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.

burning in him had somewhat receded. However, those

He sighed.

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

to slap her forehead and she laughed softly. This

exactly why she loved

though he was not in the same bed as her, just knowing he was home made her feel safe. Her sleep was deep

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

next two days, he did not make any request of

fact that she knew. Every time she thought about it, she wanted to laugh. She found him rather silly

not find it in herself to

of holiday later, he had to leave. She knew

his destination, he immediately sent her a

had only just finished her classes when she received his message. She replied: Okay.

colleague to pick him up. His head was

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

he had just left her that he realized how

as he texted: The next time I go back, don’t force me to sleep on

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

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

messaged her: My colleague’s here

 Take good care of

had to go to an internship interview at a company. The rest of the

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 and opened up a

Peichuan sending her a message: Have

not help the happy grin that spread across her face. She