Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.
Starlight Has No Past
Chapter 17 Part 2
The living room was dark, none of the lights had been turned on. The
dark and thick drapes blocked any light from the street. Zhou Tingsheng
crouched down next to the only couch in the living room and started to
massage her leg. Ye Qiao ungratefully threw her head back and closed
her eyes: “Actually, it doesn’t really help. It’s more painful-- --Ah-- --”
dark and thick drapes blocked any light from the street. Zhou Tingsheng
crouched down next to the only couch in the living room and started to
massage her leg. Ye Qiao ungratefully threw her head back and closed
her eyes: “Actually, it doesn’t really help. It’s more painful-- --Ah-- --”
She had forgotten that Zhou Tingsheng was always heavy-handed, even
when massaging a lady such as herself.
when massaging a lady such as herself.
Ye Qiao’s leg was so tiny that Zhou Tingsheng could circle her entire calf
with just one hand. He could feel the bone under her smooth skin and
through the muscles. Being heavy-handed had its use; after the initial
agony, the spasms lessened. Ye Qiao panted as if she had just survived
a calamity, though her leg was still sore. Though he always acted tough,
there was still a tender side to Zhou Tingsheng. He gradually softened
grip and slowly rubbed the sore area, the warmness from his palm was
very comforting.
with just one hand. He could feel the bone under her smooth skin and
through the muscles. Being heavy-handed had its use; after the initial
agony, the spasms lessened. Ye Qiao panted as if she had just survived
a calamity, though her leg was still sore. Though he always acted tough,
there was still a tender side to Zhou Tingsheng. He gradually softened
grip and slowly rubbed the sore area, the warmness from his palm was
very comforting.
As he gently rubbed the soreness away, he also started drawing closer
to her. Ye Qiao didn’t resist until they were face to face. He asked from
above: “Does it still hurt?”
to her. Ye Qiao didn’t resist until they were face to face. He asked from
above: “Does it still hurt?”
Ye Qiao replied: “It’s better.” Before she could finish, he had already landed
a kiss on her. Ye Qiao tried to avoid it: “You’re acting like a womanizer……”
a kiss on her. Ye Qiao tried to avoid it: “You’re acting like a womanizer……”
Zhou Tingsheng caressed her and unashamedly confessed: “I wanted to do
it with you the first time I was here.”
it with you the first time I was here.”
Ye Qiao had difficulty thinking straight, distracted by both her throbbing leg
and the warm body above her. She glanced up, trying hard to remember what
the first time he was talking about. It had to be the day she had gotten drunk?
and the warm body above her. She glanced up, trying hard to remember what
the first time he was talking about. It had to be the day she had gotten drunk?
He took her back her home without asking her permission and even spent a
night on the same couch that she was in. Now he was even confessing to her
what was going through his mind at the time.
night on the same couch that she was in. Now he was even confessing to her
what was going through his mind at the time.
Ye Qiao scoffed: “That night, when you slept here, did you have an erotic
dream?”
dream?”
“Yes.”
Ye Qiao whispered: “What kind?”
***
The next day was the day she officially started filming for <The Watcher>.
The story of <The Watcher> was told through three parallel storylines from
the perspectives of the three main female characters. Ye Qiao’s part had
almost the same number of scenes as Xu Yinshan, but the filming for her part
was much later than Xu Yinshan’s. The entire crew had gotten to know Xu Yinshan
quite well by now. After Ye Qiao finished filming in the morning, she received a
cup of coffee that Xu Yinshan had brought for everyone at the filming site.
the perspectives of the three main female characters. Ye Qiao’s part had
almost the same number of scenes as Xu Yinshan, but the filming for her part
was much later than Xu Yinshan’s. The entire crew had gotten to know Xu Yinshan
quite well by now. After Ye Qiao finished filming in the morning, she received a
cup of coffee that Xu Yinshan had brought for everyone at the filming site.
Shen Ting put her cup of coffee on a stool and sulked: “Xu Yinshan really knows
how to pretend to be friendly. If she had the guts, she should show how she’s like
behind everyone’s back……”
how to pretend to be friendly. If she had the guts, she should show how she’s like
behind everyone’s back……”
Ye Qiao removed the lid from the cup of toffee latte. It was probably too sweet for
her. She put the cup back and interrupted Shen Ting: “That’s enough.”
her. She put the cup back and interrupted Shen Ting: “That’s enough.”
Shen Ting carefully changed the subject: “Qiao Jie, do you have insomnia? Even
the concealer isn’t fully covering the black circles.”
the concealer isn’t fully covering the black circles.”
“......” Ye Qiao was slightly taken back, then the corners of her mouth suddenly
curved up: “I did have too many dreams last night.”
curved up: “I did have too many dreams last night.”
Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.
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