The next morning, at dawn.
"Senior~"
Shen Yuxuan nestled in Jiang Che's arms, her gaze filled with tenderness and affection. Her little head kept rubbing against his chest like an obedient kitten.
"How was it? How did it feel?"
Jiang Che raised a brow and looked at the girl in his arms with an amused smile, his tone teasing.
"Senior, you're so bad~"
A faint blush spread across Shen Yuxuan's pretty face. She lightly punched Jiang Che's chest with her small fist, sounding coy as overwhelming shyness filled her heart.
Senior was such a bad guy. How was a girl supposed to answer such an ambiguous question?
"If a man isn't bad, women won't love him."
"Little one, do you love your senior?"
Jiang Che twirled a lock of Shen Yuxuan's silky hair around his fingers, still wearing that roguish grin.
"I... I guess I do..."
Shen Yuxuan stammered, her voice soft and sweet. Like a muddleheaded little white rabbit, she was utterly adorable.
Just as Jiang Che had said himself, Shen Yuxuan did prefer this slightly bad side of her senior.
After all, if Jiang Che had always remained a proper, upright gentleman, she would never have had the chance to get what she wanted.
"What a little fool..."
Hearing Shen Yuxuan's vague, hesitant reply, Jiang Che could not help but laugh, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
He did not continue teasing Shen Yuxuan. Instead, he took the Little White Rabbit Female Lead's pair of fair little hands and gently caressed them.
Because she had worked part-time jobs for years, Shen Yuxuan's hands were much rougher than those of most girls. They were still fair, but her palms were covered in calluses.
Anyone who did manual labor for long periods would develop such calluses, and Shen Yuxuan was