On the way back in the car, Yu He ate the Tiramisu cake brought by Qin Beiting, and finally regained some spirit.
After returning to the siheyuan, she took a bath and came out, too sleepy to even blow-dry her hair. She directly fell onto the bed and slept.
Qin Beiting returned after feeding the little pig and cleaning its litter. Seeing that Yu He was already asleep with her hair wrapped in a towel, he walked over and gently reminded her, "Baozi, dry your hair before sleeping, or you'll get a headache."
Yu He remained motionless. Qin Beiting helplessly took the hairdryer and dragged the extension cord over to help her dry her hair.
The hairdryer was so loud, yet Yu He wasn't affected at all and continued to sleep. It seemed this surgery had consumed a great deal of her spirit, which made Qin Beiting feel a pang of sympathy.
Qin Beiting finished drying her hair, pulled the air-conditioned blanket over her, kissed her forehead, and then got up and left.
Yu He slept for a full day and night. When she opened her eyes, she saw Qin Beiting in his pajamas, lying on his side beside her, propping his head with his hand, his deep gaze fixed on her.
Seeing that she was awake, Qin Beiting's deep eyes flickered, his lips moved, and he said, "You're finally awake."
"..."
The word "finally" made Yu He suspect he had been watching her sleep for a very long time. She suddenly felt a little weird.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" She reached for her phone on the nightstand and checked the time. It was midnight.
Qin Beiting lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "Adjusting to the time difference. Can't sleep."
Yu He placed her hand against his chest, which was pressing against her, "Not sleepy at all?"
"Mm."
"Then let's do something meaningful?" Yu He hooked the hem of his bathrobe with her fingertip, her peach blossom eyes slightly curved, her eyelids carrying a captivating smile. She was beautiful and alluring, like a bewitching little siren.
Qin Beiting's Adam's apple bobbed, and he was about to lean down and press himself onto her when Yu He slipped out from the other side of the bed.
"..."
Qin Beiting suddenly felt like he had been tricked.
Before Yu He left the room, she turned back, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. "Follow me."
"What new game are you playing?" Qin Beiting raised an eyebrow and followed her.
Seeing Yu He enter the study, he suddenly had a bad premonition. Soon, this bad premonition was confirmed.
Yu He took out a stack of drawn design drafts from the drawer and spread them on the table. "How do you like this design draft I made? I'm planning to develop a multi-functional AI medical robot."
During this period, designing chips and discussing how to wake up Li Yihan with Qi Nan had given her a lot of inspiration. Many tech companies had proposed the concept of combining AI medical technology with robotics, but none had actually achieved it. She had also been unsure about her university major before, but now she had a direction.
Qin Beiting: "..." He had indeed been tricked by the little girl.
"This is the meaningful thing you were talking about?" He hugged Yu He from behind and playfully bit her soft earlobe as a form of punishment.
"What else?" Yu He raised an eyebrow and then explained, "I plan to program all my medical skills into the robot's data program. The robot will provide intelligent treatment to patients based on their health data, which will reduce the burden on medical staff and also ease my grandmother's workload... What are you doing? Put me down!"
Before she could finish speaking, Qin Beiting swept her up into his arms and walked out.
Qin Beiting didn't let go. "Good idea, but it's time to rest now. No work. Let's do something that *I* think is meaningful. For example, creating a little human. We'll definitely be faster at that than building a robot."
Yu He's cheeks flushed. "Stop fooling around! Who wants to make a baby with you! Put me down!"
Qin Beiting: "If not with me, then who? Hmm? Your fiancé from the arranged marriage?"
Why was this man so jealous? And holding a grudge!
"Can you stop being so unreasonably jealous? That was just a joke his dad made to my grandma back then," Yu He explained.
"Even a joke is not allowed!" Qin Beiting said sternly.
Yu He was speechless. "How can you be so petty!"
"I've always been this petty. I can't tolerate anyone but you! So, don't make such silly jokes with anyone else again."
Seeing that he was being serious, Yu He, afraid he would go on endlessly, quickly placated him. "Yes, yes, whatever you say."
Her perfunctory agreement didn't displease Qin Beiting; instead, it gave him an opportunity to press his advantage. "So, you agree to make a baby?"
Before Yu He could utter the word "scram," her lips were sealed...
The next morning.
Yu He woke up hungry. When she moved, her entire body felt sore, as if she had been run over by a truck. Had the dog man used up all the energy he hadn't used during his business trip last night?
Thinking about how she had kept saying "no" towards the end of last night, but Qin Beiting refused to let her go, Yu He felt a bit angry. The dog man was really getting more and more excessive! He wasn't like this before!
"Grumble~" Her stomach sang the "empty city plan" again. Just as Yu He was about to push away Qin Beiting, who was holding her tightly, to get out of bed.
Qin Beiting had already heard her stomach rumbling. "Steak or noodles? I'll make it for you."
"I want to eat qingtuan," Yu He said.
"What's that?" Qin Beiting opened his phone to search and found that it was a type of mochi snack made with mugwort, popular in the southern regions. He didn't know how to make it. He searched nearby restaurants, but none of them had this snack. He had to arrange for it to be air-freighted from the south.
"There are no qingtuan here. I'll make you a bowl of noodles to tide you over first."
Yu He turned over, presenting him with the back of her head, letting him figure it out.
Qin Beiting: "..."
Half an hour later, when Qin Beiting returned to the room with the noodles he had cooked, Yu He was already up and dressed.
A moment later, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, they saw Mo Zhao standing there with his suitcase.
"Fairy Miss, good morning. I've brought you medicinal herbs, and also some qingtuan my mom made. I remember you used to love them," Mo Zhao said, rummaging in his bag for a food container and opening it. Inside were neatly arranged green mochi. The qingtuan were jade-green, sticky, soft, and fragrant. They had been refrigerated to preserve them, but due to the hot weather, they were starting to thaw.
Yu He had been craving qingtuan, and Mo Zhao had brought them to her.
"Thanks," she said, accepting them without ceremony and turning to put them in the kitchen to steam.
Seeing that Yu He had accepted them, Mo Zhao was very happy. "Hehe, you're welcome. My mom knows you like the savory kind, and Grandma Yu likes the sweet kind, so she made both. Save some for her."
Yu He: "Okay."
Qin Beiting saw that Yu He hadn't even glanced at the noodles he made for her, opting instead for Mo Zhao's qingtuan. He was displeased. "Are these lumpy things really that delicious?"
"You'll know in a bit," Yu He said.
Soon, the qingtuan were heated. Yu He brought them to the dining table and offered Qin Beiting chopsticks. "Try some?"
"No!" Qin Beiting said with a sulky expression. Who wanted to eat the dog man's food.
"Even if you wanted to, I wouldn't give them to you. My mom made these for her daughter-in-law! You're not allowed to eat them!" Mo Zhao said teasingly.
Yu He picked up a qingtuan with her chopsticks, blew on the steam, and was about to take a bite when Qin Beiting suddenly came over, grabbed her hand holding the chopsticks, lifted it up, and then snatched the entire qingtuan into his mouth!