Divorce Is An Absolute Must! - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Kiss

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At this moment, Zhu Qing was holding back her laughter with her head down. The cameraman was three steps away, recording the interaction between the two. The rest of the crew members were in the small pickup truck, hiding from the mosquitoes. Only Li Lan was looking up, glaring at Zhu Qing, and witnessed the moment the spider web fell with a wide-open view.

So she had plenty of time to react. She “swooshed” up and shielded Zhu Qing.

“Ah—”

The black spider with fluorescent yellow markings and a hairy body landed on Li Lan’s back, then bounced and fell to the ground right under Zhu Qing’s eyes.

Zhu Qing let out a terrified shriek, her feet leaving the ground in fright. “Li Lan Li Lan Li Li Li Lan Lan Lan…”

Zhu Qing was trembling all over. Li Lan didn’t care about the big patch of spider webs on her back and quickly kicked the spider away with her foot.

Zhu Qing’s eyes were wide with terror, staring at the spider that Li Lan had kicked away. Only after confirming that it was gone did she shakily hug Li Lan and try to speak. “I I I want to go—ah ah!”

The falling spider web was very sticky and didn’t fall completely to the ground. Half of it was still hanging in the air. As soon as Zhu Qing got up, she saw a smaller, hairy spider suddenly drop down. The spider was dangling in the air, swaying back and forth. Its hairy legs even did a graceful little bend and stretch, and it looked like it was about to touch her face.

In a flash, Li Lan raised her hand and covered Zhu Qing’s face. The spider landed on Li Lan’s arm.

Li Lan’s forehead twitched violently. She stared at the spider on her arm, her hair standing on end. She almost jumped up. But the Zhu Qing in her arms was trembling too much. Li Lan had to force herself to hold back her exaggerated, no, her normal, reaction. She was so close to biting her tongue.

Fortunately, the spider didn’t pester them and jumped away right before Li Lan’s tolerance broke.

The guide came over late, just in time to see the spider leave. “Oh, a golden orb weaver. It’s not venomous. Don’t be afraid.”

Li Lan gritted her teeth. “Help me get the spider web off my back.”

The guide said slowly, “You two can just walk out. The little girl can come out too. There’s no need to be scared. Golden orb weavers look scary, but they’re not scary at all.”

Li Lan couldn’t be bothered to correct his grammar. She insisted, “If I move, another spider will fall. She’s afraid of this. Please help me get it off. Thank you.”

Only then did the guide slowly walk over, tear off the spider web in a few movements, and flick away the small spiders that had fallen off.

Li Lan was relieved. She let go of the hand that was covering Zhu Qing’s eyes and let go of the person.

But Zhu Qing didn’t react. She had turned into a quail, covering her head and shrinking her neck. She was completely buried in Li Lan’s arms, her mind still replaying the image of the palm-sized spider.

“It wasn’t palm-sized, it was only half a palm,” she muttered unconsciously. Li Lan stroked her back, feeling both helpless and heartbroken. “Weren’t you laughing so hard just now? You’re not even afraid of a lizard, and this is just a spider.”

“How can they be the same…” Zhu Qing said, her voice weak, but her mouth didn’t stop moving at all. “Lizards don’t attack people. That big thing just walked away. Spiders are so small. If one falls on you, it can easily crawl into your clothes and bite me…”

“All things have spirits, except for mosquitoes and spiders. No, all creatures with more than four legs and no legs are terrifying. I feel a little sick.”

Li Lan comforted her, stroked her head, and almost performed a ritual to bring her soul back.

“This kind of spider isn’t venomous. If it were, the guide would have definitely come over,” Li Lan said. “Can you walk? Let’s leave this place and find somewhere to see how many animal tracks you’ve got on your camera.”

Zhu Qing gripped Li Lan’s clothes, shrank into her arms, and said angrily, “No, my legs are weak. I can’t walk!”

Li Lan gave her about ten minutes to calm down, but Zhu Qing couldn’t calm down at all and refused to walk no matter what.

The production crew held back their laughter and came over to ask about their progress. “There’s no rush. We have all day for filming. We’ll cut this part into a montage. No need to worry.”

Li Lan shot the production crew a cold look. When they were needed, they were useless, but now that they saw some good footage, they came over to add fuel to the fire and make things worse.

Zhu Qing was even more righteous in her瘫痪(paralysis, but in this context, it’s more like she’s “paralyzed with fear”). Both of her arms were wrapped around Li Lan’s waist, and she was determined not to move forward.

Li Lan raised an eyebrow. “You’re really not walking?”

Zhu Qing rubbed against her arms, a vague shaking motion.

Li Lan looked around and said in a very cautious tone, “Then, are you afraid of snakes?”

Zhu Qing’s head shot up.

“I feel like it’s not safe under this tree,” Li Lan said, a word at a time, pretending to be nonchalant. “A spider just fell, and maybe a snake will fall soon. If we’re standing here and a snake falls, it’ll land directly on your head.”

Zhu Qing suddenly let go, her expression changing instantly. “Quick, quick, let’s go! Let’s leave this place. I’ve realized that the creature I hate the most is a snake.”

Li Lan’s stomach hurt from holding back her laughter.

After that, they took a car back. As soon as they returned, Zhu Qing went into their tent, zipped it up, and refused to come out.

Hu Xu walked over with her hands behind her back and said with a laugh, “What’s wrong? Did you two get into a fight?”

Li Lan wore a sun hat and looked at the tent helplessly. “She got scared by a spider.”

“What’s so scary about a spider?” Hu Xu said. “Spiders are good bugs, you know. They’re good things.”

Li Lan thought to herself, People from your generation would be happy to catch a centipede to put in their liquor. Edible insects are all delicious, high-protein things.

“Don’t just stand there. The sun is at its peak, and the crew members are all resting. You should go in and rest too. Go comfort your little one.”

It seemed like Liu Yini had found a bug on her end. She yelled for Hu Xu to come over. “Come here and see if this is a house centipede!”

Hu Xu raised her voice and replied, “There’s no house centipede here!”

“Just come and look!”

Li Lan laughed. “Teacher Hu, go on. I’ll also go in and rest for a bit… and comfort my little one.”

She called out to the tent for the door to open. After a long time, Zhu Qing finally unzipped a small opening and whispered, “Come in quickly.”

Li Lan looked at the half-person-high opening, sighed, bent down, and tried her best to squeeze in.

“Are you feeling better?”

After getting in, Li Lan took off her shoes, crawled next to Zhu Qing, and felt her forehead. Although she had said it was nothing to Hu Xu, Li Lan was still worried about Zhu Qing’s condition, afraid that she was too scared.

Zhu Qing turned over and hugged Li Lan’s waist.

“I don’t feel any better,” Zhu Qing said. “My mind is out of control. I keep thinking about that spider. I suspect that if you gave me a pen right now, I could even draw how many hairs are on its legs.”

Li Lan laughed exaggeratedly. “Wow, you’re amazing then. If the spider knew you were drawing the hairs on its legs, it would probably run away overnight.”

“What, spiders are also afraid of ugly pictures? I haven’t even said it was ugly yet.” Zhu Qing said, dissatisfied. “I’m not a coward. I just really hate spiders.”

“I know,” Li Lan massaged her forehead and stroked her hair with her fingers. Her voice was gentle, with a hint of affection that was hard for her to notice. “You’re not a coward. You’re so amazing. You’re not even afraid of a half-meter-long savanna monitor lizard. You even protected me. You just hate spiders.”

Zhu Qing nodded nonstop as she listened. “No one knows me better than Li Lan.”

“Are you in a better mood now?”

Zhu Qing shook her head. “Just a little bit.”

Li Lan sighed helplessly. She thought for a while and decided to sacrifice herself. “Don’t keep thinking about the spider. You can think about… well, think about how scared I was by the lizard. Every time you think of the spider, you can think, ‘Li Lan was so scared that she grabbed onto me and wouldn’t let go.’ Will that help?”

Zhu Qing almost forgot about Li Lan’s reaction at the time. Li Lan was more composed. She was only scared for a few seconds. Even if panic and fear flashed across her face, it was a subtle panic and a restrained fear. She wasn’t like a cat whose belly had been stepped on and who went crazy.

But… Li Lan also fell towards her. She was also so scared that she almost fell and grabbed onto her clothes and didn’t react for a long time.

Zhu Qing remembered how she had protected Li Lan and instantly felt heroic. Then, she thought about how Li Lan had protected her… and a sense of security washed over her. Li Lan’s body temperature, Li Lan’s palm, Li Lan’s voice, Li Lan’s embrace.

It was Li Lan’s subconscious reaction. Her mind hadn’t even processed what it was, but she immediately stood up and protected her. If it wasn’t a spider web, but some acidic liquid or some other poisonous bug, Li Lan would have used her body to shield her. And then she even used her hand to cover her eyes.

A wave of warmth surged in Zhu Qing’s heart, bubbling and boiling over.

“Better?” Li Lan secretly observed Zhu Qing’s expression. Seeing her face go from pale to red, she thought she wasn’t scared anymore. Just as she was about to speak, Zhu Qing suddenly reached out, wrapped her arms around Li Lan’s neck, and pulled her down.

Li Lan subconsciously tried to brace herself, but Zhu Qing was too strong and too unexpected. She couldn’t stop herself in time and fell forward, landing on top of Zhu Qing on the mat. The force didn’t decrease. The two of them were face to face, their noses touching and then separating. They were less than half a palm’s distance from each other.

“Xiao Qing…”

Zhu Qing’s eyes traced Li Lan’s face. Her fingers were on her cheek, tapping it rhythmically. “This face… no matter when I look at it, I still think it’s so beautiful,” Zhu Qing said in a hoarse voice. “I’m a little excited, Li Lan.”

Li Lan’s throat moved, and her voice also became hoarse. It was a while before she said, “…Why?”

Zhu Qing said, “Tsk,” “Where did your intelligence go?”

Li Lan also felt that her intelligence was offline. She could tell what was going on with Zhu Qing’s state just by looking at her. Li Lan felt her breathing heat up and was a little speechless. “I, I’ll get up first.”

“Hiss, don’t move,” Zhu Qing said, wrapping her arms around Li Lan’s neck, crossing them, and pulling her down again in a domineering manner. “If you move, I might not be able to stop myself from doing something.”

Li Lan opened her mouth, feeling parched. Her knees rubbed against the mat. She wanted to get up, but she was afraid that Zhu Qing would pull her down again. Her current posture didn’t give her any leverage. If she fell down again, who knows where she would fall…

Zhu Qing said, “Teacher Li is so good to me. She bought me a house and a car, gave me all her marital assets, took me home when I was drunk, and took care of me in every way on the show.”

“Xiao Qing,” Li Lan tried her best to keep her breathing steady and endured. “These are all things a partner should do.”

Zhu Qing rubbed her nose against Li Lan’s. “Should they? I don’t think so. Even if the previous things can be done deliberately, the first reaction in the face of danger can’t be faked. Teacher Li dared to save me without even knowing what it was. What if it was a snake? What if it was a venomous spider? You just… like me that much?”

Li Lan’s pupils trembled violently. She wanted to say that she saw it and it was a spider. But she wasn’t sure if it was a venomous spider. And she did… like her very much.

The kind of like that was very, very intense.

Zhu Qing spoke again, repeating as if to emphasize. “You like me that much.”

Li Lan: “I…”

Zhu Qing’s state right now was very emotional and very sexy. She was in a daze, as if something had gone to her head. She was even more drunk than she was when she was drunk.

Li Lan felt that this state couldn’t continue. “No matter what, you still want to break up with me. Now is not the time to talk about this. When you get your memory back…”

Zhu Qing smiled. “I’m not breaking up. You can kill me, but I’m not breaking up.”

Li Lan hadn’t spoken yet. The next moment, Zhu Qing raised her hand, cupped the back of Li Lan’s head, and lifted her head to kiss her, blocking all of her rejection.

The kiss between them came too suddenly, yet there was enough buildup, making Li Lan unable to escape and unable to focus on enjoying it.

Zhu Qing’s tongue quickly pushed open her lips and slid through the crack. She gently held her lips as if tasting them. Li Lan’s heart was itching from her cat-like tasting kiss, and she unconsciously opened her mouth slightly.

Zhu Qing took the opportunity to squeeze in and entwined with her. Li Lan finally couldn’t hold back. She closed her eyes and took control. Her tongue went straight in, capturing all of Zhu Qing’s breaths. Her kiss was passionate and hot, full of intense aggression. She barely gave Zhu Qing time to breathe, as if she wanted to swallow all of her breaths and lips and taste them all.

The air temperature rose rapidly.