Stealing Your Heart

Shen Peichuan nodded, adding, “I know. I’ll be back permanently after another month or so.”

The couple remained in their embrace a moment longer, basking in each other’s presence. After a while, Sang Yu murmured, “Let me go. I want to take a shower.”

He refused and bent down to kiss her. She quickly shied away, chastising him, “As punishment for what you said, you’re sleeping on the couch tonight.”

With that, she took her clothes and headed for the bathroom.

“Sang Yu…”

“Say anything more and you’ll have to sleep there two nights.”

He dogged her steps to the bathroom and tried to negotiate, “Can’t I do the punishment next month? I just got back and you’re forcing me to sleep on the couch?”

“No. Otherwise, you won’t remember and learn from your mistakes,” she answered firmly.

Isn’t it just too cruel to make me sleep on the couch when it was so difficult for me to come back?

“Sang Yu…”

“Three days.”

“Fine, fine. I’ll stop talking.” At this rate, he would have to stay away from the bed for four days. That was most definitely not worth it.

Shen Peichuan sat down on the bed and stared at the bathroom door. Unbidden images of Sang Yu taking off her clothing and showering swam through his mind. His breathing grew heavier. Realizing where his thoughts were heading, he shook his head vigorously to get rid of them.

If he continued with these perverted thoughts, he would not be able to sleep tonight.

Getting to his feet, he headed for the living room and took out a bottle of cold water.

the fire burning in him had somewhat receded. However, those

He sighed.

after her shower, Sang Yu climbed into bed. By the time he came out of the bathroom, she was already asleep. He stood by the bedside and stared at her. After

slap her forehead and

was exactly why she

same bed as her, just knowing he was home made her feel safe. Her

His mind was filled with images of Sang Yu. Several times, he got up to check in on her in the bedroom. To his chagrin, she was

not make any request of wanting to

about it, she wanted to laugh. She found him rather silly but at the

could not find it in herself to

day of holiday later, he had to leave. She knew he

he immediately sent her

when she received his

station waiting for his colleague to pick him up. His head was bowed as he stared

text, she was stunned. Her lips curled up into a smile as she sent back: You’ve only

exactly because he had just left her that

line as he texted: The next time I go back, don’t force

when she read that. She replied: We’ll see.

words to heart, reminding himself to behave from now on. He did not want

he quickly messaged her: My colleague’s here

answered with: Take good care of

not have any classes in the afternoon. However, she had to go to an internship interview at a company. The rest of the

did not want to cook so she bought some fish noodles on the way home. Taking a bottle of cold water from the

Peichuan sending her a message: Have you

that spread across her face. She replied: I’m eating right