"You can still talk, can't you?"
Yu Wenli smiled and pulled back the little girl's quilt, revealing her rosy face.
He then ruffled her fluffy hair and coaxed, "Get up and eat something?"
"No."
Wen Tingxue didn't want to move at all.
"Then shall I feed you?" Yu Wenli raised an eyebrow.
Her complexion was truly good.
She didn't look like she'd stayed up all night, and besides...
Thinking of those things, Wen Tingxue couldn't help but clutch the quilt, covering half her face, leaving only her blinking, bright eyes visible.
"No."
She still refused.
"Why?" Yu Wenli frowned. "Are you feeling unwell somewhere? Hurt?"
He remembered he had been quite rough that morning.
As he thought this, he started to lift the quilt. Wen Tingxue quickly grabbed his hand, her pretty face flushing. "No, no! Don't, don't do that!"
Seeing that she genuinely didn't seem to be in any pain, Yu Wenli didn't insist. Instead, he began to tease her.
"How is that doing anything improper? I'm just showing concern."
"But you can't lift my quilt!" The little girl puffed up. "I'm not even dressed yet! You, you, you..."
Speaking of which, her words became even more jumbled.
Yu Wenli smiled and kissed her. "What's the big deal? Didn't we see everything last night?"
"..."
"I even gave you a bath..."
Wen Tingxue covered his mouth, her ear tips turning fiery red. "Don't say it!"
Yu Wenli chuckled, his hot breath tickling Wen Tingxue's palm.
It was itchy.
He even kissed her hand!
Wen Tingxue quickly withdrew her hand, glaring at him. "You pervert!"
"If I'm not a pervert with the one I like, then there's a problem, isn't there?" he said with righteous indignation.
Wen Tingxue rolled her eyes. "As if that's true. Before..." I flirted with you, and you didn't react!
But the words on her lips felt pointless to say.
"What's the matter?" She sat up slightly, changing the subject.
Yu Wenli reached out to help her, but his words didn't follow her lead.
"It's not that there was no reaction before. It's just that I was afraid I couldn't give you the life you wanted. Now, I'm sure I can provide enough security for you."
His words were quite affectionate, but Wen Tingxue frowned. "What do you mean? Are you thinking of breaking up with me?"
"No..."
"Not what?"
Wen Tingxue shook off his hand and looked at him seriously. "Yu Wenli, what exactly are you thinking? Do you think I would... because you have money or not..."
By the end, she was too angry to speak.
She didn't even want to look at him.
She was so angry!
What on earth was he thinking!
Was he a pig?!
"Tell me!" Before he could explain, the little girl asked again, annoyed. "Are you thinking that if you don't win the championship this time, we'll break up? Fine, break up then! If you think sleeping together today was a loss, I can give you money! Name your price!"
She could tolerate everything before, but at this point, Yu Wenli's face darkened. "Say that again."
"I can say it three times! You were the one who first..."
"I think you're still not tired enough."
He found it utterly infuriating and directly leaned over her.
The little girl let out a soft cry, her remaining words swallowed.
Another two hours passed with muffled sounds.
It was completely dark outside.
Wen Tingxue felt that he was also utterly wicked.
He had clearly teased her, but refused to satisfy her.
Damn it!
Someone who starts a fire but doesn't put it out!
"Get off!"
She kicked him in frustration.
Yu Wenli gracefully trapped her small legs and then pulled her into his arms.
He kissed her and asked, "Didn't I give it to you in the end? What? Wasn't it satisfying?"
His deep, husky voice was dangerously alluring.
"..." Was he this full of sweet talk?
"Get, get, get out!"
The little girl shyly pushed him away. "Who was satisfied! You were the one who was satisfied!"
"Yes, I was indeed very satisfied."
His hands started to wander again.
Wen Tingxue gritted her teeth. "Yu Wenli!"
"Cough," knowing he couldn't tease her any further, Yu Wenli got up. "I'll go heat up the food."
"Hurry up and get lost."
He was making it impossible for her to have any peace.
But when he actually left, she felt a sense of emptiness.
She lingered in bed for a while, then dragged herself to the bathroom to take a shower.
When she came out, drying her hair, Yu Wenli had already heated the food.
It smelled delicious and looked appetizing.
Her stomach immediately growled.
"Wow! They have my favorite crystal shrimp dumplings!"
She grabbed chopsticks and started eating.
She was starving.
Yu Wenli washed his hands and came over. He noticed her hair was still wet and took a towel to dry it for her.
"Slow down, no one's going to snatch it from you."
"Aren't you hungry?" she wondered, since he was the one who had exerted so much energy.
He seemed to be in good spirits.
"Ah~" She picked up a shrimp dumpling, turned, and offered it to him, like coaxing a child.
Yu Wenli chuckled and shook his head, but his body honestly leaned in.
Just as it reached his mouth, Wen Tingxue turned the chopsticks, and the tempting shrimp dumpling went directly into her own mouth.
She chewed happily, eating with gusto.
Yu Wenli was amused and pinched her nose. "Is this how you treat your boyfriend?"
"Hmph," the little girl said resentfully, "we haven't settled the score from just now! Don't expect me to forgive you!"
"And," Wen Tingxue tilted her chin, calculating, "what boyfriend and girlfriend? We might break up any day now. Don't think..."
"Hm?"
Yu Wenli dropped the towel, his long fingers pinching her small chin. He smiled dangerously. "What did you just say? I didn't quite hear. Say it again."
Break up again?
She was getting more and more out of line.
"I..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, the hand on her chin tightened abruptly.
His dark eyes, so close, churned like a stormy sea, threatening to drown her at any moment.
"Be good, think before you speak."
He reminded her softly.
His free hand gently stroked the stray hairs by her cheek.
Under the lamplight, it was as exquisite as a jade carving.
Wen Tingxue swallowed.
His hands, like him, didn't photograph well.
Up close, they were a hundred times better than on the big screen!
Moreover, they were not only good-looking but could also make one feel ecstatic.
"You were the one who went too far!"
Wen Tingxue decisively pushed the blame back onto him.
"..." Yu Wenli was silent for a moment.
Fine.
She had gotten smarter.
"But I never thought of breaking up with you," he emphasized.
"You didn't think about it, but you acted like it!"
Wen Tingxue glared at him, righteous. "You implied it with everything you said, didn't you? If you could afford it, you'd touch me. If you couldn't, you'd push me away for me to find someone else, clean and pure, right?"
"..."
"What do you take me for? You tell me 'forever,' yet you're thinking about this. Who's really going too far?"
*Slap*, she slapped his hand away.
Wen Tingxue huffed and started to leave the dining table.
Yu Wenli grabbed her back into his embrace and explained, "I really didn't mean that. I was just thinking that it would be best if I could give you a stable future. If I couldn't, then I would..."
"You would what?! Break up with me, right? So you wouldn't hold me back?" Wen Tingxue provoked him.
Yu Wenli hugged her tightly and said softly, "No, if I couldn't, I would find another path."
Wen Tingxue suddenly looked up.
The path he had set his heart on since childhood, the path he had never given up, was actually wavering because of her...