Qingqing Understands the Truth

"Tell me honestly—how many women do you have outside?" Qingqing demanded again.

"What women? I'm still a sunny, innocent boy," Ye Xiaofeng said truthfully. He liked them, but nothing improper had happened between them.

"You dated three people at once?" Qingqing suddenly remembered what Sword Douluo had said and stared at Ye Xiaofeng in shock.

"Don't listen to that old fool's nonsense." The thought made Ye Xiaofeng unhappy. It was all his master's fault—he had exposed everything and run off, leaving Ye Xiaofeng to face Qingqing's anger.

"Fine, you actually called Master an old fool." Qingqing immediately seized on it.

"You heard wrong. I never said that." Ye Xiaofeng suddenly wanted to slap himself twice. He had been upset and let slip something bad about Sword Douluo.

"Then tell me honestly—what's your relationship with them?" Qingqing had to get to the bottom of it, or she would feel miserable and be unable to sleep.

"I ran away from home by ship and encountered Pirates at sea. They robbed me of everything, then threw me into the ocean. I don't know how long I drifted there. When I woke up, I found that they had saved me. I spent more than a year with them. They liked me, and I liked them too..." At this point, Ye Xiaofeng could only tell the truth.

Hearing Ye Xiaofeng's words, Qingqing felt a pang of sympathy for the boy before her. She had not expected him to have gone through something like that.

"Qingqing, I know people shouldn't be too greedy, but I don't want to miss out on them, and I don't want to miss out on you either. You're all people I care about," Ye Xiaofeng said, switching into his sweet-talking mode.

"You big bad man. Don't think a few sentimental words will make me forgive you so easily." Though she said that, Qingqing still wrapped her arms around Ye Xiaofeng and gave him a few quick pecks like a chick pecking at grain.

Ye Xiaofeng knew he had passed Qingqing's test. Opportunity did not come twice, so he held her close and refused to let go.

"Let's go upstairs," Qingqing said, hugging Ye Xiaofeng. She lowered her head, blushing too hard to look at him.

"Good idea. That way no one else will interrupt us." As he spoke, Ye Xiaofeng swept her up in his arms and carried her upstairs, locking the door behind them.

"Why are you locking the door in broad daylight?" Qingqing asked a question whose answer was obvious.

"I didn't get enough earlier." Ye Xiaofeng stared fixedly at Qingqing.

"Then why didn't you eat more just now? We can go downstairs, and I'll keep you company..." Only then did Qingqing realize where Ye Xiaofeng was looking.

"Pervert."

"It's fine if I'm not full. I'll make up for it now."

"You shameless brat."

"Didn't you say you missed me before? I missed you too." With that, Ye Xiaofeng lifted Qingqing into his arms and carried her to the sofa.

"I..." Qingqing had barely opened her mouth when Ye Xiaofeng impatiently kissed her.

Qingqing struggled at first, but under Ye Xiaofeng's eager advances, she could not hold out for long. She could only passively surrender to the moment as his hands continued to tease her.

Ye Xiaofeng felt that their clothes were getting in the way, keeping them apart. In a few quick motions, their clothes ended up on the floor.

"Slow down, you're hurting me." Qingqing blushed. Ye Xiaofeng had lost a little control and used too much strength.

Ye Xiaofeng knew that haste made waste. One hand continued to comfort Qingqing while the other moved gently over her body, seeking the Source of Life.

After an unknown amount of time, the Source of Life began to overflow, and Ye Xiaofeng let Qingqing sit astride him.

Ye Xiaofeng held her close, his hands still wandering restlessly as they lost themselves in the moment.

From the sofa to the bed, then to the bathtub, back to the sofa, then the bed, and finally the bathtub again, they continued until the fire in Ye Xiaofeng's heart finally died down.

More than once, Ye Xiaofeng had the chance to go further with Qingqing, but he still held himself back, settling for lingering closeness instead.

After seven exhausting rounds, the two lay motionless on the bed. During it all, Qingqing had told Ye Xiaofeng that he did not need to keep restraining himself.

She was willing to be his woman, but he still refused. Qingqing understood that Ye Xiaofeng was still thinking of her.

"Have you done this with them too?" Qingqing asked weakly.

"No. Well, I can't say no entirely. Once, I got drunk without knowing what I was doing and slept beside one of them. I only found out after waking up, but we really didn't do anything," Ye Xiaofeng hurriedly explained. After all, Qingqing had him completely at her mercy now.

"I was only asking casually. Why are you so nervous? Even if you had chosen them, I wouldn't mind." Qingqing said that, but she was especially happy inside.

She and Ye Xiaofeng had already come this far. They were practically half a married couple, weren't they? At least for now, he had chosen her first rather than them.

"I was afraid you'd be hurt." Ye Xiaofeng said as he pulled Qingqing tightly into his arms and fell asleep. When Qingqing woke again, it was already deep into the night.

Seeing Ye Xiaofeng still sleeping soundly, Qingqing began to fidget. Under the blanket, her hand moved restlessly. It had clearly been so imposing earlier, yet now it had become quiet again.

Qingqing continued teasing him until his old vigor returned. She watched in a daze. Ye Xiaofeng had always held himself back for her sake because he did not want to hurt her.

Now that Ye Xiaofeng was asleep, she might as well just... Then Ye Xiaofeng would not have to keep holding himself back for her sake. With that thought, Qingqing climbed onto Ye Xiaofeng.

But she had no idea what to do next. Though Qingqing and Ye Xiaofeng had hugged and cuddled before, she still knew nothing about such matters.

Perhaps because Qingqing was shifting around on top of him, Ye Xiaofeng woke up. He did not speak right away, but after seeing what she was doing, he realized that this silly girl was trying to make things irreversible.

"Qingqing, why aren't you asleep yet?" Ye Xiaofeng asked softly.

"Ah—waaah!" In the faint moonlight, Ye Xiaofeng's sudden voice startled her so badly that she burst into tears.

"Qingqing, it's me." Ye Xiaofeng quickly sat up and pulled Qingqing into his arms.

"Seriously... Ye Xiaofeng, you big bad man! You scared me," Qingqing cried.

"Alright, alright, it's all my fault. I was wrong. By the way, what were you doing just now?" Ye Xiaofeng asked deliberately.

"I wasn't sitting on top of you."

"I didn't ask whether you were sitting on top of me."

Qingqing had given herself away. Though the moonlight hid the blush on her face, Ye Xiaofeng could feel how scorching hot her cheeks were.

"Silly Qingqing, don't do anything reckless. I told you—we can wait until later. We're still young," Ye Xiaofeng said as he held her and comforted her.

"I'm afraid you'll leave me behind alone, so..." Qingqing could not bring herself to continue.

"So you were going to take advantage of me while I was asleep...?" Ye Xiaofeng knew Qingqing's actions were inseparable from her past experiences.

After being discovered by Ye Xiaofeng, Qingqing blushed in embarrassment and did not want to keep talking. She buried her head against his chest.

"Qingqing, remember, we're still young. We'll have plenty of chances in the future." Ye Xiaofeng smiled.

"Annoying." Qingqing lightly pinched Ye Xiaofeng.