Pandora’s Box

After I slowly drank water, Zhuo Wenyang asked, “Are you going to wash your face and brush your teeth?”

I laid still on the chair, muttering with my mouth, “I don’t want to sleep yet…”

“What else do you want to do?”

I laughed, “I just don’t want to sleep!”

“It’s time to go to bed. Otherwise, it’ll really be too late,” he gently chided, “You can sleep until noon at most tomorrow. Then, you have to hurry and review in the afternoon.”

I couldn’t prevent myself from expressing grievances as a lazy deviant after drinking, “Studying is so tiring. I want to play…”

He wasn’t annoyed at all. He said, “We’ll have fun after the exams. You can play with whatever you want during summer vacation.”

He was so patient.

“Okay, fine…”

I started to change my clothes, trying to pull the T-shirt over my head sloppily. After struggling to pull it off, my head was still stuck in my clothes and I couldn’t get out.

I was covered by the T-shirt and when I laughed, he gently grabbed the collar of my T-shirt with both hands and helped my head escape out of the restraint.

Zhuo Wenyang said with a complicated expression, “Quickly wear your pajamas or you’ll catch a cold.”

What silly things was he talking about during this summer? Regardless of whatever he said, I thought it was very cute at this moment.

Then, I started to change into pajama pants. It was easy to take off pants, but when I tried to put on a pair, I started to stand unsteadily, repeatedly tucking my feet into the same hole of the pants.

I found it quite funny and started giggling again.

“…..”

Zhuo Wenyang was standing far away, but he finally couldn’t take it anymore. Thus, he came over and had me hold onto his shoulders as he helped me put on pajama pants.

I finally changed into my sleepwear, washed up, climbed into bed, and prepared to lie down obediently. However, I felt my brain getting more and more excited.

Zhuo Wenyang was still standing by the bed so I took advantage of the situation and grabbed onto the corner of his clothes, “Zhuo Wenyang, I don’t dare sleep alone!”

“…..” He said in a low tone, “There’s nothing you dare not do.”

I confidently countered, “What if I oversleep and can’t get up tomorrow?”

He replied, “Then I’ll knock on the door tomorrow and call you.”

“We sleep together,” I slapped the bed aggressively, “Come on, come on! Look at this bed, it’s so big!”

His tone was still gentle, “Quickly go to bed. Too many people next to you will affect your sleep quality.”

I was very determined, “I don’t want quality sleep! I want to talk with you; we haven’t talked together for a long time!”

“…..”

I desperately dragged him to make him sit next to me, pressing his shoulders down to prevent him from leaving.

It wasn’t that I couldn’t feel his reluctance, it was that I didn’t care and had nothing to fear at the moment.

Of course, those alcoholic drinks wouldn’t make me drunk, but they made me bold and thick-skinned, causing me to advance shamelessly!

“Lin Jing,” he said with an indulging tone, “Go to sleep first. After the exams are over, I’ll chat with you all night.”

“Don’t want to wait, I want to talk now!”

“I can’t chat with you,” he said, “It’s already four o’clock, you see.”

“Then that’s fine,” I said very accommodatingly, “We can go to sleep.”

Then, I turned off the light. In the sudden darkness, I couldn’t see anything clearly for a brief moment, and Zhuo Wenyang stopped talking.

Darkness was the easiest way to stir up ambiguity, and the smell that belonged exclusively to him became more and more vivid. I felt itchy and a slight burning in my heart.

I called him, “Hey, Zhuo Wenyang.”

“Mm?”

“Let’s do things together that we can only do after turning off the lights!”

Zhuo Wenyang exclaimed, “What?!”

I suddenly reached over and pressed the light switch again, “And turn on the lights!”

Zhuo Wenyang paused, “…..”

I continuously flicked on and off the lights excitedly until Zhuo Wenyang held down my hand helplessly.

“Stop playing, the lights will be broken by you.”

I got even more excited, “Then you play with me.”

I leaned on him like a monkey climbing a tree. He couldn’t sit still. With my weight, he finally couldn’t hold on and fell backwards.

So, I took advantage of the situation and laid on his chest gleefully.

I mumbled, “Zhuo Wenyang…”

His temperature, heartbeat, and breath all gave me unparalleled happiness.

He had a particularly pleasant smell, which was fresh and sweet. I knew part of that was due to the shampoo and body wash, but that alone was not enough to create a smell so unique and alluring.

Usually, I could only secretly smell his vague fragrance, but today, I was closer and bolder than ever. So, I buried my face into his neck.

He immediately froze, “What are you doing?”

I took a deep breath and said intoxicatingly, “Ah, you smell so delicious, Zhuo Wenyang.”

“…..”

I murmured, “Why do you smell so fragrant? Did you steal something good?”

His voice sounded strained, “I didn’t.”

“You must have!”

Like a search dog, I carefully sniffed around him.

Through his shirt, I could feel the contours of his muscles and heat of his skin. I could imagine the beautiful body underneath the thin fabric, and the underlying strength of his movements.

I had many, many things I wanted to do to this person.

However, I dared not do anything.

He was motionless. He remained tensed as if facing a formidable enemy, as if he was approaching the critical point of endurance.

This made me understand that there was a limit to how crazy and stupid I was allowed to be.

No matter how drunk I was, no matter how thick-skinned and shameless I was, I still did not dare.

I could only press hard against his shoulder, smelling him repeatedly.

There were thousands of words in my heart, and the only thing I could say was this one.

“Zhuo Wenyang, you smell so good…”

I didn’t know when I fell asleep. Maybe because his smell made me feel too comfortable, maybe because the feeling of being around him made me too satisfied, but ultimately, my consciousness drifted away.

I didn’t sleep very long and woke up only a few hours later. The curtains were not closed and so, the harsh morning light came in through the window and shone on my eyelids, piercing my sweet dreams.

I was still dazed and didn’t really want to open my eyes, but the bed felt differently than usual. I touched it indifferently, but the touch brought back memories back into my head, instantly scaring me awake.

Now that I didn’t have the protection of alcohol, I could recall what I did last night and sincerely prayed that Zhuo Wenyang was still asleep.

This way, at least I didn’t have to face the consequences of being such a deviant right off the bat. I could leave myself some buffer space and not die on the spot.

Trembling, I touched the floor quietly, but when I raised my eyes, I met Zhuo Wenyang’s helpless eyes.

“……”

I immediately broke out into a sweat.

It was over. I thought I’d better pack up and leave this planet overnight.

Zhuo Wenyang stated, “You’re awake.”

His voice sounded a little hoarse, and he looked very tired. Fortunately, he didn’t seem to show any annoyance, looking like a cat that had been loved and rubbed.

I was frightened and carefully thought at the speed of lightening to confirm that, apart from grabbing onto him and violently coddling him, I didn’t go any further. After all, we both still had our clothes on. The heart hanging in my throat finally let loose a little.

It seemed that my brain successfully won in the end, intercepting my evilly subconscious thoughts that wanted to make a move.