Why Suffer for This Distress (GL) - Chapter 9

“What did you say?” He Jingmo was so furious she laughed, staring unblinkingly at Su Xiyan, who was shrinking and acting cute on the sofa. Su Xiyan didn’t dare to look at her, continuing to play the ostrich by burying her head in the pillow and mumbling, “I feel unwell.” She truly hadn’t expected to get so drunk that she threw up. Su Xiyan usually had a good tolerance for alcohol, but when she met CEO Xiao, who drank like she was drinking water, she realized how far behind she was.

“I hope you suffer and die!” He Jingmo snapped a phrase and went into the room with a mop. On the sofa, Su Xiyan pouted. She just didn’t know how to be gentle. Well, anyone would be unhappy after being thrown up on twice. The fact that He Jingmo didn’t just abandon her was already a sign of great tolerance; she should be grateful.

Smelling the strong stench of alcohol emanating from herself, Su Xiyan frowned. She got up, supporting herself on the sofa. Even without a cleanliness obsession, she couldn’t stand being so filthy. Su Xiyan stumbled toward the bathroom in her slippers, but the dizziness in her head persisted. She walked wobblily, unable to balance.

“What are you doing?” He Jingmo came out and saw Su Xiyan twisting and turning like a crab. Hadn’t this person fallen enough today? Su Xiyan looked at her, feeling wronged, “I need to take a shower, I’m so dirty!”

“You know you’re dirty?” He Jingmo quickly walked over to Su Xiyan, supporting her waist and subtly pinching her stomach. Su Xiyan winced in pain, taking a sharp breath, and tried to push He Jingmo away, not letting her get close. He Jingmo looked at her eyes and frowned: “What are you doing?”

“I…” Actually, Su Xiyan was afraid He Jingmo would find her dirty. She herself couldn’t stand the smell, let alone the germaphobic He Jingmo. He Jingmo rolled her eyes at her and helped her walk toward the bathroom, “Now you’re embarrassed? What were you doing earlier? You looked so embarrassing lying on the sofa last night, spread-eagled and drooling.”

“Nonsense!” Su Xiyan’s face flushed unwillingly. He Jingmo didn’t spare her feelings at all, “Nonsense? I took pictures. You can see them later.”

“You insidious woman!”

“Su Xiyan, what did you say?”

“…Jingmo, I’m dizzy.”

With arguing and shouting, He Jingmo finally managed to help Su Xiyan into the bathroom. She turned on the heating lamp and turned to adjust the water temperature. Once the temperature was set, she turned back and curled her lips at Su Xiyan’s appearance.

Su Xiyan stood there awkwardly, her pale, hungover face now slightly flushed. She hugged her chest with both arms. Looking at her body in the bathroom mirror, wearing only her underwear, she felt a bit embarrassed. The dress had already been collected by He Jingmo and taken straight to the dry cleaner. She had slept like that all night. While embarrassed, Su Xiyan was also a little relieved that at least her underwear was left on and she hadn’t been stripped bare.

“What are you doing? Take it off.” He Jingmo’s voice was calm, and her expression was normal. Su Xiyan looked at her, a little shy: “I’ll wash myself.”

“Can you manage?”

“Yes, look, I can stand steadily.” Su Xiyan tried to explain. He Jingmo looked at her flushed face, knowing she was truly embarrassed, and nodded, “Alright.”

He Jingmo slowly walked out, a smile lingering at the corner of her mouth, clearly a look of disdain and mockery. Su Xiyan saw it and became even more uneasy.

She really looks like a bottom, He Jingmo smiled wickedly as she closed the door. Before the smile could fade, a “thud” was heard from the bathroom. She was startled, quickly turned around, pushed the door open, and rushed in.

“What happened?”

He Jingmo frowned at Su Xiyan sitting on the floor. The fall had brought tears to Su Xiyan’s eyes. Sitting on the floor with her legs splayed, her first reaction upon seeing He Jingmo enter was to abruptly join her legs together, covering the private area, and shielding her chest with her hands, looking nervously at He Jingmo. He Jingmo sighed, and fearing she would get cold, she turned and closed the door first.

“You.”

Bending down, He Jingmo helped Su Xiyan up. Her hand touched the delicate skin, and her heart fluttered. She quickly lowered her head to mask it. Su Xiyan used the leverage to stand up, pouting and constantly rubbing her butt with her right hand. Now she was completely humiliated.

He Jingmo calmed the surging desire in her heart. She decided on a quick resolution. Without a word, she reached out to unhook Su Xiyan’s bra.

“What are you doing?”

Su Xiyan grabbed her hand. He Jingmo frowned impatiently, “Are you going to shower or not?”

Su Xiyan looked at He Jingmo, sensing her impatience, and hesitated slightly. He Jingmo ignored her, pulled her hand away, and continued to unhook the bra. Feeling the cool fingertips lightly touch her skin, Su Xiyan’s heart pounded fiercely. They had showered together in college, but back then she would deliberately or unintentionally avoid He Jingmo. Whenever He Jingmo was in the shower room, she would hide in crowded areas. It got better when they moved to the apartment in their junior year, at least avoiding such embarrassment. Speaking of which, Su Xiyan’s realization that she was interested in women was partly inspired by those moments. Now, after so many years, facing each other naked, she was so nervous that her breathing was shallow.

He Jingmo felt the tension in her body and a slight curl appeared at the corner of her mouth. Her hand, helping to take off the bra, slowed down even more.

Slowly and gently caressing the smooth skin, Su Xiyan had practically turned into a tomato. He Jingmo seemed oblivious, sighing in annoyance, “You really have gained weight. It’s so hard to pull down. How many pounds have you gained?”

“In the morning you said I was fat. I went, I went to the company and weighed myself, and I’d lost two pounds.” Su Xiyan explained with a stammer. She felt tormented. The hand on her back was like a feather, lightly drifting over her, constantly teasing, yet unwilling to leave.

“Mmm, it’s off.”

Su Xiyan still kept her arms hugged across her chest. He Jingmo was no longer as talkative and teasing as before. She saw Su Xiyan covering her chest shyly in the mirror, and her heart began to race.

The panties, at Su Xiyan’s insistence, she took off herself. Since childhood, she had never felt so awkward.

Of course, Su Xiyan taking off her clothes was only the first step. He Jingmo lifted her hand to remove the hairpin holding her hair up, tossed her hair, and reached to take off her own clothes. The action of bending over showed off her captivating curves. At this moment, Su Xiyan, who had been embarrassed and awkward on the side, held her breath, staring unblinkingly at the mirror.

He Jingmo certainly knew what she was looking at. She bit her lip, looked at Su Xiyan, took a deep breath, reached both hands behind her, and pulled her nightdress straight down.

Under the nightdress… it was completely bare…

Looking at the alabaster-white skin under the light, the slender figure, the sexy collarbone, and the plump br3asts dotted with water droplets, Su Xiyan felt her mouth go dry. She saw that He Jingmo was also silent, but her eyes were not wandering like Su Xiyan’s. She just stood there, staring unblinkingly at Su Xiyan.

“I didn’t expect… you to have such a good figure.” Su Xiyan gave an awkward smile to mask her feelings, turning around to face He Jingmo with her butt, avoiding her eyes. What kind of look was that? It made her heart race!

He Jingmo looked at the two round, snow-white buttocks facing her without a word, gritted her teeth, picked up the showerhead, turned on the water, and sprayed it directly at her.

“What are you doing?! It’s boiling hot!” Su Xiyan screamed and turned around. This time, she didn’t bother covering her chest, looking at He Jingmo in angry embarrassment. He Jingmo rolled her eyes at her, “Come here, shower!”

“Oh…”

Su Xiyan’s feet dragged as if they were tied to iron balls. She slowly shuffled over to He Jingmo’s side. He Jingmo still didn’t give her a pleasant look, but her hands were incredibly gentle.

The warm water soothed her skin. Su Xiyan finally relaxed and slowly closed her eyes. So comfortable…

Gently rubbing Su Xiyan’s hair and seeing the color finally return to her skin, He Jingmo sighed, “In the future, don’t drink so much, okay?”

“Mhm.”

Without making any excuses or offering any words of evasion about being unable to control herself, Su Xiyan nodded, opened her eyes, and looked at He Jingmo, “I’ll listen to you. I won’t drink anymore.”

He Jingmo looked at her, nodding in satisfaction. Su Xiyan looked at the unconscious charm revealed in her smile, her cheeks flushed by the hot water, and the alluring strand of long hair on her forehead. She sighed softly, “Jingmo, you are so beautiful.”