At this moment, the Girl felt as if the sky had collapsed.
How could something like this happen?!
Clearly, before this, she had never been this… embarrassed… ugh…
How could she just listen and then… then… ugh…
Lin Xinyuan’s eyes instantly became flustered. She started glancing all around the room, trying to find something to talk about to distract herself.
She absolutely could not let that Yellow-Haired Brat notice anything wrong!
Right… right!
The Girl thought this, completely unaware that the blush on her face had already spread all the way down her neck. She didn’t look “fine” at all. But she was still immersed in that unspeakable embarrassment from earlier, unable to realize it.
As for the Youth, he merely narrowed his eyes and chose not to expose her.
At this moment, Lin Xinyuan had already shifted her gaze around the room. Her eyes suddenly lit up as she pretended nothing was wrong and asked, “This place… you rented it again?”
Aside from covering up her awkwardness, she was also genuinely curious.
“No. It’s mine now. I bought it.”
Qin Nanfeng sat up and pulled the Girl into his arms, breathing in the faint fragrance from her body. Leaning close to her ear, he chuckled softly, “Of course, you can come live here anytime in the future. What’s mine is yours…”
Being suddenly hugged by the Yellow-Haired Brat startled Lin Xinyuan.
She was already at a loss, and feeling his breath so close made it even harder for her to speak. Her whole body went weak, a complete mess. After the shock came shyness—she wanted to break free from his embrace and get as far away as possible.
But when she heard his words, she suddenly became much quieter.
A glimmer appeared in her eyes as she lightly bit her lip, not knowing what to say.
Her legs trembled uncontrollably. It was a restless, fluttering feeling that made her want to escape him out of embarrassment.
But at the same time, when she heard “what’s mine is yours,” her thoughts began to wander, and the joy that welled up made her unwilling to pull away.
The two emotions tangled together, throwing her mind into chaos. She could only remain there, blankly letting him hold her.
“Don’t you like it, Xiaoyuan?”
Seeing her dazed expression, Qin Nanfeng seemed to understand something, yet he still smiled and knowingly asked.
Snapping back to her senses, Lin Xinyuan blushed and instinctively replied, “I… I like it…”
Hearing this, Qin Nanfeng nodded in satisfaction, though it was unclear what he was thinking. Perhaps he was recalling the Girl’s sweetness from last night…
He liked it too…
So soft, so sweet… like cotton candy…
Too adorable…
“Does your head still hurt?”
After some time, Qin Nanfeng came back to his senses and asked with a smile, gently placing his hand on her forehead.
By now, Lin Xinyuan had mostly calmed down. The unease in her body had faded, and she was no longer burning hot.
Hearing him, she checked herself and obediently shook her head. “It doesn’t hurt anymore, Feng Ge.”
“Good. You wouldn’t listen to me last night. Now you’ve learned your lesson, right?”
“Mm… yeah…” Lin Xinyuan nodded shyly.
She felt like she probably wouldn’t dare touch beer again… she got drunk the moment she drank. At this rate, one can would be enough to send her straight to dreamland…
“Then get up. You smell awful, like a little piglet from the countryside.” Qin Nanfeng pinched her soft, fair cheek teasingly. “There are clothes I bought for you in the cabinet. Take a shower here before going back?”
“You stink, Feng Ge! You’re the pig—a smelly boar!”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan immediately protested.
“If I’m a boar, then it’s only right I keep you under me, isn’t it?”
“You—” Her words got stuck as she seemed to imagine something strange. Her already flushed face turned even redder.
Flustered and embarrassed, she turned her head away angrily and tried to slap his hand off her face.
But the result was obvious. She could only let out muffled protests as he continued kneading her cheeks, shame and affection intertwining in her heart.
After so many times, she was already used to him pinching her face. She didn’t actually resist it that much—but she couldn’t show that, or she’d definitely be teased…
Only after nearly five minutes did Qin Nanfeng reluctantly let go, preparing to let her shower first.
“You idiot, Feng Ge!”
The moment she was released, Lin Xinyuan jumped off the bed and ran, turning back to scold him.
But seeing him about to get up as if to teach her a lesson, she panicked and hurried toward the washroom on the balcony.
“Idiot! Idiot! You stupid idiot!”
Before closing the door, she didn’t forget to keep scolding him, venting her embarrassment and frustration, and quickly locked it.
After a while, when she noticed there was no movement outside, she finally let out a sigh of relief. A smug smile appeared on her pretty face.
Hmph… serves you right for always bullying me!
I’ll scold you! I’ll keep scolding you!
Thinking this, Lin Xinyuan shook her head happily, then began taking off her sticky clothes, preparing to shower.
As she bathed, she even hummed a cheerful tune. Her soft, sweet voice echoed through the washroom.
But this didn’t last long.
Under the warm water, she gradually realized she had forgotten something important.
Something… she forgot something…
What was it…
In an instant, her pupils widened, and even her eyelashes trembled.
Her clothes… she forgot to bring them?
What?!
Almost immediately, she thought of Qin Nanfeng outside. But just as quickly, she tried to reject the idea.
No… if she called that pervert…
Who knows what he might do…
Ah! Lin Xinyuan, Lin Xinyuan… what kind of brain do you have?!
How could you forget something like this…
Idiot…
While her thoughts raced, she glanced at the dirty clothes on the rack, but quickly shook her head.
If she put them back on, wouldn’t that make the shower pointless? She didn’t want to wash again…
After much hesitation, she finally made up her mind.
Feng Ge… shouldn’t be that desperate…
He wouldn’t take advantage of her… right?
With unease, Lin Xinyuan quietly opened the washroom door.
But outside on the balcony corridor, there was no one—only the morning sunlight shining on the floor.
“Feng Ge…” she called softly, testing.
There was no response.
Gritting her teeth, she gathered her courage and called again, a little louder, “Feng Ge… can you come here for a moment…”
This time, she wasn’t disappointed. Footsteps came from inside the room, growing closer.
Qin Nanfeng seemed to have already expected this. Holding clothes, he walked over and stopped at the door.
A faint, knowing smile lingered on his face, making Lin Xinyuan feel uneasy. She instinctively pulled the door tighter, afraid he might suddenly barge in.
“Here. Hurry up. I need to shower too. Then we’ll go eat breakfast.”
He spoke casually, handing over the clothes.
His gaze lingered for a couple of seconds on the small portion of her flushed shoulder exposed behind the door, reddened by the hot water.
Then he turned away and left without hesitation.
After grabbing the clothes, Lin Xinyuan quickly shut the door. But her mind was filled with how calm and composed he had been when leaving.
Her thoughts were in chaos.
Had she really been overthinking it?