You're my wife, don't doubt it!

At this moment, he could only experience the moment through his senses, completely surrendering himself to her.

In the darkness, their breathing gradually became steady, as if blending into the surrounding silence. Their heartbeats gradually synchronized, forming a hidden melody. Although they could not see each other, the tacit understanding and emotions between them intertwined into an invisible bond, deepening their mutual understanding and comprehension.

Xiao Yao began to listen to the sounds around him.

A gentle breeze brushed past their ears, and the soft sound of the flowing river seemed like a soothing melody. He felt Yu Luying's body temperature and smelled her faint fragrance. Every inch of her skin became sensitive and delicate at this moment, and their presence between them became incredibly real and intense.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

until.

"Ugh! Ugh!" In the darkness, Xiao Yao suddenly opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

He instinctively wanted to look down, but Yu Luying's head was locked at the wrong angle.

Xiao Yao cupped Yu Luying's face in his hands and pushed her head back, asking, "What are you doing with your hands?"

While asking the question, he reached up and pulled the girl's arm.

"Don't speak," Yu Luying commanded, then silenced the boy with a kiss.

Chapter 233 The Little Apple Who Had Had Enough to Taste It

2023-06-15

*This chapter is also known as "A Little Consolation"

On the bus home, Xiao Yao and Yu Luying sat side by side. Both of them—especially Yu Luying—covered their faces, didn't speak, and didn't even let Xiao Yao see her face.

Although the two had actually done even more outrageous things back in the countryside of Dongru...

But that was outdoors, after all. Outdoors... which is practically broad daylight and in full view of everyone...?

Even though I've never had that with my cat mom...

Yu Luying whispered in Xiao Yao's ear, "Am I too...?"

“But you’re so sweet,” Xiao Yao whispered to her, “and incredibly brave.”

Yu Luying blushed again: "I'm actually a little afraid that you'll look down on me."

"How could that be?" At this moment, Xiao Yao naturally stated repeatedly, "I definitely wouldn't."

The two sat in the back of the bus, which was almost empty. Yu Luying simply lay her upper body on Xiao Yao's lap and closed her eyes contentedly.

"I'm in a bit of pain," Xiao Yao said softly to Yu Luying, lowering his head. "When we get home tonight, let me...?"

Yu Luying pressed her face against Xiao Yao's knee and nodded.

Xiao Yao was a little happy. He turned her face up and then leaned down to the side.

Oh dear, my ligaments are a bit weak.

Yu Luying smiled with her eyes narrowed, looked up and leaned closer, her face showing a helpless expression of doting on Xiao Yao.

……

"Waaah, she's so beautiful," Xiao Yao thought.

“What they said is right,” Yu Luying suddenly said, “You are a poppy, a source of temptation, and I should stay away from you—I shouldn’t have come out today, I should have let you go and look for yourself.”

"?" Xiao Yao gently patted Yu Luying's forehead: "That's one of the bad things about you, kid. You're always the one who takes the initiative, and then you blame the flowers for tempting you." After saying this, Xiao Yao regretted it a little, worried that he would make her angry again. Fortunately, Yu Luying didn't mind, and just said in a coquettish tone: "I don't care! You just dragged me to that dark place without any lights!"

As she spoke, she twisted her body twice.

Having determined that the other person was being coquettish, Xiao Yao quickly said, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault."

"Hmph! It's all your fault!" Yu Luying puffed out one cheek.

"Hey, wait a minute," Xiao Yao belatedly realized something, "Which bastard told you I'm the source of temptation?"

Yu Luying hummed twice, then buried her face in Xiao Yao's knees again without saying a word.

After the two got off the bus, Xiao Yao escorted Yu Luying to her doorstep and watched her go upstairs, but didn't go up himself because it was too late.

He hurriedly walked home, opened the sewing box on the sofa handle, took out Yu Luying's gray cotton socks, and then called Yu Luying.

beep - beep - beep -

"Hello?" Yu Luying's pleasant voice came from the other end of the receiver: "You're home so soon?"

"Yeah, I'm home." Xiao Yao said, "Are you... are you free now?"

"So eager?" Yu Luying said reproachfully, then paused for two seconds before saying, "Okay."

"Then, send me a message when you get to the restroom downstairs," Xiao Yao said, preparing to hang up.

“No need,” Yu Luying whispered, “My mom isn’t home, we’ll catch…you hurry up.”

"What time is it and your mom still isn't back?" Xiao Yao asked, somewhat surprised. "Is she better now?"

"I don't know—it's been fine for a long time."

"If I had known, I would have just gone up with you—or should I have come over now?"

"Get lost, you bastard!" Yu Luying refused without hesitation, her tone both mocking and sarcastic.

"Well..." Xiao Yao thought for a moment, "Should I hang up now?"

"You, you shouldn't hang up," Yu Luying said.

"?"

"Well... let's just leave it like this," Yu Luying suggested timidly, "Let's talk to each other..."

!?!

……

……

……

Xiao Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a long silence on the phone.

Then, the two started chatting intimately until Yu Lihua stepped into her home, at which point the girl reluctantly put down the phone.

Xiao Yao went to the laundry room to boil water and quickly washed himself (because if he didn't, he would most likely be nagged by Yu Luying again). Then he hand-washed a few pieces of his and Yu Luying's underwear, hung them up to dry in the laundry room, and lay down on the bed. Just as he was about to send Yu Luying a "goodnight" message, he found that Yu Luying had already sent him a "goodnight" message, so he happily replied to her.

After thinking about it, I also sent Shen Jie a goodnight message.

“I hope I can see you again soon, Meow Mom.” Then he added this message.

"Amen," Xiao Yao murmured, wrapped himself in the small blanket, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, around six or seven o'clock, I was woken up by a series of urgent phone calls.

It wasn't the cell phone ringing; it was the shrill sound of the landline.

"Hello..." he answered the phone listlessly.

"Good morning, my dear bunny!" came Yu Luying's energetic voice from the other end of the phone.

"What time is it..." Xiao Yao looked at the grandfather clock listlessly in the dim light.

“I usually get up this early,” Yu Luying said matter-of-factly.

"? It's summer vacation now."

"You should still go to bed early and get up early."

"Okay then," Xiao Yao said.

"..."

"Didn't you tell me to say good morning and good night every day?" Seeing that Xiao Yao didn't speak, the girl recited the lines she had prepared beforehand with a straight face.

Xiao Yao knew that he meant for her to send a message.

Xiao Yao also knew that she understood his meaning.

Xiao Yao knew even more that even Yu Luying wouldn't get up this early every day during summer vacation.

Therefore, Xiao Yao knew that she was deliberately trying to fool him.

"Okay, good morning," he said at the end, then let out a long yawn.

"Just a reminder, you have catechism class today, don't forget!" Even through the phone receiver, Xiao Yao could imagine the menacing figure on the other end.

“Okay,” Xiao Yao said, “Call me later, I’m so sleepy… I’m going to take another nap.”

……

Xiao Yao was woken up again by Yu Luying's phone call, and two hours had passed.

In the main conference room of Sacred Heart Church, Xiao Yao's gaze was firmly drawn to Yu Luying today.

In fact, not only Xiao Yao, but all the boys present—except Yu Bo—were drawn to her outfit today.

Her top was a navy blue short-sleeved "imitation" sailor uniform. It was called "imitation" because the sailor uniform's collar was painted on and couldn't be turned up, and the triangular scarf was "built in" and fixed to the garment. She wore a navy blue knee-length pleated skirt, and on her feet were plain black short cotton socks and small leather shoes.

Xiao Yao's Adam's apple bobbed, then he remembered where he was. He drew a vertical and a horizontal line on his chest, shook his head, and tried to clear his mind. After all, he wasn't like them; once he left this room, he wouldn't have the same good fortune.

Now that the "Seven Sacraments" have been completed, today's lesson is on the "Seven Deadly Sins," namely pride, stinginess, lust, greed, envy, wrath, and sloth. Xiao Yao yawned repeatedly as he listened, his mind preoccupied with his meeting with Liang Yanan at dusk, his attention completely elsewhere from the lesson.