CHAPTER 363: CHAPTER 363: COUGH, COUGH, COUGH, COUGH

"Ever since you left, I’ve been thinking about you every day, don’t you miss me..."

Hearing the slightly aggrieved voice above her, Lin Xiaoyan quickly looked up, "Of course I miss you! Really, it’s just... just that I can’t go back..."

Looking at the girl in his arms, He Qi’an felt his heart swell, and he lowered his head to capture the long-missed red lips...

"Yanyan..."

Hearing the low, restrained voice in her ear, Lin Xiaoyan felt an impulse in her heart.

She wrapped her arms around He Qi’an’s neck and pulled his head down to kiss him.

Feeling the kiss from the woman beneath him, He Qi’an’s heart trembled, and he looked at her with delight in his eyes.

"Don’t regret it."

Lin Xiaoyan opened her eyes and looked at him speechlessly, "You’re a bit naggy!"

Hearing his girlfriend’s disdain, He Qi’an chuckled deeply and bent down to kiss Lin Xiaoyan fiercely.

Lin Xiaoyan’s body trembled slightly; she admitted she was a bit caught up in the moment!

...

The next morning, Xiao Bo had already arrived. Today, they were supposed to go to the mountains together, but he had been waiting for half an hour without seeing the two of them come down.

Xiao Bo checked his phone, no messages; could something have happened?

Thinking of this, he immediately called Nan Xi.

Nan Xi: "Hello."

Xiao Bo: "Sister Nan, are you and Xiao Yan alright?"

Nan Xi: "We’re fine, what’s up?"

Xiao Bo: "Oh, it’s good you’re fine. Why haven’t you come down yet? Didn’t we plan to go to Taotie Mountain today?"

Nan Xi glanced at the closed room door and returned to her own room, "They’re not up yet."

Last night after she returned to her room, she heard Lin Xiaoyan and He Qi’an go upstairs to their room, and since then... until this morning, the door hadn’t opened.

After Nan Xi left, He Qi’an opened his eyes inside the room, looking at the girl sleeping in his arms with tenderness in his eyes.

He gently kissed the still-sleeping Lin Xiaoyan, and when he noticed the marks on her body, his gaze darkened and he felt a deep sense of guilt.

Last night, at the end, he had lost control.

Thinking of this, he got up gently, quickly took a shower, dressed neatly, and after glancing at the still-sleeping Lin Xiaoyan, he quietly left.

Twenty minutes later, He Qi’an returned, carrying a bunch of things in his hands.

He recalled the pharmacy staff’s look at him and couldn’t help but shake his head in embarrassment.

Back in the room, Lin Xiaoyan was still asleep.

He gently put things down, took out an ointment, and carefully applied it to her body.

Lin Xiaoyan felt something moving on her skin, cold and cool, and suddenly opened her eyes to see He Qi’an kneeling in front of her, applying something to her.

"You..."

When she started to speak, Lin Xiaoyan realized her throat was dry and hoarse.

All of a sudden, last night’s events flooded her mind, and Lin Xiaoyan’s face turned crimson.

She realized she wasn’t wearing anything under the covers and shyly pulled the blanket tighter, not daring to look at He Qi’an.

Noticing Lin Xiaoyan’s voice, He Qi’an immediately stood up and took a bottle of water from the bag he had bought.

"Here, take a sip to soothe your throat."

He Qi’an screwed open the cap and held the water to Lin Xiaoyan’s lips, then looked at the bottle, looked at Lin Xiaoyan again, and got up to fetch a straw from the bag, inserting it into the bottle and handing it to Lin Xiaoyan’s lips.

Lin Xiaoyan: ...

"I..."

"Just take a sip first."

Lin Xiaoyan had no choice but to bite the straw and take a small sip.

"Another sip?"

Lin Xiaoyan looked at He Qi’an speechlessly, "I’ll do it myself, you’re making me feel like a patient!"

However, when she tried to get up, she couldn’t help but gasp in pain, "hiss".

Everything hurts!!!

Lin Xiaoyan glared fiercely at He Qi’an beside her.

Knowing he was at fault, He Qi’an scratched his nose, "Sorry, I lost control last night... honey~"

Lin Xiaoyan’s eyes widened, "What did you just call me...?"

He Qi’an smirked, "Honey~ That’s what I called you last night, honey~"

Lin Xiaoyan: !!!

"Don’t call me that!" Lin Xiaoyan’s toes curled with embarrassment, the name... too embarrassing!

"Go out, I... I need to get up!"

"Alright, alright, but can you manage? Do you need my help? Are you still in pain? I can carry you to the shower if you’d like..."

"Shut up! Get out! I can do it myself!" Lin Xiaoyan listened to him ramble on, getting more absurd, and immediately shooed him away.

He Qi’an was chased out, rubbing his nose with grievance. Wasn’t he just considering that she might not be able to get up after last night...

Hearing the door of Lin Xiaoyan’s room open, Nan Xi came out.

She saw He Qi’an standing at the door with a look of grievance.

He Qi’an immediately straightened his expression upon seeing Nan Xi, "Sister Nan."

Nan Xi glanced at the closed door, then at He Qi’an, "Yanyan, she..."

He Qi’an coughed lightly, slightly embarrassed, "Yanyan just woke up."

Nan Xi took a look at He Qi’an’s beaming demeanor and knowingly nodded.

He Qi’an blushed under Nan Xi’s gaze.

Nan Xi checked the time, "I’ll buy breakfast for Yanyan, it’s past the hotel’s breakfast time."

He Qi’an: "No need, Sister Nan, I just bought some."

Nan Xi nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this.

"Then I’ll go downstairs to inform Xiao Bo that today Yanyan... probably doesn’t want to go out anymore."

He Qi’an thought of Lin Xiaoyan’s condition and nodded, saying "Okay".

While showering, Lin Xiaoyan looked at the marks on her body, cursing under her breath while feeling both shame and fear inside.

Last night’s events, she dared not let her parents find out, otherwise... she’d be scolded.

Last night, when she suddenly saw He Qi’an coming from afar, she was too moved and acted impulsively!

Feeling the pain in her body, she gritted her teeth thinking, indeed, impulse is a devil!

Lin Xiaoyan had just finished her shower when she heard He Qi’an knocking on the door outside.

"Yanyan... Yanyan..."

Lin Xiaoyan rolled her eyes, walked over, and opened the door.

"Why are you yelling! If someone hears, they’ll think something’s going on!"

He Qi’an was taken aback by Lin Xiaoyan’s scolding, her temper seemed to have risen overnight!

But seeing her lively expression, He Qi’an was still filled with joy.

"I was just worried something might have happened to you. Have you applied the ointment?"

Lin Xiaoyan shut the door, "No."

"Let me do it for you, I was a bit rough last night, I’m sorry, I promise to be gentle in the future..." He Qi’an promised.

Lin Xiaoyan glared, "Future?! Don’t even think about it!"

He Qi’an:...... How come it’s not like what they say online!

After staying in the hotel for half the day, Lin Xiaoyan went out to lunch with He Qi’an, Nan Xi, and Xiao Bo.

Along the way, Xiao Bo glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, then at Nan Xi, his eyes full of teasing.

He already knew from Nan Xi about what transpired between the two of them last night... hehe.

After lunch, Xiao Bo took them to Taotie Mountain, as planned yesterday.

There’s a guesthouse in the mountains, where they can stay overnight, and watch the sunrise from the mountaintop tomorrow morning!