CHAPTER 42
Regarding the meeting between Shu Yanyan and Fang Suqing, Chu Yu only asked one question.
"Is the rental contract issue resolved?"
Shu Yanyan nodded. "Yes. I have already compensated the relevant rent and penalty fees according to the amounts specified in the contract. Suqing said she would arrange for someone to put the shop back on the rental platform in two days."
Chu Yu smiled and ruffled her hair. "That's good."
She didn't speak further and focused on holding Shu Yanyan's hand, walking steadily towards the nearby parking lot.
However, Shu Yanyan was a bit puzzled.
She asked, "Don't you have any other questions to ask?"
Chu Yu turned to look at her, somewhat perplexed. "Is there something else I need to know?"
Shu Yanyan rubbed her nose. "...No, there isn't."
"Well, isn't that it?" Chu Yu smiled, the corners of her lips curling up.
Seeing the other's innocent expression made her feel somewhat awkward. Shu Yanyan couldn't help but seriously contemplate and murmured softly, "Could it be that spending a night on the couch really has such a good effect?"
Chu Yu couldn't allow her to entertain such thoughts.
She exerted a little more force and gently pinched Shu Yanyan's palm. "What are you thinking? Hm?"
Shu Yanyan stuck out her tongue and refused to admit anything. "Nothing!"
Chu Yu sighed and explained straightforwardly, "If you suddenly ran out without telling me in advance, of course, I would worry about your safety. Yanyan, you're now the future Empress of the Empire. You have to be more cautious about your situation. As for Fang Suqing..."
She sneered and made a contemptuous sound, "Hmph, I don't even consider her. Yanyan isn't foolish. How could she be interested in someone like that when she has a partner like me?"
Shu Yanyan deliberately countered her remark, "Ahem, maybe it's precisely because of having a partner like you that she can better appreciate others?"
The more she said this, the quieter her voice became because Chu Yu's gaze towards her became dangerously intense.
It felt as if she could devour her right there on the spot.
Of course, it didn't reach that point, but the proud Emperor was not so easy to deal with.
She suppressed her complex thoughts and only began to show her displeasure after she sent Shu Yanyan into the spacious hovercar.
So as soon as Shu Yanyan settled into her seat, she felt a weight pressing down on her. Looking up, she saw that Chu Yu had already positioned herself above her.
The hovercar's autopilot activated, and the one-way glass isolated them from the outside world. Shu Yanyan could feel the oppressive aura emanating from Chu Yu within this small compartment.
The Emperor's presence was overwhelming, yet her words carried a deep sense of grievance.
"What's wrong with me, after all?"
Shu Yanyan tried to push her shoulder, but it had no effect.
She promptly gave up on the idea of using brute force to escape and obediently admitted defeat. "Ah Yu, you're great. I was just joking with you earlier."
"Joking?" Chu Yu narrowed her eyes.
She didn't give up on this reason, saying, "I've been taking a partner course recently, and there's a warning in there that during the initial stages of conflict, partners often express their dissatisfaction with each other through jokes."
Shu Yanyan: "..."
She took a deep breath. "Aren't you busy every day? How do you have time to read these... these strange books?"
Chu Yu picked up a strand of her hair, twirling it around her fingertips. "Being busy doesn't stop me from deepening my bond with Yanyan."
Shu Yanyan looked at her, her eyes full of innocence. "Do we... still need to deepen our bond?"
Chu Yu slowly approached her, their lips just an inch apart.
"I used to think we didn't need to, considering my feelings for Yanyan have already reached their limit, ready to overflow at any moment. But... now it seems that Yanyan's feelings for me aren't the same."
As she spoke, there were several moments where Shu Yanyan felt their lips were about to touch.
It made her become even more cautious even with her breathing.
"...I, I feel the same way, of course."
"Is that so?" Chu Yu slightly tilted her head, her furrowed brows showing a hint of confusion. "So, Yanyan, is it because you like me that you 'kindly' let me sleep on the couch?"
Upon hearing this, Shu Yanyan couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.
She quickly regained her composure, covering her mouth with her hand. "I-I'm sorry."
It was a historical success of her restraining the mischievous Chu Yu, and just the thought of it made her want to burst into laughter three times!
However, Chu Yu's face turned dark.
She continued to close in, her entire body pressing against Shu Yanyan. Shu Yanyan could feel her weight, but because Chu Yu was controlling it well, this bit of weight didn't become a burden.
It felt like she was covered with a human-shaped thick cotton quilt, slightly heavy but warm enough.
Chu Yu began to complain, "Do you know how dark the living room is at night, Yanyan? There's no moon outside the window, and the bedroom door is closed tightly. I can't see anything."
Shu Yanyan replied, "...You can turn on the lights."
Chu Yu: "..."
She took a deep breath and continued, "And without Yanyan and Baby by my side, I feel so cold sleeping alone. And when I think that it was Yanyan who kicked me out, it feels even colder in my heart."
Shu Yanyan suggested matter-of-factly, "Just add an extra blanket."
Chu Yu: "..."
Shu Yanyan felt completely justified, "Besides, what about before when you weren't reunited with us? Were you afraid of the dark and the cold every night?"
Chu Yu: "..."
Suddenly, she could somewhat empathize with how Shu Yanyan felt when she used to b*lly her. Although the nature of the situations was very different, the feeling of being utterly defeated and unable to do anything about each other was probably quite similar.Shu Yanyan was still looking at Chu Yu seriously.She thought of a possibility. "By the way... are you afraid of sleeping alone in a different bed?!"
Chu Yu: "?!?"
Feeling like she had hit the nail on the head, Shu Yanyan's eyes lit up. She "thoughtfully" suggested, "Then tonight, I'll take Yunmiao to sleep in the guest room! I'll give you the master bedroom, so you won't be afraid of the dark and... mmm—"
Before she could finish her sentence, Chu Yu's lips were already pressed against hers.
Not wanting to be as gentle as usual, this kiss carried a sense of urgency and a hint of annoyance. After a quick sweep of her mouth, Chu Yu withdrew without any lingering attachment, and her teeth began to play with Shu Yanyan's lower lip.
Rather than describing the other's actions as "licking" or "kissing," Shu Yanyan felt that "biting" might be a more fitting description. At the most obvious moments, Chu Yu's teeth nibbled on her lip, causing Shu Yanyan to feel a slight tingling sensation.
Nervously, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva and made a muffled "hmm" sound, showing her dissatisfaction.
However, Chu Yu seemed to completely ignore her signals.
She had a rhythm in her mind. After inflicting a moderate amount of pain on Shu Yanyan, she would become gentle again, getting close and entangled with her. Just when Shu Yanyan was about to become completely immersed, Chu Yu would withdraw and continue biting her lower lip.
After a few rounds, Shu Yanyan's eyes became moist, unable to tell if it was because she was feeling too comfortable or because she couldn't bear the tiny stinging sensation on her lip.
Finally satisfied with the result, Chu Yu positioned Shu Yanyan on her lap and gently licked the reddened lips that she had "tormented."
Shu Yanyan was not pleased and raised her hands to cover her mouth firmly.
"You, you bad egg!"
Chu Yu was in a great mood.
Indeed, the feeling of "tormenting" her beloved was the best.
She soothingly pinched the back of Shu Yanyan's neck. "You little villain, you're even going to tattle on me?"
Shu Yanyan was too angry to speak.
Now it was Chu Yu's turn to explain "reasoning" to her. "Am I afraid of the dark and the cold? Is it amusing to deliberately misinterpret my meaning?"
She reached out and firmly embraced Shu Yanyan. "I'm clearly afraid that Yanyan will be angry and ignore me."
Shu Yanyan waited for her, saying, "...But it's clearly you who makes me angry, who makes me not want to pay attention to you."
Chu Yu laughed.
She wanted to lean forward and kiss Shu Yanyan again, but Shu Yanyan blocked her mouth with her hand, making it inconvenient for her to act. However, Chu Yu didn't mind and simply gave a light kiss on the back of Shu Yanyan's hand.
"I never want to make Yanyan angry or make Yanyan ignore me. It's just that most of the time, Yanyan is just too adorable, and I can't help it. I want to confirm in my own way that Yanyan belongs to me. Can Yanyan understand my feelings?"
If it were Chu Yu's original self here, she would have probably cursed, "Understand your ass? Get lost!!"
But Shu Yanyan was ultimately just a kind and adorable little rabbit, and she weakly expressed, "I, I wouldn't do that."
Chu Yu cleverly changed the subject, "Because Yanyan is a good child."
Shu Yanyan asked, "...And you're not?"
Chu Yu narrowed her eyes, "I'm just a child who loves Yanyan."
Shu Yanyan: "..."
She sniffled and held back the slight hint of tears that she had just been brewing—
It may sound a bit weak to say it out loud, but she...
Really fell for Chu Yu's appearance and her sweet words!
And if one think deeper, she was already moved, so what else could she do?
Anyway, I don't want to return it either. Let's just make do with it.
Chu Yu wiped away the water stains at the corners of her eyes. "Not angry anymore?"
Shu Yanyan still pouted a bit. "...I don't get angry so easily! It's all because of you, being so bad!"
Chu Yu took the opportunity to pull her into her arms. "Mhm, I'm bad, I'm a jerk."
After complying, she continued. "But I've been trying to become better for Yanyan and our baby. Last night, I slept on the edge of the couch in the living room the whole night, without moving at all. I went to bed the same way I woke up."
The other party's intention were already clear, but Shu Yanyan pretended to be a bit clueless. "Oh."
Chu Yu could only be straightforward. "Ahem, what I mean is... I think, if I sleep with Yunmiao, I probably won't press on her. And... Yunmiao probably wants to sleep with me too, right? Last night, she said she wanted me to tell her bedtime stories."
Shu Yanyan: "Oh."
Chu Yu observed her expression and leaned closer to rub their faces together.
She softened her voice. "Yanyan, would you let me sleep in the bedroom tonight? Let Yunmiao sleep in the middle, and we'll protect her from both sides. She'll definitely sleep more comfortably that way."
Shu Yanyan: "...Oh."Chu Yu climbed up the pole and happily kissed her on the corner of her lips.
"You agreed! I knew you would agree!"
Shu Yanyan tried to act tough. "It's true that Yunmiao wants to sleep with her mother, and I'm just agreeing on behalf of Yunmiao."
Chu Yu looked at her glasses. "So, Yanyan doesn't want to sleep with me?"
Shu Yanyan blushed.
She averted her eyes. "...I don't... I guess."
Chu Yu chuckled.
Finally breaking the deadlock between them, she didn't dare to push further and demand a clear answer from Shu Yanyan. Instead, she held her like a precious treasure and went along with her words.
"Mhm, Yanyan doesn't want to, it's just that I really want to sleep with Yanyan."
Shu Yanyan rested her head against Chu Yu's chest and sneakily stole a glance at Chu Yu's expression before quickly retracting her gaze.
But she couldn't restrain the corners of her mouth, which slowly curved upward.
The little rabbit's self-defense counterattack, round two.
A...draw.
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