Chapter 53: I...Is This Okay?
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A variety show was playing in the bedroom, and Qu Xizhi was talking to someone on the phone. Gu Xizhi returned to the bedroom after washing the dishes, turned down the volume of the TV, and then walked out of the bedroom to continue cooking for her.
They had just argued for a long time about whether to stay or not. In the end, they both agreed to settle it with a game of rock-paper-scissors. But even though she won, Qu Xizhi refused to leave, claiming she was too hungry to walk.
Anyway, she hadn't had dinner yet, so Gu Xizhi reluctantly made dinner for two people.
If there is anything that Gu Xizhi is better at than acting, it must be cooking. Being busy all year round, left Gu Xizhi with no time for this, but recently, taking care of Bo Yiqing has revived this old skill. The kitchen was filled with cooking fumes, and when Gu Xizhi walked into the kitchen, she saw Qu Xizhi following her and immediately said, "The smell in here will overpower your perfume. You should wait outside."
"I remember that the food you cooked last time tasted very good. Are you good at this?" Instead of leaving, Qu Xizhi took a few steps deeper into the kitchen.
“My mother said this is a basic skill a woman should have."
Qu Xizhi paused, looked down at herself, and finally raised her head, "Then let me learn from you."
"No need, I can cook for you." Gu Xizhi deliberately made things difficult for her, "As long as you wash the dishes later."
"Okay." She seemed to agree quite quickly, not seeming to know what washing dishes entails.
The fact is that after the two of them finished dinner, Gu Xizhi took the initiative to clear away the dishes and enter the kitchen.
Qu Xizhi saw that she had taken over the agreed-upon job and followed her into the kitchen, "Don't you want me to wash the dishes?"
Gu Xizhi said while turning on the faucet and washing the dishes, "Your hands are not meant for this kind of thing."
Qu Xizhi looked at her hands, especially her neatly manicured nails, and quite agreed with her words.
"I'll ask Ling Xian to deliver a dishwasher tomorrow."
"Don't be so exaggerated, I rarely cook."
"I like your cooking, and I will live here starting tomorrow."
"...Didn’t you just say you would go home after dinner?"
"I changed my mind on the spur of the moment," she said confidently.
Gu Xizhi locked eyes with her for a few seconds. "Qu Xizhi, if the media knew about this side of you, they would be quite surprised."
Just as Qu Xizhi was about to reply, the doorbell rang. Gu Xizhi was wondering who would be looking for her at this time, but Qu Xizhi walked out of the kitchen to open the door.
After a brief conversation with the person outside, Qu Xizhi closed the door and returned with a package in her hand. Gu Xizhi, who had followed her from the kitchen, curiously asked, "Did you have something delivered?"
"It's the deluxe DVD set of 'Wangchuan River'."
Gu Xizhi was somewhat surprised. "Wangchuan River?" But the TV series finished filming only five months ago, and while post-production is complete, it hasn't premiered yet. As the lead actress, she hasn't even finished her planned promotional schedule. So, seeing this now is quite unexpected.
"Yes." Qu Xizhi looked back and forth at the things in her hands, "Come and watch with me later."
"But you're not the main character. Are you really interested?"
"Of course." Qu Xizhi placed the DVD on the table, "I want to see Immortal Luyao. Is that not allowed?"
Gu Xizhi said nothing but felt vaguely worried.
Qu Xizhi checked the time and said, "It's too late now. It's not safe to go back. You won't make me leave, will you?"
Gu Xizhi: "..."
"Since you won't make me leave, can you help me prepare a bath?"
"..."
In the end, Gu Xizhi went to the bathroom to prepare the bath.
The indoor heating during the winter was quite comfortable, creating two worlds with the cold outdoors. After filling the bath, Gu Xizhi returned to the bedroom and found Qu Xizhi selecting pajamas. She immediately blocked her view and retrieved a modest bathrobe from inside, handing it to her. Qu Xizhi accepted the offered bathrobe and examined it, seeming somewhat satisfied. Then she went to the closet and found the pajamas she had worn during her previous stay here.
"I'll wear this if you wear this." She pointed at the low-cut pajamas to her.
Gu Xizhi replied, "…This isn't suitable for winter."
Just how much did she like that nightgown?
"Then I'll wear this, and you wear this." She switched the two pieces of clothing.
"...Qu Xizhi!"
Without saying anything, Qu Xizhi took two sleepwears and went to the bathroom.
Gu Xizhi watched her take the clothes into the bathroom, vaguely feeling something was wrong, but couldn't figure it out for the moment.
The sound of water in the bathroom gushed and Gu Xizhi was about to tidy up the bed when she heard Qu Xizhi call, "Xiao Jing."
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"What?"
"The water temperature is very high, can you come over and take a look?"
"No, it was just fine a moment ago." Gu Xizhi inexplicably entered the bathroom.
Qu Xizhi stood by the bathtub waiting for her, and Gu Xizhi approached, testing the water temperature. She found nothing wrong with it and asked, "Is it really too hot?"
"No." Qu Xizhi smiled and held her waist, "But the joke you just made on me really scared me, so why don't you make up for it?"
Feeling that something was off but unable to put her finger on it, Gu Xizhi asked, "What do you mean?"
"Take a bath with me."
Gu Xizhi froze and her cheeks immediately turned red, "That's not possible. You go ahead, and I'll come later." She tried to step back.
Qu Xizhi held her waist, preventing her from moving. "If you don't make it up to me now, do you mean you want to make it up to me later?"
Gu Xizhi's cheek was about to bleed because of what she meant, "Qu Xizhi!"
Qu Xizhi let go of her and spread her arms open. "If you don't want to stay, at least help me take off my clothes."
"..." Her hand must be malfunctioning, right?
Gu Xizhi said bravely, "Just one."
"Two."
"Okay, two pieces, no more bargaining."
"Okay." She smiled calmly.
Feeling like she had taken advantage, Gu Xizhi breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to unbutton the rainbow-colored sweater that Qu Xizhi had hand-knitted.
Although the indoor temperature did not require a coat, it was still very cold in winter. Gu Xizhi wore multiple layers to stay warm beneath her coat, so of course she would think that others were the same as her.
However, as soon as she unbuttoned Qu Xizhi's sweater, Gu Xizhi's movements paused.
It was hard to imagine that, aside from the coat she had taken off shortly after entering, Qu Xizhi was only wearing a thin sweater and a bodysuit on her upper body. If there was anything beneath the bodysuit, Gu Xizhi could help her take it off, but the point was that there was nothing underneath and it was an all-in-one piece…
"We agreed on two pieces," Qu Xizhi reminded.
Gu Xizhi looked up at her, then down at the half-removed sweater jacket. "I... changed my mind." She let go of the clothing and started to leave.
Qu Xizhi grabbed her hand to stop her from leaving, "We're both women, you have everything I have, what are you nervous about?"
"I..." She opened her mouth but didn't know how to respond.
In fact, the last time they met during filming, she realized that something was off with herself. She had seen women's bodies before, from childhood to adulthood. Being in the entertainment industry for so long, she had seen many female celebrities in revealing attires. However, she couldn't explain why, but when she saw Qu Xizhi's fair body, she felt strange, couldn't look directly, and definitely couldn't touch her.
At first, she thought it might be related to a change in her sexual orientation. But she had returned from filming and even helped other female celebrities change into costumes. Regardless of how revealing the attire was, at most, she felt that she shouldn't be looking. Even if she accidentally saw something, it didn't elicit much of a reaction. However, when facing Qu Xizhi, she truly couldn't bring herself to look at all…
Although she knew this made no sense, Gu Xizhi just couldn't. "I... Maybe you should undress yourself..."
"Or do you think I can't compare to you?" Qu Xizhi threw the sweater aside and her waist-length black hair covered most of her front.
"No... of course not." Gu Xizhi suddenly felt like she couldn't argue.
"Then is it that you don't like me?" She tilted her head, looking at her seriously.
"No." Gu Xizhi almost cried when she asked her.
"Then..." Qu Xizhi lowered her head, gazing into her eyes. "Compared to males, you don't like the female bodies?"
"You..." Gu Xizhi was becoming anxious under her questioning. "That's not it!"
"Then what's going on?"
"I..." Gu Xizhi was speechless by the question. At this moment, she really felt that if the stalemate continued, she would not be able to escape even by jumping into the Yellow River*. In her panic, she decided to swiftly remove Qu Xizhi's skirt and unfasten the back buttons of her top.
*it would be hard to prove innocence/ reputation will be forever tarnished
This series of movements was so fast that Qu Xizhi was caught off guard, and Gu Xizhi pulled her top halfway. After seeing the fair skin on her chest, she really didn't dare to continue, "I...Is this okay?"
Qu Xizhi couldn't help but smile at her reaction, "Do you think you're taking an exam?" She gently knocked her on the head.
"I'm... afraid that you will misunderstand me." She said in an aggrieved tone.
Qu Xizhi smiled even more, hugged her waist, and kissed her lips.
At first, Gu Xizhi didn't think there was anything wrong with the kiss. It had been too long since they last saw each other and the softness of her lips against hers felt comforting and reassuring. But soon, Gu Xizhi discovered that something had slipped through her waist, and went all the way up, deftly unhooking her bra. Gu Xizhi, "...Xi¥%..."
How on earth is she so agile?!
"During this time, you've seemed really busy, and you haven't even listened to me properly," Qu Xizhi whispered as she moved away from her lips, tracing her cheek and nearing her ear. "Can you listen to me this time?"
"What...what?" She tried to avoid the breath lingering in her ear.
"Let's take a bath." A hand tugged at her clothes, "Together."
Her other hand was still caressing her waist, and Gu Xizhi couldn't twist and turn to escape it. She felt that if she didn't agree, she didn't know what else she might do. She gritted her teeth and said, "O...okay, but let go first."
It's better to bathe than to be touched.
Sure enough, Qu Xizhi let go immediately.
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