Princess Syndrome - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Good Night

Unlike the last time when she was kissed by Ji Zhiyi and overthought everything, this time Su Lingyue only felt completely relaxed. She had finally done something she had wanted to do for a long time. If they weren't in a cinema, she would even want to bite Ji Zhiyi's neck right now.

She had been craving it for a while.

Ji Zhiyi was stunned by her kiss. Just as she was about to speak, Su Lingyue said, "See, you said it yourself, it's not a mistake, this is very normal."

Su Lingyue wasn't very confident when she said this.

But she had always been able to speak about unconfident matters with righteousness and looked at Ji Zhiyi earnestly. Ji Zhiyi raised her hand, her fingertips trembling slightly. Her eyes were only on Su Lingyue, and her soft kiss just now.

Her heart was about to jump out!

Just as she was about to open her mouth, the entire cinema suddenly burst into laughter. The noise brought her back to her senses. The silence around her ears was replaced by the surrounding sound. She didn't speak, and Su Lingyue carefully leaned forward, her face close to Ji Zhiyi's eyes, asking, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

She found it funny, "What should I say?"

Her lips curled up slightly, her expression joyful.

Su Lingyue breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been worried that Ji Zhiyi might think she was being too much of a hypocrite and get angry.

Seeing this, she said, "Nothing."

She was happily amused.

Sitting back in her seat, the more she thought about it, the happier she became. She also felt that her actions just now were bold, and a belated shyness washed over her. She covered her face with her hat, stifling her laughter.

Ji Zhiyi watched her entire face being covered by the hat, remembering Su Lingyue's expression when she had lifted her hat earlier. She couldn't help but reach out her hand, and when her fingers touched the edge of the hat, they felt the skin of Su Lingyue's chin, which was warmer than her fingertips.

Was she—shy?

She curled her fingers and retracted her hand.

Su Lingyue secretly giggled for a while, then lifted her hat to look at Ji Zhiyi, seeing that she was looking at the screen, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The nervousness and shyness gradually dissipated. She lifted her hat and put it on her head, leaning her body against Ji Zhiyi's shoulder. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Ji Zhiyi was looking at her, and Su Lingyue quickly straightened her expression to watch the movie.

She even whispered, "So funny."

Ji Zhiyi smiled upon hearing this, "Yeah."

She didn't expose her lie that she wasn't even watching the plot.

Soon the movie ended, and Su Lingyue and Ji Zhiyi put on their masks and walked out. The evening breeze at the end of August was still muggy. As soon as they got into the car, Su Lingyue took off her mask and hat. Her forehead was covered in sweat. She turned on the car's air conditioning, and a cool breeze immediately blew in her face. She comfortably narrowed her eyes. Turning her head, Ji Zhiyi was still wearing her mask and hat. She was curious, "Aren't you hot?"

Ji Zhiyi looked at her for several seconds, seemingly sighing, then took off her mask and hat, asking her, "Going back?"

Su Lingyue had no dating experience and didn't know if the next step was to go straight home, but she really didn't like wandering outside in the summer, so she nodded.

After reacting, she asked Ji Zhiyi, "Do you want to go back?"

Ji Zhiyi said, "Anything is fine with me."

Her tone was a bit doting.

Su Lingyue suddenly felt that these three words were a bit much.

Sure enough, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. These three ordinary words actually sent an electric current through her body, her heart felt numb and was beating wildly. She suppressed her emotions and said, "Then let's go back."

Ji Zhiyi had no objections. Halfway through the drive, while waiting for a traffic light, she turned her head, "Is your luggage packed?"

Su Lingyue realized she was talking about the Arno Autumn Exhibition tomorrow and said, "Aren't we only going for two days?"

Ji Zhiyi said, "We'll be staying overnight."

Su Lingyue knew.

But why did she feel that the phrase "staying overnight" had another meaning?

Was she overthinking it?

Or was she too horny?

Ji Zhiyi just said "staying overnight," and she was already thinking about them sleeping together?

Su Lingyue blushed at the thought of that scene. Ji Zhiyi waited for a long time for a response and turned her head, seeing her staring blankly ahead, and called out, "Lingyue?"

The word seemed to call her soul back.

Su Lingyue snapped out of her thoughts and tried to brush away the fantasies in her mind.

She nodded, "Yeah, I brought two sets of clothes, there's not much to pack."

The hotel for this event was booked by Arno and was quite famous. All the toiletries were high-end and custom-made, so there was no need to bring her own, but Su Lingyue was worried that she wouldn't be used to them, so she still planned to prepare a set.

She asked Ji Zhiyi, "Do you need to pack?"

Ji Zhiyi said, "Pick out two outfits for me and put them with yours."

Su Lingyue said, "Okay." After saying that, she thought of something, "Tomorrow, is Xie Lan going with us?"

Ji Zhiyi said, "Yes, she's invited to participate as a designer."

Su Lingyue turned her head to look at her.

She wanted to ask.

But then she remembered Ji Zhiyi saying that she had never doubted her.

So what was she thinking now?

Su Lingyue frowned, propped her chin up with one hand, and leaned against the car window, looking at Ji Zhiyi.

Ji Zhiyi noticed her gaze, but she was driving and it wasn't convenient to turn her head, so she asked, "What do you want to ask?"

Su Lingyue bit her tongue.

Ji Zhiyi asked, "About Xie Lan?"

Su Lingyue said, "Then I'll just ask one question. Is Xie Lan's matter related to Su Qi?"

Ji Zhiyi smiled, "So smart?"

Su Lingyue tapped her finger on her cheek.

Was she being praised?

That wasn't the point!

She straightened her expression.

She asked Ji Zhiyi, "So it is?"

Ji Zhiyi nodded and said, "It is related."

Su Lingyue seemed to understand a little, and she didn't continue asking. Ji Zhiyi was curious instead and glanced at her, "Why aren't you asking more?"

"There's no need." Su Lingyue said, "You know, in movies, people who know the truth usually die quickly."

Ji Zhiyi: …

She was helpless, "Are you cursing me?"

Su Lingyue: "How could I?"

She said to Ji Zhiyi, "You're different, you're the main character."

Ji Zhiyi chuckled at her nonsense.

Su Lingyue added, "Besides, it's better for me not to know. What if I say it in my sleep?"

Ji Zhiyi didn't even think, "It's okay, only I can hear your sleep talk."

As soon as she said that, both of them fell silent for two seconds.

The air inside the car suddenly became stiflingly hot.

The air conditioner was still blowing cool air, but it didn't feel cool on their faces. After a few seconds of silence, Su Lingyue asked, "Are you hot?"

Ji Zhiyi agreed, "A bit."

Su Lingyue said, "I'll open the window."

Ji Zhiyi didn't think anything was wrong either. After Su Lingyue opened the window, the warm wind mixed with heat rushed in, colliding with the cool air from the car's air conditioner. Su Lingyue's fingers on the window switch tapped repeatedly, wanting to close the window but feeling it was inappropriate, so she just left it open.

The lights outside flickered. Ji Zhiyi was driving slowly, and she could see the bustling crowds on both sides of the road, going in and out.

There was silence in the car for a while.

Su Lingyue suddenly asked, "Do you talk in your sleep?"

Ji Zhiyi thought for a moment, "I don't think so?"

Su Lingyue said, "I probably don't either?"

Ji Zhiyi thought of their previous experience of sharing a bed and nodded, "Yeah, you don't either."

This made things even more ambiguous.

Su Lingyue had wanted to change the subject.

How did the topic keep getting closer to this? She laughed to ease the awkwardness.

Fortunately, they arrived home quickly. Su Lingyue got out of the car first and waited for Ji Zhiyi. Ji Zhiyi saw her eagerness to go home and lowered her head. After getting out of the car, she said, "Let's go."

The two of them stood at the door. Ji Zhiyi opened the door, and Xiao Mafan wanted to squeeze out, but Su Lingyue blocked the doorway and pushed it back.

At the same time, she bent down and picked it up, "Do you still want to go out and be a stray cat?"

Xiao Mafan meowed at her, seemingly retorting.

Su Lingyue gently tapped its forehead. Xiao Mafan licked her hand. Su Lingyue said, "I'm going to feed it."

Ji Zhiyi watched her carry the cat to the balcony, put food and water in its bowl, and opened a can of food. While the cat was eating, she couldn't help but reach out to touch it. Ji Zhiyi's impression of cats from her childhood was only that they stole food from her home. She didn't have a particularly good or bad opinion of them. If it weren't for Su Lingyue's fondness for them, she wouldn't have deliberately lured Xiao Mafan into her home that night.

She had never thought of owning a cat.

But at this moment, she was extremely grateful that she had adopted a cat.

Her previously neutral impression was now covered in softness. Xiao Mafan took a few bites, looked up at Su Lingyue, and meowed sweetly. Su Lingyue smiled contentedly and rubbed its head.

Xiao Mafan was also well-behaved, nuzzling Su Lingyue's palm and rubbing against her legs.

Everything about it was good.

Except it was too clingy.

Ji Zhiyi thought.

Su Lingyue carried the full Xiao Mafan back to the living room and heard Ji Zhiyi say, "Lingyue, help me choose this one."

She leaned over and saw the cat tree displayed on Ji Zhiyi's phone, saying, "You want to buy one?"

Actually, she had also looked at several cat trees, but cat trees weren't like scratching boards, they took up more space. After all, this wasn't her home, let alone a rented apartment, so she couldn't do whatever she wanted. Although she and Ji Zhiyi were in a relationship now, what if Ji Zhiyi had opinions because of this relationship but didn't voice them? So she hadn't mentioned it, but she didn't expect Ji Zhiyi to ask her first.

Su Lingyue was quite happy.

Ji Zhiyi nodded, "Buy two and put them on the balcony."

Su Lingyue said, "I like this tall one, it even has a little sleeping nook..."

She started choosing seriously, her face close to the screen. Ji Zhiyi lowered her eyes and saw her hanging hair brushing against her cheek. She gently brushed it away. Su Lingyue tilted her head in response, and their eyes met. Xiao Mafan darted between them and meowed!

The ambiguous atmosphere was broken. Ji Zhiyi flicked Xiao Mafan's head. Su Lingyue quickly picked it up and said, "Let's just choose those two! I'm going to wash up!"

After saying that, she made a hasty retreat into her room, her face burning.

Ji Zhiyi followed her suggestion and chose two cat trees, and when she was paying, she looked towards Su Lingyue's room. The door was open, but she didn't see anyone inside when she passed by the door. She must have gone to the bathroom.

Thinking this, she also went back to her room to wash up.

Su Lingyue splashed cold water on her face to cool down, finally relieving the heat. She took a deep breath, stabilized her emotions, and then began to wash up. After leaving the bathroom, she packed two sets of clothes into her suitcase. Remembering that she also needed to bring two sets for Ji Zhiyi, she dragged the suitcase into the walk-in closet, picked out two sets of business attire for Ji Zhiyi, as well as pajamas and casual wear. When she was packing them into the suitcase, she realized something was missing.

Ji Zhiyi came out of the bathroom and saw Su Lingyue standing at the door with her suitcase. She was stunned and asked, "What are you doing standing there?"

Su Lingyue said, "Packing my luggage."

Ji Zhiyi asked, "Are you done?"

Su Lingyue said, "Almost, just missing one thing."

Ji Zhiyi walked to the door, "Missing what?"

Su Lingyue said, "Your underwear."

Ji Zhiyi: …

She was silent for two seconds, "Wait a moment."

Saying this, she took a folded pile of underwear from a drawer in the closet, put it in a plastic bag, and turned to give it to Su Lingyue.

Su Lingyue suddenly felt like it was burning her hand. She cursed herself for being dramatic. It wasn't like she hadn't seen Ji Zhiyi's underwear before, so why did touching it make her feel like this… Her face flushed red, and she said, "Then I'll go pack."

She turned to leave.

Ji Zhiyi followed her to the door and called out, "Lingyue."

Su Lingyue clutched the bag tightly and turned her head to look at Ji Zhiyi, hearing her say, "Good night."

She met those beautiful eyes and was in a daze for two seconds, then nodded, "Good night."

Just as she was about to leave.

Ji Zhiyi suddenly grabbed her.

Su Lingyue and she looked at each other. Xiao Mafan came over and rubbed against her calf, making her realize she had goosebumps all over, a tingling sensation all over her body, like an electric shock. She didn't dare to look at Ji Zhiyi anymore and hurriedly tried to leave, pulling her wrist but it didn't come loose. She quickly leaned up and kissed Ji Zhiyi's cheek, saying, "Good night!"

She turned to flee.

This time, Ji Zhiyi didn't let her get her way, keeping her wrist held as she stepped forward. Su Lingyue subconsciously took a step back, her back hitting the door, which slammed against the doorstop with a bang, like a bell striking Su Lingyue's heart.

Her heartbeat quickened.

Her back was against the door, and she subconsciously straightened her back, her soft chest being slowly pressed against Ji Zhiyi's, their bodies intertwined. Su Lingyue's mouth was dry. Just as she was about to moisten her lips, a shadow fell, and a soft sensation attacked.

Unlike the previous two fleeting kisses, this time Ji Zhiyi used her tongue to pry open her thin lips, drawing in the sweetness. Su Lingyue couldn't resist and closed her eyes unconsciously, her mind quickly flying away from her body. The plastic bag in her hand fell to the ground at some point, hitting Xiao Mafan. Xiao Mafan darted away, and the sound of it bumping into something reached Su Lingyue's ears.

She was awakened from her daze.

She opened her eyes to see Ji Zhiyi.

Seeing Ji Zhiyi's eyes closed and her expression earnest, a warmth surged in Su Lingyue's heart, and her hands willingly wrapped around Ji Zhiyi's neck.

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