"You, I..."

Song Xi hesitated, feeling that she clearly wanted to argue, but couldn't find the right words.

Stared at by Aoqian's unwavering gaze, she became even more flustered.

"You, can you please stop looking at me like that..." The light in his eyes was terrifying, like a dog seeing meat.

“When talking to your brother, you should look at him while you speak, otherwise, wouldn’t that be very impolite?” Ao Qian said.

Song Xi sighed softly, "I... I really want to go outside for some fresh air. Don't you think the room is stuffy?"

She felt like she was getting too hot staying here, and it was so hot! Her palms were sweaty, and her back was too; the sweat was making her clothes stick to her body…

In fact, she was the only one feeling hot.

Aoqian didn't look as disheveled as she did.

"Are you hot?" Aoqian's gaze traveled down from her eyebrows to the tip of her nose, and then landed on her sweat-dampened collar, where beads of sweat were clearly visible on her collarbone.

"Why don't I feel hot at all? Brother, you're so hot, I'm afraid you have too much internal heat." After saying that, Aoqian suddenly laughed, leaned close to Song Xiwei's ear, and breathed hot air into her ear as he spoke. Song Xiwei shrank her neck.

Aoqian's voice sounded innocent as he said, "Brother, you're perfectly fine, so why are you so angry? Could it be that you have some other scheme against me?"

"I didn't!" Song Xiwei denied it immediately, almost blurting it out.

But strangely, she felt extremely flustered.

In her haste, she accidentally bit her tongue, and her mouth was filled with the taste of blood and rust, which made her very uncomfortable.

"No? Then why is brother so hot? Did you think about something you shouldn't have?" Aoqian still had that innocent face, scrutinizing Song Xiwei from head to toe.

Song Xiwei's ear tips felt even hotter.

He said to Ao Qian with patience, "You, you stay away from me..."

Aoqian blinked. "Why am I staying away from you? Is it because I'm too close, brother? Why is that? I don't feel hot at all, and the weather in Chidu isn't hot either. This is very strange. Why do you think that is, brother?"

Aoqian said the most infuriating things with the most innocent expression.

Song Xiwei's fists hardened!

"Stop talking, just shut up!"

Aoqian blinked innocently, "Why won't you let me speak? Brother, did I say something wrong? What did I do wrong? Please tell me."

Song Xiwei: "..." Was this done on purpose? This guy was doing it on purpose, wasn't he? Speechless. Couldn't she just start fighting? Although she might not be able to win, her fists were hard and she was about to lose control.

Aoqian's eyes flickered when he saw Song Xiwei's clenched fist. "Oh? Brother is clenching his fist, are you going to hit me? Just because you're hot and I'm not, you're going to hit me? Brother really hates me..."

"Can't you speak normally! Your sarcastic way of speaking is really annoying. I have a bad temper. Are you really going to fight me?" Song Xiwei gritted her teeth. She really couldn't turn a blind eye anymore.

Aoqian pouted, looking soft and cute, but what he said was outrageous: "It's not that you can't hit me, but think it over. If you hit me, you'll have to take responsibility for me for the rest of your life. I'll tell you how to take responsibility, and you'll have to take responsibility for me. Are you sure you want to hit me? If you're willing to take responsibility, then hit me all you want, and I won't fight back."

"Take responsibility? Why should I take responsibility! You deserved it if I hit you!" Song Xi glared at Ao Qian. Was this guy trying to set her up again?

“How can I not be responsible? It’s said in folk tales that a beating is a sign of affection and a scolding is a sign of love. If I let you hit me, it means I want you to get close to me. Since it’s about improving our relationship, we naturally have to be responsible for each other.” Ao Qian answered with unusual seriousness.