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Chapter 61
The game ended after that kiss. The usually talkative You Yi suddenly fell silent, curling up into a ball. In all his years, although he had been with countless women, it was all just casual glances; he had never actually kissed any of them.
She admired Jiang Lai, a woman who was beautiful yet possessed depth, talent, and ability. Over the years, few in her life could compare to Jiang Lai, but...
She stole a glance at the drowsy person beside her, feeling a strange sensation, much like when she first met Jiang Lai in acting class, yet without the same innocence.
This person had fair skin and delicate features; when intoxicated, they appeared languid and dreamy...
A "mature" thought suddenly came to You Yi's mind. She blushed and quickly turned her head away.
Jiang Lai, who had just taken a bite of a meat skewer, was startled: "Why are you looking at me?"
"fine!"
Jiang Lai: ? ? ?
There were only three tents, and when they were dividing up the tents, everyone was completely drunk. Only You Yi was sober, and Jiang Lai was also dazed, but at least she wasn't unconscious like the others, lying face down on the table.
"How are we going to divide the three?" Jiang Lai was very troubled, but she forced herself to remain calm.
You Yi hesitated for a moment. Although Kevin was a bottom, he was still a man. It was still inappropriate to stuff two drunkards into one tent without them knowing what was going on. After all, she was the one who organized this camping trip, so she should be the one to solve the problem now that it had arisen.
You Yi picked Xia Fanrou up and walked towards one of the tents: "Miss Xia and President Zhang will share one, and you and President Lin will share the other."
Jiang Lai patted Lin Zhi, who groggily got up and opened her arms to ask for a hug.
Jiang Lai smiled, hugged the person tightly, and her head seemed to stop hurting so much.
"You Yi, do you sleep with Kevin?"
You Yi had just settled Xia Fanrou down when he came back to carry Zhang Zhen on his back: "Yeah, I'm sober. These other ones are no good. Who knows what they might do when they're all delirious?"
"Thank you for your help."
"What's the trouble? Quickly take President Lin back inside, it's warm."
"good."
Jiang Lai picked the person up horizontally and held them tightly, as if afraid of accidentally dropping them.
Remembering something, You Yi called out to Jiang Lai: "By the way, I... couldn't help you today, but you'd better make things clear with President Lin. Relationships are most sensitive to ambiguity."
Jiang Lai nodded in understanding and went into the tent.
The night was silent, with only the sound of the wind rustling through the grass. But the sound was not real. You Yi sat on the grass and casually plucked a blade of grass. It didn't have the fragrance of fresh grass, but it was quite realistic.
This is a property owned by the You family, which boasts a year-round summer climate and uses this as a gimmick to attract tourists.
Where would you find green grass in this season? All you see is withered yellow grass. This kind of out-of-season romance goes against the grain, which You Yi doesn't like, but his family has made a lot of money from this project.
She pulled her down jacket tighter, took out half a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, took one out and put it in her mouth. A small flame rose, illuminating her face in the darkness.
She exhaled a puff of smoke, which blurred her face.
"Young Master You smokes?"
A woman's voice came from behind him. You Yi turned around, momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Xia Fanrou sat down next to her, took the cigarette from her mouth, and put it in her own mouth. She took a deep breath and exhaled a long plume of smoke.
Looking at the damp filter, You Yi felt his throat go dry and unconsciously swallowed: "How can you smoke?"
She clearly wanted to ask why she wasn't drunk, but remembering the awkwardness of that kiss, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
"What?" Xia Fanrou turned her head, propping her head up with her hand, looking languid and affectionate. "Do you think actresses shouldn't smoke?"
"No! Of course that's not what I meant."
Xia Fanrou chuckled and tossed the cigarette she'd just taken two puffs into a paper cup filled with water: "It's true, you shouldn't smoke. It's bad for your health. You shouldn't smoke either." Her tone was lecturing, but not unpleasant.
"Where are you going tonight?" Xia Fanrou asked.
"Sleep in the car."
Xia Fanrou was taken aback for a moment, then stood up: "I'll go with you."
"How can that be? Your dad would kill me if he found out!"
"It's not that serious. I've slept in a sleeping bag in the mountains before, mainly because..."
Xia Fanrou leaned closer, her lips brushing against You Yi's burning earlobe. The scent of wine mixed with the woman's unique fragrance made him feel dizzy: "President Zhang is such a restless sleeper, she kicked all the effects of the alcohol away."
“Then…” You Yi blushed, and her usually eloquent tongue became clumsy: “Then… I’m sorry to trouble you.”
"I'm not upset at all, thank you for taking me in."
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Inside the tent, Jiang Lai turned on the heater, and only after the temperature inside the tent rose did she help Lin Zhi take off her cumbersome down jacket.
With one sleeve halfway off, Lin Zhi suddenly woke up, her eyes bright.
"You...you're not drunk?"
Jiang Lai's act of undressing people is like that of a hooligan, a handsome hooligan.
“That liquor isn’t very strong,” Lin Zhi said, raising her hand to hug Jiang Lai, pulling her down into her arms.
Jiang Lai couldn't breathe for a moment and tried to break free, but then she gave up struggling after realizing where she had been buried.
"Child, it seems like I'm cured."
Jiang Lai looked up: "What do you mean?"
Lin Zhi looked at her intently, her eyes brimming with tears. Before she could speak, her cheeks flushed red. She had always been like this, ashamed to express her desires. She hadn't before, but now that she did, she didn't know how to bring it up.
"I think..."
“Sister.” Jiang Lai interrupted her, getting up from her embrace effortlessly. She looked down at the woman beneath her, who was enveloped in her shadow and seemed somewhat uneasy.
"Lai Lai, what's wrong?" She raised her hand and touched Jiang Lai's cheek, which was hot and soft, making her want to touch it.
What is our relationship now?
Lin Zhi was suddenly stunned. She realized that she had never confessed her feelings to Jiang Lai, or even expressed her feelings to her.
A real relationship should have this step, right?
What should she do now? She didn't know.
How she and Cheng Anan got together... It was too long ago. She only remembered that Cheng Anan pursued her for a long time and did many things that moved her. At the time, she thought she could give it a try, so she accepted.
Are you together?
"You can give it a try."
It was that simple. After we got together, we were very ordinary, each busy with our own things. Even though we lived together, we had separate rooms. We didn't act like a couple; we were more like siblings.
If you were to ask her at the time, "Did you love that man?"
Lin Zhi would definitely hesitate and force herself to say "I love you".
But Jiang Lai was different. In her heart, Jiang Lai was unique and irreplaceable. She gave her a sense of peace. For the first time, she realized that love was not just a Chinese character, but also an emotion.
She felt guilty towards Jiang Lai. This child had given her all her love, but what about her? She didn't even know how to love her. But she knew that she loved Jiang Lai more than herself.
"Jiang Lai...I...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry."
As tears streamed down the corners of the eyes of the person beneath her, Jiang Lai's heart pounded with panic.
Was the pressure too great?
Is this demanding?
All I wanted was to hear one sentence: "I love you, I want to be with you."
She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her lover's eyes and said softly, "Sister, I won't force you anymore."
God knows how painful it was for her to say those words. She didn't want to maintain this relationship with Lin Zhi in a muddled way. She didn't want to watch Lin Zhi marry someone else while she had to smile and offer her blessings.
She lay on Lin Zhi, absorbing her warmth, as if only in this way could she stop feeling sad.
Jiang Lai closed her eyes, her heart filled with mixed emotions, and her nose felt sore.
My sister is a liar; she clearly promised to give me an answer.
After an unknown amount of time, the conversations outside the tent had all disappeared, leaving an eerie silence. The sound of snoring could be heard from next door; Kevin was sleeping soundly.
Lin Zhi felt Jiang Lai trembling. She bit her lower lip, and a metallic taste filled her mouth: "Lai Lai, I love you, I really love you."
Her voice was soft, but it sounded as loud as a bell to Jiang Lai, echoing in her heart.
Jiang Lai sat up, an uncontrollable smile playing on her lips: "Say it again!"
Jiang Lai is indeed a child; a piece of candy is enough for her to forget all her previous grievances and dissatisfaction.
But the more she acted like this, the more heartbroken Lin Zhi felt.
That's clearly not how it is. In meetings and when discussing business at the dinner table, she is logical and fluent. But with Jiang Lai, she's like a speechless idiot.
A simple "I love you" wasn't enough to express all her feelings; she desperately wanted Jiang Lai to know how much she loved her.
Lin Zhi gritted her teeth, steeled her resolve, stood up, pulled down Jiang Lai's collar, pressed her down, and kissed her lips.
Jiang Lai simply gave up thinking and reciprocated her sister's rare initiative with a kiss.
Lin Zhi has always been a gentle person, she doesn't need to pretend to be like that, but she can be more herself in front of Jiang Lai, she can be her true self.
"Sister...Sister?" Jiang Lai's eyes widened. Everything happened too fast. She didn't understand why Lin Zhi kissed her so readily.
"Don't speak!"
Lin Zhi suddenly pounced on her and kissed her again.
Jiang Lai understood the other person's intentions; sometimes actions speak louder than words.
She closed her eyes and hooked her arm around Lin Zhi.
"What...what is our relationship?" Jiang Lai raised her hand and curled the ends of Lin Zhi's hair. The air was filled with the woman's unique fragrance and the intoxicating aroma of fruit wine.
"Little friend, we are a couple."