Chapter 268
Thinking of this, Lin Wan Ning felt a surge of happiness in her heart. At least, as she had said herself, she wasn’t greedy; just a little bit was enough to satisfy her.
She changed into her pajamas, covering the red marks on her body and collarbone, drew the curtains, and quietly lay down on the bed.
The exhaustion of her body, her nearly drained energy, soon lulled her into a deep sleep.
...
Perhaps it was due to her overwhelming fatigue; she didn’t wake up at all during the night and slept soundly until the next morning.
Slowly opening her eyes, the aches and pains in her body no longer affected her daily life.
Stretching lazily, Lin Wan Ning picked up her phone from the edge of the pillow.
She glanced at the messages from Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue... and also from Long Ao Tian.
Her gaze lingered on Long Ao Tian’s message, which, like those from Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue, asked her what was wrong.
She couldn’t help but chuckle, “What’s wrong with me? Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue don’t know, but you don’t either?”
It was easy to guess that Hu Yu Ying was worried about her, so she had told her brother about her situation.
And her brother could only pretend to be oblivious, feigning concern just like Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue.
After stretching her body, she began to reply to the messages one by one.
She simply explained that she had been too tired the night before and had gone to bed early.
To Long Ao Tian, she replied with just two emojis: [Left Hmph] [Right Hmph].
These emojis gave off a slightly tsundere vibe, a hint of cuteness.
They appeared in Long Ao Tian’s chat box without feeling out of place, nor did they provoke any wild assumptions.
Around eight o'clock, she received a message from Hu Yu Ying. After chatting for a while, when Hu Yu Ying mentioned going out for breakfast with Long Ge, they wrapped up their conversation.
It wasn’t until nine-thirty that she received a reply from the lazy pig, Li Qing Xue.
After teasing her for being a lazy pig, they agreed on a time to meet for a meal and then go shower.
In the bustling snack street.
After meeting up, Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning immediately started playfully teasing each other.
Once it was confirmed that Lin Wan Ning was truly fine, Li Qing Xue was ready to take her on a food tour.
They managed to tackle both breakfast and lunch in one go.
After wandering around for a while, Li Qing Xue’s sharp eyes spotted a stall selling vegetable seeds.
“What kind of vegetables do you like to eat?” she asked, pointing at the seeds.
“Does what I like to eat have anything to do with the seeds?” Lin Wan Ning chuckled, playfully pinching Li Qing Xue’s cheek.
“Of course it does!” Li Qing Xue insisted. “Isn’t Long Ao Tian’s place pretty small?”
“Yu Ying is planning to set aside a patch of land to grow vegetables.”
As she spoke, a beautiful fantasy unfolded in her mind: “A courtyard, a piece of land, it feels so much like a pastoral life.”
Lin Wan Ning took a deep breath, gazing at the sky. “That sounds nice.”
No matter what Yu Ying wanted to do, her brother would surely support her. How wonderful that was.
After watching for a while, Li Qing Xue decided to give up, realizing she had no idea how to grow vegetables.
She figured it would be better to wait until Yu Ying grew some vegetables and then just mooch off her.
“Let’s go shower instead.”
Lin Wan Ning couldn’t help but laugh at Li Qing Xue’s rapidly shifting thoughts.
But that was just like Li Qing Xue.
“I’ve noticed you really love showering.”
Li Qing Xue smiled mysteriously. “I’ll let you in on a secret.”
“What secret?” Curiosity is a common trait among girls, and even someone as cool as Lin Wan Ning couldn’t help but ask when she heard the word “secret.”
Leaning closer, Li Qing Xue whispered, “It’s a secret.”
Lin Wan Ning blinked, and in the next moment, she realized Li Qing Xue was just teasing her.
Immediately, she reached out to tickle her.
In truth, Li Qing Xue often saw Hu Yu Ying exercising in the morning.
A good figure is all about working out.
But she could never get up that early, so she pushed her workouts to the late afternoon.
Unlike the refreshing mornings, the late afternoons made one sweat more easily.
This was one reason why Li Qing Xue loved showering; the other was purely personal.
In summer, everyone showers daily, regardless of gender.
But when it gets cold, some people are used to showering every three days, some every week, and others even every two weeks or a month—it's purely a personal choice.
Arriving at the private room, they started filling the tub with water. As the steam rose, they began to undress.
After a night, the red marks on Lin Wan Ning’s body had faded considerably, with only the ones on her collarbone still a bit pronounced.
Li Qing Xue’s hair tie fell to the ground. As she bent down to pick it up, she froze for a moment when she looked up at Lin Wan Ning.
Then, with a puzzled expression, she glanced at Lin Wan Ning.
Lin Wan Ning chuckled teasingly, “What’s wrong? Are you so mesmerized by my beauty that you want to do something naughty with me?”
Upon hearing this, Li Qing Xue snapped back to reality and immediately shook her head. Although the thought was thrilling, it was far too inappropriate...
“I’ll go to the left, you take the right.” With that, she walked toward the left side of the tub.
Watching Lin Wan Ning’s back, her gaze inadvertently fell between her legs.
Earlier, she had joked about Hu Yu Ying transforming from a girl into a woman, and that thought suddenly popped into her mind...
【Need a charge, heh heh...】
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Last time they showered together, she hadn’t noticed anything.
But the time before that, when she showered with Yu Ying, she was sure Lin Wan Ning wasn’t like this.
Shaking her head, she wondered if she had seen it wrong.
In such a short time, how could that be possible? If Lin Wan Ning had a boyfriend, she definitely wouldn’t keep it a secret...
“What are you doing? Hurry up and get in! The water in the tub is just right; if it gets any fuller, it’ll overflow.”
With Lin Wan Ning’s call, Li Qing Xue decided to dismiss her earlier thoughts.
She took off her underwear and stepped in.
The steam from the hot water filled the small space, and after glancing at Lin Wan Ning, she entered the right side of the tub.
Soaking in the hot water, every cell in her body felt liberated.
She couldn’t help but let out a satisfied moan.
Feeling a splash of water hit her, Li Qing Xue found a comfortable position and lay back. “What’s up?”
“What were you thinking just now?” Lin Wan Ning asked casually, leaning over the edge of the tub.
Li Qing Xue looked up at Lin Wan Ning. After soaking in the hot water, the red marks on her body had deepened, and she frowned slightly, not answering her question. Instead, she pointed at the red marks on Lin Wan Ning’s body and asked, “What happened to you?”
Lin Wan Ning looked down at her body, rubbed the red marks with her hand, and smiled lightly. “Maybe it’s just some marks left from scrubbing earlier.”
Li Qing Xue wasn’t satisfied with this answer, as it didn’t seem to fit. The reason it didn’t seem to fit was mainly due to the shape of the red mark on her collarbone.
It was an irregular oval shape, not something that could be made by fingers; it looked more like a hickey.
After all, she had watched quite a few movies, and her innocence had long since faded.
A hickey?
Who gave her that?
Could it be that Lin Wan Ning, seeing Hu Yu Ying and Long Ao Tian together, had given up and found a boyfriend in such a short time, hoping to forget Long Ao Tian through a new relationship? And they might have already... crossed the line?
But as soon as this thought crossed her mind, Li Qing Xue was startled by it.
After spending so much time with Lin Wan Ning, she had experienced her reserved nature firsthand, but she could also tell that she wasn’t the type to be so casual.
Once the seed of curiosity is planted, everything starts to look strange.
At least the several marks on Lin Wan Ning’s body hinted that something had happened in the past two days that she didn’t know about.
To verify her suspicions, a mischievous glint flashed in Li Qing Xue’s eyes.
She looked at Lin Wan Ning and said, “You wash your hair first; I want to soak a little longer.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Wan Ning had no doubts. She stood up from the tub.
Turning on the shower.
As the water cascaded down her body, and as Lin Wan Ning moved her long hair to the front to apply shampoo, it was as if the mist had cleared, revealing everything more clearly.
The marks on her shoulders looked more like someone had reached under her arms and grabbed her shoulders from behind.
To make such a move, Lin Wan Ning would have to be lying down...
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