Chapter 20: Please Don't Bite, My Heart Is In A Mess

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5310224
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

"Good girl, you smell nice."  

Hearing this, Ji Lianxing's cheeks quickly turned red, and a bit of heat rose within her.  

She had a feeling of being cared for, and if she didn't fall in love with Jiang Shu, she would indeed be a good lover.

Jiang Shu kept holding Ji Lianxing. It was just a simple hug, yet it made Ji Lianxing feel needed.  

Ji Lianxing stayed in her embrace, her hands hovering in the air with nowhere to put them.  

She counted the rhythm of Jiang Shu’s heartbeat, her gaze falling on Jiang Shu’s smooth neck, carefully observing the texture of her skin—silky, delicate, carrying a faint cool fragrance.

This hug was warm.  

Ji Lianxing thought that if she could keep hugging her like this, it wouldn't seem so bad.  

She was a bit stiff, but she couldn't resist Jiang Shu’s warmth. Gathering her courage, Ji Lianxing hugged her back.  

Her hands only rested against Jiang Shu’s pajama top, motionless like a wooden doll, not daring to move any further.  

This small action didn’t escape Jiang Shu’s eyes. She smiled and placed a light peck by Ji Lianxing’s ear.  

"Little hedgehog, you're so good."  

Ji Lianxing’s heart was in a mess from the kiss. She turned her head and whispered, "President Jiang, I want to take a shower."  

"Go ahead, I’ll wait for you upstairs."

Watching Ji Lianxing rush into the bathroom, Jiang Shu felt inexplicably good.  

She suddenly thought that having one more person in the house didn't seem so bad.  

Listening to the sound of the shower, Jiang Shu turned and walked upstairs.  

The second floor was spacious except for her room. But usually, whenever Jiang Shu went upstairs, she would just head straight to her room.  

Her room was small, but it felt very safe.  

Turning on the nightlight, she sat on the bed and leaned against the headboard, starting to think about things.

When Jiang Shu had just returned home and asked Ji Lianxing to borrow 100,000 yuan to stop her from performing, Ji Lianxing didn’t agree.  

Jiang Shu felt she had said enough, yet the girl still didn’t agree. She was really quite stubborn.  

After thinking about it carefully, Jiang Shu realized that Ji Lianxing seemed to be the type of person who appeared easygoing on the surface, but actually had her own opinions.  

Jiang Shu thought for a moment and decided that it wasn’t such a bad thing. Having her own opinions meant she wouldn’t be easily led by others.  

While thinking about this, the phone on the bedside table vibrated a few times. She picked it up and saw that it was a video call from Jiang Yidong.  

Jiang Shu pressed to answer, and the screen popped up with a picture of Jiang Xiaotan’s face. A crisp voice came from the other end of the call:  

"Shushu!" Jiang Xiaotan held the phone up to her face. Her chubby little face, paired with a pair of clear deer-like eyes, looked innocent and cute.

Jiang Shu smiled, "Aren't you going to sleep this late?"  

"I'm going to sleep soon! I wanna come visit you tomorrow!"  

"Ah~ Tomorrow? What time tomorrow?"  

"In the morning, really, really early, super early."  

"Okay, no problem. Call me when you get here, and Auntie will open the door for you."  

Hearing Jiang Shu agree, Jiang Xiaotan pouted and blew a kiss through the phone, making a crisp "muah" sound.

Zhou Xuelan and Jiang Yidong beside her urged her to go to sleep, so she exchanged a few pleasantries with Jiang Shu and quickly hung up the phone.  

Just as the call ended, the bedroom door was lightly knocked on twice.  

The door was ajar, and Jiang Shu let Ji Lianxing in.  

Since Ji Lianxing wasn't used to the sleepwear from the night before, Jiang Shu had asked her to bring her own pajamas over.  

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5310224
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

So when Jiang Shu looked up, she saw—  

A light pink nightgown, reaching past the knees, with a cute bunny drawn on it.  

Jiang Shu wanted to speak, but the words got stuck in her throat, and she ended up not saying anything.

In her impression, Ji Lianxing wore formal attire at the company and usually preferred darker colors. So when Jiang Shu saw the pink nightgown, she couldn’t quite describe her feeling. Maybe it was the contrast that made it seem both cute and a little funny?  

Jiang Shu lifted a corner of the blanket and lightly patted the bed, "Come here~"  

Ji Lianxing walked over to the bed, watching as Jiang Shu reached out her hand, seeming to want to pull her in.  

Sure enough, as soon as she got closer, Jiang Shu pulled her into her arms.  

After their bath, both of them smelled fresh, and their fragrances mixed, making the air feel a bit sweet.  

Jiang Shu held Ji Lianxing’s wrist, measuring it with her fingers, still with a little space left. "Little hedgehog, you're too skinny. You need to eat more."  

Ji Lianxing blinked, her gaze falling on her own arm, thinking it did seem pretty thin.

"Actually, I was chubby when I was a kid. I don't know why, but during puberty, I started to slim down slowly. I still ate, but I just stopped gaining weight."  

Hearing "chubby," Jiang Shu suddenly became curious because it reminded her of Jiang Xiaotan. Could Ji Lianxing have been as chubby as Xiaotan when she was little?  

"Really? Do you have pictures? I kinda wanna see."  

Ji Lianxing hesitated a bit, since she really was quite chubby when she was younger, the chubbiest girl in the village who loved to eat.  

But seeing Jiang Shu's expectant eyes, Ji Lianxing finally agreed.  

"Yes, I have some, but they're in my wallet at the Song Homes 3rd Courtyard. How about next time?"

Jiang Shu's curiosity rose even more. She really wanted to see if Ji Lianxing was chubbier when she was young or if it was Jiang Xiaotan.  

"Okay~ I'll wait for you." Jiang Shu held Ji Lianxing's wrist, slowly moving her thumb up, gently tracing her arm, and stopping at her elbow.  

It was a completely normal action, but Ji Lianxing felt an itch all over her body, even her breath becoming more urgent.  

"President Jiang, how about we sleep now?" She pulled her arm away from Jiang Shu's hand.  

Her hand was free, but her body was still pulled in.  

The bedroom light turned off.  

The scene from last night repeated itself. Jiang Shu held Ji Lianxing tightly, her chin resting on her head.

"President Jiang, you're hugging too tight." Ji Lianxing's breath was shallow, fearing Jiang Shu would notice her uneven breathing.  

"Am I hugging too tight?"  

"Mm."  

"Okay, I'll loosen it a bit."  

Jiang Shu relaxed her hand on Ji Lianxing's shoulder, but only a little.  

"How about now? Still too tight?"  

Ji Lianxing: "..."  

What's the difference between loosening and not loosening? Was she a reincarnation of an octopus in her past life? Did she really need to hold on this tight?

Thinking she had already made a great compromise, Jiang Shu loosened her grip a little more when she realized Ji Lianxing hadn't said anything. But it was just a tiny bit more.

Ji Lianxing sighed internally. "Go to sleep, President Jiang."

"Good night, little hedgehog."

"Good night, octopus."

"What?"

"Nothing."

In the darkness, both of them stayed silent for a few seconds.

Jiang Shu spoke first. "Is this the nickname you gave me?"

"Last time, you told me not to call you President Jiang."

"Why this nickname?"

Ji Lianxing didn't answer her. She just asked, "Can I call you that?"

Hiss—

The next second, Ji Lianxing felt a bite on her face. It didn't hurt, but it was so sudden that it was quite scary. She never expected Jiang Shu to bite her, and on the face, no less.

"Octopuses don't bite, only piranhas do," Jiang Shu said.

So, to prove herself, Jiang Shu bit Ji Lianxing's cheek again.

Ji Lianxing closed her eyes.

She thought to herself,

Please don't bite, my heart is in a mess.

Author's Note:

Thank you everyone for wishing me a happy birthday, I received it! Love you, you are so warm ^ ^

Regarding updates: Currently, I can only update 2,000 words a day. Updates will resume after Thursday. Because of the previous incident, I had to adjust the article structure. Please understand~

[Small Theater]

President Jiang: I really want to act like a Domineering CEO, but I can't control myself in front of Xiao Ji!!!  

Xiao Ji: Let me tell you a secret, I’m actually the attacker.  

President Jiang: Don’t believe her! She’s talking nonsense! She doesn't! She’s not!