"You're right, I have no right to manage you. I should go to bed." Gu Susu looked at his eyes, which were still terrifying despite his drunkenness, and was extremely nervous.
Tonight, would he bully her again... and again?
Qin Tianyi chased after her, initially just out of anger, wanting to scare her and make her uncomfortable.
But as their bodies brushed against each other, he felt the desire for her again. Images of their entwined moments flashed through his mind, making him unable to resist wanting to be close to her again.
His gaze burned into her as he lifted her chin with his thumb, impatiently kissing her neck.
Gu Susu froze, filled with nothing but fear.
Qin Tianyi, however, ignored it, scooped her up, carried her into her room downstairs, and kicked the door shut with his foot.
He pushed her onto the bed, leaning over her.
She stared at him like a startled fawn, motionless, not struggling. She knew too well that struggling was futile, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Please, can you be gentler? Gentler..."
Qin Tianyi could feel her trembling. With drunken amusement, he said, "Are you done? You're not a maiden anymore, why so delicate?"
He hardened his heart and bit her. His body's instinctive restlessness meant he wouldn't let her go.
Gu Susu clutched the bedsheet tightly, as if about to endure the torture of a thousand cuts. She closed her eyes, not wanting to suffer more, resigning herself to fate.
But when he tore open her clothes and saw the bruises on her body that hadn't fully healed, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
He simply pressed his solid chest against her, lying on top of her motionlessly.
Gu Susu thought she couldn't escape again. She kept her eyes closed for a long time, but when she felt him completely still, she opened her eyes and found that he seemed to have passed out drunk.
She clenched her small fists and hit him twice. Seeing that he didn't react, she dared to push him aside with both hands, sighing in relief.
Just as she was about to get up from the bed, the drunken Qin Tianyi suddenly stretched out a long arm and pulled Gu Susu into his embrace, murmuring, "Be good, be good..."
Gu Susu immediately tensed up again, afraid of waking him from his stupor, so she let him hold her without moving.
She remained curled up in his arms and unknowingly fell asleep.
Qin Tianyi, with his drunken mind clear, pretended to be completely passed out. He had to exert great effort to restrain himself and let her go this time.
When he felt the woman in his arms was sound asleep, he finally released her. Seeing the tear stains on her sleeping face, he gently kissed them dry, then got up and went to the bathroom, taking a cold shower for a full half hour before his body cooled down.
He didn't wake her. He went to the kitchen and drank a cup of hot tea, and his drunkenness completely disappeared.
In fact, he wasn't so drunk that he lost consciousness tonight. He just didn't want to return to the villa and continue their cold war on New Year's Eve, so he drank at Xiao Anjing's place.
After all, Xiao Anjing didn't have a steady girlfriend, and he might not find a woman to accompany him during the New Year holidays, so it was quite enjoyable to drink with him.
He had originally planned to stay at Xiao Anjing's place tonight, but Xiao Anjing had persuaded him to return, saying he should communicate and resolve things with Gu Susu. But he still didn't know how to communicate with her.
Her every word and action could easily enrage him and make him lose control, leading to impulsive behavior.
Qin Tianyi returned to the bed and lay down beside her, holding her tightly.
In her sleep, she unconsciously snuggled closer into his embrace.
Qin Tianyi kissed her hair, thinking she was most adorable when asleep, not as annoying as when she was awake.
But he dared not get too close. He kept a slight distance, and somehow, perhaps feeling the cold from the gap between them, she burrowed into his arms again.
This damned woman really took him for a saint. When awake, she begged him to let her go, and when asleep, she acted like this, seducing men from the depths of her being!
Qin Tianyi helplessly placed one hand between them to keep her at bay, while the other rested on her waist. This way, they managed to spend the night peacefully.
The next morning, Chen Ma woke up and assumed Qin Tianyi hadn't returned all night. She had Xiao Mei prepare breakfast and then went to call Gu Susu.
As soon as Chen Ma pushed the door open, she saw Qin Tianyi and Gu Susu lying together, both undressed, with only a slightly short quilt covering them. She quickly closed her eyes. "Why is Young Master here? I saw nothing, I saw nothing!"
Qin Tianyi, who had only recently fallen asleep, was woken by Chen Ma. He sat up, his head throbbing, and asked, "Chen Ma, is there something early in the morning?"
"Nothing, nothing. Breakfast is ready. Young Master and Young Madam can get up for breakfast anytime," Chen Ma said, turning her back and walking out of the room, quickly closing the door behind them.
"Alright, I got it." Qin Tianyi, accustomed to sleeping without clothes, grabbed his clothes and put them on in response.
Gu Susu had already been woken by their conversation but was pretending to be asleep under the covers, too embarrassed to face Chen Ma.
Qin Tianyi looked down at Gu Susu and said irritably, "Stop pretending, you're awake too."
Gu Susu had no choice but to open her eyes and look at him. "Weren't you... weren't you drunk last night? Why is there no smell of alcohol on you?"
"I got up in the middle of the night and took a shower," Qin Tianyi said, leaning on the bed.
"In the middle of the night?" Gu Susu clutched the quilt nervously, perhaps sensing that nothing had happened between them last night.
"You slept like a log. You, who weren't drunk, slept even more soundly than I did after drinking," Qin Tianyi said indifferently.
Gu Susu asked curiously, "Why didn't you... didn't you..."
"Didn't I what?" Qin Tianyi lay down on his side, reached out, and touched her face. "I was so drunk that you were very disappointed. How about I help you vent your frustration now?"
Gu Susu hastily pushed him away with her hands. "Who wants to vent frustration? That's not what I meant."
Qin Tianyi grabbed her hands and kissed her without preamble.
She wanted to say something else but was silenced again. She hadn't expected him to let her go even after sobering up. Did he still have a shred of affection for her in his heart?
In his passionate kiss, she remembered what Chang Qingchuan had said to her on QQ – that sometimes one had to bow their head for the sake of living. She responded to his kiss.
Her slight response made him slightly surprised and pleased. He paused for a moment, looking at her, and asked, "You want it too?"
Gu Susu avoided his gaze and changed the subject. "Chen Ma has already come to call us. We should get up for breakfast."
"Chen Ma's breakfast can't fill me up. Only you can," Qin Tianyi said, cupping her neck and covering her without mercy.
His movements became slightly gentler. Gu Susu also resigned herself to it, her fingers tightly gripping the shirt he was wearing, biting her lip as her hands traced his firm muscles.
"Your injuries don't hurt anymore? You dare to seduce me!" His expression was still cold, but he felt a hint of joy.
Gu Susu hastily withdrew her fingers, not confirming or denying. "I'm sorry, I won't do it again..."
He kissed her again, and she no longer struggled, sinking into him.