Chapter 124: Hold On Tight
Pei Qingji informed her about the change in the specific time for meeting his Mother, the location remaining the same.
Every time there was a chance to find her Mother, Lian Li’s mood would always be affected.
Anxious, nervous.
She replied to him, stating her time was fine and she would arrive punctually.
The Auntie brought the dishes to the dining table. Lian Li put down her Mobile Phone and stood up, preparing to call Jin Shi Yue.
Jin Shi Yue arrived right on time, striding out with his long legs. His short black hair was unkempt, falling naturally, giving him a lazy, casual, and rather dashing appearance.
At the dining table, the food steamed, and the two sat facing each other, eating.
Ling Yu and the Auntie were in the Kitchen, busy making Milk Tea with Biluochun tea and New Zealand Milk.
The dishes were all home-style stir-fries, tasting very good. The Auntie had prepared serving chopsticks on the side, but given their relationship, they were completely unnecessary.
Lian Li used her Chopsticks to pick up Braised Shark Fin with scallions and ate it with rice. She chewed slowly. Across from her, Jin Shi Yue held his Chopsticks with his well-defined fingers and picked out Braised Shark Fin for her.
The Jin Family had strict upbringing; “eat in silence” had always been their rule.
When Lian Li ate with Jin Yan Ting, she was mostly quiet, only answering a few of his questions on rare occasions.
She thought of Jin Yan Ting at the dining table, not with any particular meaning, but simply because both Jin Yan Ting and Jin Shi Yue were members of the Jin Family and had received similar etiquette training.
Lian Li poked the rice grains in her bowl with her Chopsticks and looked up at Jin Shi Yue a few times.
His demeanor was elegant and unhurried, showing none of the lazy, improper dissipation from last night.
Lian Li was not a Girl who liked to overthink things. She withdrew her gaze and focused on eating.
After the meal, the Auntie brought over the prepared Milk Tea. Lian Li took a sip, her eyes curved into smiles, and she praised it.
Jin Shi Yue crossed his long legs, leaning back against the Sofa. His dark eyes glanced at her, his gaze slightly deep.
She could say sweet words to anyone else, but not to him.
Saying a nice word to him felt like it was taking her life.
Lian Li sensed something and tilted her head, looking at the Man on the Sofa. She cupped the warm Glass Cup in her hands, her eyes darting around, and then remembered: “Last time Assistant Li brought over Documents, you didn’t take them. I put them in the drawer under the Television. You can find them yourself.”
After speaking, she didn’t wait for his reply and turned to chat with the Auntie about Culinary Skills.
The Girl’s lips were pouted, her eyes like polished jet, her beautiful face adorned with a relaxed smile. Calling the Auntie “Auntie” repeatedly made her heart melt.
She could chat with anyone, just not with him.
The Auntie and Ling Yu finished cleaning up, and it was about time for them to leave.
During her holiday, Lian Li didn’t touch her Computer or any Information. She sat on the Sofa in the Living Room and played a couple of Games.
Jin Shi Yue finished his Telephone call and stood behind the Sofa, bending over. His gaze swept over the nickname on the game screen, and he uttered a Hawaiian phrase: “Oumuamua, the messenger.”
His hot breath unexpectedly brushed her side neck. Lian Li reflexively flinched and turned her head to look at him.
“Your dream is to be a pigeon,” Jin Shi Yue said casually, “sending messages by carrier pigeon?”
Lian Li raised her hand to touch her neck, brushing away his breath from earlier. “Your dream is to be a pigeon.”
“Oumuamua is the name of an Interstellar celestial body, discovered by the Pan-STARRS telescope,” she patiently explained to him. “Its diameter is in the hundred-meter range. It entered the Solar System from the direction of Lyra. Initially, its trajectory led scientists to mistake it for a comet, but later they discovered it was not a comet but an Interstellar celestial body.”
“Oumuamua was the first extraterrestrial celestial body to pass through the Solar System. Its trajectory was very strange; it entered the Solar System at a speed far exceeding other small celestial bodies, and even accelerated when leaving the Solar System after reaching perihelion.”
Jin Shi Yue tapped the edge of the Sofa back with his slender fingers holding his Mobile Phone, looking down at her. “Why don’t you call yourself Lian Li?”
Lian Li blinked her eyelashes, her almond-shaped eyes clear and bright.
Jin Shi Yue: “Small, yet possessing great energy.”
Lian Li found his use of reduplicative words very strange and couldn’t help but laugh. “Scientists discovered it. Why would they name it Lian Li themselves?”
Seeing her smile at him, Jin Shi Yue raised his eyebrows. “Why wouldn’t they?”
The Eldest Young Master was omnipotent. Lian Li had a different view from him. She didn’t dwell on the possibility but lowered her head to look at the game screen and said to herself:
“Those fleeting, insignificant points of light traveled through a long interstellar journey to pass through the Solar System. Just like scientists, after countless failures, finally found Oumuamua.”
It was also like her, in this chaotic world, pursuing and exploring, not to reclaim lost maternal love, but to shatter the shackles that confined her and become the person she wanted to be.
Lian Li finished this round of the game, and Jin Shi Yue also left as his time was up.
She looked up at him belatedly.
Jin Shi Yue played with a Lighter in his hand, his voice low and gentle. “Your Boyfriend is leaving.”
Their eyes met across the distance. Lian Li blinked, her pupils as clear and bright as the moon, utterly transparent.
The atmosphere was silent for three seconds.
She got off the Sofa, put on her Slippers, and walked over.
Jin Shi Yue stood in place, watching her approach step by step, then opening his Arms to hug him.
It was the first time Lian Li had actively hugged someone while fully conscious. Her movements were unhurried. Her two Arms wrapped around Jin Shi Yue’s lean waist, her strength gentle and soft. She didn’t even rest her head on him.
A lazy voice came from above her head: “Hold on tighter.”
Lian Li took a small step forward. Their four long legs had a similar effect to the intimate scene in the Bathroom last night.
The Man’s physique was tall and strong, his bones and muscles powerful. She hugged his waist tighter, her cheek pressing against his Chest, feeling the warmth and solidity.
The air flowing around them seemed to heat up, entering their bodies with each breath, causing their body temperatures to rise by 0.2 degrees Celsius.
The difference in height and build was displayed at this moment with the utmost Artistic Beauty.
Lian Li buried her face in Jin Shi Yue’s Chest. The cool, pleasant scent of him enveloped her, causing her to slow her breathing.
Jin Shi Yue lowered his neck to look at her, making no move, just standing steadily, enjoying her active closeness.
When they were not wearing Clothing, she had also hugged his waist, but at that time, the experience was more intense, causing her to overlook another subtle sensation.
Storms and silent nurturing.
Both were brought by Jin Shi Yue.
Lian Li pressed her face against the expensive Fabric of his Shirt. When one side of her face got tired, she switched to the other side. She tilted her head and tightened her Arms around his waist.
Seeing this, Jin Shi Yue chuckled softly and asked her, “Is your waist okay?”
Whether it was Lian Li’s illusion or not, she always felt he wasn’t asking about her waist being okay. As for other aspects, she had experienced them firsthand and naturally knew if they were good or not.
Lian Li slowly lifted her Chin from his Chest.
She tilted her face up, and he lowered his head. Their gazes met in the air.
He still had that chaste, aloof, and lazy demeanor, but his eyes were certainly not innocent.
“I’m not a doctor, how would I know if your waist is okay?” Lian Li refused to answer the ambiguous question.
She let go of his hand and was about to step back when Jin Shi Yue suddenly wrapped his Arms around her waist and pulled her back into his embrace.
Oumuamua, Hawaiian for messenger.
