Purely Accidental - Chapter 74
Chapter 74
Xu Jingshu's eyes naturally carried an air of unattainable allure.
At first glance, her entire being resembled a cold, distant moon hanging high in the night sky.
But when this bright moon's heart held the image of someone special, it was like ice and snow melting to welcome spring's return.
Even her proud beauty retracted its sharp edges, becoming gentle and approachable.
Pei Youshan looked at her like this, her rosy lips parting slightly yet unable to form any words.
Shy, coy, and awkward, she dared not directly confront the intense desire buried deep in her heart - a desire that existed only for Xu Jingshu.
Pei Youshan chose to avoid her gaze, her eyes flitting downward in panic.
When they inadvertently brushed against the exposed snow-white skin where two buttons had been undone, her gaze immediately recoiled as if burned, hastily looking away.
She pushed Xu Jingshu away and stepped out of that ambiguous space.
Attempting to change the subject, she looked around: "Where's the wine? Oh right, you haven't had them bring it yet. I'll call for some wine then."
"What would you like to drink?"
Xu Jingshu's gaze remained fixed on her, following her every movement.
Watching the ragdoll cat-like Pei Youshan evade her topic, the smile at the corners of her lips deepened unconsciously.
"Anything is fine."
"I'll drink whatever Shanshan drinks."
...
The wine bottle stood steadily on the small table by the window.
The two sat facing each other, each holding a wine glass.
Outside the window hung a bright moon, its pure silvery light spilling onto the windowsill.
Pei Youshan gazed at the moonlight, silently waiting for Xu Jingshu to start the conversation.
She hadn't even taken a sip of wine, all her attention focused on Xu Jingshu, waiting to catch her voice.
"Shanshan."
Xu Jingshu finally spoke, her tone brimming with affectionate tenderness.
"I'm so happy you agreed to drink with me."
Pei Youshan paused.
There shouldn't be such formality between them.
Their tones shouldn't be this polite, their sitting postures and distance shouldn't be this proper.
She took a silent sip of wine: "It's just drinking."
Her tone inexplicably carried a tsundere quality: "...It's not like there won't be other chances in the future."
The soft, gentle voice drifted into Xu Jingshu's ears, making her eyes curve with happiness.
"Yes, there will be more chances in the future."
Tomorrow, the day after, and the day after that.
This decade, the next decade.
There would always be opportunities for them to be alone together.
Feeling the intense gaze beside her, Pei Youshan became embarrassed again: "Didn't you say you wanted to talk? Then hurry up and talk, why keep staring at me..."
"Because Shanshan is beautiful," Xu Jingshu answered composedly. "Whenever you appear in my sight, I can only look at you."
"I can't control it."
"I can't help myself."
Pei Youshan: "..."
Was this supposed to be a conversation or a sweet nothings session?!
Where did Xu Jingshu get all these sweet words to use against her?!
"Are you blushing, Shanshan?" Xu Jingshu asked with a smile, looking at her slightly reddened ears.
Pei Youshan stubbornly retorted: "N-no I'm not!"
Then she hurriedly gulped down some wine, as if desperately trying to distract herself.
—So useless, Pei Youshan! Why can't you ever resist her teasing?!
Seeing this, Xu Jingshu's smile didn't fade as she leisurely took a sip of wine, choosing not to poke further at that fragile, sensitive thin-skinned pride.
So adorable.
How could there be someone this adorable in the world?
Fortunately, she was the one who encountered her, and no one else snatched her away.
Twirling her wine glass, Xu Jingshu looked at the swirling red wine inside: "About last time, Jingying said she would apologize to you. Did she?"
Pei Youshan recalled the young girl's solemn vow and glanced at the person beside her, unable to suppress a laugh.
Truly family - they both loved playing games.
"She did, very sincerely."
Xu Jingshu added: "She also said she'd personally come apologize to you in a few days."
Pei Youshan: "..."
Once online and once offline?
Was the kid really this serious?
"That... really isn't necessary..."
"It's no trouble," Xu Jingshu said very calmly. "It's what she ought to do."
Spare the rod, spoil the child.
Let's see if she dares to make random announcements in the family group chat next time.
And even took money for it.
—Such important news and she only charged two yuan!
For the first time, Pei Youshan sensed Xu Jingshu's authoritative elder sister aura. For some reason, she felt both amused and sympathetic toward Xu Jingying.
So she couldn't help saying a few good words: "Jingying is an adult now too, you should give her some face. Don't scold her too harshly."
Xu Jingshu stopped her movements and met her eyes.
In that instant, Xu Jingshu suddenly understood what Xu Jingying meant when she asked "Can sister-in-law protect me?"
Wanting to find someone who could keep her sister in check as a sister-in-law - the little girl's calculations were absolutely shameless.
Admittedly, Pei Youshan was indeed the best candidate for this sister-in-law position.
Xu Jingshu smiled gently: "Alright, I'll listen to Shanshan."
Then she asked: "Shanshan, do you know what we seem like right now?"
Pei Youshan: "Like what?"
Xu Jingshu: "Like parents discussing how to educate their child."
Pei Youshan froze, immediately flushing red: "Nonsense."
Embarrassed, she quickly drank several more mouthfuls of wine, having completely forgotten about "sipping etiquette."
Xu Jingshu leaned slightly sideways, propping her head up to look at her with an amused smile: "Shanshan is just as adorable as when you were little."
Pei Youshan was baffled: "When I was little? How would you know what I was like as a child? Did we meet when we were kids?"
"We did."
Xu Jingshu answered honestly.
"My dad told me."
Hearing this, Pei Youshan's eyes widened in shock as she desperately searched her memories for this past encounter, but the harder she tried to recall, the more elusive it became.
She had actually met Xu Jingshu when they were children...
But she couldn't remember any of it.
Seeing her furrowed brows, Xu Jingshu smiled reassuringly: "Don't worry Shanshan, I don't remember either."
Pei Youshan asked curiously: "What did Uncle Xu tell you?"
Xu Jingshu said leisurely: "When I was four, he took me to the park and we ran into your dad and you."
Pei Youshan listened intently.
Xu Jingshu gazed at her unblinkingly: "Then you mistook me for a doll."
Pei Youshan: "?"
Xu Jingshu: "You hugged me and wouldn't let go."
Pei Youshan: "??"
Xu Jingshu: "And said you wanted to take me home."
Pei Youshan: "???"
Xu Jingshu: "Later, when my dad took me home, you cried like the sky was falling."
Pei Youshan: "?????"
Pei Youshan was deeply shocked.
Oh my heavens, my Fuxi and Nüwa!
Was I really this outrageous as a child, so skilled at creating embarrassing moments for myself?!
Even more terrifying was that as Xu Jingshu spoke, vague memories actually began surfacing.
When she was very, very young, she did have an experience of mistaking someone else's older sister for a beautiful doll...
She could no longer remember what that sister looked like, only the impression that she was as exquisite as a porcelain doll.
And how she'd asked her father to buy her a beautiful doll like that too, leaving Yue Qin both amused and exasperated.
The hazy past flickered in and out of her mind like clouds.
Looking at the person before her now...
Thinking about what she'd just said...
Help, this was too embarrassing!!!
Xu Jingshu watched as Pei Youshan began frantically gulping wine in her embarrassment.
Whether it was simply to distract herself or to numb herself with alcohol to erase the memory from her mind, she didn't know.
But she did know that if this continued, someone was going to get drunk.
"Shan—"
Pei Youshan raised a hand to stop her, extremely awkward: "Let's just drink properly. Not talking is fine too."
Then she started drinking on her own again, fingers unconsciously scratching at the tabletop.
My Fuxi and Nüwa! How could I have been so outrageous as a child!
And I cried!!
Even more outrageous was that we met again as adults!!!
Instantly, all those happy and awkward accidents with Xu Jingshu came flooding back one after another.
The embarrassment engraved in her DNA was acting up yet again.
From head to toe, the cringe was unstoppable.
No, she needed to drink some water to calm down.
There was no water.
Wine would have to do!
Seeing Pei Youshan's fingers beginning to scratch the table, Xu Jingshu knew her embarrassment was flaring up again.
Smiling, she said nothing more, putting down her glass to thoughtfully provide refill services.
Getting drunk might be good.
If she got drunk, she'd have to stay the night.
After several glasses, Pei Youshan became slightly tipsy and suddenly realized something was off. Her cheeks flushed as she pressed down on Xu Jingshu's wine-pouring hand, her eyes still clear and bright like stars.
"Xu Jingshu, don't just pour for me... You drink too."
Xu Jingshu picked up her own glass, lightly clinking it against Pei Youshan's goblet: "I'm drinking with Shanshan."
Pei Youshan grumbled discontentedly, meticulously pointing out the error in her words: "I'm accompanying you, how did it become you accompanying me?"
Xu Jingshu readily agreed: "Mmm, Shanshan is accompanying me."
In the end, Xu Jingshu only grew slightly flushed while Pei Youshan ended up half-drunk.
Propping up her temples, her consciousness remained clear but her movements carried drunken clumsiness, as if no longer under her control.
She felt frustrated.
She'd promised not to get drunk, yet here she was...
The person across from her called softly again: "Shanshan, you're drunk. Let me help you rest."
She looked up and saw those beautiful collarbones again, that snow-white skin.
Her throat suddenly felt dry, her gaze glued there, unable to look away.
She wanted Xu Jingshu.
But she couldn't.
Nor should she - they hadn't reconciled yet, they weren't...
—Yet she still wanted to do something with Xu Jingshu.
Sober or drunk.
She just wanted to do something with Xu Jingshu.
So she stared at Xu Jingshu uncontrollably, intently.
Watching her stand up, watching the slightly open collar reveal more snow-white skin with her movements.
She forgot how to look away.
Long-suppressed desires clamored recklessly.
Intense intoxication spread through her limbs.
Her body no longer felt like her own.
Xu Jingshu helped her up, meeting her drunken gaze.
Those peach blossom eyes held stars, amorous autumn waters.
And boundless spring-like desire.
Dizzily, she stood up.
Xu Jingshu held her by the waist, suddenly forgetting what to do next, only remembering how long it had been since she'd seen this mesmerizing expression, momentarily speechless.
"Xu Jingshu..."
Pei Youshan murmured the name, lightly tracing her collarbones with a finger.
Her mind knew she shouldn't do this, yet she did it anyway.
"Your collarbones are so beautiful..."
Xu Jingshu couldn't resist kissing her brows.
"Does Shanshan like looking at them?"
Pei Youshan nodded obediently.
Xu Jingshu pressed their foreheads together, her voice full of temptation: "Then Shanshan can undo them yourself to see, okay?"
This time Pei Youshan didn't nod, saying clearly: "Xu Jingshu, you're seducing me."
Xu Jingshu didn't deny it: "Mmm, I'm seducing you. Will you accept it?"
Pei Youshan didn't answer, her remaining rationality battling with drunken desire, creating utter chaos.
After a moment, she simply draped herself over Xu Jingshu, saying drunkenly: "I haven't bathed yet... I want to soak in the tub, then go to bed after..."
Xu Jingshu thoughtfully stroked her head, then coaxed gently: "Then Shanshan can sit outside for a bit while I draw your bath. After soaking, we'll sleep, okay?"
Pei Youshan agreed, then sat on the bed to wait.
In the bathroom, water rushed noisily.
Turning her head, she could see Xu Jingshu's silhouette through the frosted glass.
Graceful, slender, and alluring, lightly stirring the desires in her heart.
As if everything tonight was setting the stage for them, anything could awaken her suppressed longings.
Rationality's morale was gradually worn down, soon unable to hold out.
Drunkenness and desire trampled it underfoot, proudly victorious, making her compromise:
I'm drunk, anything I do can be forgiven...
Being slightly indulgent while drunk is acceptable...
Most importantly, she truly couldn't control her drunken words and actions!
When she came to again, she was already standing at the bathroom door.
Xu Jingshu was bent over testing the water temperature.
Hearing movement, she straightened and turned to see Pei Youshan at the door, half-hidden yet utterly charming.
Pei Youshan called: "Xu Jingshu..."
Then stepped into the bathroom, swaying unsteadily.
Afraid she might fall, Xu Jingshu hurried forward to catch her: "What's wrong?"
Pei Youshan hugged her waist in return, eyes curving into a smile both innocent and guileless, yet her words were utterly suggestive:
"Xu Jingshu, bathe me."
Xu Jingshu paused slightly, an elegant brow lifting.
Then she saw Pei Youshan piteously furrow her brows: "I have no strength to wash myself, afraid I won't do it properly... Help me..."
So pitiful it was impossible to refuse.
Xu Jingshu willingly said, alright.
Then heard what sounded like instructions, or hints: "You must wash me thoroughly, inside and out, every part, or I'll be uncomfortable sleeping..."
Xu Jingshu instantly understood, but worried she might regret it sober, so gently reminded: "Shanshan, I can't resist your temptations, I'll easily take the bait, understand?"
"Then take the bait! We're both adults, no need to suppress yourself!"
Pei Youshan, having undone two buttons, suddenly grew sad for some reason.
"You're the one who told me to do something to you... Are you regretting it now?"
"Then I'll find someone else to bathe me!"
"Find a skilled, good-looking bath attendant to scrub my back!"
Xu Jingshu quickly pulled back the adorably pouting girl, amused.
"No regrets."
"Be good Shanshan, don't look for others. I'm enough."
"I'll definitely let you sleep comfortably."
...
Steam swirled unceasingly above the water, enveloping their slender, intertwined figures.
Winter was perfect for soaking - immersed in warm water, one's bones turned utterly relaxed.
Pei Youshan leaned against Xu Jingshu's chest, limbs soft, eyes even gentler, their corners slightly red like touched with rouge, enchantingly alluring.
Xu Jingshu continued dutifully bathing her.
Every part, inside and out, nothing missed, nothing overlooked.
Her fingertips employed varied techniques, lightly kneading and teasing.
The pressure perfectly balanced between light and firm, slow and quick.
Pei Youshan emitted soft moans of pleasure in her embrace.
As if unsatisfied, she turned to hug her, straightening up to plunge into the space between her lips.
Breaths, water sounds, repeatedly merging into the heated atmosphere, disrupting their last shreds of reason, leaving only a room of lingering romance, endless spring breezes.
They gazed at each other amidst ragged breaths.
Their mutual longing made them more sincere than ever in this moment.
Wanting to be closer, to obtain more, to never part again.
Xu Jingshu raised a hand to touch Pei Youshan's shy, captivating face, eyes brimming with love.
She didn't know how drunk Pei Youshan truly was, or to what extent.
Because past experience showed Pei Youshan would always say she was sleepy when drunk - yet tonight she hadn't, though her eyes clearly held intoxication... utterly perplexing.
But it didn't matter.
Because she believed they would be together again soon.
Very soon.
Her fingers slowly moved to the back of Pei Youshan's neck, gently pressing down to reclaim those rosy lips.
Her other hand emerged from the water, glistening fingertips supporting Pei Youshan's waist.
Pei Youshan suddenly felt an emptiness in her heart, squirming uncomfortably.
"Xu Jingshu..." Sitting atop her, she asked hoarsely, "Are you done washing?"
Why had she stopped...
Xu Jingshu smiled at her: "Not sure."
Pei Youshan: "?"
Xu Jingshu calmly said: "Let's go out and check a few more times, okay?"
Soaking too long wasn't good.
For this rare night, she didn't want anything going wrong here.
Pei Youshan nodded very seriously.
Ultimately succeeding in drenching the bedsheets in Xu Jingshu's room.
Even inventing new ways to drink red wine, the sheets inevitably suffering collateral damage.
As the beneficiary, Xu Jingshu indulged her antics and coquettishness, her tolerance bottom line continuously lowering.
If Pei Youshan wanted to demolish the house now, she'd even help pass tools and plan where to start for maximum efficiency.
Only after sufficient lovemaking and play did they reluctantly end the night.
Holding each other to sleep after so long.
"Goodnight, Xiao Jing." Having obediently said this, Pei Youshan closed her eyes, wanting only to sleep now.
"Goodnight, Shanshan." Xu Jingshu hugged her, utterly content.
......
The next morning, past nine.
Pei Youshan slowly opened her eyes to a view of snow-white skin.
Adorned with two or three "red plum blossoms."
And then... Xu Jingshu's sleeping face.
Pei Youshan froze.
Yesterday's memories remained vividly clear.
The bathing.
The thoroughness, inside and out.
And the red wine...
All crystal clear, both shameful and embarrassing!
Her mind suddenly exploded, her entire being like a startled cat, frantically scrambling for clothes to dress.
Hearing movement, Xu Jingshu awoke to see her flustered actions, slowly propping her head up with an elbow, smiling: "Shanshan?"
Pei Youshan stiffened, embarrassment instantly shooting from her toes to her head.
She was about to turn redder than a cooked crab!
Grabbing the shirt draped on the chair, she turned while putting it on, heading for the door.
Last night's events were too mortifying - she didn't dare look at Xu Jingshu again.
"Xu Jingshu, last night was just an accident!"
"You're not allowed to remember!"
Xu Jingshu watched her red-faced, flustered exit.
For some reason, she felt not a shred of panic.
Nor any urge to chase after her.
Pei Youshan needed time to calm down - after all, her Shanshan embarrassed so easily.
She calmly sat up, checking the time.
Time to get ready - there was a meeting later.
After brushing her teeth, she surveyed the disastrous bed, her smile unwavering.
—This was progress in their relationship.
But while dressing, she noticed something amiss.
...
Pei Youshan leaned against the door, cringing so hard her scalp tingled.
My Fuxi and Nüwa! How could I have said such shameless things while drunk!
Alcohol is evil - how can I ever face Xu Jingshu again!
But there was still a meeting waiting for them both later...
"..."
When misfortune strikes, even water gets stuck in your teeth!
After standing in grief, she came to terms with it.
Whatever.
She was drunk - drunk actions are uncontrollable, not her fault. No.
Besides, they're adults - what's the big deal!
It's not like they hadn't done it plenty before!
Don't panic, don't be embarrassed.
If she wasn't embarrassed, then others would be!
Adjusting her mindset, she headed to wash up.
No matter what, she needed to attend the meeting in top form.
...
Too ashamed to go to work with Xu Jingshu.
But at the meeting room entrance, Xu Jingshu still caught her.
This unavoidable encounter.
Unsure what to say, Pei Youshan could only hold her coffee and walk past her into the room first.
Only to be stopped.
"President Xu, is something the matter?"
Her tone was dry, emotionless.
Mainly unsure what emotion to use.
To arriving staff, the atmosphere between them seemed tense!
Everyone's hearts raced nervously.
—Would this collaboration fall through? Would they come to blows?!
Xu Jingshu smiled slightly: "Yes. President Pei, a word in private."
Pei Youshan frowned but followed.
"Couldn't whatever it is be said inside?"
Xu Jingshu stopped, turning with a light laugh: "If Shanshan doesn't mind, I can say it inside too."
Pei Youshan was baffled by her smile: "What is it exactly?"
"Shanshan."
Xu Jingshu leaned in smilingly, her voice soft yet steady, for their ears only.
"You're wearing my shirt."
Pei Youshan froze.
Looking at Xu Jingshu's white shirt, then her own black one, then the meeting room.
"..."
—Excuse me, how much does it cost to move to another planet?
Author's Note: Xiao Jing [happy]: My wife is wearing my clothes to our meeting.
Pei Pei [melancholic]: Don't know why, but embarrassment always surrounds me x2
Staff: Are they going to fight?!
Answer: They did - yesterday in the room, very intensely! Both panting heavily from exhaustion!
Wine bottles rolling clatteringly on the floor, red liquid spilled all over the bed! (just kidding)
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