Chapter 232 - 229: Relationship Change, Su Qinghe: Can You Not Call Me Daddy?

Chapter 232: Chapter 229: Relationship Change, Su Qinghe: Can You Not Call Me Daddy?

While Gu Yifan was lost in a daze, Su Qinghe felt as if her body was burning with a fever. Her face was flushed, and even the once-fair skin of her neck had taken on a rosy tint.

As the moments ticked by, she felt her face grow scorching hot. Even her breathing became ragged and strained.

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

Their eyes met.

Looking at Su Qinghe before him, her eyes filled with a hazy confusion,

a passage suddenly flashed through Gu Yifan’s mind. ’The cherry blossom closes, the peach blossom opens; butterflies dance with every move, as the tide rushes in with the waves...’

In that instant, the dam burst!

...

Outside, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the wind howled, yet the room was filled with warmth.

Amid the whistling wind, Gu Yifan thought he could faintly hear the footsteps of late-night passersby sprinting through the downpour.

Or perhaps it was the muffled murmuring from a television in the faculty dormitory behind the courtyard.

The thunder receded into the distance, the sounds drifting in and out, creating the illusion of being both far away and right beside him.

...

「An hour later, the rain stopped.」

The autumn downpour had come and gone in a flash.

After the storm, the dark clouds scattered, revealing a blood moon suspended high in the night sky.

The crimson moonlight filtered through the white gauze curtains, scattering across the room like mottled bloodstains.

Now that the rain had passed, the calls of frogs and insects drifted up from the courtyard pond. The air was filled with the fresh scent of rain-soaked earth.

Gu Yifan turned his head to glance at Su Qinghe lying by his side. Traces of tears still clung to the corners of her eyes, and her face was still flushed. However, her breathing had evened out; she had clearly fallen asleep.

Gazing at her exquisite face and her enchanting, almond-shaped eyes, Gu Yifan couldn’t resist reaching out to gently stroke her head.

As if sensing the touch in her sleep, Su Qinghe’s brow furrowed slightly.

Seeing this, and not wanting to wake her, Gu Yifan pulled his hand back. He gently tucked the covers around her before turning off the main bedroom light.

CLICK!

The light went out.

The room was now lit only by the faint glow of the two small, orange night lights on the bedside table and the mottled moonlight filtering through the gauze curtains.

Gu Yifan gently closed his eyes. Before long, he too drifted off to sleep, lulled by the chorus of frogs and insects outside...

The night passed without event.

「The next morning, at six-thirty.」 ℯℯ𝘭.

The ringing of an alarm clock pulled Gu Yifan from his slumber.

He slowly opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was Su Qinghe’s exquisite face. Her hair was slightly tousled, giving her a disheveled sort of beauty. A sweet smile played on her lips, and she was still fast asleep.

’Looks like I really wore her out last night,’ Gu Yifan thought with a pang of tenderness. ’She didn’t even stir at the alarm, which is a first.’

His expression softened as he gently brushed the strands of hair from her forehead.

"Mmm..."

Su Qinghe let out a soft moan. Her eyelashes fluttered for a moment, and then she slowly opened her eyes.

She wasn’t fully awake yet, her enchanting, almond-shaped eyes still hazy with sleep.

She instinctively reached up to rub her eyes, which seemed to clear her head a bit.

Gu Yifan smiled at her. "Morning, Su Hanhan."

"Huh?"

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

At the same time, the memories of 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 flushed crimson.

"M-Morning..."

she stammered, ducking her head.

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

He chuckled softly.

Finding her shy, alluring state irresistible, Gu Yifan couldn’t help but smile before pulling her into his arms.

"Ah!"

Su Qinghe cried out, caught off guard.

"Hiss..."

The next second, she sucked in a sharp breath.

A sharp, tearing pain shot through her entire body...

"Hm? What’s wrong?"

Gu Yifan paused, his voice a mixture of confusion and concern. "Did I hurt you?"

For a moment, Su Qinghe didn’t know how to answer him.

"N-No..."

she said shyly, her voice barely a whisper. "My body just feels a little... sore."

"Hmm?"

Gu Yifan faltered for a second, but seeing the shy look on her face, he quickly put two and two together.

"Uh..."

He was suddenly a bit embarrassed, since he was, after all, the culprit.

Gu Yifan asked tenderly, "Does it hurt a lot?"

"No... It’s not that bad, just a little uncomfortable."

Seeing his guilty and concerned expression, Su Qinghe shook her head. Her face flushed as she said softly, "I just need to rest a bit. I should be fine!"

Her words only made his heart ache for her more.

He gently pulled her into his embrace once more...

His movements were gentler this time, and Su Qinghe felt no discomfort. She snuggled against his chest. Neither of them spoke, simply enjoying the warm, peaceful moment.

「After a while.」

"Yifan..."

Su Qinghe suddenly spoke, her voice soft.

"Hmm?"

Gu Yifan sounded puzzled. "What is it?"

Su Qinghe tilted her head up to look at him, then said hesitantly, "Um... it’s just... could you maybe not have me call you ’Daddy’ during... you know... okay?"

Gu Yifan: "..." -_-||

’Seeing her serious expression, I thought she was going to say something important!’

’But... I never expected it would be about *this*...!!’

Su Qinghe’s face was bright red. She kept her head tilted up, looking at Gu Yifan with hopeful eyes as she whispered, "Is... is that okay?"

"Uh... (⊙o⊙)..."

Gu Yifan felt a little awkward. ’I suddenly feel like the Big Bad Wolf tricking Little Red Riding Hood.’

’But hey, if she doesn’t like that kind of role-playing, then we just won’t do it.’

’After all, it’s just something to spice things up a bit. It’s not essential.’

Gu Yifan looked at her and said with a perfectly straight face, "Well... if you don’t like it, then you don’t have to say it..."

Hearing him talk about "spicing things up," Su Qinghe grew even more embarrassed.

"N-No, that’s not it..."

She thought for a moment before whispering, "I just think it’s weird to call you that... and it’s hard to get the words out. It’s too embarrassing..."

At her words, Gu Yifan paused.

Seeing him fall silent, Su Qinghe worried he was angry and quickly added in a whisper, "Or... maybe I can try harder to get used to it?"

Gu Yifan: "..." -_-||