BSG - Chapter 11
Chapter 11
The moon was bright, the wind clear, and the surroundings were buzzing with noise. The wind and fragrance intertwined, as did their gazes.
Yun Youqing didn't hastily retreat, her eyes firmly locked onto the person before her. The fingers pinching Shen Wenxin's cuff slowly, bit by bit, tightened their grip on the slightly cool fabric. Silent, yet full of expectation. Ambiguity was everywhere, in every fleeting moment.
Shen Wenxin looked at Yun Youqing, taking in her every feature. No matter how many times she looked, she still felt the person before her was beautiful and cute.
But... She saw her raise her hand, extend two fingers, and then—press them against her forehead. Just like that, she was pushed away.
"Not considering it." The heartless woman spoke. As always, an impenetrable, iron wall.
Whatever tiny hint of ambiguity had managed to blossom between them was poked away by those two fingers.
Yun Youqing snorted. "Shen Wenxin, you have no taste!"
Shen Wenxin, the tasteless one, smiled indifferently. Yun Youqing glanced at her face and snorted again, crossing her arms. "Beautiful, but no taste!" She even added more. She was huffing and puffing, truly resembling a little squirrel.
Seeing this, the mirth in Shen Wenxin's eyes deepened. "Yes, I have no taste. I'm also very heartless. I'm afraid I must trouble Miss Yun to stop liking me."
Yun Youqing raised her chin proudly. "My nature is rebellious. You say stop, and I'll do the opposite!"
Shen Wenxin: "Oh? Then trouble you to keep liking me?"
Yun Youqing: "Can do."
Shen Wenxin: "?"
Yun Youqing: "Sometimes I also listen to other people's opinions."
"..." Shen Wenxin's hands were on her again. "Yun Youqing, your nonsense is really something else."
Her face being pinched, Yun Youqing still looked defiant. "What nonsense? You're clearly very happy listening to it!"
"Where am I happy?"
"You're obviously smiling!" Every time she said those slick words, Shen Wenxin would laugh. She was laughing this time, too! In her eyes, on her lips—all smiles! Shen Wenxin clearly liked her being like this!
Shen Wenxin opened her mouth. She wanted to retort, but couldn't. She closed her mouth again. It was true. Every time, she was amused by Yun Youqing and her nonsense. Every time, she was happy.
So she spoke again. "Should I thank you, then?"
Yun Youqing didn't stand on ceremony. "You should, you should. Quickly say thank you to me."
Shen Wenxin laughed again. "Thank you, Miss Yun, for amusing me."
Yun Youqing was beaming. "You're welcome, you're welcome~"
Only then did Shen Wenxin let her go. Enough horsing around.
The two continued their walk. This time, Yun Youqing didn't step on the bricks and walked obediently. She secretly glanced at the person beside her. Shen Wenxin was very close, her arm long and elegant. The crook of her arm was empty, holding nothing. So, Yun Youqing boldly reached out— Shen Wenxin's arm was grabbed. She turned her head to look at the person beside her. Yun Youqing was leaning against her, not looking at her, the corners of her lips curved upwards.
She heard Yun Youqing say, "Thank you."
"Hmm? Thank me for what?"
"Thank you for treating us to dinner. And thank you for staying behind specially to comfort me."
"Did it comfort you?"
"Nope, hahaha—" Yun Youqing laughed without a care in the world. "Because I didn't take that 'age' thing to heart at all! But don't you worry about me. I'm very good at thinking things through. I wouldn't be knocked down by such a small thing!"
Shen Wenxin gave her a once-over and said, "Mm, I can tell."
Yun Youqing beamed at her, holding her arm even tighter. "But I still have to thank you. Our President Shen is so kind~" Because she was kind-hearted, she had felt sorry for her. Because she was kind-hearted, she tolerated her closeness, tolerated her speaking all that nonsense. Shen Wenxin was just a really, really good person!
"I think so, too," Shen Wenxin said. "I'm a very good person."
Yun Youqing: "It's fine if I praise you. If you praise yourself, you'll just seem narcissistic."
Shen Wenxin asked, "What's wrong with being narcissistic? Isn't that just loving oneself?"
Yun Youqing blinked, enlightened. "Wow, so true." Then hugged her arm even tighter, pressing her head against her shoulder. "So articulate. I like you even more now!"
Shen Wenxin: "?" She pulled her hand back. "Walk properly."
Time to go home. The two walked side-by-side toward where they were parked.
Walking along, Yun Youqing suddenly piped up, "Can you drive me home?"
Shen Wenxin stopped. "Why? Didn't you drive?"
Yun Youqing said, "I did."
Shen Wenxin asked again, "Did you drink earlier?"
Yun Youqing: "No. I had juice."
Shen Wenxin was both impressed and baffled by her honesty. "You drove here, and you didn't drink. Why do you want me to drive you home?"
Yun Youqing said, "It's on the way!"
Shen Wenxin: "?" Still baffled. "You moved?"
Yun Youqing, perfectly innocent: "No."
Even more baffled, Shen Wenxin asked, "Then how is it on the way?"
Then she heard Yun Youqing say matter-of-factly, "You're going home, and I'm going home, too. We're both going home. Isn't that 'on the way'?"
Shen Wenxin: "?" Shen Wenxin: "... " Shen Wenxin laughed. Hard to say if it was from disbelief or exasperation. She really does say a lot of nonsense. Shen Wenxin crossed her arms, staring at Yun Youqing. "What exactly are you trying to do?"
Yun Youqing put on a shy smile, honest and meek. "I just want to spend a little more time with you..."
Shen Wenxin understood and let out a scoff. "No."
"?" Yun Youqing changed tactics. "Then I want to go to your place to help you walk Xiaoba!"
Shen Wenxin shook her head. Impenetrable as ever. "Xiaoba isn't at my place."
Yun Youqing narrowed her eyes, looking at her again and again. She put her hands on her hips and pretended to be angry. "So heartless, Shen Wenxin. I'm starting to dislike you a little!"
Shen Wenxin: "That's wonderful."
Yun Youqing instantly: "And now I love you again."
Shen Wenxin gently poked her forehead. "No."
Yun Youqing: "Rejecting me? Fine. Love you even more. Aunty just likes women she can't get!"
Shen Wenxin's hands were on her again. Both hands, one on each cheek. Looking at Yun Youqing, whose face was now squeezed like a dough ball, Shen Wenxin ignored her astonished expression and couldn't help but ask, "Yun Youqing, is this how you pursued people before? So greasy, so cheesy. Did this actually work? Can your love life really be smooth?"
Yun Youqing frowned. "How could that be? Don't I want a girlfriend?" When she pursued someone, she was subtle and elegant, never like this. This kind of thing was exclusively reserved for the hateful yet regrettably iron-straight Shen Wenxin.
Shen Wenxin raised an eyebrow and nodded lightly. Good. Still a normal person, then. She let go of her face.
Yun Youqing cupped her own cheeks and rubbed them gently, muttering, "Why do you like pinching my face so much..."
Shen Wenxin heard every word. She put her hands in her coat pockets, her eyes curved, her smile both beautiful and mischievous. "Because your face is very nice to pinch." The flesh on Yun Youqing's face was soft, with a great texture. After pinching it once, she couldn't help but do it a second, a third time...
After hearing her words, Yun Youqing pinched her own face, too. It was a bit nice to pinch. Tao Fangran had also said her face was pleasant to pinch. "Alright, alright. For your sake, I won't hold it against you."
Shen Wenxin smiled. "Then I truly thank Miss Yun."
Amidst the joking and laughter, they had also found their respective cars. The moment of parting had arrived.
Yun Youqing looked at Shen Wenxin again. A wave of reluctance suddenly surged in her heart. Even though Shen Wenxin was straight and wouldn't reciprocate her feelings, she was always so happy whenever she spent time with her. The happier she was, the more reluctant she was to part.
"Wenxin."
"Mm?"
"Before you go, can I make a request?"
Shen Wenxin turned to look at Yun Youqing. She saw her open her arms wide and smile sweetly. "Give me a hug."
Shen Wenxin didn't move. "Why?"
Yun Youqing: "To draw a perfect full stop on this beautiful night."
Shen Wenxin raised an eyebrow. "Not drawing it." Yun Youqing's ulterior motives were practically flying in her face.
Yun Youqing didn't give up. "Aw, just a hug."
Shen Wenxin: "No hug."
Yun Youqing continued to act cute. "Just a hug, it won't kill you."
The heartless woman, Shen Wenxin: "It will kill me."
Yun Youqing refused to accept this. "But you hugged me when I fell down earlier!"
Iron-faced and impartial, Shen Wenxin: "Earlier was earlier."
Yun Youqing's stubborn streak flared up. Her eyes darted around cunningly. "Ah! I've fallen~" She started to topple toward Shen Wenxin.
Shen Wenxin sidestepped.
Yun Youqing's pounce hit empty air.
Yun Youqing: "?"
Shen Wenxin smiled faintly. "Don't even try." The moment Yun Youqing's eyes started rolling, she knew exactly what she was planning. Yun Youqing simply couldn't hide her mischievous intentions in front of her.
Deeply wounded, Yun Youqing clutched her chest and began to perform. "Such a heartless woman. I'm so pitiful, yet she won't even give me a hug. My life is so bitter..."
Finishing her act, she saw Shen Wenxin take her hands out of her pockets. Shen Wenxin opened her arms toward her. Yun Youqing couldn't help but start feeling hopeful. Then, Shen Wenxin placed her hands on Yun Youqing's shoulders and held her firmly.
"?" She was grabbed and turned around. "??" Her back was even pushed a little. Shen Wenxin's voice landed by her ear. "No adding drama. Hurry home now, Magic Youth."
Yun Youqing: "..." Pushing her luck had failed. Tonight's perfect full stop couldn't be drawn. She could only go home. Yun Youqing walked away, looking back every three steps, continuously casting resentful little glances at Shen Wenxin. Standing rooted to the spot, unmoved, Shen Wenxin calmly watched her depart. Once Yun Youqing was gone, Shen Wenxin got into her car.
The moment she closed the car door, Yun Youqing's slightly resentful expression from before involuntarily surfaced in her mind. A soft chuckle escaped Shen Wenxin's lips. Truly, both funny and cute.
—Such a heartless woman.
Yun Youqing's voice echoed in her ears again. She froze. In that moment, she actually began to wonder if she had been truly too heartless toward Yun Youqing just now. It was just a hug. Why couldn't she give it to her? It wasn't like they'd never hugged before. The very next second, Shen Wenxin snapped out of it. What am I thinking? My heartlessness wasn't wrong. I can't give Yun Youqing any chance to push her luck.
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