Chapter 110

On the way back to the dormitory, fingers interlaced, holding hands, Shen Li, who should have been tired at this hour, was more awake than ever. She felt no sleepiness, and the two of them just walked slowly like this, enjoying the time of mutual warmth.

His fingertips curled and tightened; he turned his hand to apply more force, wrapping that soft hand within his palm.

With less than ten meters to go before reaching the dormitory, Shen Li had been adjusting the whole way to the new relationship they had just confirmed between them.

If it weren't for the fact that it was really late, Shen Li would have wanted to stay with him a little longer.

Xie Qin tilted his head to look at the person beside him, leaning very close, the tenderness in his eyes impossible to hide even in the night, "Do you want to walk a little slower?"

Shen Li turned her head, met his gaze, and slowed her pace, "Is this okay?"

Xie Qin: "It is."

If only the road were a little longer, then they could walk for a long, long time.

She didn't know if everyone was like this when they fell in love.

At the entrance of the women's dormitory building, a light was still on. The main door, which should have been locked long ago on a normal day, had been left with an unlocked gap tonight.

Xie Qin stopped walking, released the hand wrapped around Shen Li's waist, and slowly opened his arms, "Hug for a while, then go to sleep, okay?"

Shen Li's voice was soft: "Mm."

Shen Li stepped forward, threw herself into his embrace, leaned against his chest, and took the initiative to wrap her arms around his waist, listening to the rapid heartbeat—it was just as fast as when she had just emerged from the night.

The halo of the streetlamp stretched their shadows long and thin, overlapping and entwined.

The sharp scent of cedar on his body, mixed with the faint evening breeze, lingered at the tip of her nose. She... liked the scent on him.

Xie Qin felt as if he were still living in an unrealistic dream. Feeling insecure, he confirmed it once more: "Now, what is our relationship?"

Shen Li leaned in his arms for a moment, lifted her head slightly, looked into his eyes, and said slowly: "We are... in a relationship."

"You are my boyfriend."

This answer seemed to satisfy him greatly; the corners of the youth's mouth lifted slightly, his brows and eyes full of smiles.

From her eyes, his gaze slowly fell to her slightly reddened lips, locking onto them firmly. His Adam's apple rolled involuntarily, and the throb in his heart could no longer be suppressed. Tentatively, he leaned toward her; his nose tip lightly brushed against hers, carrying their mutual warmth, and both of them subconsciously held their breath.

"May I?" His low, suppressed voice had turned hoarse, his Adam's apple rolling gently.

With only a few centimeters of distance, their breaths were intertwined, both somewhat disordered.

Both of them saw the reflection of the other in their eyes.

Shen Li also revealed a trace of nervousness she couldn't hide. Thinking that she had already kissed him once just now, this time, kissing him again should be fine. She bumped into Xie Qin's pitch-black eyes; the desire in his eyes was almost impossible to hide, a very obvious physical hint.

"You... may." Shen Li's long lashes trembled slightly as she stared straight at him, moving closer to him herself.

Having received her permission.

Xie Qin gripped her hair and kissed her, his reason almost drowning him. Their soft lips tentatively touched, teeth lightly clashing; the movements of both sides were somewhat stiff. From the slight testing, it was finally eroded by the little reason that remained, and it began to spiral out of control. The kiss was messy and without method; Xie Qin became the active one, and Shen Li passively endured, only... it wasn't all that pleasant.

Their tongues intertwined, gently sucking on each other's lips.

Yet this taste made one feel extremely addicted, over and over again.

In the midst of infatuation, he kissed his way down, lingering on her delicate neck, finally leaving a mark of his own.

"I'll wait for you to go to class together tomorrow."

Perhaps not yet having regained his reason, his slightly suppressed, panting voice fell into her ear.

His voice.

Was very breathless.

Shen Li felt it was somewhat seductive to her; it sounded extremely good.

"Mm." Her lips were stained with a bright red color, "Then... I'm going back."

The hug broke apart. Xie Qin raised his hand to cup her face. Seeing her red, swollen lips, he lightly touched them with the pad of his thumb, "First time, not very good at it."

"I'll be gentler in the future."

Shen Li bumped into the depths of his pitch-black eyes, her heartbeat accelerating uncontrollably, "Mm, we'll practice more in the future."

Xie Qin laughed lowly, spreading a piece of tenderness: "Coveting me that much?"

Seeing the mark on the corner of his mouth that she had bitten, Shen Li felt a bit guilty.

"Alright, go back quickly, get some sleep."

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Shen Li nodded obediently: "Okay."

After walking into the dormitory, she savored that feeling; a fine, lingering sweetness seeped into every cell of her body. Hesitating, she stopped her steps, wanting to see if he was still there. When she turned back and saw that figure still there, a slight arc appeared at the corner of Shen Li's mouth.

One o'clock in the morning.

Shen Li lay on the bed, looking at the pitch-black ceiling above. The phone screen by her pillow lit up; it was a message from him.

Xie Qin: Good night.

Shen Li replied: Good night.

He did not reply again.

The balcony door was left with a sliver of a gap, not completely closed. A breeze drifted in, mixed with a faint scent of tobacco.

Tonight, Shen Li slept exceptionally soundly.

Class at ten-thirty in the morning.

Shen Li was woken up by a phone call. She was sleeping soundly, and not yet fully awake, she looked at the caller and hung up directly.

Hung up once.

It started ringing again.

She hung up again.

By the third time...

Zhao Zhouyuan, who had gotten up early downstairs, heard the ringtone, looked up at the bed, and remained expressionless.

Shen Li covered her head with the quilt.

The sound continued.

So noisy.

She didn't intend to care.

Who knew, the calls came one after another.

Shen Li's mind wasn't clear yet, and with some emotion, she answered the phone and put it to her ear.

"You even dare to hang up on my calls? Still not up? Didn't I tell you to sleep early!"

Shen Li opened her eyes, looking at the ceiling above with a sense of hopelessness, her lips parted faintly, "Xie Qin... I haven't woken up yet, can you stop bothering me for a moment!"

She heard him laugh once.

Xie Qin's tone carried a bit of helplessness, feeling she was somewhat unreasonable, "Why is your temper so big? Look at what time it is, get up quickly! Class!"

Shen Li: "I haven't woken up yet, can I go later?"

Xie Qin: "Do you think you can?"

When he said this, Shen Li could visualize him raising his eyebrows, that unconcerned, lazy, and loose look.

She sighed and simply hung up the phone.

She set it to silent.

The phone...

Better not charge it in the future.

Shen Li closed her eyes, the quilt covering her head. She felt that sometimes, she could be a little lazy for a while.

Slept at the hotel with Zhang Zixin last night. Woke up this morning, checked her social media feed, and was completely stunned; even her sleepiness was gone. She pulled up her pants and rushed into the classroom.

Xu Zhouyuan's voice could be heard from far away: "Holy crap, Xie Qin, are you for real? What exactly happened last night? You two are actually together?"

Zhou Mingyu saw the news too, but didn't take it seriously, feeling that he was overly heartbroken and was just fantasizing alone, "Real my ass. Just got rejected yesterday, and you can get together this fast? The photo must be photoshopped."

Qiao Lang: "Adding one to that opinion."

Xie Qin sat in his seat with his long legs crossed, his eyes full of the high spirits of a youth. He was spinning a lighter in one hand and used the other to take the hand off his shoulder: "Pay attention from now on. My girlfriend has a bad temper and doesn't allow me to let others touch me. Women aren't allowed, and men aren't either."

"Damn, you're really putting on a show!"