Qin Churan jumped, two blushes instantly rising to her cheeks. She hurriedly pinned down his wandering hand. "It's already light out. Qiuya and the others will be waking up."
Barely had she finished speaking.
A crisp series of knocks suddenly came from outside the door.
Bang, bang, bang!
Then Qin Chuxia's voice rang out in the courtyard, gleefully stirring up trouble.
"Sis! The sun's already high, and you're still in bed?!"
"Oh my, didn't someone swear yesterday that she ranked first in the province in grappling and combat, with unbeatable stamina? How come she can't even get out the door today?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Looks like our Criminal Investigation Team Captain's fitness isn't all that impressive. Brother Chen, my sister didn't hold you back, did she?"
Qin Chuxia's voice brimmed with smug amusement and teasing.
Inside the Master Bedroom.
Qin Churan's face flushed scarlet all the way down to her neck.
"Qin! Chu! Xia!"
She forced the three syllables through gritted teeth, wishing she could rush outside right now, pin her backstabbing cousin to the ground, and give her a beating.
But after glancing down at her naked body and the disheveled bed, she could only bury her head despairingly in Chen Lin's chest, hiding like an ostrich.
"I can never face anyone again..." Qin Churan wanted to cry, but no tears came.
Looking at her bashful expression, Chen Lin couldn't help letting out a low chuckle.
He wrapped one arm around Qin Churan's slender waist, rested his other hand casually on the edge of the bed, and called toward the door, "She didn't hold me back. You, on the other hand, are making such a racket outside that you're interfering with our cultivation consolidation."
As soon as he finished speaking, he exerted a little force with his arm.
"Ah!"