“Mm… Lu Shiyu, I can’t anymore…”
Su Tao’s eyes were red at the corners, and her voice was thick with tears.
“Good girl, Taotao. Just one last time. I promise.”
His voice was incredibly gentle, though his large hand held her slender waist firmly.
“Gently… a little gentler…”
Before she could finish pleading, Lu Shiyu turned her face toward him and silenced her with a kiss.
He held her close and kissed the tears from her cheeks, seemingly obsessed with every trace of her tears.
“So sweet. Give me a little more, okay?”
The night passed in an intimate haze until dawn.
Su Tao was so exhausted that she could barely speak. Her porcelain-white face was buried in the pillow, and her tears had dampened a large patch of it.
Only after they had finished did Lu Shiyu finally let her rest.
Su Tao was too tired to open her eyes. She lay buried in the blankets, unwilling to move even a finger. In a daze, she felt herself being carried to the bathroom.
Lu Shiyu cleaned her up, then placed her back on the bed and carefully tucked the blanket around her.
He stood beside the bed bare-chested, wearing only a pair of loose trousers, staring intently at the sleeping girl.
She was sleeping deeply, her breathing even. Her lips were slightly parted and somewhat swollen from kissing.
Lu Shiyu’s gaze slowly traced her brows, the tip of her nose, her lips, and her chin.
Those narrow eyes that were usually so cold that people hardly dared approach him now churned with a scorching, obsessive fixation.
He reached out and gently brushed his fingertip across her lower lip.
In her sleep, Su Tao wrinkled her nose, mumbled something indistinctly, turned over, and continued sleeping.
Lu Shiyu’s hand stopped in midair. He did not follow her.
After she turned over, a single strand of hair remained where her head had been resting.
It was fine and soft, standing out against the pale apricot-colored silk pillowcase.
He gently picked it up and held it before his eyes for a moment.
He pulled open the bedside drawer and took out a small transparent resealable bag from beside a storage pouch. Several strands of hair of different lengths were already inside. He placed this one in as well and carefully sealed it.
He then bent down and picked up the pale pink lace underwear lying at the foot of the bed. It was the pair he had removed the night before, and a small section of the lace had been torn.
He carefully smoothed it out, folded it once, then folded it again before placing it inside another transparent resealable bag.
Holding the two bags, he walked out of the bedroom, unlocked the door with his fingerprint, and opened the door to the “study.”
The room had originally been a storage room, but he had converted it into a study.
It was cramped, but the computer, books, and research materials were arranged neatly and orderly.
Against the wall stood a safe. He crouched down, entered the combination, and the door sprang open.
He was a graduate student at A University. For the past two years, he had been working with his supervisor on a brain-computer interface project.
It happened to be summer vacation, and the laboratory was being renovated. His supervisor had given him some time off and told him to take the materials home to study.
The project was highly confidential. He lived in an old residential complex with virtually nonexistent security, so he had bought a safe in case a thief broke in and the confidential information was leaked.
But ever since he had gotten together with Su Tao, the safe had taken on another purpose.
He opened it. There were two compartments inside.
The lower compartment contained a large stack of kraft paper document folders marked with red confidentiality labels.
The upper compartment was neatly filled with resealable bags containing various small objects.
Several used movie ticket stubs.
An empty color-changing lip balm.
Several press-on nail pieces with traces of pink nail polish.
A small note covered in casual doodles. A crooked little cat was drawn on it.
And so on.
Every item was stored in a transparent resealable bag, categorized separately and marked with a date.
Now there were two more items inside.
Several fine, soft strands of hair and a pair of pink lace underwear.
They were sealed inside resealable bags, dated, and neatly placed into the safe.
The safe door closed again, plunging the room into darkness.
……
Su Tao was awakened by the sound coming from the bathroom.
Water trickled.
She heard him calling her name.
Taotao. Taotao.
Again and again…
Su Tao buried herself in the blanket with a flushed face.
After so many times, how could he still…
Her legs were still trembling, and her throat was hoarse. She had cried so much just now. He had clearly promised it would be the last time, but then Lu Shiyu…
In the end, she had not even had the strength to kick him. She could only let him have his way while tears still clung to her eyes.
Liar.
Big liar.
Su Tao buried her face in the pillow and muttered a weak curse, the tips of her ears turning red.
Well, actually, it wasn’t that uncomfortable. It was just… too exhausting.
Lu Shiyu always seemed incapable of stopping once they became intimate, leaving her both overwhelmed and worn out. Afterward, her waist and legs would ache.
Su Tao moved her waist a little. Her body felt clean and cool, so he had probably washed her and applied some medicine.
Her clothes had been changed too. She was wearing a freshly washed and dried cotton nightdress with a faint scent of laundry detergent.
Lu Shiyu really was a strange person.
Whenever they became intimate, he acted like a madman, but afterward, he became unbelievably gentle.
Every time, he would clean her up, apply medicine, and change the sheets. He would even prepare whichever underwear she might want to wear the next day and place it beside the bed beforehand.
She let her thoughts wander for a while before the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
Footsteps approached. The mattress sank slightly, and an arm reached around her from behind, pulling her into his embrace.
She had only just woken up and was warm all over. Lu Shiyu had just taken a cold shower, and the coolness of his skin against her back felt comfortable.
He rested his chin on top of her head, wrapped an arm around her, and gently placed his large hand on her waist without saying a word.
Su Tao was used to his silent tenderness. She narrowed her eyes comfortably, like a cat being stroked in the right direction.
He gently placed a kiss behind her ear.
His lips were cool, carrying the minty scent of toothpaste.
“Does it still hurt?” Lu Shiyu’s voice came from above her. It was low and slightly hoarse.
It actually didn’t hurt much, but he never kept his promises. She had to make him understand that she wasn’t that easy to bully.
“You tell me.” Su Tao turned over to face him, her almond-shaped eyes widening as she puffed up her cheeks. “My waist is so sore.”
She had intended to sound fierce, but the two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth betrayed her, making her look like a little cat putting on a brave front.
Lu Shiyu could tell that she was pretending to be in pain. He chuckled softly and placed his palm against her lower back, massaging it with just the right amount of pressure. His eyelashes cast a small shadow beneath his eyes.
“I’m sorry. I’ll be more careful next time.”
Su Tao glared at him. After staring at his face for a while, she suddenly stopped being angry.
He was really handsome.
How could a man be this good-looking?
His features were delicate without being feminine, his jawline sharp, yet his lower lip was slightly full. Kissing it felt especially nice.
At school, Lu Shiyu always had a cold, aloof appearance that kept strangers at a distance. His shirt buttons were always fastened all the way to the top.
Only she knew that he was particularly susceptible to teasing. All it took was one kiss for him to react.
She had gotten such a handsome man for free. She could cuddle him to sleep every day, and he even washed her clothes, cooked for her, and took care of her. Su Tao felt secretly delighted.
Her eyes landed on the tiny mole on his high nose bridge. Unable to resist, she leaned over and kissed it.
Lu Shiyu’s breathing grew heavier. He lowered his head slightly, his gaze heated and carrying a hint of warning.
“Su Tao, don’t tease me.”
Su Tao noticed his reaction and jumped in fright. She hurriedly pulled back, but Lu Shiyu kept his arm around her waist.
The atmosphere became somewhat charged.
The System’s mechanical voice suddenly rang out.
【A reminder to the host. Your mission is to follow the original plot and complete the entire process of becoming his girlfriend, making money, cheating, breaking up, and stimulating the male lead to make his comeback. You are not supposed to grow old together with him.】
【The male lead’s affection value has reached 120%, exceeding the required target. The money-making objective has been completed. Please proceed with the breakup as soon as possible and stimulate the male lead to make his comeback.】