I Will Always Love You

Chapter 36: Xiaotu Wants to Grow Up Fast

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Then close your eyes.” Cheng Zhiyan spoke hesitantly.

“Okay.” Xiaotu obediently closed her eyes.

Cheng Zhiyan gazed at Xiaotu. Her smooth baby skin had a soft milky sheen, and her long eyelashes left soft shadows beneath her beautiful eyes. Her perky little nose was upturned, and her nostrils flared as she took steady breaths. The plump pink lips under her cute little nose gleamed like lustrous red cherries.

Ah…this was truly one of the biggest quandaries he’d ever faced…

Cheng Zhiyan stared at Xiaotu with a conflicted expression on his face as he pondered over exactly how he should answer this question of hers.

“Aren’t you ready yet?” Xiaotu had had her eyes closed for a while now, and she couldn’t help asking him what the holdup was after there had still been no movement from Cheng Zhiyan.

“…” Cheng Zhiyan took a deep breath and stooped down. Then he quickly gave her plump lips a little peck and moved away from her.

Xiaotu had had the sensation of something soft giving her a quick peck on her lips, and her eyes flew open. She asked Cheng Zhiyan, “Is it done?”

“It’s done…” Cheng Zhiyan blushed slightly.

“That little peck is called a kiss?” Xiaotu’s eyes were full of confusion.

“Yep.”

“Liar!” Xiaotu shot up from the bed, and she stared furiously at Cheng Zhiyan. “In the TV show, I saw that the people kissed for such a long time. This quick little peck isn’t called a kiss at all. My mommy, daddy, and Auntie Zhou all give me pecks like this. I peck you like this every day also.”

“…”

Cheng Zhiyan didn’t know what to say as he gazed at Xiaotu. He reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

“Children these days aren’t so easy to trick anymore…”

Xiaotu wasn’t going to worry about all of that. She leaped from the bed and flung herself at Cheng Zhiyan.

“Be careful.” Cheng Zhiyan quickly caught Xiaotu with both of his hands and steadied himself so that they both wouldn’t fall on the ground.

“I’m certain I saw the two of them go like this…” Xiaotu grasped Cheng Zhiyan’s neck, and she didn’t even give him a chance to react before she pressed her lips against Cheng Zhiyan’s mouth. She blocked his lips with hers for quite a long time before she finally removed her lips and said, “They kissed like this, and they didn’t separate for a long time.”

“Well then, let’s just treat that as a kiss…” Cheng Zhiyan didn’t know whether to cry or laugh as Xiaotu continued to cling to him. So he carried her back to her own bed and carefully laid her down as he said, “Now that you know what a kiss is, can you behave yourself by going back to sleep?”

“But I still have the feeling that something isn’t quite right…” Xiaotu bit her finger and stared at Cheng Zhiyan with her huge eyes as she muttered.

“This is something adults do. You are still too young, so you can’t do this. Do you understand that?” Cheng Zhiyan reached out to pat Xiaotu on the head as he said to her tenderly, “Daddy and mommy kiss you to express their affection for you, yet this type of kiss can only be done with someone you love.”

“That would be Brother Orange Juice.” Xiaotu quickly added.

“All right then…” Cheng Zhiyan stared at her with an amused expression on his face. Then he nodded as he said, “You’ll understand this better when you grow a little older, but for right now, just hurry up and go to sleep.”

“What age do I have to wait until?”