My back hurt from sitting for too long lately, so I went for a massage this afternoon.
It still hurt when I got back tonight, and my writing efficiency was a little low.
As for Xiao Xue's triumphant homecoming plotline, I'm delaying the update to keep it coherent and write it all in one go.
I'll try to update earlier tomorrow.
Here's a free extra episode:
Early morning, Yancheng.
The duplex apartment on the top floor of Lanfeng International was decorated as lavishly as the Palace of Versailles.
Warm sunlight streamed through the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows, scattering golden patches of light across the top-grade Mediterranean-blue Persian carpet.
A fluffy Ragdoll cat elegantly stretched, then padded across Xu Qing's long, shapely legs, purring contentedly in its throat.
"Meow~"
"Mm—stop fooling around, Little Snowball—"
Xu Qing muttered as she sat up from the king-size bed large enough to sleep seven or eight people.
She grabbed the Ragdoll cat that kept rubbing against her and held it in her arms.
"Come on! Let Mommy soak up some of your good luck! I'll rub you bald! Haha!"
She buried her face in the cat's soft belly fur and let out a string of foolish giggles.
Her entire being radiated the lazy air of a winner in life.
Just then, soft footsteps sounded.
"Master, you're awake?"
A sweet, soft voice came from beside the bed.
Xu Qing turned her head and saw the perverted Xiao Jing wearing a standard black-and-white maid outfit, her cute twin ponytails swaying as she knelt on the carpet beside the bed.
She was also holding a cup of steaming warm water.
"Master, this is your favorite Evian mineral water, freshly heated to 42.5 degrees."
"Mm, put it there." Xu Qing nodded lazily, enjoying the humble service of the little pervert