"Place your hands in the water beside your shoulders, diagonally downwards, yes, stretch forward, and start swimming..."
Chu Yi was struggling in the water. Qiao Anchen stood by her side, supporting her waist to keep her from falling in, explaining the key points to her and correcting her movements.
After struggling for a long time, Chu Yi barely managed to learn the basics. Every time she lost weight, she would unconsciously switch to her doggy paddle, and her arms would ache.
"It's too difficult..." Chu Yi begged for mercy and gave up.
Qiao Anchen frowned and then said, "Let's try one last time."
"Don't be afraid, move freely, I'm right here and won't let you drown."
“Okay,” Chu Yi replied with a frown.
She recalled the movements and steps in her mind, relaxed her body, and gradually paddled in the water. However, after a few strokes, her body instinctively sank down, and she hurriedly thrashed her arms in the water.
Qiao Anchen immediately reminded, "Just stay in this position, don't rush, take your time."
Because of his words, Chu Yi, who originally wanted to switch to a doggy paddle, immediately stopped and continued to struggle here. However, after only a few strokes, she sank completely into the water.
"Ahhh—" Chu Yi immediately held her breath, stepped down, and flailed her arms wildly. Someone grabbed her and pulled her up, and Chu Yi hugged him tightly as if she had found support.
"Ugh..." Her head finally popped out, and she breathed in the fresh air. Still shaken, Chu Yi rested her chin on Qiao Anchen's shoulder and gasped for breath.
"I told you it wouldn't work, but you insisted I try..." She hit him angrily, and Qiao Anchen hugged her tightly and walked towards the shore.
"Alright, alright, let's stop practicing and go have dinner."
Chu Yi clung to him like a koala, her arms tightly wrapped around his neck and her legs around his waist. She didn't feel awkward or embarrassed at the moment; she just didn't want to go back into the water.
After showering and changing, the two went to a restaurant by the beach as usual. However, this time it was an open-air barbecue with music. Chu Yi watched Qiao Anchen busily carrying barbecue tongs and placing the prepared food in front of her. For some reason, she felt a little strange.
That seems a bit too attentive.
It also seemed vaguely familiar.
Chu Yi thought about it and realized that it was probably because the two of them had been in a cold war for a long time. Even if Qiao Anchen was a blockhead, he should know to take the initiative.
She came to terms with it and accepted his change with a clear conscience.
After all, who knows how long this can last?
Back at the hotel that evening, Chu Yi watched as Qiao Anchen came out of the bathroom. He was wearing a loose white t-shirt, and when he reached out to hang it on the balcony, the hem of the shirt rode up a bit, vaguely revealing his waist and abdomen.
The moment I thought of what I saw today, I felt inexplicably preoccupied.
Qiao Anchen returned to her room and was about to get into bed when Chu Yi patted the spot next to her, smiling sweetly.
"Qiao Anchen, are you going to sleep?"
"Hmm, what's wrong?" He went over and lifted the blanket to lie down, only to see Chu Yi lean over, lower her gaze, and whisper in his ear.
Can I touch your abs?
"..."
Qiao Anchen was at a loss for words. He stared blankly at Chu Yi for a long while before finding his voice.
"Stop messing around." His voice was low and hoarse as he spoke, and just thinking about that scene made Qiao Anchen almost lose control of himself.
"I didn't," Chu Yi answered him very seriously.
"I'm just a little curious."
"Whenever I draw someone's abs, I always find pictures online; I've never actually seen them in person." Let alone touched them...
Chu Yi felt she was getting the short end of the stick. After being married for so long and sleeping with him every night, she hadn't even enjoyed this little bit of the perk.
Even when doing *that* kind of thing, she kept her eyes tightly closed, too shy to touch anything, relying entirely on Qiao Anchen to take the lead.
Looking at her eager eyes, Qiao Anchen was speechless for once. After a long internal struggle, he finally spoke hesitantly.
"Well... okay then."
Chu Yi immediately sat up straight expectantly. Qiao Anchen stared into her eyes and suddenly had a strange feeling, as if they were conducting some kind of transaction involving money...
He obediently lay down and lifted his clothes.
The scene that had been on her mind all day reappeared before her eyes. Chu Yi carefully examined Qiao Anchen's abs. They were milky white, just like his skin. They were thin and not very prominent, but they were well-proportioned and pleasing to the eye.
Chu Yi stared intently, swallowed hard, and then slowly reached out and placed his hand on it.
It has the soft, supple feel of skin, with a slightly uneven yet firm texture underneath. It's an indescribable feeling, a bit unfamiliar and quite peculiar.
Chu Yi touched it briefly but didn't feel much difference. He couldn't help but rub it a couple more times. Suddenly, he heard Qiao Anchen let out a muffled groan. When he looked up, his eyes had changed color.
She immediately realized what was happening, abruptly pulled her hand back, held it in mid-air beside her face, and stammered a warning with wary eyes.
"Qiao Anchen, I... I'm done touching you, please don't do anything else!"
Author's Note: Qiao Anchen: It's impossible not to act recklessly.
Hehe, there are eighty red envelopes in this chapter!
Today I'm recommending a great novel. If you're interested, you can search for the author's name or the novel's title directly. It's called "He's the Wildest" by Qu Xiaoqu.
Only she can tame it.
A little girl who seemed to be mute transferred to No. 3 Middle School. She always wore an oversized hoodie and jeans, and her little face was always hidden.
Everyone thought she was terribly ugly, but when she finally showed her face, she turned out to be an astonishingly beautiful woman.
Soon, the little beauty became famous throughout the school, with rumors spreading that her looks could rival those of most celebrities. The boys, in the throes of their turbulent youth, couldn't help but gossip—
"Wow, that must be the newcomer, Su Miaomiao?"
"She's like a porcelain doll, her skin is so white you could squeeze water out of it!"
"Your face is so pretty! When you looked in my direction, I felt my legs go weak!"
The boys were chatting enthusiastically when someone noticed the boy standing lazily in the corner.
"Brother Yan, have you seen that pretty girl?"
Someone laughed, "How could Brother Yan be interested in those underdeveloped girls? His ex-girlfriends were all 36D with slender waists, each one more alluring than the last."
Shang Yan didn't speak, but glanced at it casually and scoffed.
Several months later.
In front of the whole class, Shang Yan trapped the stunned beauty between the desk and his body.
He lowered his head, inhaling the fragrance from the girl's neck, and a roguish smile crept across his face—
"Give me a kiss, and I'll let you out."
"..."
"Two blows, and I'll give you my life."
—Young and impetuous, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, only knowing you.
[A possessive, roguish, and domineering tycoon x a quiet, eccentric, and slightly ill beauty] "I have a thousand untamed traits, but I will compromise only for you." — Shang Yan
37. Chapter 37
Qiao Anchen didn't answer, but calmly put down his clothes and looked up at her.
Chu Yi looked at him nervously, and just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her over.
Her face bumped into his chest, causing a slight pain. Just as Chu Yi was about to look up and complain, a shadow fell in front of her, blocking the light from above.
Qiao Anchen pulled her close and kissed her passionately until... Chu Yi couldn't take it anymore.
It seemed like they hadn't been this intimate in a long time. He held her in his mouth, sucking and biting. Chu Yi passively endured his actions, her breathing becoming severely labored, her chest pounding more and more violently, and her whole body going limp.
The kiss stung her lips and tongue a little. Qiao Anchen finally let go of her, and Chu Yi was able to catch her breath. She tilted her head back and breathed heavily. Before she could calm down completely, he grabbed her hand and stuffed it into her clothes.
The touch on my fingertips and palms felt both strange and familiar, exactly the same as it had a few minutes ago.
Chu Yi froze, Qiao Anchen's lips pressed against her ear, his hot breath spraying all over her.
"for you--"
"Touch as much as you want."
The first-year students felt their scalps tingle.
She placed her hand on his abs, not daring to move. Qiao Anchen ignored her, only burying his head in kissing her, leaving fine red marks from behind her ear all the way to her neck.
When they reached a certain place, Chu Yi couldn't help but sob, pulled her hand out of his clothes, and hugged his head.
What happened next spiraled out of control. Chu Yi only remembered that, as she floated up and down, the light above her flickered, inducing lust. The image of those abs, so alluring to her, remained before her eyes. In her blurry vision, a bead of sweat seemed to slide down her skin, and in the blink of an eye, it was gone.
afterwards.
Chu Yi was huddled in his blanket, listless and muttering complaints.
"How could you do this..."
Qiao Anchen had just come out of the shower and was drying his hair when he heard this. He looked over and asked, "How is it?"
"It's unbearable if you just touch it."
Qiao Anchen laughed in exasperation, sat down on the edge of the bed, reached under the covers, and pulled Chu Yi over.
Do you know how long it's been since I last touched you?
Chu Yi silently calculated in her mind that it had been almost a month. She felt a little guilty, but then she immediately remembered the root cause of all this and felt justified.
"So, isn't it all because of you!" she declared confidently.
"Don't think that this means I've forgiven you. This doesn't count!"
Qiao Anchen's expression immediately fell, his eyes lowered, his head resting against her forehead, and he murmured to himself.
"Then what will it take to count? What will it take for you to forgive me?"
He has already used every trick in the book.
In recent days, Qiao Anchen has done things he never thought he would do in all these decades, and he feels like he is no longer the same person he used to be.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself.
It's really hard to appease your wife.