PSMD – Chapter 91

No one could refuse a confession from the person they loved, especially when Qiu Yang’s words were so beautiful. As Shen Ningruo listened, all her disappointment and sadness were instantly chased away, replaced by joy and happiness. Her eyelashes fluttered again, and she opened her eyes to look at Qiu Yang.

Qiu Yang cupped her face, her expression and gaze as gentle as the clouds in the sky. As if not getting an immediate answer, Qiu Yang showed a hint of eagerness, but her voice remained soft and sweet: “Do you want to? Ruoruo.”

How could she not want to?

How could she bear to not want to?

The nickname “Xiao Yang” could only be used by her. The person Xiao Yang could only belong to her. Xiao Yang’s heart and soul must be tied to her.

Shen Ningruo’s possessiveness towards Qiu Yang was unprecedentedly strong today. She exhaled softly, a strange nervousness making it difficult for her to speak.

Having been confessed to so many times, Shen Ningruo had never felt so flustered as she did now. How should she answer to make it seem serious?

Should she just say one word?

Seeing Shen Ningruo still hesitating, Qiu Yang thought she hadn’t fully appeased her yet. So she leaned in and kissed Shen Ningruo’s lips, starting to act spoiled: “Could it be that Ruoruo Jiejie doesn’t want…”

“Yes.” Shen Ningruo cut off Qiu Yang’s words. She didn’t not want it; there wasn’t even a hint of not wanting it.

Qiu Yang’s lips curved slightly. Her eyes reflected the light of the bedside lamp, looking as if a few stars had taken residence there. Her lips parted slightly: “Want what?”

Shen Ningruo blinked. She wondered if the alcohol was kicking in; she felt a little dizzy now. She exhaled again, then leaned her face closer, burying it in Qiu Yang’s shoulder. It was as if only this way could she maintain enough composure to say a complete sentence: “I want you to be only mine, I want you to be my…”

Her tone paused abruptly, and she spoke a title she had never used before: “…girlfriend.”

She had dated two boyfriends, but this was her first girlfriend. She also believed it would be her last.

Because she had decided on Qiu Yang; this was her Xiao Yang.

Not anyone else’s.

Qiu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief. On the way here, she had been really scared. If Shen Ningruo had gotten stuck in an emotional dead end, always thinking that not responding meant not liking her, then she would have been at a loss. Fortunately, Shen Ningruo liked her enough and was willing to give her a chance, which made her confession much smoother.

However, Qiu Yang hadn’t been without plans for a confession. She had actually intended to wait until the May Day holiday when they went to Xicheng, because Xicheng was where they met, and that city held deeper meaning for them. After what happened today, she had no choice but to move the timeline forward. And Qiu Yang hadn’t prepared anything; she had just come by herself.

But moving it forward had its advantages, which was that she had Shen Ningruo sooner. Even though their relationship was already implicitly understood to be together, the necessary steps still needed to be taken. Implicit understanding could lead to problems later.

It wasn’t that they were guaranteed to have problems, but some friends had mentioned that when they got together with their partner, it was implicit, and when they broke up, it was still implicit. Not having a specific anniversary was one thing, but after a fight, the other person claimed they had never been together at all. Since then, Qiu Yang had deeply ingrained this point:

Relationships need to be confirmed, not implicit.

Otherwise, it’s like there was no beginning and no end.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yang kissed the top of Shen Ningruo’s head. She also held Shen Ningruo a little tighter, but she was currently only wearing a set of underwear, which was practically the same as being naked.

Shen Ningruo also seemed to realize this belatedly. The palm pressed against Qiu Yang’s back began to slowly slide after a moment, and the face buried in Qiu Yang’s shoulder lifted slightly. She kissed Qiu Yang’s shoulder, then moved to kiss Qiu Yang’s collarbone.

No one was speaking in the bedroom now; all that could be heard were their breaths.

Qiu Yang’s throat tightened. She tilted her chin back slightly, and Shen Ningruo’s lips came closer, moving further up to accurately kiss her lips. At the same time, the clasp on Qiu Yang’s back was undone by Shen Ningruo with one hand. As her bra loosened, she heard Shen Ningruo, in between kisses, softly murmur: “Xiao Yang…”

Shen Ningruo had murmured “Xiao Yang” countless times at moments like this before, but they hadn’t been in a proper relationship then.

This murmur was different from before; this murmur was a new beginning, a new identity.

Qiu Yang’s eyelids fluttered. Her hands rested on the back of Shen Ningruo’s head, strands of hair tickling her palms and wrists, but it felt more like teasing her, tickling her heart.

“What is it?” Qiu Yang swallowed, looking into Shen Ningruo’s slightly hazy eyes.

Shen Ningruo’s hand moved forward at this moment until it touched the place she wanted to reach. Only then did she lower her head again, kissing Qiu Yang while slightly panting, and said: “I like you.”

Qiu Yang trembled with Shen Ningruo’s movements. She opened her mouth, wanting to respond to that sentence, but her remaining words were swallowed by Shen Ningruo, and it felt as if she was about to be taken apart and devoured by Shen Ningruo.

Miao Yi had a key to Qiu Yang’s place, but she didn’t use it often because Qiu Yang didn’t like to trouble others, even friends. So usually, Miao Yi would only take the key to feed the cat when Qiu Yang couldn’t come back. But Miao Yi hadn’t received a cat-feeding request from Qiu Yang for quite some time, so she was a bit surprised when she received Qiu Yang’s message tonight.

Qiu Yang: 【Miaomiao, I’m not coming home tonight. Could you please help me feed the cat?】

Qiu Yang: 【I’ll be back tomorrow. I’ll bring you some braised food when I return.】

Qiu Yang really disliked troubling others. Once someone helped her, she would think about returning the favor, just like when Shen Ningruo came to collect her debt before, she agreed to it for the same reason.

Owing others didn’t feel good.

Miao Yi: 【No problem! I’ll go cook some meat for Pingzi!】

Only after getting Miao Yi’s clear reply did Qiu Yang put down her phone, lift the blanket, and get out of bed to go to the bathroom. Shen Ningruo had left several hickeys on her collarbone and shoulder. If she pulled down Shen Ningruo’s nightgown a bit, she could see them clearly.

She hadn’t expected to be slept with on the first afternoon of their relationship.

Perhaps it was because Shen Ningruo still had some alcohol in her system, but Qiu Yang felt that Shen Ningruo was particularly assertive today, as if getting “revenge” for last night.

Qiu Yang looked in the mirror and licked her lips.

She had never thought she would have a new partner within two months. She even felt it was a seamless transition, something usually only people who were emotionally cheating could do. But experiencing it herself, she realized that plots from novels were real.

Shen Ningruo was charming and alluring. When such a person took the initiative, who could resist the temptation?

Especially when she appeared just as Qiu Yang was heartbroken from her breakup, like suddenly bursting into Qiu Yang’s winter but bringing a touch of spring.

Shen Ningruo resurrected Qiu Yang, made Qiu Yang bloom, made Qiu Yang sprout new buds, and made Qiu Yang feel warmth again.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yang’s lips curved up. She adjusted her collar, pulled open the bathroom door, and was about to go out when she was intercepted halfway.

Shen Ningruo hugged her tightly, then took a deep breath as if sniffing a cat, before smiling and releasing her arms.

“Long time no see,” Shen Ningruo’s eyes were full of smiles. “Did you miss me?”

They had only been apart for three minutes.

Qiu Yang had never expected Shen Ningruo to be like this when in a relationship. Although she had been mentally prepared for Shen Ningruo not being aloof in front of her, she still felt a bit shocked now.

“Yes.” But Qiu Yang still nodded. She would respond to every confession and look from Shen Ningruo from now on, and wouldn’t let Shen Ningruo overthink things again.

Shen Ningruo raised her hand to brush Qiu Yang’s hair, her eyes still curved in a smile: “What a coincidence, I missed you too.”

Qiu Yang couldn’t help but laugh: “Why are you like this?”

“Like what?”

“Very…” Qiu Yang put on a thoughtful expression. She pondered for several seconds before saying, under Shen Ningruo’s expectant gaze, “…cute.”

As everyone knows, “cute” is the highest form of compliment.

Shen Ningruo raised an eyebrow, looking smug: “Yes, I am very cute.”

“The ‘cute’ here means ‘lovable’.”

Qiu Yang nodded cooperatively: “Got it, got it.”

But honestly, when she first got together with Tao Sixian, they weren’t like this. It felt like they could talk nonsense for a long time now.

Qiu Yang thought about it and attributed all the reasons to Tao Sixian, because ultimately, it was because Tao Sixian didn’t like her enough, or rather, didn’t like her at all.

Before, Qiu Yang had wondered if Tao Sixian had ever liked her. Now, she was more open-minded than anyone. She thought it was best if Tao Sixian had never liked her, otherwise, she would find that affection disgusting.

Shen Ningruo took Qiu Yang’s hand, pulling Qiu Yang’s wandering thoughts back. She led Qiu Yang to sit on the sofa and asked a serious question: “You never took out that Xiao Yang doll, did you?”

“No.” Qiu Yang answered truthfully.

Shen Ningruo snorted softly: “I told you not to throw it away, and you just hid it, is that right? That was the first gift I gave you.”

“I’ll take it out tomorrow,” Qiu Yang said in a matter-of-fact tone.

Shen Ningruo was now acting like she was settling scores: “No, Xiao Qiu, didn’t you ever squeeze that Xiao Yang doll?”

“Squeeze it for what?” There was some confusion in Qiu Yang’s eyes.

Shen Ningruo: “…”

Shen Ningruo pursed her lips: “Nothing.”

Qiu Yang shook her arm: “Just tell me.”

“No, squeeze it when we go back tomorrow.” Shen Ningruo refused to answer directly. She still felt a bit annoyed thinking about it. “If I hadn’t taken the initiative to contact you and you hadn’t been so stubborn, would you have me now?”

Qiu Yang gently pinched her face: “How come you’re already settling scores with me as soon as we get together?”

Shen Ningruo raised her hand to grab Qiu Yang’s wrist, her smiling eyes curving: “I’m just realizing it belatedly.” As she spoke, she leaned in and kissed Qiu Yang’s face again. “After saying all that, I just want to say, don’t you think you need to compensate me?”

“Or reward my initiative.”

Qiu Yang was momentarily stunned, blinking her eyes. Then she heard Shen Ningruo say in a spoiled tone: “You haven’t admired the moon in a long time. It just so happens there’s a moon tonight. Will you admire the moon again?”

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