Sixty-eight, sex, a culture (2)

  "How have you been eating for the past two days? You haven't been having instant noodles all the time, have you?" Gu Xue Lin asked while applying body wash.

  "No, I go down to buy food every day."

  "When I came, my mom also brought me a roasted chicken. On the way, I was a bit hungry, so I gnawed on a drumstick. You should eat some later too, otherwise it will go bad easily in this heat."

  "Okay, we'll go eat later."

  "My mom also gave me 2,000 yuan for living expenses, isn't this for paying rent? You can just give it to the landlord later."

  "Oh, you're talking about rent? I've already paid it."

  "Are we done? Alright, school starts tomorrow anyway. We didn't buy many clothes during this break, let's go to those clothing stores around our school later and get a few."

  "Oh, okay."

  "Have you been thinking of me these days?" Yuki said while helping me apply body wash on my back.

  "Didn't I tell you in my message? I miss you so much," I said almost without thinking.

  "How much did you want it?" Gu Xue Lin tilted her head and looked at me.

  "Uh-huh, after you've washed up, you'll know," I said with a smile.

  "What does it mean?" Gu Xue Lin looked at me with a puzzled expression.

  "I'll show you with action how much I miss you," I said, and then I hugged Gu Xue Lin tightly. "You weren't hinting at me just now?"

  "Yuck," Kaylin said, sticking her tongue out at me.

  "You're so charming, never getting tired of looking at you? Linlin, your ability to flatter people is getting better and better, concise yet profound," I said with a sly smile, grabbing a handful of her chest.

  "Can't you be serious for once and hold on a bit? You can have it after your bath," said Gǔ Xuě Lín with a pout.

  "Isn't it you who has been teasing and hinting all along, that's why I'm doing this?" I said, one hand wrapped around Gu Xue Lin's waist, the other helping her apply body wash all over her body, starting from her neck, sliding down to her **, waist, thighs, calves, and finally to her ankles.

  "Do you feel anything now?" I asked.

  "Yeah, kinda."

  "Then I'll give you some more," I said, and my hand slid onto Gao Xue Lin's inner thigh.

  I felt Gao Xue Lin's body tremble slightly.

  Water, gushing out with a whooshing sound.

  Splashed on me and Gao Xue Lin's body, and splattered onto the ground, rippling out in circles.

  I'm releasing the most primitive impulse in my body, like a horse galloping freely on the grassland, feeling the thrill of the wind whizzing past my ears.

  I don't know if it's the same with all animals, but they're so passionate and carefree. This war that has been going on for billions of years is still being performed every day with great enthusiasm, although it's just a few simple actions repeated over and over again. Yet, it's so breathtaking and thrilling that it makes one's soul stir and heart bloom.

  It is only a simple repetitive action, yet it can interpret a way of life and give rise to a culture. Perhaps this is something that only sex can achieve.

  Today's sex is no longer the vague and unmentionable sex of the past, but a rhythmic, connotative and culturally rich way of life.

  Sex is not a fierce beast, nor is it looking at flowers in the fog. It should be a real and tangible part of life, just like eating, farting, and belching, truly existing.

  Mutual affection is the true nature of sex, which makes people yearn and aspire to it. It has nothing to do with indulgence or release, but rather a way of life, a joy of body and mind, an emotional outlet, and even an outburst of thought, an elevation of human nature.

  Sex should not be mysterious, but it must be sacred. Only the sacred will be reverent, only the sacred will be precious, only the sacred will be cherished, and only the sacred will not be promiscuous, chaotic or debased.