A Moment Too Late (GL) - Chapter 70

The airport was bustling with people coming and going. At this time of day, everyone was in a rush, so no one should have noticed them.

A returning kiss…

Nan Xue thought about it, her heart pounding.

Holding Shu Yubai’s hand, Nan Xue’s eyes searched around. When they passed the restroom, her eyes brightened slightly, and she pulled Shu Yubai inside. Luckily, it was empty and quiet. Shu Yubai, confused, asked, “What are you doing?”

Nan Xue’s fair arm gently encircled her waist, and she lowered her head. Her cool nose touched Shu Yubai’s cheek, nuzzling affectionately, and then kissed her lips.

Very lightly.

As soon as they touched, she quickly pulled away.

After the kiss, Nan Xue quietly looked at her, her dark eyes shining slightly, holding a hint of a faint smile.

Shu Yubai stood by the sink, speechless. After three seconds, she hooked her arm around Nan Xue’s neck and kissed her forcefully.

“Sister…”

A whispering voice.

Their red lips pressed together, soft breaths mingling, moist, creating a slightly misty sensation. She kissed gently, lightly sucking on her lips, her tongue sliding over them before slipping inside, gently entwining with her tongue.

It was like tasting nectar, sweet and fragrant between their lips and teeth.

The next moment, the sound of high heels on the cold tiles.

Click, click, click.

Shu Yubai let go of Nan Xue, and they turned around simultaneously, washing their hands while looking at the mirror.

The mirror was smooth and cold, reflecting Nan Xue’s red lips, small and delicate, like a fruit covered in nectar. She lowered her thin eyelids, naturally shifting to a cold and indifferent demeanor. The sound of the door closing echoed behind them, and she stopped washing her hands.

Shu Yubai leaned against the sink, her fair arms crossed, watching her leisurely.

They exchanged a glance and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Let’s go.”

Shu Yubai scratched Nan Xue’s cool hand, holding it and slipping it into her coat pocket.

“I’m not satisfied yet.”

Nan Xue licked her lips lightly and sighed.

“Not satisfied yet?”

Leaving the restroom, Shu Yubai laughed so hard her stomach hurt, “This is a restroom, what were you thinking? So unromantic.”

“It is a bit.”

Nan Xue thought for a moment and seriously suggested, “Next time, let’s find a more romantic place, okay?”

“Sure.”

Shu Yubai smiled lightly and asked, “Where?”

“Many, many places.”

Nan Xue’s black eyes were incredibly clear as she looked at Shu Yubai and said, “To the snowy mountains, by the lake, sister, wherever you want to go, we’ll go.”

“Mm.”

Shu Yubai used her slender fingers to brush aside the stray hairs on Nan Xue’s forehead. “I want to go to many places. It depends on whether you have the time. It depends on how long we can be together.”

After she said this, Nan Xue’s steps paused slightly. She suddenly gripped Shu Yubai’s hand tightly. “How long? Are you still thinking about breaking up?”

“…”

“Of course, we’ll always be together.”

Nan Xue became a little anxious. Shu Yubai was slightly startled, not knowing what to feel. She leaned in, kissed Nan Xue’s forehead, and comforted her. “I was just joking. Of course, we’ll always be together.”

“Mm.”

Only then was Nan Xue satisfied. She clung tightly to Shu Yubai, walking so close that it seemed like she was growing onto her.

“How are you walking like this, hmm?”

Shu Yubai couldn’t help but laugh. “Move over there, you’re leaning on me entirely.”

Nan Xue stood up straight.

But after a moment, she leaned over again while walking.

Shu Yubai: “…”

Someone was like a koala bear.

How had she never noticed how clingy she was before?

••••

By the floor-to-ceiling windows, in the waiting area, Nan Xue stopped at their boarding gate, slung her small bag over her shoulder, and sat in a seat near the front.

She looked down at her phone to check the time.

Half an hour left.

Shu Yubai sat beside her. In the distance, the light was like the morning glow, shining through the snow, giving a cold feeling. Their shadows were elongated and cast on the floor.

One had long hair down to her waist, the other short hair, both gently lifted by the wind, revealing slender jaws.

Nan Xue held her phone and snapped a photo.

The picture captured their shadows.

Nan Xue hooked her pinky with Shu Yubai’s and took another photo. She looked through the two photos and was quite satisfied. The rings on their ring fingers were also captured.

Shu Yubai heard the sound and looked back. “?”

Nan Xue didn’t speak, her lips curled up slightly.

Her slender fingers tapped the screen, sending a message.

*Ding*

Message sent successfully.

On the other side, Lin Lan saw it.

Nan Xue: [Picture]

Nan Xue: [Picture]

The first photo was of their shadows, and the second was of their pinkies linked together.

Their slender, fair fingers wore diamond rings. One ring had a white diamond, and the other was set with a light blue diamond, making their skin look even whiter and colder.

Lin Lan enlarged the photo with a poke and widened her eyes. That shadow, long hair, slim waist, that must be Shu Yubai?

And the diamond rings on their fingers…

Together?

Oh my god.

Lin Lan instantly felt like a matchmaker. She felt a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, inexplicably happy, almost forgetting she was still single.

Lin Lan: [Did you get her?]

Nan Xue: [Got her.]

The two started chatting.

Slender fingers tapping on the screen.

Nan Xue sat on the bench, slightly lowered her head, her thin back leaning gently against it. Her slim waist and profile looked very thin. Her dark hair fell over her shoulders, her jawline like icy jade, her red lips slightly curved, and there was a faint light in her eyes.

Shu Yubai watched her, somewhat suspicious, wanting to see what she was doing.

—Who is she chatting with?

She wasn’t talking to her at all.

But Shu Yubai was reserved, unlike Nan Xue. She couldn’t bring herself to say certain things or ask. They had just gotten together, and was her desire to control already so strong? Who Nan Xue chatted with was her business. What was there to ask?

Shu Yubai comforted herself silently.

But deep down, she still cared a little, yet she was too shy to ask.

And she didn’t dare to lean over and look at her screen.

Shu Yubai sat there uneasily, thinking she would ask after Nan Xue finished chatting.

Nan Xue: [We just agreed to be together today.]

Lin Lan: [Congratulations, let off fireworks.]

Lin Lan: [I want to go downstairs and set off some firecrackers.]

Nan Xue smiled and replied: [Don’t you guys have a ban on fireworks?]

Lin Lan: […]

She glanced outside. It was also cold in London, with thick snow outside. Setting off firecrackers was just a saying. Nan Xue took it seriously, leaving Lin Lan at a loss for words once again.

Lin Lan: [How far have you guys gone?]

Nan Xue: [Kissed.]

Lin Lan: [That’s it?]

Nan Xue: [Mm.]

Nan Xue: [I want more, but she said it’s too fast.]

Lin Lan: [Then take it slow.]

Lin Lan: [Otherwise, Xiao Shu might think you’re just after her body.]

Nan Xue: […]

After her body?

Nan Xue coughed lightly to cover her embarrassment—how accurate.

She was indeed after her body.

But she also liked her.

Was there a conflict?

Lin Lan, this perpetual singleton, once again took on the role of emotional advisor. She told Nan Xue it depended on the person’s character. If Shu Yubai was the outgoing type, it wouldn’t matter; but if she was reserved, shy, and lacked a sense of security, she needed to follow her pace.

Can’t act like a rogue.

Nan Xue: …

She looked at those words, coughed lightly, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

After they finished chatting, Nan Xue turned off her phone screen and put it back into her small leather bag.

Turning her head, she saw Shu Yubai sitting beside her.

Shu Yubai’s expression was a bit strange.

Her black hair was loose, her hands clasped together on her knees, staring ahead with a dazed look, lost in thought, and seemed somewhat distant.

She even seemed a little sad.

Faintly.

“Sister.”

Nan Xue took her hand, leaned over, and rested her head on Shu Yubai’s shoulder. “What’s wrong?”

Shu Yubai glanced at her and shook her head. “Nothing.”

After saying that, she stopped paying attention to her.

There was still a faint sense of distance.

Nan Xue: “?”

Something seemed off.

She wanted to ask more, but the boarding time arrived. The people on the benches got up to line up. Nan Xue also pulled Shu Yubai up and walked toward the queue, squeezing into the crowd.

As Shu Yubai was being pulled along, she kept thinking:

Who was she chatting with?

She actually ignored me.

A friend?

Or someone she doesn’t know. What were they talking about that was so engaging? This was the first time Nan Xue acted like this.

Shu Yubai’s fingertips curled up, feeling a surge of hostility toward the person on the other side of the chat.

Meanwhile, Lin Lan sneezed.

—Who was thinking of her?

T/N: i