Chapter 173: Chapter 110: Coming of Age, Boy and Girl, Man and Woman

He didn’t want to make a big deal out of ordering; he just hoped dinner would be over soon.

"Me too," Anya said, closing the menu after barely a glance. "Steak."

She hadn’t planned on eating much anyway—at least not tonight. The lesson from last time was still fresh in her mind. She didn’t even care what she ate, whether it was steak, chicken, or someone’s brains. Tonight, she was finally going to say goodbye to her girlhood!

She was wearing a top that revealed her collarbones and shoulder blades, and, in a rebellious twist, a pair of tight leather pants that hugged her hips. Inside this restaurant, she was without a doubt the most dazzling and beautiful woman there, and she knew it.

Their steaks finally arrived.

Li Wei absently cut up his steak. Alongside an equally distracted but furiously heart-pounding Anya, he finished his birthday dinner. Then, the two of them got into the elevator together.

Anya was already starting to feel dizzy. Knowing what was about to happen made her limbs feel weak, and she could barely stand steady.

In the elevator, she couldn’t help but lean against Li Wei, her arms wrapping around his waist. ’Maybe I’m doing this on purpose. Oh, who cares?’

She could clearly feel the warmth radiating from Li Wei’s body, like the sun. Pressing her ear to his chest, she could even feel his heartbeat—a slow, powerful rhythm that pounded against her, leaving her mesmerized.

Li Wei gently wrapped an arm around Anya’s waist. He could feel most of her weight leaning on him, yet her small frame still felt as light as a feather. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He looked down at Anya and found her looking up at him, her face flushed bright red.

He lowered his head and kissed her. Anya responded passionately, leaping up to wrap her long legs around his waist.

Their elevator went directly to the top-floor suite of the Aman, overlooking the Manhattan nightscape. It was just a shame that all the curtains were already drawn.

When they entered the room, everything was arranged exactly as Anya had imagined—flower petals were scattered across the floor, and a playlist Li Wei had chosen filled the entire suite with music.

"Wait for me," Anya said, jumping down from Li Wei. She hurriedly grabbed her handbag and rushed into the master bathroom. "I’m going to take a shower first."

She started taking off her clothes, tossing them all in a pile on the bathroom floor.

After a quick shower, she spritzed herself with perfume, then began a mental countdown: three, two, one. In those three seconds, her mind played a short film of the incredible night she was about to spend with Li Wei.

She opened her eyes, ran the comb through her hair one more time, and checked her reflection in the mirror again and again. ’If only my chest were a little bigger,’ she thought.

But she was very satisfied with her slim waist and shapely hips. Her waist was only 57 cm, while her hips were 95 cm. Years of dedicated exercise had given her the beautiful curves of an hourglass figure. ’Oh well,’ she decided. ’This is pretty great, too.’

She opened the bathroom door.

Li Wei looked at Anya, feeling completely captivated. He took her hand, pulled her into his arms, and lifted her until she was sitting astride his lap. They began to kiss.

Anya tried to lower her shoulders and lengthen her neck, a pose that made her feel even more slender in Li Wei’s embrace.

’Is my butt a little too big?’ she thought, a bit self-consciously, but she immediately pushed the thought from her mind.

Li Wei’s elbow accidentally poked her in the ribs. Anya lifted her head and lunged forward, trying to bite his shoulder and leave an O-shaped mark on his skin.

Maybe they had been kissing for five minutes, or maybe it had been a century. When Anya finally felt she was ready, she was surprised to hear her own voice trembling:

"Turn... turn off the lights," she said, her face burning as all the blood rushed to her cheeks. "Don’t look at me..."

"You’re gorgeous," Li Wei said. "I want to see you."

He didn’t turn off the lights as she’d asked. Instead, he reached out and gently twisted the knob on the bedside lamp. The bright light instantly softened into an intimate, warm orange glow. But it was still bright enough for him to see every inch of the shy blush on Anya’s face and her eyelashes, which trembled slightly with nervousness.

Anya felt like her heart was about to leap out of her throat. The complex feeling, a mix of extreme embarrassment and intense desire, left her breathless. She no longer insisted on turning off the lights. Instead, she buried her face in the crook of Li Wei’s neck, trying to hide the scorching heat on her cheeks like an ostrich.

"Well then... you’re not allowed to laugh at me," her muffled voice said. "And don’t you dare say I’m clumsy."

"Why would I?" Li Wei chuckled, feeling the girl in his arms tense up like a fully drawn bow.

He kissed her forehead with extreme tenderness, then the tip of her nose, and finally, her slightly parted red lips.

And they found their own perfect harmony...

A little over ten minutes later, a jolt of electricity seemed to course through Anya, wiping her mind blank. The only thing left was Li Wei’s name, echoing in her thoughts as she gripped his back, her nails digging into his flesh.

But Li Wei didn’t stop, not even giving her a chance to think. A few minutes later, another jolt shot through her.

An unknown amount of time passed. The air in the room grew thick and warm, heavy with the mixed scent of sweat and the base notes of her perfume.

"Still alive?" After a long while, Li Wei’s deep voice came from above her, tinged with a lazy, sated amusement.

"Shut up," Anya mumbled, weakly thumping his chest. Her voice was impossibly hoarse. "...I need some water."