The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"Yu, I…" He was troubled. Would it really be appropriate? 

"It will not be the first time." She shrugged. 

Now that he thought about it, it was indeed not the first time that they spent the night in the same room and on the same bed. However, the other times, there were other people in the house. This time, however, it would just be the two of them and that made things more awkward between them. 

He was just about to come up with an excuse about having work to do but when he thought about how painful her ankle must be, he couldn't bring himself to say no to her. He nodded in the end. "Okay." 

Feeling a little better, she freshened up and changed into a modest nightdress, then sat on the bed to have a chat with him. 

They talked about different topics, from drawing to international artists, then ended up talking about embarrassing and strange events in their past. Unknowingly, the topic of discussion eased into their future. 

"Since I was a little boy, I have always wanted to have a villa filled with all sorts of painting. I wanted to fill the walls with landscapes before but now, I would love them to be paintings of something else." He said casually. 

"What?" She tilted her head to ask. 

"You." 

She blinked when she heard his response. He didn't seem to have realized the impact of that word he had just uttered and went on to explain the best spots where he would very much love to hang her smiling face and the various occasions he would select as backdrops. 

"I once drew an anime version of you out of frustration in the past." She laughed. 

"You did?" He was surprised. Although she said that she had done it out of frustration, the fact that she had thought about him so much that it inspired her to draw was the greatest honor he had ever received. 

She nodded. "I don't remember where it is. I must have torn it later. But I can redraw it." 

"I'd love to see it." He nodded in anticipation. 

"Help me get my drawing tablet." She sat up and pointed at the long study table at the side. He rolled off the bed and took the tablet, then brought it to her and waited nervously. 

He watched as she drew every stroke purely based on her memory. It was almost as though she had drawn him so many times that she no longer needed any reference. She was done in just a few minutes, then she grinned as she quickly filled in the colors. 

"There, done." She showed it to him when she was done. 

He glanced at the anime on the screen and was caught in between laughter and tears. Not only had she drawn an anime of him, it was also a chibi version. Who would have thought that he could look so cute? 

"How adorable! I suddenly want to make you a character in my comics." 

He smiled as he poked the adorable thing on her screen. "What kind of character?" 

"The male lead." She blurted without much thought.

He smiled as he inched closer to her. "A romance comic? I wouldn't mind being the male lead as long as you are the female lead." 

Before she could react, he added, "However, I have already started drawing a comic with you as the female lead. You wouldn't mind, right?" 

"Really? Let me have a look." She anxiously asked. "Oh...you didn't bring your drawing tablet with you, right?" 

"I can use my regular tablet." As he spoke, he reached for the nightstand and retrieved his tablet, which had been folded to the size of a phone. Unfolding it, he launched an application and swiped through it, then a drawing of Cheng Yu showed up. 

It was the cover picture, and she was wearing an elegant wine-colored gown that was off the shoulders. Holding a scepter in her hand, she looked like a fantasy queen in her garden. 

"I used your image without permission. Do you mind?" He asked cautiously. 

"It's so beautiful. Can I use it as my wallpaper?" 

"Of course." He sent the picture to her. "I drew the comic for fun but if you don't mind, I could publish it." 

She nodded, not minding in the slightest. "Who is the male lead?" Of course, she would be curious about who could be paired with her in the comic world. 

He grinned and said, "The female lead is a strong queen. She doesn't need a male lead." 

An idea popped up in his head. "Why don't we create one comic with the two of us as the leads?" 

He exoected her to scold him but instead, she smile. "Why do we need to be a couple in a fantasy comic when we can he a couple in real life?" 

"What?" Her words caught him off guard. 

She had blurted out without thinking through it, but since she had already said it, she could no longer change her mind. She took a deep breath and looked up at him. "What I mean is, we like each other, so why not?" 

He gazed into her eyes, not daring to believe what he had just heard. Did she just say that they liked each other?... She liked him too? 

Gathering her confidence, she took his hand in her small, trembling one. "Cedric, I like you. Perhaps, I even love you. Can you…can you be my boyfriend?" 

When he felt her soft, warm hand in his, he finally dared to believe in the scene unfolding in front of him. His heart was racing so fast that he didn't know what to do.

However, his silence made her so nervous that all her anticipation was starting to fade into embarassment. Could it be that he had thought too much, that he didn't actually want to be with her? 

When he saw her saddened expression, he snapped back to his senses. "Yu, you… you like me? It's even possible that you love me? You also want to be with me?" His voice was still full of disbelief. "I'm not dreaming, right? quick, pinch me!" 

In relief, she emotionally pinched his cheek then kissed the part she had just pinched, before blushing and pulling away. 

His ears stained red and he was so happy he could fly to the sky. Holding her hand, he pulled her back to his side so she would face him. In the next second, he leaned over and pressed a gentle peck on her lips. 

She suddenly didn't know where to place her eyes and resorted to curling herself and disappearing into the duvet. She didn't need a mirror to know how red her face must be. 

After using up almost all of his self control to prevent himself from breaking into a happy dance, he stretched his hand to turn off the light and then lied down next to her. 

He couldn't help pulling her into his arms. "Yu, are you really my girlfriend now?" 

"Mmh." She nodded without turning to face him. 

He smiled like an idiot and said nothing more, afraid that whatever he would say might anger her into changing her mind. 

After battling his thoughts for a while, he finally said, "Then, would you like to go out on another date with me?" 

"Sure." She answered in one word, her voice fl.u.s.tered. 

"Yu, I'm not dreaming, right?" He confirmed yet again. 

"If you ask again, I will say that you are dreaming." She warned and turned to glare at him.

Under the Moonlight, the guy's handsome face looked even more charming when he smiled, and his eyes seemed to have a glow added to them. He chuckled at her threat. "Don't even think about it. You have already agreed to be my girlfriend so you are mine. If you say anything to change that, I will cry so hard that I will pass out." 

"You don't need to cry, you crybaby." She pinched his face and pecked his lips, her heart racing. This must be the boldest thing she had ever done. 

In response, he pulled her into a tighter hug and kissed her for a little longer, prying her lips open as his hand held her waist. They were both inexperienced so they were basically biting and licking each other's lips, but their hearts were filled with contentment. 

She wrapped her arms around his neck and just as she shifted the position of her leg, she felt something stiff against her thigh. At her age, she obviously knew what that was, and her face reddened even more as she looked at him. "You… that…" 

Cedric coughed awkwardly. "It's okay. Don't worry about that." 

"Oh…" She looked relieved. 

In reality, his body had always reacted to her presence, it was only natural. However, he knew that she was not ready for it so he didn't dare to touch her yet. He could only hold her and go to sleep with her in his arms. This was the happiest night he had ever had.