Chapter 41: Pt.1

The fan blades of the vertical air conditioner swayed from side to side, blowing cool air onto Xu Chuanchuan's face. However, Xu Chuanchuan could not feel any of the cooling sensation at all. After her mouth got sealed, she could only feel her blood rushing to her head and her face boiling.

At this close distance, she couldn't see the expression of the person in front of her. All of her body's senses were also concentrated toward her sealed lips, and her body shuddered involuntarily.

At this time, the hand placed on the back of Xu Chuanchuan's head suddenly applied more force, causing the four lips to stick even closer to each other. For a moment, Xu Chuanchuan felt as if the air in her lungs had been sucked away, and the lack of oxygen caused her to forget to think and resist momentarily.

Thud.

The unopened can of beer fell out of her hand, the noise instantly pulling Xu Chuanchuan back to reality. Immediately, her eyes widened, and she pushed the person in front of her away. Then, her body collapsed into the sofa behind her, and she started gasping for air like a fish out of water.

Meanwhile, as if failing to react to the situation, Murong Shi's eyes carried hints of confusion. When she saw Xu Chuanchuan cowering in the corner of the sofa with a frightened expression, she opened her mouth and said, "I—"

However, before Murong Shi could say anything, Xu Chuanchuan jumped out of the sofa and fled from the living room.

At this time, Xu Chuanchuan's heart was beating furiously, and her face had turned bright red. Fortunately, she still had control over her legs, so she quickly dashed back into her room, closed the door with a bang, locked the door, and weakly collapsed to the ground.

What the hell just happened?

Xu Chuanchuan shook her head from side to side, taking several minutes to accept the fact that someone had just stolen her first kiss.

Another woman had stolen her first kiss…

What was even more frightening was that this woman was Murong Shi…

When Xu Chuanchuan realized this fact, her head buzzed incessantly, and she wished she could lose consciousness on the spot.

Xu Chuanchuan shook her head frantically, deluding herself into thinking that she must've drunk too much alcohol and what had happened just now was nothing but a dream.

Yet, if it was a dream, why did everything feel so real?

Previously, she could smell the scent of alcohol and instant noodles. Mixed among these scenes was also the air freshener from the air conditioner. But, most importantly, there was residue saliva from two different people remaining on her lips…

"Ahhh—" Xu Chuanchuan cried out hysterically from the bottom of her heart.

At this moment, Xu Chuanchuan felt that if not herself, then it must be Murong Shi who had gone crazy.

They were just drinking beer, so how did such an accident happen?

No, it didn't seem like an accident. Murong Shi was the one who hooked my head toward hers at the time. Before I pushed her away, I also sensed her cold fingers touching my face.

Murong Shi should've been trying to hold my face.

So, Murong Shi wanted to kiss me…

But why? Doesn't she have a boyfriend? Doesn't she like men? Even if she started hallucinating after drinking too much, there's no way she can mistake me for a man, right?

After inwardly agonizing for some time, Xu Chuanchuan suddenly realized that Murong Shi was still outside.

What should I do?

Although Xu Chuanchuan knew that Murong Shi had forcibly kissed her, she dared not confront the other party. She also dared not rush out and ask, "Why did you kiss me?"

The alcohol Xu Chuanchuan drank before gradually took effect, and she started feeling dizzy. She then mentally comforted herself, It must be because of the alcohol. Murong Shi was in a bad mood, so she just drank a little too much. She probably didn't know what she was doing, either…

Yes, that's right.

After taking several deep breaths and regaining her calm, Xu Chuanchuan gently opened a crack in the door.

A tall figure suddenly moved past her sight. Although Xu Chuanchuan couldn't see the expression on Murong Shi's face because of the latter's long and dense hair, she did notice the other party's two thin, red lips.

When Xu Chuanchuan recalled that Murong Shi had just pressed those lips against her own just a moment ago…her face started heating up again. Then, unable to keep her calm, she closed the door again with a bang.

As Xu Chuanchuan sat by the door, she could hear the sounds of metal clanking coming from outside. Then, while she wondered what Murong Shi was doing, she heard the sound of high heels clicking against the floor.

Sticking an ear against the door, Xu Chuanchuan listened to the arrhythmic footsteps. Then, her heartbeat inadvertently accelerated.

The next moment, Xu Chuanchuan's worst fears came true as the sound of the footsteps became clearer and clearer. It sounded as if Murong Shi was making her way to her room. However, as if Murong Shi was hesitating over something, her footsteps sounded very slow.

Every second that ticked by felt like an eternity for Xu Chuanchuan. Finally, in her panic, she pushed against the doorknob's button, locking the door. She then distanced herself from the door.

The footsteps outside suddenly stopped, and Xu Chuanchuan held her breath.

Xu Chuanchuan initially thought Murong Shi would knock on the door or say something to her. However, even after waiting for a long time, she did not hear any movement outside.

With a door separating them, neither of them could see each other. When Xu Chuanchuan heard her heart going "thump, thump, thump," she inwardly cursed at herself for being so cowardly.

I was the one who got taken advantage of. I didn't do anything wrong. So, why should I hide?

After thinking things through, Xu Chuanchuan gained more confidence and bravely walked back to the door.

However, when she placed her hand on the doorknob, the sound of footsteps came through the door again. Hearing this, Xu Chuanchuan shrank back once more.

Unlike before, though, the footsteps this time grew more distant as time passed until they eventually disappeared.

Xu Chuanchuan rubbed her face. Sensing that it was no longer scalding hot, she finally made up her mind and opened the door.

However, the living room outside was void of people.

The beer cans on the coffee table had disappeared, and even the unopened can that fell to the ground just now was nowhere in sight. Likewise, the garbage in the trash can was also gone.

The air conditioner was turned off. If not for the residual smell of air freshener and alcohol lingering in the air, Xu Chuanchuan would've even thought that Murong Shi had never visited this place.

Xu Chuanchuan was dumbfounded as she looked at the clean living room. She then looked towards the tightly shut front door.

After kissing me, she just left without saying anything?

…

Xu Chuanchuan ended up losing sleep.

In the past, the times when she had insomnia were when she had an exam to take, when she was out job hunting, and when she had writer's block. This time, however, she suffered insomnia because of a woman.

Yet, no matter how hard Xu Chuanchuan tried, she couldn't stop herself from thinking about that incident. Whenever she closed her eyes, thoughts of Murong Shi and the unexpected kiss they shared would fill her mind.

Had Murong Shi explained herself and apologized to her, Xu Chuanchuan would've unconditionally forgiven her. However, Murong Shi had left without saying a word. This left Xu Chuanchuan feeling extremely depressed.

Initially, Xu Chuanchuan thought this incident would anger her. Yet, strangely enough, she wasn't.

In addition, she also discovered something bizarre.

Whenever she carefully thought back to the incident, apart from feeling shocked and panicked, she didn't feel the slightest bit of disgust.

Xu Chuanchuan was someone who proclaimed herself to be straight. Yet, she didn't feel disgusted when another woman kissed her. On the contrary, she felt comfortable when Murong Shi's cooling, fragrant lips pressed onto hers, she felt very comfortable…

Murong Shi's lips reminded Xu Chuanchuan of the sweet and slippery jelly she had when she was a child, and she couldn't help but want to lick them and bite them…

"Ahhh——" Nobody was outside, so Xu Chuanchuan thoroughly let herself go as she buried her face into the pillow and screamed.

Apart from losing sleep, Xu Chuanchuan had suffered one other side effect from being forcibly kissed, and this was a much more frightening side effect than insomnia.

—She experienced a wet dream.

The main characters of the dream were Xu Chuanchuan herself and Murong Shi. In the dream, Murong Shi had her pinned down on a sofa while carefully running a hand through her hair. Then, Murong Shi held up her head and gently kissed her.

Despite how beautiful the scene looked, because the other party was Murong Shi, Xu Chuanchuan felt that this wet dream was no different than a nightmare.

When Xu Chuanchuan woke up, she realized that it was already light outside. After hurriedly climbing out of bed, washing up, and changing into a new set of clothes, she left the dorm with her phone and handbag in tow.

I don't like women, so why would I have that kind of dream?!

It must be because I've been single for too long! Yes! It must be because of my hormones acting up!

Afraid that she would start imagining things again, Xu Chuanchuan dared not stay in her room. Instead, after making her way to her little sister's school, she forcibly dragged Xu Xiangxiang to go shopping with her.

Seeing her elder sister's strange behavior, Xu Xiangxiang decided to capitalize on the situation and bargained, "You have to pay for the things I buy. Otherwise, I won't go."

"Fine, fine, fine. Hurry up and change your clothes."

Confused, Xu Xiangxiang asked, "Why are you so generous today?"

Glaring at her little sister, Xu Chuanchuan asked, "When have I ever been stingy?"

"You've always been stingy. Whenever you say you'll buy clothes for me, you always buy me the cheap stuff."

"That's called being frugal."

"Tch."

…

In the supermarket.

Xu Xiangxiang pointed at a pair of heels and asked, "Does this pair look good?"

Xu Chuanchuan then perfunctorily said, "I won't know until you put them on."

After Xu Xiangxiang tried on the heels and looked at herself in the mirror, she muttered to herself, "Hah… My legs are too short. My calf muscles stick out like a sore thumb. Sure enough, not everyone can manage such high heels."

"Change to a shorter pair, then. You'll fall to your death if you wear such tall heels."

Her eyes still glued to her short legs, Xu Xiangxiang lamented, "Why doesn't Big Sis Shishi expose any muscles when wearing such high heels? Her legs are so enviable. They're long and straight, and they also have a fair skin tone."

Xu Chuanchuan felt her scalp go numb when she heard Murong Shi's name. Then, dragging Xu Xiangxiang to a seat, she removed the pair of heels and said, "Let's not buy it. You're still young. What are you wearing heels for? Let's go look at another shop."

While trying to keep up with Xu Chuanchuan, Xu Xiangxiang complained, "Stop walking so quickly! Shopping needs to be done slowly!"

After dragging Xu Xiangxiang out of the heels section, Xu Chuanchuan released her little sister's hand and said, "That place sells clothes. Go and pick an expensive one. I'll pay."

Xu Xiangxiang's eyes sparkled at these words. "Really?"

"Mhm."

"Let's go, let's go, let's go!"

At the prospect of owning a beautiful dress, Xu Xiangxiang instantly forgot about all thoughts of buying a pair of heels.

Subsequently, the two sisters spent two hours trying on clothes in the store. Finally, after mentally struggling for some time, Xu Xiangxiang settled with a dress she liked most. Xu Chuanchuan then paid for the dress.

"I'm out of lipstick. I have to buy a new one."

Looking at her little sister's red and supple lips, Xu Chuanchuan said, "You look fine the way you are."

"No, I want one." In a delighted tone, Xu Xiangxiang said, "After buying a new phone, I still have around 3,000 leftover from the 10,000 yuan. I can buy an expensive one."

Rolling her eyes, Xu Chuanchuan said, "Suit yourself."

When they arrived at the cosmetic area, and Xu Xiangxiang saw the rows of lipsticks, she couldn't decide which brand she wanted. She then asked, "Sis, do you know what brand of lipstick Big Sis Shishi uses? The one she used last time looked very nice."

While being hounded by a promoter, Xu Chuanchuan glared at Xu Xiangxiang and said, "I'm warning you; don't mention this name in front of me in the future."

"Why? Did Big Sis Shishi anger you?"

She did exactly that.

As Xu Xiangxiang kept mentioning Murong Shi's name, Xu Chuanchuan could no longer take it and decided to end their shopping session.

After sending Xu Xiangxiang back to school, Xu Chuanchuan returned to her dorm. However, when she entered the empty living room and saw the sofa there, she suddenly fell into a daze.

When Ange saw Xu Chuanchuan finally logging into QQ, she asked, "What were you doing?"

Xu Chuanchuan: "I went shopping with my little sister just now."

Ange: "It's three o'clock. Do you want to write together?"

Xu Chuanchuan: "No."

Ange: "Writer's block?"

It would be great if it were only writer's block.

In the past, whenever Xu Chuanchuan was troubled by something, Ange would be the first person she thought of to ask for help. Although Ange was the same age as herself, she possessed a much more stable and mature mind. Therefore, she would feel liberated whenever she finished talking to Ange about her troubles. However, this time, she found herself incapable of speaking about her problem.

Xu Chuanchuan truly couldn't bring herself to say something like, "I got forcibly kissed by my boss's daughter last night. What should I do?" She was afraid that she would hear something she didn't wish to hear from Ange.

As to what she was afraid of, even Xu Chuanchuan herself couldn't figure it out.