Did the Tsundere Miss Get Slapped in the Face Again Today? - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: “Coaxing With Gentle Words, Yet the Actions Showed no Tenderness.”

 

The warm, yellow light from the bedside lamp enveloped them. The wall reflected their overlapping silhouettes, one on top of the other, their gazes intertwined.

 

The world was quietly still, yet noisily alive.

 

Jiang Zhi reached out, tucking Lin Anran’s messy hair behind her ear, and unintentionally noticed her hot, flushed ears.

 

She couldn’t help but pinch her red ear, saying with a smile: “You secretly studied so much, yet why are you still shy at the crucial moment?”

 

Lin Anran: “Shut up!”

 

Jiang Zhi leaned down, gently nipping her ear: “You can’t shut up at a time like this. As for why you can’t shut up, Miss Lin San, having studied so much, naturally knows the reason.”

 

The moonlight outside the window spilled into the room, adding a layer of hazy ambiguity.

 

But before the ambiguity could fully permeate, Jiang Zhi’s movements abruptly paused.

 

This made Jiang Zhi recall their first kiss, which had also ended abruptly like this.

 

Lin Anran lay on the bed, half-propped up, looking blankly at the person who had suddenly stood up and left.

 

“Where are you going?” Lin Anran tilted her head in confusion.

 

“I…” Jiang Zhi hesitated.

 

Jiang Zhi was far from being as calm and skilled as she appeared. Her hands were trembling, and her face was flushed.

 

Jiang Zhi lightly coughed and said: “I need to clip my nails. Wait for me for a bit, it will only take a moment.”

 

Silence fell in the air for a few seconds after she spoke.

 

Lin Anran mumbled an unnatural “Mhm.” The atmosphere became strange.

 

Jiang Zhi happened to have a nail clipper in her bag. She didn’t like makeup and usually went bare-faced, so her bag didn’t contain cosmetics and was very empty.

 

Because it was empty, she usually kept small everyday necessities in it, and the nail clipper was one of them.

 

She hadn’t thought much about the usefulness of carrying a nail clipper, but now it proved convenient. Otherwise, in the middle of the night, with no nail clipper in the hotel room, it would have been hard to find one…

 

She picked up the bag hanging on the wall and looked down to search.

 

She remembered having it in the bag, but after searching for a long time, she still hadn’t found it. Her hand rummaged inside the bag, nearly turning it inside out.

 

The person sitting on the bed behind her was staring intently. Even without turning around, Jiang Zhi could feel the heat of her gaze.

 

Jiang Zhi started to search with a degree of agitation.

 

The sound of footsteps approaching followed the sound of shoes being put on.

 

The footsteps stopped behind her, accompanied by the faint, sweet scent of peach body wash.

 

Jiang Zhi stopped searching and turned around to look.

 

The two were wearing matching pink pajamas, staring wide-eyed at each other, sinking into a peculiar silence.

 

“Pfft,” Jiang Zhi laughed.

 

She thought of their first kiss, which seemed to be an equally “messy” situation. At that time, she had randomly run off to brush her teeth just before the kiss.

 

Now, she was running off to find a nail clipper… to clip her nails.

 

Lin Anran asked: “Can’t you find it?”

 

Jiang Zhi’s hand finally felt the cool touch of the nail clipper in her bag, yet then she heard Lin Anran say: “If you can’t find it, forget it. You don’t need it anyway.”

 

Jiang Zhi’s hand, holding the nail clipper, paused. She looked at Lin Anran questioningly.

 

Lin Anran spread her ten fingers out for her to see, stating seriously: “I’ll clip mine; that’s enough. After all, I’m the 1, and you’re the 0.”

 

Jiang Zhi raised an eyebrow: “Is that all you learned from all your studying? This kind of thing needs to be divided so clearly?”

 

“Of course,” Lin Anran straightened her posture: “It’s embarrassing to be the 0. I looked into it. People in our circle like to mock the bottom, the one underneath. Although I don’t know why they are mocked, I don’t care. In any case, there’s no way I’m going to be the bottom.”

 

The competitive, image-conscious Lin Anran had decided to be the 1 for the sake of face!

 

“What nonsense. You didn’t learn what you should have, but you know everything about what you shouldn’t,” Jiang Zhi shook her head and smiled. She walked to the light switch and turned the main light on.

 

The dim light instantly became bright. Jiang Zhi squinted, adjusting slightly to the strong light.

 

Sitting on the sofa, Jiang Zhi busied herself clipping her fingernails.

 

Lin Anran sat beside her, watching her clip.

 

Jiang Zhi had initially been quite composed—at least, she acted composed. But under Lin Anran’s direct gaze, she also began to feel uncomfortable.

 

“Why are you staring all the time?” Jiang Zhi stopped clipping and turned to look at her.

 

“I’m the top,” Lin Anran puffed out her cheeks, emphasizing seriously.

 

0 and 1, top and bottom, she really did learn a lot.

 

“Alright, alright. You’re the 1, the top. I’m the 0, the bottom,” Jiang Zhi humored her.

 

Despite saying this, her nail-clipping motions didn’t slow down at all.

 

The often careless Miss Lin San naturally didn’t notice these tiny details. She only knew Jiang Zhi had agreed, and a smile instantly spread across her face. She shook her head smugly.

 

Once Jiang Zhi had meticulously clipped and filed her nails smoothly, she stood up and walked toward the restroom again.

 

“Where are you going again? The restroom? That’s not appropriate, is it? Who has their first time in the restroom? We aren’t very experienced yet, so let’s not be too aggressive,” Lin Anran’s voice trailed off, twisting shyly: “But if you really, really want to, I guess I can…”

 

Jiang Zhi looked back: “Stop your wild imagination. Where did you think I was going? I’m going to wash my hands.”

 

Lin Anran froze, pouting, feeling slightly disappointed for some reason.

 

“Wait, I’m the top, right? Why are you clipping your nails and washing your hands? What does this mean?” Lin Anran’s brain finally started working.

 

But she was quickly tricked again by Jiang Zhi: “I’m washing your hands for you.”

 

Lin Anran said “Oh,” feigning composure, but her ears were already crimson: “You’re washing my hands? Alright, I guess I can accept it if you want to do it so badly.”

 

And so, the two oddly stood together at the sink, washing their hands.

 

It felt like a reenactment of an earlier event. Before, they had brushed their teeth together. Now, they were washing their hands together…

 

Applying hand soap, rubbing up a lather, they carefully and thoroughly scrubbed their hands, heads bowed.

 

Lin Anran stood next to her, copying her every move.

 

When Jiang Zhi washed her left hand, Lin Anran washed her left hand. When Jiang Zhi washed her right hand, Lin Anran washed her right hand. They were perfectly synchronized.

 

Jiang Zhi turned her head to look at her. Lin Anran also looked at her, then they both awkwardly looked away and continued washing.

 

“Do other couples do this too?” Lin Anran asked.

 

Jiang Zhi had asked this exact question when they brushed their teeth before. This time, it was Lin Anran’s turn to ask.

 

“Probably,” Jiang Zhi replied awkwardly.

 

Lin Anran smiled.

 

Jiang Zhi bumped her shoulder. Lin Anran bumped back. As they washed their hands, they kept bumping into each other, behaving very childishly.

 

After washing their hands, the two looked at each other, stuck in an awkward silence.

 

Lin Anran broke the silence first: “What next?”

 

Jiang Zhi: “Why are you asking me? Didn’t you study a lot? This is the time for you to teach me, isn’t it, Teacher Lin?”

 

Lin Anran’s ears flushed instantly, spreading down to her neck.

 

Turning off the light and drawing the curtains, the room plunged into pitch darkness, amplifying their senses infinitely.

 

The rain pattered softly. Jiang Zhi teased her: “Teacher Lin, didn’t you promise to teach me? How come I’m doing all the self-studying?”

 

The little kitten snapped at her with a trembling voice: “Shut up.”

 

Jiang Zhi leaned into her ear, murmuring intimately: “It seems my self-study wasn’t thorough enough if my Teacher Lin still has the strength to snap at me.”

 

The night was very, very long. Jiang Zhi tirelessly savored the boundless darkness.

 

The curtains were drawn so tightly that they were completely opaque, making it impossible to distinguish between night and day.

 

In the morning, waking up groggily, her slight movement caused the person in her arms to let out an annoyed whine.

 

Jiang Zhi quickly stopped her attempt to get up and looked tenderly at the person nestled in her arms. Their delicate skin was pressed together softly, prompting thoughts of last night.

 

The room was a mess, clothes scattered here and there, forcing her mind to linger on last night again.

 

Jiang Zhi’s fingers lingered on Lin Anran’s waist, wanting to reenact last night.

 

Lin Anran was still asleep, but she soon woke up because someone didn’t want her to keep sleeping.

 

“Jiang Yi, I’m tired and sleepy,” Lin Anran’s voice was soft and weak.

 

“Be good, it will only take a moment,” Jiang Zhi coaxed with gentle words.

 

An hour later, Lin Anran fell back into a deep sleep, exhausted and utterly weak. She slept peacefully, tucked securely in Jiang Zhi’s arms.

 

Jiang Zhi looked at the peacefully sleeping person. Her desire, seemingly insatiable, surged relentlessly. She felt it wasn’t enough yet.

 

She took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress it. She dared not look at Lin Anran too much, afraid she wouldn’t be able to hold back.

 

Lin Anran was too tired and couldn’t continue. She needed to rest.

 

She slept for quite a while. When Lin Anran finally woke up again, the sky outside was already dark.

 

Had she slept through the day, or had it not been morning yet?

 

Lin Anran was a bit confused about the time.

 

Subconsciously reaching for the bedside, she found nothing, and half her sleepiness instantly vanished.

 

Why wasn’t Jiang Zhi there? Lin Anran, like a kitten that couldn’t leave its owner for a moment, instantly panicked. She didn’t bother putting on clothes or shoes and ran straight out.

 

As soon as she rushed out of the room, she saw a busy figure in the kitchen. The air was filled with the aroma of food, the scent of corn and pork rib soup.

 

Jiang Zhi heard the movement and turned back, her gaze freezing.

 

Lin Anran was completely nude…

 

Lin Anran’s brain rebooted, and she clearly realized her state. She let out a gasp and ran back into the room. As she closed the door, she vaguely heard a joyful laugh coming from the kitchen.

 

Lin Anran hurriedly put on clothes. After roughly pulling on a shirt, she felt an intense ache in her lower back.

 

Holding her waist, she sat down on the edge of the bed.

 

Creak. The door opened. Jiang Zhi walked in and immediately noticed Lin Anran’s gesture of holding her waist.

 

She approached her and asked, “Does your back hurt?”

 

Lin Anran pouted miserably, not speaking.

 

Jiang Zhi sat down next to her and reached out to hold her waist. Lin Anran instinctively tensed up, pulling away immediately.

 

“I know you’re tired. I’m not going to do anything. You said your back aches, right? I’ll give you a massage,” Jiang Zhi smiled gently: “Come here.”

 

Her smile was warm and soft, carrying a deceptive charm. Last night, in this very room, on this very bed, she had used the same gentle coaxing, over and over again.

 

Her voice was gentle, but her actions were anything but. Lin Anran had felt like she was a stranger then, and she couldn’t stop her at all.

 

“Come here. I’ll massage you,” Jiang Zhi beckoned to her.

 

Lin Anran carefully observed her, confirming there was no danger before inching closer.

 

Jiang Zhi placed her hands on her waist. Lin Anran unconsciously tensed her body, but soon, under Jiang Zhi’s gentle massaging technique, she slowly relaxed. The soreness in her lower back also seemed to ease and feel more comfortable.

 

The comfortable little kitten gradually lowered her guard, no longer wary. She even leaned trustingly into Jiang Zhi’s arms, giving her weight over to her.

 

As Jiang Zhi massaged her back, she asked, “Is this pressure okay?”

 

Lin Anran suddenly opened her eyes, whipped her head around, and glared at her with shame and anger.

 

Jiang Zhi was confused: “Did I hurt you?”

 

Lin Anran grabbed a pillow and threw it at her face.

 

Jiang Zhi caught the thrown pillow. She was initially confused, then realized with a start.

 

The kitten’s outburst was likely due to those two questions she had just asked. Regarding those two questions, she had asked Lin Anran the night before countless times.

 

At that time, they carried that meaning. But now, she was asking about the quality of the back massage. They were completely different meanings, yet coincidentally similar.