The Lingering Kiss and a Sudden Revelation

Caught in Li Chunsheng’s possessive, deep kiss, Liuxia felt her consciousness drift, as if plunging into a warm, chaotic ocean.

It took the girl a long, arduous moment to finally struggle free from the suffocating dizziness and regain her senses.

The instant she fully awoke, a tidal wave of shame and indignation utterly engulfed the girl’s heart.

‘Chunsheng… how dare he?! How could he possibly do that?!’

Her lips still throbbed with the lingering sensation of his invasion, feeling… slightly swollen and reddened.

Her body, too, ached faintly, a testament to how tightly Chunsheng had held her moments ago.

‘Chunsheng is truly awful! How… how could he do such a thing to me!’

‘Pervert! Gay! Kissing fiend!’

Liuxia’s body trembled, her emotions surging uncontrollably.

She had indeed dreamed of ambushing juniors, but that didn’t mean she enjoyed being ambushed herself… those were just dreams! And… it was only due to that strange appetite!

There were no other strange thoughts involved!

However, after a brief moment of shock and humiliation, Liuxia noticed the persistent warmth within her body, and the crystal-clear number before her: [11].

Her potency, which had been [10] this morning, had actually increased by one.

The meaning behind the growing number was still unclear.

Yet, in a flash of insight, she finally understood some things.

‘So… so that’s how it is.’

‘Chunsheng’s method of adding a “blessing” to that bowl of egg porridge was actually… by adding his own bodily components…’

‘No wonder my body had previously developed such a strong… appetite… for Chunsheng’s blood.’

‘And no wonder the blessing transferred just now gave me the exact same feeling as when I drank the porridge.’

It seemed that whether it was her transformation or her recovery from a high fever, both were achieved through her junior’s self-sacrifice, imparting his blessing in this manner.

This discovery left Liuxia’s heart incredibly conflicted. For a moment, she didn’t know whether to blame Li Chunsheng for his overstepping actions, or… to thank him for saving her in such a way.

‘But… if it’s just to bestow a blessing, why use “kissing” as the method?’

‘But… but we’re both men… Doesn’t he feel any aversion to doing this?’

Liuxia’s ears felt hot, but then her thoughts shifted. Subconsciously, she began searching for a reasonable excuse for Li Chunsheng’s abrupt actions.

‘After all… out there, her current identity was that of her junior’s “girlfriend.” So, when he needed to bestow a “blessing” upon her, using such an intimate method to transfer his essence… seemed like a rather reasonable and convenient approach, didn’t it?’

“Yes, that must be it! Chunsheng… he shouldn’t have any other intentions…”

As this thought settled, an inexplicable sense of relief washed over the girl. Yet, it was immediately followed by a subtle flicker of disappointment, one she didn’t even recognize herself.

Li Chunsheng observed Liuxia in his arms. After waking, she remained utterly silent, her head bowed, refusing to meet his gaze.

His heart tightened. ‘Had Senior Sister truly grown angry with him? Or even… come to detest him?’

Li Chunsheng’s heart was instantly consumed by immense panic, followed by endless regret.

‘What… what had gotten into me just now? How could I suddenly become so impulsive?’

‘What was that about “making the other person dyed with my color”? How could I harbor such terrifying and selfish thoughts?’

‘Was I out of my mind just now?’

A tremendous fear gripped Li Chunsheng. He dreaded that the delicate and warm bond of brotherhood he shared with Liuxia would shatter completely due to his momentary impulsiveness.

Ultimately, this bottomless fear overwhelmed everything else. He released his hold on the girl entirely, stepped back, and bowed deeply to Liuxia.

“I’m… I’m so sorry, Senior Sister! I…”

Liuxia heard Li Chunsheng’s trembling apology, and her heart gave a slight flutter.

‘Chunsheng… he’s scared?’

She looked up at the junior before her—the one who had just rendered her helpless and was now far stronger than her. At this moment, he had reverted to the child who needed her care.

Seeing him like this, all her anger vanished instantly.

“I’m… I’m fine, really… It’s just, I was a little surprised by the form the blessing took… that it was like this…”

Liuxia gently shook her head, signaling that she didn’t mind.

In the end, this ‘big brother,’ as she had been countless times before, chose forgiveness.

She smiled, her gaze softly resting on Li Chunsheng’s face.

Suddenly, and for reasons unknown, her eyes uncontrollably drifted to her junior’s lips—the very lips that had just invaded hers.

Inexplicably, Liuxia felt that the lingering moisture on his lips was too dazzling, too scorching for her to look at directly.

The next moment, as if burned by that heat, she abruptly averted her eyes, feeling her heart pound rapidly and her face flush intensely.

‘I’ve become… so strange…’

‘No, if I stay any longer, Chunsheng will notice something is wrong with me!’

“I… I’m going out to buy some groceries… and go home to cook!”

“Goodbye…”

Liuxia stammered, making up a random excuse, and fled the scene that made her feel so flustered, as if escaping.

Only Li Chunsheng remained, standing rooted to the spot, staring blankly at the girl’s retreating figure.

‘She… she must truly hate me, right?’

Li Chunsheng felt a profound sense of self-reproach for his earlier rough and reckless behavior.

The slight joy he had felt moments ago, when Senior Sister mentioned the blessing and he discovered his unchanging potency had risen to [11], now completely evaporated.

A sudden worry arose in Li Chunsheng’s heart.

‘Would Senior Sister… be afraid of him because of his actions just now, and then… completely disappear from his side?’

‘No, don’t let that happen!’ His anxiety gradually mounted.

The waiting time, fraught with anxiety, felt both slow and fast, until finally, quitting time arrived.

Li Chunsheng didn’t dally outside for a moment. With an exceptionally nervous heart, he rushed home as quickly as he could.

However, upon reaching his doorstep, his hurried pace faltered, and he hesitated.

He was simply too afraid. Afraid of opening the door only to find an empty room.

Even though he had only spent a few days with Senior Sister, he realized he probably couldn’t get used to life without her anymore.

Li Chunsheng stood at the door, taking several deep breaths before finally mustering the courage to unlock the door with his key.

The moment the door swung open, he saw her—

Liuxia stood by the entrance, as usual, dressed in the new, well-fitting loungewear he had bought her. Behind her, the dining table was neatly set with steaming, hot dishes.

The girl looked at the breathless Li Chunsheng, a gentle smile, just like always, gracing her face.

“You’re back? Dinner’s ready; I was just waiting for you.” After an entire afternoon, Liuxia had finally composed herself.

Upon hearing her words, Li Chunsheng’s heart, which had been suspended in anxiety all afternoon, finally dropped back into place with a ‘thump.’ A massive, ineffable sense of relief instantly enveloped his entire being.

He found his previous tension and unease somewhat amusing.

His bond with Senior Sister was indeed not something so easily broken.

In that moment, Li Chunsheng secretly made a resolution in his heart.

He would… protect this unique bond between himself and Senior Sister, no matter what.

He would absolutely never… destroy it with his own hands again.

And so, for the next two days, Liuxia didn’t mention the blessing again, and the two siblings spent a peaceful, uneventful time together.

Finally, the day arrived for Liuxia to attend the ‘birthday party’ that Mu Shengling had mentioned.