What's the Relationship Between Sharing a Bed But Not Living Together?

In the evening, Jiang Qiuyi sat on Chen Wen's bed, eating ice cream while watching him edit a video.

She read a textbook for a while in the middle, then sat on Chen Wen's lap again.

After more than ten days of adjustment, Chen Wen had slowly gotten used to her weight and the occasional friction between their bodies.

The Elucidator's video was finished. While Jiang Qiuyi went out to do laundry, Chen Wen took the opportunity to finish recording the voiceover.

After adding subtitles, special effects, and the like, the video would be ready to upload.

"You handle the title and description."

Chen Wen released the mouse and keyboard, leaning back in his chair.

Judging by the performance of the previous video, Jiang Qiuyi was better at this.

"Thinking of me now?" Jiang Qiuyi tilted her chin up smugly, wriggling her body as she spoke, "I'm charging this time, but you can pay with a massage~"

Chen Wen looked at the off-the-shoulder T-shirt Jiang Qiuyi was wearing, her fair, smooth skin incredibly alluring.

He was silent for a moment before saying, "Tell me how much you're charging first."

Hearing this, Jiang Qiuyi, who had been sitting up straight, instantly slumped. She covered her face with her left hand, a look of disbelief on her face. "If I said ten thousand yuan, would you actually give it to me?"

"..." Chen Wen took out his phone, thought for a moment, and finally extended his hands, placing them on Jiang Qiuyi's delicate, rounded shoulders. "It's a bit expensive."

The warm, rough feeling from her shoulders made Jiang Qiuyi tremble slightly, her legs feeling a little weak as she instinctively tightened them.

"Lighter, lighter..." Jiang Qiuyi gripped the mouse, starting to edit the title and description for Chen Wen's video, hoping to distract herself.

Chen Wen, who was massaging Jiang Qiuyi's shoulders, paused slightly. He thought, I only touched her shoulders, how much lighter can I go?

With that thought, Chen Wen lifted his hands, letting his palms just barely brush against Jiang Qiuyi's shoulders as he moved them back and forth.

This should be light enough, right?

"Ah~" Jiang Qiuyi's shoulders twitched instinctively, and she hunched forward, letting out an unintelligible sound. "It tickles..."

"You said lighter..."

"The previous pressure was just right, I can handle it."

To save ten thousand yuan, Chen Wen could only swallow his frustration at the customer's contradictory demands.

With the rhythmic sound of keyboard typing, Jiang Qiuyi occasionally tilted her head in thought, then had a flash of inspiration, finally completing the video's title and description.

Title:

[10k Follower Bonus]: Elucidator from Sword Art Online, if it were made of wood, what kind of wood would it be? It's probably this one!

Description:

The bonus you were promised is here. If this video gets over 10,000 likes, I'll make Lambent Light and Dark Repulser too.

Chen Wen read it and asked doubtfully, "That's it?"

"What's wrong?"

"...Nothing." Chen Wen shook his head. "I thought you'd have some other trick up your sleeve."

"Tricks are just minor tactics," Jiang Qiuyi wagged her finger. "For your video, the gimmick of the Elucidator alone is enough. There's no need to deliberately play smart."

"And even though I dislike it, today's events are just starting to gain traction. If you post the video now, the traffic will definitely be enough."

"If I used clickbait titles, I might even be criticized by some people."

Speaking of which, Jiang Qiuyi became a little unhappy again. She let out a dissatisfied hmph before snuggling into Chen Wen's embrace and tapping away on her phone.

Chen Wen rested his chin on Jiang Qiuyi's head and clicked to upload the video.

Then he patted Jiang Qiuyi's body. "I'm going to take a shower, get up for a bit."

"Oh." Jiang Qiuyi obediently got up and lay down on Chen Wen's bed. Seeing him walk out of the bedroom with his change of clothes, she couldn't help but ask with a playful laugh, "Want me to scrub your back?"

Chen Wen, who had just stepped out of the bedroom, froze, then immediately closed the door.

Jiang Qiuyi's crisp laughter echoed from the room. Chen Wen shook his head and walked into the bathroom to shower.

Ten minutes later, Chen Wen emerged from the bathroom and heard Jiang Qiuyi talking on the phone in the bedroom.

"I just arrived in Hu City tonight, and I'm at my cousin's place right now," a very childlike voice came from Jiang Qiuyi's phone.

"Then can you be free tomorrow?" Jiang Qiuyi asked.

"Tomorrow afternoon I have to accompany my niece. I plan to take her to Yintai to shop. It's a rare Children's Day, after all. I have to buy some gifts."

"Go to Yintai? Then I'll go with you?"

"Why are you joining? Aren't you going to be with your boyfriend? Or are you two coming together?"

"Just me."

"Really? Don't lie to me, I don't want to be a third wheel for an entire afternoon."

"Aiya~ It's Children's Day tomorrow, right? I haven't bought a gift yet. I'll go to Yintai with you to look."

"Ew~" A disgusted voice came from the phone. "You're already so old, and you still celebrate Children's Day?"

"I like it~ What business is it of yours?" Jiang Qiuyi arrogantly lifted her chin. "I can even give him a surprise then~"

"Alright, alright, let's do it. It'll be nice to share the burden of looking after the kid."

"Is your niece cute? Got any pictures?"

"Haha, she's so chubby now! Not as cute as she was when she was little..."

By the time they reached this point in their conversation, Chen Wen had heard everything. He arrived at the bedroom door and pushed it open.

Jiang Qiuyi, not yet aware he was there and worried Lin Meng might reveal too much, quickly said, "Did you finish showering?"

She wasn't actually talking to Chen Wen, but rather reminding Lin Meng not to let slip that she was planning to buy a gift.

Chen Wen nodded and got into bed from the other side, one leg hanging off the edge, leaving a two-fist-sized gap between him and Jiang Qiuyi.

"Come closer~ I'm not on video," Jiang Qiuyi patted the sheet next to her.

So Chen Wen had no choice but to move over.

Jiang Qiuyi immediately snuggled happily into Chen Wen's embrace, pulled one of his hands, and wrapped it around her waist.

It was already past eleven at night, and combined with the information that Chen Wen had just showered, Lin Meng, on the other end of the phone, couldn't help but blurt out a guess:

"You guys... aren't you living together?"

"Mmm..." Jiang Qiuyi tilted her head, her large eyes looking at Chen Wen with a playful smile, "Are we... sharing a bed but not living together?"

After all, Jiang Qiuyi's clothes and things were still in her own apartment, 902, not moved over to Chen Wen's place.

Someone had just come over for the night.

So, strictly speaking, Jiang Qiuyi wasn't wrong.

But Lin Meng on the other end had just received a million-ton blow and immediately said "Goodbye," hanging up the voice call.

Jiang Qiuyi burst into happy laughter, convulsing with laughter in Chen Wen's arms. Then, while replying to Lin Meng on WeChat, she said:

"Tomorrow afternoon, I'm going shopping with Lin Meng at Yintai. I won't be home."

"Mm, I know."

"So I won't be able to spend the whole afternoon with you. Is it too much to ask for you to hold me a little longer now?"

"...Mm."

"Hold me tighter then~"

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