15th Birthday

 She was always worried that he might suddenly not want her anymore and disdain her. Such thoughts never disappeared from her mind.

However, over time, he doted on her and loved her even more. She was undoubtedly the woman who had stayed by his side the longest.

From a few days, to months, to over a year... Gu Ao was not only her man but also her life.

This destination was to step into heaven together and enter hell together...

When she woke up, seeing his face and being able to hold his body was better than anything else.

Gu Dan Dan fluttered her long and dense eyelashes, poking her head out from under Gu Ao's armpit. This man... he looked really good while sleeping. Even when asleep, his handsome face was taut and motionless, with not a single superfluous expression to be found.

Her fair little hand couldn't help but reach out to him, touching his chin and stroking the large patch of stubble. When he kissed her, these sharp stubbles always painfully pricked her fair and tender skin. She comically butted her forehead against his chin, rubbing against him...

"Were my efforts not enough last night? Didn't I satisfy you?" The deep male voice entered her ear, and Gu Ao reached out to grab her head.

"Mm... I... I..." Gu Dan Dan shyly twisted her head, struggled a few times, and then lay down in his arms with a red face and ears.

"Are you up so early today? Dan Dan, let me have you once more?" Men in the morning seemed to all enjoy a thorough and intense battle, and Gu Ao's body had already had a noticeable reaction.

"You... don't! I... I... today, today is my birthday." She said with a hint of sadness, not intending to beg for anything. She just simply and always remembered this day.

But some things were not dare to think about, nor could be thought about. Once there was a desire for something that couldn't be obtained, it could only become a luxury, adding nothing but pain. At least, before meeting Gu Ao, she had nothing.

Gu Ao's turbid eyes full of desire immediately darkened, becoming complicated and unclear. He could even see right through to her lonely heart. He didn't understand why she could always twist his heart in pain? Even just a word, a tear, or an expression.

He was silent, and she didn't dare to make a sound either.

After a long while, he spoke. No matter how much he suppressed his voice, the tenderness and pity couldn't be separated from it.

"What do you want to do?"

"Huh?"

"I'm asking how you want to celebrate your birthday."

"No need... it's not necessary."

"Get up and get dressed."

"Why... why?"

"You can sleep if you want."

"I... I'll get up."

She, of course, knew it wouldn't be just simple sleeping. Having been with him for so long, she had witnessed men's lust, often feeling like he could devour her whole.

"You... don't look at me." Gu Dan Dan grabbed the quilt to cover her body, her smooth and silken shoulders exposed outside, while Gu Ao's gaze was fixed on her blushing skin.

Gu Ao shook his head lightly, looking at her with disdain. Women just liked to be prim and proper. Every inch of this body, inside and out, hadn't he seen it all, touched it all? It was just short of drinking all her blood and gnawing all her bones. They had done it countless times in bed; was there still a need to be shy and cover up in front of him now?

"Are you waiting for me to dress you?" He smirked, his fingers gliding over her smooth back.

"Don't look, don't... don't look." She shouted in embarrassment, with nothing beneath her.

"Dan Dan, there's no need to be shy with me, huh? How many times have I had this body of yours?"

"Well... that's different, don't look!"

Gu Dan Dan reached out her hand to push Gu Ao's face. His mischievous smile made her feel uneasy and angry. Letting her off the hook this time, Gu Ao got out of bed and dressed naturally, with his back to her. But he could easily imagine her blushing and adorable look.

She was still just a young girl after all, even at fifteen. To him, she was still very young.

...

In the car, a faint smile floated on Gu Dan Dan's lips. Her Gu Ao, her favorite Gu Ao, was willing to celebrate her birthday for her, and she was almost in tears. Such a man could love her and tolerate her so much; she should be grateful that she met him on that stormy night.

"Hmm... Gu... Gu Ao."

"Hmm?" Driving the car, Gu Ao seemed to be in a good mood, occasionally pursing his lips at her a few times.

"If... if you die first, what... what am I supposed to do?" Out of the blue, she asked him blankly, looking at him.

The good mood immediately was covered with a layer of gloom. While making a sharp turn, Gu Ao stared at her resolutely, and after a few seconds, he said indifferently, "The day before I die, I'll strangle you first."

The seemingly calm tone actually concealed a terrifying flame. For this boring, childish, and ridiculous question, he really thought about it for a moment. If he were to die, he would take her with him, to the afterlife and to meet the King of Hell together. Alive, she was his woman, and dead, it would remain the same!

"You... you're dead, I... I..."

"Dan Dan, when will you get rid of your stutter? Hmm?" After so long, she was still afraid of him, speaking in a halting and unclear manner. Sometimes he found it quite interesting, but sometimes he was also very annoyed!

"I... I'll die with you."

She looked at him, and he gazed back at her. Was the love that could withstand the collapse of heaven and earth and the drying up of the sea just like this? Not being able to live together but seeking to die together, such feelings were too incredible and too illusory. But in this moment, he would not hesitate to lose his life for this woman. There was no woman more important than her in this world!

"Gu Dan Dan, are you complaining that I'm old?" Gu Ao's eyes shifted, and his tone also became more teasing.

"No... no, I'm not." Gu Dan Dan immediately shook her head and waved her hands. He didn't (dislike) her for being young, and she was content. How dare she complain about him?

"Best not to. Remember this: unless I'm dead, you'd better live on well!" For some reason, it seemed as if a part of his heart had been cut open. At this moment, she was weak, unable to withstand the storms of life, and in need of his protection. If possible, he would rather she remained just as she was now...

Gu Dan Dan, he couldn't be without her. If one day this woman dared to leave him, he would turn the world upside down and dig the earth up to find her! Then... he would truly break her bones and drink her blood.