A Moment Too Late (GL) - Chapter 73

Have you watched it?

Of course, she had.

There was nothing wrong with admitting it.

Indeed, some girls are the bold type, able to tell dirty jokes without batting an eye, but Shu Yubai wasn’t like that. She had been a good girl for many years, never even uttering a curse word.

For some reason, in front of Nan Xue, she suddenly had more concerns.

Should she pretend to be innocent?

Looking into those clear eyes, Shu Yubai felt a moment of embarrassment. She lowered her head, her eyelashes trembling slightly. After a moment, she raised her eyes again, “You’ve really never watched?”

“No.”

Nan Xue shook her head, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

Shu Yubai felt quite embarrassed herself. After all, she had never shared this little secret with anyone.

But here was someone even shyer than she was.

Seeing Nan Xue’s blushing face, Shu Yubai instantly felt less nervous. She felt like an old hand at this and even wanted to tease her again. She leaned in, looked into her eyes, and whispered, “I’ve watched it.”

She scratched Nan Xue’s palm and lowered her slender white neck, asking softly, “Do you want to watch? If you do, we can watch together…”

“No.”

Nan Xue shook her head quickly.

She resisted with righteous indignation.

But her ears were getting hotter and hotter.

Shu Yubai looked at her and chuckled, dropping a kiss on her neck. “Go wash up, it’s your turn.”

Girls and boys are different. Often, girls are less casual and more reserved, especially on certain topics.

Nan Xue was raised by her father. There were probably many things no one taught her. Shu Yubai still remembered the year Nan Xue got her period, panicking and locking herself in the bathroom. Shu Yubai had to run from far away to pass her a sanitary pad through the door crack.

Looking back, even Shu Yubai was surprised: How did Nan Xue grow up to this age?

How did her father raise her?

Men are usually rough when raising kids, and Nan Xue’s father was probably no exception. Her mother left when she was still very young, so she probably missed out on a lot of… certain education.

The bedroom was lit with warm lights. Light mist spread through the cracks, moist and fragrant, smelling faintly of dried roses, a long-lasting scent that lingered.

Hot water flowed from her neck down to her feet, gathering on her insteps, warming her whole body. The foam washed away, forming a shallow stream on the wet floor.

The water stopped.

“Sister, the towel.”

A pleasant voice came from inside, cool like broken ice.

“Wait a moment.”

Shu Yubai took a towel from her wardrobe and walked over. The glass door of the bathroom was slightly ajar, and white steam spread out. A wet, slender, and delicate hand reached out.

The back of the hand was pale and moist, with blue veins giving it a cold, delicate look.

She handed the towel in, and as she stood up, Shu Yubai glimpsed Nan Xue’s bare, pale shoulder.

She turned away immediately after that one glance.

Her heart skipped a beat.

The sliding door opened.

The ends of Nan Xue’s hair were wet, gathered into a strand, glossy and black. A drop of water fell from the tip, tracing a wet path down her pale neck.

Shu Yubai leaned against the bed, watching her.

The light was ambiguous, and there was a faint sweet fragrance in the air, light and subtle, perhaps the scent of the body wash.

Her milk-white skin had traces of water on her shoulders that hadn’t dried yet. Wrapped in a snow-white bath towel, she came out of the bathroom with water still dripping, her feet and ankles covered in crystal-clear droplets, making her look like an exquisite piece of ice jade.

Tight, slender white legs;

Translucent fingertips that seemed almost like jade, with a light blush, shy and bashful.

Shu Yubai felt a bit nervous for some reason, the air seemed to thicken, becoming stuffy and hot. Soon, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her body.

“Sister, do you… want to look?”

Nan Xue asked softly, tugging slightly at the bath towel with her delicate fingers.

“Hmm?”

Shu Yubai’s pupils slightly widened.

Nan Xue lowered her gaze, her fingers gripping the bath towel, as if she was about to undo it in the next second, but her face was blushing with shyness and hesitation.

Shu Yubai was slightly stunned and then realized what was wrong. After she showered, Nan Xue would always sit quietly on the bed with her back turned, not saying a word or looking around.

But when Nan Xue came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, Shu Yubai forgot to look away.

She just stared at her for quite a while.

“Um… no need.”

Her ears burning, Shu Yubai shrank into the blanket and turned her back to Nan Xue.

Rustling sounds.

Nan Xue unwrapped the bath towel, placed it on the bed, hesitated while holding her underwear, then put it down. She picked up her folded pajamas, shook them out, and loosely draped them over herself.

After a while, there was a gentle vibration from the edge of the bed. Shu Yubai felt the position beside her sink. She turned her head and saw that Nan Xue had already lifted the corner of the blanket and slipped in.

Their ankles lightly brushed against each other, briefly touching. Shu Yubai’s were warm and hot, while Nan Xue’s were a bit cool from just getting in, with some remaining dampness.

The air was dry, so it didn’t matter much, and it would probably dry in a while.

She seemed different from usual. Shu Yubai couldn’t quite explain how, but every movement felt a bit sticky, and the person beside her was like a cold magnet that she couldn’t help but be drawn to.

“Sleep?”

Nan Xue asked softly.

Her thick eyelashes drooped, a faint mist shadow in her eyes, making them look deeper.

“Do you want to watch a movie?” Shu Yubai remembered their earlier conversation and brought over the laptop from the side table, opening it. “Didn’t you want to watch a lesbian film?”

Nan Xue’s cheeks flushed instantly. She looked down at Shu Yubai and asked, “Really watch?”

“Mm.”

Shu Yubai opened a folder and glanced over to see Nan Xue leaning against the bed’s headboard, looking quite nervous.

“What’s wrong?”

Shu Yubai asked.

“I… it’s nothing.”

Nan Xue looked down, her dark hair covering the side of her face, and asked again, “Really watch?”

Shu Yubai instantly understood why she was nervous and couldn’t help but laugh. The “lesbian film” she mentioned wasn’t that kind; she wasn’t yet comfortable enough to watch that kind of movie with Nan Xue without feeling awkward.

The movie was just a lesbian-themed film, a bit artsy.

But the next second, she couldn’t resist teasing her.

“Come here.”

Shu Yubai hooked Nan Xue’s hand. “Didn’t you want to learn? Come on, we can watch and learn together. If you don’t know, I’ll teach you.”

Nan Xue’s breathing became slightly erratic.

Shu Yubai moved closer, lightly wrapping an arm around her waist. They snuggled at the head of the bed, Shu Yubai’s head gently resting on Nan Xue’s shoulder. She glanced over and noticed that the girl’s chest, white and soft, was exposed.

Hmm.

Not wearing anything again?

Shu Yubai looked away and cleared her throat.

Although Nan Xue had what she had, somehow Nan Xue’s always seemed different, holding a mysterious allure, subtle and inexplicable, making her want to explore further.

Her fingers trembled slightly as she clicked on a Korean movie.

“How about this one?”

Shu Yubai leaned closer and saw the girl’s small, snow-white ear, now blushing red, irresistibly cute. She leaned in and lightly licked it with the tip of her tongue.

On the screen, two female protagonists appeared in a field.

A lady and her maid.

Shu Yubai had seen it before. She snuggled against Nan Xue, only looking at her little ear, unable to resist wanting to kiss it.

The tip of her tongue lightly brushed the earlobe, her lips sucking gently, then moving away to kiss again and again. Her breath softly grazed the eardrum, excessively seductive.

Accompanied by a light pant.

Nan Xue’s breathing suddenly became erratic, her body trembled, and she pushed Shu Yubai away. “Sister.”

“Mm?”

Shu Yubai made a vague sound, her eyes gentle, shimmering with water, an ambiguous silk slowly entwining.

Nan Xue stared at her, her chest rising and falling, and said, “Don’t watch anymore.”

“Don’t watch?”

Shu Yubai looked at her.

“Watching you.”

Nan Xue whispered in her ear.

She closed the laptop, put it aside, and leaned in for a kiss, her delicate fingers gripping Shu Yubai’s waist tightly, their lips pressed together passionately.

The two of them were tightly entwined.

Shu Yubai hooked her neck and closed her eyes.

Nan Xue was wearing a soft cotton cross-collared pajama, light gray with fine white checks, loosely fitting on her. Her collarbone was pale, her body radiating a warm heat, and her contours were clearly defined by the flowing fabric.

The kiss left her lips and lingered on one side of her neck, slowly moving downward.