After Teasing the Heroine and Running Away, I Was Forced into Love - Chapter 10

After her bath, He Roushuang went straight to her bedroom. For her, nothing mattered more than getting a good night’s beauty sleep.

She completely forgot that Shi Qing was still waiting in the living room.

When Shi Qing emerged from the bathroom, she looked around the silent apartment, her eyes filled with confusion. The only light came from the soft white glow of appliance buttons.

The main living room lights were off, leaving only a few small lamps lit.

Shi Qing didn’t know if she would be punished again tonight, and her heart raced with anxiety.

I can’t keep living like this…

If she couldn’t win He Roushuang’s heart, she would soon be discarded.

Shi Qing recalled the fleeting romances she had witnessed while singing at bars. Many people stopped cherishing their partners once they had them.

I need to learn how to please her, to understand what He Roushuang needs so she won’t leave me.

Taking a deep breath, Shi Qing mentally encouraged herself.

You can do this, Shi Qing!

She’s still a woman. She won’t hurt you. You just need to slowly work your way into her heart and claim a place there.

Only by doing so could she avoid being discarded so quickly.

Shi Qing pushed open the door. He Roushuang was already sound asleep, a dark green silk eye mask covering her face. The fabric’s texture, illuminated by the dim nightlight, stirred endless fantasies.

He Roushuang exuded an air of nobility, utterly different from Shi Qing, a girl raised in humble surroundings.

Shi Qing’s fingers trembled as she gripped the hem of her shirt. Her skin felt the cool air of the bedroom. Her body shook slightly, but she still deliberately slipped under He Roushuang’s covers.

“Mmm…”

He Roushuang, deep in slumber, felt someone burrow into her bed.

It was like camping on a snowy mountain when someone suddenly unzipped your tent and shoved in a shivering, frozen kitten.

At first, He Roushuang found the situation romantic and unexpected. But then she realized something.

Wait a minute!

She wasn’t actually camping on a snowy mountain.

That meant something else had crawled into her bed. He Roushuang reached up and peeled off her eye mask.

She saw a face she had grown very familiar with over the past few days—a face both innocent and alluring, especially the mole on her nose, which made her heart soften.

“Shi Qing… what are you doing here?”

He Roushuang froze for a moment, her brain still slowly processing the situation, when she felt arms wrap around her waist.

Shi Qing had suddenly pressed close against her.

But He Roushuang is gay!

She couldn’t possibly withstand such a sudden and intense assault, especially when she could feel the heat radiating from Shi Qing’s bare skin. The other woman was completely naked!

“You didn’t punish me today, so I don’t have to sleep on the floor, right?” Shi Qing asked tentatively, her eyes blinking softly.

He Roushuang’s expression was complex.

Does she hate me? Or am I really just a tool to make her brother jealous? If that’s the case… I can’t keep this up for long!

Shi Qing resolved to kiss He Roushuang the way she had in the car, remembering how deeply the older woman had seemed to enjoy those brief moments. Even Shi Qing, clumsy as she was, understood that He Roushuang was a sexually mature adult.

But…

Before she could lean in, her lips met the soft palm of He Roushuang’s hand.

“Wait…” He Roushuang thought frantically. This female lead’s mouth is terrifying! I looked away for a second, and she’s already trying to kiss me!

“You don’t need to do this,” He Roushuang said. “We don’t need to develop this kind of relationship.”

He Roushuang wanted to redeem the female lead, not to be repaid with her beauty. Though she liked women, she never believed in forcing such things.

“Don’t you like me?” Shi Qing asked.

She felt utterly pathetic.

The usual Shi Qing would never have uttered such words. But now, desperate to stay by the side of this beautiful “goldfish,” she repeatedly resorted to the seductive tactics she normally disdained.

“I like you very much, but not right now,” He Roushuang replied with a genuine smile. Seeing the female lead clinging to her so desperately reminded her of descriptions from the novel.

What did the male lead ever do to deserve such a wonderful lover? Since he doesn’t appreciate her, I’ll just take her for myself, He Roushuang thought inwardly.

But outwardly, she maintained her composure. Clearing her throat, she gently explained to Shi Qing why she couldn’t accept her advances right now.

“I don’t like excessive physical contact. So… you can’t hug me in bed, and you can’t roll into my arms while sleeping.”

If they were lovers, it would be strange not to share a bed.

He Roushuang, however, didn’t want to develop too intimate a relationship with the female lead. If she accidentally turned Shi Qing gay and couldn’t turn her back, it would be her own fault.

Shi Qing nodded.

Is this some kind of weird fetish of my sugar daddy?

She didn’t dwell on it.

She moved away, creating more distance between them.

“Okay.”

Faced with He Roushuang’s long list of demands, the female lead responded with a single word.

He Roushuang was momentarily speechless but still lifted the covers beside her.

“Come lie down.”

Shi Qing lay down, feeling a bit nervous about sharing a bed with someone for the first time.

Her body was stiff as a salted fish that had been drying on the beach for months, afraid to move even an inch.

But soon, the steady rhythm of He Roushuang’s breathing filled the room again. She had fallen asleep.

This woman is so strange, Shi Qing thought. She solves all my problems but doesn’t even try to take advantage of my looks. What does she even want?

As she pondered this, perhaps because the mattress was so soft, she gradually drifted off to sleep as well.

The next morning, sunlight filtered through the heavy curtains, bringing a hint of the morning’s brightness. He Roushuang groggily opened her eyes, intending to remove the eye mask covering her face.

But she found her left hand pinned down by something, unable to move. Fortunately, her right hand was free.

He Roushuang pulled off the eye mask and immediately witnessed the most mortifying scene of her life—one that made her want to suffocate from embarrassment.

She had completely burrowed into someone’s embrace, her nose pressed against their neck in an intimate pose.

Th-th-this…

The “three rules” they had agreed upon the night before were now utterly nullified. He Roushuang was so ashamed she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself on the spot.

Damn it!

After meticulously drafting those rules last night, she had already broken nearly all of them by morning.

He Roushuang had planned to quietly slip out of bed, but the moment she shifted slightly, Shi Qing woke up.

“Sister, it seems you really like my embrace, huh?”

He Roushuang: ……

Aaaaaah!

She wanted to die. How could she have gotten herself into such an embarrassing situation?!

They had agreed on three rules, and she was the first to break them.