Chapter 544: Vivid Strawberry Mark

When I woke up the next morning, the sun was already well and truly shining on my backside.

There was no helping it; things had gotten a bit too wild last night, and after going at it several times in a row, we didn't fall asleep until two in the morning.

Even with his physical stamina, he was like this, let alone Xia Nuannuan.

Qin Tian grabbed his phone to check the time; it was already past ten, and Xia Nuannuan, curled up in his arms, was still sleeping soundly, showing no signs of waking up.

It was enough to show just how exhausted this girl had been last night.

Carefully moving the arm she had draped over his waist, he got out of bed, picked up his pajamas from the carpet to put them on, and then tiptoed out of the room to the kitchen to cook.

After preparing a nutritious and hearty breakfast of love, Qin Tian returned to the room to wake Xia Nuannuan, they washed their faces and brushed their teeth together, then sat down at the dining table to eat.

Xia Nuannuan buried her head in her breakfast, looking like she didn't want to pay any attention to a certain someone.

"Nuan Nuan, let's drive back to Yucheng after we finish eating!"

Qin Tian tilted his head to look at her, trying to find a topic of conversation.

"Oh!"

"Have you contacted Su Yan? Is she going back?"

"Not yet."

"Still angry?"

After a moment of silence, Qin Tian asked with a wry smile.

Xia Nuannuan raised her eyes to glance at him, then lowered her head to continue eating breakfast.

It was obvious that she still held a grudge regarding a certain someone's various strange requests and endless tossing and turning yesterday.

After resting for the night, she still felt sore and weak all over, especially with her legs feeling incredibly soft.

Of course, the anger was mostly feigned; she was just embarrassed.

As for those experiences last night, while she was shy, she had also enjoyed them at the time.

"Oh, here, have this fried egg. Don't be angry anymore, I was wrong."

Qin Tian picked up the sunny-side-up egg from his own plate and put it on hers, grinning as he admitted his mistake and apologized.

Xia Nuannuan still didn't speak; she picked up the egg, opened her mouth wide, and ate it in one bite, chewing vigorously with her cheeks puffed out like a hamster, then looked up and glared at him.

Qin Tian smiled and raised his left index finger, poking her cute, collagen-filled cheek.

"Pfft!"

The air leaked out of Xia Nuannuan's puffed-up cheek, but it quickly puffed up again; she angrily swatted his hand away and continued to glare at him, pretending to be fierce.

"I really was wrong, I won't do that again."

Qin Tian grinned.

As soon as these words were out, scenes from last night immediately surfaced in Xia Nuannuan's mind; she hurriedly averted her gaze and lowered her head, a rosy flush spreading rapidly from her jade-like neck upward.

Seeing her reaction, Qin Tian knew everything was likely fine, and he happily began eating his own breakfast.

After a long while, Xia Nuannuan's shy voice suddenly sounded.

"You, you can't do that, it has to be... it has to be me who is willing."

"Huh?"

Qin Tian looked at her in astonishment, and after realizing what she meant, he beamed and nodded repeatedly: "Alright, alright, I promise."

"Hurry up and eat, let's pack up and head back once we're done."

Xia Nuannuan turned red and changed the subject.

"Got it!"

Qin Tian nodded happily.

……

……

Xia Nuannuan made a call to Su Yan to ask if she wanted to go back together, only to learn that Su Yan planned to stay in Jiangcheng during the National Day holiday to work a part-time tutoring job.

And so, the two of them drove back to Yucheng by themselves.

This year, they could take the expressway home, which was much faster, taking only about an hour and a half.

By two o'clock, the car had already arrived at the residential complex where Xia Nuannuan lived.

Since there wasn't much luggage—just a backpack—Qin Tian didn't plan on walking her up.

"I'm going up then. Give my regards to your mother, I'll come see her tomorrow!"

Xia Nuannuan unbuckled her seatbelt and said to Qin Tian with a smile.

"Alright, and you give my regards to Auntie Su as well."

Qin Tian smiled and nodded.

"Got it!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded in response, opened the car door, and prepared to get out.

"Wait!"

Qin Tian suddenly called out to her.

Xia Nuannuan turned to look at him, her expression puzzled: "What is it?"

Qin Tian smiled somewhat awkwardly, reached over to open the vanity mirror on the passenger side, and pointed at her neck.

Xia Nuannuan was even more confused; she tilted her neck and looked up into the mirror, and then her face turned bright red.

It turned out there was a bright hickey on her neck, clearly a mark left by someone playing too wildly last night.

Xia Nuannuan glared at the person in shame and anger.

"Ahem..."

Qin Tian coughed twice and suggested with a sheepish grin: "How about... using some foundation to cover it up?"

"I didn't even bring any, okay!"

Xia Nuannuan said crossly.

She didn't really wear makeup to begin with, so of course she didn't need to bring any when going home for the holidays; even if she happened to need some, she could just use her mother's.

"It's fine, it's not conspicuous, they probably won't notice it; I only just saw it myself from this morning until now!"

Qin Tian said with a reassuring smile.

"What if they see it?"

"This... if they see it, just say you've been having internal heat lately and went to get cupping therapy."

"Cupping therapy? You really know how to make things up!"

Xia Nuannuan rolled her eyes speechlessly, pulled up her collar to cover the red mark, and said helplessly, "Forget it, I'll be careful. If it really doesn't work out, then if they see it, they see it."

Qin Tian smiled foolishly, not knowing how to respond.

"You're not allowed to do this again next time."

Xia Nuannuan glared at him and scolded.

Qin Tian put on a fawning smile and nodded vigorously.

"I'm leaving!"

Xia Nuannuan got straight out of the car, closed the door, and turned to leave.

After entering the residential compound and walking a distance, Xia Nuannuan turned her head to see his car hadn't left yet, so she clenched her fist and waved it in the air, as if to teach him a lesson.

Unfortunately, it wasn't scary at all; instead, it was adorably fierce and rather cute.

Qin Tian smiled, then started the car and drove away.

After returning home, he found the door was actually locked; his mom hadn't returned yet.

He parked the car at the entrance and dialed his mom's number.

"Hello? Xiaotian, are you home?"

After the call connected quickly, his mom's voice came through.

It seemed she was still at the shop selling clothes while talking to a customer at the same time.

"This one? You have such a great eye; this material and style are the most popular this year, it's perfect for a beautiful woman with your temperament. I'll give you a discount on this one, 188!"

"Boss, why is it so expensive? Clothes at other shops are much cheaper than this."

"It's not expensive; you get what you pay for. Look at this style and this material of mine—we're the only shop in all of Yucheng that has it."

"I'll think about it."

"Alright, take your time looking. Hello, Xiaotian."

"Mom, why are you still at the shop?"

Qin Tian said, feeling a bit speechless.

"Business has been good lately, so I've been helping out because it's too busy. There's nothing for me to do if I go back at this time anyway. What's the matter? Are you expecting your mom to throw you a welcome-home party?"

Tang Xiuxia said in a teasing tone.

"No, no, how could I dare? You go ahead and stay busy."

"You've already arrived home?"

"Yeah, just got here."

Qin Tian replied while getting out of the car to find his keys to open the door.

"Alright, then you rest a bit, then go buy some groceries and cook a few good dishes. I'll have a couple of drinks with you when I get back later."

"You want me to cook? You can't do this to me!"

"Otherwise what? Who told you your mom's Cooking is worse than yours? Less chatter, I'm hanging up now, I'm busy here!"

After saying that, Tang Xiuxia hung up the phone.