Only one touch...
Ji Yun's shy appearance made his whole body breathe rapidly, as he reached out his hand towards her stomach.
Just as his hand touched her clothes, her whole body trembled, only calming down slightly when his hand completely pressed against her.
Xu Lin also felt the so-called softness.
Clearly, Ji Yun's waist is slim and she isn't fat, yet she has this kind of texture, which is quite miraculous.
"Is it very itchy?" Xu Lin deliberately scratched her.
"Don't! Don't touch me!"
"In the future, when you're pregnant, I'll touch you like this, and you can feel our daughter kicking in your belly."
"Why do you say it's a daughter? Do you like girls?"
In Ji Yun's mind, scenes of the future emerged: Xu Lin taking care of her carefully after she got pregnant, cooking delicious food for her...
Holding her hand, they stroll together. When they get tired, they sit on a bench under the setting sun, chatting about past stories and aspirations for the future.
But the next moment, a scene flashed in her mind, many people standing not far away, all with big bellies, shouting Xu Lin's name.
Suddenly, she snapped out of her reverie, feeling the warmth of a large hand on her belly, she took a deep breath.
"I don't want to marry you, you flirtatious guy."
"What did I do now? Why do you keep saying I'm flirtatious?"
"What about sister Chu?!"
"She counts, but it's just you two."
"Hmph! Scumbag, I won't give birth to daughters for you!"
"What are you two doing? Come eat dinner!"
Chu Qingchan lightly teased from the outside, and Ji Yun also hurriedly pushed his hand away, feeling a bit nervous. She had just violated the agreement between the two.
But sister Chu also hugged Xu Lin just now, so what she did shouldn't be considered a special contact.
"Coming right away!"
Xu Lin replied, then turned on the tap to wash his hands, or rather to rinse them.
After rinsing a couple of times, he was about to dry his hands when Ji Yun grabbed his wrist.
"What's wrong?"
"Clean your hands properly. Is this how you wash them?"
"Guys always do it this way."
"This way doesn't clean them at all. Let me show you."
Ji Yun pulled his hand and led him to the sink. She wet his hand first and then applied some hand soap.
Then she washed his hands very carefully, from the palm to the back of the hand, between the fingers, then the nails, and finally the wrists.
As Xu Lin watched Ji Yun's serious expression, his expression also became increasingly gentle.
"I feel like I don't deserve you anymore. Your tenderness makes me feel sorry and hate myself even more."
"That's right, hate yourself, but... Xu Lin, I don't want to force you to change yourself, so it's okay like this, just like this."
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me. Just promise to take good care of yourself in the future."
"I understand."
They exchanged a glance, and although Xu Lin wanted her to be cute again and hug her, Ji Yun pushed him aside.
"Rub your hands, they're all wet. Just use my yellow duck towel."
"Okay. It seems like you and Chu Qingchan are almost living together."
"Sister Chu is quite lonely, so I'm here to keep her company."
"As long as she isn't disturbing your studies."
"Sister Chu is much more honest than you..."
Ji Yun said, but when she thought of the scene a few days ago when Chu Qingchan and her were fooling around in the shower, she sighed and made a complaint, "You two really act alike..."
"What?"
"Nothing much."
The two washed their hands and returned to the dining table to eat. Soon, their plates were empty.
"I didn't prepare much for breakfast."
"Well, eating too much isn't good anyway. As long as the nutrition is balanced."
"Xu Lin, you can still make breakfast. My husband, after so many years of marriage, has never made me anything to eat."
Ji Yun's mother also complained, and Ji Yun quickly followed suit.
"Xu Lin can even stir-fry dishes, very delicious, almost as good as those in big restaurants."
"Oh~"
Lu Xiaoyan made a meaningful "oh" sound, and Ji Yun quickly lowered her head, realizing that her little show off moves had been noticed by her mother again.
Watching the interaction between the mother and daughter, Chu Qingchan smiled slightly and couldn't help but think of her own situation, feeling a little lonely.
"Big star Chu, next time take me home and introduce me to your mother, okay?"
"Introduce which mother?" Chu Qingchan joked.
"Of course, it's your mother."
"Let's talk about it later. But regarding Chu Fengyi's birth mother, you should have seen her, Cecilia Vandi, the Lady Saint."
"The Saint... the gorgeous lady who played Joan of Arc?"
Xu Lin had seen that movie, the most famous one about Joan of Arc. Compared to the real Joan of Arc, it was her portrayal as the Saint that people were more familiar with.
In fact, many textbooks used stills from her performance. She truly embodied Joan of Arc, not just in her acting skills, but also in her incomparable beauty and divinity.
"Um, that was the last movie she acted in before marrying my father, actually, she only acted in a total of nine movies."
"Does it have something to do with you wanting to be an actor?"
With this casual remark, Xu Lin seemed to have a slight guess that her acting career might be related to this 'mother' figure?
"Somewhat, yes, it's also related to my mother."
Seeing her slightly silent, Xu Lin didn't continue to ask, quietly starting to eat breakfast.
A few minutes later, everyone finished eating, and Ji Yun also collected the plates. Xu Lin followed her into the kitchen.
"I'm fine by myself."
"I'll help. I didn't help earlier, just ate." Chu Qingchan stood up, but Ji Yun and Xu Lin raised their arms together.
"Don't. We wouldn't dare let you touch the dishes."
"..."
After washing the dishes, the two went to change clothes. Xu Lin also had to go back to change into his school uniform and left 602 with Ji Yun's mother.
"Xu Lin, where do you live?"
"Building 17. If you're coming over, I'll prepare."
"Let's wait a little longer," she smiled, and Xu Lin understood his mother-in-law's meaning, which was to temporarily avoid the two families meeting.
"Then you go back and rest. You must be tired from the journey. Have a good chat with Uncle."
"Alright, you're a good kid. Auntie was a bit impulsive today."
"It's okay, I'll leave first."
"Mm."
As he just walked towards the elevator, the doors opened, and Xu Lin saw the other party's face and the breakfast in his hand, and smiled.
"Uncle, has Auntie returned?"
"Good morning, Xiaoxu."
He nodded, glanced at his wife not far away, took a deep breath, and then walked over there.
But as he walked away, he patted him on the shoulder and whispered a thank you.
Xu Lin smiled; it is also important to maintain a good relationship with his in-laws.
He entered the elevator, overhearing his father-in-law starting to tease his wife.
"You're back at this hour, didn't have breakfast yet, right?"
"I already ate, it was made by Xiaoxu. Some people have been married for nearly 20 years but still hasn't cooked a single meal for their partner till now."
"Cough cough! Come inside first, we can talk inside."
Half an hour later, Xu Lin arrived downstairs, waiting for the two young ladies to come down, but he was quite anxious because it was already 6 o'clock.
According to their speed, he and Ji Yun were likely to be late again.
Luckily, the two of them quickly came down, Ji Yun changed into her school uniform, while Chu Qingchan wore a very ordinary sportswear with a hat, and didn't wear a mask.
"You're not afraid of being recognized?"
"I'd look strange wearing a mask, plus I've put on makeup."
"I have to say, I've never seen anyone intentionally make themselves look ugly like you..."
"Senior Sister Bai."
Before he could finish, Ji Yun slapped him across the face with a name.
"She's a special case. Let's go, let's go, get moving, don't dawdle, or we'll be late."
"Alright, did you really think I had poor physical stamina? After all, I used to spar with Chu Fengyi, even though it was over a decade ago."
A few minutes later, as the three of them had just left the residential area, Chu Qingchan was already in a state of running one step and walking three steps.
"Um... I need to take a break."
"Big Star Chu, why don't you take a car back?"
With that, Xu Lin suggested, and Chu Qingchan stood up directly, continuing to move forward without saying a word.
"Hey, don't tease sister Chu."
"I'm just training her. She can't even handle jogging, let alone other exercises. But Monitor Ji, your physical fitness is really good."
"I do exercise regularly. Let's catch up."
"No need, I'll count to three, and she'll definitely stop and wait for us. Three..."
Before 2 came out, Chu Qingchan stopped, looking pitifully at them.
In the end, the three of them took 45 minutes to arrive at the school, which was not far away. Xu Lin and Ji Yun also announced that they were late.
"Tomorrow I will definitely not let you be late."
"Big Sister Chu, it's okay, you should go back and rest first."
"Sigh... Alright."
The two of them walked towards the school gate, and as they looked back, a bus happened to arrive. Chu Qingchan boarded the bus.
Then they arrived at the gatehouse, where they noted down their names and classes, then hurried towards the teaching building, jogging along.
There were hardly any other students around, and as they ran, they glanced at each other and smiled.
"Is this the first time you, the exemplary student and class monitor, have been late?"
"Yeah, it's all your fault!"
"My fault? If you want to blame someone, blame Chu Qingchan."
"Just blame you!"
The two of them walked down the corridor, growing more tense with each step.
Xu Lin also vaguely remembered the time before when they came together, and she was afraid of what other students might say.
Should he go in first, or should she? But at this moment, she seemed to not care at all anymore.
"Today's weather is very nice, isn't it?" Xu Lin said absentmindedly.
"Mmm... the weather is indeed nice," Ji Yun replied, turning her head to look at him.
The morning light spilled over her smiling face, overshadowing the blooming silver osmanthus outside the window.