In the room, Shi Xing’s face was flushed, her head still buried in Qi Chenyan’s neck, unwilling to lift it.
Qi Chenyan pinched her fair, smooth earlobe with his fingertips, gently kneading it as he asked in a low, husky voice, “Do you want to kiss a little longer?”
Shi Xing mumbled, “How can you still think about kissing? I’m so embarrassed I could die.”
Qi Chenyan curved his lips. “This is enough to make you die of embarrassment?”
He lowered his head, his lips brushing against her burning ear as he chuckled softly. “You weren’t shy in front of so many people earlier. Now that Zhibo has seen us, what are you embarrassed about?”
“How is that the same?”
Shi Xing’s voice came from his shoulder, soft as a mosquito’s hum. “There’s nothing to be shy about when kissing openly.”
But now, being caught embracing and kissing in such an intimate, private setting at home felt far more shameful.
Qi Chenyan truly didn’t understand her train of thought. Amused, he moved his hand from her earlobe to her head, giving it a gentle rub. “So, are we not kissing openly now? Are we sneaking around like thieves?”
“…”
Shi Xing lightly bit her lip and finally lifted her head from his shoulder. Perhaps because he had kissed her, her face was flushed, her clear eyes glistening with moisture. As she looked up at him with a sticky gaze, Qi Chenyan felt his throat tighten.
Just as he couldn’t resist leaning in to kiss her again, Shi Xing whispered, “I think we really are sneaking around like thieves—short for secret kissing, also known as a secret affair.”
“?”
Qi Chenyan was almost amused to anger by her logic. He gritted his teeth lightly. “So, Shi Xingxing, do you just want to have a secret affair with me?”
As he spoke, the light in his eyes darkened.
She really didn’t like him after all—she was just deceiving him.
Otherwise, how could she even think of the term “secret affair”?
But Shi Xing shook her head. “Not me, you.”
After all, whenever she wanted to kiss him openly, he always pretended to be reserved and pushed her away.
Yet in private, he was quite proactive.
Didn’t that seem like he wanted a secret affair with her?
Shi Xing tilted her head to look at him, feeling rather aggrieved. “If you don’t want a secret affair with me, why wouldn’t you let me kiss you in public? Count how many times you rejected and pushed me away today.”
Qi Chenyan hadn’t expected her to play the victim first.
Given how she had called him unlucky from the moment she saw him in the morning to how she had pounced on him and kissed him without warning in the evening, how could he dare to kiss her?
He still hadn’t figured out the reason for her change, but he was shamelessly taking advantage of the situation to keep her in his arms. Regardless of her motives, she was the one who had thrown herself at him.
Now she had the audacity to say he was the one refusing to let her kiss him and that he wanted a secret affair with her.
Qi Chenyan was genuinely angered to the point of laughter. He tightened his grip on her slender waist, pulling her closer. “So you’re saying I should call someone in right now and give you a deep kiss in front of them to prove I don’t want a secret affair with you, is that it?”
“…”
Before Shi Xing could respond, Qi Chenyan nodded. “Fine.”
He pinched her cheek. “Don’t be shy.”
With that, he released her.
Shi Xing was momentarily stunned. When she turned around, he was already walking into the living room.
She blinked, not really believing he would actually kiss her in front of Song Zhibo.
So she didn’t stop him from opening the door.
After all, keeping someone waiting outside for too long wasn’t good—it would only invite misunderstandings.
She composed herself, then picked up the half-empty glass of water she had been drinking earlier and finished it.Qi Chenyan had already opened the door. Without waiting for the two outside to say anything, he turned around and said, “Come in.”
Liang Zeheng was clearly still out of the loop, not understanding what Song Zhibo meant by his cryptic talk of cats and dogs fighting.
But since the door was open and he didn’t hear any barking or meowing, he grew curious. Glancing at Song Zhibo’s odd expression, he picked up the medical kit and followed inside, asking Qi Chenyan as he went, “A-Bo said your cats and dogs are fighting. When did you start keeping them…”
He trailed off mid-sentence.
Liang Zeheng saw Shi Xing, who was still washing cups in the kitchen.
And finally, belatedly, he realized what Song Zhibo meant by cats and dogs fighting.
Song Zhibo, still outside, chuckled at last, ruffled his hair, and followed them in.
This time, when he saw Shi Xing in the kitchen, he grinned brightly and greeted her, “Hello, sister-in-law.”
All three of them turned to look at him.
Liang Zeheng’s eyelid twitched. He tilted his head, silently questioning him with his eyes: You’re calling her sister-in-law already?
Song Zhibo shot him a glance: What do you know? Third Brother and her were ‘fighting’ so passionately—calling her sister-in-law can’t be wrong!
Liang Zeheng fell silent for a moment, then turned his gaze to Shi Xing and smiled, “Hello, sister-in-law.”
Shi Xing: “…”
She had known Song Zhibo since childhood too. Though not close, she often saw him with Qi Chenyan.
As for Liang Zeheng, she had met him not long ago at the hospital, where he had diagnosed her with being lovesick.
Honestly, being addressed like this so suddenly made her feel a bit awkward.
Shi Xing forced a slight smile and politely responded, “Hello.”
Qi Chenyan’s lips curved upward, clearly pleased with how the two addressed Shi Xing.
He spoke in a casual tone, “Make yourselves at home for a bit.”
With that, he headed toward the kitchen.
Song Zhibo didn’t think much of it. “Oh,” he said, pulling Liang Zeheng toward the sofa. “Third Brother, were you bitten by a dog?”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Liang Zeheng suddenly tugged at his hand and coughed lightly with a strange tone.
Song Zhibo turned his head. “What are you… Holy shit!”
The moment he turned, he saw the kitchen area, where his third brother had his hands braced on the quartz countertop, trapping the girl in his embrace as he lowered his head.
Even though Qi Chenyan’s back was to them and the girl was completely hidden from view, who wouldn’t understand what this gesture meant?
What was this? Opening the door to let them in just so they could watch him kiss the girl?
What kind of twisted hobby was this!
The two stiffly turned to look at each other, their eyes flickering, clearly shocked by Qi Chenyan’s actions.
Shi Xing was also startled by Qi Chenyan.
She had just finished washing the cups and put them back in the cabinet, wondering whether she should pour water for Song Zhibo and the others, when Qi Chenyan walked back over.
Thinking he was coming to pour water for them, she turned to fetch more cups, only to be pulled by the waist and turned to face him.
Qi Chenyan braced his hands on the quartz countertop, trapping her between him and the counter, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.
Shi Xing’s eyes widened instantly. Her hands instinctively pressed against his chest, trying to push him away.
But he refused to let go, biting her sweet, soft lips, sucking and gently licking, as if he wanted to melt her completely.
Shi Xing’s face flushed crimson with embarrassment. Just the thought of two people watching them from not far away made her feel suffocated.
It was thrilling, but also deeply mortifying.
Truth be told, Shi Xing had been so proactive in kissing him earlier because she had just returned from her rebirth and was desperate to get close to him, to confirm his presence.
At that time, she hadn’t had so many thoughts in her mind.Moreover, back then they had only shared a light kiss; he hadn’t given her the chance for a deep one, so she hadn’t yet had the opportunity to feel whether it was embarrassing or not.
But now it was different. Being watched while kissing like this was truly mortifying, ahhhh—
Although this time he still didn’t French kiss her.
He only bit and licked her.
But in the eyes of others, who knew what they might think.
Unable to push him away, she moved her hands to his shoulders, digging her nails in slightly.
Qi Chenyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he finally released her, but still leaned close to her lips, his voice exceptionally low and husky, “Now, do you still think I just want to have a secret affair with you?”
Shi Xing shook her head vigorously.
No, no, you’re being especially open and aboveboard!
Qi Chenyan’s fingers brushed her lips, his warm fingertips gently wiping away the moisture, and he said softly, “If this still isn’t enough, and you have any other ideas, we could also go to the living room, right in front of them…”
Shi Xing abruptly covered his mouth.
Terrifying.
This man was indeed as crazy as in her past life.
She blinked at him pitifully, her voice so soft only he could hear, “It’s enough, really enough.”
Qi Chenyan stared at her for two seconds before whispering, “What are you afraid of? They didn’t see you.”
Even if they didn’t see, they could imagine, right?
Shi Xing didn’t know what expression to make, because she knew those two were still nearby, even if they weren’t making a sound.
She fell silent for a moment, completely surrendering, and said pitifully, “I think… I should get the vaccine injection first.”
Seeing that she was truly overwhelmed with embarrassment, Qi Chenyan finally stopped teasing her.
He took her hand and led her out of the kitchen, but didn’t let her get the vaccine immediately. Instead, he told the other two to wait a bit longer and took Shi Xing into his bedroom, letting her shower first.
He said, “You can’t shower after getting the vaccine.”
Shi Xing was taken aback, “But I don’t have…”
Qi Chenyan seemed to know what she was going to say and just ruffled her hair, “There are new toiletries in the bathroom. As for your change of clothes, I’ll go downstairs to get them for you.”
He went into the bathroom to prepare everything for her and said to Shi Xing, who followed him in, “You shower first. I’ll hang them on the door once I bring them up.”
Shi Xing bit her lip, nodded, and reminded him, “Then help me bring up my skincare products and such. They’re on the dressing table in my bedroom, just bring up all the boxes.”
Qi Chenyan smiled, pinched her cheek, and said, “Okay.”
Then he turned and left, giving Shi Xing the space.
When he returned to the living room, the two sitting close together on the sofa were both hugging their arms, looking at him with strange expressions.
Qi Chenyan paused, then lifted his eyelids calmly and looked over, “What are you looking at?”
Liang Zeheng shook his head and chuckled.
Song Zhibo raised an eyebrow and clicked his tongue, “Third Brother, I really didn’t see this side of you before.”
He chuckled twice, “You’re so shameless~”