yournovel Chapter 45 Christmas Eve: Some wait for snow, some wait for a kiss.
Chapter 45 Christmas Eve: Some wait for snow, some wait for a kiss.
December 24th, 7 PM.
After filming wrapped, Cai Xiubin, wrapped in a white down jacket, waited for Su Yu at the door. Su Yu handed her a cup of hot Americano: "Here, no sugar. People with bitter lives only deserve to drink bitter."
Cai Xiubin took the bag to warm her hands, then rolled her eyes: "Su Yu, it's Christmas Eve, can't you say something nice?"
"Can nice words put food on the table?" Su Yu leaned against the door frame, looking at her with a half-smile. "Let's go, I'll take you back to the company."
The two walked side by side through the misty alley, the streets lined with couples. Cai Xiubin kicked at a pebble by the roadside, then suddenly stopped, looking up at him: "Su Yu, is yourself in your Christmas Eve wish?"
Su Yu looked into her bright eyes and didn't say anything.
"You're always talking about others. What about yourself? What do you want?" She took a step forward, her breath lightly brushing against his chin. "Su Yu, what do you want?"
Su Yu looked down at her, then suddenly reached out, grabbed her waist, and lifted her up, placing her on a stone platform by the roadside.
"What I want is you."
Before she could react, Su Yu had already lowered his head and kissed her. It wasn't a test, but a deep, aggressive kiss. Cai Xiubin's mind went completely blank; she could only passively endure it, her fingers gripping his collar tightly.
The two kissed all the way back to the company. Su Yu locked the door to the lounge with a click, completely shutting out the outside world.
The lights in the lounge were off, only the glow of the streetlights shining through the window. Su Yu placed her on the folding bed they usually used for afternoon naps, and the bed frame creaked in protest.
"Don't move." Su Yu's voice was hoarse, but carried an undeniable force.
"Su Yu..." Cai Xiubin pushed his chest in a panic, "This bed is too narrow, and... and it makes noise."
"What's wrong with the noise?" Su Yu grabbed her wrist, pressed it against the pillow, and leaned close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her neck. "Afraid of being heard? Why weren't you scared when you were kissing me downstairs?"
"That...that's different..." Cai Xiubin's face was flushed red, her eyes darting around, unable to look him in the eye. "There are fireworks outside..."
"Then let the fireworks drown it out." Su Yu chuckled, his fingers slowly unzipping her down jacket. "Or are you having second thoughts? Trying to run away now?"
"I didn't..."
"Shut up if you don't regret it." Su Yu interrupted her, his kiss tracing down her jawline to her sensitive collarbone, nibbling lightly. "Cai Xiubin, you provoked me first. Tonight, you can't escape."
"Ugh... Su Yu, be gentle..." Cai Xiubin tilted her head back, her fingers threading through his slightly long hair, unconsciously tightening her grip. "It hurts..."
"It's good that it hurts." Su Yu raised his head, a deep, dark fire surging in his eyes, his voice low and dangerous, "Only when it hurts will you remember who's spending Christmas Eve with you tonight."
The wind outside was strong, making the old windows rattle. Someone was setting off fireworks; with a muffled bang, brilliant light shone through the gaps in the curtains, casting colorful spots of light across the ceiling.
"Su Yu..." Cai Xiubin murmured, her voice trembling with tears, her chest heaving violently, "You bastard..."
"I'm a bastard." Su Yu kissed away the moisture from the corner of her eyes, his movements becoming increasingly fierce and urgent. "Then you're the enchantress who came here specifically to tame bastards. Cai Xiubin, hold me tight."
"I...I have no strength left..."
"No strength?" Su Yu raised an eyebrow, deliberately slowing down his movements, mischievously tormenting her reason. "Didn't you just ask me what I wanted? I'm right here now, so why don't you reach out?"
"Su Yu!" Cai Xiubin glared at him, both ashamed and indignant, but then proactively raised her arms and wrapped them tightly around his neck, offering herself to him. "Do you really want me to say it...? I want you, right now!"
Su Yu suddenly tightened his grip on her waist, unable to restrain himself any longer, as if he wanted to crush her entire body and embed her into his very bones. The folding bed creaked rhythmically with their movements, sounding both exceptionally clear and exceptionally secretive in the quiet of the Christmas night.
"Su Yu... Su Yu..." Cai Xiubin's voice had become intermittent, with an uncontrollable tremor.
"I'm here." Su Yu grasped her hand, their fingers intertwined, his forehead pressed against hers, his breath hot and rapid. "Call my name. Louder, so the fireworks outside can hear."
The fireworks outside the window continued to explode intermittently, each flash illuminating the intertwined figures of the two.
At this moment, the cramped lounge felt like an isolated island. There was no script, no roles, only the warmth of each other's bodies and the grand fireworks display outside the window, a display that belonged to them.