Ha, Karma! – Chapter 98

【Extra Chapter · Normal Timeline】

Couple Rings.

A new day had arrived.

Fu Lianxue awoke from her sleep.

A hand rested on her waist, or rather, a hand was wrapped around her waist, holding her.

That hand was slender and fair, the bones of the fingers distinct, the nails glossy and translucent, beautiful to look at.

It was the hand she was most familiar with.

This hand had brought her countless pleasures, and countless embraces.

Chu Zhaoqiu loved to hold her, more and more so.

Even when sleeping.

It was as if she had developed a dependency on her.

She lifted her hand, slowly placing it on top of this hand.

Her fingertips gently brushed across the back of the pale white hand, quietly slipped through the gaps between the fingers, and then slowly closed her own.

Then she was caught.

Chu Zhaoqiu’s fingers closed along with hers, their fingers interlaced tightly, as if a sleeping spell had been broken, and Sleeping Beauty had awakened.

The sound of breathing came from behind her.

The arm around her waist tightened, pulling them closer, more intimately.

Then, a kiss landed among her hair.

“Awake?”

A husky, gentle voice sounded, thoroughly drawing open the curtain on the early morning.

Fu Lianxue turned to face her beautiful girlfriend, smiling like a child caught doing something mischievous.

Then, she closed her eyes, quite self-righteously¹. “Not awake, my eyes aren’t even open.”

With her eyes closed, her senses were magnified.

She heard a soft chuckle.

Then her eyelids were kissed twice.

“How about now?” Chu Zhaoqiu asked.

Fu Lianxue opened her eyes, her bright, clear eyes filled with a brimming smile. “En, awake now.”

She also hugged Chu Zhaoqiu’s waist, but her hands weren’t so well-behaved, deftly slipping into Chu Zhaoqiu’s pajamas and vigorously rubbing her smooth back.

At the same time, she enthusiastically offered her own kisses, pecking her chin like a little chick pecking at rice².

“Good morning, good morning!”

Chu Zhaoqiu was made to laugh by this burst of enthusiastic initiative.

She didn’t stop her, letting Fu Lianxue do as she pleased.

After all, this enthusiasm was directed at her, this doing as she pleased was with her, and as it happened, she quite liked it too.

They dissolved into laughter, only stopping after they had fooled around enough.

Chu Zhaoqiu asked what she wanted for breakfast.

Fu Lianxue said she didn’t know, then dived under the covers to find Baobao.

Baobao was sleeping soundly, showing no signs of being woken up.

Excellent sleep quality, very good.

Fu Lianxue didn’t disturb it, wriggled back out, and lay down again to talk with her laopo³.

The young couple⁴ were lovey-dovey for a while before getting out of bed.

Mainly, Chu Zhaoqiu pulled Fu Lianxue out of bed to eat breakfast; otherwise, Fu Lianxue could have stayed in bed lazing around until noon, eating breakfast and lunch together.

As for Baobao, they weren’t worried at all.

Because Baobao’s exclusive alarm clock hadn’t rung yet.

The next second, a “Di⁵—” sound came from outside, followed by the huahua⁶ sound of things falling.

The two tacitly looked towards the foot of the bed.

Baobao, who had been sound asleep, had woken up at some unknown point and was now nudging an opening with its face, its gaze fixed intently on the closed bedroom door.

The thick quilt draped over its body made it look like a little general, poised for actio], ready to charge into battle at any moment.

Fu Lianxue raised her hand and waved; the door opened.

A shadowy afterimage shot out like an arrow loosed from a bowstring⁷.

The bed was instantly empty.

The two walked to the doorway and looked out.

Little friend Fu Baobao was kuangkuang⁸ devouring cat food in front of the automatic feeder, its tail held high, eating very happily.

This was their little kitten’s alarm clock.

One ring was all it took; the kitten would absolutely not laze in bed.

They then washed up and also ate breakfast.

After finishing breakfast, Fu Lianxue didn’t want to move.

It was her rare day off, and the weather outside was so cold; of course, she had to properly laze at home like a salted fish⁹.

Chu Zhaoqiu had originally planned to stay home with her, but she received an urgent call for help and had to go out.

The two said their reluctant goodbyes at the door.

Fu Lianxue helped Chu Zhaoqiu wrap her scarf properly, only letting her go after ensuring she was dressed warmly and securely. Then, she scooped up Baobao, who was attempting to follow Chu Zhaoqiu out the door, closed the door, and walked back inside.

As she walked, she poked Baobao’s paws, lecturing, “You’re a little cat, you don’t need to work, so you don’t need to go out. Besides, there’s no underfloor heating outside, it’s very cold, it’ll freeze a little cat’s paws, understand?

“It’s even snowed these past few days, oh, the snow is very thick. Our Baobao has short legs, if you step in it, you’ll disappear, ya.”

An image began to form in her mind, and she couldn’t help but laugh.

Baobao meowed, its tail flicking, as if protesting her comment about its short legs.

“The outside world is very dangerous. You stay home and shua¹⁰ your phone with Mama.”

Fu Lianxue carried it back to the bedroom, and they snuggled together under the covers, her browsing her tablet.

When Baobao sat in her lap, it would always stretch out its paws and curiously scratch the screen.

She simply opened a mouse-catching game, placed the tablet aside for it to play, and browsed her phone herself.

She scrolled to a pair of couple rings.

The design was simple and elegant, adorned with two tiny diamonds, like stars in the night sky.

The two hands wearing these rings were very slender and beautiful, making her unconsciously think of the hand she had held this morning.

Delicate, narrow, and long, like flawless white jade; if it were to wear something…

Fu Lianxue’s gaze shifted to the display picture on the screen, her eyebrows arching slightly.

—They wouldn’t lose out to these models at all.

Moreover, this would be an intimate gift just for them. Thinking about it… wasn’t bad.

She held the picture of the rings out to Baobao.

“Are these rings pretty? What does Baobao think Mama and Mama would look like wearing them?”

The cat, engrossed in catching mice, tilted its head, as if appraising them. After a moment, it lifted a paw and scratched the screen. “Miao!”

Today was the weekend, the weather was good, no snow. The sun was hidden behind the clouds, only showing half its face, but it was still bright and clear.

Fu Lianxue and Chu Zhaoqiu went out on a date today.

It was rare for both of them to have free time, so even though it was winter, they wanted to have a blast.

In the blink of an eye, night fell, and they only returned home after dinner.

The car was parked, and the two walked hand-in-hand towards the elevator, talking and laughing.

As Fu Lianxue walked, she said, “When we get back, I have a gift for you.”

Chu Zhaoqiu’s curiosity was instantly piqued. “Can you give me a hint first?”

Fu Lianxue gave a hint. “En… you’ll like it very much!”

Chu Zhaoqiu became even more curious. “Is that so?”

Fu Lianxue nodded mysteriously. “Uh-huh, so you can look forward to it for now~”

Chu Zhaoqiu squeezed her hand, her eyes brimming with a smile. “Then should we hurry home now?”

Fu Lianxue also started laughing and simply pulled her into a run towards the elevator.

They opened the door to their apartment, and sure enough, Baobao had heard the commotion and had already run to the door to wait for them.

Fu Lianxue first petted the little cat, comforting it for having guarded the house alone.

Then, she pulled Chu Zhaoqiu to her side, leaned into her lips, and kissed her passionately under the light.

Chu Zhaoqiu was slightly startled, but once she registered what was happening, she responded to the fervent kiss with a smile, her arms wrapping around her waist.

By the time the two separated again, their breathing was a complete mess, every exhaled breath carrying the scent of lingering desire.

Their foreheads touched, and they couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

Chu Zhaoqiu said softly, “So this was the gift you had for me.”

Fu Lianxue raised an eyebrow, her smile sly. “Don’t you like it?”

Chu Zhaoqiu’s smile grew even gentler. “After having my expectations raised… I like it even more.”

No matter what Fu Lianxue did, she liked it.

These little surprises, these little jokes, were precisely the best seasoning for life.

Fu Lianxue said no more, once again using a kiss to convey her love.

They kissed passionately, kissed as if they couldn’t bear to part, their emotions difficult to control.

Fu Lianxue’s hands were clasped around Chu Zhaoqiu’s neck, then caressed her face, before slowly descending to touch her hand.

Her fingers slipped through Chu Zhaoqiu’s, interlocking tightly with hers, then released, gently stroking her fingers.

And then…

“En?”

Chu Zhaoqiu suddenly made a puzzled sound.

She sensed Fu Lianxue slipping something onto her finger, something cool.

She opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Fu Lianxue’s eyes curved into a smile.

Lowering her head to look, she felt a rush of pleasant surprise.

—It was a ring.

“Pretty, right?” Fu Lianxue took her own ring out of her pocket, slipped it onto her ring finger, and showed it to her. “One of a kind, a couple’s set. I specially had someone custom-make them, oh~”

After saying that, she kissed her again and asked expectantly, “How is it? Is this gift okay? Is it what you like?”

Chu Zhaoqiu lifted her hand, looking at it again and again.

The ring size was just right, fitting her finger perfectly.

The style of the ring was also very beautiful, simple and elegant, very much in line with their aesthetic taste; truly worthy of being custom-made by her girlfriend.

“I love it, I especially love it,” she hugged Fu Lianxue, kissing her hair. “Thank you, Lianxue. This is the best gift I’ve received this year.”

Fu Lianxue instantly let out a sigh of relief, her smile becoming even more radiant. “As long as you like it la.”

Then she took Chu Zhaoqiu’s hand, looking at it from left to right, up and down, and said proudly, “Perfect size. I really am the yao in this world who understands your fingers the best~”

Chu Zhaoqiu blinked slowly, then broke into a smile.

She couldn’t help but kiss her adorable girl.

“Yes, we are the people in this world who understand each other’s fingers the best.”

Hearing this, Fu Lianxue hooked her arm around her neck and grinned. “Aiya, Young Family Head Chu is talking dirty¹¹ now, ah~”

The Young Family Head Chu said innocently, “I’m just learning from my laopo.”

After hearing this, Fu Lianxue suddenly grinned mischievously. “Good, from now on, you learn from me. I’m going to lead you astray, and then we’ll scare your nainai¹² and the others to death!”

After saying that, she even deliberately let out a villainous laugh.

Whether Chu Zhaohua would be scared was still unknown, but it certainly scared the little cat passing by.

Baobao stood at her feet, its mouth slightly agape, eyes wide, looking as if it was trying hard to figure out who she was, wondering why she was laughing so wickedly, and whether there was some dirty thing¹³ on Mama.

Chu Zhaoqiu glanced over, then bent down to pick up Baobao, gently comforting it.

“Looks like our Baobao is the first one to be scared.”

Fu Lianxue’s expression changed in an instant, the villainous aura vanishing. She hurriedly took Baobao over, kissing and comforting it, her expression extremely affectionate and gentle. “Oh~ Did Mama scare our Baobao?

“Don’t be afraid, ah, Mama is still Mama, still the Mama who loves Baobao the most.

“Good baby, come let Mama kiss you, a kiss will make it not scary anymore la~”

Faced with this familiar storm of kisses, Baobao couldn’t help but meow.

Fu Lianxue walked into the room, cooing over the cat like that.

Chu Zhaoqiu stood behind, watching her affectionate figure, and sighed with a helpless smile.

She loves the little cat so much, what bad intentions¹⁴ could she possibly have?

Then, Chu Zhaoqiu looked at the couple ring on her hand again, liking it more and more the longer she looked, her eyes slowly curving into new moons in the sky.

She loves her so much, what bad intentions could she possibly have?

Baobao: 【Shocked Cat.jpg】

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The author has something to say:

Alright, I’ve pretty much finished writing the sweet daily life of the normal timeline.

The next plan is to write an ancient setting IF line¹⁵, as well as an extra about Nainai.

If there are no accidents, and if I have brainwaves¹⁶, I’ll try to write enough to fill this month…

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