The August sun hammered against the window of their rented room, baking the air into a sluggish, syrupy thickness that even the rattling fan couldn’t shake off. Mengmeng had stripped down to a tiny pair of cotton shorts and a loose pink tank top that clung to her skin in all the right places, her snow-white limbs bare and glistening with a faint sheen of sweat. Zhang Jie lay sprawled on the bed, his head propped on his hand, watching her with the lazy, possessive gaze of a boyfriend who never tired of the view.
“Babe, watch this!” Mengmeng chirped, dropping to the yoga mat she’d spread on the floor. She beamed at him over her shoulder, her ponytail swaying. “I’ve been learning jujitsu moves from this app. I’m getting really good—it’s all about flexibility, you know. You have to understand the principles to really master it.”
She launched into a demonstration, stretching her legs into an exaggerated straddle that made her shorts ride up, then folding herself forward until her chest kissed the mat. Her tank top slipped, offering a sliver of pink lace and the generous curve of a D-cup breast. Zhang Jie’s breath hitched. She rolled onto her back and pulled one leg up behind her head with theatrical ease, her plump calf pressed against her cheek, and beamed again. “Pretty cool, right? Most people don’t get how much core strength it takes. I can explain the technique if you want.”
“Yeah,” Zhang Jie managed, his throat dry for reasons that had nothing to do with the heat. “Very cool.”
His eyes traced the delicate arch of her size-thirty-five feet, the smooth shave of her skin, and the way her body seemed to radiate that natural, floral scent he could never name—something sweet and clean, like honeysuckle warmed by the sun. She was utterly oblivious to the effect she had, lost in the joy of showing off, her voice prattling on about leverage and joints while he just drank her in.
A sharp knock at the door shattered the moment. Zhang Jie pushed himself up, frowning, and shuffled over to fling it open. Zhang Daniu stood on the threshold, his round, babyish face split by a gap-toothed grin that made him look like an oversized, harmless child. His T-shirt was already soaked through at the armpits, and he fanned himself dramatically with a folded magazine.
“Bro, it’s boiling out there!” Daniu wheezed, shouldering his way inside without waiting for an invitation. “My AC’s busted. Figured I’d see if you guys had it any better.” His gaze swept the room and snagged on Mengmeng, who was still contorted on the mat. A flicker of something hungry and quick passed through his eyes before it vanished, replaced by wide-eyed, innocent curiosity. “Oh! Mengmeng, are you doing, uh, yoga?”
Mengmeng unfurled herself with a delighted laugh. “It’s jujitsu, actually! But they share some elements—flexibility is key. I was just showing Zhang Jie some advanced stuff.” She hopped up, her skin flushed prettily, and gave Daniu a sisterly pat on the arm. “You look so hot! Sit down, I’ll get you some water.”
She bustled to the tiny kitchenette, her ponytail bobbing. Daniu plopped onto a creaky chair, his smile never wavering, but Zhang Jie caught the way his roommate’s eyes tracked Mengmeng’s movements—the sway of her hips, the bounce of her chest—before shifting to a studiously blank expression. A small, dark thrill uncoiled in Zhang Jie’s gut. He knew that look. He’d known it for months, ever since Daniu first “accidentally” walked in on Mengmeng changing during a dorm party and spent a whole three seconds too long apologizing without looking away. Instead of anger, something else bloomed: a perverse, electric anticipation.
“So, what’s up?” Zhang Jie asked, keeping his voice light as he sank back onto the bed. “You didn’t just come here for the chair.”
Daniu rubbed the back of his neck, ducking his head in a perfect imitation of shyness. “Actually, bro, I wanted to pick your brain about something. There’s this girl… a junior in the literature department. She’s super cute, and I think she might be into me, but I choke every time I try to talk to her. I don’t know what to say. You’ve got a girlfriend and all, so I thought maybe you’d have tips.” He shot a sheepish glance at Mengmeng, who had returned with a frosty glass of water. “No offense, Mengmeng.”
“None taken!” She handed him the glass and perched on the edge of the bed beside Zhang Jie, her bare thigh brushing his knee. Her face lit up with the particular excitement of someone who’s just found a project. “Oh my gosh, that’s so sweet! You need dating advice? I can totally help with that. Girls know what girls like, right? Zhang Jie and I can coach you—he’s great at the big-picture stuff, but I’ve got all the little secrets.”
Zhang Jie’s smile stayed fixed, a mask carved from years of practice. “Yeah, man. We’ll get you sorted. Mengmeng’s a pro at this.” His pulse kicked up a notch, hammering against his ribs. She was so eager, so trusting, patting Daniu’s shoulder again as if he were a stray puppy. She had no idea what kind of wolf lurked behind that chubby, dimpled face. And Zhang Jie was going to let him in. More than let him—he was going to open the door wider.
Daniu’s eyes went round with gratitude. “Really? You’d do that? Aw, you guys are the best!” He took a long gulp of water, and when he set the glass down, his expression crumpled into an exaggerated pout. “But I’m warning you, I’m really hopeless. Like, I don’t even know how to start a conversation without sweating through my shirt. It’s pathetic.”
Mengmeng tilted her head, her ponytail cascading over one shoulder, and laughed—a bright, tinkling sound that made Daniu’s fingers tighten on the glass. “That’s okay! We’ll start from scratch. You’re actually really cute when you’re nervous, you know? Like a big teddy bear. But you’ve got to build confidence. Right, Zhang Jie?”
“Right,” Zhang Jie echoed, his voice steady even as something twisted hot and tight in his chest. Cute. She’d called Daniu cute. The word burrowed under his skin, and he felt his cock stir against his shorts, a traitorous half-hardness that he shifted to hide.
“Okay, first lesson,” Mengmeng announced, hopping to her feet and motioning for Daniu to stand. “Chatting. You’ve got to make it feel natural, like you’re just hanging out with a friend. No pressure. Zhang Jie, you be the girl—just pretend.” She giggled at her own joke, and Zhang Jie forced a chuckle along.
Daniu heaved himself up with a grunt, his plain features schooled into a mask of comical concentration. “Like this?”
“No, no, you’re too stiff.” Mengmeng circled him like a teacher inspecting a student, then grabbed his arm with both hands to adjust his posture. “Relax your shoulders. Pretend you’re talking about something boring, like the weather, but with a little smile. Here.” She demonstrated, her voice dropping into a syrupy, playful tone: “Ugh, it’s so hot today—I feel like I’m melting. But it’s a good excuse to eat lots of ice cream, right?”
Daniu mimicked her, his delivery clunky but his eyes gleaming. “Yeah, it’s really hot. Um, what’s your favorite flavor?” He stumbled over the words, but as he spoke, he reached out and touched her arm—just a brief, casual brush of his fingers near her elbow, as if he were trying to emphasize his question.
Mengmeng didn’t flinch. “Strawberry! See, you’re getting it already.” She was too busy basking in the role of mentor to notice the way his hand lingered a half-second too long, his thumb skimming the delicate skin of her inner forearm.
Zhang Jie noticed. His cock twitched fully to life now, pressing insistently against the fly of his shorts. He watched, rapt, as Daniu “accidentally” stumbled over his own feet, his palm landing squarely on Mengmeng’s shoulder for balance. She steadied him with a motherly click of her tongue.
“Careful, clumsy! You’re as bad as Zhang Jie when we first started dating.” She flashed Zhang Jie a fond smile that made his heart lurch, and he grinned back reflexively, even as a dark river of arousal surged through him.
They ran through a few more scenarios—Daniu faux-stammering through a compliment, Mengmeng correcting his posture with tiny, oblivious touches to his back and wrist. Each time his hands drifted to her arm or the curve of her shoulder, Zhang Jie’s excitement ratcheted higher, a secret pressure building behind his zipper that he dared not touch. He was both there and not there: the supportive boyfriend nodding along, and the hidden voyeur cataloguing every graze of Daniu’s thick fingers on that snowy skin.
Finally, Mengmeng clapped her hands. “Good session! You’re a natural once you relax. Same time tomorrow?”
Daniu shuffled his feet, radiating humble gratitude. “If you’re sure it’s no trouble. I don’t want to, you know, take up your whole summer.”
“Pfft, it’s fun! Teaching people is super rewarding.” Mengmeng hugged Zhang Jie’s arm, her breast squishing against his biceps, and he fought down a shiver. “Besides, Zhang Jie will be here. It’s like a group project.”
“Awesome.” Daniu’s smile was beatific, cherubic, utterly disarming. “Thanks, bro. Thanks, Mengmeng. Seriously.” He made his exit with a wave, a harmless teddy bear trundling out into the blazing afternoon.
The door clicked shut. The room fell silent except for the groan of the fan and the distant drone of cicadas. Mengmeng sighed happily and flopped onto the bed, stretching her arms overhead so that her tank top rode up to reveal the pale, flawless plane of her stomach. “He’s so sweet, isn’t he? I really hope this junior girl gives him a chance. It’s nice when a guy isn’t all smooth and cocky, you know?”
Zhang Jie hummed agreement, but his mind was elsewhere—locked on the phantom of Daniu’s hand, replaying it in a loop. He climbed onto the bed beside her, his body suddenly ravenous. “You were amazing today,” he murmured, nuzzling into the curve of her neck, inhaling that intoxicating scent. “Such a good teacher.”
Mengmeng giggled, already melting under his touch. “You think so? I just want to help. It’s important to be kind.”
He kissed her to stop the words, a deep, claiming kiss that she returned with innocent fervor. His hands roamed, and when he stripped away her shorts and peeled off her tank top, he found her already wet, her shaved, plump vulva glistening in the dim light. She was so responsive—a gasp when he thumbed her pink nipple, a breathless whine when he dipped his fingers between her legs. He never tired of it.
But tonight, as he pushed inside her and felt her tight heat clamp around him, his mind was a split screen. He saw Mengmeng’s flushed face, her open mouth and fluttering lashes. He also saw Daniu’s hand on her shoulder, her arm, imagining those thick fingers trailing lower, discovering the damp heat he now possessed. The fantasy detonated in his brain.
He drove into her harder, faster, and she keened, her back arching. “Ah—Zhang Jie—I’m close!”
He felt it then: the telltale clench of her inner walls, the sudden gush of wetness as she squirted around him, her body spasming in waves. He knew from experience that her cervical opening pulsed slightly with each climax, a secret, rhythmic dilation that milked him to the edge. The thought of Daniu knowing that, feeling that—
Zhang Jie came with a broken groan, burying his face in her hair as the pleasure ripped through him. It was more intense than it had been in weeks, sharp and dark and shameful.
In the aftermath, as Mengmeng curled against his side with a drowsy, satisfied murmur, he stared at the ceiling and traced idle patterns on her hip. The summer heat pressed down, heavy and still. Tomorrow, Daniu would come back. Mengmeng would teach, and guide, and never suspect a thing. Zhang Jie would watch, and smile, and ache.
He was already counting the hours.