The Unreturnable Refrigerator - Chapter 29.2

Chapter 29.2

She didn’t need it.

Sheng Xiali forcefully pulled her hand away and turned to leave.

Lu Yin was frustrated. Her strength was still no match for Sheng Xiali’s.

Her legs were also no match. She had to take two steps for every one of Sheng Xiali’s.

The more Lu Yin walked, the more her head buzzed. The alcohol was really getting to her.

Looking at the figure in front of her, Lu Yin felt like her whole body was on fire. There was only one thought in her mind: Catch up to her!

Lu Yin quickened her pace, following closely behind.

But soon, her speed faltered. She stopped to rest for a bit, and when she looked up again, the person was gone!

Lu Yin felt like she had sobered up quite a bit. Her body was a little cold. She frantically looked around, not knowing where she had ended up. There were rows of houses on both sides, and Sheng Xiali could have turned into any of them.

Lu Yin looked around each corner and finally, at the third corner, she saw a figure tying their shoelace.

Thank goodness, thank goodness for the shoelace. If it hadn’t come undone in time, she would have lost her.

Lu Yin hopped and continued to follow.

She didn’t know how long they had been walking, and she never expected there to be a place like this in the middle of Hengcheng.

After a long, winding path through a narrow alleyway piled with clutter, Sheng Xiali finally stopped in front of a very old house.

Lu Yin watched Sheng Xiali open the old iron gate on the ground floor. The sound of the gate opening was sharp and piercing. Lu Yin was startled and became a little more sober.

Sheng Xiali turned to look at the person behind her, was silent for a moment, and then turned to go inside.

Lu Yin’s eyes lit up. This meant she was giving her permission to follow!

Lu Yin walked up in a few quick steps and saw that Sheng Xiali, who had gone inside, was waiting for her. Only after Lu Yin entered did she turn and lock the big iron gate.

This time, Lu Yin felt that the sound of the door closing wasn’t so harsh.

After locking the door, Sheng Xiali continued to walk down. Lu Yin was a little surprised. They weren’t going up but down.

Fortunately, it was only seven or eight steps down.

When Sheng Xiali opened a door, Lu Yin thought they had arrived, but after opening it, she only saw a hallway.

She followed Sheng Xiali through the hallway and saw a wooden door at the end. Sheng Xiali took out her key again.

Lu Yin was a little suspicious that there might be another door behind this one, but thankfully, this time, they had really arrived.

Sheng Xiali turned on the light. In the dim yellow light, the single room, which was only about five or six square meters, was fully exposed to Lu Yin.

The layout was simple: a single bed in the corner, a cabinet next to it, and a very small bathroom with a curtain instead of a door.

“Aren’t you coming in?”

Sheng Xiali turned to look at Lu Yin at the door, her expression calm. When Lu Yin had said she wanted to come to her place, she had wondered what she would think of her living space.

She would probably be disgusted…

“Do you have slippers?” Lu Yin looked at the clean floor and then at her own dirty boots.

Sheng Xiali understood her hesitation and was slightly taken aback.

After a while, she let out a laugh, walked over to the door, took a pair of slippers from a shoebox, and handed them to Lu Yin.

Lu Yin quickly took off her boots, put on the slippers, and walked in.

There was no chair in the room, so Lu Yin sat down on the only bed without hesitation, continuing to look around the room.

Although the room was small, it was very tidy. It didn’t look messy at all.

But with two people in it, it felt a little crowded… so crowded that Lu Yin’s heart was on fire.

She looked up at Sheng Xiali, who was also staring at her.

Sheng Xiali looked at the person on the bed. In the dim light, she had a blurry, hazy feeling. Her mind also felt a little muddled. She didn’t know how she had ended up bringing her back.

Now that she had brought her back, what next…?

Outside, the sounds of children playing came through the poorly soundproofed walls. There were also footsteps from the floor above. The neighbors seemed to be watching TV, and there was the sound of opera. All these sounds intertwined, making the room seem even quieter.

Lu Yin hadn’t expected to have a chance to be alone with Sheng Xiali in a room again.

“You—”

“You—”

Two voices spoke at the same time. Lu Yin quickly closed her mouth and looked at Sheng Xiali.

“You go first.”

Sheng Xiali leaned against the wall, feeling the coolness of the wall seeping through her clothes, but the intense gaze in front of her made her feel like there was a fire in her heart.

This feeling was unsettling. She once again forced herself to calm down.

“Okay, you’ve made it here. If there’s nothing else, you should leave.”

Lu Yin shook her head: “I have something.”

Sheng Xiali: “Hmm?”

“I still have a New Year’s wish to make.”

Sheng Xiali looked down at her: “You’re coming to me to make a wish?”

Lu Yin nodded.

Sheng Xiali let out a laugh. Was she some kind of deity?

But looking at the bright eyes in front of her, Sheng Xiali hesitated for a moment: “What’s the wish?”

Lu Yin smiled foolishly: “I haven’t thought of it yet. I’ll tell you tomorrow morning.”

She said this and took off her coat and wool skirt, then turned and burrowed into Sheng Xiali’s quilt.

“Remember to remind me tomorrow. I have a wish saved with you.”

Sheng Xiali hadn’t expected this situation. By the time she realized what was happening, Lu Yin was already in her quilt.

She went over and tried to pull the quilt: “Get up.”

Lu Yin held onto the quilt tightly: “I forgot where my home is. Do you want to see me sleeping on the streets?”

“Do I look like an idiot?”

“No, I’m the idiot. Can you take in an idiot for one night?”

Lu Yin let go of the quilt, put her hands together, and looked at Sheng Xiali. Her eyes were wide and round. In the dim yellow light, her face was visibly flushed.

When she let go, Sheng Xiali lost her balance and fell back onto the bed.

“It’s so cold.”

The quilt was gone. Lu Yin hugged her arms and looked at Sheng Xiali with a wronged expression.

Sheng Xiali took a deep breath, silently looking at her. Seeing Lu Yin’s thin sweater, she gave in, put the quilt back over her, and went into the bathroom.

Lu Yin’s eyes curved into a smile. She patted her hot face and felt a burst of excitement. She didn’t know if it was the alcohol or the joy in her heart, but she wanted to shout.

Seeing that Sheng Xiali’s back was to her while she was filling a cup with water, Lu Yin quickly got up, took out the red envelope she had prepared from her down jacket at the foot of the bed, and put it under Sheng Xiali’s pillow.

There was only one yuan inside. She wasn’t worried that Sheng Xiali wouldn’t accept it. She just wanted to give her a “lucky money” for the New Year, hoping she would have a smooth year ahead.

Sheng Xiali came out with the water and plugged in the kettle, then sat on the edge of the bed with her back to Lu Yin.

Suddenly, she was poked in the back. Sheng Xiali turned around, and something was put in her mouth.

“This chocolate is so delicious. It’s filled with alcohol. Try it.”

Sheng Xiali wanted to refuse, but half of the chocolate was already in her mouth. She had no choice but to hold it in.

She took a bite, and a taste of alcohol spread. Looking at the person on the bed who was getting drunk, Sheng Xiali sighed: “Haven’t you had enough to drink?”

Lu Yin smiled: “I’m a bottomless pit. By the way, can you drink?”

Sheng Xiali looked at her, hesitated, and then shook her head: “No.”

Lu Yin smiled: “Then you shouldn’t drink outside. If you want to drink, take me with you. I’ll take care of you when you’re drunk.”

Sheng Xiali pursed her lips. The sweetness in her mouth spread. She looked at the person saying this with a red face and laughed. What she said wasn’t very convincing.

The one who could get drunk and climb into someone’s bed was the one who shouldn’t be drinking too much outside.

At that moment, the water boiled. Sheng Xiali got up, took the hot water bottle from under the quilt at the foot of the bed, filled it with hot water, and handed it to Lu Yin: “Put it in the quilt.”

Lu Yin’s slow-witted brain, at that moment, understood the hidden meaning of those words.

Sheng Xiali seemed to have taken another step back.

“Where do I put it?” Lu Yin didn’t take it.

Sheng Xiali bent over, lifted a corner of the quilt, and placed the hot water bottle inside.

As she stood up, she felt the light and shadow sway, and her cheek was suddenly warm.

After kissing her, Lu Yin stopped and silently counted to three. Only when she wasn’t pushed away did she take the next step.

Lu Yin reached out and wrapped her arms around Sheng Xiali’s neck. When she pulled down, she fell backward.

Sheng Xiali was caught off guard and fell back onto the bed with her, instinctively reaching out to protect Lu Yin.

Her hand was on the back of Lu Yin’s head, and her fingers were tangled in her loose hair. Lu Yin’s hot breath brushed against her ear and neck. Thinking about the kiss on her cheek, Sheng Xiali’s breathing was no longer as calm as before.

Lu Yin’s heart was pounding like a drum. She continued to silently count in her head: Three… two… one… Sheng Xiali didn’t push her away!

She lifted her head slightly from Sheng Xiali’s embrace and looked into her eyes. The light and shadows were mottled, and her eyes seemed to be filled with starlight as they trembled.

Lu Yin slowly followed the light and finally, under Sheng Xiali’s trembling gaze, kissed the lips she had been dreaming of.

It was a light kiss, gentle and devout.

Her New Year’s wish—one of them—had come true!

Sheng Xiali looked down at the smiling eyes, her dark eyes like ink.

“What are you doing…”

“Kissing you.”

Lu Yin felt all the bl00d in her body rush to her chest, and for a moment, she felt hot and swollen. Her breath was also scorching.

She wanted to tell Sheng Xiali what New Year’s wish she had remembered and thank her for helping her fulfill it, but just as she was about to speak, she felt a warmth on her lips.

Sheng Xiali’s hand was on the back of Lu Yin’s head, pulling her closer with a steady force.

The taste of the alcohol-filled chocolate spread on her tongue. Lu Yin instantly felt drunk, and her mind became muddled.

After a while, when her tongue touched Sheng Xiali’s hot one, Lu Yin realized that Sheng Xiali was kissing her!

It wasn’t a gentle peck, and it wasn’t just a brief touch!

Sheng Xiali was conquering her, prying open her lips. Lu Yin could even feel the sucking sensation.

The sparks in her mind seemed to have met an open flame, exploding at the touch. Then, like an unstoppable torrent of lava, it made her whole body tingle.

Lu Yin felt like she was going to suffocate, but even if she did, she didn’t want to push Sheng Xiali away one bit.

She clung to Sheng Xiali’s neck like a person clinging to a piece of driftwood.

Hot breaths intertwined between them. In the midst of her rapid breathing, a soft moan of passion escaped Lu Yin’s lips.

Sheng Xiali suddenly stopped. She looked down at the person in her arms. The redness on her face, which was already there from the alcohol, now spread across her entire face, but her full, moist lips were even redder.

She seemed to be unhappy with the pause. She opened her eyes, and the alluring wetness in them made the sanity that Sheng Xiali had just managed to regain disappear again.

She lowered her head, trying hard to restrain herself. She pecked her on the lips and, with her arms around her, sat her up.

The tingling sensation from the excitement still lingered in Lu Yin’s trembling body.

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

In the quiet room, only their messy breaths intertwined.

Finally, just as Lu Yin felt her breathing return to normal and was about to ask Sheng Xiali what this meant, the noise outside suddenly became louder. The TV upstairs and next door also turned up.

In the distance, a bell rang.

It was New Year’s Eve countdown!

Lu Yin stopped what she was about to say and started counting down with the noise outside.

“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1~”

The countdown ended. Lu Yin turned her head, her lips almost touching Sheng Xiali’s. Her soft breath was filled with joy: “Sheng Xiali, Happy New Year.”

After saying that, she closed the distance and kissed her.

When their lips separated, Sheng Xiali softly said, “Hmm.” Then, after a moment of hesitation, she kissed her back.

“Happy New Year.”

Lu Yin reached up to touch her lips. They felt a little numb, but this also reminded her that everything that had just happened was real.

Lu Yin smiled, a brilliant smile. It was as if the stars had fallen into her eyes.

“Sheng Xiali, for the new year, can we be together?”

Even if she said no, it was too late. She had kissed her, so she had to take responsibility.

Sheng Xiali gently pulled the quilt over them, embracing her. Listening to the sound of fireworks exploding from somewhere outside, and feeling the even more intense heartbeat in her chest, she finally gave in.

She softly responded, “Okay.”

Lu Yin smiled and wrapped the quilt around Sheng Xiali as well. She hugged her and fell back onto the bed. As her head hit the pillow, Lu Yin rubbed Sheng Xiali’s nose and softly called out: “Sheng Xiali~”

“Hmm.”

Lu Yin smiled and hugged her: “My girlfriend, one more kiss~”

…

“Wake up, Lu Yin.”

Lu Yin slowly opened her eyes. She looked at the person who was waking her up and was very unhappy. She reached out and pulled the person toward her, mumbling: “It’s still early. One more kiss~”

Sheng Xiali, as she was being pulled forward, quickly extended her hand to prevent the water in the cup from spilling onto the bed.

The next second, her lips felt a warmth.

Sheng Xiali’s other hand suddenly went slack, and the pills in her palm scattered across the floor.

The person on the bed, after having had enough of kissing, opened her eyes again and smiled faintly at the face that was so close.

But the smile hadn’t even fully spread before it froze on her face when she saw Sheng Xiali’s current state.

Lu Yin took a step back and looked around. The realization that had been slow to arrive finally hit her completely.

Oh no, I’ve mistaken her for someone else.

No, it’s the same person, but I just got it wrong!