Chapter 224

The teacup in Shen Li's hand almost spilled because she couldn't hold it steady. What Xie's mother said was too direct, and for a moment, she didn't know how to react. During the time she had been chatting with Xie's mother on WeChat, she hadn't mentioned the fact that she and Xie Qin were living together, fearing they would think she was a casual person.

She didn't expect Xie's mother to actually know.

Shen Li: "No need, I can sleep alone."

Xie Qin was a rascal and spoke in a devil-may-care way: "I can't, I'm afraid when I'm alone, she has to accompany me."

Xue Jingshu looked at him with a look of disgust: "You're a grown man, what are you pretending for? Don't think I don't know what kind of tricks you're playing. Lili is busy working at the hospital every day, stop pestering her. Let her have a good, peaceful sleep these few days."

Xie Yanli smiled kindly and said: "If you're afraid, just sleep with A-Huai tonight."

Xie Huai was drinking the dough soup, eating in a slow and orderly manner. He blurted out: "I refuse."

Xie Qin sneered: "As if I care."

Because it was too late, after they finished eating, Xue Jingshu didn't keep Shen Li chatting and told Xie Qin to hurry up and take her back to the room to rest.

Xie Qin's room was on the third floor, while the second floor was the floor where Xie's father, Xie's mother, and Xie Huai lived.

Shen Li followed behind Xie Qin. Seeing him press the door handle, push the door open, and walk into the room, a cool, familiar scent of cedarwood rushed toward her; this scent was the smell on Xie Qin's body.

She looked around his room, which was even bigger than the one at Shuixiexuan, with a minimalist gray-white style. There weren't many things, and it was cleaned very neatly. Moreover, it looked like this room wasn't lived in often; a large LCD screen was hung on the wall opposite the bed.

In addition, a set of prepared women's pajamas was placed on the bed, which were also new.

"Do you really not need me to sleep with you tonight?" Xie Qin put his arm around her waist and closed the door behind him with his back hand. He lowered his head slightly, looking at her with burning eyes, clearly not wanting to leave.

But Shen Li was immune to all these little tricks of his in the face of sleepiness.

Shen Li pursed her lips and pulled up a faint arc, ruthlessly removing the hand on her waist, "No need, I can do it alone."

Xie Qin: "But I'm afraid of sleeping alone~"

Such a big man, yet he was acting like a spoiled child with her.

Shen Li, who had just finished her late-night snack, was truly so sleepy she couldn't hold on, but she still forced herself to coax him back. She imitated the actions Xie Qin would use on her, stood on tiptoe slightly, and touched his head: "Be good, listen to me. It's already very late, go back to sleep quickly. Hmm?"

Xie Qin's heart softened from her coaxing. Seeing the sleepiness in her eyes, his voice was weak, so he didn't pester her too much, just asked for a benefit: "Then kiss me."

He took the initiative to lower his head.

Shen Li curled her lips, raised her head, and gently planted a kiss on his lips: "Goodnight, Xie Qin."

Xie Qin's Adam's apple rolled up and down, feeling it wasn't enough, so he kissed her back as a return gift: "Good~ night~"

He closed the door with satisfaction and left.

Shen Li dragged her sleepy body, picked up the pajamas, went to the bathroom to take a shower, and washed her hair at the same time.

Coming out of the bathroom, Shen Li turned off the lights, lifted the quilt, and climbed into bed. Pillowing her head on the pillow stained with Xie Qin's scent, she closed her eyes and quickly entered dreamland.

In the middle of the night.

The bedroom door was quietly opened. A pitch-black figure walked in silently, stopped by the bed, and sat on the edge of the bed with very light movements, lifting the quilt and carefully climbing into the bed. Afterward, he reached out to support her head, let her lean on his arm, and gently hugged her over.

Shen Li's breathing was shallow, and there were no signs of her being startled awake.

At ten in the morning, Shen Li woke up naturally from her sleep.

As soon as Shen Li opened her eyes, she met those pitch-black eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. She didn't feel too surprised in her heart, but she didn't know how long he had been looking at her like this.

Xie Qin was wearing dark pajamas, supporting his head with his hand, leaning close to her face, and blowing on her eyelashes. Shen Li blinked and stared into his eyes: "Last night... did you sleep in my room?"

Xie Qin said very arrogantly: "This is my room, it was you! Who occupied my bed."

It sounded like she was a robber, but Shen Li didn't care. Since he made such a clear distinction, she pursed her lips and smiled faintly at him: "Then should I say... I'm sorry?"

He said very mercifully: "Small matter, I forgive you."

After a moment of silence, he said: "If you're still sleepy, sleep a little longer, it's still early."

Shen Li asked him: "What time is it now?"

"Let me see." Xie Qin got up a bit, looked for his phone on the bed, pressed the screen to light it up, and checked the time: "In five minutes, it'll be ten-thirty."

Shen Li's expression paused slightly, "I've... slept for so long, why didn't you call me?"

Xie Qin raised an eyebrow and looked at her with interest: "How is that long? Don't you usually get up in the afternoon when you're resting at home? If I call you to get up, you even lose your temper at me."

Shen Li's expression restrained a bit, she pushed him away, and sat up: "This is different, isn't it? This is at your house, Uncle and Auntie are both at home, it's not very good to get up too late."

"Who said it's not good!" Xie Qin pulled her over, this time pressing directly on top of her, their posture being one on top and one below, which was overly ambiguous, "I'm telling you the truth, if you haven't slept enough, sleep a little longer, don't accommodate others."

"If you're really embarrassed, I'll lie down with you for a while longer; even if they want to say something, they won't say it to you."

Shen Li curled her lips, smiled, and reached out to hook her arms around his neck, "It's rare to come to Di Du, if I just sleep at home, I think it's too wasteful. Take me around Di Du, I haven't been here before."

Actually, she should have come to Di Du long ago.

It's just that...

Many things happened.

That prevented her from coming to Di Du even once.

Even if she couldn't fulfill her wish to come to Di Du to study, she still wanted to go to Qingbei University to see the scenery on campus.

Xie Qin nodded: "Okay, wherever you want to go today, I'll listen to you."

As he spoke, he leaned over and kissed her forehead, "Get up!"

After the last syllable fell, Xie Qin supported the bed with one hand and held her back with the other, lifting her up, "I'll go find your clothes, you go brush your teeth and wash your face."

Xie Qin brought her slippers over.

They had already agreed before coming that they didn't need to bring anything.

Clothes prepared in advance were hanging in the wardrobe, all bought according to Shen Li's size.

Xie Qin picked out a dress for her.

After changing clothes.

The two went downstairs together.

Shen Li greeted first, "Good morning, Uncle and Auntie."

Her gaze noticed Xie Huai, who was sitting beside Xie's father reading a newspaper, and she greeted him too: "Good morning, A-Huai."

Xie Huai looked at her politely and said: "Good morning, sister-in-law."

Having been corrected yesterday, he was already very obedient and knew how to call people today.

Xue Jingshu smiled at her: "Lili is awake? How did you sleep last night?"

Shen Li nodded: "I slept very well."

Xie Yanli: "Eat some breakfast first, and let A-Qin take you out to have a good time later."

Shen Li: "Okay."

She held her skirt and sat down at the dining table, eating breakfast, feeling as if she were still living in a dream, which was somewhat unbelievable; she had really met Xie Qin's family.

They were very good, even better than she had imagined.