novelraw Chapter 185 : Staying Over (2)
Chapter 185 : Staying Over (2)
Chapter 185: Staying Over (2)
“Su Su, guess where I am right now!”
In the living room, Liu Rushuang sat by the balcony table in a long black silk nightdress, video chatting with her cousin, Su He.
Her long hair, which had originally been pinned up with a hairpin, was now loose and hanging down her back, still damp and obviously not yet dry. Beneath the hem of her nightdress were her long, straight legs. As usual, she wasn’t wearing any shoes, her bare feet pressed directly against the floor.
It was her first time preparing to stay over here tonight, and of course, she couldn’t resist letting her “little man’s” older sister know about it. Not for any real reason—she just enjoyed watching Su He lose her composure. Otherwise, wouldn’t this sleepover be wasted?
As for Lin Mo, he was currently mopping up the puddles Liu Rushuang the Empress had left on the living room floor.
What kind of person was this? She hadn’t even dried her feet properly before walking all over the place, leaving a trail of wet footprints behind her. With a goddess-like face like hers, how could she have such sloppy habits at home? She really didn’t care about her image at all.
Walking barefoot like that—wasn’t that a waste of washing her feet?
“This doesn’t look like your place. Did you go home to see Uncle and Auntie?” Su He asked.
She knew where Liu Rushuang was temporarily living and had even been there before, so she could tell right away that the background in the video wasn’t her cousin’s home. She thought Liu Rushuang had gone back home!
“Wrong guess. Try again!” Liu Rushuang propped her chin up with one hand and brushed her damp hair away from her chest with the other.
But Su He wasn’t the type to play along.
“Hey, do you have nothing better to do? If not, I’m hanging up. It’s late at night, and instead of sleeping, you want me to guess where you are? What, are you shacking up with some random guy?” Su He snapped, her words striking without mercy—though this time, she accidentally hit a friendly target.
“Hehe~~ Then take a look at who this is!”
Hearing that, Liu Rushuang didn’t get angry. Instead, she turned the phone camera around to face Lin Mo, who was mopping the floor.
The moment her cousin appeared in the frame, Su He, who had been lounging lazily on the sofa, immediately widened her eyes.
“Wait—hold on! What’s going on here? It’s this late, and my cousin’s in your room while you’re wearing pajamas? You stupid nymph, what are you trying to do!!”
Su He instantly sat up straight, shifting into battle mode.
“Let’s just say—could it be possible that this is my little brother’s apartment?” Liu Rushuang said with a teasing smile, turning the camera back to herself.
At that, Su He froze for a moment before realizing—oh right, her cousin no longer lived in the dorms and had moved out. “No, hold on! What are you doing at my cousin’s place, and why aren’t you home yet? It’s late, and look at what you’re wearing—what are you planning?”
“I’m staying over, obviously. Isn’t it obvious?” Liu Rushuang held the phone farther away, showing her nightdress with a grin.
Su He’s hair nearly stood on end in anger. “I’m asking why you’re staying over! Don’t you have a place to live?”
“I drank, okay? And you know the rule—don’t drive after drinking. Of course I have to stay the night,” Liu Rushuang said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Su He: “…”
“Call a driver. I’ll pay for it!”
It had to be said—karma really does come back around. When they’d first met, Liu Rushuang had said the exact same thing to Su He, and now it was Su He’s turn to say it back.
“I don’t want to. I’m staying over at my boyfriend’s place. Totally normal, right? Besides, I even brought my charging cable. You want me to go back? No way, absolutely not!
I even brought all my toiletries in advance—so convenient! Hey hey hey… what are you doing?”
Liu Rushuang was mid-sentence when she saw Su He, on the other end of the call, suddenly stand up and start putting on clothes like she was about to head out.
“Of course I’m going over there! You think I don’t know what kind of pervert you are? I have to see what you two are up to tonight. Don’t worry, I haven’t been drinking. I’ll be there soon!” Su He said as she hurriedly got dressed, looking every bit the protective older sister ready to guard her “innocent” little brother.
Seeing this, Liu Rushuang quickly said, “Alright, alright! Don’t be impulsive. I’m here for a reason, okay? I have to stay the night. What are you imagining!”
At that, Su He snorted coldly. “Then tell me—what happened?”
Liu Rushuang then explained how Lin Mo had run into Zhao Yun that afternoon and ended up getting roughed up a little. She was worried, so she came by to check on him. Then Zhao Yun had shown up for a visit, they had a few drinks, and now she was staying the night.
Besides, if Zhao Yun had just left and she immediately followed, wouldn’t that make their relationship look suspicious? So staying over for the night was clearly the best option.
“What? She hit him? You didn’t say anything about my cousin getting beaten up when you asked him to help you! That’s not okay—that’s my blood cousin!” Su He instantly became indignant. Helping was one thing, but getting beaten was another.
Liu Rushuang calmly took a sip of cool water and said with a smile, “I’ll pay him more.”
Su He: “What do you take my cousin for? You think you can just throw money at him? I’m telling you—if anything happens to him, I’ll fight you myself! He’s my second aunt’s only son! … Wait, how much are you paying?”
Lin Mo: “…”
Liu Rushuang: “…”
After teasing Su He for a bit more, Liu Rushuang finally hung up the call. Lin Mo, meanwhile, was sitting on the sofa scrolling through videos of dancing girls.
When he saw that she had finished, he asked, “Wait, you’re really staying over? But I only have one bedroom. There’s just one bed—how are we supposed to do this?”
Though it was a four-bedroom apartment, he only had one set of bedding. He couldn’t very well make the Empress Rushuang sleep on a cold, hard bedframe, could he?
“Of course I’ll sleep in the bedroom, and you’ll sleep in the living room. What, you want to come into the room and sleep with me?” Liu Rushuang shot him a flirtatious glare.
“Why? Why can’t you sleep in the living room while I take the bed?” Lin Mo protested.
Show pity for beauty? Not a chance. He genuinely considered making the Empress sleep on the sofa.
Their relationship was fake, and it wasn’t like he was getting anything out of it—why should he give up his bed? This was his place!
At his cousin’s house, he at least got a bedroom—so why did he have to sleep on the couch in his own home?
“Because I’m the older one. Because I’m the guest. Because I’m the Empress Rushuang. Have you ever seen Liu Rushuang sleep on a sofa? That’s that—no more arguing. Say one more word, and I’ll crush your head under my foot,” Liu Rushuang huffed.
At that, Lin Mo’s gaze involuntarily dropped to her bare, delicate feet—those long, fair feet, their skin even whiter than the floor beneath them.
After a moment of silence, he slowly said, “Really?”
Liu Rushuang: “???”
“Eh? What’s that supposed to mean? You’re getting excited now?”
Lin Mo: “I’m not! I just thought I’d try something new.”
“You—you little pervert! Get lost! Keep teasing me and I’ll shove my foot right into your mouth!”
Hearing that, Lin Mo immediately stood up. “You say that, but now I’m really not sleepy anymore.”
Liu Rushuang quickly backed up two steps. “Y-you—you said you don’t have a foot fetish! I thought it was a punishment, but apparently it’s a reward for you?
Wait a minute—did you wash the socks I told you to wash earlier?”
“I did! I hung them up already, didn’t I?” Lin Mo replied, confused.
Liu Rushuang: “You didn’t, by any chance, breathe them in, did you?”
Lin Mo: “???”
How does she even know about that?!