Snow-Kissed Rose (GL) Chapter 69.2

It was already past 6 PM when Huai Xu got off work, so she headed to the cafeteria to get some food first.

Although Huai Xu felt that Song Yingshi should have eaten already, she still brought a portion of salad back to the dorm, just in case Song Yingshi complained about hunger but refused to eat unhealthy snacks a few hours later.

When Huai Xu returned to the dormitory's shared living room, she ran into Kou Lengyu, who was on her way out. After greeting the other party with a nod, she was about to open the door to her room before it unexpectedly opened from the inside.

Song Yingshi poked her fluffy head through the door. When she saw Huai Xu, she said warmly and eagerly, "You're back? Hurry on inside!"

Huai Xu looked at Song Yingshi suspiciously, but her attention was currently elsewhere, so she asked, "Did Kou Lengyu drop by just now?"

Song Yingshi was already walking back into the room. With her back facing Huai Xu, she answered, "She came to visit us. She was all kisses and hugs with Wan Jiao just now."

Huai Xu followed Song Yingshi into the door, her eyes falling on the other party's back. Her gaze was calm and indifferent, but a hint of possessiveness was hidden within her eyes, and she stubbornly refused to look away.

Upon hearing Song Yingshi's answer, Huai Xu inadvertently recalled the words Song Yingshi had said to Kou Lengyu previously: I just wanted to get a look at you.

"What about you and Kou Lengyu?" Huai Xu asked calmly.

Song Yingshi's thoughts were currently on her mission, so she replied nonchalantly, "I hung around and chatted in Wan Jiao's room for a bit before coming back."

Huai Xu didn't probe any further. She was willing to put her faith in Song Yingshi's words.

After calming down a little, Huai Xu undid the top button of her shirt and placed the salad bowl on the dressing table, saying, "Eat this if you get hungry later."

"Why did you bring food for me?" Song Yingshi asked when she turned around and saw the salad bowl.

Song Yingshi wasn't someone who'd deliberately eat less for dieting. The problem was that she had a fast metabolism, so she'd often get hungry late in the evening. However, as a veteran female celebrity, she had long since engraved the habit of managing her diet into her bones, and she refused to have meals outside of mealtimes. Instead, she'd drink copious amounts of water while complaining about hunger. Even then, she'd rarely drink after 9 PM to avoid edema.

"Just in case you get noisy because of hunger," Huai Xu said, a hint of amusement flashing in her eyes.

Song Yingshi glared at Huai Xu when she heard this answer. However, she suddenly thought of something and put on a grateful look as she said, "Baby, you're too good to me."

This time, it was Huai Xu's turn to feel uncomfortable.

Striking while the iron was hot, Song Yingshi continued, "To repay your kindness, I've decided…"

While letting her words hang in the air, Song Yingshi walked over to Huai Xu, grabbed Huai Xu by the arm, and dragged Huai Xu along with her.

Ever since Huai Xu revealed her sexual orientation, Song Yingshi had mostly stopped initiating ambiguous gestures of affection. Hence, she was caught off-guard by this sudden intimacy, and it wasn't until she was led to her bed that she regained her composure and asked, "What have you decided?"

Song Yingshi pressed down on Huai Xu's shoulders, compelling Huai Xu to sit on the bed and look up at her.

The light of dusk softly spread across Song Yingshi's face, illuminating her eyes and giving them an ember glow.

Huai Xu's heartbeat gradually accelerated as she sat amidst the light, woody fragrance lingering in the air and exchanged glances with Song Yingshi.

At this time, Huai Xu saw Song Yingshi licking her lips, the tip of her tongue flashing across her lips like a snake's tongue.

Huai Xu slowly curled her fingers against the bed, wondering what Song Yingshi was trying to do. Although she knew she shouldn't have any expectations of Song Yingshi, she simply couldn't help herself sometimes…

"I've decided to do something for you—how about I help you with your skincare routine?" Song Yingshi asked in a high-spirited tone while smiling.

Huai Xu: ?

"Aren't you tired from working all afternoon? Just lie down here and let me handle your skincare routine. I'll even remove your makeup for you. How about it? Tempted?" Song Yingshi asked while confidently twisting her body, looking very lively.

For the umpteenth time, Huai Xu came to understand that she shouldn't have any expectations of Song Yingshi when it came to certain aspects. She deserved to be frustrated for not learning from her mistakes.

"Thank you for the offer, but I don't need it," Huai Xu said while pinching the bridge of her nose.

After saying so, Huai Xu got up from the bed. If she kept sitting here, she was worried that she might lose her patience and push Song Yingshi down on the bed.

However, before Huai Xu could go to the bathroom, Song Yingshi got in her way and said, "Ah, but I need it."

Huai Xu took out the last bits of patience within her to listen to Song Yingshi's nonsense.

Song Yingshi did not disappoint Huai Xu's expectations as she proclaimed loudly, "I only have a few hobbies in this life, and one of them is to—"

"To do skin care for others?" Huai Xu interrupted.

Song Yingshi: ?

While mentally protesting against Huai Xu for stealing the words out of her mouth, Song Yingshi quickly came up with a new answer and said, "One of my hobbies is to treat you well."

These were not the flirtatious but hollow words Song Yingshi had said in the past. Instead, they carried some of her true feelings, so she couldn't help but feel a little awkward after saying them.

Song Yingshi hurriedly faked a cough to hide her embarrassment and said, "Anyway…let me do it just this once!" Let me touch your face!

Huai Xu said nothing else and simply sat back on the bed.

Song Yingshi regarded Huai Xu's actions as a silent agreement, so she promptly turned around to get the makeup remover and cotton pads, asking, "Do you want to remove your makeup yourself, or should I do it for you?"

Huai Xu wordlessly reached for the cotton pads, and Song Yingshi took it as Huai Xu wanting to remove her own makeup. So, she handed the items to Huai Xu before running off to fetch some warm water and a series of luxury skin care products.

When Huai Xu saw Song Yingshi's actions, she knew that Song Yingshi wasn't joking about wanting to help her do her skincare routine.

After Huai Xu removed her makeup, Song Yingshi urged her to lie on the bed.

Huai Xu faced her head toward the foot of the bed while Song Yingshi moved a stool to the end and sat on it, looking like a professional beautician in a beauty salon.

Huai Xu found the whole situation ridiculous. First, Song Yingshi offered to dry her hair. Now, Song Yingshi was offering to help with her skincare. Was this still the same straight woman who had rejected her in the past?

When Huai Xu saw Song Yingshi's head looming over her, she couldn't help but ask coldly, "Song Yingshi, are you treating me like I'm your daughter?"

"How does helping with your skincare equate to me seeing you as my daughter?" Song Yingshi asked in confusion. All she wanted was to secretly touch her future girlfriend. What was wrong with that? Could Huai Xu's thoughts be a little less innocent?

"I'm not disabled. At this rate, will you help me eat as well?" Huai Xu asked.

"If you want me to, I'm not against it," Song Yingshi answered frankly.

Huai Xu: "..."

Huai Xu recalled when she asked if Song Yingshi had a reason for helping her blow-dry her hair yesterday morning. At the time, Song Yingshi didn't give her a direct answer. She knew Song Yingshi's personality well and realized she must've incorrectly guessed the reason.

But what other reason could there be behind Song Yingshi's behavior?

While Huai Xu was lost in her thoughts, she suddenly felt something soft and moist falling on her face—it was a cleansing towel. Then, she felt Song Yingshi's fingers touching her face through the towel, the fingers exerting a little force as Song Yingshi wiped her face.

Initially, Huai Xu was still a little peeved, and she had only agreed to cooperate with Song Yingshi's whims to get things over with quickly. However, when she felt the touch of Song Yingshi's hands, the muscles all over her body tightened and trembled uncontrollably, as if the skin on her face had become extremely sensitive, and every touch brought by Song Yingshi was infinitely magnified.

Huai Xu wanted to relax, but she was worried she might relax too much and show weakness in front of Song Yingshi. She could only maintain a calm posture with her stiff body and control the trembling of her eyelashes.

Although Huai Xu appeared indifferent on the surface, she was inwardly on high alert, fearing that she might be utterly defeated.

Song Yingshi had no idea about the mental tug-of-war that was happening in Huai Xu's mind. She carefully cleansed Huai Xu's face, her movements even gentler than when she cleansed her own face.

Huai Xu's skin was like porcelain after her makeup had been removed. It could arouse envy among all women, and Song Yingshi was no exception. She kept getting the feeling that Huai Xu's face was softer, more elastic, and full of vitality when she touched it.

After cleansing and drying Huai Xu's face, Song Yingshi moved on to the skin care stage, which was also the part where she would get to directly touch Huai Xu's face.

Before Song Yingshi placed her hands on her cherished prize, she looked at Huai Xu, who had already shut her eyes, and said, "I'm going to give you a massage so that your skin can better absorb the skin care products."

Song Yingshi knew that her excuse couldn't fool Huai Xu, but now that Huai Xu was already lying before her, she was certain that Huai Xu wouldn't leave halfway through the skincare routine.

Sure enough, the few months Song Yingshi had spent getting familiar with Huai Xu were not for naught. Huai Xu did not react and let her do what she wanted.

With great curiosity, Song Yingshi began observing Huai Xu's face.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that Huai Xu was the pinnacle of beauty; her facial features were delicate, and her temperament was ethereal. She also possessed a clearly defined jawline and a high, graceful nose bridge, giving her the look of a timeless beauty.

As Song Yingshi quietly admired what could only be described as a divine combination of facial features, she slowly slid her hands down from Huai Xu's forehead to the root of Huai Xu's nose. When she saw Huai Xu showing no reaction, she suddenly had a playful thought and carefully flicked Huai Xu's long, fluffy eyelashes with her fingernails.

This time, Huai Xu finally reacted as she said in a hurried tone, "Stop it."

Song Yingshi obediently stopped her antics, asking, "Does that tickle(痒) you?"[1!]

"What?" Huai Xu asked, her breaths quickening when she heard the word tickle(痒).

In response, Song Yingshi laughed and said, "You said you felt ticklish(痒) when I touched your hand, so it only makes sense that your face is as sensitive. So, do you feel ticklish(痒)?"

Huai Xu: "..."

Huai Xu's breathing became labored, and her nose was filled with the faint fragrance emanating from Song Yingshi's hands.

After waiting for a while and not getting an answer, Song Yingshi gently pinched Huai Xu's face and asked, "Why aren't you saying anything? Huai Xu—"

Song Yingshi said Huai Xu's name in a lazy and teasing tone, and hearing it made Huai Xu feel as if she was a blade of grass basking in the sweet and refreshing sun.

Huai Xu snapped open her eyes. Song Yingshi's smile came into view, and it was as sweet and refreshing as her voice.

"Huai Xu—" Song Yingshi repeated Huai Xu's name, seemingly becoming addicted to saying it.

Huai Xu moved her lips, wanting to speak. But just as she was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.

The atmosphere in the room froze momentarily, but Song Yingshi quickly reacted and shouted, "Come in."

The door opened—it was Wan Jiao.

As soon as Wan Jiao caught a glimpse of the scene inside the room, she slammed the door shut and shouted through the door, "What are you two doing in bed so early? Are you two properly dressed?"

Song Yingshi was rendered speechless by Wan Jiao's questions. Clicking her tongue, she said, "Only one of us is in bed, okay?"

"Wow, how exciting!" Wan Jiao exclaimed.

Song Yingshi: ?

"Jiaojiao, are you done with your dirty thoughts?" Song Yingshi berated with an angry smile.

"Come in and talk," Huai Xu said.

Wan Jiao finally reopened the door, smiling playfully as she said, "I came to let you know that we'll be leaving for the airport in 20 minutes. Also, Director Wu wants to see you, Huai Xu."

TL Notes:
[1!]Does that tickle you? (这样会痒吗？): I really don't know how to translate this question accurately.

In R18 context, a woman will say 痒(tickle/itch) when she's feeling an "itch" in her nether regions, especially after being stimulated. 痒 directly translates to tickle or itch, but besides "Does that tickle you?", I can't think of any way to translate Song Yingshi's question that wouldn't feel out of place.

Essentially, when Song Yingshi asked, "Does that tickle you? (这样会痒吗？)," Huai Xu misunderstood it as Song Yingshi asking her, "Does that get you horny?"