Chapter 79 Reconciliation (Part 2)

Chapter 79 Reconciliation (Part 2)

When Shi Yu took out his phone and opened the batch of pictures that had been stored in his photo album for who knows how long, Lin Yao felt her heart almost leap out of her throat.

Lin Yao: "A-Are these... our wedding house?"

She found everything too incredible to believe.

Looking at the pictures of the standalone villa of an indeterminate style, although Lin Yao did not understand architecture, she could tell that the villa was meticulously designed, resembling her dream home.

The extensive white exterior and glass curtain walls made the entire villa look both modern and luxurious, yet still warm and inviting.

Lin Yao even saw from the side view of the picture a large glasshouse on the left side of the villa, through which she could faintly see a vast flower garden and a shimmering swimming pool inside.

"You said the weather in Jincheng is always overcast with rain, and you can only see the sun during summer. In autumn and winter, the fog is heavy, making it hard to see the sun, and you didn't like it. So every time the sun came out in winter, you would always drag me and Shi Nian to the park to bask in the sun."

As they stood close, Shi Yu's eyes, darker than obsidian, were lowered, staring intently at her.

His gaze was focused and serene.

Lin Yao had never seen such a serious and tranquil expression in his eyes before.

An indescribable emotion welled up in her heart as she heard his deep voice again.

"Do you remember when you said you wanted a house with a huge glass conservatory, where you could lie down and read? That way, you could bask in the sun during the day and watch the stars at night."

"So, when I first saw this villa, I thought of you... I spent some time buying it, renovating and redecorating it. I originally planned to surprise you after everything was done. Baby, this was supposed to be my surprise for you. I wanted to make this our... wedding house."

...Wedding house.

So this was the wedding house he was talking about?

Lin Yao's nails lightly dug into her palm. Her heart was in turmoil, aching, but mostly filled with an indescribable bittersweet emotion.

She felt her heart melting.

She remembered saying as a child that she wanted a big house like this, one that was white with a glass conservatory and a swimming pool.

Back then, she had watched many shoujo manga and animations, which often featured such sunny and warm homes.

And the fantasy houses she built with blocks as a child had the same layout.

Shi Yu was right; she did dislike the rain, ever since she was young.

Besides getting her clothes dirty and making her feel uncomfortable due to her cleanliness, rainy days made her feel lethargic, not wanting to go to school.

So, Lin Yao loved the sun, loved watching the stars, and loved such clean and beautiful white houses.

But she thought these were trivial matters, things no one would remember.

Just small details she mentioned casually in childhood conversations.

Yet someone had remembered.

Tears welled up uncontrollably in her eyes.

Unlike the tears of panic and heartache before, these were tears of being loved and moved.

The little girl couldn't help but wrap her arms around Shi Yu's waist, pressing her flushed face affectionately into his chest.

"Shi Yu, do... do you really... really like me a lot?"

Her voice was soft and sweet, even a bit muffled with a hint of coquettishness.

The man's dark and cool eyes deepened. The pain in his chest, caused by her earlier torment, miraculously healed as her warm nose brushed against him.

"Hmm."

He hummed a cold sound from his nose, but his hand tightened around her waist, pulling her closer.

Lin Yao couldn't help but bury her head in his waist, rubbing her cheek against his, unable to suppress a smile.

Wasn't he tired of pretending?

Clearly, he loved her so much...

In the next moment, her delicate chin was lifted by his fingertips, and he kissed her with a strong possessive intent.

"So, baby, don't leave me."

Lin Yao paused, then smiled softly, nodding and returning his kiss.

"Okay."

A light sound, yet it felt like a formal promise.

After she spoke, the hand Shi Yu had on her waist tightened even more.

Her heart felt like a fizzy summer drink, completely immersed in honey.

For the first time, she took the initiative to wrap her arms around his neck, responding to his kiss, nestling deeper into his embrace, feeling more deeply that... Shi Yu truly loved her so much.

He loved her so much, yet she had been considering breaking up with him.

While she was thinking about how to safely end things with him, this man had already been quietly planning their future.

At this moment, Lin Yao suddenly felt that she wasn't as brave as she thought she was.

After all, nothing had happened yet.

Zhou Yanan and the official couple pairing were just things she had seen in her dreams... Perhaps everything had already changed.

Just like her life, hadn't it already changed?

Perhaps none of that would ever happen.

Should she also try to believe in their future, just like Shi Yu does?

Otherwise, she would feel sorry for Shi Yu, standing alone.

The girl couldn't help but open her eyes to look at him.

The man's deep and cold features no longer seemed distant; his dark, bright eyes no longer seemed intimidating. Instead, he looked like a big dog wagging its tail in front of her. Holding her and kissing her lips with a loving, deep kiss, he seemed to be seeking just a little bit of her love.

Mmm...

A light tremor escaped Lin Yao's lips.

Her swollen, reddened lips quivered slightly, and she suddenly felt an emptiness inside, instinctively wanting more.

She reached up helplessly to wrap her arms around Shi Yu's neck, clinging to his long, strong arms, pressing herself against him while sitting on the sink counter, supporting herself with her hands on his shoulders, and tilting her slender white neck back.

Suddenly, Shi Yu held her head and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss.

Lin Yao found it hard to breathe.

As her mind went blank, she felt Shi Yu's firm grip on her waist, and his magnetic, hoarse voice whispered near her neck, "Baby, I'm hard."

"What... what?" Lin Yao's heart skipped a beat.

"Good girl..." He held her wrist, "Help me."

Lin Yao: "...Help?"

He had said they would only do it after they got married...

Sure enough... a liar... Shi Yu, this liar, she knew he wasn't that kind-hearted.

She had even thought Shi Yu was a pitiful, innocent puppy, feeling sorry for him.

He wasn't... He was more like a cunning leopard, scheming and devious to catch his prey.

But when a sheep enters the tiger's den, there's never time to struggle, especially when Lin Yao was completely dazed by the kisses, her brain still oxygen-deprived.

The sound of the zipper came, and Lin Yao's mind was slow to react. She was soon encircled in Shi Yu's arms and placed on the sink counter.

Instinctively, she didn't dare to look at him, clutching his arms, her gaze fixed on the ceiling above.

Her heart pounded wildly.

Yet, her mind began to study the engravings on the ceiling.

They were ornate carvings from some unknown era and style, luxurious and intricate. Her consciousness started to blur, wondering how Shi Yu wanted her to help him.

But after a while, the young girl understood what Shi Yu meant by "help."

It wasn't as outrageous as she had imagined.

But it was still quite outrageous...

It felt like a dream, the engravings on the ceiling seemed to move, swaying violently.

Maintaining the same position made her legs ache, and being held together by his palm was exhausting.

She opened her mouth slightly, struggling to breathe, her mind blank, the entire bathroom filled with a pink haze, all due to the lack of oxygen.

Just as Lin Yao felt she was about to suffocate, the large hands around her waist finally moved.

Shi Yu turned her around, pressing her against the sink counter.

In the mirror, the girl's fair skin was now tinged with a rosy blush.

She looked like a bud about to bloom, her small hands weakly supporting her on the thick towel-covered counter, her face showing a dazed, soft expression.

Looking at the nearly dazed face of the girl in the mirror,

Shi Yu's long, well-defined fingers left two deeper marks on her waist.

His dark, bright eyes were frightening, filled with intense desire, even through the mirror, one could feel the heat.

Supporting herself was tiring, and her legs ached and felt swollen.

Just as the girl felt she had no strength left, collapsing weakly against the mirror, she instinctively lifted her eyes, seeing through blurred vision the tense, restrained face behind her.

How should she describe it? It was a new experience.

She actually saw Shi Yu panting.

Her gaze fell on his sharp, tense jawline.

Lin Yao felt a sense of unreality, seeing Shi Yu lost in desire for the first time.

It was unexpectedly mesmerizing, as if an invisible voice was luring her, making her irresistibly drawn to the man before her.

At that moment, Lin Yao's mind subconsciously flashed with one word—abstinence sexy.

It was a completely contradictory set of adjectives that should not coexist, yet they all applied to Shi Yu.

The man's handsome chin was slightly tilted upward, and his long, dark, bright eyes gazed at her face through the mirror with a cold yet intense look.

As if sensing the girl's distraction,

he suddenly leaned in closer.

His fingertips lifted her chin, turning her face towards him. He bent down from behind and kissed her lips.

It was an absolute act of dominance and possession.

Lin Yao felt the person behind her suddenly exhale with unusual heat.

The muscles of the waist and abdomen pressed against her bottom seemed to tense up instantly.

In the next second,

a strange scent, like that of stone heath, began to permeate the air.

...

...

"It's all your fault, Shi Yu. You got my dress dirty..."

After a while, the young girl sat on the big bed in the bedroom. After taking another shower, she wore a light blue nightdress specially prepared for her by Song Li. Pouting, she reluctantly agreed to let Shi Yu blow dry her hair.

"Hmm, it's my fault." Shi Yu pulled her into his embrace and gave her a gentle kiss on her rosy lips. "I'll help you clean it."

The man who had just tormented the girl in the bathroom was now unusually agreeable.

His slender fingers combed through her soft hair, tidying up the ends before picking up the nearby hair dryer.

"Even if I clean it, you can't wear it."

Lin Yao's cheeks flushed as she recalled the obvious white stains on the back of her red skirt.

She would never wear a red dress again in her life.

Every time she saw a red skirt, she would remember how Shi Yu treated her in the bathroom, his lustful and sensual breaths...

"That was a new dress, I only wore it once for tonight's performance. It's all your fault..."

"I'll take you to buy a new one tomorrow."

Lin Yao thought of the closet full of dresses Aunt Song Li had prepared for her and shook her head.

"No need for that, but you're not allowed to do that anymore..." The girl poked his abs with her fair fingers, complaining, "It's so tiring. Without my permission, you're not allowed to bully me like that..."

It was all about being timid yet provocative.

Although she had been thoroughly exhausted in there, her legs almost rubbed raw, and she was now blushing just looking at him,

she couldn't help but want to poke his well-defined abs under his pale skin, which she had seen when he took off his shirt earlier.

She had never dared to look closely at him before, but now Lin Yao suddenly felt curious about how many abs Shi Yu had.

It was a shame she hadn't counted them properly earlier.

The sound of the hair dryer filled her ears.

The girl lowered her head, letting Shi Yu dry her hair. Her fingers casually brushed aside the loose collar of his bathrobe, reaching towards his body beneath it.

Suddenly, the sound of the hair dryer stopped.

The man's long fingers grasped her wandering fingertips.

"Weren't you done playing inside?"

Shi Yu's voice was deep, tinged with a hint of hoarseness.

Hearing that voice, Lin Yao immediately recalled the scene in front of the bathroom mirror, where the man held her waist from behind and whispered low breaths in her ear.

"D-Done playing..." Lin Yao quickly withdrew her hand, hugging her knees and sitting obediently at the edge of the bed, not daring to move.

She didn't realize that her request for Shi Yu not to 'bully' her like that had been completely ignored.

He hadn't agreed at all.

Shi Yu looked at her deeply.

If it weren't for the fear of scaring the girl, he wouldn't have minded continuing.

But Lin Yao was no longer a complete 'blank slate.'

After the near-miss in the bathroom, she clearly understood that Shi Yu wouldn't go all the way with her until their 'honeymoon suite' was fully ready.

However, this incident also made her realize for the first time that intimate relationships between men and women were not limited to just one way.

Thinking about how Shi Yu had lifted her waist from behind after their encounter, pressing hot kisses on her neck and teaching her those things in a hoarse voice,

she realized there were so many different ways to 'help' him.

Hmm... The girl hugged her knees tighter, moving a little further away from Shi Yu, determined not to give him any chance for another near-miss.

Just that alone had left her so exhausted, her legs aching, she didn't want to help him in any other way.

Soon, her hair was dried, and Shi Yu turned off the hair dryer and put it aside.

Lin Yao took the opportunity to pull back the covers and lie down.

Lin Yao: "Alright, you can go now. Turn off the light and lock the door on your way out. Thank you, goodnight."

She only revealed her beautiful, moist deer-like eyes from under the covers, bidding him a well-behaved goodnight, clearly indicating that he should leave.

Tonight, she was tired and needed a good night's sleep to regain her strength.

Moreover, with Aunt Song and Uncle Shi watching, Lin Yao had never even considered the possibility of having Shi Yu stay and sleep with her.

But despite her drooping eyelids, she noticed that Shi Yu hadn't left at all.

He turned off the light but returned, squeezing into the same bed and naturally pulling her into his arms.

"You... what if Aunt Song Li sees us tomorrow morning? No, you need to go back to your room..."

"There's a secret door in your room." Shi Yu held the restless girl close, turning her face toward him from behind and lowering his head to kiss her soft lips.

Lin Yao reacted almost reflexively to his kiss.

For some reason, whenever he kissed her, she instinctively reached out to grab his arm, holding him tightly as she trembled slightly.

It felt like an uncontrollable urge, leaving her with an indescribable sense of emptiness.

Lin Yao's voice softened. "How could there be a secret door... What's on the other side?"

"My room," Shi Yu's voice deepened, but his gaze remained calm. "I had it installed before my parents regained their memories."

Lin Yao: "..."

So, he had planned to keep this room for her all along?

"You said today wasn't premeditated..." After being kissed for a while, Lin Yao finally managed to say this with a flushed face.

Shi Yu gave a soft 'hmm' through his nose.

"Baby is right."

He kissed her nearly closed eyelids, his voice low and hoarse.

"I've been planning this for a long time."

*

When Lin Yao woke up the next day, Shi Yu was already gone from her room.

Just then, Song Li's voice came from outside the door, calling her to wake up. The mother and son perfectly missed each other, as if nothing had happened last night.

However, during breakfast, Song Li noticed something different about the atmosphere at the table.

How to describe it...

She felt that her son, who had been indifferent and annoyed by Lin Yao during dinner yesterday, seemed to have lost his cold demeanor today. He appeared warmer and more like a cheerful young man.

"Mom, after breakfast, do you want to go out for a walk?"

At the dining table, when Shi Yu's casual voice sounded, both Song Li sitting beside him and Lin Yao opposite him suddenly changed their expressions.

Song Li looked at her son in surprise.

When did Shi Yu start caring about whether she wanted to go shopping?

Lin Yao, on the other hand, thought of the red dress from last night that was now ruined.

Her cheeks began to flush.

Song Li: "Speaking of which, I do want to go shopping. Shopping online on the iPad isn't the same as buying clothes in person. But my leg..."

"It's fine, I'll go with you."

Shi Yu's gaze swept casually over the girl sitting across from him.

"Lin Yao should come too."