Chapter 191: It Seems an Old Friend Has Come 7

When Su Mo woke up the next day, Da Ju was not in the room.

She pulled back the curtains; outside was a white expanse, and it had started snowing again.

Nan Cheng's weather is always like this; the snow falls whenever it wants.

She stood before the mirror, looking at the red mark on her neck, feeling a bit dazed.

Da Ju really isn't just an obedient cat.

Su Mo changed clothes, opened the door and went out, and saw Da Ju lazily curled up on the living‑room sofa.

She walked over and snatched the sleeping orange cat into her arms: "Who let you bite me, bite me again! Looking for a beating, huh?"

"Meow~" Da Ju whined plaintively.

Su Mo snorted, "You still dare to hum? Look at the mess you made."

"Meow~"

The orange cat whined again.

Su Mo was just about to pinch its ear when a sudden footstep sounded behind her.

She turned her head and saw Xuan Qing carrying a tray, walking out. Two buttons of his shirt were casually undone, his cuffs loosely rolled, his impeccably cut trousers hugging his straight, slender legs, a hint of inexplicable languor beneath his ascetic demeanor.

In the instant their eyes met, his voice was soft: "It wasn't it that bit."

Su Mo was momentarily stunned—how was he here? What happened last night…?

Xuan Qing fished a string of keys from his pocket, "You gave them to me yesterday."

"... Me?" Su Mo pointed at herself.

She couldn't have been that drunk to do something so reckless, could she?

She shifted her gaze and saw the ambiguous red mark on his Adam's apple.

Could she have done something even more reckless?!

The person opposite raised an eyebrow casually, "You were the one who bit."

"!!!"

What insane words is he spouting, how could it possibly be that she bit… she only got drunk and slept, not enough to be aroused by sight…

Some untimely memory suddenly surfaced in her mind.

——

"The feel's good, I like it!"

"I already said I'd take responsibility… what's wrong with touching a bit longer!"

"Stop kissing me. If you kiss again I'll bite you! I'm telling you… I can't catch my breath… woof~"

"Awooo!"

"……"

Su Mo's fair face flushed bright red, as if she really was the one who bit?

She looked down at the cat on her leg, almost wrongfully accusing it…

Xuan Qing set the tray on the table, stepped toward her, and asked with a smile, "Remember now?"

Su Mo, pretending to be calm, said, "It's… not a big deal, right? No problem, you take a bite, I take a bite… evened out!"

She lifted the cat from her leg, rose with feigned composure, intending to leave.

Xuan Qing turned his step and blocked her path.

"Can't even the score," he pressed his neck toward hers, "Clearly I'm the one more badly injured."

Su Mo: "!!!"

Even this needs to be tallied?

Before she could speak, the person in front said solemnly, "So I'll make it up."

Xuan Qing stepped forward, his long fingers clasping her slender waist, pulling her into his arms without allowing resistance.

A crisp breath brushed her face; before Su Mo could react, he seized her lips.

At first it was only a restrained light touch, but her breath seeped into his nostrils, and the yearning deep inside him poured out in an instant.

Su Mo didn't know when she had been pressed into a corner of the sofa; he pressed one hand on her waist, the other cupping the back of her neck.

After the lingering, passionate kiss ended, Su Mo's gaze was dazed as she looked at the person before her; her breath still unsteady, her small face flushed, she looked utterly captivating.

His heated eyes stared at her, then he scooped her into his arms, lowered his head to kiss her hair, the storm‑like desire in his eyes suppressed again and again.

Seeing her like this, he truly couldn't afford another glance; heaven knows how much reason he's had to use now to restrain the urge to run amok.

It's not that he doesn't want to, he's afraid of scaring her…

He feels sexual impulse toward her, a primal desire he himself cannot curb.

Su Mo only felt the heat of the person beside her making her shiver; his demeanor just now was the opposite of his usual restrained politeness, and this side of him made her uneasy and at a loss.

It was as if the façade of ascetic self‑control was ripped apart, suddenly exposing his true nature.

Su Mo subconsciously pressed against his chest, trying to push herself out of his embrace, but was held tighter. His lips moved from the top of her head down, a deep breath hiding the surge of lust in his eyes, he whispered hoarsely, "You said you'd take responsibility, don't try to dodge."

The warm breath brushed her ear; Su Mo awkwardly turned away, feeling a wolf‑in‑the‑house illusion.

This person seems really hard to deal with… If only she hadn't drunk so much, indeed drinking leads to trouble…

Her earlobe suddenly ached, and she instinctively flinched.

A low chuckle came from his ear: "You've already touched, you've already kissed, even if you regret it it's too late."

She pushed him away, her misty eyes looking at him, "You…"

Before she could finish, he lowered his head and kissed her again.

Unlike the previous gentle start, this time was more domineering, snatching, seizing.

Later he, panting, coaxed, "From now on no more drinking; if you must, I have to be present, okay?"

I'm really afraid that a love rival will also learn his tricks from last night.

……

By the time the two remembered to eat breakfast, the breakfast on the table had already gone cold.

Afterwards, Xuan Qing took the breakfast to the kitchen to reheat it.

When he came out, he saw Su Mo video-calling Long Yan.

Through the screen, one could see the bright sparkle in Long Yan's eyes; when facing someone you like, your eyes uncontrollably glow.

Their chat actually had no particular points; mostly just everyday talk.

Most of the time, he was talking and Su Mo was listening.

Sometimes her inadvertent smile would cause the person on the other end of the video to lose themselves; his feelings seemed ready to spill over the screen at any moment.

After a brief silence, the person on the other side suddenly became somewhat solemn, accompanied by an inexplicable anxiety.

"Su… Su Mo, actually I've always wanted to tell you something."

"Huh? Go on!"

Su Mo lifted her gaze to the person on the screen, her eyebrows and eyes curving into a smile.

"I actually..."

Long Yan's unfinished words were cut off by a figure that suddenly appeared in the camera.

The fleeting face that flashed on the screen made Long Yan involuntarily furrow his brows slightly.

"You, do you have a friend over? That neighbor?"

Before Su Mo could speak, she heard Xuan Qing beside her say lightly, "Won't you introduce him?"

"..."

Su Mo tilted her head to look at Long Yan on the screen and said with a curved smile, "He counts as my boyfriend now, Xuan Qing."

Xuan Qing's lips twitched up slightly, then he looked at the somewhat startled Long Yan in the camera and said, "Hello, happy new year."

Long Yan's eyes showed a moment of surprise, but he quickly regained composure: "Happy new year… Long Yan."

Xuan Qing gave a slight smile, "You two continue chatting."

Having said that, he grabbed Su Mo from the sofa and placed her on the nearby dining table.

As Su Mo's phone swept past their faces, the angle looked very much like they were kissing……

Long Yan's gaze flickered for a moment.

Later, Su Mo ate while video-chatting with him.

After hanging up, half an hour later, she came out having washed the dishes, while Xuan Qing was still trimming her potted plants.

A perfectly good pot of pothos was almost trimmed bald by him.

He frowned at him and complained, "What, does my pothos have a grudge against you?"

Xuan Qing lowered his head to glance at the plant before him and apologetically said, "Sorry, I got lost in thought and forgot."

Before Su Mo could ask anything, the phone rang; she walked over and answered.

It was obviously a friend calling to exchange greetings.

Xuan Qing looked at the pile of leaves on the ground and couldn't help but frown, thinking, human hearts are indeed greedy.

Before, he merely hoped her gaze would linger on him.

Now, he actually began to hope that the time when only he occupied her eyes could last longer, and longer still.

But he knew all too well in his heart that some people are impossible to avoid meeting again. Someone like her is destined to be unforgettable. He had the courage to break everything to meet her again, and others would have the same.

Since that's the case, one should cherish this solitary time all the more.

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