Deprivation (Lily ABO) - Chapter 11

The hair dryer hummed loudly, warm air blowing on Su Mu’s wet hair; it was nearly dry now.

Gu Anlan wiped her head with a towel.

Her heart was torn between pity and reproach.

How did this girl find her in such heavy rain?

Gu Anlan ignored Su Mu’s calls, she was genuinely angry.

Su Mu lacked her usual sharpness, head lowered, looking pitiful.

She knew she’d done wrong; she shouldn’t have treated Teacher Gu so recklessly.

Her self-control was weak, acting on impulse, not seeing Gu Anlan at home drove her out of control, so she frantically went to find her.

She called every teacher, finally learning Gu Anlan’s whereabouts from Teacher Wang in the Chinese department.

But halfway there, a downpour started, leaving her soaked like a drowned dog.

Gu Anlan saw her biting her lip, looking repentant.

Her heart softened, sighing repeatedly, she was just a child after all.

She knew Su Mu grew up with her father, the lack of a mother’s love shaped her aloof, sensitive nature.

She seemed introverted but deeply obsessive, her darker side could erupt when triggered.

“How did you find me?”

She rubbed Su Mu’s head, finally acknowledging her.

“Teacher Wang told me…” Su Mu mumbled, still fearing Gu Anlan’s anger.

She turned to look up at her, as if begging forgiveness.

Gu Anlan stopped drying her hair, sat down, and reasoned calmly, “Xiao Mu, let’s stay apart for a few days, okay? I’ll move back when your father returns from his trip.”

Gu Anlan thought she could reason with her, but this seemed to touch a nerve.

Su Mu’s eyes reddened, biting her lip stubbornly.

Was Teacher Gu cutting her off completely?

She didn’t want that but didn’t know what to do, only silently protesting this way.

“Don’t look at me like that… it’s not about cutting ties, we just need to return to a normal relationship.”

Gu Anlan turned away, unable to meet Su Mu’s gaze, clutching her skirt, this conflicted emotion spread in her heart.

Perhaps deep down she didn’t want this either.

“Hah, return to a normal relationship.”

Su Mu gave a cold laugh, her expression chilling, “Teacher Gu, we’ve done it so many times, how do we go back to normal?”

Su Mu’s blunt words hit Gu Anlan’s guilty spot.

She felt no anger or retort, only deep sadness, tears sliding down her cheeks, wetting her collar.

Yes, sleeping with her student and stepdaughter, thinking a single sentence could revert everything, how could it be so easy?

She oversimplified the problem, she caused this.

Gu Anlan blamed herself, sinking into deep guilt.

Seeing Gu Anlan’s hurt look, Su Mu’s heart twisted painfully; she knew she shouldn’t have said that.

Teacher Gu was too soft-hearted, sometimes this trait became a knife turned against her.

Even now, she doesn’t resent Su Mu.

Su Mu took all the blame.

“I’m sorry.”

Gu Anlan heard the girl’s soft apology, then was pulled into her arms.

Su Mu patted her back, gently comforting.

The woman in her arms cried more, nestling like a child, as if venting all her recent turmoil and grievances.

Su Mu said nothing, just wiped her tears while tidying her messy hair.

Her eyes and nose were red.

In moments like this, Su Mu wanted to describe Gu Anlan as various cute animals, like a rabbit or a cat.

The rain outside didn’t stop, growing heavier.

Another thunderclap startled Gu Anlan back into Su Mu’s arms.

She was half-held by the waist; she felt sick, finding safety in a child.

Pheromones began to spread, the rain had soaked Su Mu’s suppressant patch on her neck, rendering it useless, her clothes and pants still half-wet.

Gu Anlan, head lowered, noticed a bulge between Su Mu’s legs, her face burning red.

She straightened, pushing Su Mu away, but saw the girl’s red ears and pleading eyes.

“Teacher Gu, help me one more time, please… I promise, we’ll sort this out properly…”

Though not marked by a gland bite, she’d been genuinely filled by this girl, in a sense, half-marked by this alpha.

Gu Anlan couldn’t resist her pheromones, the room now filled with Su Mu’s scent, she feared she’d lose control soon.

Biting her lip, unsure how to respond, she felt awkward.

She couldn’t resist the girl’s fiery gaze, nodding slowly, hesitantly pulling down Su Mu’s zipper, freeing the swollen gland.

“Mm…”