The two walked along the road. Lan Lan's public displays of affection made passersby cast curious glances. Liang Yu Feng was not accustomed to being so close to her in front of others. It had been the same during their previous relationship. Seeing his awkwardness, Lan Lan couldn't help but smile. So many years had passed, and he hadn't improved one bit.
However, she quite liked his shy demeanor, so she escalated her teasing. As they walked, she suddenly stopped. Liang Yu Feng stopped with her and turned around. Before he could ask anything, Lan Lan stood on her tiptoes and kissed him. Kissing in public attracted even more attention.
Liang Yu Feng's mind went blank for a moment. Then, he felt his cheeks burning, his ears turning red. Soon, Lan Lan released him, as if nothing had happened, and pulled him along.
It wasn't until they returned to the guesthouse and finished pouring dog food for Mai Xuan Feng that Liang Yu Feng remembered to talk to Lan Lan about what had just happened. He covered his mouth, feigning calmness, "Next time, don't do that outside."
"Do what?" Lan Lan asked, feigning ignorance.
"In public, it doesn't look good." Liang Yu Feng knew Lan Lan was deliberately making things difficult for him. "If there's anything, we can talk about it when we get back."
"Liang Yu Feng, you're such a closeted pervert!" His serious, gentlemanly appearance made Lan Lan laugh. She couldn't help but scold him, "You didn't say that when we were in bed."
Liang Yu Feng: "...That's different."
"Stop making excuses, you're just a closeted pervert."
Lan Lan didn't listen to his explanations. Over the years, it could be said that he had only become more so. During their college romance, he was the same. In front of people, he was restrained and polite, at most holding her hand. Therefore, many people at the time thought they were in a particularly pure relationship.
But who knew that once he closed the door, he was like a beast shedding its skin.
The first time they were intimate, Lan Lan was shocked by him. She had no experience at the time, and Liang Yu Feng appeared quite innocent. Therefore, Lan Lan thought he would be very gentle and careful. However, once they entered the hotel room, everything changed. She still vividly remembered what happened that night.
From then on, she had a new understanding of Liang Yu Feng, especially when he later rented an apartment off-campus. Liang Yu Feng embodied the idiom "like a wolf or a tiger" to the fullest.
Years later, his closeted perversion had only increased, not decreased. Even though they maintained their relationship, Liang Yu Feng had never been intimate with her in public.
When they went grocery shopping, they would maintain a certain distance. But as soon as they got into bed, he would immediately transform.
As Lan Lan complained, Liang Yu Feng also began to seriously consider it. He suddenly realized that he had indeed never had overly intimate physical contact with Lan Lan in crowded places. He simply felt it was out of respect for her.
"Don't you like it this way?" Liang Yu Feng explained his reasons to Lan Lan. "I just felt it wasn't good to be seen by others."
Lan Lan understood his meaning. She felt that it was fine for boyfriends and girlfriends to be intimate, but Liang Yu Feng's thoughts did add a few points to his favor. "That's true. You can't touch me first, but I can touch you."
Liang Yu Feng nodded, "Okay."
He looked so pure that no one would believe he was already thirty years old. Students these days probably weren't as pure as him.
Lan Lan became curious about Liang Yu Feng's life in the previous years. She asked curiously, "After we broke up, did you really not date anyone?"
Liang Yu Feng replied, "Mm," "No."
At that time, he only remembered Lan Lan saying he lacked ambition and drive. After the breakup, he was dejected for a while, then started taking certification exams and studying. From his sophomore year to graduation, his grades were always top-notch in the department.
"And no one pursued you? That's impossible, right?" Lan Lan entered gossip mode.
Liang Yu Feng was vague, "I don't remember."
"So there were." Lan Lan was good at reading between the lines. "Were they pretty?"
Liang Yu Feng touched his nose. He couldn't recall the faces of those people for a long time. "I don't remember."
He was actually a bit face-blind. Many women looked the same to him, and even now, he found it difficult to remember someone's appearance after only a few encounters.
Lan Lan laughed again. This answer was very much in Liang Yu Feng's style. She believed he truly wouldn't remember.
"Have you always wanted to get back together with me?" Lan Lan asked again.
Liang Yu Feng replied, "Mm," this time without hesitation.
Lan Lan: "Then didn't you consider that it might not succeed? If I didn't agree, wouldn't all those years of your time be wasted?"
Liang Yu Feng: "I didn't think that far."
Lan Lan: "Then what were you thinking during those years abroad?"
Liang Yu Feng's gaze gradually sharpened. His usually placid eyes were tinged with a hint of aggression, an expression he only showed in bed.
Usually, when he gave her that look, she was in for trouble.
Lan Lan's heart pounded as he stared at her. She instinctively tried to retreat, but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. "Do you really want to know?"
Lan Lan: "I don't want to know anymore." Judging by his expression, it wouldn't be anything good.
"Every day I thought, when I return to China, I'll drag you here and tie you to my side. If you're disobedient, I'll chain you to the bed."
At that time, he had truly had such thoughts.
The thought was most intense when he was busy with his master's thesis. He pursued a double major in his master's, and his coursework was heavy. For those few months, he could only sleep for one or two hours a day.
One early morning, while revising his thesis, he suddenly saw a university group chat. They were discussing Lan Lan and had posted a photo of Lan Lan with her boyfriend at the time.
Lan Lan had been a prominent figure in the university. Before graduating with her master's, she had joined Xinhe and was dating a boss from an investment company. There were all sorts of discussions about her in the university alumni group.
The photo showed Lan Lan and her then-boyfriend attending a cocktail party. She was wearing a wine-red slip dress, her figure graceful. The man's hand was naturally around her waist, and he was leaning in to whisper in her ear, while she smiled happily.
That early morning, Liang Yu Feng smashed his phone. He lost all interest in revising his thesis. He went to the restroom and saw his own reflection, his eyes bloodshot and his face filled with jealousy.
That ugly emotion consumed him, and various crazy thoughts began to breed in his heart. As these forces tore at him, his pain doubled.
He knew clearly that it had nothing to do with her. They had already broken up. She could date anyone she wanted, and he had no right to interfere in her life. Yet, he still desperately wanted to possess her.
So he began to revise his thesis overnight. A week before the deadline, he submitted both papers.
Emerging from his memories, Liang Yu Feng saw the fear in Lan Lan's eyes. "Did I scare you?"