Jingliu instinctively tensed.
Countless battles had long since ingrained those reactions into her muscles, and now she had to fight with all her strength to suppress the urge to break free.
Jingliu struggled to spare enough attention to think it over carefully.
Another word game.
As it turned out, this time... Xianyu really wasn't playing word games.
Jingliu turned to look at her lover.
He wore a bathrobe, his hair loose and still slightly damp at the ends, and was intently browsing a takeout app.
Jingliu hugged Xianyu's arm as she thought back.
Xianyu really did... keep his promises.
He cared more about Jingliu's feelings than his own.
Jingliu felt as though the heat in the bathroom had gone to her head all over again, and her cheeks slowly reddened along with it.
He was just... too wicked.
She lowered her head, deliberately held back her strength, and bit down, refusing to let go.
Xianyu ignored the harmless nibbling on his arm and calmly handed Jingliu the Jade Abacus.
"Take a look. Order a few more dishes."
Jingliu took it, saw enough food for two, and immediately recalled the snacks Xianyu had packed for her to have with her drinks yesterday.
She handed the Jade Abacus back to Xianyu.
"...Let's stick with these. That's already plenty."
Puzzled, Xianyu asked:
"Hmm? That's enough? Don't you want some desserts?"
Unable to bear it any longer, Jingliu lowered her head and bit Xianyu again.
"Do you have some kind of misconception about how much I eat?"
Xianyu tilted his head and said with a smile:
"We've eaten together plenty of times."
"You and Baiheng even said you had a second stomach."
"One that couldn't fit anything except snacks."
Jingliu: "..."
Expressionless, she pressed her lips to Xianyu's shoulder and left another