Jiang Xiao truly hadn’t expected Song Qiuyu to bite his finger, but even after being bitten, the patch of skin on his fingertip didn’t hurt at all—in fact, it felt a little itchy.
Other than that, it was warm.
Rather than saying Song Qiuyu was trying to intimidate him, in his eyes, it felt more like she was punishing him—the mischievous succubus deliberately tempting him, yet forbidding him from crossing the line too much.
How could this not be considered a form of punishment?
He lowered his gaze to look at the girl biting his finger.
The loose strands of hair by her cheek fluttered in the wind.
Her large, watery almond-shaped eyes were opened wide, and her lips, stained with noodle soup, had taken on a delicate redness.
He couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly.
If he took this opportunity to touch her teeth—
Would he get scolded?
“Ah.”
Song Qiuyu seemed to snap back to her senses, a look of surprise and daze gradually surfacing in those almond-shaped eyes.
Jiang Xiao keenly sensed that the warmth enveloping his finger had abruptly risen a few degrees, and her bite tightened as well.
The next second, she hurriedly opened her mouth and released his finger.
That sudden release unexpectedly left him feeling a bit empty inside.
“Uh….”
Song Qiuyu sucked in a sharp breath, flustered, and retreated repeatedly. In the next instant, her body tipped backward, and she nearly fell off the chair.
Luckily, Jiang Xiao reacted swiftly and grabbed her with his left hand, pulling her back upright.
“Be careful!”
“Mmm….”
Song Qiuyu’s gaze darted everywhere, as if she didn’t know where to look. In the end, she simply closed her eyes tight.
A few moments passed.
She struggled, hesitated, then cracked one eye open, sneakily peeking at the finger she had bitten.
A bite mark!
It was shallow, but it was there!
In just an instant, she couldn’t sit still anymore.
Clenching her fair fists, she shot up from her seat.
“Jiang Xiao, wait! I’ll go get you a Band-Aid!” She hurriedly dashed into the bedroom, rummaging for a Band-Aid.
Jiang Xiao glanced at her busy figure, then at the bite mark on his fingertip, falling into contemplation.
Did such a faint mark really need a Band-Aid? Logically, in a few minutes, it would almost be gone.
Was she truly worried about his finger?
Or was it that seeing the finger she’d bitten made her shy?
“Band-Aid’s here!”
Song Qiuyu returned to her seat at the speed of a fifty-meter dash, holding a Band-Aid.
She tore open the package, then lowered her head, carefully hiding the bite mark beneath the Band-Aid.
Jiang Xiao remained silent, simply staring at the top of her small head.
He suddenly recalled some things Xi’er had told him before.
Some couples who had done Extreme Sports together would also use Band-Aids to cover up marks on their necks. What Song Qiuyu was doing now—
It was a bit similar.
Even if those memories might have faded, they still unconsciously repeated these same actions.
“All done!”
Song Qiuyu smiled again, patting her chest.
Though her heart was still pounding wildly, she forced down the commotion within, turned around, and faced the rest of her noodles.
“Let’s keep eating.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Xiao looked at his finger with the Band-Aid and smiled.
From Jiang Xiao’s voice, a hint of obvious joy could be detected.
Song Qiuyu’s heart felt stifled; for a moment, she didn’t know how to react.
But she had always known that no matter how upright a man seemed on the surface, they were all perverted beasts at heart.
Each had their own strange preferences. There were even people who liked their own feet.
Now, Jiang Xiao was happy—maybe even a bit excited—because he’d been bitten on the finger by someone he liked?
Terrifying.
Song Qiuyu couldn’t help but shiver.
The more she thought about what would happen if Jiang Xiao discovered the truth, the less she dared imagine her fate.
But then again, even if Jiang Xiao didn’t know, it wasn’t certain that she wouldn’t get found out eventually.
Whether Jiang Xiao knew or not, the only difference might be whether the punishment was gentle or rough…
Jiang Xiao’s smile faded.
According to the information, patients with Fake Hermaphroditism tended to let their thoughts run wild after surgery.
He looked at the person beside him, seeing her body trembling, and felt both pained and worried.
Maybe Song Qiuyu would end up like that, too.
He wondered what she was thinking now.
Curious.
Jiang Xiao’s burning gaze only made the wild drama in Song Qiuyu’s mind even more out of control.
No, please! Ha, Jiang Xiao, can’t we just stay single together for life?
Getting all steamy with a woman will only ruin you.
“Hey, Lao Jiang, what’s up with your finger?”
In the Library, Xie Zhuran looked at his roommate’s index finger with a puzzled face, noticing the Band-Aid, and stroked his chin as he spoke.
Hearing this, Jiang Xiao’s left hand, busy practicing calligraphy, paused.
Before he could answer, Song Qiuyu suddenly lifted her head, put on a serious face, and jumped in ahead:
“Alright, Lao Xie, you’d better hurry and do a few more problems! The Gaoshu Exam is about to start soon. Jiang Xiao’s busy right now, too!”
“Isn’t that right, Jiang Xiao?”
Jiang Xiao turned his face, thoughtfully gazing at the person beside him.
“Yeah, I’m busy,” Jiang Xiao replied flatly.
“So, if you all run into problems, just come to me first!” Song Qiuyu lifted her chin a bit, patting her chest with confidence.
“If I really can’t figure it out, then I’ll ask Jiang Xiao.”
“Lao Song’s getting more and more reliable,” Xie Zhuran couldn’t help but sigh.
“Qiuyu’s always been reliable,” Lin An said with a smile.
In the past, Jiang Xiao wouldn’t have thought much of it.
Now, hearing Lin An say ‘Qiuyu,’ Jiang Xiao glanced at the person beside him a couple of extra times.
Qiuyu, huh…
Time spent studying always flew by.
In a blink, it was time for Jiang Xiao’s regular messaging routine.
As usual, Song Qiuyu quietly slid the phone back to Jiang Xiao from under the table.
But after getting the phone, Jiang Xiao didn’t immediately open Shen Xi’s chat window.
Instead, he opened—Song Qiuyu’s chat window.
Then—
He changed Song Qiuyu’s contact note.
Little Fallen Leaf.
The fallen leaf that comes from a Phoenix Tree Leaf in the autumn rain, a fallen leaf that returns to its roots.
He couldn’t help but look forward to Song Qiuyu’s reaction when she found out.
After changing it, he sent a message to Shen Xi on time, locked the screen manually, and handed the phone back to Song Qiuyu under the table.
Song Qiuyu quickly put the phone away and went back to focusing on her problems.
The Gaoshu Exam arrived as scheduled. In the Test Center, only the sound of pencils scratching on paper could be heard, and soon the first student to leave the Test Center appeared.
It was Jiang Xiao.
Not only were his three roommates shocked, even the proctor was stunned for a moment.
It had only been half an hour.
While the Gaoshu Exam questions weren’t considered particularly difficult, it shouldn’t have been possible to finish so quickly.
Did he just randomly fill in the answers?
Song Qiuyu just glanced at Jiang Xiao’s departing back and then bowed her head to continue.
She suddenly felt a strange sense of satisfaction. Among everyone present, maybe she was the only one who noticed one thing.
The hidden academic ace among them—he was done hiding.
If this were Some Famous Site, it’d be the start of an epic feel-good story.
The exam went very smoothly, so when Song Qiuyu returned to the Rental Apartment, she made a delicious meal just to reward Jiang Xiao, the hero.
Of course, even while eating, she still had to sit on the same side as Jiang Xiao and use the same pair of chopsticks.
Though indirect kissing made her uncomfortable, her desire to take care of Jiang Xiao pushed those feelings aside.
Feeding him so much, she even started imagining she was just a mother bird feeding her chick.
And tried to comfort herself that way.
After eating and drinking her fill, she skillfully cleared the dishes, heading into the kitchen as she hummed a tune, washing up the bowls and chopsticks.
Once done, she stretched lazily. When she turned around, she saw Jiang Xiao coming out of the bedroom holding his change of clothes, about to enter the bathroom.
Her heart skipped a beat.
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