She Adopted Me After My Biological Mother Passed Away - Chapter 45.1

Yu Xiu, craving alcohol and cigarettes and having a bad temper, saw Chi Yeyu downing cup after cup. She tapped the table with the end of her chopsticks and demanded, “You messaged me last time saying you were off the market. For real?”

Shi Shuxue, who was sipping her sake, suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit.

“Drink slower,” Chi Yeyu patted her back. Once she stopped coughing, she replied to Yu Xiu, “It’s for real. Hiss…”

A flicker of pain crossed her expression.

Tiangua gasped, “It’s actually true…”

“With who? Do we know them? Is it convenient to bring them out to meet us?” Yu Xiu asked.

“Conve” The pain in Chi Yeyu’s thigh intensified. She feigned calmness. “Inconvenient, inconvenient. She’s shy and doesn’t want to meet people.”

“Being that protective?” Yu Xiu narrowed her eyes, her gaze unintentionally sweeping toward Shi Shuxue’s arm. “How old is she?”

“Just… a normal age,” Chi Yeyu said with zero confidence.

“What’s a normal age?”

“…Her age doesn’t fluctuate more than ten years from mine.”

A weird silence fell over the room.

Ci Cheng was astonished. “Are you dating someone in their late thirties?”

“Of course not!” Chi Yeyu retorted immediately.

Yu Xiu said, “Then it’s someone seventeen or eighteen.”

Chi Yeyu was as quiet as a chicken.

Tiangua looked at Chi Yeyu with an indescribable expression, her eyes full of unspoken condemnation.

“Are you dating seriously? Or are you… keeping someone for fun?” she asked worriedly.

Chi Yeyu bristled. “Of course it’s serious!! I’ve liked her for so long, there’s no way I’d play those games.”

Shi Shuxue remained silent throughout, drinking sake cup after cup.

As a result, it didn’t take long before she collapsed on the table, unconscious.

“She drank herself to sleep?” Tiangua said.

Chi Yeyu carefully supported her. Shi Shuxue’s head leaned against her shoulder, her long hair falling to cover half her face. Her breath was warm and even, carrying a faint fragrance.

Chi Yeyu’s fingertips brushed against the girl’s cool ear. Her heart felt like it was being tickled by a feather. Her previous wild joy gradually settled into a soft warmth.

“Xiao Xue? Xiao Xue, wake up. It’s time to go home,” she whispered.

Yu Xiu mocked, “Your volume is lower than a mosquito’s.”

Chi Yeyu’s little secret intention was exposed by Yu Xiu. Being thick-skinned, she simply helped the half-unconscious Shi Shuxue up, her movements so gentle she feared waking her. She even walked with extremely slow steps.

Yu Xiu raised an eyebrow behind them and made a move to help, but was stopped by a “cool” look from Chi Yeyu. She cursed in her mind about there being a brain-dead person here, rolled her eyes, and didn’t step forward again.

Stepping out of the Japanese restaurant, the winter wind was freezing. Chi Yeyu immediately took off her own coat and wrapped it around Shi Shuxue, tucking in the collar to keep the wind out.

The person in her arms seemed comfortable, letting out a soft moan and snuggling closer. Her cheek rubbed against Chi Yeyu’s neck, soft as a cotton ball.

Chi Yeyu’s heart skipped a beat. When had Shi Shuxue ever been this soft? She looked down at her peaceful sleeping face, her mind already making plans. I need to tuck her in well tonight so she doesn’t kick the blankets and catch a cold, and I must tell the housekeeper to make her favorite seafood porridge tomorrow…

Arriving home, Chi Yeyu carried Shi Shuxue up to the bedroom. She could have taken the elevator, and no one was competing with her, but she insisted on taking the stairs one by one like a sturdy ox, carrying her into the room.

Shi Shuxue was completely out of it, leaning limply against her. Chi Yeyu gently placed her on the padded bed. The lamplight washed over her flushed cheeks, making her look as if she were bathed in a soft glow.

Winter clothes were heavy. She first leaned over to lift Shi Shuxue’s upper body and removed the large pullover hoodie. Then she untied the ribbon of the fur collar around her neck. The friction of the cotton made soft rustling sounds that were exceptionally clear in the silent room.

Shi Shuxue seemed to feel hot, unconsciously lifting an arm. Her fingertips brushed against Chi Yeyu’s wrist.

Holding her breath, Chi Yeyu patiently unfastened the inner jade buttons, one, two… The twenty-seven-year old, usually shameless Chi Yeyu actually felt the tips of her ears turn red.

Captain Shi Xianyu, I’m sorry, I’m really not a pervert!

By the time she got down to the underwear, Chi Yeyu had forgotten how to breathe. She thought Shi Xianyu was quite skilled at naming; Shi Shuxue’s skin was as white as fresh snow, looking almost transparent under the light.

If this continued, she would drown in this atmosphere. In one breath, Chi Yeyu stripped Shi Shuxue bare and lowered her into the bathtub filled with warm water.

The latter woke up as soon as she hit the water, blowing a string of bubbles and struggling to climb out, glaring at Chi Yeyu with anger.

Thinking she had sobered up, Chi Yeyu explained hurriedly, “I didn’t mean to. You were too slippery. I didn’t have time to catch you.”

However, Shi Shuxue stared at Chi Yeyu for a moment, her eyes shimmering like spring water. She requested in a cool, light voice: “Kiss me.”

Her red lips opened and closed, revealing neat teeth and a glimpse of a soft tongue.

The tips of Chi Yeyu’s ears and the sides of her neck turned the color of rouge. Her palm pressed against Shi Shuxue’s smooth back. Moving along her waist upward, she turned her face slightly and kissed those lips. Their warm breaths hit each other’s skin, and the faint, wet sound of a kiss echoed in the room.

After an unknown amount of time, Chi Yeyu maintained her crumbling sanity and pulled away. Shi Shuxue’s reaction was dull, her mouth remained slightly open, and a clear liquid overflowed from the corner of her lips, glistening.

Suddenly, Chi Yeyu felt something wet and warm under her nose. She wiped it and saw a bright red stain on her hand under the warm light.

Damn, a nosebleed.

Chi Yeyu stared with wide eyes in disbelief.

Luckily, Shi Shuxue was drunk and wouldn’t see this embarrassing display.

Thinking this, she looked up, only to find Shi Shuxue smiling faintly by the edge of the tub. One hand stirred the water, splashing droplets onto Chi Yeyu’s hair.

Shi Shuxue asked, “Does kissing make you bleed, too?”

Her tone was lazy and tinged with intoxication, a side of her rarely seen.

Chi Yeyu felt that the blood under her nose wouldn’t stop anytime soon.

“Chi Yeyu…” Shi Shuxue called her name clingily.

Perhaps because the night air was cool, her shoulders trembled. Seeing Chi Yeyu approach, she instinctively shrank toward the warmth, her cheek rubbing against Chi Yeyu’s palm.

Chi Yeyu coaxed, “Be good. Finish your bath first, then I’ll wrap you up and put you to bed. Soaking for too long isn’t good for you.”

Shi Shuxue gave an “oh” and quietly settled back into the water.

After the bath and drying her off, Chi Yeyu helped Shi Shuxue into her pajamas. While tying the belt, she realized the girl had fallen asleep standing up, her head resting on Chi Yeyu’s chest, breathing steadily.

After serving her little girlfriend, Chi Yeyu’s gaze accidentally swept across the photo frame on the nightstand. It held a photo Shi Shuxue had brought recently: a distorted Chi Yeyu, a teary-eyed Shi Shuxue, and the only one looking human, Shi Xianyu.

Shi Xianyu’s dark, willow-leaf eyes seemed to be glaring at her through the photograph.

Chi Yeyu looked away with a bit of a guilty conscience.

That night, Chi Yeyu didn’t take advantage of the situation to sleep with Shi Shuxue. Instead, she honestly went to her own bedroom and fell asleep.

In the night, she dreamed of Shi Xianyu.

It was Shi Xianyu in her thirties, her platinum-blonde hair cascading down her back like a waterfall, her fine, long eyebrows arched. Her beautiful, vibrant face was full of fury.

Chi Yeyu, being a generation younger and often bossed around by her, was somewhat afraid of her. She gathered her courage to walk over, but before she could speak, the person opposite her rushed forward, her chest heaving.

Shi Xianyu said, “Chi Yeyu! She’s only 18!!”

Chi Yeyu’s heart jolted, and she snapped her eyes open.

The room was pitch black. Clinging to her blanket, her two cat like eyes were as wide as saucers.

The words Shi Xianyu said in the dream felt familiar. She recalled carefully and realized that when Shi Shuxue was in high school, she had said something similar to Yu Xiu.

Am I some kind of ill-intentioned creep?

The Big Miss Chi began to engage in heavy self-reflection for the first time in her life.

No, no, no. She and Shi Shuxue had known each other since childhood. Their relationship was established many years ago. They had a deep emotional foundation. Rounding it off, they were childhood sweethearts, a match made in heaven.

Having soothed her startled soul, she rolled over and fell back into a deep sleep.

In the dream, that platinum-blonde hair appeared before her once more.

Shi Xianyu was holding five-year-old Shi Shuxue’s little hand. She leaned down and said to Chi Yeyu, “Xiao Chi, this is my kid. From now on, you have one more task. It’s very simple, just take care of her for me. She’s very obedient and won’t be any trouble.”

Chi Yeyu, a high school freshman of fourteen who had developed many bad habits from being spoiled, grumbled, “Then will you teach me guitar?”

“What’s there to learn about the guitar? It’s already cliché. Nowadays, the most popular person in a band is the drummer. They look cool and stylish, and they don’t even have to move, they can sit and play all day. How about I teach you drums?”

“Really?”

“Absolutely.”

Chi Yeyu was easily convinced. She took Shi Shuxue from Shi Xianyu’s hand and gently held her tiny hand, thinking: This little sister’s hand is so thin and small.

The little sister looked up and called her, “Sister Xiao Chi.”

Before Chi Yeyu could respond, the scene shifted abruptly. The little girl had turned into a graceful young woman.

Fifteen-year-old Shi Shuxue said expressionlessly, “Please don’t hold my hand.”

Seeing her dazed, Shi Shuxue continued, “Please don’t stand so close to me.”

Chi Yeyu was kept a thousand miles away by the cold and distant teenage girl. She habitually put on an enthusiastic smile, but before she could coax her, Shi Shuxue changed again.

She was soaking in the water, her face flushed, her lips swollen and red. Her cold features carried a hint of allure that made one want to press against those moist lips and lean down to take a bite.

Chi Yeyu’s heart felt a surge of heat. Before she could do anything, Shi Xianyu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and slapped her awake. Her sanity returned instantly. The room was still dark. All sleepiness was gone. She sat up in bed, distraught, and put on her slippers to go find Shi Shuxue.

She and Shi Shuxue were clearly childhood sweethearts! They had already exchanged hearts and were a match made in heaven!!!