As it turned out, no one had specifically called to update them on what happened afterward.
Chu Ge was awakened by sheer hunger, thanks to the meal schedule that had spoiled him over the past few months. His face scrunched up as he grabbed the phone charging by the bed and checked it. Twelve noon on the dot.
No missed calls, not even an unread text or WeChat message...
He was so hungry. There was no delicious food cooked by Qiu Qiu to eat.
Oh, delicious-smelling Qiu Qiu was right there in his arms.
His movement as he picked up his phone seemed to wake Qiu Wuji too. Her beautiful eyes opened in a sleepy daze and blinked.
Then she realized where they were, and a rosy flush spread over her cheeks.
They had gotten a hotel room... not two beds, but one. Yet everything had happened so naturally, without any of the struggle and agonizing she had imagined beforehand. He had simply put an arm around her waist and said, "Be good and get some rest," and she had curled up in his arms just like that, sleeping as comfortably as a little pig.
Was it because she had used a major move last night and exhausted herself?
Yet even after waking, she still craved it, too languid to move, unwilling to get up... his scent and his embrace were so familiar.
Chu Ge noticed she was awake too and smiled. "Good afternoon."
Qiu Wuji pursed her lips and replied rather meekly, "Good afternoon... I heard your stomach growling. Hungry?"
"How much is Hungry paying you? We at Meituan will double it."
Qiu Wuji said, "...That joke isn't funny. Want to go out for something to eat?"
"I'd rather eat you."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and