Indulgence - Chapter 62
Chapter 62
Yao Ran was quite popular with the younger crowd. Ruan Xin had even teased that young girls and boys were most susceptible to her type, especially the little girls in their circle.
It was true that many girls and boys had tried to pursue her in the past, but as Qiao Zhiyu had said, she had never considered them. After all, at an immature age, many feelings were just fleeting whims. She preferred a relationship that was mature and stable, not one born from a momentary impulse.
"You've misunderstood," Yao Ran explained to Qiao Zhiyu with a smile. "She's already thirty, not some little girl."
Qiao Zhiyu raised an eyebrow, expressing surprise. "She looks so young, I couldn't tell."
When Jiang Nian had first said she was about the same age as her, Yao Ran had been surprised too. Jiang Nian did indeed look young. Perhaps it was due to her personality; Jiang Nian sometimes acted like a little girl, especially when she was being coquettish and clingy.
After a few simple words.
"Let's go, I'll buy you a drink," Yao Ran changed the subject. "There are a lot of familiar faces here tonight."
Qiao Zhiyu readily agreed, "Sure."
That evening, Yao Ran had a few more drinks but never saw Ruan Xin. So many friends had come, yet she hadn't shown her face all night. This wasn't Ruan Xin's style.
"Where's Director Ruan? Is she not here tonight?" someone happened to ask about Ruan Xin.
Yao Ran gave Ruan Xin a call, but no one answered. Maybe something came up.
Ruan Xin was indeed busy.
On the leather sofa in the office, clothes were in disarray. Two fair bodies were wrapped around each other, a thin blanket half-draped over their waists. Before long, impassioned moans filled the entire room.
After a long while, things finally calmed down. Ruan Xin stroked Xu Xia's cheek, quietly holding the person on top of her. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back tonight?" she asked.
"To give you a surprise," Xu Xia hummed, then leaned in to kiss her again.
Ruan Xin was kissed until she couldn't speak. Normally so quiet and easily shy, who would have thought she could be so passionate and uninhibited when they were intimate?
For the new semester, Xu Xia had been assigned to an internship out of town. She had been away for half a month and had managed to find time to come back today.
Ruan Xin told her, "Coming all this way back for just one day, don't you find it troublesome? You could have just come back during the National Day holiday."
Xu Xia smiled warmly. "During the holiday, I can come back and stay for a few more days."
"Don't let your mind be filled with only me, you hear?" Ruan Xin was always afraid she would hold back her future development. Years from now, would Xu Xia have regrets?
"I can't do that," Xu Xia said, a little aggrieved. She asked, "Don't you miss me at all?"
Ruan Xin's eyes softened. How could she not miss her? She was becoming more and more inseparable from her. She ruffled Xu Xia's hair. "Let's go back now. I'll spend the whole night with just you, okay?"
Xu Xia smiled. "Mmm."
It was a rare anniversary celebration, and the lively atmosphere in the bar was sure to last until the latter half of the night. Yao Ran naturally wouldn't stay that late. Thinking that Jiang Nian was waiting for her, she left early after drinking with her friends for a while.
She walked towards the break room and came face to face with Ruan Xin, who was just walking out of her office.
Ruan Xin came out, holding someone's hand. Yao Ran saw clearly that it was Xu Xia. Her gaze lowered, landing on their joined hands.
Ruan Xin hadn't expected to run into Yao Ran the moment she came out. She was used to avoiding suspicion and subconsciously let go of Xu Xia's hand. In truth, their fingers weren't intimately intertwined; she was being overly sensitive.
Yao Ran was slightly taken aback. This sensitive act of letting go made her sense something unnatural.
Xu Xia's palm was suddenly empty, and her heart felt empty along with it. She was instantly crestfallen, lowering her head and not greeting Yao Ran politely as she usually did.
Yao Ran said to Ruan Xin, "I thought you weren't at the bar. Why didn't you answer your phone?"
"I didn't see it. Did you need something?" Ruan Xin regained a bit of her composure.
Yao Ran told her, "Director Chen was looking for you just now."
"We'll talk another day. I'm a bit tired today and want to go home early," Ruan Xin said.
Xu Xia stood to the side, silent for a long time. When she looked up again, her eyes were red and hot. Then, she turned and walked out sullenly by herself.
"Xiao Xia."
Ruan Xin called out to her.
But Xu Xia quickened her pace and left without a single glance back, a stark contrast to her usual obedient and sensible demeanor.
Yao Ran sensed that the atmosphere was off. She looked at Ruan Xin. "What's wrong with you two?"
Ruan Xin said distractedly, "Maybe she's in a bad mood. I'll go check on her." With that, she also hurried after her.
Yao Ran watched Ruan Xin's hurried back and vaguely felt that Ruan Xin's nervousness and concern for Xu Xia seemed a bit excessive...
The break room was next to Ruan Xin's office, at the end of the corridor. Yao Ran walked further in. After pushing open the door to the break room, she saw Jiang Nian asleep on the sofa, her neck crooked. She didn't seem to find it uncomfortable.
Yao Ran walked over.
Jiang Nian didn't hear the footsteps until the other side of the sofa sank.
Yao Ran looked at her face. "So sleepy you're not even going home to bed."
Jiang Nian opened her eyes at the sound of her voice and moved her sore neck. Yao Ran had already sat down beside her. "Are you done?"
Yao Ran instinctively rubbed her neck for her. "Mmm."
Jiang Nian leaned over and wrapped her arms around her waist, sniffing her after the embrace. "How much did you drink tonight?"
Nuzzling into her neck like that was ticklish. Yao Ran wanted to laugh at her clingy behavior and replied helplessly in a soft voice, "Not much."
"Really?" Jiang Nian looked up at her, asked in a low voice, and then wrapped her lips around hers in a kiss.
Yao Ran responded silently.
A moment later, Jiang Nian moved her lips away and whispered with a smile, "Inspection complete. Feels like you drank quite a bit. You smell strongly of alcohol."
Where did she come up with so many little tricks? Yao Ran heard her and said, "Then don't hug me." Though she said that, she didn't push Jiang Nian away.
At that moment, Jiang Nian's hands were rubbing and kneading her waist. She held on even tighter instead, asking with a smile, "If I don't hug you, who will I hug? I don't dare to hug anyone else."
Yao Ran: "..."
She pinched Jiang Nian's face to make her behave.
Jiang Nian became obedient, looked at her, and said in a low voice, "I'll take you home."
Yao Ran: "Mmm."
Under the guise of calling a designated driver, Jiang Nian took Yao Ran home and shamelessly stayed over. Yao Ran was well aware of her little scheme. It was an unspoken understanding between them.
She had been busy all night. By the time it was late enough for a midnight snack, Jiang Nian belatedly realized how uncomfortably empty her stomach was.
Yao Ran asked, "You didn't eat again tonight?"
"I was too busy and forgot." Jiang Nian found some snacks she always kept in her bag. "I'll just have something to tide me over."
"Skipping meals is bad for your stomach. You should eat on time in the future," Yao Ran told her.
Seeing her serious tone, Jiang Nian replied with equal seriousness, "Okay, received Director Yao's instructions."
What on earth. Yao Ran also realized she was being too serious. "Sit and wait a bit. I'll go cook some steak." With that, she rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the kitchen.
It was late, and the steak sizzled in the frying pan, its aroma filling the air.
Jiang Nian walked into the kitchen, her gaze mostly on Yao Ran. She couldn't help but hug her from behind. It seemed no amount of clinging was ever enough.
A hug from behind was exceptionally warm. Yao Ran glanced back at Jiang Nian but said nothing, just letting her cling, a faint smile on her lips as she lowered her head.
Jiang Nian didn't let go for a long time. She never thought she would become so cloying in a relationship.
In a short while, after the steak was cooked, Yao Ran carefully cut it into small pieces.
Jiang Nian's heart warmed at the sight. Director Yao was too modest. How was she not good with matters of the heart? She clearly knew how to dote on her girlfriend, being gentle and considerate in every way.
Yao Ran also realized she had been overthinking. She had originally worried she wouldn't be able to respond well to Jiang Nian's overly passionate affection, but after they got together, she found that she didn't need to make a deliberate effort to respond at all, because she subconsciously wanted to take care of her and make her happy.
"It's ready," Yao Ran said, turning back to Jiang Nian.
Jiang Nian kissed the corner of her mouth directly. One kiss wasn't enough; she leaned in, kissing deeper and deeper, inch by inch.
It was sudden. Yao Ran let out a soft sigh through her nose. They snuggled and nuzzled together, and such a kiss was more intoxicating than being tipsy. After a few kisses, she couldn't help but part her lips and start kissing Jiang Nian back.
They didn't see each other every day, so Jiang Nian especially cherished opportunities like this. Yao Ran seemed to have been influenced by Jiang Nian as well; whenever the two of them met, they couldn't help but be intimate for a while.
After her birthday, the two had become even more in sync. Jiang Nian greedily devoured the sweetness between her lips and tongue, also enjoying the same passionate initiative. It was a back-and-forth, their wandering soft tongues intertwining and teasing. Kissing was incredibly comfortable for them now.
They didn't kiss for too long. Yao Ran exercised some restraint and stopped in time. She reminded Jiang Nian, "Eat. It'll get cold."
Jiang Nian was dazed from the kiss and happily blurted out, "Thanks, wife."
It was an extremely sweet address.
Yao Ran was stunned when she heard it...
So shameless.
Jiang Nian wasn't embarrassed. Once she said it, she said it. She looked at Yao Ran's face, thought for a moment, and asked in a small voice, "How about we live together? I want to be able to see you every day."
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