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.

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

He sighed.

of the bathroom, she was already asleep. He stood by the bedside and stared at

forehead and she laughed softly. This man is just too

exactly why she

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

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. To his chagrin, she was

request of wanting to

was a fact that she knew. Every time she thought about it, she wanted to laugh. She found him rather silly but at the

could not find it in herself

last day of holiday later, he had to leave. She knew he did not have a choice as it was

immediately sent her a text:

classes when she received his message. She replied: Okay.

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

was stunned. Her lips curled up into a smile

he had just left her that he realized how much

into a thin line as he texted: The next time I go back,

Yu snickered when she read that. She replied: We’ll see. It depends on your

from now on. He did not want to sleep on the couch

so he quickly messaged her: My colleague’s here to

good care of yourself

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

bottle of cold water from the fridge, she sat down at the table and opened up a pair of disposable chopsticks. She was

sending her a message: Have

spread across her face.