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Liu Chang'an came out again.

Actually, there's not much to soak in hot springs; it's just about letting warm water wash over your body.

This is actually a remnant of a low-level instinct.

When the earliest life forms appeared in the ocean, the seawater was much warmer than it is now, and many places even had volcanoes. Lava fissures created a hot spring effect, so primitive life forms were already used to the feeling of soaking in hot springs all the time.

Modern humans enjoy soaking in hot springs, but this is simply a primitive habit that remains from the course of evolution.

As a highly advanced life form, Liu Chang'an naturally needed to rid himself of these primitive remnants, which is why he gave up soaking in the hot springs.

Liu Chang'an!

Liu Chang'an turned around and saw Qin Yanan walking out of the hot spring room.

"Would you believe me if I said I went blind just now?" Liu Chang'an looked at Qin Yanan expectantly.

"What do you think?" Qin Yanan's cheeks flushed red, like the chili sauce that Liu Chang'an dried in the autumn sun, staining the woman's fingers that had been secretly eating, and the color that had been smeared on her lips, that bright red, spicy feeling.

Qin Yanan gripped the bath towel wrapped around her body tightly. Her mind had gone blank just now, and she had chased after him without thinking.

She now regrets it; why did she chase after him?

Should we question him?

What's the point of pointing at him and looking angry?

He witnessed the woman's most embarrassing moment, and then he chased after her—wasn't that just asking for more embarrassment?

"A while ago, there was this guy Wu Fan who believed I was blind, and I even read his face," Liu Chang'an said after thinking for a moment.

"Your eyes were so wide open just now, do you think I'd believe you were blind?" Qin Yanan said angrily, needing to project an air of authority to mask her true feelings of embarrassment and shame. "Why didn't you knock?"

"Then why didn't you lock the door?" Liu Chang'an retorted.

"I don't have that habit at home!"

"Then you shouldn't let friends of the opposite sex stay overnight so casually in the future!"

"Of course I wouldn't... you..."

"Oh, it's nothing serious." Liu Chang'an said impatiently, "It's just masturbation, what's the big deal?"

Hearing him actually say it aloud, Qin Yanan felt her blood boil, and her ears burned as if they were about to scorch her tender skin.

She... she didn't mean to do it at all. It was just that her body was experiencing an abnormal condition, which caused her glands to malfunction and led her to do such a shameful thing. In fact, she didn't want to at all.

"I... it wasn't me at all... it was Ye Sijin who did it!" Qin Yanan, quick-witted, puffed out her cheeks and widened her eyes. If he didn't cooperate and make Ye Sijin take the blame, she would jump off a building in a moment!

"Alright, alright, it was Jin'er who did it, not Miss Xiao Nan." Liu Chang'an nodded casually.

"That's how it is." Qin Yanan paused, looking at Liu Chang'an with suspicion, unsure if he truly believed it.

He definitely doesn't believe it!

Qin Yanan still felt utterly shameless; the shame of a noble lady had been completely stripped away, revealing her pink private parts exposed before him.

"Whether you believe it or not, I said it was Ye Sijin did it, and that's what I said." Qin Yanan emphasized again.

Liu Chang'an nodded and said nothing more, lest she start nagging and fussing endlessly.

"It was Ye Sijin who did it. I'm Xiao Nan." Qin Yanan muttered, then turned around, covered her face, and ran back to the hot spring room.

Liu Chang'an put on his slippers, washed his feet, and lay down on the sofa to sleep. Actually, this kind of thing is really commonplace. Who hasn't done it thousands of times in their life? It's just as ordinary as eating, sleeping, and breathing.

It seems a bit warm in the room right now.

Liu Chang'an washed his face again, opened a bottle of sparkling water at the bar, added some crushed ice, and drank it all in one gulp.

After reciting "Spring River Flower Moon Night" for a while longer, Liu Chang'an naturally fell asleep peacefully.

When Liu Chang'an woke up in the morning, he could smell the scent of the forest, the fresh air carried by the breeze, and a faint fragrance mixed in with it.

The fragrance was alluring and familiar. The window was open, and the soft, rustling sound indicated someone was fixing its position. She stood there, slightly tiptoeing, her slender and graceful figure a picture of exquisite beauty.

Liu Chang'an opened his eyes, stretched his legs, and looked at An Nuan's back with his hands behind his head.

An Nuan turned around and saw that he had secretly woken up. She smiled mischievously. The morning light shone in from the window, passing through her eyelashes. Her bright and clear eyes sparkled. Her gaze focused on Liu Chang'an's face. Then she pursed her lips, tiptoed over, and suddenly cried out as she pounced on Liu Chang'an.

Hold him tight.

They've let go again.

Before Liu Chang'an could kiss her, she giggled and ran away.

Liu Chang'an smiled, threw back the covers and sat up, turning on the TV to watch the morning news. An Nuan said from inside the room, "Teacher Qin went to school early this morning; she told us to prepare our own breakfast."

"You... you make breakfast this morning," Liu Chang'an instructed.

An Nuan, carrying a toothbrush and a mouthwash cup, ran out as if she had discovered something. "I understand! She's always the one who actively makes breakfast at home, just to impress my mom! Now she's ordering me around to make breakfast!"

"Certainly."

An Nuan paused for a moment, then took her toothbrush and blanket and went back.

After Liu Chang'an finished washing up, An Nuan busied herself in the kitchen. When she opened Qin Yanan's refrigerator, she suddenly realized what was going on.

"Your cousin is taking this opportunity to put me down again!" An Nuan quickly ran out to complain.

"What's wrong now?" Liu Chang'an was thinking of sitting in the living room watching TV and waiting for An Nuan to bring over breakfast.

I knew she couldn't possibly be busy in the kitchen all by herself; it would be normal for her to call Liu Chang'an every three minutes. Sure enough, she had just entered the kitchen when something else came up.

"Come quick!"

That's how women are; if they can say something directly, they won't. They have to call someone over, as if that's the only way to make things clear and better express their power.

Liu Chang'an walked into the kitchen, An Nuan pointed at the refrigerator with her cheeks puffed up in anger, as if she were someone who had eaten savory rice dumplings and discovered that her host had deliberately prepared only sweet rice dumplings in the refrigerator.

Liu Chang'an glanced at the refrigerator and saw that Qin Yanan had prepared marinated steak, Korean cold noodles with pre-made ingredients, thawed instant buns, stir-fried toppings, bone broth, portioned rice noodles, yogurt, and milk.

There were also two fruit salads, two boiled eggs, and two fried eggs.

"What's wrong? What's gotten into you this time?" Liu Chang'an asked, puzzled. "If she didn't prepare anything and just made you make breakfast from scratch, that would be a real blow to you."

"She's showing off her abilities as a stay-at-home mom! She's using these foods to say: An Nuan, you're trash! Without all these ingredients I prepared, how many kinds of breakfast could you make for Liu Chang'an? All you know how to do is take frozen buns out of the freezer and steam them!" An Nuan pointed at the food in front of her. When she opened the refrigerator, the food seemed to be clamoring to say these things.

"I don't think that's what she meant; it's your self-awareness, that's good." Liu Chang'an nodded in agreement. "When it comes to making breakfast, you really are terrible."

You insulted me!

"Or should I praise you? You're just looking for trouble."

"You don't understand! A normal hostess would only need to prepare one or two kinds of breakfast! She deliberately prepared so many kinds just to show off her skills!" An Nuan.

"Alright, if you're so capable, try talking back next time. All you do is whine to me, doesn't that just prove you're trash?" Liu Chang'an patted An Nuan's little volleyball. "Hurry up and make breakfast. You missed the volleyball team's training camp yesterday, and today is the physical fitness test for the reserve players. If you get eliminated again, how can you face me?"

An Nuan then remembered the important matter at hand. Forgetting that these ingredients were Qin Yanan's way of mocking her, and not thinking about using any other ingredients to prove herself, she hurriedly and frantically busied herself in the kitchen.

Liu Chang'an didn't help her either, and went to watch TV in the living room, even though he knew that a delicious breakfast would only be possible if he did it himself.

Breakfast is still edible. Although Liu Chang'an said that An Nuan's ability to make breakfast is terrible, it doesn't mean that in his eyes, the breakfast she makes is also terrible.

He finished it all, An Nuan was very happy. She also realized that it wasn't that he needed her to cook something delicious or that she was particularly skilled at it; he didn't expect her to be a perfect and outstanding girlfriend in every aspect.

After breakfast, An Nuan changed her clothes and went home. She still had some things to prepare. The physical fitness test was a minor matter, and Liu Chang'an didn't need to accompany her for every little thing like a nanny. An Nuan liked to act coquettishly, but she had the ability and a good mindset to handle the things she needed to face seriously.

Liu Chang'an didn't have class until the afternoon, so he went back home. As soon as he entered the residential area, he saw Shangguan Dandan sitting under the grapevines playing cards, and two young men asking him questions.

"Grandpa, we received a report that someone is selling wild boar meat in your neighborhood. What's going on?"

Old Man Qian gripped his cards, expressionless. "Who said that? It's nonsense!"

"Many people have bought wild boar meat, Grandpa. If you're raising wild boar, you need permits. If you're poaching wild boar, that's illegal. You should report it if you know anything about it!"

"Don't talk nonsense! This is a civilized community, you know?" Old Lady Liu, who was sitting opposite Old Man Qian, shouted loudly.

"Do you have evidence? You have no evidence. Don't interfere with our entertainment."

"I haven't seen a wild boar in decades!"

"They're even selling wild boar meat? I'll report them for selling human flesh!"

"Granny Zhao, don't make it sound so creepy!"

The two young men from the forestry bureau were clearly no match for these elderly folks. They watched them chatter incoherently and were at a loss for what to do. However, they did notice the young girl who was sitting upright, clutching the cards tightly, and seemed a little nervous.