"What’re you lookin’ at?"
"Still staring? Fine. I’m going to teach you two a lesson and show you what a real man is!"
At his words, the two women became even more brazen. "You dare threaten us? We’ll show *you*!" they shouted, lunging forward and pinning Su Ran down.
"Let’s get one thing straight! Roughhouse all you want, but don’t sit on my head! Holy—you’re actually going to do it!"
They tormented him.
There was no holding back when girls went wild. They didn’t really treat Su Ran like a "man" anyway; they just loved fooling around with him, and he had grown to like this way of life too.
After a while of roughhousing, the fun only stopped when Liu Jinyu’s leg cramped up.
Su Ran really wanted to tell her she deserved it. ’Getting a cramp from beating someone up!’
"Let me see." Su Ran sat up and took her small foot in his hands. "Just bear with it for a second. It’ll be okay."
"Mm-hmm." Liu Jinyu nodded, propping herself up on her hands as she watched Su Ran hold her long leg. "Little brother, it’s my right foot that has the cramp, not my left."
PFFT—
Xiao Wanqing spat out a mouthful of water. She clutched her stomach, giggling, and smacked Su Ran a couple of times. "You’re so dumb! You can’t even tell which foot is which and you’re trying to give a massage. Move, I’ll help her."
The two women were actually very good friends. Their mutual involvement with Su Ran hadn’t made things awkward between them at all.
After Xiao Wanqing massaged her leg for a bit, Liu Jinyu’s cramp finally eased.
Su Ran said, "That’s what you get for beating up your little brother."
Liu Jinyu retorted, "And I’ll hit you again next time you don’t listen."
Su Ran stretched languidly. "I’m tired. I’m going to sleep." With that, he burrowed under the covers and closed his eyes.
But the moment he lay down, they yanked him back up.
Su Ran was about to cry.
"What are you two doing? If you’re not going to sleep, at least let me. I’m begging you, ladies, please let me off the hook. I’m too tired to play anymore. You two can play with each other."
"You changed the subject earlier and never gave us a straight answer," Xiao Wanqing said. "Me or Liu Jinyu—who do you like more? Do you want to be her little brother, or do you want to be my boyfriend? You have to give us an answer tonight. We’re not letting you weasel your way out of it again."
"I want both, alright!?"
"...Shameless. Such a big appetite. I don’t like you anymore."
Xiao Wanqing gave Su Ran a light kick before snuggling under the covers on his left.
"...How did our whole dorm fall for you? You’re not my good little brother anymore."
Liu Jinyu also shot Su Ran a glare before burrowing under the covers on his right.
*Phew...*
Su Ran didn’t want to think about anything. He just went limp, lying flat like a corpse.
Lying in the middle, he kept his hands primly at his sides. He glanced from side to side and saw that both women had their backs to him, playing on their phones before going to sleep.
’Good enough.’
Su Ran could finally get some real sleep. He closed his eyes, comfortably ensconced in a haven of softness, and drifted off.
A little while later, the two women glanced back. Seeing that Su Ran was sound asleep, they turned off their phones and settled in to sleep for real.
’No way we’re giving him another chance to sweet-talk us.’
Soon, they too were asleep.
Su Ran usually slept on his side, so he turned to the right. As he did, he instinctively pulled Liu Jinyu into his embrace.
His head rested near her ear. She flinched in her sleep, shrinking her neck. Her hand moved his from her chest down to her waist.
A moment later, his hand found its way back to her chest.
SQUEEZE...
It’s just how guys sleep. They like this sort of thing.
Su Ran slept like that for a while before deciding it was uncomfortable. He lay on his back for a bit, then turned to his left. Over here, Xiao Wanqing had already turned to face him in her sleep.
Su Ran wrapped an arm around her slender waist, pulling her close. He held her like that for a while, a deep, spontaneous affection welling up inside him, and soon their lips met in a slow kiss.
A few minutes later...
"Get lost..."
She, too, pushed Su Ran away.
Su Ran felt miserable. ’I should just go sleep on the street. Why am I putting myself through this torture?’
The rest of the night passed without a word.
The morning sun streamed into the cave dwelling, and Su Ran was woken by noises from outside. He got up, shook his head, and thought back to the previous night. ’It was nothing more than the Finger Technique Fragrance, really.’
’Besides, both my arms are sore. Last night, they were used as pillows, one on the left and one on the right. I also had to serve as a giant teddy bear for them to cuddle.’
’Just as I thought. I’m just a tool.’
’Still, these two can’t seem to fully let go.’
Of course, Su Ran wasn’t going to pretend. As a guy, all he wanted to do right now was have a threesome.
’It’ll just take more time, I guess.’
After washing up, he stepped outside and saw the four girls and Aunt Luo playing shuttlecock in the courtyard.
"Thirty-nine, forty, forty-one... Su Ran, you’re so annoying!"
Aina was just about to break Liu Jinyu’s record of 42 kicks when Su Ran walked over, flicked his hand out, and snatched the shuttlecock from the air. Furious, Aina marched up and gave Su Ran a couple of solid thumps. "I hate you two!"
Liu Jinyu giggled and gave Su Ran a thumbs-up. "Nice one, little brother."
What happened last night while they were asleep, how Su Ran "played" with them, was their private affair. They didn’t talk about it during the day. Daytime was for their new life, and nighttime was for their... "night" life.
"My turn." Xie Yiren took off her jacket and stepped up to play.
Su Ran sat down beside Liu Jinyu, taking the glass of milk she offered and sipping it as he watched Xie Yiren play.
When it came to shuttlecock, Su Ran only really enjoyed watching Xie Yiren play. He was glad he hadn’t missed it.
All that jiggling... Watching Xie Yiren play shuttlecock was the perfect start to a beautiful day.
Xie Yiren bit her lip and glared at Su Ran. ’He’s not watching me play at all,’ she thought. ’His eyes are glued to my...’
"Thirty-two."
Xie Yiren lost. Huffing, she walked over and stomped on Su Ran’s foot. "You’re the worst."
Su Ran just smiled. "My fault. Everything is always my fault. I’m just a mistake, right?"
The four women, each more beautiful than a flower, all tucked their hair back in unison and laughed. "You are a mistake, hahaha..."
Cheerful laughter and the lilting voices of beautiful women—this was the life he’d always longed for.
Aunt Luo watched the young people who had dropped everything to be with her during this painful time, and her heart was filled with warmth.
"Whew... I haven’t played shuttlecock in ages. I’m exhausted after just a few minutes."
Xie Yiren sat down beside Xiao Wanqing and gulped down some water. GLUG, GLUG.
"Heh, Yiren, you’re still out of shape," Aunt Luo said with a smile. Her gaze then drifted to Xie Yiren’s neck, and her expression suddenly changed. Peeking out from the collar of her T-shirt was something that looked vaguely familiar. It was an ancient totem, slowly materializing on the young woman’s neck...