Chapter 10
Sunlight streamed through the screen window, slanting across An Tianhe's face. As the shadows of leaves swayed back and forth, the light forced him to open his eyes. He turned his head groggily and was delighted to discover that after a whole night of violent storms, the sky had finally cleared, a sight he hadn't seen in a long time.
An Tianhe rubbed his eyes and habitually tried to get up, only to feel a warm, soft, and delicate body nestled in his arms. Memories of last night's passionate entanglement instantly flooded his mind, and he couldn't help but grin. Suddenly, he felt that the negative emotions that had weighed on him for years had vanished like smoke. His heart felt open and bright, and his whole body was warm and filled with strength.
Although the temperature in the bedroom wasn't high, the lack of ventilation made the air stuffy. An Tianhe carefully extricated himself from between Xia Yan's pink, curved waist and got out of bed, reaching out to open the window.
A breeze slipped through the window gap, stirring the sheer curtains and brushing against An Tianhe's bare chest, giving him goosebumps. He took a deep breath of fresh air. The cool air carried the scent of rain-soaked earth mixed with trees. Besides that, there was another, less common fragrance. A soft yet rich and lingering scent that usually only came from a woman, now lingered in the bedroom.
An Tianhe turned around. With each step he took toward the bed, the fragrance grew richer, seeping into his lungs with every breath. Xia Yan was lying on her side, facing him, covered by a thin blanket, her upper body exposed. They hadn't lit any candles last night, having their first time in the dark, so his understanding of her body had come mostly from touch and smell.
Now, he could finally see her in her entirety.
The thin blanket covered her lower back and waist. Her full breasts, pressed by her right arm, created a deep cleavage. Due to gravity, they hung naturally. The two rosy buds on her peaks were as vivid and alluring as red beans on fresh snow. Beneath her fine, jade-like skin, faint blue veins were clearly visible.
So, this was the treasure he had caressed and tasted last night. An Tianhe's mouth went dry, and a heat began to build in his loins.
His gaze traveled down her smooth abdomen, past her narrow waistline. The patch of sparse, soft hair below her navel was, unfortunately, hidden by the blanket. Her secret garden was faintly visible in the dim light. Reappearing from under the blanket were a pair of enticing, long legs, as perfectly sculpted as jade pillars. One leg was stretched out straight, the other curled up. Xia Yan was still sleeping soundly.
An Tianhe tucked Xia Yan's exposed arm back under the covers. His palm touched her shoulder and back, which felt as smooth as silk. The fine, fair skin felt even more tender, making him reluctant to let go. He gently traced circles on her back with his palm; there wasn't the slightest bit of friction. His hand followed her soft spine down to her full, rounded buttocks, his fingers tightening slightly as he gave them a gentle squeeze.
In truth, what he most wanted to do was grab the pair of large, white rabbits that rose and fell with her breathing and play with them to his heart's content. But seeing her exhausted state and the dark circles under her eyes, he couldn't bear to wake her. Just quietly watching and caressing her had its own unique charm.
After another moment, he finally couldn't resist his curiosity about her secret garden. After all, the tight, narrow passage deep within that garden had given him several soul-shattering moments of ecstasy last night, and he really wanted to see exactly what Xia Yan's most intimate parts looked like.
Her pubic hair was neither dense nor sparse, just average. He had seen this much for himself in the flashes of lightning last night. But the rest was left to the imagination. Most women often have private areas that are brown or black, even if they are virgins. For married women with frequent and stable sex lives, a darkening of the private area was inevitable.
Unfortunately, An Tianhe had also been "poisoned" by some novels and anime since he was young, and he had always held an almost delusional expectation about his future partner's private parts, hoping they would be pink, as that represented innocence and purity. Back then, he could barely accept any color other than pink.
But as he got older and spent more time in society, his views gradually changed. At the very least, he hoped it wouldn't be too dark, otherwise, it would be a real turn-off. He never understood why some "bros" had a particular fondness for dark vulvas, treating them as treasures. Later on, even this last bit of insistence faded. Who cares if it's dark or not? First, get a girlfriend and stop being single, and then we can talk about the rest!
Now that he had a great beauty like Xia Yan, he instinctively felt the desire to explore the secrets of her body, purely out of curiosity. An Tianhe held his breath, turned over, and leaned beside Xia Yan, slowly lifting the thin blanket covering her lower body.
Because one of her legs was curled up, it made it easier to peek. He saw that the area where her thighs met her labia was completely clean, without a single hair. It wasn't shaved; it was just naturally bare, as if the pubic hair had only managed to reach her pubis before losing the energy to extend further.
At the base of her tender thighs, it was as if a few drops of rose-petal juice had been spilled, gradually blooming outwards, shading from light to dark onto two small, full labia. Above that was an equally clean, cute little bud. Between the labia was a long, narrow, deep red slit that completely concealed even the inner labia. But from that warm slit, a few strands of half-dried, transparent fluid seeped out, still bearing witness to last night's passion and entanglement.
An Tianhe's breathing immediately became ragged. His fingers moved almost on their own, gently parting her labia to reveal the tender, pink entrance to her honeyed cave. A roar went off in his head, and a surge of heat shot straight from his groin to his head. His thoughts almost stalled. Just as he was about to be driven by desire to take the next step, Xia Yan let out a long hum from her nose. Sensing that someone was touching her private parts, her eyes flew open to see a burly figure kneeling behind her. She shrieked in fright, her whole body shrinking into the blankets in an instant.
When she saw it was An Tianhe, she hit his arm, a mix of shame and anger in her voice, "Hey! you jerk! You tormented me all night, and you still won't let me rest properly!" Her voice held a feigned anger mixed with playful charm.
Struck by her blow, An Tianhe's face instantly flushed red with embarrassment. The fire of desire subsided by more than half, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.
Seeing his stunned expression, Xia Yan couldn't help but let out a chuckle. But at that moment, her stomach chose to growl inopportunely. Blushing, she said, "It's all your fault. You made me barely eat anything all day yesterday... Hmph~" Her pouting, red lips were incredibly cute.
An Tianhe slapped his forehead, suddenly knowing what he had to do. He rolled out of bed, quickly put on his clothes, and after running a few steps, he turned back, cupped Xia Yan's face, and kissed her forehead and lips several times. "I won't disturb you anymore. You sleep a little longer. I'll go make you something to eat and call you when it's ready."
With that, he dashed out of the bedroom.
Xia Yan's face was flushed red when he kissed her. She stared blankly at An Tianhe's retreating back, momentarily at a loss for words. Although a physical relationship could significantly shorten the distance between a man and a woman, she wasn't quite used to this level of intimacy yet. After all, just a few days ago, she had been a married woman.
Even though she had made up her mind last night, taken off her wedding ring, and accepted her fate, after a night of passion, she felt a bit lost again, unsure if her choice was the right one. Thinking of her late husband, who had been brutally torn apart and eaten by the walking corpses, she shuddered. What she feared most was ending up like him one day, becoming a pile of shredded flesh in a monster's mouth, never being able to reunite with her family.
"You'll understand, right..." Xia Yan silently spoke to her deceased husband in her heart.
If she could be lucky enough to escape danger in the future and see her parents and relatives again, how would she explain everything that had happened? Although there was a viral outbreak, would they accept it... Her thoughts were in turmoil, and all sleepiness vanished. The more she thought about her frustrations, the more uncomfortable the sticky feeling between her legs became. She simply got up to go wash herself.
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