Chapter 66: Pt.2

The next day…

The rain had stopped, the sky was clear, and the winds were gentle. It was the perfect weather for going out to sea.

Taking advantage of this weather, Jiang Shaohua ordered his subordinates to set up the concert once more, and they began building up the stage on the beach early in the morning.

While this was going on, Fang Qin, Little Yan, and Xu Xiangxiang enjoyed breakfast in an open-air restaurant by the beach.

After stuffing her mouth full of cake, Xu Xiangxiang looked around and asked, "Why haven't my sister and Big Sis Shishi come yet?"

"Your sister probably won't be getting up," Fang Qin said gleefully.

"What do you mean? Is she ill?" Xu Xiangxiang asked before hurriedly pulling out her phone.

Fortunately, Fang Qin stopped the younger girl in time before saying, "Your sister's just tired. She might still be sleeping, so let's not disturb them."

"Oh."

Unable to hold back her curiosity, Little Yan secretly asked Fang Qin, "Do you know something?"

In response, Fang Qin put on a profound smile and said, "I don't know anything."

Fang Qin was naturally lying. When she previously went and knocked on Murong Shi and Xu Chuanchuan's door, she was greeted by Murong Shi with an astonishing pair of dark circles.

As someone experienced in the field, Fang Qin instantly knew that this was a case of excessive indulgence, so she asked, "You ate last night?"

In response, Murong Shi had shooed Fang Qin away with a face full of annoyance.

…

Sometime later, inside a certain room…

Murong Shi picked up her shirt that had fallen to the floor and dusted it. While she was doing so, her phone rang once. When she took a look at her phone, she saw that Fang Qin had sent her a voice message, saying, "The weather's good today, and Jiang Shaohua has arranged a yacht for us to go out to sea. Are you sure you two aren't coming?"

Even though the sound coming from the phone was so loud, it did not wake up the person sleeping on the bed. Murong Shi walked over to the bed with light steps, bent down, and moved aside the bangs covering the face of her sleeping lover.

Xu Chuanchuan remained in a deep sleep. However, she wore a slight frown on her face, probably because she wasn't sleeping too comfortably.

Murong Shi leaned closer and gave a peck on Xu Chuanchuan's forehead. Then, she tugged on the latter's ear and said, "Rise and shine, you lazy little pig."

Xu Chuanchuan had sensitive ears, so she immediately reacted to the tugging. Then, she snorted in dissatisfaction and said, "I'm tired."

"I know you're tired, but how about saving your sleep for later? We can go out to sea today. If you don't go now, you might not have a chance again afterward."

Xu Chuanchuan felt incredibly itchy because of Murong Shi's hot breath hitting her ear. So, she decisively covered her head with the blanket and adamantly refused to open her eyes.

Seeing this, Murong Shi was left with no choice but to use her trump card. Immediately, she flipped up the blanket from the bottom and stretched her hands under the blanket.

"Ah!" Xu Chuanchuan woke up in shock and smacked the hands that were pressed onto her buttocks. Then, she subconsciously screamed, "No more!"

"No more what?" Murong Shi asked with a bright smile.

Xu Chuanchuan repeatedly blinked her eyes to verify that she wasn't dreaming. Then, with a blush on her face, she held onto the blanket with trembling hands and asked, "W-What time is it?"

"It's nine-thirty. Are you hungry?"

Xu Chuanchuan nodded.

Then, Murong Shi caressed Xu Chuanchuan's face and warmly said, "Go wash up first, then we'll go have some breakfast."

However, no matter how gentle of an expression Murong Shi currently wore, Xu Chuanchuan knew that it was nothing but an act. After all, Murong Shi was no different than a demon last night!

"Why aren't you moving? Do you want me to carry you?"

Xu Chuanchuan's expression instantly changed, and she immediately jumped out of bed. "I'll do it myself! Y-Y-You, turn away!"

Murong Shi's smile grew even wider at these words. Then, she said, "I've already seen everything, so what's there to be ashamed of?"

Xu Chuanchuan: "..."

…

Half an hour later…

Fang Qin and the others had already finished eating and were taking group photos. While doing so, Fang Qin noticed her phone's camera capturing two familiar figures. Immediately, she stopped what she was doing, turned around, and whistled at the two approaching people.

Meanwhile, Little Yan also turned around and exclaimed, "My god… Chuanchuan's walking posture…"

"Goes to show how intense last night was," Fang Qin said in a suggestive tone.

Little Yan gulped at Fang Qin's words.

Of the group of three, only Xu Xiangxiang remained in the dark. When she saw her elder sister limping while being supported by Murong Shi, she innocently asked, "Sis, what happened to your leg?"

"I… I…" Xu Chuanchuan stammered, unable to think up a proper excuse.

"She slipped while in the shower," Murong Shi calmly said.

Holding no doubts over Murong Shi's words, Xu Xiangxiang said, "How can you be so careless!"

"..." Xu Chuanchuan sent Murong Shi a glare.

However, Murong Shi simply ignored Xu Chuanchuan's glare and helped the latter to a seat. Then, she stuffed a pillow behind the shorter woman's back.

"I don't need it," Xu Chuanchuan said as she took the pillow away.

Murong Shi did not quibble with Xu Chuanchuan. Instead, she poured a cup of milk tea for the other party.

The atmosphere around the table was a little strange. Fang Qin and Little Yan were both curious to find out more about what had happened last night. However, when they saw the unnatural expression on Xu Chuanchuan's face, neither of them could bring themselves to ask. Eventually, they stopped paying attention to the couple and returned to taking group photos with Xu Xiangxiang.

Meanwhile, Murong Shi and Xu Chuanchuan ate their breakfast in silence.

Xu Chuanchuan had decided to wage a cold war with Murong Shi today. No matter how Murong Shi tried to please her, she would turn her head away and ignore her actions.

Two beautiful women sat at the table next to theirs. Both of them wore swimsuits and looked like they were about to go have fun at the beach. While eating their breakfast, they also had a conversation with each other.

—"Your nails look amazing. Where did you get them done?"

—"It's the shop next to where I work. The finished product looks okay, but I accidentally rubbed off a piece when cooking, so I ended up digging it off."

—"Don't touch that… Stop digging at that place! Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

—"Shh— Just bear with it for a moment, and it'll stop hurting soon."

"Cough—" Xu Chuanchuan accidentally choked on her milk tea and started violently coughing.

Murong Shi put down the cutlery in her hands and helped pat Xu Chuanchuan's back. Then, she asked, "Are you alright?"

—"I'm also going to go to that shop next time."

—"You have long fingers. I think they look fine even without doing those fancy things."

—"No, no, that's too deep… Ouch!"

—"I'll stop using my hand, then."

"Pft—" Xu Chuanchuan spat out her milk tea.

Xu Xiangxiang, who sat across Xu Chuanchuan, naturally ended up having her face covered by milk tea. Immediately, she yelled, "Sis, what are you doing?!"

Xu Chuanchuan felt as if she was going crazy as the neighboring table's conversation kept overlapping with her memories from last night.

I can't stay here any longer. Xu Chuanchuan abruptly stood up and said, "I'm full."

"You're only eating so little?" Murong Shi asked with a frown.

At this time, Fang Qin put her phone aside and said, "You're done eating? Let's head out to sea, then. We shouldn't make the others wait for too long."

…

The sea today was calm, so the yacht sailed with relative stability. Xu Chuanchuan stood at a corner of the deck, welcoming the ocean breeze with her face. However, so long as Murong Shi moved even a step closer to her, she would step aside and increase the distance between them.

Eventually, Murong Shi gave up being patient and simply wrapped an arm around Xu Chuanchuan's waist. Then, she said, "I worry that you'll get seasick."

"I'm fine," Xu Chuanchuan stubbornly said, still refusing to look at Murong Shi.

Putting on a troubled expression, Murong Shi said, "Is there a need to get so angry at me?"

"You liar!" Xu Chuanchuan said, gnashing her teeth.

"...You clearly enjoyed it a lot," Murong Shi said.

"Y-Y-You! Keep your mouth shut!" Xu Chuanchuan hurriedly covered Murong Shi's mouth.

At the same time, Xu Xiangxiang's cheerful voice came from the other side of the yacht as she shouted, "Wahh! I think I saw a whale! The whale's spraying water!!! Little Yan, come look at it quickly!"

Shortly afterward, Little Yan also cried out in excitement, "My god! My god! It's really a whale! Quick! Take a picture! Take a picture!"

The two girls' excited yelling briefly distracted Xu Chuanchuan, and Murong Shi took this opportunity to remove Xu Chuanchuan's hands from her mouth.

While everyone else had their attention drawn to the other side of the boat, Murong Shi leaned into Xu Chuanchuan's ear and pointed at the surfacing whale. Then, she said, "Doesn't that whale resemble you?"

"You… You shut up!"

"But you're better than it. You did it four times."

"..." Xu Chuanchuan suddenly had the urge to jump into the ocean.