Chapter 50: "Senior Brother, you guys are busy!"

The sound of the bedroom door opening interrupted the passionate kiss between the two.

Mother Qiao stood awkwardly at the threshold.

Holding a blanket in her hands, she had intended to remind Qiao Xu not to stay up too late and bring her a glass of water on the way, but she never expected to walk in on... this.

No wonder Qiao Xu was never willing to date.

Not seizing the chance to hold onto such a handsome boyfriend—truly a waste.

He was far better-looking than the men she knew in her youth.

Mother Qiao shook her head, pretending she hadn't seen anything. After setting down the glass of water, she returned to her own room.

The blanket probably wasn't needed anymore, either.

The door clicked shut. Qiao Xu was left dumbfounded, while Xu Suan couldn't help bursting into laughter.

"Auntie is so cute."

Qiao Xu couldn't resist kicking him.

"It's all your fault. Why did you have to kiss me? My mom saw everything."

Figuring that Mother Qiao wouldn't be coming out again, Xu Suan pressed down on the back of her neck and leaned his lips against hers.

"So what if she saw? We didn't steal or rob anything."

"Babe, you were the one seducing me just now."

"And you were so obedient, opening your mouth the second I told you to."

Xu Suan's dark eyes still carried a trace of red, and his voice was raspy.

"Get lost. Go back to your own place."

Qiao Xu had been traveling all day, and she hadn't slept well the past few days back home because she wasn't used to sleeping in other beds.

"How about you come sleep next door with me?"

Qiao Xu shook her head. "No, I'd worry if my mom wakes up in the middle of the night."

Ding-dong!

A WeChat notification chimed on Qiao Xu's phone: [I won't wake up. Get lost.]

The person who sent the message wore a smile, while Qiao Xu, reading it, was left utterly speechless.

Seriously, was she picked up from a dumpster?

Xu Suan laughed so hard he practically made a fortune.

Qiao Xu covered his mouth. "Shut up. If you're going to gloat, at least keep it down."

Couldn't he lower the volume of his happiness?

He was giving her a headache.

"Qiao Qiao, Auntie is just giving us a chance to nurture our relationship."

"Shall we go back to yours to nurture it?"

Qiao Xu refused; she wanted to go back to her room, take a shower, and sleep.

Xu Suan let go, picked her up, and called out toward the bedroom, "Auntie, our Qiao Qiao is going next door. Call us if you need anything."

"Cherry, let's go."

Qiao Xu's eyes widened. Was he really pulling this stunt?

The most unbelievable part was that her mother actually replied.

Could this get any more absurd?

Xu Suan carried her straight into his bedroom. "Hey, I don't have any clothes to change into."

"You don't need clothes. Whether you wear them or not is irrelevant."

This was Qiao Xu's first time inside his bedroom. Last time she was here, they had barely started eating cake before things fell apart in a bad mood.

She hadn't had the time to look around his room at all.

Only now did she notice there was a nine-foot bed in his room.

What a lunatic.

Nine feet......

"How many people do you plan on fitting in this bed?"

Xu Suan pulled a black shirt from the closet. "Babe, I plan on doing it with you everywhere—top, bottom, middle, left, and right."

Qiao Xu forced a smile. "I'm going home. Goodbye."

Top, bottom, middle, left, and right—five rounds in a single night?

Would he turn into a paperclip?

Xu Suan grabbed her, stripped off her clothes completely, and carried her into the bathroom.

"Are you going to wash yourself, or should I help you?"

Qiao Xu had originally liked this apartment because the master bedroom was a suite, and there was an extra public bathroom outside, which was extremely convenient.

Even if the space was a little small.

"Get out."

"You got it, wife."

For him, not seeing her for a day felt like three autumns, and he and Qiao Xu had already missed several autumns.

Starting today, he finally had an official title.

He definitely needed to celebrate.

At least get through a whole box.

It was only when Xu Suan went to take a shower that he remembered he hadn't prepared any supplies here.

He walked back to the bedroom and knocked on the bathroom door. "Babe, I'm heading downstairs to buy something."

"Get lost!"

Annoying.

What was he going to buy? Did he really think she didn't know, yet still felt the need to announce it?

Even while heading downstairs to buy supplies, Xu Suan didn't forget to make a phone call to show off.

The physical intimacy of two people who had just started their night life was completely disrupted by this phone call.

"The phone—wait a second—the phone, my phone is ringing."

He Yuanxun's hand had just touched his phone when he was yanked back. "Focus on what you're doing. I'll get it."

Si Shen pressed answer and turned on speakerphone. "Xiao An?"

Xu Suan paused mid-action while lighting a cigarette. "Senior brother, are you guys busy?"

"Hiss——"

"Gentle...er." Si Shen's voice, thick with desire, was raspy to the extreme.

Xu Suan let out a low chuckle. "Senior brother, you actually let someone flip you and make you the top."

He Yuanxun roared, "Are you fucking doing this on purpose?"

He clearly hadn't been doing anything! What was he hissing for?!

Si Shen chuckled, dotingly, "We always have to switch things up."

"Switch your ass—mm~"

Anyone with a brain knew what was going on. Xu Suan almost laughed his lungs out. "Young Master He's mouth really needs some discipline. Hard work, senior brother."

Unable to speak, He Yuanxun's grievance was deafening.

He Yuanxun: We're breaking up. He was going to trend on Weibo and expose all of Xu Suan's dirt.

Si Shen pinched his chin, forcing He Yuanxun to look up at him, his eyes swimming with physiological tears.

Si Shen's thumb brushed across his cheek. "Aggrieved?"

"Your turn in a minute."

"Save the crying for later."

"You're going to be crying hard soon enough."

After a long while, Si Shen handed him some water and asked, "Should I use a 001 or not?"

He Yuanxun's throat hurt so much that even speaking took effort.

"What do you think?"

"If we don't use one, then you say when it ends."

"If we do use one, wait for me to say it ends."

He Yuanxun cursed with a hoarse voice, "You're not human... You telling me it ends means waiting until I'm on the verge of death to notify me?"

"No, no, I say stop, we stop!"

Xu Suan swaggered back into the apartment holding a black convenience bag, pulled out a strawberry-flavored lollipop, unwrapped it, and popped it into her mouth.

"It'll taste like strawberries later too."

"Everything will taste like strawberries."

With that, he lightly pecked the corner of her lips before heading off to take a shower.

Qiao Xu was chatting with her therapist. Ever since Xu Suan appeared, the quality of her sleep had improved significantly, and the frequency of taking medication had been decreasing lately.

The therapist was scheduling a follow-up appointment with her.

[If you don't mind, you can bring him along.]

Qiao Xu replied: [I mind.]

Cherry had gained quite a bit of weight recently, and Xu Suan had found a hair clip from somewhere and clipped it to its ear.

Qiao Xu thought it looked cute and took several pictures of it.

"Eat less canned food, you're getting too heavy to hold."

What kind of normal person's dog ate canned food that cost two hundred yuan a can? She was starting to want to eat the dog food herself.

As soon as Xu Suan finished showering, he hoisted Qiao Xu over his shoulder and carried her into the bedroom, leaving the dog locked outside.

"Don't scratch the door, or you won't get any canned food tomorrow."

In the past, Qiao Xu would never have bought canned food for it, but ever since it got a wealthy father, even its hair clips were made with diamonds.

Stuck with her, a poor mother, it could only make do with plastic.

Qiao Xu desperately wanted to smash his thick skull. "Are you out of your mind? Can't it eat the ten-yuan-a-can stuff?"

"Its dad has plenty of money; why make the kid suffer?"

The shirt Qiao Xu was wearing was yanked open by him, buttons popping off.

"What's your hurry?" Annoying, all those buttons cost money.

"I'm not in a hurry, but it is. Wife, save the child, you've neglected it for too long."

If it were before, Qiao Xu might have indulged a man acting coquettishly toward her, but now, her heart remained utterly undisturbed.

"Listen to yourself. The last time you still..."

Xu Suan leaned close to her ear. "The last time was when you delivered yourself right to my doorstep, right?"

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