Chapter 163
Song Luokui brought Chi Yu to her room and closed the door behind them. "Earlier, did my dad and the others give you a hard time?"
Chi Yu shook his head. "No, we were just playing chess."
Song Luokui: "They must have asked you a lot of questions."
Chi Yu: "Just the expected ones. It's okay."
Chi Yu looked around her room. This was the first time he had entered her room. Unlike at ChunWang Manor, this place bore traces of her growth from childhood to adulthood.
On one wall hung awards she had won previously. On the bedside table were photos of her with her family. Chi Yu picked one up and stared at it for a while. "Can I put my photo here in the future?"
Song Luokui walked over, blinking. "Of course. Let me get it out. I had put it away before." She had been worried her family would discover it.
Song Luokui retrieved a photo of the two of them from a box in the corner and placed it on the bedside table. It was their graduation photo taken when Chi Yu graduated, given to her by Senior Jixiao. She had been so nervous when she received it.
Chi Yu gazed at the photo for a long while before setting it on the bedside table. He then examined her small study desk, imagining her sitting there studying from childhood. He even envisioned how nice it would have been if they had known each other well back then and could have studied together.
To tidy up her room, Song Luokui began taking out the disorganized items from her boxes and cabinets to arrange them properly. Chi Yu came over to help. He even found a photo album containing pictures of her from childhood to adulthood.
Chi Yu couldn't stop flipping through the photos - her as a newborn, in a floral dress at her first piano lesson, on her birthdays, winning first place as a little red flower in kindergarten, and then in elementary school...
From a young age, she was adorable and pretty, always surrounded by a group of little friends. In some photos, Song Luosheng and other playmates from the compound appeared, referring to Song Luosheng as the leader.
There were also photos of her bravely enduring injections without crying, in the hospital, wiping tears from Song Luosheng's eyes... Starting from elementary school, the hospital photos became more frequent... Chi Yu recalled people mentioning that she was unlucky and had health issues.
While Song Luokui was tidying up, she didn't notice Chi Yu looking at her childhood photos until she turned and saw him touching a photo of her smiling in a hospital bed.
Song Luokui's heart softened. "Back then, I thought I might not make it, but I persevered and slowly recovered."
Chi Yu looked up, his eyes glistening with tears. Song Luokui was taken aback and immediately hugged him tightly. "What's wrong?"
Chi Yu: "I just suddenly wondered why we weren't familiar back then. If we had been, maybe I could have accompanied you."
Song Luokui smiled. "It's not too late for you to accompany me now. I wouldn't have wanted you to see me in such a wretched state back then."
Chi Yu held her close, regretting that he hadn't been present in her life during her most difficult times. But from now on, he would never allow such regrets again.
They parted, and Chi Yu cupped her face, kissing her forehead, then her nose, and finally capturing her lips in a passionate kiss...
*Knock knock knock* Just as their kiss was deepening, a knock on the door interrupted them. Song Luokui immediately pushed Chi Yu away, rushed to the mirror to fix herself, wiped her mouth, and wiped Chi Yu's mouth too - all within five seconds - before going to open the door.
It was Song Luosheng. "Brother, what's up?" Song Luokui feigned composure. Song Luosheng entered and noticed Chi Yu helping to tidy up. He glanced around. "Nothing, just checking if you need any help here."
Song Luokui blinked. "No, just organizing some odds and ends. We'll be done soon."
Song Luosheng circled the room, pulling the curtains. "Do these curtains need to be taken down for washing?"
Song Luokui: "I just had them washed a few days ago."
"What about wiping the cabinets?"
Song Luokui: "I'll wipe them after tidying up, so I don't have to do it twice."
"Should we change the bedsheets and covers?"
Song Luokui: "...Aunt Gui just helped me change them."
Suddenly, Song Luosheng's gaze fixed on the photo on the bedside table. Seeing Chi Yu in a graduation gown with his sister Song Luokui, his pupils dilated, and he immediately grabbed the photo. "When was this taken? Don't you need to explain this to me?"
Song Luokui's heart sank, and she laughed nervously, scratching her head. "That... it was taken when he graduated from his bachelor's program."
But Chi Yu's bachelor's graduation wasn't at the same time as his own graduation, when Song Luokui had taken a photo with him.
Why would she...?
Recalling how Song Luokui had later declined to have a meal with him, saying it would be too conspicuous, Song Luosheng asked, "Did you go find him after taking the photo with me back then?"
They must have been close from such an early time, with their bodies pressed together in the photo.
Song Luokui looked apologetically at her brother. "That... well..."
Chi Yu stepped forward, facing Song Luosheng. "Back then, I threatened her. Don't blame her."
Song Luosheng's voice rose sharply. "Threatened?!" His fists clenched, ready to punch again.
Song Luokui immediately hugged him. "No, no, Brother. He didn't threaten me. I couldn't resist his advances and went to see him. It was my fault."
Song Luosheng: "Luokui, you don't need to defend him. I know what he's like."
Song Luokui: "Brother~ It was a long time ago, and I wasn't unwilling either."
Upon hearing that, Song Luosheng deflated. Since Chi Yu was already here, any further objection was futile, especially since his sister liked him.
"Just don't hide anything from me again in the future."
"Got it, got it." Song Luokui placated him with an adorable tone.
Song Luosheng's gaze towards Chi Yu held a hint of pride. Hmph, no matter what, he was still his beloved sister Luokui's favorite brother.
Soon after, Sheng Rong called Song Luosheng away, and he had no choice but to leave. After seeing him off and closing the door, Song Luokui grabbed Chi Yu's hand. "Phew, that was intense."
Chi Yu raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"
Song Luokui's face flushed. "Let's continue tidying up."
Song Luokui tried to hold her hand, "I want to keep kissing you." The thrill was real, and even more so when kissing her.
Song Luokui didn't know why Chi Yu suddenly acted like this, "Just now..."
Before she could finish, Chi Yu kissed her again, kissing her in the room where she grew up from childhood, making him extremely delighted in both body and soul. Moreover, her family was outside, and they were secretly intimate here...
For Song Luokui, it was also super thrilling, because Chi Yu was holding her sitting on the desk by the window, and the curtains weren't drawn. If anyone looked up from downstairs, they would definitely see the man fiercely kissing the woman, grasping her waist...
After the room was tidied up for a long time, when Chi Yu left, Song Luokui didn't go to see him off, because her lips were a little swollen.