Couples

Thirteen Spices.

This invention, which can be called the greatest invention in human history, has extraordinary significance for Hua Xin.

In a life lacking seasonings and ingredients, how to make bland food taste a little more flavorful became a problem that Hua Xin tirelessly explored in her monotonous life.

Until a chance encounter, the unique taste of the increased dosage, somewhere between extremely unpalatable and unpalatable, made Hua Xin absolutely certain that she had found her own salvation.

It is written in both Hua Xin's Collected Writings and her diary:

"The Thirteen Spices is the greatest invention in the world, and its value is no less than that of mankind's discovery of fire."

However, after tasting the dishes prepared by Xia Yan and Shan Qing, she realized that there were indeed dishes in the world that could be made so deliciously without the use of Thirteen Spices.

In addition, she would occasionally go out to eat with Xia Yan, and the more delicious food she ate, the more she understood what kind of unpalatable alchemical products she had been eating before.

"Grateful for food."

Hua Xin swallowed the last bite of steamed shrimp with satisfaction. Although her stomach was already full, she still felt a little unsatisfied, like a cat that hadn't eaten dried fish in a long time.

However, a cat that steals food won't properly collect its food bowl, scraps, and trash.

The pleasure brought by the delicious food made the girl feel quite good.

However, compared to her wolfing down her food, the "gentleman" across from her ate in a very refined and orderly manner. By the time Hua Xin had finished three large bowls of rice, he had only finished a little over one bowl.

Hua Xin reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She thoughtfully pushed the bowl forward a little to make room for her arm on the table. Then, she rested her chin on her hand and looked at the man in front of her, her eyes filled with a strong sense of mockery and suppressed laughter.

Every single detail of what just happened is still fresh in my mind.

With a slightly innocent tone, the girl suppressed a laugh and continued speaking to herself:

"Woman..."

"You're playing with fire!!!"

Although she could use voice imitation, her feminine voice simply couldn't replicate Xia Yan's highly magnetic voice.

"..."

Xia Yan, who was finishing his food and holding his rice bowl, almost choked on it. He then put down what he was holding, looked at the girl in front of him with helplessness, and pleaded:

"Spare me."

Hua Xin paused slightly, then pretended not to have heard clearly and repeated:

"Woman, you are playing with fire."

"..."

Seeing Xia Yan remain silent, Hua Xin silently thought, "Woman, you are playing with fire."

What just happened in the kitchen—a rare occurrence for [Domineering President Xia Yan]—would, if judged according to typical female-oriented novel tropes, usually involve the female lead shyly shrinking into a corner, her body becoming a puddle of spring water, leaning against the male lead's warm and broad chest like a soft, fragrant cake, and then, in an extremely shy and soft voice, awkwardly asking, "What... what are you going to do?"

At this moment, the domineering male lead only needs to use his aggressive, wolf-like manner to whisper in her ear, "Still pretending to be innocent? You little devil..." Then he directly uses his well-trained, powerful arms, comparable to the Nine Dragon Power, to pick up the female lead in a princess carry, and while doing so, he has to use the panting breath of a college student who has just run five thousand meters and is lying dead on the grass after running the track.

Uh, it seems I forgot to add a prerequisite.

(The female lead is supposed to be an innocent girl who came to the ball and was mistakenly thought to have gone to the wrong hotel room for some special reason, thus offering herself up to the male lead. The domineering male lead is supposed to be drugged while drunk. This leaves the female lead completely confused, while the male lead thinks it was his subordinate's doing, which leads to a series of indescribable events.)

As for the plot that follows... the bed must be very big and soft, and the domineering male lead must be able to tear off his clothes and be rather rude, yet suppress his outward noble elegance and coldness.

The answer is that the difference in strength between men and women is so great that the female protagonist is unable to resist.

The question is, he used to be completely celibate and had no interest in women, but today he suddenly has an interest.

Above.

In contrast, consider a certain "female lead".

After being suddenly attacked by Xia Yan, Hua Xin didn't show any of the classic shyness or her body nestled in Xia Yan's arms; instead...

Instead, as if their roles had been reversed, she strangely turned her head and bit Xia Yan 'Xia Yan neck and collarbone, gently leaving two rows of faint, neat teeth marks on his skin.

If you apply a little more pressure and add your lips, you could probably create a little hickey on Xia Yan's collarbone.

Seeing Xia Yan's somewhat embarrassed appearance, Hua Xin involuntarily leaned back in her seat, covered her mouth, and her whole body trembled slowly. She laughed happily, as if her scheme had succeeded.

"Hahahahaha..."

"Woman, you are playing with fire... Woman, you are playing with fire..."

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes as she laughed. For some reason, the more she thought about that scene and repeated those words, the more she wanted to laugh. Her rapid breathing caused a faint blush to appear on Hua Xin's face.

Actually, for Hua Xin...

Even if Xia Yan had tried to kiss her or do something slightly outrageous, she wouldn't have resisted, disliked, or refused him.

After all, Xia Yan was the man she approved of, and the only couple she would like in the future.

There shouldn't be any problem with couples engaging in intimate physical contact that can strengthen their relationship, right?

Well... at least that's how it is with Japanese light novels.

But she didn't expect that Xia Yan only bit her ear. The self-control of this innocent young man... she really underestimated Xia Yan.

"I said..."

Hua Xin managed to calm down after suppressing her laughter for a while, and the ball that had been attracting Xia Yan's attention and making him tremble stopped trembling.

I said...

"Um..."

Xia Yan looked away guiltily.

He was in the kitchen when Hua Xin added fuel to the fire by rubbing her exposed skin against his pants... Wasn't that tempting him to commit a crime?

At that moment, he felt a sudden surge of wicked anger within him. His usually clear and reserved mind seemed to be instantly possessed by an evil personality (Dong Miao), and he suddenly felt an urge to lash out...

We should teach that audacious person a lesson.

That's why he suddenly resorted to the domineering CEO trope to mask his inner dissatisfaction and anger, but when it came to actually "taking action," he became somewhat sober.

If we kiss...

Isn't that a bit too much of a hooliganism?

Although he had already done so, Xia Yan still couldn't quite overcome the hurdle of "gentleman" when it came to using force.

So they had no choice but to listen to Hua Xin's ears instead.

Actually, Xia Yan was somewhat looking forward to seeing the girl blush or get angry, just like he used to tease her with some cheesy love words or humorous remarks.

But unexpectedly...

Hua Xin seems a little different after going through the confession process.

From lovers to bros...

To be honest, Xia Yan, who had known about this matter for a long time and had been keeping this one-sided "intelligence" to himself for more than a month before Hua Xin told him the truth about the past, was already used to, or rather, accepted and liked this way of getting along.

It's like some things you can only tell your girlfriend, while others you can only tell your brothers.

But what if a brother is also a girlfriend?

Wouldn't that mean we can talk about anything?

In a way, this can also strengthen the relationship between the two. Whether it's something that can be said or not, they can now discuss it without restraint.

It's quite a strange feeling, isn't it?

But Xia Yan didn't expect Hua Xin to become like this... as if she had changed from being passive to being active?

"President Xia..."

"Were you looking at my chest just now?"

Hua Xin's sudden remark made Xia Yan feel quite embarrassed. For a young virgin who had maintained self-discipline and abstained from sex for so long, being exposed in front of him was an extremely embarrassing thing that made him feel like he had lost his boyfriend potential.

Because... how could a decent person be so despicable and shameless as to peep like that?!

Some say that only when a couple truly begins living together and working together to prepare for marriage will they discover flaws in each other that they wouldn't normally notice.

For a long time, Xia Yan has been striving to become a "Class Monitor," "older brother," "an obedient and promising child," "an excellent employee," and "a gentle and handsome guy that everyone likes." These excellent evaluations have become Xia Yan's keywords and motto.

When Xia Yan is mentioned, everyone probably knows him as a sunny and handsome guy who can help his classmates complete various activities and solve their problems, assist teachers in carrying out teaching work, and is exceptionally kind and reliable in private.

Even when he was with "Hua Xin", he always maintained his patience and gentleness from the bottom of his heart, waiting little by little for the day when the girl could get out of her heart.

But after being gentle for so long, no one can truly forget that in the early part of the book Xia Yan was someone who teased Hua Xin online, had just beaten Hua Xin up in a game, and then easily broke her defenses with a few words. He was also quite cunning, treating her Zaun Virtual Pet that only knew how to bark in abusive language. However, when he discovered that Hua Xin was a beautiful girl and even took the initiative to ask for Online Relationship, he completely forgot about the past and even directly told his wife to use Hua Xin's selfies as her phone wallpaper and Hua Xin's voice as her morning alarm!

But what did Xia Yan just say?

[Isn't that saying everything?]

Xia Yan wondered if she needed to become more assertive and show her "self".

Otherwise, if someone gradually becomes more and more demanding, and even starts to subtly develop in the direction of demon girl or a bad woman, he would find it hard to control himself.

Taking a light breath, Xia Yan slowly curved the corners of his mouth into a smile, looking at the girl in front of him and said softly:

"President Xia wants to say..."

"Actually, I not only looked at it, but I also wanted to touch it."

"?"

Hua Xin looked at Xia Yan, the smiling fox who had "I'm shameless" written all over her face, with a bewildered expression. That stubborn, bad woman spirit resurfaced once again.

But the little head, which had been exposed to yellow for so long, couldn't help but imagine this scene, and its originally crystal-clear and soft little ears suddenly turned slightly pink.

She suppressed her nervousness, crossed her arms, and feigned surprise, saying:

"Oh?"

"It's not impossible, it just depends on you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Yan silently got up and walked to Hua Xin, extending his hands...

The girl swallowed back the words she was about to say. The 18+ indescribable scenes that she had briefly fantasized about in her mind suddenly seemed to be replayed in her mind as if she had a premonition, and the things that might happen soon were playing on a loop.

What's the difference between someone else touching you and you touching yourself?

What is she thinking?!

Hua Xin closed her eyes in embarrassment, her heart pounding faster and faster... the tips of her ears instantly turned red.

But they did not put up any resistance.

"Clang".

"..."

After opening her eyes, Hua Xin blushed and placed her hands on her lap, clenching them into small fists in a state of awkwardness and shame.

Xia Yan, just as she had been suppressing laughter, quickly cleaned up the rice bowl and the dead steamed shrimp in front of the girl.

He didn't actually reach out his claws to climb the girl's sinful, towering peaks; instead, he picked up the rice bowls to prepare to clean the table and wash the dishes.

"Miss Hua, you should wash your hands after you finish eating."

His slightly relaxed smile made Hua Xin, who had already lost this "battle," suddenly feel embarrassed and angry.

That wretched little virgin boy...

"You pervert! You huge pervert! You super pervert!"

"And... it looks like the bottom."

Hua Xin cursed under her breath, somewhat embarrassed and angry, and lightly punched Xia Yan's thigh.

He then got up, took the bowl from Xia Yan's left hand, and fled to the kitchen first.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm a pervert, I'm a lecherous man..."

"So, can I admit that I can touch it later?"

"Get out of here! If you keep going, you'll have to wash the dishes yourself!"

It was already late at night.

If you eat around 9 PM, it's probably considered a late-night snack, not dinner.

Therefore, the kitchen lights in most households are not turned on, and even if people are having a late-night snack, some people will choose to wash the dishes and clean up at night.

On this rather cold winter night, the kitchen light in Xia Yan's house was on.

Occasionally, you'll hear...

The sounds of happy playfulness and joyful laughter filled the air.