Chapter 330

When she woke up in the morning, it was still early.

When Shu Xia got out of bed, her whole body ached; looking at the mess all over the floor, she gently touched her forehead.

"It's only five-thirty, why not sleep a little longer?"

Qiao Muting, who was still lying in bed, asked her.

Wrapped in a bath towel, Shu Xia headed to the walk-in closet to pick out clothes while replying to him: "I'm going to make breakfast. I ate quite a bit of hot pot yesterday and my stomach doesn't feel very good. You keep sleeping."

Thinking about how the people from Laozhai would be coming over to clean, she felt a flush of embarrassment at the sight of the mess on the floor and the disheveled bed.

After making breakfast, she would come back up to tidy things up first.

Seeing that Shu Xia kept avoiding his gaze, Qiao Muting's expression was filled with comfortable amusement. "Why aren't you calling me 'husband' anymore? I quite like it when you call me 'husband'; you did it very well last night."

Qiao Muting also got out of bed and followed her toward the walk-in closet.

Shu Xia took a deep breath. "You forced me to call you that last night."

"How did I force you?" Qiao Muting asked with a smile.

Shu Xia could feel that Qiao Muting was in a very good mood; she believed the comments online about how men and women felt after that kind of thing. Sure enough, their physiological structures were different; men felt physically and mentally refreshed afterward, to the point where they could even be very affectionate and gentle toward a woman they didn't love.

Shu Xia stopped at the entrance of the walk-in closet and looked back at him.

Seeing him bare-chested and looking extremely healthy—completely different from his usual icy demeanor—she tugged at the corners of her mouth, smiling sweetly and brightly.

She stood on her tiptoes and gave Qiao Muting a quick kiss.

"Husband performed very well last night, giving you a thumbs up!"

Shu Xia held up her thumb.

Qiao Muting looked at the playful Shu Xia, his gaze shifting from her fair, lustrous thumb to her sparkling eyes, and his heart suddenly seemed to skip a beat.

He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into his arms.

His broad, thick palm pressed against her slender waist.

He said in a low, sexy voice: "It's still early."

Shu Xia sensed the desire swirling in Qiao Muting's eyes, and thinking of the madness from last night, she felt a bit afraid.

"It's not early anymore, I need to go make breakfast."

Qiao Muting kissed her without a word of protest. "Save your energy for me; don't waste it on trivial matters."

When she was pulled back onto the bed, Shu Xia tried to put up one last struggle. "I want to drink millet porridge, I only want to drink the kind I make myself..."

Qiao Muting, however, swallowed all of her words.

The senses in the morning were particularly sharp.

Shu Xia couldn't help but think: Qiao Muting clearly looked so ascetic and self-disciplined, so why was he so unrestrained now...

——

Shu Xia managed to clock in one minute before the deadline.

Thankfully, she wasn't late.

Thinking of the morning's madness, her heart skipped a beat.

It was too crazy!

She arrived at her workspace.

Before starting work, she glanced at her phone; it was the first time she had the chance to check it since the morning.

She still hadn't replied to Shu Chen and Jiang Nannan.

Shu Chen had asked her who she was eating with.

If she said she was eating, Shu Chen usually wouldn't ask further, so why was he suddenly pressing her about who she was eating with today?

Could it be...

"Did he see me eating with Qiao Muting?"

Usually, Shu Chen's film crew would have gatherings, and whenever they did, they would go to high-end restaurants or KTVs.

So, it wouldn't be surprising if he had bumped into her by chance.

After thinking about it, she replied: 【I had hot pot with a male friend. My phone ran out of battery last night, so I'm only just now remembering to reply. Second Brother, when I have time, I'll introduce this friend to you.】