The engagement ceremony had not yet begun, and a cold rain was falling outside the Tinghu Water Pavilion. Cen Shu handed Gu Jinyi a cup of hot tea.
"My lip color is beautiful today."
"Thank you."
Cen Shu took the leftover tea from her and wiped the lip marks on the cup with his thumb: "Excuse me, can I kiss you?"
*
In the cold winter morning, Cen Shu got up and went around to the other side to get his nightgown, but unexpectedly, the sleeves were pressed under him by Gu Jinyi.
"Sorry, I woke you up."
"It's okay, could you please get me a glass of water?"
Gu Jinyi drank water from his hand, and the water wet her lips. Cen Shu took out a handkerchief and wiped it for her.
She smiled: "Thank you."
He nodded: "You're welcome."
*
After the two got married, they kept doing it three to four times a week. When Cen Shu unbuttoned her for the fifth time this week, Gu Jinyi was a little confused: "We have done it four times this week."
"Sorry, I seem to have remembered it wrong."
He didn't stop moving, and he still maintained his grace when speaking:
"Would you mind one more time this week?"
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Purpose: Appreciation for both refined and popular tastes
