She could feel the hand at her waist growing more and more mischievous, so Shen Qingyi could only try to calm Su Qiulian first.
“You—you let go of me first! I already told you there’s something going on!”
Shen Qingyi tried to pry Su Qiulian’s hand from her waist, but instead, Su Qiulian caught her hand in one swift move.
“If Little Shen agrees to let me come along, I’ll let go. If not, we’ll just stay here and see who lasts longer. Anyway, that person outside already said it’s nothing serious.”
Su Qiulian gently stroked Shen Qingyi’s fair little hand as she spoke, while moving even closer.
Now, she was no longer just sticking to her—she was practically glued to Shen Qingyi, just like a stubborn plaster.
She had already swept the area outside with her Divine Sense.
The person who had come in such a hurry?
It was just someone who’d collapsed to the ground.
She’d checked and it was no big deal—just someone who’d fallen asleep, not even a scratch on them.
After a good nap, they’d wake up on their own.
With that, she felt she could tease Shen Qingyi a bit longer.
Feeling her own softness pressed hard by Su Qiulian’s, Shen Qingyi couldn’t help but let out a small hum, the familiar sensation making her daze for a moment.
But soon, she snapped back to her senses.
Su Qiulian just wanted to come along for now.
That wasn’t a big deal.
When they were outside, she could always shake her off.
Otherwise, if they really just stayed stuck here at home, what then?
Yes, that would do!
“Th-then fine! But I’m warning you, you can’t lay a hand on me when we’re outside, and when I’m practicing medicine, you can’t disturb me!”
Shen Qingyi said.
She thought Su Qiulian would, as usual, make her call her ‘hubby’ before letting her go.
But unexpectedly, Su Qiulian moved her face right up to hers, exhaling softly onto her cheek, making her feel ticklish.
“You—what are you trying to do now?”
Shen Qingyi asked, bewildered.
She’d already agreed to let her come along—so what was this about?
Was she trying to back out?
And their faces were so close now…
Did she like her that much?
Always taking advantage!
If she’d known, she wouldn’t have been so kind.
Now she’d let the wolf into the house!
Shen Qingyi’s thoughts ran wild, but Su Qiulian wasn’t thinking about any of that—she was just a little greedy.
Pressed against Shen Qingyi, watching her speak, her eyes couldn’t help but drift to her rosy, glossy lips.
She’d tasted them once before when feeding her porridge, but that had been something she took herself.
Plus, the way Shen Qingyi had zoned out earlier, as if recalling something, gave her a hint of an idea.
Could it be that if she did more intimate things with Little Shen, she might remember memories from her past life?
Thinking so, Su Qiulian, half testing, half teasing, said, “If Little Shen kisses me now, I’ll agree to your conditions!”
When Shen Qingyi heard such shameless words, she nearly exploded on the spot.
“Why should I?! Aren’t you the one who wants to come along? I’m not kissing you!”
She turned her face to the side, determined to avoid Su Qiulian’s approaching lips.
Seeing this, Su Qiulian didn’t push any further and was about to let go of Shen Qingyi.
Still, she felt a tinge of disappointment—Shen Qingyi’s lips were truly sweet, in this life or the last, and each time she tasted them she couldn’t get enough.
So soft, so smooth, so tender, simply irresistible!
But somehow, Shen Qingyi, even though she couldn’t see, didn’t notice her disappointment.
She even felt she was about to give in and kiss her.
Shen Qingyi panicked at once—how could she, after refusing, take the initiative herself?
That was utterly absurd!
No—she wouldn’t give in, no matter what her heart told her.
“No! I’m not kissing you!”
Su Qiulian raised an eyebrow.
Hadn’t she already let go of Shen Qingyi?
Why was she now clutching Su Qiulian’s sleeve so tightly?
She carefully and tentatively asked, “Little Shen, are you really not going to kiss me?”
As she spoke, Su Qiulian’s hand moved slowly, reaching to grasp Shen Qingyi’s wrist.
“Mm…”
Sensing something amiss, Shen Qingyi’s face flushed scarlet.
She tried to pull her hand out of Su Qiulian’s grasp, but she simply wasn’t strong enough.
“Y-you, stop… There’s—there’s someone outside!”
Shen Qingyi’s voice trembled, the strong sense of déjà vu and closeness growing ever stronger inside her.
She felt she was about to lose control of herself!
In Su Qiulian’s eyes, she was now like a tender lamb placed before a starving wolf, making Su Qiulian’s mouth water.
“Little Shen…”
Su Qiulian felt she could hardly hold herself back anymore—she wanted to have her right now.
Oh, forget it!
Bending over, she scooped Shen Qingyi up in her arms and carried her to the bed, using her demon power to lock the door and soundproof the room, making sure no one could interrupt them again.
“W-wait! What are you doing?!”
Being picked up sent Shen Qingyi into a panic.
What was this pervert doing?
There were still people outside—how could she dare do this now?
If that person hadn’t come earlier, what would have happened?
“What am I doing? What do you think, Little Shen!”
Placing Shen Qingyi on the bed, Su Qiulian pressed close to her ear as her hands moved restlessly.
Shen Qingyi couldn’t hold it in any longer.
She quickly raised her hands to shield herself, shouting, “I’ll kiss! I’ll kiss! Isn’t it enough if I kiss you?! Let me go!”
“But now it’s too late! If Little Shen had kissed me earlier, maybe I could’ve held back!”
Su Qiulian inhaled the fragrance at Shen Qingyi’s neck, opening her mouth as if to take a bite.
But just then, she heard faint sobs at her ear, and Su Qiulian froze, her heart pounding in her chest.
Little Shen was crying?!
And it was her fault!
She turned her head at once, and sure enough, saw tears streaming down from beneath Shen Qingyi’s Eye Mask, soaking the cloth.
At this moment, Shen Qingyi had turned her head aside and was quietly sobbing, her nose twitching from time to time, looking cold, broken, and deeply wronged.
Seeing this, Su Qiulian felt a stab of pain in her heart.
Any thoughts she had disappeared in an instant.
She hurriedly let go of her hand from Shen Qingyi’s chest and pulled her into a tight embrace, guilt and remorse pouring out as she apologized over and over, “I’m sorry, Little Shen, I’m sorry! It’s my fault, it’s all my fault! I shouldn’t have forced you like this… I shouldn’t have forced you…”
As she spoke, the Demon Emperor actually began to cry too, leaving Shen Qingyi completely bewildered.
Shen Qingyi had no idea that her tears had brought Su Qiulian back to memories of her past life, when she had watched Shen Qingyi forced to her death before her eyes, holding her just like this.
After a long silence, Shen Qingyi had long since stopped crying, but Su Qiulian’s head was still buried on her shoulder, and the wet sensation never faded.
“All… alright, that’s enough. I’m not crying anymore, so you shouldn’t cry either. You’re such a grown-up, how can you be like a child?”
Shen Qingyi patted her shoulder.
After all, being held so tightly wasn’t a solution.
Shen Qingyi couldn’t help but complain inwardly.
She was the one who’d made her cry in the first place, so why was she now the one doing the comforting?
What was going on here?