I’m Competing With The Male Lead For A Woman[Gl] Chapter 154: Did I hurt you?

The sunlight poured into the courtyard, swaying in the gentle breeze.

Xiao Jin looked at the person in front of her, as if seeing Chu Shao for the first time, lingering in every inch of light and shadow that flickered between her eyebrows and corners of her eyes.

Then she lowered her gaze and kissed Chu Shao’s eyebrows, Chu Shao’s eyes, and the warm skin on Chu Shao’s neck with her lips.

In the end, Xiao Jin heard a soft laughter.

Looking up, she saw Chu Shao’s smiling eyes, and instantly became much more clear-headed.

Encountering each other meant it wasn’t a dream.

In an instant, Xiao Jin released her grip on Chu Shao’s waist. 

Although her expression on her face didn’t change much, she was cursing herself in her heart.

She really was impulsive, and she also fell into her own trap just a minute ago.

Fortunately, Chu Shao was very clear-minded and wasn’t confused by Xiao Jin’s sudden embrace. 

She immediately asked the most obvious question, “Your leg injury is healed, Your Highness?”

What else could Xiao Jin say?

The medical miracle was right in front of her, she could only say, “Yes.”

“When did it heal? I didn’t even know.”

Listening to Chu Shao’s obviously not-so-happy tone, Xiao Jin smiled slightly and began to rebel, “Just now.”

Chu Shao wasn’t surprised, but she lightly passed her fingertips through Xiao Jin’s hair.”Your Highness, why was it just now?”

Xiao Jin answered, “Because just now, I wanted to hug you.”

Chu Shao paused in her actions, and then shook her head helplessly, “Your Highness is indeed clever. Even if it’s a lie, it sounds very pleasant to my ears.”

Xiao Jin was also a bit helpless.

After all, what she said was actually the truth, but unfortunately, it did sound a bit magical.

Xiao Jin was about to defend herself, but she didn’t expect that the warm and slender hands suddenly pulled out from her hair and gently held her finger.”Your hands are cold.”

Xiao Jin was startled, only then did she realize that her hands were not only cold, but also trembling slightly.

Her heartbeat was the same.

Chu Shao tilted her head up and lightly touched Xiao Jin’s cheek with her soft lips, “Your face is also cold. Did you have a nightmare?”

“No.” Xiao Jin’s voice was faint, “I just dreamed of you, Shao’er.”

“Oh? What kind of person was I in your dream?”

“In the dream, you were almost the same as you are now, but there was a layer of mist separating us.”

“I couldn’t touch you, I could only stand at a distance and watch. Suddenly, I really wanted a cliff to appear in front of me. If I jumped off, the dream would dissipate, and when I woke up, I would be able to see you.”

“And then, did you find the cliff?”

“No, there was no cliff in the dream. I only saw rain and a white sky. A mechanical voice reminded me that this was the end, and then I woke up.”

Chu Shao smiled at the corner of her lips and said softly, “It seems that Your Highness indeed had a nightmare.”

“Why does Shao’er think it’s a nightmare?”

“Because if it were the real me, I would never let Your Highness search for the cliff alone. If there was a cliff that you could jump off to wake up from the dream, I would definitely jump off with you.”

Xiao Jin fell silent.

It seemed that the most important point of what she said just now wasn’t the cliff.

And Chu Shao’s focus was not on Xiao Jin’s dream.

She supported herself with one hand on the ground and the other hand moved to the jade belt around Xiao Jin’s waist, gently sliding down. 

Through the soft layer of silk, she regretfully caressed the other’s leg.

Although no words were spoken, that expression, that action, seemed to say to Xiao Jin—How did it get better?

“Why did it get better?” 

Xiao Jin furrowed her brows slightly and instinctively grasped Chu Shao’s wrist.

Because it itched, intensely itched.

It was the touch and warmth that her paralyzed legs couldn’t feel for half a year, and it was also the trembling of her heart that she had never experienced in her more than twenty years of loneliness in the modern world.

Numbness. 

It wasn’t the numbness of her legs, but the numbness of her scalp.

Under the clear blue sky, what was happening?

Chu Shao looked at her own wrist being held, slightly surprised, but smiled at the other person without breaking free.

She even leaned closer to Xiao Jin’s ear and whispered, “Your Highness, it’s daytime now. Is it too early for this?”

Huh?

What did it mean to complain first, Xiao Jin finally understood today.

The slight smile on Chu Shao’s lips was no different from usual, but in Xiao Jin’s current perception, it undoubtedly carried a different meaning.

It was elegant and provocative.

Xiao Jin was indeed provoked, but her tone remained calm. “It is a bit early.”

That’s what she said, but then she used her newfound ability to stand up, grasped Chu Shao’s wrist, and pulled her up.

And as she looked at Chu Shao, she chuckled softly.”But actually, we don’t have to wait until evening.”

…. 

After closing the door, a bout of coughing could be heard inside the room.

Xiao Jin didn’t know how many days she had slept, or whether she was about to exhaust her lifespan again, causing her to cough so severely.

Fortunately, she didn’t care now about how long she could live.

Xiao Jin had many questions she wanted to ask the system, and she also wanted to ask Chu Shao, but compared to this moment, she had no time to spare and only wanted to indulge for a while.

The lingering summer heat hadn’t completely dissipated, so Xiao Jin pushed away the ink and paper on the sandalwood table, placing Chu Shao on it, which had a slight coolness.

Her lips touched Chu Shao’s skin, every kiss cautious, as if caressing old scars accumulated over the years.

A thin layer of sweat formed on her forehead.

Without uncovering the carved incense burner, she could still smell the rich fragrance of night-blooming jasmine.

Chu Shao gazed at Xiao Jin in a hazy state, as if watching a damp and blurred rain.

She lay on the cold sandalwood table, walking barefoot underwater.

In the depths of the lake, there was a beautiful yet aloof mermaid. 

Chu Shao adored her, unable to resist kissing the mermaid’s jawline with trembling lips, hoping for a haughty and indifferent gaze in return, trampling on her own dignity and soul, like tormenting the lowliest of ants.

But that person didn’t. 

The gentle and cautious embrace made her unable to fulfill her desires.

Truly a benevolent yet cruel deity.

Chu Shao chuckled softly, and as she laughed, tears touched her face.

“Did I hurt you?” 

Xiao Jin’s actions froze, and she reached out her finger to wipe away the tear at the corner of Chu Shao’s eye.”No, Your Highness.”

She was just wondering, who was Xiao Jin really.

While thinking this, she wrapped her hand around Xiao Jin’s waist, using the most despicable means to tempt the person in front of her.

Tears that hadn’t flowed for a long time fell onto the other person’s skin. She apologized for such a loss of composure and received an even gentler treatment in return.

Everything was going as expected, so she could ask, “Your Highness, will you remember me?”

Xiao Jin fell silent for a moment and spoke in a soft voice, “I will.”

“In the future?”

“No.”

“Then when?”

“Right now. When you look at me, I can’t forget anymore.”

Chu Shao looked at Xiao Jin, smiling tenderly and joyfully.

She wanted to say something else, but her heart trembled and she lost her voice.

She could only raise her head to kiss Xiao Jin’s lips, gently holding up the bamboo slip at the edge of the table before it was pushed down, as if salvaging herself from drowning.

Then she collapsed on the table, looking into Xiao Jin’s eyes through the mist, gasping and smiling, “Thank you, for letting me have another beautiful dream.”

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Translator’s note: Are they just kissing? Why am I imagining something explicit?. Gosh, I feel so pervy. 

TO BE CONTINUE…