Chapter 241 : Sense of Transgression
Chapter 241 : Sense of Transgression
In winter, at 6 PM in the evening, the hallway on the 11th floor had already fallen into darkness, completely unable to see the end.
Su Yun was in a hurry, so she left in her slippers. But she noticed the elevator at the end of the dark hallway wasn't running.
Normally, it should take at least over ten seconds for the elevator to go up and start from the 11th floor to the 1st floor. She had only hesitated for a few seconds—there was no way the other could be that fast.
Su Yun seemed to understand something and immediately rushed down the stairs beside the elevator. The motion-sensor lights along the way didn't even detect Su Yun's trajectory, so all the floors remained dark.
Until she stopped on the 5th floor. The reason was simple—this floor was lit.
"Click." Before Su Yun even turned the corner of the staircase to enter the hallway, she had already heard the sound of a key unlocking from far away.
Su Yun quickly called out: "Senior, is that you?"
"..."
For a moment, the air on the 5th floor fell silent. Even the originally crisp unlocking sound disappeared.
Su Yun was about to turn the corner to enter the 5th floor hallway when she heard a loud "bang." By the time she got there, the hallway was already empty of people.
She stood in front of the 501 door where the sound had come from, frowning.
Next door was 502. She inexplicably felt it was familiar, but not because of the room number itself. Rather, she had heard someone mention this number before.
It took Su Yun about 2 seconds to remember—wasn't this where Chen Tingting lived? She had come down here before to help catch cockroaches. Oh right, and the landlord had said this floor was haunted...
Thinking of ghosts, Su Yun's big innocent eyes suddenly widened, and she perked up her ears.
She leaned slightly against the wall and looked around for a while. After confirming there was nothing strange, she let out a sigh of relief.
"Sigh, it must be fake. How could such things actually exist?"
Su Yun turned her gaze back to the 501 door in front of her. She was eighty percent confident that the person who had opened the door just now was Chu Bing.
"Knock knock, senior, are you there? It's me, Xiaoyun."
"Knock knock."
After knocking several times, there was no response from inside. It was as if the unlocking sound from just now had been made by the air itself.
Su Yun looked down. There was no light coming from under the door.
Now she was completely alert.
It couldn't really be air unlocking the door...
One last question.
The girl's head turned, her pink lips pursed: "Senior, Sister Xue has something she wants me to tell you. Can you open the door?"
"Sister Xue is looking for me!?"
Suddenly, light appeared from the crack in the door, and Chu Bing's soft voice came from inside. Su Yun's guess had been correct.
Su Yun frowned: "Yeah, she has something to ask you."
"Click."
Soon, the door that had been silent finally opened. Su Yun couldn't help but peek inside curiously several times.
She closed her eyes and opened them again, confirming she hadn't seen wrong.
The hallway was filled with black plastic bags of garbage, and tables and chairs lay overturned on the floor in the nearby living room. Everything was so abnormal.
This was... Chu Bing's home???
"Xiaoyun, what does Sister Xue want to tell me?"
"Ah..."
"Hm?"
"Oh."
"..."
Su Yun's dazed expression made Chu Bing very dissatisfied. She immediately closed the door.
"If there's nothing, just go."
"Hey! Sorry, I was spacing out. There really is something!"
It took Su Yun talking for a while longer before Chu Bing agreed to let her come inside to talk.
She sat in the messy living room, her eyes full of surprise.
If she had to use one word to describe Senior's room, it would probably be "messy." The sofa had holes and was yellowing. The balcony was also piled with clutter. She had originally fantasized that Senior's home would have the same fragrant aroma as the person herself, but it was actually worse than her own place. At least her home smelled of milk.
"..."
Su Yun turned her gaze back to Chu Bing sitting beside her. The other's thighs below the denim shorts were snow-white and slender. The skin revealed at the neckline of the pink T-shirt was also very rosy and tender.
The other's beautiful figure formed a stark contrast with the messy room nearby. Su Yun's mood was complicated: "Sister Xue is very worried about you."
"Worried about me! Really?" Hearing this, Chu Bing immediately stood up from her chair, looking very excited.
Su Yun could only nod. But actually, it was she who was worried. Qin Xue didn't care at all.
"That's... great." Chu Bing's eyes glistened with tears as she looked at Su Yun. "Does she really care about me?"
Su Yun felt a pang in her heart seeing Chu Bing like this. The senior seemed so fragile, so desperate for affection.
"Of course. She asked me to come find you."
It wasn't exactly a lie. Qin Xue had mentioned Chu Bing, though not in the way Su Yun was implying.
Chu Bing sat back down, her expression becoming complicated. She looked around her messy room as if seeing it for the first time, and her face flushed with embarrassment.
"I... I didn't expect her to care. My place is such a mess. If she saw it..."
"She wouldn't mind," Su Yun said gently. "She just wants to make sure you're okay."
Chu Bing nodded slowly, then suddenly looked at Su Yun with an intensity that made the younger girl uncomfortable.
"Xiaoyun, can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"Do you think... do you think Sister Xue would ever like me? Not just as a friend, but... more than that?"
Su Yun's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly understood why Chu Bing had been acting so strangely. The senior had feelings for Qin Xue.
"I... I don't know," Su Yun answered honestly, though her mind was racing. "Why do you ask?"
"Because..." Chu Bing looked down at her hands. "I think I might have feelings for her. But she's with you, and you two seem so happy together. I know it's wrong to feel this way, but I can't help it."
Su Yun felt a strange mix of emotions—guilt, jealousy, and something else she couldn't quite name. She reached out and gently touched Chu Bing's hand.
"Senior, those feelings are natural. But Qin Xue and I... we're together. I hope you can understand that."
Chu Bing looked at their hands, then slowly pulled hers away.
"I know. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything."
"Don't apologize. Your feelings are valid. Just... maybe it's better if we keep some distance for a while?"
Chu Bing nodded, though the sadness in her eyes was unmistakable.
Su Yun stood up to leave, but before she reached the door, Chu Bing spoke again.
"Xiaoyun, take care of her, okay? She deserves to be happy."
"I will," Su Yun promised, and she meant it with all her heart.
"I think... Sister Xue noticed you seemed distracted today, like you had something on your mind. She's worried about you."
"If you don't mind, can you tell us? We'll try our best to help."
After speaking, Su Yun looked around the room and thought that perhaps this matter had hit Chu Bing hard, which is why the room was so messy. Otherwise, how could such an active and enthusiastic beautiful girl be so untidy normally?
"If Sister Xue is worried about me, then..." Chu Bing looked very hesitant, but finally raised her head.
"A boy in class confessed to me. I've been wondering whether to accept."
Hearing that such a gentle and considerate girl had been confessed to, Su Yun's heart couldn't help but ache a little.
But seeing the other's pale expression, it was obvious she didn't like him.
"If you don't like him, just reject him."
Chu Bing lowered her head, hiding her expression from Su Yun: "But if I reject him, there'll be no one to keep me company. Being alone is so lonely..."
"Huh??"
What?
"That can't be right! Senior, you're so pretty and gentle. How could no one want to keep you company?"
"..."
Chu Bing raised her dimmed face, her clear eyes full of anticipation: "Then, would you and Sister Xue be willing to keep me company? Every day?"
"Every day..."
Su Yun hesitated.
"No problem, no problem. Senior, can you stop being sad now?"
"Yeah, thank you." Chu Bing wiped her eyes and showed her usual cute and innocent smile again.
"It's nothing. After all, you've been teaching Qin Xue for so long." Seeing this, Su Yun felt her heart being healed.
Although keeping her company every day was indeed a bit unrealistic, having Chu Bing accept a confession from a boy she didn't like would probably ruin her life.
Su Yun decided to agree for now and discuss it with Qin Xue later.
After seeing Chu Bing recover her mood, Su Yun stood up and helped pick up the clutter on the floor, throwing it into the trash bin. She found a mop and broom and started helping her senior tidy up the living room.
About twenty minutes passed, and the originally messy living room became spacious again. All the accumulated clutter on the balcony was stored in the hallway storage cabinet. Now the entire living room looked much better.
"Done, the living room is all cleaned up." Su Yun held the mop, with a small apron draped over her front, looking very capable.
She normally did all the housework at home, so these tasks were already second nature to her. If Chu Bing wasn't here, she could actually finish everything in a minute.
"Thank you, Xiaoyun."
"No need, ah..."
Before Su Yun could turn around and refuse, she was suddenly wrapped in a warm and soft embrace. Especially those two soft rabbits rubbing against her back, making her heart flutter with spring feelings.
"Senior, no need to thank me. That... it's hot. Can you let go?"
"Mm." Chu Bing responded softly, her delicate female voice sounding very protective.
"Xiaoyun, no need for the bedroom!" Just as Su Yun was about to go to the bedroom with the mop, Chu Bing suddenly grabbed her wrist tightly, her urgent voice contrasting sharply with her earlier gentleness.
"Oh, okay."
Su Yun naturally didn't mind. After all, the bedroom was a girl's private space. It was normal not to let people in. Who knows what little secrets might be hidden inside?
Just like with Qin Xue. Su Yun had always thought she would be a very tidy person, but after being together, she threw things everywhere. Every day, Su Yun picked them up and put them away.
By 7 PM, Su Yun walked out of 501. She stood at the door saying goodbye to Chu Bing.
"Thank you... can you come a bit closer, Xiaoyun?"
Just as they were parting, Su Yun saw her senior's expression turn shy, looking mysterious.
"Hm?"
Not thinking much of it, she leaned in. Who knew that the next second, she felt something soft and warm on her face.
"!?"
Su Yun immediately stepped back in surprise, covering her face with her hand.
"That's my thank you gift to you. Thank you~" Chu Bing tilted her head adorably, her legs pressed together and perfectly straight. Her eye corners curved like crescents, her eyes shimmering with gentle light.
That beautiful, flawless smile was unforgettable.
Su Yun's heart was racing. She couldn't recover for a long time.
When she reached the door of 1102, she was still frantically wiping her face with her hand, afraid Qin Xue would notice something was wrong.
Chu Bing had actually kissed her...
In the past, if such a beautiful girl had kissed her, Su Yun would definitely have jumped with joy and couldn't sleep all night. But now, she already had someone she liked. Doing this instead gave her a strong sense of transgression.
If she had known Chu Bing was going to kiss her, she absolutely wouldn't have leaned in.
The white wall beside the door reflected Su Yun's face. She looked for a while, confirming there were no hickeys or anything like that before she felt relieved.
Kisses between girls were actually quite common. Su Yun didn't think much of it. But in the future, she should be more careful. If Qin Xue was kissed by another girl, she would still feel very uncomfortable.
"Click."
After opening the door, she entered the bedroom. On the bed lay a slender and curvaceous girl playing with her phone.
"Do you still need me to carry you to the bathroom?"
Qin Xue was lying on the bed with her head raised. Her eyes were full of coldness: "How long has it been? By the time you came back, I've already... messed my pants."
After saying this, she immediately turned around, looking like she was in a bad mood.
But hearing Qin Xue's cute words, Su Yun couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, Sister Xue, don't be angry. I have something I want to discuss with you." Perhaps because she had just done something transgressive, she was now very proactive, directly crawling over and pouncing on Qin Xue.
Although Qin Xue's words were cold, when Su Yun nuzzled against her, she immediately pulled the other into her embrace.
"Tell me.”
[End of Chapter]
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