Chapter 40: First Kiss
Chapter Forty: First Kiss
As Qing Tian sang, she suddenly remembered the dance she had just had with Ji Xiangyu in the banquet hall. She put down her shoes, extended her hands, closed her eyes, and relived the scene in her imagination.
She danced barefoot on the floor, feeling Ji Xiangyu’s breath so close that her nostrils were filled with the jasmine scent.
She turned, reached out, and the next second her hand was pulled by Ji Xiangyu. Even with her eyes closed, she felt the touch of his hands was so real.
She felt her waist being embraced, and she was spun around, finally being pulled into a warm embrace.
She rested her head on his chest, could hear his strong heartbeat, and couldn’t help but murmur, “Even the imagination is so real!”
As her hands were lifted and she was spun in the air, she unbelievably opened her eyes, her eyes widening in surprise.
She was really flying… This wasn’t an illusion, it was so real.
Ji Xiangyu gently set Qing Tian down, smiling and saying, “Didn’t we agree you’d wait for me in the resting area?”
Qing Tian looked at Ji Xiangyu in disbelief and asked, “Why are you here!”
Ji Xiangyu looked at Qing Tian with a hint of complaint, grumbling, “It’s all your fault for not keeping your promise, that’s why I came out to find you!”
Qing Tian felt awkward about her spontaneous dancing earlier and said sheepishly, “I thought there was nothing else to do after dancing with you, so I left first!”
A flicker of loss crossed Ji Xiangyu’s eyes: “You haven’t given me my birthday present yet!”
Qing Tian then remembered the gift she had specially prepared for Ji Xiangyu. She searched for it carefully, worried that Ji Xiangyu wouldn’t like it. When she took out the box, Ji Xiangyu snatched it directly and opened it in a few quick movements.
He looked at Qing Tian with surprise and said, “How did you know I like to eat this?”
Qing Tian was stunned, then gave a dry laugh, “I didn’t know you liked to eat this, it’s just a coincidence!”
Ji Xiangyu said with a hint of loss, “Oh… but it’s okay, this is fate too. Thank you, I really like it!”
Qing Tian lowered her head. She had lied. In fact, a long time ago, since she had a crush on him, she knew that his favorite was chocolate-flavored cotton candy.
But tonight, she had lied to him.
“Qing Tian….”
Ji Xiangyu called out gently. Qing Tian instinctively looked up, wanting to ask what was wrong, but saw Ji Xiangyu holding a piece of cotton candy and bringing it to her lips, wanting to feed her.
She looked at Ji Xiangyu in surprise, hesitating to open her mouth.
Ji Xiangyu’s bright eyes shone particularly brilliantly in the darkness, like midnight sapphires, dazzling and captivating!
He called out again gently, “Qing Tian….”
This time, Qing Tian responded as if bewitched, “I’m here…”
As soon as she opened her mouth, something soft touched her lips, and a faint sweetness spread from her lips to her entire mouth.
Ji Xiangyu smiled in the darkness and asked, “Does it taste good?”
Qing Tian nodded. Ji Xiangyu continued, “When I was little, Mother said that chocolate-flavored cotton candy tasted like happiness. After eating it, people become happy!”
Qing Tian savored the faint chocolate flavor, realizing that eating sweets did indeed make one feel happy and satisfied.
“Qing Tian, you must be happy and joyful!”
As he spoke, he raised his hand and smoothed the stray strands of hair on her forehead that the night breeze had blown loose, then moved his hand to her chin.
With a gentle lift of his hand, he made Qing Tian tilt her head up.
Then, Qing Tian saw his lips, which she had scrutinized countless times, descend.
His kiss was extremely light, as if he were afraid of shattering this ethereal dream with even a slight force. At this moment, he was like someone delicately tasting a rare human treasure.
Qing Tian’s mind was clouded by alcohol, and she didn’t know how to respond to this sudden kiss. This first kiss, which she had dreamed of countless times, had begun in such a way. There was no refreshing mint flavor in her mouth.
Instead, the lingering taste was the chocolate flavor of the cotton candy she had eaten. This taste was intoxicating, and she felt like she was about to pass out.
Taking advantage of Qing Tian’s hesitation, Ji Xiangyu slowly entered her teeth, gently applying pressure.
Her lips were so soft that she began to lose her rhythm of breathing, desperately wanting to break free from his embrace.
However, he was so infatuated.
He kissed her with a kind of self-forgetting infatuation, lips and teeth intertwined, lingering and reluctant to part.
The wind carried the scent of privet and jasmine, but she no longer had the energy or clarity of mind to discern it.
