Fu Lianxue Comes Out.
After a period of recuperation, Chu Zhaoqiu was finally discharged from the hospital.
Considering Fu Lianxue still had work and couldn’t be by her side to care for her at all times, she first returned to the Chu family home. This also made it convenient for her family to accompany her, and she would resume living with her girlfriend once she had fully recovered.
Returning to the Chu home also made it convenient for her to handle some minor requests for help, as well as to guide her third younger sister in learning magical arts.
Chu Sining no longer wanted to be a salted fish1.
She wanted to become a bit stronger, at least to the point where she could help her older sister when she needed it. After helping, she could go back to being a salted fish.
Her grandmother and older sister both expressed their support, offering her unconditional guidance in her studies.
Apart from this, an extra pillow had appeared on Chu Zhaoqiu’s bed in her room.
For a certain yaoguai.
This way, when she came to stay the night, she wouldn’t need to bring her own pillow.
This time, Fu Lianxue didn’t bring a pillow; she started bringing the cat.
Chu Zhaoqiu had no external injuries, so there was no worry about suffering the cat’s fatal kicks.
Besides, her little cat was also missing its other mama a bit.
Chu Zhaoqiu leaned against the headboard, watching as Baobao was put down by Fu Lianxue, then meowed and jumped onto the bed, subsequently leaping into her arms and rubbing its head against her chin.
Baobao rubbed and meowed at the same time, its cries soft and gentle, seemingly a little aggrieved, as if questioning where she had been all this time and why she hadn’t come home to see her little cat.
Chu Zhaoqiu’s heart instantly melted into a puddle of water.
She gently hugged Baobao, rubbing her cheek against its head: “Baobao missed Mama, right?”
“Meow~”
Fu Lianxue stood before the closed window, watching this heartwarming scene, and began to speak: “It really does miss you very much.”
She gestured: “Last night before I went to sleep, it jumped onto our bed, circled your spot twice, then sat down and meowed at me, as if asking where you went. It misses you a lot.”
After speaking, her gaze instantly softened. She walked to the edge of the bed, cupped the cat’s soft little head, and showered it with kisses: “Such a good baby of Mama’s!”
It knew who was good to it, knew whom to rely on.
It loved its mamas, both of them. When it couldn’t see its mamas, it would miss them, miss them very, very much.
The little cat couldn’t speak, but the little cat’s love was visible.
After hearing this, Chu Zhaoqiu couldn’t help but kiss the little cat that knew how to act cute, and then followed by kissing her girlfriend’s fragrant, fresh, and gentle long hair.
She also loved the little cat, and she loved her too.
Fu Lianxue returned a kiss.
A kiss on her lover’s soft lips.
After a light entanglement for a few seconds, her voice, tender and lingering, said: “So I’ve decided to leave Baobao at your place for this period. I’ll take it back with us when you’ve recovered.”
She kissed her again, a smile playing on her lips: “This way, it can see you every day, and someone can keep it company when I’m out. And you can take it out for walks, get some exercise. It’s simply perfect~”
Chu Zhaoqiu listened to her joyful, lilting tone and said softly, “Whatever you say.”
Together, they looked down at the short-legged little cat in their arms.
Chu Zhaoqiu asked: “Does Baobao agree with what Mama said? Do you want to stay at Grandpa and Grandma’s house?”
Baobao stared at them with its round, amber eyes, and after a moment: “Meow!”
Fu Lianxue looked up: “Mm, it agrees.”
Chu Zhaoqiu’s eyes instantly curved into a smile.
How could her girlfriend be so adorable?
Chu Zhaoqiu recuperated at home for a long time.
When autumn faded its colors and deep winter descended in stark white, she finally made a full recovery.
Now she could run, jump, continue demon hunting, and also go out on dates with the big star.
The night was mellow, a winter breeze blowing.
Two people, bundled up warmly, walked side by side.
Fu Lianxue wore a mask, her hand gripping a leash.
Baobao’s tail was held high as it trotted ahead of them on its four short legs, like a little vanguard clearing the path.
They held hands, leisurely strolling a few laps along the road near their home, time passing peacefully.
Suddenly, Baobao, who was clearing the path up ahead, turned back and meowed at Fu Lianxue.
It seemed to want Mama to carry it; it didn’t want to walk anymore.
Fu Lianxue bent down to pick it up, incidentally wiping its paws—a habit picked up from Chu Zhaoqiu; every time they picked Baobao up outside, they had to wipe its paws first.
“Baobao, why aren’t you walking on your own? Hmm?” she asked, holding the little cat. “Are your little paws feeling cold?”
Fu Baobao lay on her shoulder, curiously looking around, meowing, its meaning unclear, but in any case, it refused to get down.
She helplessly scratched Baobao’s neck: “Little lazy cat.”
Chu Zhaoqiu proactively reached out: “Let me hold it. You’ve been walking it all this time, take a rest.”
Fu Lianxue didn’t stand on ceremony with her and immediately performed a cat handover ritual.
Baobao was transferred from this mama’s arms to the other mama’s arms, without resistance, just a single meow, very well-behaved.
Fu Lianxue linked arms with her girlfriend, continuing their sweet stroll.
As they walked, she suddenly asked: “Zhaoqiu, did you ever think we would have a day like today?”
Chu Zhaoqiu asked rigorously: “Which period does ‘before’ refer to?”
Fu Lianxue said: “Hmm… all of them! When we first met, when we reunited, count them all!”
Chu Zhaoqiu nodded in understanding.
Had she ever thought they would have such sweetness as today…
“No.”
“Hmm?”
“Back then, I didn’t dare to think too much.”
Chu Zhaoqiu looked into her eyes, her gaze gentle: “I only thought about staying by your side. I had no right to think we would be so intimate.”
“After we reunited, you were angry with me, even wanted to kill me. At that time, I felt that you liking me was an extravagant hope, let alone that we would have such a sweet today.”
“A thousand years ago, I didn’t realize my feelings for you, so I thought even less about these things.”
She suddenly remembered the days of old, remembered her own ignorance about feelings back then.
“But back then, no matter what vision I had for the future, there was always a ‘you’ in it.”
“As long as you were willing to stay by my side, I was very content.”
Her undiscovered love was very simple, very pure.
Not seeking for hearts to be linked as one, or mutual affection, just being together, seeing each other every day, that was good enough, very good.
Hearing this, Fu Lianxue’s gaze softened as she cupped her face: “Oh, our Zhaoqiu~”
A brief yet very clear expression of her heart, which was currently soft as mud2.
Indeed, from the past until now, her Zhaoqiu loved her the most!
“What about you?” Chu Zhaoqiu asked expectantly. “Did you ever think about it?”
Fu Lianxue’s answer was also very direct.
She said with a smile, “No.”
Chu Zhaoqiu’s eyebrows lifted slightly.
Fu Lianxue said, bold and confident: “You were like a block of wood back then, and I hadn’t yet learned to smell scents, so how would I know you liked me?”
“Besides, I knew nothing about lovey-dovey stuff at the time, I just thought of us as good friends. Which good friends would think about all this kissing and hugging, this clingy stuff?”
“But I regret it very much,” her tone shifted, her eyes fixed on her lover, a gleam flowing in their depths, “I regret that I was too stupid and too lazy back then. My cultivation was slow, and I failed to smell the scent of your love for me sooner.”
She gently caressed her face, her words filled with regret: “If only I could have discovered it sooner…”
If she had discovered it sooner, perhaps there wouldn’t have been a separation of several thousand years.
If she had discovered it sooner, their days of loving each other could have been much, much longer.
“It’s okay,” Chu Zhaoqiu kissed her palm, softly repeating, “It’s okay.”
“As long as we met, it’s not too late for anything.”
Hearing these words, Fu Lianxue’s eyes slowly curved into a smile.
She took off her mask, leaned forward, and kissed her lips.
A light kiss, full of love.
“Mm, my Zhaoqiu is right.”
Their future was just beginning; it wasn’t too late for anything.
Chu Zhaoqiu felt a pleasant surprise, her eyes instantly brightening.
——Their big star was willing to kiss her outside.
Their minds were in sync3; Fu Lianxue saw what she was thinking at a glance, her expression proud: “What’s wrong, am I wrong to kiss my wife?”
She hadn’t kissed Chu Zhaoqiu outside before, afraid of being photographed, but now it was different.
Ji Congyun had almost succeeded, she had almost lost her; this made her realize even more how indispensable she was in her heart, so she didn’t care anymore.
Chu Zhaoqiu was important; she wanted to cherish every minute and every second with her, to bravely and openly express her love for her.
Chu Zhaoqiu smiled and generously kissed her back.
“Not wrong.”
“Meow~”
Baobao let out a cry.
Then it burrowed into Chu Zhaoqiu’s overcoat, its fluffy tail brushing against her face.
“Oh~ Our little baby is cold, isn’t it?” Fu Lianxue’s expression instantly became tender again.
“Then let’s go home,” Chu Zhaoqiu said with a smile.
“Alright, let’s go back. Fu Baobao has had enough walking for today.”
The two walked back, hand in hand again.
The streetlights stretched their side-by-side shadows very long.
The next day, Fu Lianxue was trending online.
The trending topic headline was: Fu Lianxue’s Secret Rendezvous with Female Friend.
Fu Lianxue held a tablet, her eyes fixed on this headline.
It was written quite convincingly, as if their relationship was something that couldn’t see the light of day.
Her gaze slowly moved down; two related topics followed: “Fu Lianxue Comes Out,” “Fu Lianxue Sexual Orientation.”
The accompanying pictures were highly consistent.
The location was where they had walked yesterday.
Their attire was also what they wore for their walk yesterday.
There was also an animated image4; in the animated image, the lighting was somewhat dim, but the action was still clear—Fu Lianxue was taking off her mask and proactively kissing Chu Zhaoqiu.
To say they weren’t involved would be the biggest deception of the century.
Fu Lianxue raised an eyebrow slightly, turning to look at the person beside her who was calmly petting the cat.
“Does the Young Head of the Chu Family have any thoughts?”
Cheng Hanxi was the one who had her look at this trending topic. How to handle it was also up to the two of them to decide; now it was up to Chu Zhaoqiu.
Baobao ran out of Chu Zhaoqiu’s arms.
Chu Zhaoqiu watched its agile figure with a gentle, unruffled smile: “I’ll listen to you.”
Their hearts were as one; everything was understood without words.
“OK.”
Fu Lianxue first replied to Cheng Hanxi’s message, then logged into her own social media account.
Soon, the enthusiastic melon-eating netizens5 awaited the superstar singer’s response.
Fu Lianxue posted a photo.
There was a woman in the photo.
The woman was wearing comfortable, loose-fitting loungewear, her face not shown. The photo only captured her fair neck, her smooth long hair draped over her shoulder, and in her arms was a small cat playing with her hair—Fu Baobao.
Gentle light fell on her, her two slender hands holding the mischievous little cat. The atmosphere was perfectly warm, and even without seeing her face, one could imagine she must have a beautiful countenance.
Fu Lianxue captioned this photo with a sentence:
[Yes, my sexual orientation is her.]
Her comments section was instantly flooded with countless melon-eating netizens and fans.
They remarked with emotion that it was no wonder her new songs had become sweeter, and curiously asked when they had gotten together, as they hadn’t noticed before.
In short, everyone was full of curiosity about this relationship.
Fu Lianxue gathered the questions and replied centrally, her fingertips tapping on the screen, and posted another comment to answer everyone’s doubts and clear up confusion.
Chu Zhaoqiu quietly accompanied her by her side.
After a while, Fu Lianxue put down the tablet, feeling completely relieved, and turned to find Baobao.
“All done! The rest will be handled by Xiao Xi and the team! Baobao, Mama’s here to play with you~”
Seeing this, Chu Zhaoqiu picked up the tablet.
The screen was still on the comment Fu Lianxue had posted.
Fu Lianxue said her girlfriend was an outsider to the circle6, and hoped everyone would not disturb her.
She said she was very happy with her, happy every day, every second.
She also said, she was the beloved in her heart whom she had loved for a very, very long time, and she wanted to continue loving her like this in the future.
Every word, every sentence, was sincere and heartfelt.
Many people replied to Fu Lianxue.
They received many, many blessings.
Chu Zhaoqiu lifted her eyes, looking at her lover who was crouching on the floor, childishly sparring with the short-legged cat.
A gentle smile instantly spread across her eyes.
She put down the tablet and walked over to join them.
They were each other’s beloved, loved for a very, very long time. In the future, they would continue to love each other this way, supporting each other, and never be separated again.
【End of Main Text】
The author has something to say:
The main text concludes here.
Our Xiao Fu and Xiao Chu will also continue to live harmoniously and happily in their world.
I read everyone’s comments from yesterday, thank you all so much for your companionship for such a long time!
Right now, I indeed want to write something warm, healing, something that can make everyone feel good after reading it.
As for what to write for the next book, I don’t have any definite ideas yet. I’ll let everyone know when I do~
For now, let’s just conclude this book. There are still extras to write, at least until November there’s still writing to be done. I should be able to write ten extra chapters (gazes at the sky)……
LP: 19 Extras coming up!
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