Chapter Fifty-One

  Everyone didn't have dinner together. Si Luo Chen and Xiang Qian Tong had already finished eating hot pot earlier. However, Xiang Qian Tong was held back by Si Rou Nan to ask about psychology-related things. Si Luo Chen claimed he was tired and went back to his room to rest first.

  Yilin, who had just finished dinner with Fang Shanyu, was a bit dazed, which made Xiang Qiong somewhat puzzled: "Yilin, what's wrong with you?" Just a little while ago, she was still so lively and emotional, but suddenly became dull and stupid.

  "Huh?" Irin hadn't heard the question and asked casually.

  "I think Irene just met a handsome guy." Si Yunnan said with a smile, she had known Irene for quite some time, so she was still familiar with Irene's personality.

  Who would have thought that Yilin's face turned red, and she coughed: "What are you talking about? There's only us here, where did this handsome guy come from?"

  But such a reaction made Xiang Qian Tong and Si Rou Nan look at each other and smile in tacit understanding.

  Fang Shanyu, who had just returned from the bathroom, saw the three children chatting happily and shook her head in dismay: "Luochen has never liked to be with too many people since she was a child. If only she had a good temperament like Qian Tong."

  Qian Tong smiled shyly and said: "Lu Chen might be tired, in college she was quite fond of chatting with us."

  "Really?" Fang Shanyu sat on the sofa beside him, at this time she didn't have any airs of a senior, and asked again: "It's not obvious that Luochen who is depressed at home likes to talk and laugh so much in school." This question was casual and curious, making it hard to discern her intention.

  "What do Qian Tong's parents do?" Fang Shanyu asked casually again.

  "My parents got divorced and after my mother remarried, I never contacted her again. As for my father...I've always had no idea what he did." Xiang Qian Tong said frankly.

  Yilin, who was sitting beside her, seemed to see some familiar places on Qian's body, which had been lacking maternal care since childhood.

  "Has your sister looked for your mom?" Irina asked casually.

  Qian Tong looked at him with a ashamed shake of his head: "I have tried to find it, but my dad won't let me."

  Irene nodded, with an expression that suggested she understood.

  Fang Shanyu didn't ask anything else, but just smiled slightly at the corners of her mouth as she looked at these two children, and sighed: "I believe your mother must be very pleased to have given birth to such excellent children." After finishing speaking, she stood up straight and left.

  Xie Yan had been sitting silently on one side, seeing Fang Shanyu get up and leave, she also got up and left soon after.

  Yilin helped Xiang Tong check her body again, and after a few simple chats, they also prepared to return to their room to rest.

  As they reached the door, Irene reminded her: "Soak in warm spring water before bed, it helps with sleep. Goodnight, Xiang Jie."

  "Goodnight, Irin."

  Xiang Qian Tong shook her head as she opened the door and returned to the room. Her body had indeed been a bit off lately, always getting tired easily. Without even turning on the lights, she took off her clothes and got into the hot spring pool, letting out a sigh of relief as the cold wind blew past. The water sparkled with a soft glow under the moonlight.

  The temperature of the hot spring was around thirty-eight degrees, and the comfortable water temperature made Qian Tong feel very relaxed. She leaned her head against the edge of the pool, gazing at the curved moon in the night sky, a smile playing on her lips before she closed her eyes to meditate.

  She, who was almost asleep, only felt a refreshing breath coming towards her, and then something soft touched her lips. In an instant, Xiang Qian Tong opened her eyes in some confusion, just as she was about to push the other person away, but saw a face that was all too familiar reflected in front of her.

  "Do you know that sleeping in a hot spring is very dangerous?" Si Luo Chen said calmly.

  "You... Luo Chen... you... aren't..." Xiang Qian Tong was already at a loss.

  "What am I, what are you?" Si Luo Chen stood by with no expression.

  Qian Tong suddenly thought of her current appearance, and she quickly hid in the hot spring, only exposing her head outside, staring at Si Luo Chen in front of her, and exclaimed: "You... how did you get in?"

  Looking at Qian Tong's cute appearance in front of me, I couldn't help but laugh.

  "Hiding what hiding, I did knock on the door, but you weren't there. So I just waited for you to come back in your room. Who knew you'd come in without turning on the lights and go straight to soak in the hot spring? Just now seeing you take off your clothes so quickly, didn't think you were shy at all, now what's with the shyness, huh?" Zhai Luochen actually said something so unproper with a completely serious face.

  Xiang Qian Tong was about to say something, but was completely overwhelmed by Si Luo Chen's next action. The previous event was too sudden, so Xiang Qian Tong didn't notice that Si Luo Chen was only wearing a long white shirt. She saw her slender fingers unbutton the white shirt one by one, two by two, three by three, and when all were unbuttoned... the white shirt slid down from her narrow shoulders, along her slender waist, legs, and finally fell to the ground. It was just an instant, but in Xiang Qian Tong's eyes, it was like a beautiful painting unfolding before him, unforgettable.

  Si Luo Chen's slender fingers gently tousled her curly hair, and her long black locks lazily scattered across her snow-white bare shoulders. Under the moonlight, even women couldn't help but feel a nosebleed-inducing urge at the sight of Si Luo Chen, as if the pleasant water temperature was starting to boil over.

  Just as Si Luo Chen was staring at Qian Tong in a daze, he walked into the hot spring and let out a comfortable sigh: "It's so comfortable, no wonder you're all sleepy."

  Qian Tong was still reeling from what had just happened when she suddenly felt a pair of hands wrap around her waist from behind.

  In the hot spring, her bare waist was extremely sensitive. She let out a sudden cry and withdrew from her thoughts. Her body subconsciously shrunk down, but she was tightly caught by the woman behind her and held in her arms.

  "Don't move... I just want to hold you." Si Luo Chen's voice was very soft.

  The hot air in the hot spring pool made it difficult for Qian Tong to distinguish whether her face was flushed because of the hot spring or not. The scalding heat was intense, and she obediently remained still. She could feel Si Luo Chen's body pressed against her back, and she knew that he wasn't wearing any clothes either. His hair ends had already been soaked wet, with only a few strands stuck between their skin.

  Xiang Qian Tong thought that Si Luo Chen had something to say, but after waiting for a long time, the woman behind her still didn't speak. She just held onto her without moving, but the hot spring was flowing water after all, and Xiang Qian Tong could feel Si Luo Chen's hand slowly moving with the water, her fingers gently rubbing back and forth on her waist.

  Xiang Qian Tong was being pressed against so hard that she started to feel her waist going soft, her mind a jumbled mess of chaotic thoughts. In order not to be discovered by Si Luo Chen, she wanted to turn around, but was tightly held in place by him.

  "Stop moving."

  "Lu Chen, why are you wearing so little...?"

  It's better not to say, but as soon as he spoke, Si Luo Chen's hand began to move, slowly rising from his waist to Qian Tong's back, his fingers gently rubbing back and forth on her shoulder blade.

  "Here... after all these years, it still leaves a scar." Si Luo Chen didn't respond to her words, instead his lips drew closer to Qian Tong's neck, his hands continued their movements without stopping, and he whispered: "I saw that you were comfortable in the bath, so I wanted to join you, but I was afraid you'd chase me away, so I put on your undershirt." This illogical statement could only be said so naturally by Si Luo Chen.

  Suddenly enlightened, Xiang Qian Tong couldn't help but feel that this white shirt was so familiar, it turned out to be hers. However... listening to her words behind, she sighed in frustration, how could she possibly drive her away... Unexpectedly, the next second, Si Luo Chen's breath scorched against Xiang Qian Tong's ear, whispering: "Qian Tong, I already know..."

  Qian Tong took a deep breath and regained his composure, asking in confusion: "What?"

  "I heard everything you and Yilin said." The person in his arms stiffened. Si Luochen buried his head deep into Xiang Qiong's neck: "I don't know what happened to you back then, your body isn't the same, your personality has changed a lot too, but..."

  The arm around her waist tightened as Si Luo Chen thought of melting the person in his arms into his own body: "You are still the Qian Tong I know. That's enough."

  Since that day, Xiang Qiong has always felt that Si Luo Chen's attitude towards her is different, as if he is deliberately keeping his distance from her, hiding in the study room to read books until very late. She thought it was a psychology book, but accidentally discovered it was traditional Chinese medicine, and at that time, she didn't know the reason.

  It turns out... she already knew everything.

  "... Luò chén." I really wanted to tell her not to worry, but before I could say it, I heard the softest and most beautiful voice in the world.

  "Qian Tong, I like you. Very, like you."

  She didn't move, letting herself fall into Chen's arms, feeling his protective embrace, feeling his heartbeat and body temperature, feeling his whole-hearted envelopment.

  Next, Qian Tong hopes to keep this beautiful moment warm and still here.

  From meeting to knowing, until now. Cui Luochen always thought that she would never have the courage or opportunity to say these words in her lifetime. Cui Luochen admitted that he was afraid, afraid that one day some things would not be said and suddenly lose her. His nose rubbed against Qian Tong's neck, slurring: "When I found out you were ill, I hated myself for not finding you earlier. If something happens to you... what do you want me to do?"

  Xiang Qian Tong never thought that her physical condition would make Si Luo Chen so self-reproachful. But thinking about it, it's also... If she were in his shoes, she would be the same. No matter what she had been through, Xiang Qian Tong had never felt that life was fragile and powerless until now. She picked up Si Luo Chen's hand and pressed it to her lips, then turned around and they looked into each other's eyes. Her gaze rippled, and Xiang Qian Tong raised his hand to gently stroke her cheek, saying slowly with apology: "Sorry, Luo Chen. You always told me that you would take good care of yourself, but in the end, I couldn't do it."

  Si Lu Chen's expression was solemn as he covered Qian Tong's hand with his own, his brow furrowed in concern: "Is it very serious?"

  Xiang Qian Tong cast a reassuring glance and shook his head: "It's not serious, just unclear if there are any aftereffects."

  "What's going on...?" In his impression, Xiang Qiong's body had always been fine, if nothing had happened, it wouldn't have ended up like this.

  Xiang Qian Tong's eyebrows drooped, and she didn't say a word. Si Luo Chen guessed that this was the secret Xiang Qian Tong couldn't tell her. Since that was the case, Si Luo Chen stopped asking. As long as she stayed by her side in the future, she would naturally find out one day.

  She needs patience.

  Have enough patience.

  "Qian Tong, are you cold?" Si Luo Chen said calmly.

  "Are you cold?" Qian Tong reached out and put her hand on Si Luo Chen's shoulder, gently stroking it, concerned to ask: "Your body is very hot, are you uncomfortable?" Otherwise, why would he suddenly feel cold in the warm spring?

  Only to see Si Luo Chen's mouth slightly hooked, his palm started rubbing from Qian Tong's waist, at first Qian Tong didn't think much of it, just feeling her palm sliding shallowly. Gradually... each time he rubbed, Qian Tong's body seemed to tense up once, even her breathing became sluggish.

  He wrapped his arms around Qian Tong and whispered in her ear, "Now you're not cold anymore. See, your body is warm now too."

  Qian Tong's face had already turned scorching hot: "......"

  Si Luo Chen originally wanted to tease her, but found that Xiang Qian Tong's skin was smooth and tender, especially now in the hot spring water, the flowing water made her skin even more soft and elastic, Si Luo Chen couldn't help but love it.

  So Si Luo Chen's unstoppable fingertips touching seemed to prove this point.

  Xiang Qian Tong could feel Si Luo Chen's strength increase slightly, and the tension deepened another layer. Unconsciously, she placed her hands on Si Luo Chen's arms, her body slightly tense, looking like a bud about to bloom, extremely tender. But the curves brought out by this movement, under the moonlight, became even more alluring and enchanting.

  Xia Luochen's hand suddenly stopped, as Xiang Qiong's hand pressed against her arm. Her eyes reflected the ripples in the moonlight as she gazed at Xia Luochen and said hoarsely: "Luochen... don't..." Xiang Qiong was breathing slightly heavily, knowing that if Xia Luochen continued like this, she would lose control of the heart that wanted to possess her.

  But Qian Tong was afraid, she feared that Si Luo Chen would one day regret it, and she was afraid that she couldn't give him a future.

  Unexpectedly, Si Luo Chen gazed at her steadily, a hint of a smile playing on his lips: "What's wrong?" Her voice still carried a hint of the previous implication, but her expression was serious and solemn, especially those eyes, which seemed to hold unfathomable depths as they reflected the moonlight rippling on the water.

  Xiang Qian Tong felt that the more she looked at it, the more unbearable it became.

  Is it... okay?

  Irresponsible, is it?

  For the first time, Qian Tong only thought from his heart, not wanting to hesitate anymore. He held her face and gently kissed her lips.

  Never thought that Qian Tong would take the initiative, and before he could react, his lips were already covered. The mist of the hot spring obscured Qian Tong's expression, and all he could feel was Qian Tong's slightly trembling shoulders. Si Luo Chen was stunned for a long time before realizing that Qian Tong had initiated a kiss with him, this lip-to-lip contact was so real, he felt like he was about to suffocate.

  Toward Qian Tong, it was unclear whether it was due to Si Luo Chen's gaze or the hot air rising from the hot spring that made her head dizzy. In any case, she now seemed to have completely lost control, completely dominated by her swelling desire, only heading towards one goal, only wanting to do one thing - to possess the woman in front of her.

  Following that desire, his hands wandered to Qian Tong's without hesitation, with a slight tremble, tightly adhering to Si Lu Chen's skin, and began to caress back and forth boldly.

  That smooth and scorching wonderful feeling, for Qian Tong, was really indescribable in words.

  Xie Luo Chen never thought that Qian Tong would be so enthusiastic, and didn't even think it would go this far, just wanted to tease her a bit...

  Her eyes opened slightly, and Si Luo Chen could be certain that she had never seen Xiang Qian Tong like this before. Her breath, her expression were all filled with a strong sense of dominance and possessiveness, and this version of her made it impossible for Si Luo Chen to look away.

  The warm and humid kiss was no longer enough to satisfy Xiang Qian Tong, the heat in his palm made him want more. Xiang Qian Tong pinned Si Luo Chen down by the hot spring, panting heavily as he gazed at Si Luo Chen's delicate face that had turned pink, extremely intoxicating.

  "Luò chén..." He just wanted to softly call out to her.

  Si Luo Chen pursed her lips, breathing softly, her chest rising and falling in a rhythmic motion. Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her eyes hooked on hers, her expression calm and subdued, but her gaze seemed to be saying something unspoken.

  Qian Tong's arms were propped against the edge of the pool, his dark eyes quietly staring at the incredibly beautiful woman in front of him. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly, calming his racing emotions. His gaze naturally dropped down, passing over her delicate features, through her stunning collarbone, and landing on the softness on her chest. Her long hair was tied back by the water, shining with a dark color that reflected the moonlight, covering her slender twin peaks.

  "Fall... fall Chen... so beautiful..." Chi Tong was stunned and began to stutter.

  Si Luo's mouth curved into a slight arc, and he reached out to wrap his hand around Xiang Qian Tong's neck, pulling him down slightly. In a low voice, he whispered: "Qian Tong, I'm so happy..."

  Qian Tong smiled and reached out to hold Si Luo Chen's face.

  Tick-tock——

  Dripping into the warm spring water.

  Tick-tock——

  Another drop.

  Qian Tong subconsciously touched his own nose with his hand, looked up and saw that it was bleeding. Immediately afterwards, the blood in his nose flowed uncontrollably.

  Blood dripped onto Si Luochen's body and was instantly washed away by the warm spring water.

  "Qian Tong!" Si Luo Chen was frightened by this scene, and couldn't care about his image anymore. He hastily got up, grabbed a towel and helped Qian Tong out of the bathtub.

  Qian Tong's whole body began to tremble slightly, and she fainted to the ground after taking only a few steps.

  The author has something to say: When I was typing, I kept listening to Yu Ke Wei's "Time Cooks Rain", it felt great. Of course, my favorite is her "Forgiveness Is Not Beautiful" and it seems like I also have a part of me singing it on Weibo == can't compare!!

  Cough, the general outline should go in order, but it's still a bit early to push it to what, however, it's almost there, just recently *checked too strictly, I need to think carefully about how to complete this task low-key.

  Recently, Suzhou has been raining all the time, feeling so stuffy and depressed.

  Eating a chilled watermelon is so comfortable and happy. Mua mua da~~~

  PS: Thank you for your long review, Xiaoya. You really have carefully read my work. Thank you all for your sincere encouragement every time. I will continue to work hard.

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