Chapter 473: , Once, twice, but never a third time

Under the instigation of Sun Man and the silent gaze of Zhou Shihe, Mai Sui appeared somewhat bashful, but in the end, she still rose from the bed, walked to the doorway, exchanged a brief gaze with Li Heng, and then stepped out.

With a soft "bang," the bedroom door closed.

Sun Man, inside the room, appeared extremely excited. She sprawled out on the bed and clamored, "Oh my, a good head of cabbage has been trampled by a pig."

Zhou Shihe picked up a book from the nightstand, sat half-upright against the headboard, and began to read it carefully.

After immersing herself in her own world for a while, Sun Man suddenly turned to her side: "Huh? Shihe, it's so late, why are you still reading?"

Zhou Shihe replied calmly: "I can't sleep."

Sun Man propped her head up with her left hand and asked with a depressed expression: "Mai Sui has already left with Li Heng, why aren't you even a little bit curious?"

Zhou Shihe smiled faintly and asked in turn: "It's not the first time the two of them have shared a bed, is it?"

Sun Man gave a thumbs up: "You're truly divine, you hit the mark on the first guess."

Then, this girl asked back: "How did you guess it?"

Zhou Shihe turned another page, her gaze remaining on the book, never shifting away.

After waiting for a while without receiving a reply, Sun Man couldn't hold back and continued: "During the summer vacation at Mai Sui's hometown in Shaodong, there was thunder in the middle of the night. Out of worry, Mai Sui got up and went to Li Heng's room. She never came back after that."

Zhou Shihe's fingers unconsciously pinched the thin page, leaving a faint mark. She was somewhat puzzled: "Li Heng is a man, is he afraid of thunder?"

"I also find it unbelievable, but that's just how it is," Sun Man chattered.

Zhou Shihe glanced out the window. Tonight, the moonlight was like a wash. He didn't even need to find an excuse to take Mai Sui away; it was obvious that it wasn't the first time the two had shared a bed.

Sun Man asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Zhou Shihe came back to her senses, smiled, and said: "It's just me worrying too much. I've been worried about Sui Sui all this time, but it turns out they've already progressed to this stage."

"Who's to say otherwise? Sigh, to share a bed just like that, and they even did it right in front of the two of us. I'm completely numb. I wonder if they're kissing in bed right now?" Sun Man was a master of snark, taking pleasure in it.

It would have been fine if she hadn't mentioned kissing, but as soon as she did, Zhou Shihe's mind was filled with the scene she had witnessed at dusk. She also thought of the accidental lip contact between the two while skiing in the Northeast. Instantly, she couldn't take in the content of the book anymore.

After a while, she closed the book and simply shut her eyes to rest.

After sizing her up, Sun Man asked: "Thinking about something?"

Zhou Shihe said softly: "No."

Sun Man scanned her up and down again, and finally said: "Shihe, you are so beautiful! You have such charm; even I'm moved. I wonder who will be the lucky one in the future."

Zhou Shihe calmed her mind and said nothing.

Sun Man nudged her with her left elbow: "Hey, by the way, you've grown up so much, have you ever been moved by a boy?"

Zhou Shihe was stunned for a brief moment. After a long while, she opened her eyes and turned her head away.

Sun Man's gossip heart exploded: "If you have, you have; if you haven't, you haven't. Why are you spacing out?"

Zhou Shihe smiled knowingly: "Then I haven't. Have you?"

Sun Man tilted her head in reverie.

Zhou Shihe waited patiently, but after a long while, no words came. It was as if the chatty and lively Sun Man had changed her nature, becoming quiet.

Sun Man sighed: "I don't know if I have either, but Li Heng was so popular in high school. Many girls in our class had a secret crush on him."

This was expected.

Let alone high school, even in the School of Management or the entire Fudan University, the number of girls secretly in love with him was definitely not small. The love letters that hadn't stopped to this day proved this point well.

Zhou Shihe suddenly asked: "Is Xiao Han the most beautiful girl in your school?"

"Yes, and no."

Sun Man said: "There are others with higher comprehensive scores than her. The two of them are known as the peerless twin beauties of our No. 1 High School."

This was something Zhou Shihe hadn't expected: "Where is she studying?"

Sun Man said: "At Peking University."

Abruptly, Zhou Shihe thought of the three scarves Li Heng brought when he appeared on the Spring Festival Gala. She had always felt it was very strange and had been harboring confusion.

She recalled the colors of the scarves and asked tentatively, out of the blue: "Does that person at Peking University like to wear white?"

Sun Man was dumbfounded, not knowing where she had slipped up, that Shihe had actually guessed it. She pinched her thigh hard under the quilt with her right hand and hurriedly lied: "No, although that person at Peking University isn't close to us, she generally wears red more often."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shihe lost interest instantly. Because there was no red among the three scarves, and because the other party wasn't close to Sun Man, it meant she wasn't close to Li Heng either.

Sun Man quietly observed her expression, fearing her own demeanor would give her away, and hurriedly asked: "Are you still reading? If not, I'm going to turn off the lights."

Zhou Shihe glanced at her watch: 2:47.

"Mm, turn them off."

She immediately put the book back on the nightstand and slowly lay flat.

In the pitch black, after a while, Sun Man asked again: "Sigh, by the way, you guys still haven't told me why you're staying here to spend the night tonight?"

Zhou Shihe closed her eyes, her breathing gradually becoming rhythmic.

Sun Man was dumbfounded. She counted the familiar intervals and found that the pauses were all the same. She couldn't help but mutter: "Falling asleep so fast. I don't want to sleep yet. Hey! Sui Sui must be enjoying marital bliss with Li Heng over there."

Half an hour later, Sun Man finally fell into a deep sleep amidst her torment.

Hearing the familiar breathing sound from the side, Zhou Shihe slowly opened her eyes, her pure white, bright pupils gazing at the ceiling, lost in thought.

During this time, she felt a bit thirsty and habitually reached out to touch the nightstand, only to touch empty air. It was then that she realized this was the No. 26 small building, not her own home.

After thinking for a moment, she got out of bed lightly, opened the bedroom door, and went to the living room outside to pour water to drink.

But just as she took a sip while holding the teacup, Zhou Shihe's gaze couldn't help but fall on the master bedroom door. A scene involuntarily popped into her mind: the scene of Li Heng pressing down on Mai Sui.

Led astray by the scene of the two kissing at dusk, Zhou Shihe's face heated up in a rare moment. A moment later, she appeared on the attic holding the teacup, first glancing at the No. 25 small building opposite.

Then, she freed her right hand to gently stroke the purple wind chime on the swing.

Finally, she sat on the swing and looked up at the starry sky.

She couldn't help but ponder: If Yu Shuheng and Xiao Han knew about the two people in the master bedroom tonight, what would they think?

On the other side, the master bedroom.

The two entered the bedroom one after the other. The moment the door closed, their two pairs of eyes intertwined with deep affection.

Looking at each other at close range, as time passed and an indescribable atmosphere spread, the shyness in Mai Sui's eyes accumulated more and more.

She was dressed in bright red, and paired with her overflowing inner charm, she truly interpreted what it meant to be a beauty of the southern lands, with a countenance like peach blossoms. Li Heng was entranced for a moment.

At a certain moment, Li Heng moved two steps closer invisibly.

Mai Sui dodged slightly, her black eyes flashing weakly twice, her footsteps retreating until she reached the wall.

Reaching the wall, there was nowhere left to retreat. She could only lower her eyelids, feeling a scorching wave of heat sweeping toward her.

First, her hands were lifted and pressed against the wall, then her lower abdomen to her chest, and finally the base of her thighs were firmly pressed by the man.

Smelling each other's breath, listening to each other's heartbeats, and feeling the temperature of each other's bodies constantly rising, the two looked at each other and gradually became intoxicated.

At a certain moment, Li Heng lowered his head and kissed her.

Mai Sui took a deep breath, her slightly parted lips choosing not to close. A pair of powerful red lips embedded in between, teeth interlocking, and the two went from shallow to deep, slowly pecking and kissing.

In this kiss, the two went from gentle to passionate, cuddling for a full ten minutes. Li Heng's red tongue flickered in and out, writing countless romantic stories in her mouth.

Mai Sui's face was flushed, intoxicated by the kiss, looking exceptionally beautiful under the dim yellow electric light.

After three passionate kisses, Li Heng lowered his body, scooped her up in a princess carry, and brought her to the bed.

After entering the room, the two never made a sound. One didn't ask, the other didn't mention, and they just went from the doorway to the bed like that.

Kicking off her sandals, Li Heng rolled over on top of her, his entire body completing a human stack with her, from head to toe, without a sliver of space between them.

Feeling the strangeness, Mai Sui's lower abdomen couldn't help but contract involuntarily, and she couldn't help but murmur in her mouth. However, she didn't want him to see such an embarrassing side of her, so she took the initiative to reach out and hug his neck, her upper body slightly raised, her face crossing with his.

By her ear was the hot, breathing air. For the first time, Li Heng felt why a woman with inner charm was so fascinating. In just a split second, the two had done nothing, yet their souls were already trembling and leaving their bodies.

No wonder!

No wonder Li Ran and her daughter could "eat people" in bed. He had always held a skeptical attitude toward this in the past.

But now, he believed it.

Li Heng felt that the density of his body was richer and harder than ever before. Even if he did nothing, he was already unable to stop.

After a long while, Mai Sui, who had calmed her mood slightly, finally made a move again.

She only lay back on the bed, staring fixedly at the person above her, her hands still wrapped around his neck, and asked softly and charmingly: "Are you very uncomfortable?"

Li Heng gave a hum.

Mai Sui lowered her brows and remained silent for a while, before finally speaking after a good while, "Let me help you."

Li Heng felt a bit disappointed upon hearing this, but then felt some anticipation, looking at her with bright eyes.

Help?

How to help?

He stared fixedly at her extremely tempting cherry lips, and instantly, wild thoughts flooded his mind.

Mai Sui couldn't bear this aggressive gaze. Shyness surged up, and she turned her head away, suddenly becoming still.

After another long period, Li Heng withdrew his mind in disappointment, then rolled over to the side, lying side by side with her.

Fearing she would be embarrassed, he even deliberately turned off the electric light.

In the dark night, Mai Sui asked self-reproachfully: "Are you blaming me?"

Li Heng said: "No."

Mai Sui said: "It's my fault."

Li Heng comforted her: "Don't overthink it. There is no such thing as who is good or bad between us. If there really is a mistake, it's my fault for provoking you under such circumstances, yet being unable to give you everything."

For no reason, Mai Sui's eyes moistened upon hearing this. After struggling hard, her hands finally made a move, and in the dark, she silently took off her clothes and pants.

After finishing everything, Mai Sui pulled the thin quilt to cover herself, bit her lower lip, and gathered the courage to say: "Li Heng, come up."

Li Heng was dumbfounded, thinking he had misheard.

He asked: "What did you just say?"

Mai Sui didn't reply.

After waiting for a while, Li Heng couldn't help but reach out to grope. Just once, and he was completely dumbfounded. She was stark naked, and the touch was as smooth as a mirror.

He could even feel her body trembling due to excessive nervousness.

Li Heng was stunned.

Li Heng was puzzled.

Li Heng was eager to move.

Li Heng finally frowned and asked while turning to his side: "What is this...?"

Mai Sui interrupted his words and said gently: "The old saying goes, once, twice, but never a third time. But I have already presumptuously refused you three times, and I don't want to refuse you a fourth time."

When their relationship was clarified last year, he tactfully hoped she would be his woman, and she refused.

That night in Shaodong, she refused him in bed; this was the second time.

Yesterday, inside the rockery at Shaoshi No. 1 High School, he confessed to her and hoped again that she would be his woman, and she refused again. This was the third time.

And tonight was the fourth time. Even if she had many knots in her heart, she didn't want to watch him be disappointed time and time again. Thus, the current situation arose.

Li Heng asked seriously: "Are you doing this willingly?"

Mai Sui said with true affection: "Li Heng, I love you! I don't want to lose you."

Infected by the emotion, Mai Sui, who hadn't yet broken free from the world of love, spoke out the words that could previously only be hidden in her heart.

Moreover, for the first time in her life, she expressed her feelings directly to him, saying the word "love."

She expressed the love that had been difficult to speak of in the past.

How heavy were the three words "I love you"! How much weight they carried! They were full of gold content.

At this very moment, Li Heng was especially, especially excited, especially, especially agitated. He reached out to hug her, pulled her fiercely toward him, and held her tightly in his arms.

At this very moment, his heart melted, and his sense of achievement exploded!

Feeling his extreme excitement, Mai Sui pressed her head tightly against him, turned around to hug his waist, her heart full of love, her movements very gentle.

At this very moment, although the two bodies in zero-distance contact had undergone further violent changes, they stuck to the rules and just held each other.

The spiritual communion was far more talked about by the two than the physical joy.

It was even more worth their obsession.

After about 10 minutes, Li Heng reluctantly let her go, tenderly found her clothes from the corner of the bed, placed them in her palm, and whispered: "Be good, put them on."

Mai Sui looked at him.

Li Heng said sacredly: "Your 'I love you,' Li Heng, what virtue or ability do I have? It is enough for me to savor for a lifetime. In this life, even if you have ties in your heart, after tonight, you are my real woman."

In order not to disappoint him, Mai Sui gave up all honor, disgrace, gains, and losses, and discarded all worldly ethics and morals, just to win a smile of joy from him.

The more this was the case, the more reluctant he was, the less willing he was, and the more his heart ached.

It is said that a scholar dies for his confidant. With Mai Sui like this in this life, what else could he be dissatisfied with? What qualifications did he have to push for more?

Why should he force her?

Women, as long as he wanted them, not to mention thousands, he could still sleep with hundreds or thousands by his own ability. But those were just stinking skins; how could they compare to Mai Sui?

For Mai Sui, for her peace of mind, he was willing to wait, wait until the day she was truly willing.

It was definitely not like this, undressing just to accommodate him, comfort him, and please him.

A gentleman has things he will do and things he will not do.

For him, Mai Sui had long since transcended the ordinary world; he loved this person more than her body.

In his past life, she waited for him for a lifetime. Therefore, in this life, he was willing to spend a lifetime waiting for her.

Mai Sui was very moved, her heart warm. This time she was no longer stubborn. After putting on her clothes, she turned around and hugged him.

Li Heng patted her hand lovingly and said: "When the time is ripe, I will arrange for you to meet my parents."

Suddenly proposing to meet his parents, Mai Sui was caught off guard. She raised her head and asked with some timidity: "Where should we meet?"

Li Heng said: "Right here in this room. I have a feeling they will find time to come over."

Mai Sui fell into silence.

Li Heng asked with concern: "What's wrong? Don't want to see them?"

Mai Sui lacked confidence: "I don't know in what capacity I should see them."

Li Heng said every word clearly: "My woman!"

Mai Sui paused, then slowly leaned her head against his body, neither saying she agreed nor saying she refused.

Perhaps this matter was too much of a shock for her. Unprepared, Mai Sui dodged a bit and said to him: "Li Heng, I'm a bit sleepy."

Li Heng checked the time; it was past 3:50 in the morning, almost 4 o'clock. After rushing around all day, even an iron man would be tired by now.

He leaned over and kissed her forehead lightly: "Okay, it's late, let's sleep."

"Mm." Mai Sui gave a hum and closed her eyes.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 474 =====