Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 773 Backache and sore waist, requesting a day off.

"Junior, we agreed to stroll around West Lake, so why did you bring me to a hotel?"

Xu Youyu almost instantly got into the mood, half-heartedly murmuring in Li Luo's arms, "And... why did they only book one room? And a double room at that..."

"Senior, didn't the hotel receptionist just say that this is the only room left?" Li Luo gently put his arm around Xu Youyu's slender waist and stood behind her, cooperating as he said, "Just make do tonight. I can sleep on the sofa if necessary. There will absolutely be no inappropriate behavior."

"Then after we finish visiting West Lake, I can just go straight home." Xu Youyu turned around, gently tapped Li Luo's chest with her finger, and whispered, "If I stay out overnight, what am I supposed to say if my parents ask?"

“West Lake is beautiful at night, and it has a unique charm in the early morning.” Li Luo hugged Xu Youyu tightly and whispered in her ear, “I want to show you both.”

"Hmm... I really can't do anything with you." Xu Youyu smiled with a mix of embarrassment and helplessness, put her hands on Li Luo's shoulders, and finally agreed, "Then it's a deal, you'll sleep on the sofa tonight, so you can't do anything reckless."

"Okay, I promise you." Li Luo immediately raised his right hand to guarantee, "If I do anything reckless tonight, may I be struck by lightning... um..."

Before Li Luo could finish speaking, Xu Youyu covered her mouth with his hand: "Don't say things like that, I believe you."

"That……"

"Come on, let's go for a stroll around West Lake." Xu Youyu left Li Luo's embrace, turned and walked towards the door, then turned back halfway to look at Li Luo and smiled, "Keep up, don't just stand there."

"Okay, I'm here." Li Luo quickly walked forward and followed behind Xu Youyu. "Wait for me, senior."

The two walked out of the room and left the lobby of the Willow Oriole Hotel. They only needed to cross one road to reach the West Lake.

It was Friday evening, and there were quite a few people coming and going along the West Lake.

However, compared to holidays, the crowds seem much thinner, making it a great place to stroll and enjoy the scenery.

Xu Youyu arrived at the West Lake and looked at the shimmering lake surface under the moonlight. She silently placed her small hand into Li Luo's palm.

"Senior sister..."

"I'm just afraid we'll accidentally get separated. Look how many people are here." Xu Youyu moved a step to the left, her shoulder touching Li Luo's arm, and explained softly, "I'm a senior, so I'll be very upset if a junior gets lost."

"Mmm." Li Luo simply nodded in response, gripping Xu Youyu's soft little hand tightly.

It has to be said that after being married for so long, the sudden return to this youthful and ambiguous stage still made Li Luo quite excited.

Turning his head to look at Xu Youyu's charming and gentle profile, Li Luo was slightly dazed, as if he had returned to the time when he met Xu Youyu in his previous life.

If they had the chance to hold hands and travel together like this in their past lives, what kind of story would they have had?

Li Luo didn't know.

But in this life, he will not let go again.

Thinking of this, Li Luo tightened her grip even more.

"I'm not going to run away." Xu Youyu turned his head and smiled at him. "Junior, you're squeezing so tightly, it hurts a little."

"Does it hurt? Let me rub it for you." Li Luo took Xu Youyu's small hand and placed it on his chest, carefully rubbing it as he asked, pretending to be concerned, "Does this feel better?"

"It's a little better, but can you rub this hand too?" Xu Youyu offered her right hand again.

"Does this hand hurt too?" Li Luo asked with a chuckle.

"It doesn't hurt, but my hands are a little sore from using the keyboard so much," Xu Youyu said, blinking. "I feel like it would feel much better if you massaged them a few times."

"it is good."

Li Luo massaged Xu Youyu's hands until they were completely warm, then Xu Youyu withdrew her hands.

The two of them held hands and strolled along the West Lake, enjoying the moonlight.

As they passed a street food stall, Xu Youyu stopped, bought a hot dog, took a bite, and looked at Li Luo with a smile: "Remember?"

"Of course." Li Luo also lowered his head, took a bite of the hot dog that Xu Youyu had bitten, and ate it with relish.

Just three years ago, when the two had their first date at West Lake, Xu Youyu used this to test the veteran cadre.

Hot dogs aren't particularly appealing on their own, but the ones Xu Youyu has bitten into are a different story.

If Xu Youyu personally fed it to its mouth, it would have an even more unique flavor.

After finishing their hot dogs, Xu Youyu and he held hands and walked to the dock where they could board a boat.

Xu Youyu enthusiastically pulled Li Luo onto a small boat, paid the fare, and then sat down with him.

The boatman stood at the stern, rowing slowly towards the center of the lake, and greeted the two with a smile: "Are you two on a date? Coming to West Lake for a rendezvous?"

"I'm not dating anyone yet," Xu Youyu said with a grin. "Master, you guessed wrong, but I am indeed here for a date."

"Aren't you two dating?" The boatman glanced at the two holding hands, a little confused about young people these days. "Judging from your accents, you seem to be locals."

“Yes,” Xu Youyu replied with a smile, “We’re both from Yinjiang District and we study at Qian University.”

"Wow? That's impressive, a top student!" The boatman exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Youyu chatted with the boatman, leaning against Li Luo's chest. Although he said they weren't dating, he acted as if they weren't.

So the boatman assumed that the young girl was just shy, and that the two young people had probably only been together for a short time and were still a little embarrassed.

"Is your boyfriend a bit introverted? He hasn't said a word since we got on the ship."

“That’s just his personality.” Xu Youyu tilted her head and looked at Li Luo, saying with a smile, “He doesn’t talk much in front of outsiders, but he’s usually very nice to me.”

The boatman nodded with a smile, feeling that the girl's lively personality complemented the boy's introverted nature, which was quite good.

"Why aren't you saying anything, junior?" Xu Youyu whispered in Li Luo's ear after finishing his conversation with the boatman.

"I'm a little sad," Li Luo said softly. "Senior, what kind of relationship do you think we have now?"

"Oh? So that's why?" Xu Youyu said with a smile. "Given things like this, what else could it be?"

As she spoke, Xu Youyu tightened her grip on Li Luo's hand and leaned against him. Finally, feeling that this wasn't enough, she tilted her head back and kissed Li Luo on the cheek: "Or how about this?"

"This..." Li Luo's breathing quickened slightly. He looked at the boatman at the stern, and seeing that he wasn't looking this way, he looked down at Xu Youyu in his arms again, "Senior..."

"Still calling me 'senior sister'?"

"What's that called?"

"What do you think?"

"...Are there fishermen?"

"That's quite bold," Xu Youyu said with a grin, leaning close to Li Luo's ear. "But it's not bold enough, honey~"

The sound of him calling her "husband" sent a shiver down Li Luo's spine; it was incredibly stimulating.

Even though they've been married for a long time, after this performance, the husband sounds incredibly soft and seductive.

It's a pity they're still on the ship, otherwise Li Luo probably would have already pinned Xu Youyu down.

Seeing the two whispering intimately to each other, the boatman wisely refrained from disturbing them, and continued rowing slowly across the lake before gradually returning to the dock.

After the boat trip, the two said goodbye to the boatman and went ashore to continue strolling around.

We didn't return to the hotel until after 9 p.m.

At this moment, Xu Youyu was carrying a bag of beer and snacks in one hand, and with the other hand, he carried Li Luo back to the room. After closing the door behind him, he went to the balcony.

It's November now, and the weather isn't as humid as it was a while ago. After nightfall, a cool breeze blows.

Sitting in chairs facing the night view of West Lake, Xu Youyu poured wine for the two of them. Li Luo sat beside her, raising his glass to drink with her. "I wish I could be this comfortable every day in the future," Xu Youyu couldn't help but sigh, leaning against Li Luo and eating a bag of peanuts, occasionally feeding Li Luo a couple.

"Once we move into the villa, we can sit on the rooftop every day, enjoying the view while drinking and chatting."

"I still have to write."

"Then why didn't you write today?"

"It's rare for me to hang out with my dear junior from junior school, so of course I had to ask for leave!" Xu Youyu said with a grin. "Aren't you touched?"

"Of course I dare," Li Luo chuckled, his hands starting to wander.

Xu Youyu immediately raised her eyebrows and pressed down on his thieving hand, then blushed slightly and whispered, "Junior, didn't you promise me before that you wouldn't do anything inappropriate to me in the hotel? I only stayed overnight because I trusted you."

Upon hearing Xu Youyu's words, Li Luo quickly got into character, placing his hands on her slender waist and then kissing Xu Youyu's cheek: "I won't touch her randomly, I'll just touch your belly, senior."

"Just touching your belly?"

"Yeah, just touching my belly."

"Alright then..." Xu Youyu reluctantly nodded in agreement, "But you're not allowed to touch other places, okay?"

"That's for sure."

Li Luo obediently placed his hand on Xu Youyu's stomach, but then casually lifted the hem of her clothes.

Feeling Li Luo's rough hands caressing her smooth skin, Xu Youyu quickly pressed his hands down again: "You, how could you... put them inside my clothes?"

"The night wind is too cool, so I'm warming my senior up so she won't catch a cold," Li Luo said, making up a story.

"Then you can only touch here."

"Mmm-hmm." Li Luo nodded repeatedly in agreement.

So the two drank and chatted while admiring the scenery of West Lake in the distance.

However, Li Luo was gradually breaking through Xu Youyu's bottom line.

"Didn't you say you'd only touch the belly?"

"But my senior is just too tempting, I can't control my hands, is it not okay here?"

"Hmm...it's not impossible...but...this is the only way."

"Yeah, of course."

After a while.

"Ah! How come... you can't take this off?"

"Senior, you're so soft."

"Ugh... junior, you're so naughty... don't be so rough."

"Then I'll be gentler, like this?"

"Um……"

……

More than half an hour later, the two of them were no longer on the balcony; somehow, they had already entered the bathroom.

"Junior..."

"what happened?"

Why did you bring me here?

"Taking a shower before bed is perfectly normal, isn't it?"

"But... I can wash myself, why did you come in?"

"I think you seem a little drunk, senior. It wouldn't be good if you fell while taking a shower, so I came in to help you." Li Luo put his arm around Xu Youyu and walked into the bathroom, helping her take off her clothes as he spoke.

"We had an agreement before, how could you..."

"Don't you want to, senior?" Li Luo asked, breathing warm air into her ear. "It's just a shower, I promise I won't do anything else."

"Then... you'd better keep your word."

"of course."

……

After the two finished showering, Xu Youyu was exhausted and was carried out of the bathroom by Li Luo and placed on the only large bed in the room.

Then, Li Luo pressed down on him.

"Didn't you say you were going to sleep on the sofa? Why are you on the bed now?"

Xu Youyu lay limply on the bed, her hands weakly pushing against Li Luo's shoulders, but it was a completely coy gesture.

Li Luo pinned her down, covered them both with the blanket, and then whispered in her ear, "I just saw that you were out of energy, so I came to cover you with the blanket."

"I have no strength, and it's all your fault... for bullying me in the bathroom."

"I was clearly helping my senior," Li Luo said with a smile. "You didn't refuse, and my hands were really tired."

"Humph."

"Senior, it's your turn to help me now."

"No way." Xu Youyu turned around, then lay down on the bed, covered herself with the blanket, and picked up her phone. "I'm going to sleep now. You can go sleep on the sofa."

"Senior, you're really making me sad." Li Luo moved closer to Xu Youyu, then climbed onto her back, pinning her beneath her. "What are you looking at?"

"I'm writing a leave request." Xu Youyu was holding her phone, thinking about how to fool her readers, and didn't have time to pay attention to Li Luo who was lying on her back. She was tapping the screen with both hands.

[Early to bed helps you grow taller]: I went to West Lake with my friends today, and I'm so tired. My back and waist are aching. I'm taking a day off to rest. Thank you all for your understanding!
Xu Youyu had just finished editing the leave request and clicked send.

The next second, she suddenly cried out "Ah!" and her whole body tensed up instantly. After taking a deep breath, she clenched her fist and slowly exhaled.

"Junior...you...you...how could you..."

"Be good, senior, don't move." Li Luo pressed her head down and whispered in her ear, "Did you send out the leave slip?"

"It's out..."

"Let me see." Li Luo leaned forward for a glance, then casually arched her back. "Does your back hurt? Should I give you a massage, senior?"

"Ugh..." Xu Youyu couldn't speak, and could only close her eyes and silently endure it.

So Li Luo smiled and said, "If senior doesn't say anything, does that mean you agree?"

"You... you promised... you wouldn't do anything reckless..."

"How can this be considered reckless? I'm just giving my senior a massage."

"Junior... be gentle... I... I can't handle too much pressure during a massage, don't use too much force."

"How can a massage be effective if you don't apply pressure? Please bear with it, senior."

(End of this chapter)