12 hours earlier :

"But move over Jingyi!!! You see I can't get in!"

"To push me, you should already let go of my dress there!!! You pull so much on it that you will end up undressing me!!!"

And here it was again, originally I had just wanted to make a small escapade, because I felt cramped! I always had someone to satisfy my every desire! Except that I was suffocating, I couldn't take it anymore!

When the Lan and OuYang clans had arrived and I had seen Zizhen, SiZhui and Jingyi, hope had returned and an idea had sprouted in my head !!!! The memory of our first meeting!!! We had snuck into YunShen Buzhi for a trip to Caiyi! What if we did the same thing? I had managed to convince them to join me in my apartments to discuss it!

At first, SiZhui and Zizhen were hesitant, but they were finally convinced when they heard that there was a "festival" in town. So we decided to "sneak in". I knew the schedules and the guard tours, leaving Jinlintai was a child's play as well as returning there!

The problem was now to succeed in reintegrating my apartments without being seen and there we were badly, considering that Jingyi was stuck at the level of the window; SiZhui and Zizhen were already inside and pulled him and me... outside hung to his dress!

"Well you let go of me Jin Ling?"

"If I do, I'll fall! And I won't be able to get back up afterwards!"

"From a man's height! But let go of me; we'll lift you up through the window!"

I finally decided to open my fingers... and of course, I fell on my backside, unleashing the laughter of my three so-called "friends"!

I got up and grabbed the hands they were holding out to me. They hoisted me up and I went back to my room !!!! After a sigh of relief, I looked at the table, Zizhen had put on it the jars of wine that we had bought in town! The evening was not finished !

As usual, SiZhui remained faithful to his tea. Jingyi made a "deviation", after all alcohol was forbidden in YunShen Buzhi, but it was not stipulated in the rules when they were "invited" by another clan!

I opened the first jar and served us. With the help of alcohol, we started to talk about everything and anything, about our trip to Yi, the events of the Guanyin Temple, the marriage of uncle Wei and uncle Lan and the latest gossip about the clan leaders!

I don't know how many cups we were each, but every time one of us was serving the others, SiZhui was trying to reason with us, in vain! After a while Zizhen more or less agreed with him.

"He's right, I'll have to go back otherwise I'll have problems..." Zizhen said with a glazed look.

"Your father is not here!" I pointed out to him with my chin in my hand and my elbow on the table.

"It's not my father I'm talking about, but the person I love!"

We all looked at each other amazed.

"Zizhen, you didn't tell us that you have a girlfriend! Is she part of the delegation? Is she beautiful? What is her name? Can you introduce her to us?" asked Jingyi in a row.

"But stop, let him the time to answer" I poured a little wine in his cup to loosen his tongue.

"In fact my boyfriend is ....

Zizhen raised his cup... and fell with his forehead on the table !!!! I looked at SiZhui and Jingyi...

"I didn't dream .... he did say he ...."

"had A boyfriend !!!!" finished SiZhui

Jingyi was shaking the sleeping man.

"Zizhen, who is this??? come on wake up, we want to know!!!" SiZhui grabbed his hand.

"Stop, it's not worth it, you can't do it. With all the wine he's had to drink, you won't get anything out of him! I'm going to take him back to his apartment and hope I don't run into anyone! Jingyi?"

"I'll stay a little longer..."

"I thought so! Be discreet!"

SiZhui took Zizhen's arm on his shoulders and grabbed him by the waist to help him walk. I opened the door... I glanced outside and as the way was clear, I signaled them to go in. I closed the door and turned to the last of my "guests" ... but Jingyi was right behind me and he welcomed me in his arms.

"Finally alone!" his mouth fell on mine. I must admit that I had been waiting for this for a good part of the evening. We could only see each other during official meetings or when I found an excuse to visit Uncle Wei and Uncle Lan.

I missed his kisses and caresses, but most of all, I was afraid to lose him because of the distance. We had been together for a year now, but until now we had never gone further than caressing and pleasuring each other... but I think I was ready to take the plunge...! I took advantage of a moment when he let me breathe to ask him:

"Jingyi how long have we known each other?" He seemed to think.

"I was 15 years old... so it's been 7 years..."

"And one year we've been together..."

"Your point... where?" I took a quick look at the bed ... Jingyi had followed my gaze!

"Do you want to?"

"Don't you?"

"I've been holding back for four years! Are you asking a blind man if he wants to see?

Without waiting, he took my lips again, I felt that we were slowly moving towards the bed. When I hit the edge of the bed, he tipped me onto the soft blankets. His hands had begun to roam my body and mine were doing the same. I started to undo his belt and slipped my hands under his clothes to grab his waist and pull him against me. I tried to make him rock and roll on his back, but he tackled me with all his strength against the bed, spreading my legs with his knee.

That's when I understood his intentions !!!! I suddenly moved away from his lips!

"Hey wait what are you trying to do" .

"I thought you agreed".

"Of course I do, but who said you were the one who had to... well you know...? ... Why are you the one on top?"

"I'm the oldest!"

"And I'm taller than you in height"

"Not in your head anyway!"

"What does that mean?" I stood up suddenly and sat down. As I did so, Jingyi fell backwards... and since he was on the edge of the bed, he sprawled on the floor!

Well done! I thought to myself!

"You are really impossible Jin Ling!" He got up and readjusted his robes... My stomach tightened.

No, it was not possible, I had done it again! Because of my pride and my bad habit of speaking or acting without always thinking first, he was going to leave for sure! And I couldn't accept it! What would Uncle Wei do in my place?

I had to think and think fast before it was too late !!!! I suddenly had an idea, it might be risky but at least it would make us agree!

"Jingyi! It is clear that we may have disagreements on our respective positions, so I propose a compromise ... "

"Which one?"

"I suggest that we take turns!

He seemed to think for a moment. His brow furrowed, his eyebrows drew together ... he wobbled his head from right to left ... and his face finally lit up with a big smile, immediately replaced by a questioning expression.

"Hey, switch, I want to, but who's first?

I hadn't thought of that! Once again, I had an idea when I thought of Uncle Wei!

"What if we play it as Shifumi?"

"At our age?"

"Can you think of another way?"

"Mnnn, why not!"

Jingyi stepped back and I came to stand in front of him. We put our hands behind our backs. Our eyes were hooked to each other. Jingyi's gaze shifted for a split second to my right. As my back was to the door, I turned around to check that no one had entered without being heard! But there was no one! I stared at Jingyi suspiciously. He looked innocent.

"What's the matter? Do you hear voices?"

"Shut up! I'm counting!".

I prepared my choice behind my back: the stone.

" 1 ,....2 ....3 "

We put our hands out at the same time! He had made the leaf!

"I won! The leaf wraps the stone! You are mine!"

I sighed, I knew I should have kept my mouth shut when I offered to play the first round to Shifumi!

After all, the next time, I would be the one to lead the dance! He had better be very careful with my "little person" or he might regret it the next time we went out!

Well, I was saying that, but deep down, I knew very well that I would not do it, because, now I was sure .... Jingyi was my soul mate!

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