With the weight off their minds, the atmosphere in the room instantly grew relaxed and intimate.
Song Qiuya hung up and looked at Chen Lin. Her beautiful eyes, usually cool and reserved, now brimmed with tenderness and admiration.
Her man always managed to create miracles that overturned everything she thought she knew, seemingly without even trying.
Smiling, Chen Lin drew her back into his arms.
"So, my father-in-law took care of the problem for me?"
"Mm..." Song Qiuya nestled obediently against him like a lazy cat.
Tonight, however, this "cat" seemed unusually eager and passionate.
The next moment, she cast aside her usual shyness and reserve and took the initiative. Even the heart-stirring sounds she made were clearer and more uninhibited than ever before.
Chen Lin froze for a moment, but her sudden passion soon set him ablaze. The surging tide of affection swept away all his reason. He no longer had the presence of mind to wonder what lay behind her unusual behavior, losing himself completely in her boundless tenderness.
He failed to notice the sly, triumphant glint that flashed deep within Song Qiuya's hazy eyes-a glint whose meaning only she understood.
Little girl, you were the one who insisted on staying! So... don't blame me!
In the guest room next door.
Qin Chuxia lay on the bed, idly scrolling through her phone.
Suddenly, faint yet remarkably penetrating sounds began drifting intermittently through the wall.
At first, she did not realize what they were. But as the sounds grew clearer, her exquisite face flushed so fiercely it looked as though it might bleed.
"Shameless! Absolutely shameless!"
Qin Chuxia flung her phone onto the bed and clamped a pillow over her ears, cursing Song Qiuya ten thousand times in her head.
*What kind of lousy apartment is this? How can