This lunge came so suddenly.

Caught off guard, Shen Ye fell backward and was knocked straight to the ground.

With a "thud," he landed on his back, kicking up a small cloud of dust.

fortunately.

Fortunately, the ground behind them was soft soil next to a vegetable garden, which had been turned over, so nothing serious happened.

Before he could say anything—

The girl pressed down on him and kissed his lips fiercely.

The Chu Ci is cold.

That Chu Cihan who always said one thing but meant another, that Chu Cihan who appeared cold and aloof and always spoke with an air of superiority.

Shen Ye never imagined that she would become so enthusiastic.

Her kiss was urgent and fierce, completely lacking in technique, driven purely by a desperate, all-or-nothing force. Her teeth clashed, she bit his lip so hard it almost broke.

A stinging sensation came over me.

Shen Ye frowned.

But... he didn't push her away.

He raised his arm, hesitated for a moment, and finally placed it on her back, patting her gently.

It's like comforting, and also like accepting.

Eleven years have passed.

From the "Stop!" I shouted by the edge of the field when I was seven years old, to this leap today.

This girl, who had been awkward her whole life, gave up her "willingness" in the most clumsy way.

..............

For a long, long time.

Only when the sun had almost completely set, leaving only a last sliver of dark red on the horizon, did Chu Cihan finally open her mouth.

The two people lay side by side, sprawled out on the muddy ground beside the vegetable garden, panting heavily.

My heart was pounding so fast it felt like it was going to burst out of my chest.

The stars above lit up one by one.

Beneath them lay the soil, still warm from the daytime.

The other person's rapid breathing lingered around the tip of his nose.

"Ha ha......"

It took a while to recover.

Shen Ye braced himself against the ground and sat up.

Turning my head, I looked at the person lying flat beside me.

"So, what is this...?"

"I agree."

Chu Cihan said in a low voice.

He looked up at the sky, not at him.

The warmth of the setting sun still lingered on her cheek, her lips, red and swollen from being kissed, were slightly pouting.

"..."

"You agree?"

"Um."

"Agree to what?"

"...If you keep pretending to be stupid, I'll strangle you."

Shen Ye raised his hands in surrender, suppressing a laugh.

"Okay, okay, I agree, I agree."

"I'm making the decision: you have a girlfriend now."

"You said it yourself, it was voluntary."

"......shut your mouth."

...............

It was completely dark.

We walked here, so naturally we'll take a car back.

On a ride-hailing vehicle.

Shen Ye and Chu Cihan sat side by side in the back seat, one looking out the window at the night view, the other looking out the window at the night view, with a seat's width of space between them.

No one wanted to be the first to get through it.

Shen Ye held it in for a long time, but couldn't hold it in any longer.

How about this?

"I'll take a car back, you can walk back, okay?"

"I see you walked here too, walking back isn't difficult."

"you--!"

Chu Cihan's face flushed red, and she punched him in the chest.

It was quite forceful, with a dull thud.

"Shen! Night!"

"exist."

"Do you believe I'll get off the bus right now!"

"Sure, go ahead." Shen Ye calmly took out his phone. "I'll send you my location. Don't come crying to me if you get lost."

"Who would come crying to you!"

"Then sit down."

"..."

Chu Cihan glared at him, and as he glared, he couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

After laughing, he felt he had lost his temper and quickly straightened his face.

From beginning to end, neither of them occupied the empty space between the two people.

But the atmosphere was completely different from what we had at lunchtime.

Outside the car window, the city lights flowed by.

Shen Ye suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right."

"If you don't go home tonight, won't your parents say anything?"

This was a question he had never asked.

I dragged him out all day today. Logically speaking, shouldn't the parents at least ask about it?

Neither of them are home.

Chu Cihan leaned against the car window, her voice languid.

"I went on a trip with my mom and her group of girlfriends."

"So the reason I was able to come back to see you so early is because I ran away from the tour group halfway through."

She paused, pursed her lips, and looked utterly dejected.

"You have no idea how boring it is to be a third wheel among those adults."

"The first thing they do at every tourist attraction is take photos, sometimes for twenty minutes straight, in the same pose."

"My mom even forced me to pose."

"And they're always asking around, about whose child did well on exams, whose child found a partner—"

"It's annoying."

So, they ran away.

That's why we had to block the door this morning.

As we spoke, the car had already entered a familiar neighborhood.

As he approached his home, Shen Ye remembered something and asked a question.

"Are you sure you don't need me to take you home? Are you really going to stay at my place?"

"Of course."

Chu Cihan pouted, clearly dissatisfied.

"It makes me angry just thinking about it."

"Mu Jingyan and Mu Jinghuan are staying at your house, and Lin Chunuan is also staying at your house."

"Counting and counting,"

"I'm the only one who hasn't lived with you yet... even though I was the first one here..."

The last half of the sentence was uttered in a lower voice, tinged with a hint of grievance and stubbornness.

It seems to be protesting an injustice that has lasted for several years.

Why should I?

You've all stayed there.

Why can't I do it?

"......"

That being the case.

Shen Ye then stopped objecting.

To be honest, there's no point in stopping them anymore.

This girl even ran away from the trip her parents took her on. If we really send her back to our empty house, to a room where she's all alone, who knows what kind of crazy ideas she'll come up with.

Anyway, there's still an empty room on the second floor.

With a little tidying up, staying one night is no problem.

"OK."

Shen Ye nodded.

"But it's agreed—"

"The empty room is yours, but rules still apply. Don't wander around at night."

"Who would run around like that!"

"That would be best."

..............

The car stopped.

The two people got out of the car and paid the fare.

A night breeze blew, and Chu Cihan shivered slightly.

Shen Ye walked ahead, took out his keys to open the door, and the light in the entryway turned on.

"Come in."

"Go wash up first, then I'll tidy up your room."

Behind her, Chu Cihan stood at the doorway, looking up at the house she was entering for the first time.

The warm yellow light spilled from the first floor to the second floor.

The soft sound of the television came from the living room, along with the chattering of girls.

Those girls were inside.

And she finally stepped inside.

Shen Ye turned around, saw her standing frozen at the door, and raised an eyebrow.

"What are you standing there for?"

"Go in."

Chu Cihan took a deep breath.

I crossed that threshold.

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