Chapter 22: Tattoos and Belly Button Piercing

◎ “This place belongs to me alone.” ◎

Yu Ran went home to change clothes before heading to the hotel.

Shen Suhui was waiting obediently. She brought a suitcase, changed clothes, and styled her hair. She wore the sapphire eyebrow ring that Yu Ran had given her on her brow bone.

“You’re back so early tonight…”

“Because I’ve been working hard all day!” Yu Ran said. “But mainly, there weren’t many patients these last couple of days, and I have tomorrow off.”

“That’s great! That means we can sleep a little later tonight!”

Yu Ran smiled and looked at Shen Suhui, her eyes narrowed. “Want to do something bad?”

“Of course not!” Shen Suhui’s face immediately turned red. “I just think tonight we can finally relax and have fun all night.”

Yu Ran wrapped her arm around her waist and gently asked, “What do you want to eat tonight?”

“How about we stay in and not go out? The food at this hotel is also quite good. Let’s order a few dishes and a bottle of red wine. You can drink a little less tonight, right?”

“Mm, sure.”

The service at the five-star hotel was impeccable. Not only was there a candlelight dinner set up in the room, but they had also prepared rose bath salt balls for a soak in the bathtub. Additionally, there were several freshly sanitized sets of sleepwear to choose from.

“Did you book a couples’ themed room?” Shen Suhui asked, her face flushed. “Why are there so many services?”

“I don’t know.” Yu Ran smiled. “Maybe we look like a couple, and the hotel staff is very perceptive?”

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Yu Ran said, “The cake I ordered has arrived.”

It was a six-inch strawberry chocolate cake with their initials written on it. It looked absolutely beautiful.

“It’s so pretty…”

Shen Suhui had just finished her shower, and her cheeks were rosy.

“At the beginning of a relationship, flowers and cakes are a must, right?” Before Yu Ran could finish, another hotel staff member knocked and came in with a large bouquet of red roses.

“Maybe red roses are too plain. I’ll buy something else next time we meet.”

Shen Suhui smiled as she took the roses, lowered her head, and took a deep sniff of their fragrance.

“I also have a gift for you.”

Yu Ran asked, “What is it?”

Shen Suhui replied, “I’ll tell you after dinner.”

—–

In the center of the table, a heart-shaped candle was lit, surrounded by red roses. The setting was very beautiful and romantic. The two of them sat across from each other as Shen Suhui poured two glasses of sparkling wine.

“From 1992. This hotel really is great.”

Yu Ran asked, “You know about wine? The drink you made last night looked good, it was blue.”

Shen Suhui said, “That’s called Deep Sea Echo, it’s my own creation.”

“Wow, that’s impressive.”

“I really like colorful drinks. After graduation, I started several businesses—drinks, cakes, desserts, flowers—but they all went bankrupt. Later, I opened a café on a whim, and unexpectedly, it succeeded. And I met you…”

Yu Ran marveled, “You’re so good at executing your ideas. But it must have been tough, right?”

Shen Suhui smiled. “I got used to it! It seemed tough, but the period of repeatedly starting businesses was actually the most comfortable time of my life. I’d be so tired every day I’d just fall into bed and sleep, without thinking about too much. It was… a kind of numbness, I guess.”

“After the café opened and I became idle, I felt uncomfortable. Every day felt empty, and I felt like I had lost my motivation to move forward in life. So I drifted through each day, feeling like time was dragging on…”

Shen Suhui glanced at Yu Ran and said calmly, “Until you pushed open the door and came into my life.”

“I found my motivation to move forward again. And that is to live each day with effort, anticipating your next appearance.”

Yu Ran listened in silence, countless words stuck in her throat, and she only felt a deep sorrow.

After thinking for a long time, she finally said, “I came too late.”

Shen Suhui shook her head and raised her glass of wine.

“To our beginning.”

Yu Ran lowered her glass to meet hers.

“To our future.”

Leaving behind the past without each other, embracing the future together.

—–

After dinner, Yu Ran quickly finished washing up. The bath salt ball had not only the fragrance of roses but also a subtle hint of red wine, which smelled quite sensual.

When she came out, Shen Suhui had changed into a red spaghetti strap dress, with a fishtail skirt that beautifully outlined her curves. The deep V neckline revealed a glimpse of her chest, and with a slight bend, one could see her snow-white, alluring figure.

The sapphire eyebrow piercing adorned her brow, seductive and charming. Shen Suhui also wore tassel earrings that hung down to her shoulders.

The woman in front of her had long hair down to her waist, everything was so different.

Yu Ran smiled meaningfully. “Is this the gift you prepared for me?”

“Of course, it’s not just this.”

Shen Suhui quickly revealed her vulnerable side. She was shy and lowered her head in embarrassment.

But this embarrassed reaction only made her seductive surface stand in stark contrast. Yu Ran couldn’t take her eyes off her; it was as if she was under a spell, walking toward her without thinking.

Shen Suhui was like a well-behaved kitten, looking up at her as she approached.

She hooked her arm around Yu Ran’s neck and kissed her.

The orange-scented lip balm lingered in the air, mixing with the rose and red wine aromas around them, creating an atmosphere of subtle temptation.

Shen Suhui’s kiss was brief and gentle, almost afraid to hurt Yu Ran, but such a soft kiss only made Yu Ran more impatient, unsatisfied with being controlled by Shen Suhui. She grabbed the back of Shen Suhui’s head and deepened the kiss.

“Mmm…”

Yu Ran hooked her left arm around Shen Suhui’s waist, and Shen Suhui was now entirely under her control.

“Yu Ran.”

“Hmm?”

“Yu Ran…”

Shen Suhui kept calling her name, not for any other reason, but because she felt like she couldn’t breathe.

She resisted while immersing herself in Yu Ran’s intense kiss.

This passionate and dominant kiss didn’t last long, and Yu Ran sat on the bed, pulling Shen Suhui to sit on her lap.

As she was about to push her down again, Shen Suhui turned her head away, and Yu Ran smiled, pinching her chin.

“Refusing me?”

“…”

Shen Suhui smiled, like a rare blooming night-blooming cereus.

She looked at Yu Ran and shook her head.

“It doesn’t feel real.”

“Why doesn’t it feel real?”

Yu Ran took her hand and placed it on her own cheek, which also felt warm.

“If you’re scared, you can pinch me.”

Shen Suhui shook her head. “No, I couldn’t bear it.”

Her voice was soft on the last part, and Yu Ran responded with a faint “Hmm?” and asked, “What did you say?”

“Nothing.”

Yu Ran didn’t ask further. She leaned in, wanting to continue kissing her.

Shen Suhui’s dress had a tie in the back, and as Yu Ran kissed her lips, she slowly untied the bow.

Shen Suhui shivered but let the dress fall down.

“Where do you want to put it?”

“…In the drawer of the nightstand.”

—-

After the intimate moments, Shen Suhui was breathing heavily.

Yu Ran held her and flipped her over onto the bed. The spaghetti strap dress had fallen halfway off, hanging awkwardly on her body.

All the items were taken out and placed neatly on the nightstand. Shen Suhui glanced at them and quickly turned her head away in embarrassment.

“Don’t avoid it, look carefully,” Yu Ran said, kneeling on the bed, looking down at her.

Shen Suhui suddenly smiled, holding Yu Ran’s hand and trailing it down her chest.

“You should be the one looking carefully, Dr. Yu.”

Those words stopped Yu Ran in her tracks, and their roles were immediately reversed. Yu Ran froze, handing her hands over to Shen Suhui, as her fingers traced her skin down, Shen Suhui trembling under her touch.

Finally, when they reached her navel, Yu Ran felt something hard, similar to a diamond.

“You…”

“What is it?” Shen Suhui asked breathlessly. “Guess what it is?”

Yu Ran relaxed and steadied her racing heart, finally figuring it out.

“Is it a navel piercing?”

Shen Suhui smiled, and Yu Ran knew she had guessed correctly.

“Do you want to see it?”

“…”

Yu Ran didn’t know what to feel. She felt strange, a mix of emotions—compassion, excitement, unease, love, and…

A slight objection.

To pierce the belly, it must have hurt so much…

Seeing her still, Shen Suhui became anxious. She grabbed Yu Ran’s hand and tried to help her lift her clothes. Regardless of whether Yu Ran liked it or not, she was already doing it.

But before she could do anything, Yu Ran seriously stared at her stomach and took the initiative to lift the clothes.

Soon, her fair, flawless body was fully exposed under the warm yellow light.

Yu Ran’s eyes widened, and her expression was serious, so serious that it was intimidating. Shen Suhui could tell that it was because Yu Ran was unusually nervous.

“Tattoo? Bone hammer?”

“Mm, do you like it?”

“……”

The tattoo is dark blue, with a sky-blue butterfly navel piercing pressed against the fair skin, making the belly look like a painting.

Both tattoos and piercings are symbols of wildness, but when combined on Shen Suhui, they create an unexpectedly pure and delicate aura that is irresistible, stirring up feelings of desire… yet also making people hesitate.

At least, Yu Ran felt that it was a sacred image.

“Your gaze is so serious…” Shen Suhui raised her head and touched her cheek, “Don’t you like it?”

She was about to cover herself with the blanket when Yu Ran tightened her grip on her wrist first.

“It’s beautiful, I really like it.”

She muttered, lowered her head, and kissed the sapphire piercing.

“Mm…”

It hadn’t been long since the tattoo was done, and the area felt both painful and itchy. The kiss felt strange to Shen Suihui at first—like being shocked by electricity—but then it didn’t quite stop the itch, so she pressed Yu Ran’s head down, signaling her not to be so gentle with her.

Yu Ran could guess how she felt, and not only applied some force, but also stuck out her tongue to lick, trying to disinfect it for her.

“Alright, Yu Ran, it’s enough…”

Shen Suihui couldn’t stand it and raised her head, Yu Ran climbed up and kissed her neck.

“This place belongs to me alone, don’t show it to anyone else from now on, okay?”

“……Okay.”

“I really like it, Shen Suhui. Both the surface you and the real you, I like them.”

A passionate kiss fell again. Shen Suihui hugged Yu Ran’s neck, letting herself fall into her embrace.

The things Yu Ran bought felt strange—cool and stimulating, like mint lip balm. Even though Yu Ran hadn’t done anything yet, Shen Suihui already felt like she was dying.

Shen Suhui was made to moan continuously, her tears falling like pearls from a broken string, some licked away by Yu Ran, others soaking into the pillow.

“Yu Ran…”

The hot kiss surrounded her, the contrast between the warm kiss and the cool sensation almost made Shen Suihui unable to breathe.

“Yu Ran, Yu Ran…”

“Call my name more, baby, I like to hear it,” Yu Ran said with a smile. Though her tone was gentle like spring breeze, at that moment, to Shen Suhui, it sounded like a devil.

“Is this… mint too…?”

“Mm.” Yu Ran smiled lightly, “Hold on, baby.”

“…You, you’re so bad.”

Shen Suhui cried, lying weakly on the bed, her whole body controlled by Yu Ran.

Finally, Yu Ran kissed the tears still hanging from her eyelashes, lay next to her, and pulled her into her arms.

The person in her arms was very small, and holding her felt empty.

Her fingers tapped Shen Suhui’s cheek, sticky, with a strange mixture of mint and other substances.

“Take it off, Yu Ran.”

“Listening to my wife~”

Yu Ran leaned into Shen Suhui’s ear and kissed her side face, “You worked hard, wife. Good night.”