Chapter 390: Chapter 390: Kissed Once
"You should go to sleep and leave the light on for me," Yun Jinnian said indifferently, also suggesting that Han Tianci should rest as well.
Han Tianci left reluctantly.
Only after Shi Jiayu had left did Yun Jinnian slowly close his eyes, but he didn’t fall into a deep sleep.
The door creaked softly.
Chu Yu entered the room slowly, tiptoeing to the bedside, careful not to wake the seemingly sleeping Yun Jinnian.
She had lost weight, her already slim figure now even more delicate, her chin more pointed than before.
His heart ached intensely.
Chu Yu gently reached out to touch Yun Jinnian’s face.
These days had been hard on him, searching everywhere in the snowy mountains, his hands worn rough and cracked, even suffering from frostbite.
Everyone said Yun Jinnian would never return, but only he persisted in the search.
How could he return without finding her? What if she was trapped somewhere in the snowy mountains, waiting for him to rescue her?
Now that he saw her safe and sound, his heart settled back into his chest, the pain not as sharp.
Sitting silently by Yun Jinnian for a long time, Chu Yu finally prepared to get up, wash up a bit, have something to eat, and then get some sleep. He wanted to appear handsome and dashing in front of Yun Jinnian the next day.
His large hand was gripped tightly.
Chu Yu looked at her in surprise only to see the beloved person gazing at him with tender eyes. Propriety dictated he should withdraw his hand, but convention kept him still.
"I..."
Yun Jinnian, gripping Chu Yu’s hand, sat up and placed it on the blanket, speaking solemnly, "Big Brother Chu, I have something to tell you!"
Chu Yu’s heart thumped wildly as he managed a rough ’um’, his face flushing deeply.
Yun Jinnian’s face also reddened.
She had never confessed to anyone before.
Even with Chu Liange, they had simply married, coming together as a matter of course. As for love, Yun Jinnian thought, her feelings for Chu Liange definitely weren’t as strong as what she felt for Chu Yu.
"Big Brother Chu, I know your feelings, but I am still young, I..."
"I can wait!" Chu Yu, fearing Yun Jinnian’s rejection, quickly interjected.
Yun Jinnian smiled, asked Chu Yu to sit on the edge of the bed, and looked at him seriously.
His face, usually well-cared for, now sported a stubble and some frostbite marks, along with a few wounds, due to the days of toiling.
"Alright, give me time to think properly. When I come of age, I will definitely give you an answer!" Yun Jinnian said, pausing before continuing, "My father and mother, it’s said, were also deeply in love, but later, some events drove them apart, making reconciliation impossible!"
"I hope that in the future, we won’t end up like my parents," Yun Jinnian concluded, her head bowed.
Chu Yu’s eyes brightened.
Understanding Yun Jinnian’s implication, he was so overjoyed he didn’t know what to do.
"Hehe, hehe!"
He laughed foolishly, and then, when Yun Jinnian was not paying attention, he kissed her face quickly and ran off.
"..."
Yun Jinnian blushed, her eyes widened, and she remained dazed for a long time.
Once she came to her senses, she touched the spot on her face where Chu Yu had kissed her; it was burning hot, as if on fire.
"Chu Yu, you scoundrel!" she thought, both angry and resentful.
Thinking of Chu Yu leaving with a flushed face, Yun Jinnian gradually felt a joy blooming in her heart.
Lying askew on the bed, she considered her past life carefully and realized that even when she had deep feelings for Chu Liange, she had never felt the happiness and shy anticipation she felt now.
In that life, she was so overcome with inferiority that she couldn’t raise her head and was pressured to study music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, singing, and medical skills. She had to learn embroidery to make clothes for Chu Liange, toiling during the day until her back was stiff and suffering torment at night.
There was no joy, only endless suffering.
Maybe being taken by Chu Yu to cure his poison that half a month was the most carefree and untroubled time of her past life!