Shen Shuyue’s waist, her legs, every part of her body—everything kept replaying in Qiu Chengyue’s mind.
He remembered every inch of her skin with crystal clarity.
The sensations she had given him seemed to have seeped deep into his bones.
Qiu Chengyue had forced himself to forget those images, but every attempt ended in failure.
The harder he tried not to think about them, the clearer they became in his mind.
He couldn’t shake them off. He couldn’t erase them.
All afternoon, Qiu Chengyue wore a dark, gloomy expression.
Captain Zhang came looking for him to discuss some matters. When he saw Qiu Chengyue sitting there with such a dark expression, he let his imagination run wild for a while before quietly retreating.
……
Shen Shuyue spent the entire afternoon enjoying herself in the city.
At one point, she went for a beauty treatment. Then she went shopping and bought herself several sets of sexy lingerie, along with several bottles of nail polish and other things.
Anything she liked, she bought without hesitation. Only after she had gotten everything she wanted did she drive her little car back to the family compound.
It was June 1983, right in the middle of the hottest time of year.
By the time Shen Shuyue drove back to the family compound, the sky had already darkened.
Wisps of cooking smoke rose from the compound as every household prepared dinner.
Every now and then, the sounds of husbands and wives arguing could be heard.
After parking her car, Shen Shuyue was about to head upstairs when she noticed that the window of her own apartment was brightly lit.
Qiu Chengyue was already home.
Carrying several large bags, Shen Shuyue climbed the stairs in her high heels, the rhythmic click-clack of her footsteps echoing through the stairwell.
Her footsteps had a very distinctive rhythm.
Before the door was even opened, the crisp sound of her heels seemed to strike directly at Qiu Chengyue’s heart.
Qiu Chengyue, who was cooking noodles, frowned again.
Then he heard the sound of a key turning in the lock.
Another series of click-clack footsteps followed.
This time, the sound was even clearer.
Shen Shuyue was in an excellent mood. After putting down the things in her hands, she sauntered into the kitchen.
Seeing Qiu Chengyue wearing a military-green short-sleeved shirt and shorts while cooking noodles, she smiled brightly.
“You haven’t eaten yet?”
Qiu Chengyue’s hand paused for a moment as he stirred the noodles with his chopsticks.
He said nothing and simply continued stirring the pot.
He looked aloof and cold.
Shen Shuyue didn’t care about his attitude at all.
She had already eaten her fill outside. As long as she didn’t wrong herself, that was enough.
As for Qiu Chengyue…
He didn’t treat her like his wife, so why should she treat him like her husband?
After changing into a pair of red slippers, Shen Shuyue took the sexy lingerie she had just bought into the bathroom to wash.
She scrubbed the underwear clean with soap, placed them in a basin, and carried them out of the bathroom.
As soon as she reached the living room, she happened to run into Qiu Chengyue coming out of the kitchen with his bowl of noodles.
Her eyes fell on the bowl in Qiu Chengyue’s hands, while his gaze landed on the basin in hers.
The noodles in Qiu Chengyue’s bowl were extremely plain.
There wasn’t a single piece of meat or even an egg, and there was barely any oil.
The lingerie in Shen Shuyue’s basin, on the other hand, was anything but plain.
The bras had two cups that were round and perky. The panties were difficult to make out, but it was obvious that they were pure black and trimmed with lace.
Qiu Chengyue: “……”
As he stared at the things in the basin, images that absolutely should not have appeared in his mind once again surfaced.
Yet his expression remained stern, and he maintained his upright, disciplined demeanor.
Shen Shuyue raised an eyebrow at him.
“Pretty, right?”
“I just bought them.”
“How about I wear them for you tomorrow?”
Qiu Chengyue’s face instantly turned purple.
Wear them for him?
How could this woman say whatever she wanted?
Even a dog wouldn’t have as much nerve as she did.
“Shut up.”
Qiu Chengyue seemed to be reaching the limit of his self-control.
The veins on his forehead bulged prominently, looking as though they might burst at any moment.
Shen Shuyue smiled sweetly.
“Shut up?”
“Oh my, talk about saying one thing while meaning another.”
“When it came to doing it, you were more enthusiastic than anyone.”
With that, Shen Shuyue carried her lingerie out to the balcony to hang it up.
Qiu Chengyue’s face had already gone from purple to black.
Clearly, Shen Shuyue had thoroughly infuriated him this time.
……
Shen Shuyue deliberately hung the several new sets of lingerie in the most conspicuous spot on the balcony.
Qiu Chengyue’s clothes were still hanging there from the night before. He hadn’t taken them down yet.
Shen Shuyue had no intention of helping him collect them.
After hanging up her own clothes, she returned to the bedroom, folded everything neatly, and put them away in the wardrobe.
The evening was rather boring.
Shen Shuyue didn’t feel like reading, so she took out her nail polish and sat down on the sofa.
Qiu Chengyue was eating his noodles nearby, but Shen Shuyue paid him no attention. She concentrated on painting her fingernails.
The nail polish available at the time didn’t require a curing lamp. It would dry shortly after being applied.
Shen Shuyue’s fingers were fair, slender, and long. Every finger was beautifully proportioned.
She had chosen a pink nail polish with a hint of sparkle.
The pink polish made her already beautiful hands look even more delicate and feminine.
Hands this pretty needed to be taken good care of.
Washing clothes, cooking, and other chores should be kept to a minimum.
If she really had to do them every day in the future, it would be more appropriate to hire a maid.
As Shen Shuyue admired her hands, Qiu Chengyue finished his noodles.
He washed the dishes, tidied up the kitchen, and returned to his bedroom.
A short while later, he came back out and went toward the balcony.
His clothes were still hanging outside.
He picked up the clothes pole and was just about to take his clothes down when he looked up and saw Shen Shuyue’s lingerie hanging above.
Every bra had two cups, while the panties even had little bows on them…
Qiu Chengyue’s expression visibly changed.
He immediately looked away and searched for his own clothes.
Unfortunately, his eyes seemed to have a mind of their own.
Before he knew it, his gaze had drifted back toward the lingerie.
Meanwhile, Shen Shuyue was sitting in the living room admiring her freshly painted nails and had no idea what was going on with Qiu Chengyue.
She thought her hands looked beautiful.
Her feet looked beautiful too.
So she picked up a bottle of red nail polish and began painting her toenails.
Her feet were already fair and pretty, and the red polish made them look even more attractive.
When Qiu Chengyue returned from the balcony, he saw Shen Shuyue holding up her toes and admiring them.
Those feet…
They had wrapped around his waist earlier that day.
Qiu Chengyue’s body suddenly felt hot.
Before Shen Shuyue noticed anything unusual, he grabbed his clothes and hurried into the bathroom.
It wasn’t until she heard the bathroom door close that Shen Shuyue realized he had gone inside.
Shen Shuyue wasn’t affected by Qiu Chengyue in the slightest.
Just like before, the best arrangement was for Qiu Chengyue to do his own thing while she did hers, with neither of them bothering the other.
Of course, sleeping together was the exception.
If she got the chance, she would still be more than willing to sleep with Qiu Chengyue again.
After all, there was nothing wrong with his body.
If she went looking for someone outside, it would damage her reputation—and there was always the risk of catching a disease.