Watching Shui Yue'er wrapped up in the blankets, with only a bulging outline visible, Su Yu was both amused and exasperated. He reached out and gently patted the covers.
"Alright, Little Yue'er, I already told you I didn't bring a stick. Don't you believe me?"
A muffled voice came from beneath the blankets, carrying a hint of coquettish complaint.
"Brother Su Yu, you're bad!"
"How can this count as being bad?" Su Yu softened his voice, amusement in his tone.
"Little Yue'er is so beautiful. This is only human nature."
"Hmm! I don't care. Brother Su Yu, you're bad!"
Shui Yue'er wriggled lightly beneath the blankets, her voice still full of indignation.
"Alright, alright, I'm bad, I'm bad." Su Yu replied helplessly and patted the blankets again.
"Come out quickly. If you stay in there any longer, you might really suffocate."
Shui Yue'er pulled up the blankets and covered Su Yu with them as well. The two of them rolled around on the bed for a while.
With the blankets draped over them, Su Yu leaned against the headboard while Shui Yue'er lay against his chest.
"Brother Su Yu! Aren't you uncomfortable like this?"
Su Yu pinched the soft flesh on Shui Yue'er's cheek and said jokingly:
"Of course I'm uncomfortable. Little Yue'er, if something you loved to eat were placed right in front of you but you couldn't eat it, wouldn't you be uncomfortable?"
"Ah! So that's how it is!"
Shui Yue'er's little face scrunched up. As if she had made some kind of decision, she burrowed beneath the blankets.
Su Yu's body trembled, and he could hardly believe what was happening.
After nearly half an hour, Shui Yue'er lay against his chest, her face flushed crimson.
"Little Yue'er! You don't have to do this!"
"As long as it's