Chapter 12: Sign It

"...Miss, Miss? The food is getting cold."

She wasn't sure how long time passed, but the waiter's gentle reminder interrupted Lu Xici's daze.

She subconsciously raised her head and smiled at the waiter.

She was still wearing a mask, and the waiter could only see her tear-filled eyes.

This smile is uglier than crying.

Tears kept falling down her cheeks and couldn't stop them.

Part of the mask was soaked, and part fell on the dining table.

The waiter was startled and quickly handed her some napkins.

"Are you okay?" She thoughtfully wanted to help Lu Xici change the tableware that was wet with tears, but Lu Xici stopped her.

"I'm fine... just pack it up and I'll take it back."

In just a few words, combined with Lu Xici's words about waiting for someone, the waiter imagined a melodramatic drama.

She didn't want to pry, so she dutifully helped Lu Xici pack the food.

After paying, Lu Xici almost ran away in a hurry.

Jun Youyue, who had already started eating with Tao Sheng, seemed to feel something and looked up.

She only saw someone carrying a lunchbox, and wearing an oversized coat, making it hard to discern their gender.

"What are you looking at?" Tao Sheng also took a look and saw nothing.

Jun Youyue shook her head slightly and did not reply.

She thought she had seen Lu Xici.

But it was probably just an illusion.

Rewinding back to when the two of them entered the restaurant.

Throughout the journey, Tao Sheng had been talking to Jun Youyue about Lu Xici's New Year's film.

Like all little girls who chase stars, her eyes were shining when she was talking about her idol, and words of praise were flowing out of her mouth endlessly.

Jun Youyue is not very good at praising others.

And hearing others recognize Lu Xici's performance so much, she felt a strange mixture of pride and shared sentiment.

Such an excellent person is her wife.

It was like a little girl receiving a beautiful piece of candy, eager to show her treasure to the world with joy.

Even though the night before, that girl had left so many marks on her body, making Jun Youyue had to wear a scarf today, covering most of the obvious ones.

Wearing a scarf is inconvenient, but not wearing one and enduring the stares of all her colleagues was even more uncomfortable.

She was embarrassed to show it to others and felt uncomfortable. Why should the evidence of her and her wife's private love be shown to outsiders?

Lu Xici is an actress after all.

Every time they do something like that, Jun Youyue restrains her strength and never leaves any traces on the exposed parts of her skin.

Lu Xici didn't have such worries, and she couldn't control her feelings deep down.

She wanted to vent that uncontainable pleasure but was unwilling to let go of Jun Youyue, inevitably being a bit too forceful.

"Oh, by the way, your wife seems to be joining a film crew again soon." After sitting down, Tao Sheng continued talking.

Jun Youyue hummed.

The only person she follows online is Lu Xici. Of course, she saw Lu Xici’s latest trends in the fan chat.

Lu Xici never told her.

Jun Youyue wasn't too concerned; after all, she didn't bring every work-related matter home and tell Lu Xici every detail of her day.

Both of them knew that they were busy, and being able to spend some leisure time together was more than enough for Jun Youyue.

She has never seen anyone else fall in love.

With her nerdy style, she didn't even watch others date on screen.

She thought her relationship with Lu Xici was normal.

However, last night, Lu Xici had been more passionate than usual, so there might be a reason for that.

"But then you haven't seen each other for quite some time, right?" Tao Sheng began to sympathize with Jun Youyue.

If she couldn't see her beautiful partner for ten days or half a month, she would be heartbroken.

Perhaps, she might even get so used to feeling heartbroken that she would eventually break up and find someone with better timing.

Only Jun Youyue didn't feel lonely.

"Mm," was Jun Youyue's classic response.

Tao Sheng secretly felt sad for a few seconds in the imaginary world.

Then she stared at Jun Youyue's scarf, and her eyes lit up.

"So, didn't Qingxi-jie express anything to you? She must have!" Qingxi is the nickname given to Lu Xici by her fans.

After saying this, Tao Sheng blinked and gestured toward Jun Youyue's scarf.

She had never seen Jun Youyue wearing a scarf, let alone one with such a bright color.

Her brain circuit was different from Lu Xici's, and she instinctively thought that Lu Xici had given this scarf to Jun Youyue as a memento.

Maybe it was even personally knitted.

Tao Sheng's eyes sparkled with gossip.

When Jun Youyue heard this, she remembered the craziness last night.

Lu Xici's ambiguous voice seemed to echo directly from the bottom of her heart, easily defeating Jun Youyue's seemingly calm defense.

'Jun Youyue, kiss me.' When she said this, Lu Xici's eyelashes fluttered a few times, as if water mist was squeezed out of them.

Her tone was upbeat, carrying a noticeable tremor, making it even more seductive to hear.

Lu Xici used a little more emphasis when she uttered Jun Youyue's name, letting the three characters cut through the ambiguous air, shattering against Jun Youyue's ears and seeping into her mind.

The last two syllables, Lu Xici seemed to have exhausted her strength, pronouncing them softly, with a hint of haziness, pulling back the sticky, ambiguous atmosphere like a fine curtain.

It felt as if she were blowing against Jun Youyue's cheek, causing a tingling sensation.

Jun Youyue raised her head and wanted to complete the task assigned to her by her princess and kiss Lu Xici's bitten red lips.

The woman's red lips are so alluring, like jelly, which makes Jun Youyue want to wrap them up gently and then inflict punishment, use some force, and taste the softness.

Before she could kiss her, Lu Xici impatiently bit her neck.

The sensation of her skin being sucked was slightly stinging, but her beloved in her arms trembled gently, emitting a soft hum from her nostrils.

The pain on her body faded away, leaving only intense love and a subtle sense of satisfaction.

Lu Xici seemed to be getting addicted to biting, and then she planted her lips on Jun Youyue's creamy skin.

After biting it, she licked it a few times, which made Jun Youyue unable to control her desire and almost lost her composure.

The claw marks were caused by Lu Xici's accidental scratching while whispering the most touching words of love in Jun Youyue's ears.

There was no bleeding, so Jun Youyue treated them like a seasoning, even allowing Lu Xici to leave some light claw marks in other places.

Thinking of her lover's sweet performance, Jun Youyue couldn't control her smile.

She couldn't help but curl her lips. She wanted to restrain her lips, but she was still replaying Lu Xici's reaction in her heart.

How she expressed, how she moved, how she opened herself obediently when she was unprepared, and then looked at her with eyes full of trust and love.

Those eyes were extremely sweet, thicker than honey, and extremely eager, hotter than fire, burning the current Jun Youyue across time and space.

Then her smile deepened.

She really rarely smiles, let alone this kind of intoxicating smile that looks like she is immersed in fine wine.

Charming and dazzling, the straight girl Tao Sheng was naturally stung.

"What's going on? You're smiling so widely! Tell me, I'm curious!"

Rather than accepting the irresistible charm of her friend, Tao Sheng chose to gossip.

Jun Youyue coughed slightly to cover up her overly flushed expression.

She didn't want to talk, but thinking that Tao Sheng was her friend and someone she could trust, she took off her scarf.

Tao Sheng was stunned.

Those hickeys, those scratches, no need for words, she saw everything.

Then Tao Sheng couldn't calm down anymore and stood up to take a closer look.

Is their adult world so colorful?

This kiss mark didn't disappear all night. It must have been a passionate kiss. How long did it last?

Some people are twenty-five years old, have been married for several years, and are having sex with their wives every night.

Others, at twenty-nine, had been in a relationship only once, a short one at that. She had been cheated on and dumped.

The joys and sorrows of people are not the same.

Tao Sheng took a closer look several times and finally returned to her seat in a daze.

She was so hurt. Why could a piece of wood as hard as a diamond like Jun Youyue has such a good wife?

She wants one too!

She is fine, she can do it!

If the target is like the sweet and salty Lu Xici, she can completely ignore the gender!

Tao Sheng was filled with tears in her heart and the rooster crowed.

Jun Youyue was embarrassed by being stared at so directly.

She brushed her hair and stepped back, not wanting to be touched by Tao Sheng.

It's a pity that Lu Xici, who was in the dark, didn't see this retreat.

So when she received the divorce agreement from Lu Xici, almost like it was thrown at her, Jun Youyue didn't react at all.

At that time, Lu Xici had just finished taking the makeup photos for her upcoming project and had released promotional pictures.

Jun Youyue also went to Chaohua to collect pictures during lunch and zoomed in and out on the retouched photos several times.

Whether she looked at them from the left or the right, she still felt that Lu Xici looked more natural without makeup, and it didn't harm her skin. It didn't require the time and effort of retouching.

But regardless of how she looked, she loved her wife.

It has not been twelve hours since she collected the picture.

On the way home, Jun Youyue was still imagining whether Lu Xici would be at home tonight.

If so, are they going to do something?

But Lu Xici will be busy filming again soon. Is it better to let her rest?

When she saw Lu Xici at home, Jun Youyue was overjoyed beyond her imagination.

Indeed, she hasn't seen Lu Xici for several days. Although her rationality is that it doesn't matter if they don't meet often, her feelings are unreasonable, and will always burst out at a certain moment.

"Sign it."

When Lu Xici said this with an indifferent expression, Jun Youyue had not had time to suppress her restless heart.

But when she saw clearly the black and bold title on the booklet Lu Xici threw, she felt like her heart wasn't racing too fast; it was nearly stopping altogether.

Divorce agreement…? What?

Jun Youyue's gaze struggled to focus.

She had received a shock that was too great for her, and her thought process had burned through. She couldn't even comprehend the simple meaning of those two words.

Divorce?

Who is divorcing whom?

How could they divorce?

What would happen after the divorce?

Right. It seemed like Lu Xici wanted to divorce her.

After the divorce... She and Lu Xici would be separated.

She wouldn't be able to see Lu Xici's smiles and laughter anymore.

It would be hard to hear her gasping for breath and saying that she likes and loves her.

They wouldn't even be able to do those things, like kissing or holding hands, anymore.

Why?

Jun Youyue couldn't understand.

Overloaded emotions piled up in her mind, burning her heart.

It hurts.

But she couldn't say a word.

She was already taciturn, but now she was even more frightened and couldn't ask any questions.

Her silence made Lu Xici, who was already struggling with her acting skills, almost unable to bear it.

Sure enough, this woman has a new love, so she's not asking any questions.

It turns out that there is really someone who, after three years of being together, wouldn't even try to persuade her to stay.

It hurts.

Lu Xici turned away, reaching up to her chest.

She pressed against her heart, which was beating vigorously, trembling uncontrollably, tears pooling in her eyes.

"The house... I'll leave it to you," Lu Xici said, taking a deep breath, trying to anesthetize herself with oxygen, to slow down the overwhelming pain in her heart.

"The car too, I'll leave you one. That's it."

Lu Xici didn't want to stay any longer.

Even if they were about to part ways, she didn't want to lose her composure in front of her beloved.

Perhaps she should now be referred to as her former beloved.

Lu Xici just carried her bag and left the living room without looking back.

Only a dim lamp was left, illuminating Jun Youyue who was choked by clouds and out of breath.

"Wait...!" With a bang, the door was closed.

Wait, please, wait...

Jun Youyue was left hanging halfway out of the sofa, pushed back by the loud noise, stumbled, and fell.

Her knees were bruised, but she didn't feel anything at all.

It turns out that the heart can really hurt like this, so painful that it overshadows physical pain, hurting so much that Jun Youyue wanted to get rid of it, to tear it out.

If she were to hold her heart in front of Lu Xici, would she change her mind?

Jun Youyue lowered her head, unable to get an answer.

She couldn't even ask why Lu Xici suddenly dumped her, so what else could she express?

Her bruised and swollen knees began to itch.

It was the tears that had burst through the dam.

Author's Note:

I’m going to start chasing my wife! 

Deduct 1 to help Jun Youyue get her wife back faster!