"That..." Shen Mochen blinked, clearly embarrassed, "I need to talk to Xuexue about something."
How ridiculous, as if anything was so urgent it needed to be discussed in her room in the middle of the night.
This was just about trying to get intimate with his girlfriend and getting caught by his ex, just stay calm.
"I, I was just going to the bathroom." Xia Qingrou scratched her head, feeling even more uncomfortable than Shen Mochen.
She wasn't stupid, she obviously knew what Shen Mochen was probably up to.
"That..." Just as Xia Qingrou was about to flee, she suddenly came back, lowering her head and glancing around, "That, that... she's just recovered, don't be too rough on her... she's so delicate... she probably can't take it..."
"Uh, I got it," was all Shen Mochen could say.
"Then I... I'll go sleep with Yuncui... you guys, do whatever..."
Xia Qingrou coughed softly, turned, and hurried away, almost fleeing.
"It's been a while since I've seen you without glasses." Shen Mochen called after her, "You look pretty good, actually. You really don't need glasses anymore."
"You!" Xia Qingrou stormed back, pinching Shen Mochen's arm hard, glanced at Han Muxue's room door, and lowered her voice, "Don't you dare be a flirt!"
From Xia Qingrou's reaction, it was clear she was personally upset, Shen Mochen grimaced in pain and nodded.
Entering Han Muxue's room, Shen Mochen casually closed the door.
"Quiet, quiet!" Han Muxue quickly reminded, "Don't let anyone hear!"
"No one will hear tonight, don't worry." Shen Mochen smiled and glanced at the props on the bed.
"What are you looking at, come here!"
Han Muxue, her face flushed, slapped the bed.
…
"Wake up, wake up!"
In the early morning of summer, just as dawn was breaking, Shen Mochen was shaken awake by Han Muxue.
"What's wrong?" Shen Mochen, thinking it was some emergency, reflexively opened his eyes.
"Let's leave before they wake up, hurry!" Han Muxue urged.
"Huh?" Shen Mochen was momentarily stunned.
"Ah, I told you, don't let them find out! Just go back first!"
"Are we acting like thieves?"
Shen Mochen sighed helplessly and pulled his pants on.
This was really unnecessary, aside from Yuncui everyone probably knew.
But Shen Mochen thought what Han Muxue really cared about was Xia Qingrou.
"Alright, hurry up, I'll reward you at noon!" Han Muxue quickly kissed the corner of Shen Mochen's mouth.
Her body still ached faintly, but she hadn't let Shen Mochen recover. She had barely gotten used to it a bit, all in order to truly unite with Shen Mochen soon.
Days passed, and as the relationship between Shen Mochen and Han Muxue grew even closer, Han Muxue became much gentler. Now, even if her teammates screwed up in a game, she would only curse their parents, never going back eighteen generations to publicly shame them like before.
Her legs were almost completely mobile, and she stuck with Shen Mochen every day, of course to prevent him from straying while she wasn't looking.
"Look, look!"
In the living room, in the afternoon, after finishing her ice cream, Han Muxue triumphantly stuck out her tongue at Shen Mochen.
"What's up?" Shen Mochen asked.
"Blue!" Han Muxue straddled his lap, sticking out her tongue again.
"It's from the ice cream, it will fade in a bit."
Shen Mochen wrapped his arms around Han Muxue's slender waist.
Han Muxue was very slender, and Shen Mochen held her cautiously, as if afraid that he might break her waist if he was not careful.
"I know, don't you think it's fun?" Han Muxue pouted.
"That's impressive, let me see it again."
Han Muxue stuck out her tongue halfway again as Shen Mochen leaned over, smelling a faint fragrance. His heart swayed, and he couldn't resist kissing her. Han Muxue smiled with her eyes, wrapping both arms around Shen Mochen's neck.
"Hmm... I think, we can do 'that' now..."
After about ten minutes of kissing, Han Muxue's eyes were misty, and her spaghetti strap top was somewhat disarrayed. She whispered into Shen Mochen's ear.
"Uh..." Shen Mochen sat up, caressing her face affectionately. If they weren't in the living room, he would really have wanted to pin her down right there.
"So, let's go back to the room!" Han Muxue clung to Shen Mochen like a koala.
"You little minx, you're so..."
"Cough!"
Suddenly a crisp cough interrupted them. Han Muxue instantly snapped out of her daze, reflexively jumping off Shen Mochen.
Xia Qingrou was somewhat embarrassed, "I, I was just going to the bathroom...you two continue, continue..."
Han Muxue's face flushed as she fumbled with her ears, "Ah, it's okay, it's okay. I, we're done!"
"Mm, mm... I'll go to the bathroom first."
Xia Qingrou walked to the bathroom with a sheepish smile.
Both of them felt very awkward, as if they had done something unspeakable.
"It's all your fault!"
After Xia Qingrou left, Han Muxue coquettishly fussed in Shen Mochen's arms.
"We still need to do..."
"Do, do, do, is that all you think about all day!" Han Muxue retorted.
Shen Mochen chuckled, "You might want to get off me first then..."
"Am I heavy? Where am I heavy?" Han Muxue stiffly wiggled around on his leg.
Shen Mochen grinned, "It's not about being heavy, it's that if you keep this up, I'll turn into a big bad wolf."
"Hmph! Pervert!" Han Muxue laughed and scolded before biting his ear, "To your room!"
"Eh—?"
"Don't push your luck." Han Muxue tweaked Shen Mochen's nose and huffed, "It depends on my mood!"
Meanwhile, in Xia Qingrou's bedroom.
"Why did I have to do that..."
Xia Qingrou had actually seen Shen Mochen and Han Muxue's affectionate acts, starting from when they were passionately kissing in the living room.
But somehow, she hadn't spoken up to stop them or walked away, instead watching them for over ten minutes.
She didn't know what she felt anymore. She wanted to separate them, not wanting to witness it all, but her eyes just couldn't look away. She felt restless all over.
It was only when she heard them talk about doing that, that she hurriedly intervened. But why did she stop them? Whatever they did had nothing to do with her after all.
It was me who came first... that was mine... Xia Qingrou bit her lip.
In recent days, she had realized a sad truth.
She seemed to have become the clown.
Originally, she and Shen Mochen had broken up directly because she knew Han Muxue liked Shen Mochen, coupled with some things Shen Mochen hid from her, so in confusion, she ended things.
Most importantly, she felt guilty towards Han Muxue, who was so pitiful then. How could she bear to steal her beloved, to be affectionate with him every day... But now, Han Muxue wasn't pitiful at all, and the most pitiful person seemed to be herself!
"Xuexue, thief, Xuexue, thief..."