The Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Female Lead is Mine [Transmigration Into a Novel] - Chapter 71

Xie Zhitian listened patiently to Luo Yang finish speaking, her fingers gently stroking the soft, long hair at the back of her neck.

“Greedy?” she asked in a low voice, feeling her heart rate accelerate. “Luo Yang, what do you want?”

Luo Yang held her tighter, as if afraid she would run away.

She was silent for a moment, then spoke as if having made up her mind, “I want you.”

She pressed her face against Xie Zhitian’s neck, burying it in her long hair, her voice muffled. “I’m not satisfied; I don’t want to just be your good friend. Tian Tian, I hope I’m the special one. I hope I’m the first person you share things with, no matter what happens; I hope you think of me every day, just like I think of you; I also hope we can be together every day, forever and ever…”

Luo Yang’s voice got quieter and quieter, with a hint of grievance. “Because even if we’re apart for just a little while, I miss you so much.”

“Luo Yang, I’m here, I’ve always been here.”

Hearing the answer she had hoped for, Xie Zhitian began to smile slowly. She turned her head and gave the person in her arms a light, fleeting kiss on the cheek. “I can do all the things you said, because I like you, very much. I’ve already been yours for a long time, so don’t be sad.”

Luo Yang’s eyes widened suddenly, the soft touch of lips still lingering on the place that had been kissed. She touched the burning skin with her fingertip, staring intently at the person in front of her.

Xie Zhitian’s face held her familiar smile, as warm as always. Her heart, like a homing bird folding its wings, settled down once again.

She murmured, “Then from now on, you’ll be my girlfriend.”

Her voice was as solemn as a vow, as if she was trying to hold Xie Zhitian tightly.

Xie Zhitian chuckled, lacing her fingers with Luo Yang’s. “Please take care of me, girlfriend.”

Luo Yang continued to emphasize, “You can only like me, and you can never, ever change, otherwise…”

Her voice trembled slightly, and even though it was a threat, it was heart-wrenching. “Otherwise, I’ll…”

Xie Zhitian caressed her cheek, comforting her softly, “I promise, I’ll only like you, forever and ever.”

She knew Luo Yang had been adrift for many years and lacked a sense of security the most. Saying these things was her giving it her all. Xie Zhitian only wanted to hold her in the palm of her hand and protect her well, to help her leave the heavy past behind, to laugh and play freely, and to never have to be so cautious again.

Luo Yang’s eyes shimmered slightly, and she suddenly leaned in and kissed her on the lips.

Her kiss had no skill or technique, as green as a budding rose, shyly tucking in its petals, yet possessing a intoxicating, rich fragrance that made one want to explore.

Xie Zhitian cupped the back of her neck, deepening the kiss. Their breaths and tongues became intertwined, the oxygen grew thin, and her mind went dizzy and hazy.

Luo Yang held her face, her fingers resting on the outside of her neck. It was as if sparks were spreading from her fingertips, instantly burning all of her rationality to ashes.

“Tian Tian, I like you so much.”

Xie Zhitian held her hand and lightly kissed her fingertips. “Me too.”

Before she could respond more, her lips were kissed again, the heat rising and swallowing all her thoughts.

The two of them lingered for a while before reluctantly pulling away.

Xie Zhitian held the person in her arms and felt as if she had suddenly become the richest person in the world, with a sense of peace and satisfaction she had never felt before.

“Luo Yang, I’ve never been in a relationship,” she paused, her voice slightly hoarse due to the turbulent emotions in her heart. “But I want to give you the best.”

Luo Yang looked up at her, her lips still holding the rosy marks of the kiss.

She blinked, and her eyes immediately filled with a sparkling smile. “What’s the best?”

Xie Zhitian couldn’t help but lean in and kiss her again, smiling back. “Well… for example, handmade chocolates, pretty dresses, cute stuffed animals, valuable jewelry… and everything else you like. As long as you want it, and I have it.”

“Tian Tian, those things aren’t important.”

Luo Yang pressed against her, her fingers playing with her hair. “As long as we’re together, everything is the best.”

Her voice was gentle and wrapped itself around Xie Zhitian’s heart with a soft warmth.

Xie Zhitian’s heart was completely melted, and she asked in a low voice, “Luo Yang, when all this is over, is there anything you want to do?”

After living through several years of the apocalypse, Xie Zhitian had long stopped being a person who liked to plan for the future. The situation was volatile and changed in an instant. Too many unexpected things had happened in her life, so even if she planned ahead, it would be useless in the end.

But when she was with Luo Yang, she couldn’t help but think about the future—specifically, their future. Luo Yang said she had become greedy, but Xie Zhitian was no different.

She hoped they would support each other, depend on each other, and be indebted to each other, with an unbreakable bond, intertwined as they walked a long life together.

She wasn’t afraid of the hardships of the world; she was only afraid of her future not having Luo Yang in it.

“Things I want to do…”

Luo Yang pondered, her voice trailing off. “There are a lot of them.”

She began to list them one by one. “I want to take a very, very long vacation, where I don’t have to think about anything and live a simple life; I want to travel to a place with a sea, to feel the sea breeze, eat seafood, and watch the sunrise and sunset on the beach; I also want a small courtyard, it doesn’t have to be big, but it must be filled with flowers, and have a grape trellis and a swing…”

Xie Zhitian listened intently, unable to help but imagine the scenes Luo Yang described in her mind.

She seemed to see Luo Yang standing on the beach, the crisp sea breeze blowing her long beach dress, her skin tinged a faint pink by the sunset; the scene changed, and she saw Luo Yang standing in the courtyard, leaning down to touch a beautiful flower, a dewdrop rolling from the petal to her fingertip, and she looked up and smiled at her.

To Xie Zhitian, Luo Yang was the physical manifestation of all the world’s beauty.

Because of her, she had also become a dreamer.

Finally, Xie Zhitian heard Luo Yang say, “Tian Tian, you’ll do these things with me, right?”

She nodded, leaning down to kiss her lips. “Of course I will.”

Luo Yang wrapped her arms around Xie Zhitian’s neck and kissed her back, her eyes catching the clock on the wall. It was already past midnight.

As if waking from a dream, she said, “Tian Tian, it’s late, we should rest.”

She paused, then suddenly remembered something and sat up straight. “Oh right, what about Xiao Wen? Is his matter resolved?”

Luo Yang felt a bit annoyed. Her mind had been completely on Xie Zhitian just now, so she had just obediently gone upstairs to wait as she was told, and had completely forgotten about the main issue.

Now that everything had settled down, she remembered the troublesome existence of Xiao Wen. Xiao Wen had stormed in angrily, which proved he had been rejected by Zhuo Wu and would no longer be of use to him. So now, it was time to get rid of him.

Colluding with others and leaking information about the district was a capital offense.

Xie Zhitian understood what she was thinking and reassuringly squeezed her hand. “Don’t worry, I’ve already taken care of it.”

Luo Yang was stunned for a moment. “That fast? How did you handle it?”

Xie Zhitian was silent for a while, then asked, “Luo Yang, do you trust me?”

Luo Yang didn’t hesitate and immediately replied, “Of course I do.”

“Okay.” Xie Zhitian looked at her, her voice gentle. “The matter with Xiao Wen has been resolved, and he will never appear again. You can understand that he made a mistake, so he was punished and disappeared from this world.”

She could have made an excuse, for example, that she had driven Xiao Wen out of the district to fend for himself. But that would be a clumsy method. Any investigation would reveal the flaw, and it might also be exposed in some unintended detail in the future, causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

So she didn’t want to hide anything from Luo Yang. She cherished the relationship between them so much that she didn’t want to gamble with a lie, even with the smallest chance of it backfiring. She couldn’t afford to lose.

Luo Yang was stunned for a moment, then slowly smiled. “That’s good. It’s good that it’s resolved.”

Xie Zhitian was a little surprised and asked, “You don’t have anything else you want to ask?”

She had prepared for Luo Yang to continue asking questions, but she hadn’t figured out how to answer them. She was an outsider and Luo Yang was a native. Before everything was settled, she didn’t know if revealing her identity would cause a ripple in the timeline or other variables, which made her feel uneasy.

Luo Yang looked at her and smiled. “No. If Tian Tian doesn’t want to say it, then don’t. Or you can tell me later when you feel like it.”

Xie Zhitian’s heart trembled slightly. She was so moved by Luo Yang’s trust and thoughtfulness that she didn’t know how to express it. She simply hugged the person beside her tightly again and leaned down to find her soft lips.

After the kiss ended, she reached out and brushed the messy hair off Luo Yang’s face. “Then let’s get some rest early.”

Before their relationship was confirmed, the two had already slept in the same bed countless times, but when Luo Yang lay down beside her, Xie Zhitian suddenly felt a bit nervous.

The blanket was lifted, and Luo Yang slipped under it. A pair of warm hands wrapped around her waist, and a smiling voice whispered close to her ear, “Tian Tian, from now on, can we share one blanket?”

Luo Yang’s teasing made Xie Zhitian’s heart flutter. She reached out and caressed her cheek. “You’ve already done it, and you’re still asking me?”

Luo Yang looked up. In the darkness, her bright eyes were still visible. “If you don’t want to, I can go out now.”

Although Xie Zhitian knew she was just being mischievous, she was willing to fall for it.

She sighed lightly and hugged the person beside her tightly. “No, you’re not allowed to go.”

Luo Yang chuckled mischievously, leaning in and resting her face against Xie Zhitian’s neck. “I won’t go, I won’t go anywhere.”

Xie Zhitian leaned down and kissed her forehead, urging her, “It’s time to sleep. We’ve been busy for so long, we need to rest well.”

Luo Yang’s fingers gently hooked her waist, and her voice was soft. “But I don’t want to sleep.”

Xie Zhitian laughed. “Don’t want to sleep for what reason?”

Luo Yang answered seriously, “I can’t bear to be without you. When I can’t see you, I miss you so much.”

Xie Zhitian’s eyes softened, and she coaxed her in a low voice, “I’m right here with you.”

She held Luo Yang’s hand, which was on her waist, and gently stroked it. “See, you can see me as soon as you open your eyes, and you can touch me as soon as you reach out. I’m not going to just disappear.”

Luo Yang smiled. “Okay, then.”

She knew she had said something willful, and she also knew that Xie Zhitian would definitely go along with her and coax her to be happy. This was probably the kind of untaught, small pleasure that existed between lovers.

She could guess how Xie Zhitian would reply, and she could even imagine her doting and helpless tone when she said these things, but she still wanted to hear her say them out loud.

In the gentle gaze of the person beside her, Luo Yang closed her eyes, and then quickly opened them again, leaning in to give her a light kiss on the lips. “Good night, Tian Tian.”

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