Chapter 86: Extra 1
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The incident happened in the early morning of the next day after Gu Xizhi successfully delivered Sun Tingyou to the police on the evening of May 18. Gu Xizhi, who had just finished her statement at the police station, went out and encountered the media squatting outside the police station. Only then did she realize that the news that she had reported the crime had spread like wildfire. Fortunately, because she had planned and prepared for the matter in advance, she left the scene in time with the help of her manager and assistant, without facing the media.
It was already 1:30 AM when she returned to her apartment. Qu Xizhi, who had come back a bit earlier to avoid suspicion, opened the door and waited for her. Upon hearing footsteps, she approached to greet her.
Having experienced a game of wits and courage earlier, Gu Xizhi was exceptionally tired. Qu Xizhi took her bag and helped her back home. After she sat down on the sofa, she poured her a glass of water and handed it to her before sitting next to her. "How was it? Did everything go smoothly at the police station?"
"There should be no problem, as long as no one interferes with the case at this time, based on the current evidence, this crime must be convicted.
"Don't worry, even if my mom can't settle it, officials usually won't dare to deviate from the rules once the media gets involved. Everyone knows what is right."
Gu Xizhi nodded, took a sip of water, and breathed a heavy sigh as if she was relieved, but also worried.
Qu Xizhi looked at her tired look, pushed her shoulder-length curly hair behind her ears, and patted her shoulder, "It's too late, go take a shower and go to bed."
Gu Xizhi sighed, "I can't sleep. The scenes from before keep flashing in my mind. Now I understand how Bo Yiqing felt back then."
"I have advised you many times not to do it by yourself. You insist that he is not easy to seduce, but people like him are simply cowardly." Qu Xizhi took her hand and held it in her palm. Fortunately, Ning Qiu knocked on the door early enough. Listen to me, go take a shower first. His cigarette smell on you will only worsen your mood."
Upon hearing her words, Gu Xizhi looked at herself with disgust and immediately followed her advice to go to the bathroom.
By the time Gu Xizhi finished showering and drying her hair, it was already past 2 a.m. When she returned to the bedroom, Qu Xizhi was still reading on the bed. Seeing her come back, Qu Xizhi promptly closed her book. After checking the time, Gu Xizhi climbed into Qu Xizhi's bed, rolled under the covers beside her, and asked, "Is there still a smell of smoke now?"
Qu Xizhi rested her chin on Gu Xizhi's head, quickly kissed her forehead, and said, "It's fine."
As she kissed, their body temperatures got closer. Gu Xizhi felt Qu Xizhi's right hand wrap around her chest, and a hint of expectation and joy appeared in her eyebrows. However, soon these emotions dissipated as Qu Xizhi turned off the lights.
"It's too late, have a rest, good night." The voice followed the darkness.
Gu Xizhi stared blankly at the ceiling, feeling deeply confused.
Things are like this, even though Qu Xizhi has been with her all along, for a total of three months since February 14, she has never made any moves beyond a simple kiss. If they didn't spend much time together, that would be one thing, but currently, Qu Xizhi is involved in her family film and television company and has a very stable daily routine. In the past few months, besides writing and practicing songs, Gu Xizhi hasn't scheduled much more work. Most of the time, the two of them are still quite close. The key issue is that, despite being close together, there's no intimacy beyond kissing. Even after sharing the same bed for three months. It's really perplexing.
After all, it was already late at night. Gu Xizhi struggled alone for a while and then decided to rest.
The next day, to avoid facing the media, Gu Xizhi stayed indoors while Qu Xizhi went out to work early in the morning. Gu Xizhi cleaned the house and, nearing ten in the morning, the doorbell rang. Seeing Liang Youyou, Gu Xizhi wasn't surprised. After inviting her in, she asked, "Are you free today?"
"I came to verify the media rumors," Liang Youyou said, clasping her hands together and examining her, "What's the deal with Sun Tingyou?" Gu Xizhi shrugged, "Sit first, have some tea, and we can talk slowly."
After Gu Xizhi explained everything to Liang Youyou, it was already twenty minutes later. Liang Youyou sat on the sofa, enjoying the air conditioning, nodding continuously. "So, are you doing all this for Bo Yiqing?"
"I’m trying to appease my conscience."
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“You're quite something, just like Bo Yiqing. No wonder she likes you.”
"Ahem." Gu Xizhi cleared her throat. "Isn't she with you?"
"I'm just taking care of her, satisfying my desire to protect the weak, besides, she doesn't like me."
"Do you like her then?"
"Of course not." Liang Youyou replied effortlessly.
"Changing girlfriends every five days and boyfriends every three days is the life I yearn for."
"Then stop disturbing other people's lives."
"I'm happy you care about me." Liang Youyou glanced at Gu Xizhi's long red nails.
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Liang Youyou looked at her serious look and shrugged, "Okay." After saying this, she glanced at Gu Xizhi's long red nails, "Speaking of which, I am very worried about you. I took a look at you before I came here. Your bed life with Xiao Qu is not very harmonious, did I guess it right?"
Bringing up this topic so bluntly, Gu Xizhi couldn't help but be shocked. She stared at Liang Youyou for a while before saying, "Liang Youyou, are you even a girl?"
"Of course I am." Liang Youyou said with a faint smile, "Did you know that after your Xiao Qu joined the film and television company, many actors and actresses lined up to get into her bed? If you don't handle it, there will be problems.
The more Gu Xizhi heard the less she could bear to continue. She stood up directly and said, "If you keep talking, I'll throw you out."
"Good words are really offensive to the ears." Liang Youyou clicked her tongue, "Well, if you won't listen, so be it. No need to rush you. I still have a date to catch."
Gu Xizhi couldn't be bothered to deal with her.
Liang Youyou took a few steps towards the door, almost opening it, then as if suddenly remembering something, she turned back and smiled, "It seems that Xiao Qu is about to turn thirty. If she reaches thirty, and your nails are still as long as ever, that would be a tragedy of tragedies."
Gu Xizhi stared at her, almost killing her with her gaze.
After Liang Youyou left, Gu Xizhi called Qu Xizhi to discuss what to have for dinner that night. After hanging up, she went to the dressing room to change. Standing in front of the mirror, Gu Xizhi looked at herself seriously for a while, inexplicably thinking of Liang Youyou's words.
Indeed, she never doubted that Qu Xizhi would be tempted in an atmosphere of "bewitching flowers gradually captivating the eyes." However, with so many fresh and tender young ladies around, their aesthetic standards must be much higher. Gu Xizhi was already thirty years old, and the maintenance for a woman over thirty was undoubtedly different from that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. If she casually looked sloppy at home, it wouldn't be hard to explain why Qu Xizhi had shown no desire to be intimate with her for three months.
In the depths of self-loathing, Gu Xizhi looked at herself in the mirror for a long time, giving up on self-treatment and recalling another sentence from Liang Youyou.
Calculating the time, Qu Xizhi’s birthday is indeed coming soon. After this birthday, Qu Xizhi will officially turn thirty like her. Although Liang Youyou’s words are too explicit, her words are also reasonable. If Qu Xizhi maintained her purity until her thirtieth birthday, it would be a horrendous situation. However, during the three months, Qu Xizhi showed no interest in this matter. If she took the initiative, she could turn the situation around. Yet, if she remained indifferent, she would find it strange to actively think about such matters.
After thinking about it for a long time, Gu Xizhi decided to go...buy groceries first.
For dinner, Gu Xizhi spent a long time preparing a vegetarian meal and planned to spend quality time with Qu Xizhi, but in the late afternoon, she suddenly received a call from Qu Xizhi saying she had social engagements. Understanding the unavoidable nature of social obligations, Gu Xizhi was calm about it. However, when she learned about the girls joining them for dinner, she once again fell into a gloomy mood.
Opening her computer, she searched Baidu for photos of each young lady, admiring their youthful beauty, then looked at her nails for a while. Gu Xizhi couldn't sit still anymore.
In the evening, Gu Xizhi dressed up carefully, trimmed her nails neatly, and then turned on the computer to use Baidu to increase her knowledge. She studied diligently from theory to practice, even going so far as to conduct real-life experiments with meticulous attention to detail.
It was only half past eight when Qu Xizhi came back, and the nightlife in the city had just begun, and so was hers.
Hearing the sound of the door lock opening, Gu Xizhi immediately closed the computer and went to the entrance to greet her. Qu Xizhi seemed to have had some alcoholic drinks, her face slightly redder than usual.
When Qu Xizhi saw Gu Xizhi approaching, she looked up, observed her for a while, and finally said, "Did you put on perfume?" Gu Xizhi perked up instantly and replied, "Yes, yes, the pink bottle." Qu Xizhi nodded, "Very good." After a pause, she added, "But natural is even better."
The joyful expression on Gu Xizhi's face slightly cracked, but she quickly adjusted her mood and said, "Okay, I'll go prepare a bath for you now."
Qu Xizhi nodded, looked at her back with strange eyes for a while, and went to rest on the sofa.
After Qu Xizhi finished bathing, it was still early. The late summer night remained somewhat hot. Qu Xizhi dried her hair and went to the living room to use the air conditioner and watch TV. Gu Xizhi cut some fruits and brought them to her. After sitting next to her, she checked the time and said, "Tomorrow, we both have work, and there's nothing interesting on TV. Let's rest early."
Qu Xizhi looked at the time, "It's not ten o'clock yet."
"But you seem a bit tired today. It's better to rest early."
Qu Xizhi looked at her sincere face, then touched her own hair, "My hair is not completely dry yet. How about you go rest first?"
Gu Xizhi glanced at her hair and quickly said, "I'll, I'll continue to blow dry your hair."
She turned away without looking back.
Qu Xizhi looked at her back inexplicably and then touched her hair, her expression still blank.
Gu Xizhi spent ten minutes thoroughly blow-drying Qu Xizhi's partially damp hair. When finished, she patted Qu Xizhi's hair and said, "Your hair is really beautiful.
The first step from the guidebook; compliment her, make her feel your admiration, and create an ambiguous atmosphere."
Qu Xizhi's words to her were even more baffling.
This situation is like using a bowl purely as a tool for eating, never caring about it. Suddenly, one day you pick it up, admire it carefully, and affectionately say, "You're really beautiful."
Qu Xizhi turned her head and looked at Gu Xizhi, "You are a little strange today. Do you have something to say to me?"
"No, no."Gu Xizhi quickly held her hand and took the initiative, "Let's go to bed.
She insisted on this matter repeatedly and pulled her up with determination. Qu Xizhi could only shake her head and turn off the TV.
Normally, during the bedtime routine, Gu Xizhi wouldn't turn off the lights immediately. Instead, she would share interesting things that happened during the day with Qu Xizhi. But today was different.
After getting into bed, Gu Xizhi directly turned off the light, crawled into Qu Xizhi's blanket, and suddenly thought of something. She hurriedly went to the bathroom to wash her hands, then returned to bed. Using her clean hand, she placed it on Qu Xizhi's chest. "Actually, I called you to bed because there's something I want to discuss with you."
"I can tell." Qu Xizhi was not very surprised, "Tell me."
"Oh." Gu Xizhi hesitated for a while, didn't say anything, but instead moved her right hand to the lace nightdress at Qu Xizhi's neckline. After finding the right position, she reached through the thin lace and touched Qu Xizhi's skin. Just as her fingertips touched the smooth skin, her hand was grabbed by the wrist. In the darkness, Gu Xizhi looked towards Qu Xizhi, who was also looking at her. The tone, however, was quite inexplicable. "What are you trying to discuss?"
Gu Xizhi blinked and couldn't say a word for a long time. After a while, she seemed a little anxious and said with a risk-taking attitude, "I want to touch."
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Under the moonlight, Qu Xizhi's expression changed noticeably. For a long time, there had been no overly intimate actions between them. Qu Xizhi hadn't moved, and she had always been passive. Qu Xizhi had long been accustomed to her passiveness and never imagined her becoming assertive. Although Qu Xizhi was often stirred by her, she had psychological barriers due to the past and did not want to touch her again, as if seeking redemption.
After such a long time, her control had become better, and maintaining self-restraint had almost become her pride. Although several times she wanted to talk with her about changing the situation, her shy nature made her more suitable for actions than words. Many times, the words almost came out, but she swallowed them back due to Qu Xizhi's serious attitude.
For Qu Xizhi, tonight's unexpected and subversive behavior from Gu Xizhi was surprising and difficult to understand. However, this completely unexpected event made Qu Xizhi feel not bad. Although she had lost the pleasure of teasing her by avoiding recalling the past, her proactive action brought the good memories back, overpowering the bad ones, and her self-control weakened significantly.
Moreover, the phrase 'I want to touch' along with what she wanted to touch was just too strange. While considering revealing the truth to her, Qu Xizhi, reluctant to give up this rare opportunity, experienced changing emotions before finally asking, "Where do you want to touch?"
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Under the moonlight, Qu Xizhi's expression changed quite noticeably.
In recent days, Gu Xizhi had been busy with Sun Tingyou's affairs, seemingly single-minded. Seeing her wholeheartedly focused on this matter, Qu Xizhi has not been too intimate with her.
For Qu Xizhi, Gu Xizhi's unexpected behavior tonight was surprising and hard to understand. Nevertheless, facing this completely unexpected turn of events, Qu Xizhi didn't feel bad about it.
And, "I want to touch" with the thing she wanted to touch was just too strange, wasn't it?
Qu Xizhi's expression changed for a long time before she said, "Where do you want to touch?
Her wrist was still being firmly held, and she asked this question seriously. Gu Xizhi, on the other hand, felt like a thief caught in the act, filled with inexplicable embarrassment.
"I...," Gu Xizhi hesitated, "Just there."
It was rare for a sheep to enter a tiger's mouth. Qu Xizhi refused to allow her ambiguity and continued to ask, "Where?"
Embarrassed by her questioning, Gu Xizhi couldn't bring herself to express her intentions explicitly. Instead, she decisively flipped over, pressing her down, and seizing with her other hand the thing she wanted to touch.
In moments of urgency, people tend to be more daring. However, after this emotional surge burned out, and looking back, Gu Xizhi, feeling the touch in her hand, fell into a silent stillness and a heavy sense of crying without tears.
This feels... too good...
Gu Xizhi, who had never touched such a thing before, deeply felt that this soft thing would surely push her lower limit of moral integrity.
Still experiencing this wonderful initial feeling, Gu Xizhi completely forgot that she had just climbed up assertively without the owner's permission. When her palm went down, she couldn't help but knead and squeeze as she pleased, feeling that her own behavior was a bit unreliable.
After about a full minute, as Gu Xizhi was touching vigorously, she seemed to finally realize that something was wrong. Slowly raising her head, she looked towards Qu Xizhi's position.
When she raised her head, Qu Xizhi said belatedly, "Have you touched enough?" Her voice was so steady and calm that it didn't match the atmosphere.
"No, not yet." The weak Gu Xizhi was in a panic, fearing that Qu Xizhi would be unhappy, and discovered another frustrating aspect.
Although just now, she had approached this thing with a playful mindset, she had kneaded and squeezed it quite a bit. Why was it that the same minute of kneading and squeezing could make her die, while she couldn't shake Qu Xizhi's emotions in the slightest?
Is it true that all newbies are pitfalls*?
*weak link/suck/black hole
"I..." Gu Xizhi, feeling that her skills were limited by external conditions, hesitated and said, "Can I use both hands?"
