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Morning sunlight streamed through the curtains and spread across the rumpled bed, but the two people lying there remained oblivious. Only when the sunlight crept upward and fell across their faces did they begin to stir, seemingly disturbed by its brightness.
"What time is it?" Cynthia tucked her head down, using Liu Qing's body to shield herself from the sunlight, and murmured the question.
Liu Qing raised a hand to block the direct sunlight and squinted at the clock on the wall. "It's not even eight yet," he said lazily. "Still early. Let's sleep some more!"
"What? Almost eight?" Cynthia's sleepy eyes flew open, and she rolled over and sat up, oblivious to the sheet slipping down and exposing her lovely naked body. Looking at the clock on the wall, she was embarrassed, annoyed, and unsure whether to laugh or cry. She pinched Liu Qing's nose. "Not even eight?! It's almost eleven! Get up... Oh no, Grandma must be laughing herself silly by now. Stop sleeping and get up!"
"Let her laugh. She gave us her tacit approval anyway!" Hearing the actual time had already brought Liu Qing fully awake, but the sight of Cynthia's smooth, delicate skin glowing alluringly in the sunlight, her flushed cheeks made even lovelier by her embarrassment, had stirred his desire again.
"Get up! If you don't, I really will get angry!" Seeing him play shameless, Cynthia immediately pinned down his wandering hand and scolded him in feigned anger.
"Don't, don't get angry!" Liu Qing rolled upright, scooped Cynthia into his arms, and headed for the bathroom...
"You're up?! There are snacks on the table. Have some to tide you over. Lunch will be ready soon!" Perhaps she had heard their footsteps, for as soon as Liu Qing and Cynthia came downstairs, Kalasina's kindly