingshan was staring at her with a blank expression.

Xu Shi gave a nervous laugh. “But you have to believe me, every word I wrote was genuine. When I praised you, I was definitely, genuinely praising you. Really.”

“Well, thank you for that.”

Xu Shi seized the opportunity to ask, “You didn’t… start liking me back then, did you?”

Yu Lingshan’s chin suddenly lifted, her expression looking like she had just turned the tables. “In your dreams.”

Xu Shi bit her tongue in embarrassment. “Oh, right. Heh.”

Yu Lingshan still seemed to be angry, so angry that she reached out and pinched Xu Shi’s cheek again. “What do you have to say for yourself?”

Xu Shi’s survival instinct was incredibly strong. Without even thinking, she blurted out, “I was wrong, I’m sorry.” After saying that, she had a sudden epiphany and quickly added, “My wife is the best in the whole world.”

Yu Lingshan instantly broke into a smile.

Damn it.

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