"But who should eat the candy first, and who should guess?" Wen Yixin asked slowly.
Qin Ruan tightened her grip on the lollipop, just about to volunteer to eat first when she heard Wen Yixin continue with a smile:
"How about I eat first, and you guess?"
Ah... she spoke too slowly. Qin Ruan thought, gathering the candies in her hand and placing them on the coffee table: "It's fine if Sister eats first, but I also want you to guess a few rounds later, okay?"
"Of course." Wen Yixin smiled. After all, games are more fun when you take turns.
Qin Ruan smiled widely: "I'll go back to the room and get a blindfold. Sister, wait for me."
Wen Yixin propped her chin on her hand: "Go ahead."
While Qin Ruan went to get the blindfold, Wen Yixin picked up the lollipops on the coffee table. After checking the flavors on the wrappers, she grabbed a handful of candies from the jar and glanced at them.
To her surprise, there were quite a few different flavors in the jar.
She selected a few different-flavored lollipops from the jar. Together with the ones on the table, there were ten in total, with five flavors, two of each.
That was more than enough for the game.
Just as Wen Yixin finished organizing the candies, Qin Ruan returned with a blindfold in hand.
"Sister, is this blindfold okay?" Qin Ruan asked as she sat down, revealing a simple, plain black blindfold.
Wen Yixin only glanced at it briefly before nodding: "It's fine."
"Come closer, I'll put it on for you." As she spoke, she reached out to take the blindfold from Qin Ruan's hand.
Qin Ruan scooted closer, sitting even nearer to Wen Yixin.
Wen Yixin habitually patted the blindfold, shaking it out before quickly and gently placing it over Qin Ruan's eyes.
Her movements were swift, and within seconds, the blindfold was securely in place.
Wen Yixin looked at the person whose eyes were now covered and couldn't help but smile: "Ruan Ruan, how about we add a twist? The loser has to answer a question from the winner."
Qin Ruan was slightly taken aback and, thinking of something, asked instinctively: "Do I have to answer?"
Wen Yixin nodded slightly, smiling: "Yes, if you're asked a question you don't want to answer..."
She paused for a moment before continuing: "You don't have to answer, but if you skip one question, you have to sleep alone for a day. Skip two, and it's two days."
Qin Ruan: ...
She thought it over and decided it was better to answer. It shouldn't be too difficult.
But...
"What if Sister doesn't answer?"
Wen Yixin chuckled: "I won't refuse to answer."
"Alright then." Qin Ruan relented.
"Let's start, then." Wen Yixin picked up a candy, unwrapped it, and placed the pale yellow lollipop in her mouth for a moment. Then, she gently applied a thin layer of the sugary sweetness to her lips as if applying lipstick.
Her lips glistened, enticingly.
Unfortunately, Qin Ruan couldn't see it at the moment.
"All set." Wen Yixin put down the candy and wrapped it back in its paper.
With her vision completely blacked out by the blindfold, Qin Ruan reached out to touch Wen Yixin, searching for her lips.
One hand resting on Wen Yixin's shoulder, the other moved up to her face. Once she found the general area, she leaned forward, slowly pressing her lips against the sweetened ones.
Sweet.
Qin Ruan couldn't resist capturing the other's lips, gently sucking on them, again and again.
As their lips parted, Wen Yixin exhaled softly: "Ruan Ruan, do you know what flavor it was?"
Qin Ruan licked her lips, savoring the taste: "Lemon, right?"
"Correct."
"Let's try the next one." Wen Yixin quickly unwrapped another candy and repeated the process before pulling Qin Ruan closer: "Ready."
With her previous experience, Qin Ruan easily found Wen Yixin's lips this time and kissed them directly, her tongue curling around the sugary sweetness on Wen Yixin's lips, her throat moving as she swallowed.
"This time, it's strawberry." Her slightly hoarse voice confidently identified the flavor.
Wen Yixin licked her lips, wiping away the lingering moisture: "You're quite good at this."
She looked at the remaining candies on the table and carefully selected one, unwrapping it: "The last one."
Qin Ruan smiled: "Okay."
After a few seconds, Wen Yixin put down the candy and looked at the blindfolded Qin Ruan, leaning in to kiss her again.
She intended to just give a quick kiss and pull away, thinking that as long as it wasn't as long as before, Qin Ruan might not be able to guess.
Their lips touched, and Wen Yixin pulled back almost immediately, but a hand suddenly appeared behind her head, preventing her retreat.
Their lips quickly reconnected, and a muffled voice slipped between them: "Sister, I didn't get to kiss you properly."
Wen Yixin's lips parted slightly, but before she could speak, Qin Ruan took the opportunity to deepen the kiss, inviting her to dance together.
In no time, Wen Yixin found herself wrapping her arm around Qin Ruan's waist, slowly responding to her, the two of them entangled, reluctant to part.
It was only after a long time that they began to slow down.
Wen Yixin took a deep breath, steadying herself before asking about the game: "So, what was the last flavor?"
Qin Ruan: ...
Her mind had not been on that at all; she couldn't recall the taste, only remembering how sweet Wen Yixin's lips were, as if coated in honey.
But as for the specific flavor, she had no idea.
She bit her lip: "Sister, maybe you could try that candy again?"
Wen Yixin raised an eyebrow, her eyes laughing: "No."
Qin Ruan licked the remaining sweetness on her lips, hesitating before guessing: "Apple?"
Wen Yixin's smile widened as she replied: "No."
She removed Qin Ruan's blindfold, picked up the earlier candy, and turned the wrapper to show her where it clearly said "Lychee": "The last one was lychee."
"You lost." Wen Yixin said, her tone full of amusement.
Qin Ruan's expression fell slightly as she remembered what they'd said before the game started. She couldn't help but ask: "What does Sister want to ask?"
Wen Yixin smiled: "I want to know, when did you start liking me?"
Qin Ruan froze.
She looked at Wen Yixin, lost in thought for a long while before slowly speaking: "If I said I liked you from the moment I first saw you, would you believe me?"
Wen Yixin raised her eyebrows in surprise: "So, it was love at first sight?"
Qin Ruan nodded: "You could say that."
She had indeed felt a strong affection for Wen Yixin from the start, and as they spent more time together, that affection only grew.
"Do you believe me?"
"I do." Wen Yixin replied without hesitation.
Hearing her quick response, Qin Ruan couldn't help but smile.
She glanced at the candies on the table and asked: "Sister, do you want to play more? It's your turn to guess."
Wen Yixin chuckled: "Let's try one or two rounds."
She was curious if she could guess correctly.
"Alright, let me put the blindfold on you." Qin Ruan helped Wen Yixin put on the blindfold, then selected a candy from the coffee table.
A moment later, she leaned in to kiss Wen Yixin.
Wen Yixin licked Qin Ruan's lips, unable to resist probing between them, her tongue slowly sweeping past Qin Ruan's teeth, exploring deeper.
After a long while, Wen Yixin finally pulled back from their entwined state, smiling lightly: "Orange."
Qin Ruan smiled: "That's right, Sister is amazing."
"Want to play more?"
Wen Yixin nodded, then shook her head, laughing: "Let's try something different."
Qin Ruan looked puzzled: "Something different?"
Wen Yixin didn't answer, just picked up a candy, swirling it in her mouth for a moment. After putting the candy down, she leaned in to kiss Qin Ruan again.
The kiss started softly, but soon Wen Yixin's hand gently clasped Qin Ruan's.
Their fingers intertwined, the matching rings on their ring fingers fitting together, slowly forming a small heart that shimmered under the light.
The honeyed lips moved lower, past the collarbone.
Honey brushed across the top, slowly being savored.
The fingers intertwined grew tighter, as if they wanted to meld into one another.