Chapter 208: Certainly
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Ruan Yesheng's eyes made no attempt to hide her true feelings.
Before the tide even arrived, she could already glimpse the surging waves in her eyes.
Xi Mo fully understood what she meant. She raised her hand and touched Ruan Yesheng’s cheek. She didn't say anything, but her eyes seemed to catch those waves too.
"What does this mean?" Ruan Yesheng asked knowingly.
“No problem,” Xi Mo said.
Ruan Yesheng’s voice turned ambiguous as she continued, “No problem with what? Breakfast, or…”
Xi Mo looked into her eyes: "No problem at all. As long as it's what you want."
Ruan Yesheng smiled and leaned over to hug Xi Mo.
They had just woken up, and both were naked. The softness and heat of their skin touching, quickly lit up Ruan Yesheng’s senses. It also brought back last night’s heat clearly. Ruan Yesheng slid along Xi Mo’s back, stroking it lovingly several times, and said reluctantly, "I really don't want you to leave."
Xi Mo hugged her and gently coaxed, "I'm just going to make a simple breakfast, I won't go far."
“I still don’t want to,” Ruan Yesheng teased.
“Then I’ll leave the door open. You can hear me. If you want to talk, just call me,” Xi Mo said seriously.
Ruan Yesheng paused for a moment, a little dazed. “You are always so good to me.”
Xi Mo lowered her head a little. After a short silence, she said, “Before, I wasn’t really that good to you.”
Ruan Yesheng felt the guilt in her words and quickly said, “Who said that? You were always good to me. Even if your words were not polite before, I knew you respected me because you are inherently a person who respects others. You just stayed far from people’s lives and didn’t know how to get close.”
“Not just words…” Xi Mo said softly. “In my heart too, I wasn’t polite.”
Ruan Yesheng couldn't help but laugh out loud. Then she praised her in another way: "That means you are a person who is consistent inside and out."
Xi Mo looked at her and smiled lightly. “Thank you, Yesheng.”
“Why thank me all of a sudden?”
“You changed me,” Xi Mo said. “You taught me how to truly be good to you. How to show my feelings, and put them into action.”
Ruan Yesheng smiled. “Then I should thank you too. Back then, when we swapped bodies, you gave me so much convenience. I know how hard it was for you. You didn’t like people entering your life, and I suddenly broke in like that. But even then, you still chose to cooperate with me.”
Xi Mo listened quietly.
Ruan Yesheng said, "So you see, you've always been a very, very good person. I didn't actually change you. You gave us a chance to understand each other. That let your true heart come out, right?”
“No wonder the people around me all like you,” Xi Mo sighed. “Without me knowing, you already got along with them. You really know how to talk.”
Ruan Yesheng curled her lips:“If I can’t handle you, I can still handle the people around you. First enter from inside, then slowly break things down.”
Xi Mo kissed the corner of her slightly smug lips, stroked her cheek, and gently caressed it for a moment before getting up to dress. Ruan Yesheng lay on the bed, watching her every move.
After Xi Mo washed up and went to the kitchen, Ruan Yesheng turned over and lay on Xi Mo’s side of the bed.
She reached out and rubbed the pillow, a hazy, dreamlike feeling mingling with a real joy that kept washing over her mind.
Ruan Yesheng lingered on the bed for a while before getting up and heading to the bathroom.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, such a wonderful day.
Ruan Yesheng wanted to make this day more special and beautiful, something she wouldn't bear to forget.
But after she carefully considered how to spend this precious day with Xi Mo, she realized that no matter what she did, as long as Xi Mo was by her side, it was already the most special thing, and even the smallest and most insignificant little things would be unforgettable.
Just like the late breakfast they shared at the dining table, it was just as special. To be honest, the taste could only be counted as cooked, just at the level of edible, but Ruan Yesheng still felt it was very interesting.
After that, they snuggled up on the sofa, under a thin blanket, watching the Spring Festival Gala they missed last night.
Since breakfast was late, lunch was also pushed back. Ruan Yesheng cooked several dishes carefully. While eating, she chatted with Xi Mo. “What are your plans tomorrow?”
"Nothing's planned," Xi Mo said.
Ruan Yesheng's eyes crinkled, as if she were considering something.
“I won’t go back tomorrow either. I’ll stay here with you,” Xi Mo said first. “On the third and fourth day, I will visit some elders, but not for long. I can still come back at night.”
“I also need to visit some relatives and friends,” Ruan Yesheng said. “I promised Tangtang and Qingqing I would go tomorrow. Will you come with me, or stay here?”
Xi Mo thought for a moment. “I’ll go with you.”
Ruan Yesheng felt her heart bloom. She liked this feeling of Xi Mo slowly entering her life.
In the afternoon, Ruan Yesheng felt Xi Mo look at her from time to time, as if wanting to ask something but holding back. In the end, Xi Mo did not speak.
Ruan Yesheng was held by Xi Mo while watching TV. Perhaps it was the warmth and softness of the embrace behind her that made her gradually drowsy. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself asleep on the sofa, with a soft pillow under her and a blanket covering her.
Not seeing Xi Mo, Ruan Yesheng suddenly came to her senses and subconsciously called out, "Xi Mo?"
“I’m in the room,” Xi Mo answered from the bedroom.
The door was half-opened.
Ruan Yesheng got down from the sofa and walked over, pushing the door open.
Xi Mo was wearing a bathrobe, sitting by the bed, drying her long hair. She did it very carefully, probably afraid the hair dryer would wake Ruan Yesheng.
She was still wearing Ruan Yesheng's bathrobe.
It was daytime, but the curtains were drawn tightly shut, and the bedroom lights were off. The light streaming in through the bedroom door illuminated the room in a dim, half-lit atmosphere. The soft, hazy light had an almost intoxicating vibe, like the gentle swaying of red wine in a tall glass, shining on Xi Mo's long legs, which weren't fully covered by her bathrobe.
Ruan Yesheng stood frozen at the doorway. She remembered Xi Mo’s hesitation earlier.
She understood.
“…As you can see, I took a shower,” Xi Mo said. “You were sleeping, so I used the time.”
Ruan Yesheng took a few steps forward, stepping into the light and shadow.
"You said you wanted to eat something else." A faint blush appeared on Xi Mo's cheeks as she said softly, “So I thought I should prepare in advance, because I don’t know when you will…”
She didn't say anything more; everything was left unsaid.
Ruan Yesheng's breathing tightened, and she immediately closed the door.
The room fell into dim light, and Xi Mo’s figure also darkened. Ruan Yesheng quickly walked over, bent one leg, pressed it onto Xi Mo’s leg, and leaned her whole body onto her. Xi Mo immediately opened her arms and hugged her.
“Then… are you ready?” Ruan Yesheng asked, her voice trembling, her breath almost melting.
“…Ready.” Xi Mo said, “You can choose the time.”
“What if I say, right now?”
As soon as Ruan Yesheng finished speaking, Xi Mo immediately kissed her.
The two kissed by the bed. Ruan Yesheng even felt this kiss was passionate and more wild than last night, because inside it carried a clear sense of timing, careful preparation, and the expectation of knowing it would begin, yet not knowing when it would begin.
All that preparation kept building, and burst out at this moment.
What’s more, all of this was meticulously prepared by Xi Mo for her.
Ruan Yesheng could not hold back anymore. She lowered her body and pressed Xi Mo down. Xi Mo followed the motion and fell onto the bed. The bathrobe was not tied tightly, and had already been loosened during the kiss, now half-covering and half-revealing Xi Mo’s charming curves.
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After kissing for a long time, Ruan Yesheng said between breaths, “I really regret it.”
“Regret what?” Xi Mo asked, her breath rising and falling as she kissed her and murmured.
“I regret that I’m not ready yet,” Ruan Yesheng said, trying hard to steady her breath. “Wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.”
Xi Mo mumbled an “Mm,” her breathing messy, as if she was trying hard to hold back but could not fully control it.
When Ruan Yesheng came back after washing, she didn’t turn off the light in the master bathroom. A faint glow still flickered in the distance. When she walked back and was about to turn on the bedroom light, Xi Mo said softly, “…Don’t turn it on yet. Let it stay like this for now.”
Ruan Yesheng followed her wish and did not turn on the light.
“I kind of guessed you would say that,” Ruan Yesheng said, holding Xi Mo and leaning against her. “So I left the light inside on. This way I can still see your expression.”
Xi Mo felt a bit shy and slightly frowned.
“Like you are right now,” Ruan Yesheng said, kissing her. “I like seeing all your reactions, so I can know… whether what I do makes you happy.”
“Then do you think I am happy now?” Xi Mo asked, holding back her voice while kissing her back.
Ruan Yesheng’s hand slid down, she deliberately brushed the warm dampness on her fingers onto Xi Mo’s leg, slowly spreading it over the skin.
Xi Mo tensed up, her brows furrowing slightly again: "...Hmm."
“I guess… you probably like it?” Ruan Yesheng murmured.
Xi Mo turned her face slightly toward the pillow. Ruan Yesheng moved again. In the faint light, Xi Mo frowned even more. She bit her lip and nodded.
…She certainly liked it.
She liked it very much.
“…Not ‘probably’,” Xi Mo said softly. “It is… certainly.”
Ruan Yesheng froze for a moment, then could not hold back anymore and kissed her deeply.
Author's Note:
“I certainly like it, just like you certainly like it. Because we are in love.”
