Eating from the Bowl, Eyeing the Pot

Liu Yuewang and Professor Ling exchanged a glance as they watched this scene.

Professor Ling could only see himself reflected in Liu Yuewang's large sunglasses, but Liu Yuewang saw admiration in Professor Ling's eyes.

Chubby little kids like Zhou Dongdong are certainly easy to like, but there aren't many people who understand and protect a child's feelings.

Just like pandas, they look very cute, and everyone will say "So cute!" and play with them or take a look. But who would want to be a panda keeper? After all, pandas' sharp teeth and claws have caused quite a few injuries to their keepers.

It's not that Zhou Dongdong will hurt Liu Chang'an, it's just that it takes a lot of patience and understanding for someone like Liu Chang'an to comprehend a child's logic and feelings.

I never imagined that this guy, who was so "ruthless" towards the two professors, would have such a gentle side.

Women are easily moved by such scenes, experiencing a range of emotions such as being touched, feeling warm, and developing a sense of affection.

Liu Yuewang knew that Liu Chang'an liked to take Zhou Dongdong around to eat and drink for free. For example, when the college entrance examination results came out, Liu Yuewang treated everyone to a meal, and An Nuan asked Liu Chang'an to bring Zhou Dongdong along.

Zhou Dongdong even calls Liu Yuewang" sister"!

This is what impressed Liu Yuewang the most about Zhou Dongdong: he's a smart child.

"He's different from boys these days. Many boys nowadays, when they see a pretty girl like Zhu Juntang, would probably treat her very differently," Professor Ling praised.

"He has a girlfriend, why would he care if Zhu Juntang is pretty or not?" Liu Yuewang thought this was perfectly reasonable. Beauty really didn't matter in front of Liu Chang'an. Take herself for example, pretty, right? She felt she was even prettier than An Nuan now, but would Liu Chang'an treat her any better because of that? He seemed blind.

Of course, as An Nuan's mother, if he dared to act any better, she would teach him a lesson for being disrespectful.

"Men, it's common to have their cake and eat it too." Professor Ling found himself quite fond of Liu Chang'an. This guy was good-looking, tall and healthy, and most importantly, he was very capable and possessed a miraculous ancestral secret recipe.

"You're not... always looking for a chance to have some fun?" Liu Yuewang poked Professor Ling's waist and then laughed.

"I'll just... say something." Professor Ling nudged Liu Yuewang awkwardly, then, seeing Liu Chang'an approaching, both of them stopped smiling.

Let's go.

Liu Chang'an led them upstairs, then found Zhong Qing and went to the rooftop.

"Turn off the rooftop cameras," Liu Chang'an said to Zhong Qing.

Zhong Qing glanced at Liu Yuewang and Professor Ling, "Come here for a moment."

Liu Chang'an followed Zhong Qing downstairs again.

"Is something the matter?" Liu Chang'an asked.

That night...

Zhong Qing said something, then hesitated, staring at Liu Chang'an.

"Speak your mind. No matter how complicated your expression is, I can't understand it." Liu Chang'an had no idea why the other person had come to him. He was completely clueless. After all, it was only natural that people would quickly forget many trivial matters.

"I was drunk that night, thank you for taking me home." Zhong Qing took a deep breath and expressed her gratitude first.

"It's nothing, you treated the three of us to a late-night snack," Liu Chang'an said politely.

"But why did you knock me unconscious?" Zhong Qing crossed her arms and looked at Liu Chang'an with incomprehension.

"I know you're not an ordinary person, you have a strong personality and temper, you even laid hands on the Third Miss. But no matter what, knocking me unconscious is going too far!" Zhong Qing's eyes were filled with anger. Even if Liu Chang'an knew many beautiful women, his chivalrous heart wasn't as strong as that of ordinary men... but he was still a man. Zhong Qing hated men who hit women the most; it was a psychological trauma she had remembered since childhood.

If it were an ordinary man hitting a woman, Zhong Qing would have already blacklisted him as someone to be despised and disgusted.

"That's a really harsh thing to say. The phrase 'touching hands' is easy to misunderstand." Liu Chang'an shook his head, and asked uncertainly, "You... you only remember me knocking you out that night?"

"Yes, I vaguely remember. I felt like I wanted to thank you for taking me home and was about to see you out when you slapped me on the neck and I passed out." Zhong Qing stretched out his palm, as if he was determined to slap Liu Chang'an back.

"Your impression of me is ridiculously bad..." Liu Chang'an couldn't help but sneer, pointing at Zhong Qing and mocking, "Your drinking manners are terrible. You were so drunk, yet you still managed to see me out? You insisted that you were some kind of woman who needed a man, and you were taking off your clothes while throwing yourself at me... I figured I couldn't let you get away with it, so I knocked you out."

"You... it's impossible..." Zhong Qing's cheeks flushed red as he stared at Liu Chang'an in utter astonishment. How could such a thing be?

When Zhong Qing woke up that morning, she saw Bai Hui with her. She vaguely remembered being hit by Liu Chang'an. She felt a little embarrassed to tell Bai Hui, so she asked Bai Hui. Bai Hui only said that she met Liu Chang'an when she came upstairs, and he had brought Zhong Qing back and was about to leave.

Bai Hui didn't tell Zhong Qing in detail what happened when Liu Chang'an was alone with Zhong Qing in the room; Bai Hui had to consider her cousin's feelings.

Any woman who throws herself into someone's arms and is treated this way would suffer a heavy blow.

"What's impossible? Do you think I'm the kind of man who easily lets others have my body?" Liu Chang'an patted Zhong Qing on the shoulder to comfort him.

"You!" Zhong Qing felt like he was about to cough up blood, and a flush of excitement rose on his fair cheeks.

"If you don't believe me, ask Bai Hui."

"She knew about this?"

"At the time, she insisted that I had let you rape me, and I had to explain myself. If word got out, it wouldn't be good for my reputation. Society is very prejudiced against men being raped, and there would be a lot of ridicule. People would say that I was too provocative, too flamboyant, and that I asked for it," Liu Chang'an sighed.

"I... I... I'll never have late-night snacks with you again!" Zhong Qing was ultimately a more rational woman. She wanted to pounce on him and tear him apart, but she managed to control herself. What if he knocked her unconscious again? She was still wary of what had happened before.

"No need for that. We can have a late-night snack, just a little alcohol. I don't really believe you can control yourself after drinking." Liu Chang'an was still quite willing to have a late-night snack with Zhong Qing, because Zhong Qing wasn't the kind of girl who ate like a kitten; she was good at ordering and eating.

Zhong Qing's eyes darted excitedly around in their sockets. After a moment, he kicked Liu Chang'an, turned around and left without saying a word.

Liu Chang'an didn't mind. After all, he had knocked her unconscious before. She kicked him, and he generously didn't kick back.

Liu Chang'an went upstairs. Now it was time for Professor Liu and Professor Ling to experience winter swimming. The cold water would lower their body surface temperature, while stimulating the activity of cells in their bodies to maintain normal body temperature, which would also help them recover... Where could they refute this reason? After all, they were liberal arts professors, and even with such a flawed explanation, it would be difficult for them to find any points to argue or question.