Still Have This Side – Chapter 48

Aren’t you also simply curious?

After inexplicably kissing her good friend, what will the atmosphere be like?

Qiu Baiyu guessed it would be awkward.

However, the reality was not like that.

She didn’t have a chance to feel awkward at all.

Because the other party didn’t feel awkward at all.

Yi Wanyue still held her hand, talked to her intimately, asked her to supervise her quitting smoking, and inquired if the drink was good, or if she wanted something else to drink.

With this natural attitude, she temporarily pushed the kissing matter to the back of her mind, allowing her to calmly handle the current situation.

No problem.

No need to feel awkward.

A mutually willing attempt, nothing to be shy about, they’re all adults after all.

Thinking this way, she felt much more open-minded.

So, one drank a beverage while the other drank alcohol, talking about everything, and thus they passed the time bit by bit.

The time to go home arrived.

Qiu Baiyu picked up her bag and then looked down at the completely motionless Yi Wanyue.

Tonight, Yi Wanyue drank a lot of alcohol; it was the first time she saw her drink so much, not knowing whether it was because she was happy or worried.

However, even with her good alcohol tolerance, at this moment, her fair face had a touch of light red.

She looked even more beautiful.

“Wanyue,” Qiu Baiyu called out to her, “it’s time to go home.”

Yi Wanyue raised her head in response and said, “Okay.”

Then she held her hand, her eyes slightly tipsy: “Can you take me back?”

Her tone was clear, but whether her mind was clear or not was uncertain.

Qiu Baiyu naturally agreed immediately.

She picked up her bag and helped her up.

Miraculously, she walked very steadily, as if she wasn’t drunk.

Qiu Baiyu nodded appreciatively.

This alcohol tolerance is better than hers.

Qiu Baiyu, holding Yi Wanyue’s hand, went downstairs together, and Qiu Baiyu greeted the waiter before taking their boss away.

She placed Yi Wanyue in the front passenger seat.

Seeing her not move, she helped her fasten the seatbelt.

At this moment, Yi Wanyue suddenly turned her head to look at her.

“Baiyu.”

“What is it?”

Yi Wanyue shook her head again, her eyes showing some helplessness.

“I want you to stay and accompany me, but Xiaomin still needs you, so, forget it.”

Qiu Baiyu felt she seemed pitiful hearing her say this.

She asked, “Is there no one at home?”

Yi Wanyue said, “My elder sister hasn’t been staying with me recently.”

The weather has been clear lately, and Yi Aiyun has important things to be busy with, so she went back, leaving her alone at home again.

“Come to my house, sleep with me,” Qiu Baiyu gathered her fallen black hair, her voice gentle, “The toothbrush and towel I bought last time are still nicely placed at home, waiting for you to use.”

They had already shared a bed once before, so doing it again was nothing.

Moreover, since Yi Wanyue is drunk, leaving her alone at home would not be reassuring.

Yi Wanyue, hearing this, faintly smiled.

“Then I must not let them wait for me too long.”

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“Is Auntie tired?”

Qiu Zimin stood at the door of the main bedroom, lowered her voice, and pointed at Yi Wanyue lying on the bed, asking Qiu Baiyu.

“Mm, Auntie is tired, don’t disturb her sleep,” Qiu Baiyu touched her head, “You’ve worked hard reading tonight too, quickly rest, don’t you have an exam tomorrow?”

First and second grades don’t have final exams, but the school prepared another type of quality assessment for them.

The exam time is earlier than other grades, just tomorrow, coincidentally Friday.

After finishing the quality assessment, little Qiu’s summer vacation will begin.

Qiu Zimin said expectantly, “Tomorrow afternoon after the exam, I want to eat lots and lots of things at the school gate, because during the holiday I won’t be able to eat them!”

Qiu Baiyu smiled, “During the holiday there are still night markets, roadside stalls, and small shops, we can go to these places to eat.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Zimin’s eyes suddenly brightened up.

Auntie saying this means she will take her there!

“Can I invite Mingxue then?”

“If her dad and mom agree, then you can.”

“What about Auntie Wanyue?”

Qiu Baiyu glanced inside the room through the half-open door.

Yi Wanyue was lying on the spacious double bed, quiet and silent, as if asleep.

Qiu Baiyu withdrew her gaze and said softly, “You can invite Auntie Wanyue then, and if she agrees, we can go have a late-night snack with her.”

Qiu Zimin nodded and asked again, “Will Auntie also sleep at our house today?”

“Yes.”

“Then why doesn’t Auntie just move in and live with us?”

“?”

“I want to live with Auntie, that way I can play with you all!”

“There are only two rooms at home, where will Auntie Wanyue sleep if she moves over?”

“She can sleep with you! You can also get me a bigger bed, and let Auntie sleep with me~”

“Then you’ll be pulling Auntie to talk all night long, not sleeping, right?”

“Hehe…”

Qiu Baiyu raised her hand and pinched her face, changing the topic: “Alright, go to sleep quickly.”

Qiu Zimin playfully smiled and said good night to her, then returned to her own room.

Qiu Baiyu turned off the living room light and also returned to her room, closing the door.

She left a bedside lamp on, quietly lifted the quilt and lay down.

Unexpectedly, just as she sat down, the person beside her, wearing her pajamas, suddenly moved.

Yi Wanyue turned towards her, opening her hazy eyes.

The two of them met each other’s gaze.

In the next second, Yi Wanyue suddenly moved her body towards her, and amidst the rustling sounds, reached out to hug her waist, very naturally leaning into her arms, and stopped moving.

Qiu Baiyu blinked and blinked again, unable to understand the situation.

For some reason, Yi Wanyue seemed especially clingy today.

Could it be because she’s drunk?

When she’s drunk, her hands are dishonest; when Yi Wanyue is drunk, she’s clingy?

Probably so…

After figuring it out, Qiu Baiyu didn’t find it strange anymore.

Being drunk, there are all kinds of strange behaviors.

She looked at Yi Wanyue’s head, with her smooth black hair, quietly lying in her arms at this moment, unexpectedly revealing a hint of obedience.

Thus, her hand couldn’t help but lower, very lightly touching Yi Wanyue’s hair: “Still not asleep?”

“Mm…”

Yi Wanyue’s voice came, sounding lazy.

While responding, she adjusted her position, clinging to Qiu Baiyu even more tightly.

“Baiyu, I think I’m really drunk…”

Qiu Baiyu rubbed her hair, like stroking a lazy cat.

“When you’re drunk, you seem a bit clingy.”

She heard Yi Wanyue laugh a bit, her voice light and fuzzy, making it hard to tell if she was truly still awake.

“Is that so…” she heard Yi Wanyue respond.

In a place where Qiu Baiyu couldn’t see, Yi Wanyue’s eyes flashed with a sly light.

She was drunk, but not to the point of losing her mind.

She knew what she was doing, and she also knew she was using being drunk as an excuse to hug Qiu Baiyu, testing Qiu Baiyu’s tolerance towards her.

Sure enough, her generous and kind friend did not push her away; instead, she even stroked her head twice.

Immediately after, she pulled up the thin quilt on her, covering her shoulders, fearing she might catch a cold.

Qiu Baiyu patted Yi the big cat’s shoulder: “Alright, go to sleep quickly.”

“Mm, you sleep too.”

“I’ll sleep later.”

Qiu Baiyu said, while picking up her phone from the bedside table.

Yi Wanyue just raised her head to look at her: “Do you still have things to do?”

Qiu Baiyu looked at the bright phone screen, her fingertip lightly tapping on it: “I need to confirm whether Aunt has arrived home safely.”

In the late night, Aunt walking alone on the road inevitably makes people worry.

It’s not easy for everyone to come out and work, so she can at least care about whether the other party’s return trip is safe.

Yi Wanyue looked at her intently.

After two seconds, Yi Wanyue asked: “Has Aunt arrived home?”

Qiu Baiyu nodded and put down her phone: “She arrived, she said her daughter came to pick her up.”

Yi Wanyue also nodded.

“That’s good, rest assured and sleep.”

Qiu Baiyu put the phone back in its place and turned off the last lamp in the room.

Darkness invaded, but the moonlight by the window remained as bright as ever.

By that faint light, Qiu Baiyu could see the person beside her, not clearly enough, but Yi Wanyue’s presence was still too strong to ignore.

She suddenly remembered the events in the last room of Unique Dream tonight.

She remembered the touch of lips, remembered the crossing of boundaries and entanglement between lips and teeth — it was too unexpected, too sudden, how did they end up kissing?

Yi Wanyue asked if she was curious, Yi Wanyue asked if she could, and she nodded to all.

Thus, they ended up kissing.

Very sudden yet very natural.

As she recalls now, her face still seems to be hot.

This is the first time she has done such an absurd thing with a friend.

Their friendship seems a bit strange, but she can’t pinpoint where… forget it, as long as the relationship doesn’t break, it’s fine.

Yi Wanyue is very important to her, she doesn’t want to lose her.

“Baiyu.”

Yi Wanyue’s voice suddenly came, bringing her thoughts back to reality.

“Mm?”

“After today, you will still pay attention to me, right?”

Yi Wanyue suddenly asked this question.

Qiu Baiyu was momentarily confused: “Why ask like this?”

Yi Wanyue’s voice sounded in the darkness, with a hint of worry: “I’m afraid you mind tonight’s matter, afraid you think I’m very strange.”

She was really a bit worried.

Tonight, maybe because the atmosphere was good or because she was drunk, Qiu Baiyu didn’t argue with her, but what if Qiu Baiyu, after realizing, starts minding, starts to argue with her, or even cannot accept her?

She needs Qiu Baiyu to personally tell her the answer.

“Not to that extent, I wasn’t even drinking at the time,” Qiu Baiyu said soberly, “I’m an adult, responsible for my own actions.

“And besides, you were just purely curious, weren’t you?”

Yi Wanyue did not answer immediately.

After a few seconds, her voice sounded meaningfully in the darkness: “Mm, I am curious.”

Upon hearing these words, Qiu Baiyu felt nothing more.

Everyone is curious; it’s a person’s biggest flaw and also their biggest advantage.

Moreover, they are the same kind of people, both easily attracted by new things.

The topic was indeed brought up by Yi Wanyue, but her curiosity was also piqued, and she allowed it.

She also allowed them to be more wanton.

Because she doesn’t mind, nor does she reject it.

She even felt very good, the feeling of Yi Wanyue’s kiss was very good.

If it weren’t for that slight bitterness, it would be more perfect.

Yi Wanyue couldn’t help but curiously ask again: “With me… does it feel good?”

A very straightforward question.

Just like when she straightforwardly praised her sweetness.

Qiu Baiyu: “…”

Her face must be very red.

Luckily, the light was turned off, otherwise Yi Wanyue would have discovered it.

“It would be better if you didn’t smoke.”

She still answered this question very honestly.

After hearing the answer, Yi Wanyue did not speak immediately; after two seconds, she said: “I will do better next time.”

Qiu Baiyu was stunned.

Next time?

Will there still be a next time for them?

Oh, that’s not right, there will be a next time, so she still needs to help her eliminate the cause of the bitterness.

At the thought of them kissing again, Qiu Baiyu became embarrassed once more.

Her face tonight is either warming up or on its way to warming up.

Tonight is truly unforgettable for her.

But she seems to be a bit looking forward to – their next kiss.

Looking forward to it, but not daring to say it directly.

Yi Wanyue was afraid she thought she was strange, and she was also afraid Yi Wanyue thought she was strange.

Even she herself thought she was strange.

Because she had no way to explain where exactly this expectation came from, or what caused it.

She had to say: “Go to sleep early.”

It was a signal to turn the page on this night.

Yi Wanyue silently curved her lips into a smile.

Although she couldn’t see Qiu Baiyu’s expression, she could guess that Qiu Baiyu was embarrassed.

And she wasn’t satisfied with just that.

Qiu Baiyu suddenly heard the sound of fabric rubbing.

Then, she clearly sensed the person beside her gradually leaning towards her, lightly touching her, and then using an irresistible voice said to her: “Baiyu, hug me, okay?”

Different from her usual speaking voice, this request carried a bit of warmth and softness.

Through this warmth and softness, Qiu Baiyu could almost imagine her expression when saying these words.

Her eyes might be bright and sparkling, her brows possibly slightly furrowed, looking pretty yet a bit pitiful.

At the same time, there was also something inexplicably… cute about it.

After getting drunk, Yi Wanyue became a bit clingy, and also a bit cute.

Qiu Baiyu reached out her hand to pull her into an embrace, gently helping her cover with the quilt: “Sleep well, good night.”

“Good night.”

In her embrace, Yi Wanyue revealed a triumphant smile.

Fortunately, she did not refuse her.

She could proceed with her plan at ease.

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