Novel Turned Yuri – Chapter 73

Until death do us part

It was an ordinary day, but it became extraordinary.

In Lin Qing’s room, they confessed their feelings to each other.

Qiao Yu couldn’t decide if this was a good place, her self-control was screaming, telling her it couldn’t hold back the surging desire in her heart.

The most deadly thing was that Lin Qing was still sitting on her lap, humming like a kitten, stubbornly pecking at the corners of her lips. Whenever she looked over, Lin Qing would take the opportunity to move closer, showing with actions that she was determined not to leave easily.

Every syllable that Lin Qing uttered felt like it was destroying Qiao Yu’s sanity. Unlike the accidental brush of a dragonfly at the KTV, Lin Qing was kissing her for real. Even though the kiss was awkward and innocent, the simple touch was enough to make Qiao Yu’s head feel like it was on fire.

She is an adult after all.

Even if she doesn’t have actual ‘combat’ experience, she knows almost everything she needs to know.

Realizing that her gaze had started to drift towards the bed in the room, Qiao Yu startled and quickly moved back, avoiding Lin Qing’s renewed advances.

“W-wait, Aunt Lin is still outside…”

That’s right, they weren’t the only ones at home today. Mother Lin should be in the living room watching TV, and who knows, she might suddenly decide to kindly knock on her daughter’s door with drinks and snacks.

If she were to open the door and see this scene, Qiao Yu felt like she’d probably be cheerfully dragged out of the house by Mother Lin.

“…Hmm…”

Lin Qing, somewhat reluctantly, but obediently stopped. The unreserved strong emotions were evident in her steam-filled black pupils.

“If my mom opposes, will you listen to her?”

Young love is sincere and passionate, greedy and never satisfied. Lin Qing had just obtained Qiao Yu’s declaration of love as she wished, but soon she wanted more—she wanted Qiao Yu’s promise.

Even though the question was so insistent, Lin Qing looked at Qiao Yu with an expression as if she was about to cry. She tightly gripped Qiao Yu’s clothes, showing no intention of letting go. Her lover’s slight avoidance made her feel uneasy for the first time, feeding her uncontrollable greed.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu understood her well. Qiao Yu realized that this was Lin Qing’s expression of anxiety. Shaking her head, Qiao Yu soothingly reached up to stroke Lin Qing’s soft and smooth black hair, gently turning her head to press her cheek against Qiao Yu’s warm palm, while her eyes remained fixed on her without blinking.

“No, I won’t.”

Qiao Yu’s voice was calm and soothing, like a clear stream washing over rocks, gradually calming down the restlessness in Lin Qing’s mind.

“Whether in poverty or wealth, in sickness or in health.”

“I will love and rely on you, never leaving or abandoning you.”

She said calmly, with a gentle expression and a faint smile on her lips.

Lin Qing unconsciously held her breath, wanting to cover her mouth, but Qiao Yu caught her hand and gently kissed the back of it.

“Until death do us part.”

Her eyes held an unbreakable affection, as if she was gazing at a divine being, attentively outlining Lin Qing’s contours, capturing her surprise, emotion, anxiety, and joy.

And her divine being suddenly shed tears, leaning forward to hug her neck tightly.

“Don’t say strange things.”

“Strange? Am I?”

“Do you know what this means?”

“Of course I do, that’s why I said it.”

“…”

The person in her arms trembled slightly, and Qiao Yu could only hear her slightly sobbing breath, and she patted her back somewhat anxiously.

“…Is it too heavy? Sorry, I just wanted to let you know at least that I—”

“Then, I want to tell Mi Yi and the others about our relationship.”

“Huh? Okay, okay.”

Lin Qing interrupted the unfinished apology, and Qiao Yu nodded in a daze – pretending that nothing had happened at this point seemed too far-fetched. She had already made some plans in her heart, and then she heard Lin Qing continue speaking.

“And my mom, and Uncle and Auntie Qiao, I want to make things clear with them too.”

“…Isn’t this a bit too hasty?”

Clearly just confirmed the relationship and already thinking about meeting the parents, Qiao Yu couldn’t help but laugh, Lin Qing pushed her shoulders and sat up from her embrace, looking unusually annoyed, she interjected without hesitation.

“Of course I’m in a hurry. If we wait, what if you change your mind? Or what if you run away?”

“…”

Unexpectedly, Lin Qing had already started to have this kind of worry, leaving Qiao Yu momentarily speechless.

“Let me make it clear in advance, since you’ve already accepted my confession, no matter what happens later, you are not allowed to leave.”

Lin Qing held her face and looked into her eyes, with no hint of joking in her expression.

“Otherwise, I won’t forgive you.”

“I will never be happy again in my life.”

“…Life is very long.”

“Of course I know it’s long. Who do you think you’re talking to?”

Feeling annoyed by Qiao Yu’s absent-minded response, Lin Qing pressed her lips together, her face suspiciously tinted with a layer of pink.

“I am your… wife.”

Her words grew quieter as she spoke, and Qiao Yu slightly widened her eyes in response.

Seeing Qiao Yu’s dazed expression, Lin Qing felt even more embarrassed, stood up from Qiao Yu’s lap, and pulled her towards the door.

“My mom happens to be at home, we can just—”

“Wait, wait, Lin Qing!”

Qiao Yu finally came to her senses, helplessly halted Lin Qing at the door, and embraced her as she suddenly became insistent.

“I understand what you mean, but there’s no need to rush out right now. After all, this is a big deal, I need some time to prepare, don’t I?”

As Qiao Yu spoke, she lightly ran her fingertips over the corner of Lin Qing’s eyes, wiping away the tiny droplets of water clinging to her eyelashes.

“Look at you, your eyes are still red. If Aunt Lin sees it, she’ll definitely think I’ve been bullying you.”

“…But you are bullying me.”

Her little girlfriend pouted as she spoke, but obediently nestled in her arms without fidgeting, only raising her head to glare at her defiantly.

Lin Qing had just been crying, with a faint blush at the corners of her eyes from rubbing, giving her a delicate and pitifully charming appearance, as if she had applied rouge. Her voice, now free of tears, was soft and gentle, striking Qiao Yu’s heart with the force of a pillow.

The simple word “bullying” suddenly took on a deeper meaning.

Qiao Yu was startled by the sudden nonsense in her head, and quickly averted her gaze, deliberately speaking in a lively tone, “We should tell Mi Yi and the others, they probably won’t mind at all. They might even be happy. Otherwise, we could just send a message in the group chat now, right?”

But to her surprise, there was no response after she spoke. Qiao Yu felt uneasy and turned her gaze back to Lin Qing, only to find her staring at her without blinking, her eyes both misty and profound.

More precisely, it seemed like she was staring at her lips.

In this room, it seems like Qiao Yu wasn’t the only one with nonsense running through her head.

Qiao Yu suddenly had a thought, and her head buzzed, feeling dry-mouthed.

“…You, you just initiated a kiss with me.”

“But you are bullying me.”

Her strange intuition came true, as Lin Qing actually uttered these explicit words in a dreamy state. Qiao Yu was almost overwhelmed with dizziness, anxiously realizing that Lin Qing might be brooding over this kind of thing.

“N-No, we can’t count this kind of thing like that…”

“How should it be counted then?”

Qiao Yu felt like she had dug herself into a hole, and the studious Lin Qing never missed a chance to learn. She adopted a humble posture, not ashamed to ask.

“I, I don’t have much experience in this area.”

Qiao Yu screamed in her mind that she was the same, but Lin Qing’s mesmerizing gaze silenced her, leaving her to simply watch as Lin Qing drew closer, close enough to count her eyelashes.

“You’re a college student, so you should know more than me, right?”

Qiao Yu was completely pressed against the door, with no way to escape, forced to look directly at Lin Qing. The only feeble resistance she could muster was to avoid letting her gaze drift to Lin Qing’s lips.

“Besides wanting to tell those people about our relationship, I have a lot of things I want to ask you.”

Emphasizing the word “ask,” Lin Qing gently lifted her eyes, revealing an unknowing perplexity.

“…Teach me, Teacher Qiao Yu?”

“Okay, okay, let’s stop here, Lin Qing!”

In the end, Qiao Yu was completely ignored by her lover, and she closed her eyes early, resisting and pushing her away by grabbing her shoulders. With closed eyes, she earnestly lectured her.

“No, no? This will make you a bad student, you know?”

“…How about Teacher Qiao Yu opens her eyes before speaking?”

“No!”

Knowing that her willpower was worthless in the face of Lin Qing’s beauty, Qiao Yu was quite adamant about this, resolutely refusing this very reasonable request and sternly telling Lin Qing.

“Now you should prioritize your studies! Some things are still too early for you, too early!”

“It’s not early at all. I’ve been waiting for almost a year.”

“Before the college entrance examination, you have to prepare for nine years! That’s where the real weight is!”

“The more you talk, the stranger it gets. Look at me when I’m talking to you.”

Little did she know, this student also stuck to her own opinions and refused to waver. Teacher Qiao Yu, who was soft-hearted, didn’t lose her temper and obediently opened her eyes to see Lin Qing looking at her with dissatisfaction.

“…I can look at you, but you can’t be too close to me.”

“No, I want to be close to you.”

Without hesitation, Lin Qing refused Qiao Yu’s request and walked towards her. Qiao Yu was so scared that she raised her hands in surrender, showing she wouldn’t touch her. “Don’t look at me like this, I’m at least an adult… Classmate Lin Qing, you need to be more cautious.”

“I want to say, since I’m not cautious at all, Teacher Qiao Yu, can’t you move faster?”

…I’ve never heard such a strange request before. Qiao Yu felt underestimated, so she patiently reasoned with Lin Qing.

“You see, it’s not even an hour since we confessed to each other, right?”

“Yeah, so what?”

So don’t let her talk so frankly! She’s doing it on purpose! Her self-control is really struggling!

Looking at her girlfriend, who showed no signs of being cautious, Qiao Yu silently repeated in her mind three times, “Adults should take responsibility.” When she looked up again, her eyes were sincere and clear.

“So I think we should be more cautious in this regard and not be so— “

“Teacher Qiao Yu, what you said is really right! Just after confessing, the one who recited wedding vows to me was you, what does this mean? Are there different rules for different people?”

…It’s really easy to be broken by Lin Qing when facing her.

Qiao Yu felt defeated, while Lin Qing looked calm, with a hint of provocation in her eyes.

Qiao Yu just couldn’t do anything about her.

She stopped speaking in official terms, reached out and held Lin Qing’s hand, with a gentle and helpless look in her eyes.

“Since you heard what I said, why are you still so anxious?”

“…Well…”

Being comforted by her lover in such a kind and gentle manner, Lin Qing no longer confronted her, feeling a little embarrassed as she buried her face into Qiao Yu’s shoulder.

“So why can’t it happen? Don’t give excuses like it’s too early for me to hear these words. It’s my decision to make. These are just excuses.”

“I want to touch you, and I want to be touched by you… Don’t you have these feelings?”

“…Is it because I’m not attractive enough?”

This is really tragic, forcing her female lead to say such a self-doubting statement. Qiao Yu’s heart ached for her in an instant.

“Don’t talk nonsense. There’s no one in this world more attractive than you.”

She turned to face Lin Qing, wanting to say something but hesitating. She spoke softly.

“I’m just not psychologically prepared yet. Please understand, Lin Qing.”

“…Does it take that long for adults to prepare themselves, Teacher Qiao Yu?”

Listening to Lin Qing’s gloomy voice, Qiao Yu couldn’t help but laugh.

“You’ll understand when you’re an adult.”

“Okay.”

This time, Lin Qing nodded very obediently, and Qiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, sincerely thanking the gods and Buddhas for helping her pass through this beauty’s test.

But Lin Qing’s movements didn’t stop. She gently slipped out of Qiao Yu’s embrace and stood in front of her, suddenly smiling mischievously.

“Well then, when that day comes, Teacher, you have to teach me properly.”

“…Do you promise?”

Who is the hunter, and who is the prey? Is it a retreat or an advance, a trap or a restraint?

The beautiful girl’s eyes were innocent and pure, like a deer gazing at the water’s surface.

Qiao Yu looked at her for a while, then smiled helplessly and took a step forward, taking her hand.

“Promise.”

It’s willingly falling into a trap, willingly and wholeheartedly.

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