Chapter 27: Deepening

  My eyes widened and I held my breath involuntarily.

  Cheng Qiao, who was close by, also widened her eyes in surprise.

  In the quiet living room, the mournful cry from the TV was incessant.

  A strong gust of wind blew, lifting my long hair scattered behind my head, gently brushing against Qiao's cheeks. From his clear eyes, I could see the window curtains behind him being blown high up by the wind, fluttering and dancing like two giant butterflies with spread wings.

  A faintly open mouth, the icy sensation on it gradually turned warm, a current of electricity flashed through my dizzy brain, I suddenly came to myself and immediately wanted to pull back.

  Qiao Cheng moved a step ahead of me, his terrified expression made me pause for a few seconds uncontrollably, and if I wanted to say something, it was already too late.

  It was because of this slight delay that he suddenly shouted: "A Yao, why did you just kiss me?"

  I almost sprayed him with a face full of snot: "Obviously it was you who suddenly pinched me, I turned my head around, and why did you have to bring your face over?"

  "I'm scared when I see zombies jumping over to bite people, so I want to lean on you for a sense of security. But now... He bit his lip and looked at me, then covered his face and turned away, shrinking into a ball, exuding a sad and wronged aura from head to toe. "What should I do? I've saved my first kiss with a girl for 21 years, and it's been taken away by Ah Yao like this... Not only that, but the person involved doesn't even acknowledge it. Future wife, I really owe you an apology... What can I do?"

  I was completely petrified on the sofa, feeling disheartened and powerless.

  I'm also a victim...

  I'm still an authentic maiden...

  He is indeed a fine young man of seven feet tall...

  I haven't even reacted yet, how can he be so self-righteously and presumptuously wronged like this...

  What makes me feel even more spineless is that when I see him in this pitiful state, as if he's been ravaged by someone, I actually have a feeling that it's because of my own doing...

  But thinking back carefully, he just wanted to hide over here, his mind was preoccupied with the fear of zombies, how could he have expected that I was reading a book and happened to turn my face around at the same time?

  It was me, after he pinched my arm, I should have anticipated that his head would also make a move, at that time, even if I didn't take defensive measures, at least I should have moved my face far away.

  So it seems that the unexpected thing before... was indeed caused by my own carelessness.

  With difficulty, I swallowed my saliva and waved at the beautiful young man who was still shrinking in the corner of the sofa, calling him with a thick nasal tone: "Xiao Qiao, come over here, let's have a good chat."

  He ignored me and lowered his head, the large expanse of skin on his back reflected the dazzling white light in response to his master's movements.

  My mouth twitched. I let out a dry laugh: "What's that, don't feel wronged anymore, I'm apologizing to you. I shouldn't have taken the first kiss meant for your future wife. And," I paused, "if neither of us says anything, how would your future wife know anyway?"

  He lowered his head even further and also let out two sniffling sounds.

  Seeing him like this, I couldn't help it. Standing up from the sofa with a heroic air, he said: "Alright, alright, big masters, isn't it just a slight touch of the mouth? Must you be so petty and calculating? Besides, at that time... there was no tongue sticking out, just consider it as my arm touching yours!"

  I didn't expect that. I said it with my mouth, but my heart actually adapted to it, and I felt like I was taking advantage of the beautiful boy. It's like I got a bonus...

  Qiao finally reacted, her pure and innocent eyes staring straight at me: "What if I stick out my tongue again?"

  I was taken aback, thinking he would say something else, but he actually picked up on that point...

  But that's the problem. As a single girl, it's not suitable for me to talk too much in front of him, so after thinking about it, I gave an innocuous answer: "In that case, you'll catch my cold, which is a disease and needs treatment."

  He suddenly realized and exclaimed: "Ah, I remember something!" He then beckoned me with a shy smile, "Ayo, come here, I'll tell you a secret."

  I looked at him suspiciously: "It's just us two here, speak directly."

  He pouted and turned his head away again, as if in a huff.

  I rubbed my aching head and leaned forward, tilting my face to put my ear close to his: "Go on..."

  The tail sound of "ba" hadn't faded yet, when my face was suddenly grasped by two hands, and then Cheng Qiao's face rapidly enlarged in front of me. A warm, wet, and soft thing slid into my open mouth without warning, lightly rolling over the tip of my tongue before quickly retreating back out.

  Everything happened so quickly that I didn't have time to react, a thick minty flavor suddenly swept over the remnants of my consciousness.

  Qiao Song loosened his grip and I fell unconscious, my legs going limp as I collapsed onto him, flailing about in a panic.

  "Ah," Qiao Jing exclaimed, her voice echoing in my ears like a valley, "A Yao, don't do this."

  I dazedly propped myself up a bit and only then realized that I had accidentally pulled down the towel on his body just now.

  So... I'm now lying on top of Cheng Qiao who is half-naked.

  Instinctively feeling that the posture was not good, just thinking of moving to the side sofa, the line of sight suddenly turned around, and the body was actually hugged by Cheng Qiao and exchanged positions with him.

  He put his hands on both sides of my head, leaning down to look at me, and the echoing voice continued to enter my ears: "A Yao, it's like this. When I was a kid, I heard some old people say that if someone has a cold and wants to get better quickly, they can touch tongues with another person. If the other person is in good health, then both of them will be fine. If the other person's physique is slightly weaker, at most it'll just be a day of sneezing."

  I stared at him blankly.

  He smiled with curved eyebrows: "A Yao, don't worry, I'm very healthy, I won't even sneeze, so we'll both be fine." After he finished speaking, he put his arm around my waist and slowly helped me up.

  "Ah, it's almost 1:30 already. A-Yao, you continue watching TV, I'll go cook dinner." He retied the towel in front of me and then went to the kitchen.

  The zombies wearing ancient official uniforms were still jumping around on TV, and I was leaning back on the sofa in a daze. My thinking ability gradually recovered in the distorted expressions of people being bitten by zombies on screen.

  As I recalled what had just happened and what Cheng Qiao said, my heart was almost overwhelmed by the waves of shock and anger.

  My god, did I just French kiss with Cheng Qiao earlier?!

  How can he do this kind of thing to me without my consent? Of course, I would never agree!

  Even if it's really because of a cold, he can't just casually stick his tongue directly into someone's mouth like that, damn it, does he even know this is something only couples can do?!

  Most importantly, even though society now generally has a very open view of relationships between men and women, I have actually disregarded the balance between dominance and submission, and kissed someone like a top-tier seductress. I really owe an apology to all the fujoshi out there!

  My breathing grew more and more urgent, I croaked out in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Qiao!"

  He quickly poked out half of his body from the kitchen: "What's wrong with A Yao?"

  Seeing his face with its usual innocent expression, I hesitated.

  "A Yao?"

  "Why... " I lowered my voice. "Why does your mouth have a minty taste?"

  As soon as I spoke, I almost wanted to cut my throat with a kitchen knife. What kind of stupid question is this? It sounds just like the taste he left behind...

  He blinked his eyes and said innocently: "Isn't there a plate of peppermint candies under the coffee table? I ate a lot of them in front of you when you were washing clothes."

  I uttered an "oh" and stopped myself from speaking further.

  "Anything else, A Yao?" Cheng Qiao asked with a smile.

  I was taken aback. I suddenly stood up and glared at him: "Don't you really think there's a problem with what you just did?"

  He was taken aback, lowered his head and whispered: "A Yao, I'm sorry, I also think that's a bit over the line, after all, we're just friends. But..." He raised his head anxiously and said, "Looking at your weak appearance makes me want you to get better quickly, but you don't have a boyfriend. That kind of thing isn't something anyone can... Moreover, I thought since I've already touched your lips before, might as well take care of your cold too."

  Looking at his pitiful eyes and wronged expression, I was so angry that I couldn't vent my anger. After saying "Next time you can't take liberties again, otherwise we'll break off relations", I strode back to my own room.

  After being messed around by him, my abdomen is now slightly aching. It must be the psychological ups and downs that are too intense. I let out a long sigh, took something from the computer desk shelf and went into the bathroom.

  A few minutes later, another situation arose.

  When I opened the bathroom door, Cheng Qiao was standing outside, and when she saw me, her face was full of surprise.

  I rubbed my temples in pain: "Big brother, you sneak into my room again, what do you want to do?"

  "I came to ask you what dish you want to eat, but," he stared blankly at my face, "A Yao, why do you wear sunglasses when going to the bathroom?"

  I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Whatever, I'll eat whatever you make." After finishing speaking, I took off my sunglasses and walked around him to sit in front of the computer desk.

  "A Yao? Are you saying that? I'm curious, can the bathroom in your room get sunlight?" He asked relentlessly.

  I quietly opened the desktop r, and my right hand started drawing on the graphics tablet.

  His tone suddenly dropped: "A Yao, are you still angry with me? Don't be angry, I apologize to you, okay..."

  I'm going to faint from lack of blood.

  He was stunned: "Huh?"

  I lightly repeated again: "I said, I'm fainting from blood."

  He: “……”

  After successfully getting rid of Cheng Qiao, I continued to scribble aimlessly on the graphics tablet. Ten or so minutes later, when I saw the doodle I had randomly drawn on the screen, my eyes twitched involuntarily.

  What's with these bright yellow chrysanthemums?

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