Setting Up Stalls – Chapter 135

Let’s Sleep Together

Su Ruixi is so brave, Sun Miao thought. So much braver and more direct than I imagined. And here I am, the one who always calls her a tsundere, acting all awkward.

Thinking this, Sun Miao snuggled closer again, begging for kisses.

Su Ruixi had completely stopped paying attention to the finance program, focusing only on pressing close to Sun Miao.

As a matter of course, the kisses were followed by a tight embrace. On the reasonably spacious sofa, the two of them were stuck together tightly. Su Ruixi’s hand came to rest on Sun Miao’s waist, wrapping around her arm to land on her back. Their legs, separated by their pants, were also pressed together. Even through two layers of fabric, they could clearly feel the other’s warmth.

The more their skin pressed together, the more they could feel each other’s heat. Su Ruixi also noticed Sun Miao’s joyful mood. “Sun Miao, are you happy?”

“Mhm!”

Sun Miao never hesitated to admit it. When she was happy, she was happy. She was much more direct than Su Ruixi, able to easily say that she was happy and what she wanted. Hearing Sun Miao’s straightforward reply, Su Ruixi couldn’t help but smile. “Is it just because I told someone about our relationship?”

“Mhm!”

Sun Miao leaned in again and kissed Su Ruixi’s cheek.

It was no wonder she was so genuinely happy. Never mind all the film and TV shows; even during her occasional visits to a lesbian bar, she would hear many couples arguing over whether or not to come out. After “lesbians fearing being played by straight girls,” this was the topic they cried about the most.

“Am I that unpresentable?”

“I know the world is still cruel to lesbians, but at least acknowledging it in front of friends shouldn’t be a big deal, right?”

Although Su Ruixi was a straight girl who had only recently “bent¹,” she was doing an excellent job of providing a sense of security and acknowledging their relationship. There wasn’t the slightest bit of misunderstanding.

Sun Miao had actually thought that even if Su Ruixi had just vaguely told the Auntie not to cook and the Auntie had then misunderstood her role in the house, it wouldn’t have mattered. After all, they had only been together for so long; there was no need to announce it to the world.

Besides, Su Ruixi had already admitted their relationship in front of that Hip-Hop Yabi Duo; there was no need to specifically say it in front of the Auntie.

But Su Ruixi had really said it, and so clearly that when the Auntie looked at Sun Miao, her expression held a trace of awkwardness. This realization truly made Sun Miao ecstatic.

This is great. Sun Miao not only dodged the tragedy of being played by a straight girl, but she could also directly show off her girlfriend in front of others without being on tenterhooks, terrified of being discovered. Su Ruixi didn’t care at all. She was using her actions to tell Sun Miao, It’s okay, I don’t mind going public one bit.

After getting this point, Sun Miao would no longer be so petty as to constantly worry about their sweet interactions being seen by others. So what if they see? Let them see.

The two of them stayed pressed together for a long time, no longer wanting to watch the program. One moment they would talk, the next they would hug and kiss, the program itself becoming mere background music. When it was time to sleep that night, Sun Miao was conflicted, but in the end, she just said it outright.

“Susu-jie, I want to sleep with you.”

Su Ruixi’s face instantly turned red. She even coughed to hide her flustered expression. After a moment, she said softly, “I… I have to work tomorrow.”

“…”

Ooh~

A little person was cheering and jumping for joy in Sun Miao’s heart. She seemed to have understood Su Ruixi’s subtext—that she had interpreted “sleep” as an action. But Sun Miao swore she wasn’t that wicked, wanting to perform R-rated acts right now.

She had always called herself a T² in her head, but in reality, she had zero practical experience. Whether she was a T or not was completely unimportant. Su Ruixi had only just accepted that she liked women and probably didn’t even know about things like roles. To rashly do that kind of thing under these circumstances would be an offense to Su Ruixi.

So Sun Miao didn’t plan on doing anything R-rated so soon.

Thus, she explained, “Susu-jie, I…” It’s also pretty embarrassing to say outright that I don’t plan on doing that kind of thing. Especially since, actually, I do want to. Now that we’re a couple, isn’t it only human to want to hold her, caress her, and give her pleasure?

She also coughed, clearing her throat before saying, “I mean really, just sleeping.”

Su Ruixi’s face grew even redder, as if a kettle was about to boil, steam practically rising from her cheeks. She let out an “oh” and looked down at her toes. Just as Sun Miao was about to call out, “Susu-jie?” she finally spoke. “Then… then I’ll go make the bed. You can come in a bit.”

You have to give a person time to adjust.

Thinking this, Sun Miao nodded. “Okay, I’ll come over in a bit—is 9:30 okay?”

“Okay.”

After saying this, Su Ruixi fled back to her room as if escaping. Sun Miao also returned to her own room for the time being. She sat on her chair in a daze for a long while before calling out the System. “Can you block yourself? And then come back tomorrow morning.”

【…】

The System scorned Sun Miao in its heart: Once you have a wife, you forget your mother.

【Yes, Host. See you tomorrow.】

After saying this, the System went silent.

What could it do? This was the Host it had chosen, after all. Even if it had to kneel, it had to finish spoiling Sun Miao.

Having resolved another matter, the corners of Sun Miao’s mouth couldn’t help but curve upwards. There was still some time before the agreed-upon 9:30, so Sun Miao took the opportunity to give herself a full skincare routine. After finishing, she lightly flicked her own cheek and nodded in satisfaction. Mhm, very soft.

Sun Miao was a little apprehensive. She hadn’t shared a bed and pillow with anyone since leaving the orphanage. Back at the orphanage, it was simply because there was no other choice. The conditions were spartan, and many of the younger children would cry and fuss at night. As one of the older kids, she was responsible for taking care of them.

The slightly younger children who couldn’t be left alone especially needed an older child to look after them closely. When Sun Miao was at the orphanage, she had to take care of the little three- and four-year-old girls.

But that feeling was completely different from sharing a bed and pillow with a lover.

At this moment, Sun Miao was thrilled, even a little flustered, not knowing whether she should step into Su Ruixi’s bedroom with her left foot first or her right.

By nine-twenty, Sun Miao couldn’t sit still at all. Her butt couldn’t even stay on the chair. She kept opening her phone to check the time, thinking that scrolling through some videos would make time pass faster, but she’d open a video, watch the beginning, and immediately lock the screen.

She just found the noise grating; it didn’t make time seem to pass any faster.

When it was finally 9:28, she shot up from her chair with a whoosh. She actually regretted it a little, thinking she should have told the System to go dormant at 9:30. If she could have chatted with the System for a bit, maybe time would have passed faster.

When 9:30 arrived, she was punctually at Su Ruixi’s door. She raised her hand, wanting to knock, but then nervously lowered it again. Would knocking be impolite?

But her pacing outside the door seemed to have alerted Su Ruixi inside. The door was pulled open from within, and Sun Miao lowered her raised hand.

In her nervousness, she suddenly realized: Su Ruixi didn’t seem to be doing any better than her.

If Sun Miao at least had the experience of sharing a bed with little radish heads³, Su Ruixi had absolutely none. Ever since she started sleeping in her own bed as a child, she had never slept with another person. Even the opportunity to sleep in the same room as someone else was rare.

From elementary school through high school, she had always been a day student and never experienced collective dormitory life. When she got to university, she wasn’t on campus much either; her family had bought her an apartment near the school, turning her university years into a day-student mode as well.

Under these circumstances, suddenly living in the same room and sleeping in the same bed with someone was a huge challenge for Su Ruixi too.

But the moment she thought of the other person being Sun Miao, it didn’t seem so hard to accept.

“Pardon the intrusion,” Sun Miao said, then poked her head in and entered the room with a slightly sneaky, dog-like manner⁴.

Su Ruixi’s room was a suite. Just inside the door was a hallway. A little further in, on the right-hand side, was a large, semi-open walk-in closet, which held many of Su Ruixi’s belongings.

But compared to the massive, room-sized walk-in closets of the rich women in TV dramas, Su Ruixi’s was still relatively small.

A single glance was enough to tell: Su Ruixi was a thoroughgoing pragmatist, with a touch of OCD. One side was hung entirely with formal wear—the kind of clothes a chic, white-collar urban professional would wear. The other row was casual wear, with seasonal clothes hung neatly. The outfits Su Ruixi had worn previously could also be seen.

In the middle was an island counter, which likely held accessories like brooches and watches, but not much personal jewelry, such as rings, bracelets, or earrings.

A minimalist pragmatist—you could tell just from her walk-in closet.

Seeing her walk-in closet being scrutinized, Su Ruixi was clearly a little embarrassed. She called to Sun Miao, “Come on over.”

Sun Miao immediately quickened her pace and followed. Passing the walk-in closet, she could see the door to the en-suite bathroom, which was closed at the moment, obscuring the view. Further in was Su Ruixi’s bedroom. The bay window, the vanity, the minimalist coat rack—all were ignored as Sun Miao’s eyes landed on Su Ruixi’s bed.

Mhm, very fitting for a CEO. Even though she sleeps alone, it’s a 2-meter-wide bed. On it was a neat four-piece bedding set, but the pillow looked like it had been brought over just now, as its pillowcase didn’t match the rest of the set.

Sun Miao felt a small pang of disappointment. Later, I’ll switch it out for a complete set!

That’s right, Sun Miao’s intentions were not entirely pure. Since Su Ruixi had already agreed to them sleeping in the same bed, it was only natural for her to push her luck and move right in, wasn’t it!⁵ It’s not like they could go back to sleeping separately after this, right?!

Sun Miao’s thoughts were running wild, but Su Ruixi, seeing her observing the bed, felt a little awkward. She coughed and said softly, “It’s getting late, let’s get to bed early.”

It was just a little past 9:30, which was by no means “late” for a young person. But for Sun Miao, this was precisely bedtime. Who could blame her? She was a working stiff⁶ who had to get up early to run her stall.

There was no helping it; she had to sleep early.

But as soon as these words were spoken, both of them tacitly turned their heads away. After an awkward silence, it was Sun Miao who made the first move—walking toward the bed.

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