Isn’t there anything different about this?
However, under the intense gaze of Bai Xingluo, who didn’t even blink, Tong Sui gradually succumbed, embracing a self-destructive mindset after the kiss they had shared.
He whispered, “Okay, but just one kiss.”
Perhaps the closed environment created a sense of pressure, or maybe the distance between them was overly ambiguous.
Tong Sui’s heart raced, thumping wildly.
She cautiously leaned in closer, her long eyelashes brushing lightly against Tong Sui’s cheek, fluttering like feathers.
Tong Sui’s breath caught suddenly.
Bai Xingluo reached out and tugged at Tong Sui’s collar, her pale fingertips sinking into the dark fabric, almost disappearing within it.
“Luo Luo.”
His voice lacked the usual clarity, now tinged with a bit of obscurity. He pressed his lips softly against the side of Bai Xingluo’s neck, like a tender vine climbing a trellis, awkwardly reaching upward for a kiss.
It was without any form or rule; it felt like a kiss, yet more like a gentle touch, akin to an awkward child learning to walk.
His soft lips brushed over the sharp jawline, the deep brow, and the high nose bridge, tracing out the contours of Bai Xingluo’s face piece by piece.
His knuckles, wrapped in the dark fabric, were turning pale, betraying a hint of nervous pink.
“…Is it okay now?”
Just as Tong Sui was about to let go, a larger, even hotter hand firmly seized him.
The fingers were distinctly shaped, and slightly rigid, with calluses covering the pads.
The skin on the inner sides of those fingers was thin and sensitive.
As their fingers intertwined, Tong Sui could clearly feel each joint sliding through the spaces between their fingers.
“Lord, did you forget something?”
Bai Xingluo leaned down again, offering her slightly parted lips, which had been neglected.
Tong Sui’s heart raced a few beats faster.
Embracing the fact that they had kissed, he didn’t care anymore if it was lip-to-lip; with reckless abandon, he moved in again.
The lips that appeared cold and sharp were surprisingly soft. Tong Sui pressed against the corner of Bai Xingluo’s lips, gently biting down.
This was his first kiss.
It was vastly different from the simple notions Tong Sui had once imagined. The lips were warm as if his soul was also ignited, like a piece of frosted candy melting into syrup.
Unable to resist, Tong Sui pressed his lips together, feeling as though he hadn’t savored it enough, touching again, and once more.
Almost reaching the brink of explosion from his teasing, Bai Xingluo took the initiative. Unlike the soft drizzle, her approach was direct, passionate, and left no room for hesitation.
Kissing Tong Sui until he felt weak, he leaned against her firm arms, gasping for breath.
“Don’t you need to breathe?”
Tong Sui shot her a look, his eyes red, as the once neat fabric of his front was now wrinkled from their playful tussle. “You were too fierce, and who breathes the first time…?”
Bai Xingluo’s eyes lit up, shining so brightly it was hard to ignore.
What kind of large canine-like creature is this?
Tong Sui realized he had let something slip. He simply decided to be honest, “Okay, I’ll tell the truth; everything I just said was a lie. I have no kissing experience.”
“…Am I the only one?”
“Yeah.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Sui felt himself lifted into the air.
Bai Xingluo happily scooped him up and walked out of the dim confinement room, gently laying him on the soft bedding.
“You don’t need to learn anything; I’ll take care of it.”
Only Tong Sui could make the revered and aloof General, who commanded respect throughout the empire, lower her barriers like this, as if only in front of him could the supposed bottom line be smashed to pieces.
Nothing else mattered compared to making the majestic one happy.
Bai Xingluo’s knee pressed against the slight dip at his side, causing Tong Sui’s heart to tighten. Only then did he notice the markings appearing along Bai Xingluo’s cheek.
Insect markings.
Unlike the dark insect patterns he had seen before, Bai Xingluo’s markings were lighter, slightly bluish, winding along her cheek like a mysterious totem infused with energy.
As the light from the window streamed in, the mystique of the patterns seemed to glow faintly.
His gaze slowly descended, taking in the widespread markings across Bai Xingluo’s body, which was beautiful as a work of art.
Bai Xingluo had an impressive physique.
With robust mental strength and rigorous physical training, combined with balanced proportions, the distribution and shape of her muscles were astonishingly beautiful, not exaggerated but perfectly adequate—adding or subtracting even a fraction wouldn’t yield such results.
Tong Sui couldn’t help but feel a twinge of envy, realizing that he was on a completely different level from those athletic students at their school who loved to show off halfway through their growth.
Lost in thought, he suddenly felt a chill down his neck.
Wait?
“No way!”
Tong Sui pressed down on Bai Xingluo’s hand, flipping over like a fish into the thick blanket, wrapping himself up in an attempt to hide.
Why did they immediately start stripping without a word?
His physique was no match for Bai Xingluo.
He hoped Bai Xingluo hadn’t seen too clearly.
There was limited air under the blanket, and Tong Sui felt his face heating up—
How embarrassing!
Did he even have abs? It seemed not…
Did he have a V-line? That was even less likely.
The physique of male insects was naturally weaker than that of females; being a standard socially anxious shut-in, Tong Sui hardly exercised, didn’t eat well, and his body fat ratio was too low to develop any muscle.
Bai Xingluo looked at the curled-up Tong Sui in the blanket, feeling warmth in her heart; it was almost unbearably adorable.
Her intense gaze fixated on the small leg that had forgotten to retract back into the blankets; it was thin and straight under the cold light, glistening like jade.
It was like a small animal that had panicked and run away, forgetting to pull back its fluffy tail sticking out from the grass.
Suddenly, Tong Sui felt warmth on his foot.
He instinctively gripped the blanket tight, trying to pull his tail back, but it was firmly caught by a beast lurking in the shadows.