The Night Everything Changed Between Us

A confession you make yourself and one you receive from someone else are completely different feelings.

And Yi Yi had already expressed her feelings for me more than once. Her first kiss was an action, and now she’d put it into words too.

Even a straight man like me could truly feel that sincerity.

I was being too sensitive.

Being saved naturally creates goodwill toward the person who saved you. That’s perfectly normal.

Just as hanging isn’t the only way to commit suicide, self-sacrifice isn’t the only way to repay kindness. Ah, that analogy might not be great.

Anyway, if Yi Yi herself didn’t want to do this, she wouldn’t have chosen this way to show gratitude.

I naturally reached out and held her.

“Let’s sleep together.”

“Okay… Darling, I…”

“I won’t do anything to you.”

“Huh? But! I already…”

“I know you’ve mentally prepared. I’m not rejecting you. I just want to cherish you more.”

I reached out and stroked Yi Yi’s hair, pressing her forehead to my chest.

“We’ll take it slow. We’ll be together forever.”

“Darling…” Yi Yi turned her head and pressed her cheek against me. “Okay.”

That was enough. We had a long road ahead.

After we truly understand each other, everything will naturally fall into place.

I don’t want us to treat each other as disposable outlets for desire.

“Then, Darling, let me help lay out the bedding.”

“Okay. Oh, let me find you some pajamas.”

Thankfully, I had a spare set of pajamas. Sadly, no button-up shirts.

I don’t like standing collars, so I don’t own any white dress shirts.

Having my girlfriend wear an oversized shirt is also a dream of mine!

Especially if she just got out of the bath, wet, wearing a white shirt that’s slightly see-through. That would be even better.

Just imagining it gets me excited.

“Darling, I’ve laid out the bedding.”

“Ah, okay. I found the pajamas too.”

Snapping out of my fantasy, I went back to the living room with the pajamas and saw the spacious bedding Yi Yi had set out for two. It felt surreal.

I handed her the pajamas.

“My pajamas will be a bit big on you.”

“That’s fine. A looser fit is more comfortable.”

Yi Yi took the pajamas, hugged them for a few seconds, then held them to her nose… Was she smelling them?

“I washed them before putting them away. They shouldn’t have any smell…”

Yi Yi suddenly blushed and waved her hands frantically, her speech quickening.

“No, no! That’s not what I meant! I wasn’t smelling for a smell, I mean, okay, I was smelling them, but I definitely wasn’t complaining! I don’t dislike it at all! In fact, I’d prefer if they smelled more like you, because earlier when I was pressed against you, it felt really good… Ah, um… Waaah…”

“…Ah Wei, you can rest in peace.”

My girlfriend is too cute. My heart might give out.

Her first impression is the quiet, reserved, gentle, mature Yamato Nadeshiko type, but she often shows this innocent, adorable side too.

Especially when she blushes, it’s devastatingly cute.

“Okay, Yi Yi, you go change in the bedroom. I’ll change out here too.”

“…Okay…”

Yi Yi fled to the bedroom to change. I changed into my pajamas, still savoring her expression from just now.

After changing, Yi Yi still hadn’t come out. On the other side of that door, a super cute girl was changing. If I opened it now, she’d probably be startled.

But knowing her, she wouldn’t get mad. She might even show me… No, no, no! Thinking like that, I’ll want to peek!

I shook my head to chase out the impure thoughts and noticed the curtains were still open.

I used to sleep with them open, but today I should close them.

I’m used to sleeping with light, but Yi Yi isn’t.

I went to the living room window and was about to close the curtains when something flashed, causing me to shield my eyes.

Hmm? The sun isn’t in that direction. What was that flash?

I squinted, trying to find the source… That building across the street?

Probably a mirror reflecting sunlight. It’s gone now. Can’t find it.

Whatever.

I closed the curtains and turned around. Yi Yi had finished changing and came out.

“Darling, I’ve changed.”

“Oh, you’re done…”

My pajamas were clearly too big on Yi Yi. Her collarbone and the area below were fully exposed.

I was a bit worried it might slip off one shoulder.

And Yi Yi had taken off her bra too. The shape was very obvious.

She didn’t cover up. She even held them up with both hands, making it more prominent.

I quickly covered my nose with the back of my hand, afraid of a nosebleed.

I’ve seen countless lewd pictures. 2D, 3D, I’d seen a lot.

But a real, living person right in front of me—I couldn’t help but get excited.

This is bad. Really bad. Too close. The impact is too strong.

To keep myself from getting lost in lust, I looked away and forced my voice to stay steady.

“Th-Then, let’s go to sleep, okay…”

“Okay…”

In a daze, I got under the covers, lying flat on my back, motionless like a mummy.

There’s no way I can fall asleep like this.

Whether it’s night or morning, I’m too nervous to sleep!

Yi Yi is right next to me!

Less than thirty centimeters away!

I tried to breathe naturally, but my racing heart was too loud.

She must be able to hear it from this close.

Damn, so embarrassing…

And I want to see Yi Yi’s sleeping face. A quick peek shouldn’t hurt, right?

Just one glance…

I turned toward Yi Yi as naturally as I could and secretly opened my eyes. She was on her side, facing me, her eyes also open.

“Ah!”

“Oh…”

Not knowing what to say, Yi Yi suddenly laughed.

“Hehe.”

She looked very happy.

“Darling, I can’t sleep at all. My heart’s been pounding. Feels like it’s going to jump out of my throat.”

“I see…”

Yi Yi was the same. I wasn’t the only one nervous.

“Knowing you’re the same, I feel relieved.” “Knowing you’re the same, I feel relieved.”

“…Heh.” “…Hehe~”

It’s strange.

Not only did I suddenly calm down, I felt light.

“Um, Darling, can we hold hands?”

“Huh? Why suddenly?”

“Earlier at the store, holding your hand felt very safe… very warm.”

“Is that so? Then let’s hold hands.”

I extended my right hand from under the covers. Yi Yi used both hands—her left hand intertwining fingers with mine, her right hand covering the back of it.

“You say my hand is warm, but Yi Yi, you’re the one warming it up.”

“No. It’s very warm. I haven’t felt this kind of warmth in so long.”

Yi Yi closed her eyes, curled up, and pulled my hand to her chest. Like the little matchstick girl protecting a small flame in the snow. That lingering warmth was salvation and hope.

I pulled Yi Yi into my covers, into my arms.

“Ah! Darling?”

“I suddenly feel cold. I need something warm to hold.”

“…Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me.”

“Mr. Idiot said the same thing. But if I don’t say thank you, I don’t know how else to express my gratitude.”

Tch. That guy sure knows how to be cool.

“You don’t have to use words. Actions can express it too.”

“For example…”

Yi Yi suddenly leaned in and gave me a kiss.

“An action like this?”

I pressed my forehead against hers.

“You know you’re tempting me, right?”

“I am tempting you, Darling.”

“So, you’re enjoying this too?”

“Yes. I love this feeling. Holding hands with you, kissing you… and being held like this right now. It all feels wonderful. My head feels floaty, my body is warm, and there’s this feeling like a tide rising from my belly…”

“Yi Yi… you’re surprisingly a bit… lustful.”

“Maybe. So, Darling… do you like your slightly lustful girlfriend?”

Isn’t that obvious?

“I love it.”

“Don’t use words. Prove it with actions, Darling.”

“Learning by doing, are you?”

“Yes. You taught me, Darling.”

“I think this is just your true nature.”

“Maybe it is. A side I never knew myself… But I’ll only show it to you, Darling.”

“I think I should take back the ‘slightly.'”

“Then now I should say…”

The pure angel transformed into a seductive demon.

Right in front of me, she enunciated clearly.

“Darling, I want to feel even better.”

The demon’s whisper bewitched my heart.

After all this going back and forth, we ended up here anyway. Might as well have just shared the bed from the start.

But laying the bedding on the floor has one advantage.

No matter how wild, we won’t fall off the bed.