The scorching body pressed against her.
The beautiful mont of warmth didn’t last long.
Because Shi Wangyue let out a big sneeze.
"Go take a shower." Ning Youguang gently pushed him away, "I made longan and red date tea, you can drink it after you wash up."
Shi Wangyue’s picturesque brows and eyes quickly softened, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.
"The wind on campus is too strong," he complained softly, "It’s making catch a cold."
"Then don’t co over," Ning Youguang laughed.
"No way." Shi Wangyue was firm, "It’s snowing."
He sneezed a few more tis in a row.
"I’ll go prepare so hot water for you." Ning Youguang said instinctively.
Shi Wangyue looked at her as if he was looking at a scoundrel.
"I’ll go prepare hot water and dicine for you." Ning Youguang chuckled, "Are you hungry? Should I make you so porridge?"
Shi Wangyue sighed and pulled her back into his arms to sit comfortably.
"You don’t need to do anything, just stay with ."
After the shower, Shi Wangyue drank the hot water and dicine prepared by Ning Youguang and started sorting out the things he brought. Most were ingredients for stews, like ginseng, bird’s nest, sea cucumber, abalone, dates, morel mushrooms, and so on...
"The sea cucumber and abalone are already prepared and frozen. Just take them out and toss them in the pot when you need to cook."
"Oh." Ning Youguang sat cross-legged on the sofa, looking obedient and soft.
Putting the things that needed to be refrigerated into the fridge, Shi Wangyue opened another bag, "I packed scallop and fish porridge, do you want so?"
"No, I’ve brushed my teeth." Ning Youguang puffed her cheeks in refusal, "You should eat more yourself."
Shi Wangyue sighed, "You work so hard from morning till night, and you don’t eat in the evening. Are you trying to make feel heartbroken?"
After day-to-day practice, in the third week of living apart, Ning Youguang smoothly settled into a routine of sleeping at 10:00 PM and waking up at 5:00 AM.
Shi Wangyue often complained about this, hoping she could rest more.
"My routine is very healthy." Ning Youguang obediently raised her hand while sitting on the sofa, "I’m absolutely following the most wellness-oriented schedule. I even nap at noon. It’s really not strenuous."
Hearing her say she wouldn’t eat, Shi Wangyue lost his appetite too. Leaving what he was holding, he walked up to her and gently pinched her cheek, "Being cute is shaful."
"But it works." Ning Youguang laughed mischievously.
Shi Wangyue’s heart lted, unable to continue scolding her.
He softly kissed her delicate brows, "You’re breaking my heart. Do you want to be a widow?"
"Shush!" Ning Youguang quickly covered his mouth, "Don’t say such things."
A hint of nervousness flashed in her clear eyes, "You will live a long life."
Shi Wangyue tenderly patted her head, "You take good care of yourself to live long, and I’ll also strive to live to a hundred."
The warm light fell on his face, softening his features, but his gaze was exceptionally deep.
He really is so handso.
"Alright, you better keep your word."
Ning Youguang slightly lowered her eyes, internally unable to quell her guilty conscience.
...
While Shi Wangyue had dinner, Ning Youguang continued her focused work.
After finishing his al and tidying up, he approached her and softly asked, "How much more work do you have?"
"I’m done." Ning Youguang saved and closed the docunt she finished writing tonight.
"Teacher Ning, I think we need to have a serious talk about this," Shi Wangyue checked his watch, it was 9:49 PM, "We have eleven minutes."
"Okay." Ning Youguang obediently sat facing him, "Go ahead."
"Aren’t you tired of keeping yourself so tense every day?" Shi Wangyue asked.
Ning Youguang shook her head, "No, I’m doing work that I love, I’m very happy."
Shi Wangyue could understand her; he was the sa way.
But when it ca to her, he couldn’t help worrying about this and that.
Perhaps this is love, Shi Wangyue often couldn’t help but sigh—
"Even though you know she knows everything, you still can’t help but worry."
"Teacher Ning really doesn’t need to be so diligent," he said, "Husband is very willing to support you."
"Mr. Shi, double standards much?" Ning Youguang raised her eyebrows, "You allow yourself to work from six to eleven, but you don’t allow to work from five to ten?"
"How can you compare to ?" Mr. Shi was helpless, "We’re different, I’m a man, you’re a woman."
Teacher Ning’s pretty face turned a little cold, "Hmph, on the road to dreams, the difficulty is not divided by gender."
She said, "If I wanted to spend my life in the shortest ti and shortest distance, then the most beautiful and sweetest fruits wouldn’t fall into my lap. They’re only small rewards for those who are willing to take the long way without external help, and what allows to go further is discipline, positivity, and hard work."
How could Shi Wangyue not understand?
"I’m just worried."
"I know." Ning Youguang held his clenched hand in hers, "I won’t live like this my whole life. It’s only when there’s an urgent goal to complete that I switch to this lifestyle."
Shi Wangyue sighed, "Then I’ll just wait and see."
...
Both went to bed at ten sharp, though sleep wasn’t imdiately on the agenda.
Shi Wangyue’s gentle and tender kisses fell on Ning Youguang’s skin—
"I miss you."
"I love you."
Ning Youguang tightly embraced his firm back, breathing softly, "I love you."
Unlike the soft touches last ti, Shi Wangyue seed slightly urgent today, with his hands trembling a bit.
The warm, scorching breath moved from Ning Youguang’s face to her lips.
"Sister," he sighed softly in her ear, "I have insomnia again."
...
The next morning.
Ning Youguang woke up at five on the dot to work. Once finished, she drew the curtains open, discovering the sun outside was exceptionally bright.
Roles reversed, the one lying in bed was now Shi Wangyue.
Sunlight landed on his fair, handso face. He frowned, opened his eyes, and asked in surprise, "Is it sunny?"
"Yes." Ning Youguang stood by the window, smiling beautifully at him, "Seeing the sun in winter feels like everything is forgivable."
Shi Wangyue chuckled in a low voice, "Then do you forgive ?"
"..."
Ning Youguang helplessly closed her eyes, "Go make coffee. If it’s good, I’ll forgive you."
"As you wish, my lady."
Shi Wangyue jerked himself upright off the bed, half-naked, and dashed to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.
For Ning Youguang, coffee is like fire, and desires are bubbles beneath boiling water.
She especially enjoys sitting idle with coffee on sunny days, as if constantly heating her mind. Once a certain temperature is reached, the desires in her mind start bubbling, like water that’s been suppressed just below boiling point—suddenly alive, no longer calm, gurgling away. 1314
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