Chapter 230 - 229: First Blood

Chapter 230: Chapter 229: First Blood

As Gu Yifan stared blankly, Su Qinghe felt as if she had a fever. Her face was flushed, and even the fair skin of her neck had taken on a rosy hue.

As time went on, she felt her face grow increasingly hot, and her breathing began to grow difficult and quicken.

Snapping out of his daze, Gu Yifan turned his head to look at Su Qinghe.

Their eyes met.

Gazing at Su Qinghe, whose eyes held a hint of dazed confusion, a passage suddenly flashed through Gu Yifan’s mind: "At once, the cherry blossom closes; half-reclined, the peach blossom opens. With every move, a butterfly dances; the tide surges in with the waves..."

In that moment, the floodgates broke!

...

Outside the window, lightning flashed and thunder roared as the wind howled, but inside the room, it was nothing but warmth.

Amid the sound of the wind, it was as if Gu Yifan could faintly hear a child from the nearby faculty dorms, diligently reciting classical literature.

...

「An hour later.」

The autumn shower had come and gone in a flash.

After the squall, the dark clouds scattered, and a blood moon now hung high in the night sky.

The red moonlight filtered through the white gauze curtains, dappling the room like flecks of blood.

Now that the rain had passed, the croaking of frogs and chirping of insects drifted in from the courtyard pond. The air was filled with the fresh scent of damp earth.

Gu Yifan turned his head to glance at Su Qinghe, who was lying by his side. The corners of her eyes still bore the faint traces of tears, and her face was still a little flushed. However, her breathing had steadied; it was clear she had fallen asleep.

Looking at her exquisitely beautiful face and her alluring, peach-blossom eyes, Gu Yifan couldn’t resist reaching out to gently stroke her head.

As if sensing the touch, the sleeping Su Qinghe furrowed her brow slightly.

Not wanting to wake her, Gu Yifan withdrew his hand. He gently tucked the covers around her, then turned off the main bedroom light.

CLICK!

The light went out.

The only light left in the entire room came from the faint glow of the two small, orange night lights on the bedside table and the dappled moonlight filtering through the gauze curtains.

「The rest of the night passed in silence.」

「The next morning, at half past six.」

Gu Yifan awoke from his dreams to the ringing of an alarm clock.

He slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was Su Qinghe’s exquisitely beautiful face. Her hair was slightly disheveled, giving her an air of messy beauty. A sweet smile still graced her lips as she slept soundly.

’Looks like last night really wore her out. For the first time ever, she’s actually sleeping through an alarm this loud,’ Gu Yifan thought with a pang of tenderness.

A tender look on his face, he reached out and gently brushed the strands of hair away from her eyes.

"Mmm..."

Su Qinghe let out a soft hum. Her eyelashes fluttered for a moment before she slowly opened her eyes.

She wasn’t fully awake yet, her captivating, peach-blossom eyes filled with a sleepy haze.

She instinctively reached up to rub her eyes, which seemed to wake her up a bit more.

Smiling at her, Gu Yifan said softly, "Morning, Su Hanhan."

"Huh?"

Hearing Gu Yifan’s voice, Su Qinghe finally snapped back to reality.

At the same time, memories of what happened last night came flooding back, along with just how wild she had been.

The moment she remembered the kinds of pos... things she had done last night, Su Qinghe’s face instantly turned bright red.

"M-morning..."

she stammered, pulling her head back shyly.

Right now, she wished she could just pull her head under the covers and pretend to be asleep, but it was obviously too late for that.

"Heh heh..."

Seeing her shy yet alluring expression, Gu Yifan couldn’t resist a slight smile before pulling her into his embrace.

He gently wrapped both arms around her once more...

His movements were gentler this time, and Su Qinghe felt no discomfort. She leaned softly against his chest. Neither of them spoke, simply enjoying the warm, wonderful moment in silence.

「After a long moment.」

"Er..."

Gu Yifan felt a little awkward. He suddenly felt like the Big Bad Wolf who had just tricked Little Red Riding Hood.

’Still, if Su Qinghe isn’t into that kind of role-playing, then we just won’t do it. After all, that stuff is just for spicing things up a bit. It’s not essential.’

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