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.

him had somewhat receded. However, those wicked thoughts

He sighed.

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 a

her forehead and she laughed softly. This

that was exactly why she loved

just knowing he was home made her feel safe.

living room, Shen Peichuan was not so lucky. He tossed and turned but was unable to sleep. His mind was filled with images of Sang Yu. Several times, he got up to check in on her in the bedroom.

did not make any request of

Every time she thought about it, she wanted to laugh.

not find it in herself to be mad

holiday later, he had to leave. She knew he did not have

he reached his destination, he immediately sent her a text:

when she received his message. She replied: Okay.

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

was stunned. Her lips curled up into a

he had just left her that he realized

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

she read that. She replied: We’ll see. It depends on

now on. He did not want to sleep

his coworker arrived so he quickly messaged her: My

answered with: Take good care of yourself

Yu got an “okay” in reply and kept her phone away. She did not have any classes in the afternoon. However, she had to go to an internship interview at a company. The rest of the day passed in a blur as she prepared

cold water from the fridge, she sat down at the table and opened up a pair of disposable chopsticks. She was just about to dig in when

was Shen Peichuan sending her a message: Have you eaten dinner

help the happy grin that spread across her face. She replied: I’m