Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 756 - 464 Confession on a Rainy Night, Let’s Give it a Try (2 more - s) _2
Shen Shuci became even less willing to trouble them and became more sensible.
Then, when the elderly lady was discharged from the hospital, she caressed Shuci’s face,
"You’ve suffered, child, following our misfortunes."
During Tang Yunxian’s visit from abroad, seeing the elderly couple struggle to care for Shen Shuci, he even considered taking her back to China for the Tang Family to look after her for a while.
"Shuci, do you want to go live with your brother-in-law?" the old lady asked her.
Shen Shuci bit her lip, deeply afraid, afraid of being sent back and ending up in an orphanage again, but also not daring to burden the old Shen couple. In the end, she only said, "I’ll follow your arrangements."
Old Lady Shen sighed and just patted her head, "Even if you wanted to go, I can’t bear to part with you now, I’d miss you every day if I couldn’t see you, so how could I bear to let you go back to China?"
She felt that the Jiang Family providing her three meals a day and a place to shelter from the wind and rain was already a grace, how could she dare talk about liking anything...
...
Holding a thermos in her hands, Shen Shuci suddenly let out a low chuckle, her voice choking, "Liking something, to me, is too much of a luxury. Back in the orphanage, everything was arranged for you, what you liked didn’t matter at all."
"Liking... that’s for people who have a choice, fit to discuss such things!"
"You ask me what I like?" she said, looking down with a laugh, "Since childhood... I’ve been the one who’s chosen, as for what I like, I myself don’t care..."
"I care," Huo Qinqi said earnestly, looking at her.
Shen Shuci turned her head to look at him, and gave a smile on her own, "I am a person with flaws."
"I’m not normal either."
"We are different..."
"Everyone in this world is different."
Shen Shuci just smiled, his tone of speaking really was his style. She had just looked down, when out of the corner of her eye she saw him moving closer.
There was the damp scent of rain on him, mingled with the faint smell of tobacco, invading Shen Shuci’s nostrils, secretly stimulating her nerves.
"You like me!"
His affirming tone, he was very close, his breaths gentle, but moist and scorchingly warm.
"Mhm, I like you," Shen Shuci said, her gaze steady on him.
Her own feelings were always clear, but she wasn’t sure how far she and Huo Qinqi could go. The relationships built with the old Shen couple or with the Tang Family people were all accumulated over time.
She seemed very decisive, that was because she had cut off her own emotions, and since she was without affection, she naturally acted decisively in social interactions. But truly accepting someone entirely was not an easy task for her.
Huo Qinqi was very dominant in his actions, and before she could react, he had already forced his way into her heart...
Panic, helplessness.
She didn’t even know whether to tell the old Shen couple or Tang Wan about this matter. She had recently caused them too much trouble and had habitually dealt with everything on her own.
After hearing her words, something seemed to iron over Huo Qinqi’s heart.
Suddenly it felt warmly soothed.
"But Huo Qinqi, I..."
"Don’t speak for now."
Shen Shuci tilted her head to look at him, not knowing what he was stopping her from saying, and before she could respond, someone pressed down on one shoulder, and he moved closer, pressing his lips against hers.
His breath was heavy, hot air exhaled onto her ear, making half of her body feel a bit weak.
"I’ve been holding back for a long time..."
His voice was hoarse, the silence in the enclosed car was striking, as if they could even hear each other’s heartbeats.
Especially Shen Shuci’s, she felt her heartbeat erratically out of order, her breathing heavier with each moment. She was stunned, unmoving, feeling his approach.
His scalding lips brushed past her brow and eyes, fleeting, but burning her whole body with numbing tremors.
That touch of warmth felt like it was carrying an electric current, tingling all the way to her heart.
The rain outside seemed to be getting heavier, her body chilled by the cool wind, while his fingertips were hot, pressing on her shoulder, then slowly supporting her nape.
"Another kiss, hmm?"
His voice hoarse and low, a bit gruff, as if he was enduring something, his breathing heavy.
Shen Shuci didn’t even have time to make a sound, for the hand supporting the back of her neck tightened slightly, drawing their bodies closer.
Huo Qinqi lowered his head and leaned in once again, this time it wasn’t just a peck but even a bit intense...
Her heart quivered, and she could only embrace the thermos she was holding tightly with both hands.
His fingers caressed her cheek, rough with calluses from his military service, rubbing back and forth, slowly eroding all her defenses.
Huo Qinqi knew what was in her mind, it was probably like the trauma some soldiers face after firing a gun, killing someone for the first time.
He wasn’t very good at expressing himself, his speech was not as fancy as Jiang Jinsang’s, it seemed that he could only prove his feelings through his actions.
...
Once the kiss ended, Shen Shuci’s breathing was completely erratic; their foreheads resting against each other, his voice became even deeper.
"Since you like me, let’s be together."
"I want to be the first person you’ve ever liked..."
"Let’s give it a try, okay?"
Shen Shuci pursed her lips and after a long while, she finally said, "The fish has gotten cold."
"Then eat first."
Deep into the night, Shen Shuci didn’t really have an appetite; she casually picked at the fish for a few bites before Huo Qinqi escorted her out of the car, the two of them sharing an umbrella, "Go inside."
Huo Qinqi knew that she had shadows in her heart from her childhood, it might not be easy for her to readily accept someone, but she could tell him outright that she liked him, so he wasn’t in a hurry, they would take it slow... 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
"I’ll go in first," Shen Shuci said.
"Mm."
Huo Qinqi watched her open the umbrella and carry the thermos, slowly stepping into the rain, until she turned a corner and disappeared inside the Jiang Family’s gate; he was about to turn and get in the car when suddenly footstep sounds came from behind...
As he turned around, Shen Shuci had already approached with her umbrella, walking quickly, her face splattered with raindrops, standing in front of him, still panting slightly.
"There’s something else..."
Before he could finish, Shen Shuci suddenly leaned in, tiptoed, and pecked him on the lips.
Their umbrellas pressed together, letting the rain pour in...
Her lips were soft... yet icy cold.
Yet the breath she exhaled on his face was so warm it made his heart heat up.
"I’m leaving now."
Without giving him time to react, she quickly walked away with her umbrella, almost as if she were fleeing.
Huo Qinqi stood beside the car, his fingers loosened, forgetting to hold the umbrella; drenched by the rain, his heart felt warmly scalded.
After a while, he suddenly chuckled softly, touched the corner of his lips, and drove back to Hexi.
...
Early the next morning, when the Huo Family got up, Huo Qinqi was already doing his morning exercises.
Huo Zheng, who usually woke up quite early, knew that someone had been busy in the kitchen the night before. He looked at the car in the yard, the wheel tracks still pressing into the grass and mud, and noticed that when he returned, the sky was just beginning to brighten. What he didn’t expect was that after staying up all night, instead of sleeping, Huo Qinqi actually got up to exercise.
"Dad, good morning."
"Mm," Huo Zheng appraised him.
Previously on the military base, he had been eager to return to Beijing and hadn’t rested well for several days, and he hadn’t slept last night, inevitably there were signs of fatigue like dark circles under his eyes, yet he looked spirited...
Huo Zheng stretched out his legs and frowned slightly.
He’s even smiling at me?
What’s this kid smiling about?
Huo Zheng felt an eerie urgency, quickly running back to tell his wife about their son’s odd behavior...
What did this kid do last night, inject himself with chicken blood? Why is he so energetic?
