"I... I just wanted to try... wanted to try..."
Chi Jingyue secretly rubbed his waist where she had pinched him, his face full of embarrassment and confusion.
Su Qiao twisted her neck and said irritably:
"You couldn't possibly be trying to test how much stronger my body is than yours so you can modify yourself again, could you?"
Chi Jingyue hurriedly shook his head. "No, I... I just wanted to try what it felt like to hold you."
He clearly hadn't done anything wrong!
He had just followed what the book said. Why was her reaction like this?
Chi Jingyue scratched his head in frustration, looking thoroughly conflicted.
Su Qiao rolled her eyes at him. "I think you weren't trying to find out what it feels like to hold me. You were trying to give me a head-crushing hug, weren't you?"
Chi Jingyue hesitated slightly. "Was I really that forceful?"
But the book had clearly stated that he was supposed to hug her tightly with all his strength. Only then could he express his urgency and affection.
"You almost shook my old bones apart. Do you think I'm made of steel?"
Su Qiao stretched her limbs as she spoke, showing no mercy at all.
Chi Jingyue scratched his hair. "I'm sorry. I'll be gentler next time."
Su Qiao stared at him for a long while. When she realized that he truly hadn't meant to do it, her anger finally faded.
"Forget it. Since your attitude is fairly sincere, I'll forgive you this time."
The corners of Chi Jingyue's mouth lifted, revealing an utterly pure smile. "You're so good to me."
Su Qiao rolled her eyes at him, speechless. "Do you even know what it means to be good to you?"
He couldn't even see through someone as hypocritically benevolent as