【Me · The Single Man】Late one night I stumbled on a photo this Xi'an couple had posted a long time ago, and the moment I saw the wife's tall, slender, graceful figure, my blood ran hot. I messaged the husband to make my intentions clear; he replied within minutes, and within twenty minutes we'd set a meeting for Saturday. Early the next morning I rushed to the high-speed rail station, but a traffic jam made me miss the train, so I instantly bought a ticket on the earliest flight to Xi'an — mission must be accomplished.
【Me】It was already past four in the afternoon when I reached the hotel, and every minute dragged. Down in the lobby I ordered a bouquet of roses ahead of time. Around five, I finally met the couple. The husband was tall, and one look told me he was an honest, decent guy. The wife wore a white dress, her lovely face done up in simple, exquisite makeup, her figure tall and slim; the instant she stood before me, shook my hand, and greeted me, I fell apart. I brought the flowers into the room, and the wife was delighted to see them. We talked freely for a long while, from their relationship to their views on raising kids, and the way this couple treated each other truly impressed me — as if we'd all met each other far too late.
【Me】The wife sat on the bed, her long, beautiful legs playfully shifting before me now and then, her feet slipping in and out of her flats, teasing at them — and inside I was already stirring with restlessness. I stood up and suggested we move on to the next step. The wife gave a coquettish smile, expertly opened the test strip, and thoughtfully pricked my finger to draw blood and run the test — I joked that this little nurse had already conquered me.
【The Wife · Her】She bent her head to draw his blood, her fingertips steady, but her heart was pounding all the same. This wasn't her first time, yet that little flutter at every "first meeting" still couldn't be held down. She glanced up at this single man who'd flown so far to be here, the eagerness in his eyes impossible to hide, and she suddenly found it amusing — and felt a secret, sweet pride at being wanted, being awaited like this. She deliberately let her bare feet fidget in and out of her shoes, and watched his throat bob once. She knew she'd let herself go completely tonight. But before that — she'd let him crave it a little longer first.
【The Husband】The husband sat off to the side, watching his own wife exchange flirtatious glances with this man who'd flown in from so far away, and felt no awkwardness at all. He knew her too well — in front of outsiders she was the poised, decorous wife, but only he knew there was a fire buried deep in her bones, one that ordinary days had long stopped feeding. It was he who'd first suggested playing this game, and seeing her eyes light up again after so long, he felt it was all worth it. He handed each of them a glass of water and said with a smile, "You two talk, don't mind me" — giving the stage over to her.