Chapter 708 - 474: Sensitive

"I can’t. I’m so nervous..."

"Just relax. Try not to think about it. Let your mind go blank."

"I can’t go blank! My whole body is shaking. Why am I so scared? Just... wait a minute."

"You want me to wait at a time like this? How am I supposed to wait? You can’t do this to me, Yaoyao."

"But my face is so hot... my head is burning up. I think I have a fever. What if I’m sick? I could give it to you. You should wait until I’m better."

"You already bit me! Look at my shoulder. You bit so hard you almost drew blood. If we don’t go through with it this time, doesn’t that mean I’ll just have to suffer again next time?"

"I can’t see... I think I’m going to faint..."

In the dim darkness, the two of them whispered back and forth.

Without a doubt, they had gotten much further than ever before. They were just a hair’s breadth away from fundamentally changing their relationship. But then Jiangg Yao suddenly said she was terrified. She couldn’t imagine the feeling of being "invaded." She found it horrifying.

She even started to tremble uncontrollably.

Chen Yuan was a complete novice himself. He couldn’t tell if this was genuine resistance or a natural reaction every girl had. He wanted to be firm and just go for it, but he’d soften at the last moment.

After struggling for what felt like an eternity, all he felt was pain.

"Forget it, forget it. Some other day. I can’t take this anymore." Wincing from the pain in his shoulder, Chen Yuan rolled over.

He threw off the covers, his upper body bare. A long, clear scratch mark from her nails was visible on his chest.

"Let’s rest for a bit. We can try again after a break." Jiangg Yao was panting heavily, clearly exhausted as well.

"Try again? You can play by yourself. I’m done. Nothing you say will make me try again. I’m going to sleep."

Chen Yuan yanked the blanket over, wrapping it tightly around himself as if it was the only way he could feel safe.

Just hearing their conversation, you’d probably think Chen Yuan was being brutish and forcing Yaoyao to do things against her will, like some kind of animal.

But that wasn’t the case. Jiangg Yao would say she wanted to try, only to back out at the last second. Then, when Chen Yuan decided to give up, she’d say they should just rest and try again, claiming she just wasn’t ready before.

This went on for several rounds.

If Chen Yuan hadn’t felt the force of her scratching and biting, he would have suspected she was just toying with him on purpose.

"I just wasn’t ready. Let’s take a longer break this time. I’m sure we’ll succeed," Jiangg Yao insisted.

"No way. I’m not falling for your nonsense again. Even an iron man couldn’t take this kind of torture." Chen Yuan quickly turned over, showing her his back.

"Come on, it’s normal for a girl to be scared the first time. If you aren’t a little more patient, how will you ever get what you want? Forget about what just happened. Let’s try again, my lord... Hubby!"

"Don’t call me Hubby. We’re not that close."

"Don’t be so heartless."

"Aren’t you tired? I’m dead tired. What’s wrong with trying another day? I really can’t go on." Chen Yuan grumbled as he pushed her hand away.

Being rejected repeatedly, Jiangg Yao was starting to feel a mix of shame and annoyance.

She huffed and gave his waist a light pinch.

"You stupid man, you have no stamina at all! Fine, sleep then!"

Then, Jiangg Yao also rolled over.

In an instant, they went from being intimately entangled to resentfully turning their backs on one another, neither wanting to speak to the other.

Jiangg Yao had called Chen Yuan a novice, but wasn’t she one too? Neither of them had a shred of experience. They didn’t know that fear and nervousness were perfectly normal, and that if they just pushed through, everything would fall into place.

They wouldn’t have ended up like this, on the verge of a fight.

What made Jiangg Yao even angrier was that, not long after she lay down, she heard the sound of steady breathing from beside her. Chen Yuan had quickly fallen fast asleep. It seemed he really was exhausted.

Jiangg Yao pouted. Bathed in the moonlight streaming through the window, she looked at Chen Yuan.

Her original plan was to get some revenge on this big oaf, but after getting a clear look at his face, Jiangg Yao couldn’t bring herself to do it.

She found herself counting Chen Yuan’s eyelashes, her gaze drifting from his brows to the edge of his lips. ’What am I so afraid of?’ she wondered. ’It’s not like I’m against it at all. No, I need to look this up.’

With that thought, Jiangg Yao pulled out her phone and quickly started searching online.

...

「The next morning.」

Chen Yuan woke up especially early.

It wasn’t because he was well-rested, but because a stuffy pressure on his chest had literally crushed him awake.

He struggled to open his drowsy eyes and rubbed them for a better look.

Jiangg Yao, who had been sleeping back-to-back with him last night, had somehow shifted so that half her body was now pressed against him. Her arm and cheek were resting on his chest, and her mouth was slightly agape.

A glistening thread of drool was trickling down, pooling on his chest.

Chen Yuan’s eyes shot wide open.

"What in the..."

He frowned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He reached out, lifted Jiangg Yao’s face, and propped himself up. Grabbing a towel from the side, he wiped her face before gently placing her head back on the pillow next to him.

After that, Chen Yuan hurried to the bathroom to clean the drool off his chest, scrubbing vigorously before coming out.

Having done all that, he sighed in relief and lay back down on the bed to sleep.

No matter what, he was going to sleep in today.

He finally had a day off from work, and he was determined to catch up on all the sleep he’d lost from waking up early these past few days.

Chen Yuan had always known that Jiangg Yao was a night owl. She often stayed up long after he had fallen asleep; her body clock had settled into that habit.

Needless to say, she hadn’t gone to bed early last night either, so she was bound to sleep in until noon today.

So, Chen Yuan lay back down, found a comfortable position, and began to drift off without a care in the world.

However, as he was drifting off, he suddenly let out a laugh, remembering the embarrassing sight of Jiangg Yao drooling.

What’s the point of being a couple if you can’t be a little mischievous?

Even though Chen Yuan was usually the serious type, he couldn’t resist. He reached out and nudged Jiangg Yao, waking her up.

"Babe... Babe..." he called out several times.

"Mmm~~" A tired, lazy hum escaped Jiangg Yao’s nose. She reluctantly squinted her eyes open, looked at Chen Yuan, and pouted.

"Babe," Chen Yuan whispered close to her ear, "you’re a little piggy."

"Huh...?"

Having said his piece, Chen Yuan lay back down with a satisfied smile, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep.

...

Unlike the bright, sunny days before, today’s weather was somewhat gloomy and damp.

The sun made a brief appearance in the morning before the sky turned overcast. By noon, the clouds had thickened, but there was only a light breeze, no strong wind.

It was a sign of heavy rain to come; you could feel the muggy humidity with every breath.

Both Chen Yuan and Jiangg Yao were sweating in their sleep.

However, the one who came to wake them up was none other than Jiangg Ning, who had been up at her usual time and had already been studying for several hours.

"Still sleeping? Get up, Jiangg Yao. Auntie’s already made lunch and is calling for us." After entering the room, Jiangg Ning yanked open the curtains with a SWISH, her face cold as she stared at the two of them sprawled out messily on the bed.