"Hiss, that hurts. Of course I will."
Li Qiuzhi did not feel that Sucrose had bitten him very hard, and with his current physical toughness, her bite would not have hurt him anyway.
Still, he had to put on an act.
Smiling, he stroked Sucrose's fluffy ears again, leaned closer, and gently bit the tip of her ear in return before saying:
"Then... will you be my girlfriend?"
Wanting him to take responsibility meant becoming a couple, didn't it?
Sucrose felt the warm sensation of her ear being enclosed in his mouth, and her cheeks turned tomato-red again.
This time, however, her ears merely drew back instinctively. She tightened her grip on Li Qiuzhi's clothes, buried her head against his neck, and gave an almost imperceptible nod in embarrassment.
She also murmured a quiet "Mm."
[Sucrose has developed affection for you. Gained 450 Friendship points. Current Friendship level: Lv. 9 (16/900)]
After agreeing to become a couple, Sucrose's affection for Li Qiuzhi rose significantly again.
Overjoyed, Li Qiuzhi held Sucrose for a long time. Though they did not exchange many sweet words, they clearly felt each other's feelings in the silence.
Only after about half an hour did Sucrose settle her various emotions and more or less return to normal.
There was simply a touch of adorable shyness in the way she looked at Li Qiuzhi now.
Her legs had been bent for a little too long, and the numbness had not completely faded. She used Li Qiuzhi for support as she got up, then stood for a while longer before they felt a little better.
"Would you like me to massage your legs?" Li Qiuzhi asked with a smile as he looked at Sucrose before him.
"Ah, n-no, there's no need..."
Although they were already a couple,