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.

in him had somewhat receded. However, those

He sighed.

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

to slap her forehead and

that was exactly

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

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. To his chagrin, she

two days, he did not make any request of wanting to sleep with her. She did

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

it in herself to be mad

knew

he immediately sent her a text:

when she received his message.

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

lips curled up into a smile as she sent back: You’ve only just

just left her that

 The next time I go

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

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

messaged her: My colleague’s here to pick me

good care of

any classes in the afternoon. However, she had to go

was dinner time, she did not want to cook so she bought some fish noodles on the way home. Taking a bottle of cold water from the fridge, she sat down at the table

was Shen Peichuan sending her a message: Have

could not help the happy grin that spread