Chapter 71
Shortly after the Spring National Swimming Championships was Chinese New Year .
Yun Duo combined the public holiday with some annual leave so she could stay at home for two weeks . She was happy just thinking about it . Her holidays began on Chinese New Year's Eve, the same as Tang Yi-Bai and the others .
Tang Yi-Bai's case was more tragic — including the day of the eve, he only had 3 days of leave .
Every year, the Tang family would return to City-N to pass the Chinese New Year, and this year was no exception . Yun Duo planned to go back as well, so the four people decided to travel together .
At night, Yun Duo was in her room packing her things . Girls tended to have more things to pack, and they tended to find even more things to pack the longer they packed . . .
Tang Yi-Bai had it easy — he was only going back for 3 days, and his hometown had everything he needed . He wasn't fussy anyhow, so he could make do . Thus, he simply took some necessities, and then he sat in his room with his door open . He held a book in his hands, looking up every so often from it to peer across the corridor .
Across his door was Yun Duo's room .
Her room door was not fully closed; Tang Yi-Bai could hear the noise of things being shifted coming from within every once in a while . He really felt like going to peek inside, but Yun Duo had already spoken: She did not need his help .
Therefore, Tang Yi-Bai could only sit inside his own room . As soon as Yun Duo opened her door, his gaze was drawn to her instantly and followed her as she moved around . Yun Duo felt that she was being teased by his gaze and could not help but speed up . When she went back into her room, she even gave him a warning look .
Tang Yi-Bai felt a little moody — it looked like she really did not welcome him .
Er-Bai slinked over and Tang Yi-Bai saw him carelessly pry Yun Duo's room door open with his head . Er-Bai then entered the room and turned around to close the door .
Before the door closed, Er-Bai made eye contact with Tang Yi-Bai .
Tang Yi-Bai: = . =
No match for a dog . . .
He grabbed his cell phone and sent Yun Duo a voice chat request .
Yun Duo accepted and asked, puzzled, "Is there something you can't tell me to my face? Using your phone even though we're so close . "
Tang Yi-Bai said, "Come over, I want to show you something fun . "
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"I'm busy . "
"Just for a bit . "
Yun Duo was a little resistant . "Why can't you come over?"
"Ok, I'll be right there!"
Yun Duo: " . . . " He was just waiting for this, wasn't he?
Tang Yi-Bai appeared faster than the speed of the Flash . After he entered the room, the first thing he did was to chase Er-Bai out and the shut the door properly . Click, and lock it .
Yun Duo stared at him warily . "Why did you lock the door?" He can't be planning to do anything bad, right . . . ?
Tang Yi-Bai coughed awkwardly . "Dog-proofing . " He walked forwards to see Yun Duo folding clothes . "Can I help?"
"No need . " Yun Duo paused and tilted her head to look at him . She asked, "What's the fun thing you wanted to tell me about?"
"Emm," he pursed his lips, gently squeezing her face, and then he smiled and said, "I think I am quite fun . Why don't you play with me?"
"You . . . " Yun Duo did not know whether to laugh or cry . "Tang Yi-Bai, I find that you're becoming more and more of a lunatic!"
Tang Yi-Bai was thick-skinned and was not afraid of her griping . He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek, and then before she could offer any objection, he quickly plopped down into a chair and started helping her to organise her study desk .
Yun Duo wiped her face and then silently bowed her head and got back to work .
She finished with her clothes and then stuffed a bolster into her suitcase . Tang Yi-Bai was curious . "You want to hug it even when you go home?"
Yun Duo shook her head and replied, "No, this bolster is old so I'm taking it home . I'll buy a new one . "
"What kind are you going to buy?"
"Uh, any kind will do, as long as it's comfortable to hug . "
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"How big?"
"It's all fine . "
He smiled as he looked at her . "Will a 1 . 89 metre one do?"
" . . . " Yun Duo stared at him blankly like she had been struck . Without any warning, she had been teased once again . A crimson flush rose on her cheeks .
She looked like a scared little rabbit . Tang Yi-Bai could not suppress his amusement . Seated on his chair, he stretched out his arms to her . "Come here . "
I won't . Yun Duo turned away .
The two of them were not far apart . Tang Yi-Bai spun his chair 90 degrees to face her straight on, and then he bent over at the waist and reached out with a long arm to grab her arm with unerring accuracy and tugged forcefully .
"Ah!" Yun Duo lost balance and fell backwards with a startled yelp .
Tang Yi-Bai gave another forceful tug and she tumbled straight into his arms .
She sat in his lap and circled her arms around his neck instinctively . Her fall had barely been broken — her heart was still suspended when he had already clasped the back of her head and landed a firm kiss on her lips .
Their kiss was intense and lingering .
His tongue pried open her lips and then the tip of his tongue was scraping lightly over her palate . She could not help but push against him, but this just gave him an opportunity to hook her tongue into play . Their tongues frolicked together like two fishes in water . Yun Duo curled her tongue to avoid his, so he changed tactics to use his tongue tip to poke playfully at the root of her tongue instead . . .
Yun Duo's spirits were flying from his kiss — her body had lost all strength, her mind was blank . She had planned to push him away, so her hand was on his shoulder, but it was limp and weak . In a haze, she felt a hardness under her thighs, prodding against her rather uncomfortably . She did not think about what it was, only shifted her body to make herself more comfortable .
Tang Yi-Bai groaned, a faint note of pleasure in his voice . His pants became heavier . As he kissed her, he pressed her waist down, unconsciously increasing his strength .
Yun Duo's thighs were forced to push against that hard thing, and she could feel it growing increasingly harder and it even seemed to be growing bigger as well . It was like it was alive . Tang Yi-Bai gently raised his waist and the thing moved with him .
Like a baton to the skull, she came to an abrupt realisation .
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Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah! Rogue!
Yun Duo twisted her head aside and the two of them became separated . Her face was red as she looked at him . She could see that his heated gaze was filled with unspeakable desire . He leaned forwards and dropped a light kiss on her lips . He called out as he kissed her, "Duoduo, my Duoduo . . . " His voice was rather urgent, slightly tinged with frustration from being denied satisfaction, deep and hoarse .
Yun Duo shoved his face aside and jumped out of his lap . She dodged to the other end of the room and avoided looking at him . Red-faced, she said, "Get out . "
Tang Yi-Bai had also become much more sober by this time . He was a little embarrassed . "Duoduo, I . . . "
"Get out!"
"Okay, don't be mad . I'll go right now . " He stood up and slowly made his way to the door and opened it . When he stood at the doorway, he said, "That, sorry . . . "
He received a flying pillow in response .
Tang Yi-Bai quickly closed the door and ran away .
After he returned to his own room, Tang Yi-Bai leaned back on his bed and stared down at the rebellious thing between his legs . He frowned and said, "Can't you be calmer?!"
He laid on his back and looked at the ceiling . Recalling the wonderful experience he had just been through, he could not help but lick his lips . Following that, he remembered that she was mad and he was morose again .
On Chinese New Year's Eve, they boarded a plane to City-N . Tang Yi-Bai was unsure if Yun Duo was still angry, so he was especially careful to maintain propriety the whole trip . When they disembarked, Yun Duo suddenly said to him, "Are you free tomorrow night?"
"What's going on?"
"That . . . my parents want to invite you over for dinner . It's fine if you can't make it . "
"I can . " Tang Yi-Bai thought, 'Even if I have to brave a knife I would go!'
He gave Yun Duo a tentative look and asked, "You . . . are you still angry?"
Yun Duo bowed her head . "I'm not angry . "
Not angry? But yesterday you clearly acted like you were so angry you were going to set the room on fire . Tang Yi-Bai was stumped — a woman's heart was truly mysterious . Of course, he would not argue against her on this issue . It was already a great blessing that she wasn't angry — why fuss over the details?
Chinese New Year's Eve was no different than usual . Family gathering together to have a lively reunion dinner and then staying up late overnight . The only difference this year was that he now had someone he missed in a corner of the same city . Tang Yi-Bai curled up on the couch chatting with Yun Duo on his cell phone . His relatives knew he was dating now and were all eager to meet Yun Duo . A whole family of relatives — Tang Yi-Bai was afraid the crowd would scare Yun Duo and so felt rather conflicted . In the end, Madam Lu said, "We've already met her . The girl is very nice, very pretty, but she is a little shy . There's so many of you here . What will you do if you scare away the girl Doudou spent so much effort to catch?"
This made everyone laugh and Tang Yi-Bai gave his mum a gesture of gratitude . Madam Lu did not even spare him a glance .
The next day, in the afternoon, Tang Yi-Bai went to Yun Duo's home bearing gifts .
Before arriving, he was rather nervous, worried whether he would make any mistakes and incur Yun Duo's parents' dislike . However, once he actually entered Yun Duo's home, the Yun parents welcome was enthusiastic beyond his expectations . In that instant, Tang Yi-Bai even felt a sense déjà vu — it was like a superstar meeting his fans . He gave Yun Duo a dubious look .
Yun Duo quietly told him, "My parents already know you were the one who saved my life . "
"Oh, no wonder then," said Tang Yi-Bai, still a little off-balance . He then asked, "Is that all there is?"
"No, they also like you very much to begin with . Last time, it's unbelievable how excited my mum was to receive that video of yours . "
Tang Yi-Bai's heart settled back into place . "That's good . "
Yun Duo could not help laughing . "So there are things you're afraid of too? I thought you were fearless!"
While the Yun parents weren't paying attention, Tang Yi-Bai swiftly swooped in for a kiss, causing her to flush pink . He smiled and said, "I really am fearless, but I'm afraid that my parents-in-law won't like me . "
"What parents-in-law? Be a little more respectful . "
"What's not good about that? You've even called me 'hubby' already . "
Yun Duo glared . "Who did? You were dreaming, right?"
Tang Yi-Bai browsed through his phone to show her a picture . It was a screenshot of the Weibo post he had published . He smirked . "The picture tells the truth . "
Yun Duo could not believe he could be this shameless . She huffily punched him on the shoulder . "You're becoming more and more abnormal . You weren't like this before!" Before, he had been like a lotus sprouting from the soil, clean and noble, but now . . . he was like a lotus on crack . . .
Tang Yi-Bai thought, 'You're so cute that I can't help but tease you when I see you . Can you blame me?'