After breakfast, Gu Qingqiu returned to her room as quickly as possible, then held Yan Shengxiao's hand while playing on her phone.

Sure enough, after one night, my message list was about to explode.

Many people came to care about Gu Qingqiu. Some were unaware of the truth but sincerely wished Gu Qingqiu a happy marriage. Others knew about Gu Qingqiu and Yan Yanan's relationship and came to gossip about the details. Of course, there were also some busybodies—such as Yan Yanan's cronies, who actually asked Gu Qingqiu who was better, Yan Yanan or Yan Shengxiao.

Gu Qingqiu coldly added the busybody to her blacklist.

Yan Yanan sent several more messages last night, but Gu Qingqiu didn't even bother to read them and simply blocked all his contact methods.

Zhang Lili also sent several messages, asking Gu Qingqiu how she was doing at the Yan family, seemingly trying to subtly gauge Yan Mingzhong's attitude. Gu Qingqiu avoided the main point and only said that she was doing well.

Although she took time out of her schedule to get married, Gu Qingqiu is still a regular college student living on campus and usually only goes home on weekends. She recently applied for leave to stay home for a while because of the wedding.

Today is Saturday, which means that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Gu Qingqiu will have to go back to school and live in the dormitory the day after tomorrow.

Originally, Gu Qingqiu didn't care where she lived, but with the countdown, she was determined not to waste the time Yan Shengxiao could manipulate by living in the dormitory and doing nothing. Her life was more important!

Thinking this, Gu Qingqiu immediately went to the school's official website and downloaded several application forms. If she could, she wouldn't even want to go to school... Anyway, she wouldn't be staying in this world for long. If it weren't for the fact that Gu Qingqiu's character would be seriously out of character, Gu Qingqiu would definitely put her idea into practice. She could only ask for a reasonable week of wedding leave first.

Gu Qingqiu: [System, are you there? What's the current experience bar progress?]

Male Protagonist System: [Hello host, I'm here. Current experience bar progress is 0.8%.]

Gu Qingqiu: [So fast!]

She shared a bed with Yan Shengxiao for a whole night and her experience bar only increased by 0.5%. Now, just holding hands with Yan Shengxiao for a while has increased her experience bar by 0.3%!

To put it into practice, Gu Qingqiu decided to give Yan Shengxiao a bath immediately to test the effect, and got up to instruct the servants to make preparations.

Yan Shengxiao initially thought Gu Qingqiu was just putting on an act in front of the servants when she said she would give him a bath, but he didn't expect her to be serious. He was a little at a loss. Although he was very confident in his physique, he had been bedridden for a while and wondered if his eight-pack abs and V-line were still intact...

The maid quickly brought over a wheelchair, and a male caregiver helped lift Yan Shengxiao and place him in the wheelchair. Then, together with Gu Qingqiu, they pushed Yan Shengxiao to the bathroom door.

"Thank you, you can go now." Gu Qingqiu wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"This..." the caregiver seemed hesitant, "Are you really sure you can manage alone?"

Gu Qingqiu insisted, "I can do it, thank you."

The caregiver had no choice but to leave, closing the bedroom door behind them.

Although Gu Qingqiu appeared confident, she was still somewhat uncertain and could only bite the bullet and begin.

First, I reached out to test the water temperature in the bathtub; it was just right.

Then she pushed the wheelchair to the closest position to the bathtub, and bent down to start unbuttoning Yan Shengxiao's pajamas.

It was Gu Qingqiu's first time doing something like this, and she was a little clumsy. Her fingers trembled slightly with nervousness, and it took her quite a while to finally take off her pajamas.

Then there's... pants.

Gu Qingqiu blushed with embarrassment, bent down and half-lifted Yan Shengxiao, letting his entire weight rest on her.

Yan Shengxiao had been lying down and sitting, so Gu Qingqiu hadn't really felt anything. But after being hugged, she immediately felt Yan Shengxiao's height and the strength hidden beneath his seemingly slender body. Gu Qingqiu struggled to maintain her balance so that she wouldn't be pulled down by Yan Shengxiao.

Then Gu Qingqiu gently placed Yan Shengxiao into the bathtub, and then... with her eyes closed, she ripped off his pajama pants. During this process, her eyes were fixed on Yan Shengxiao's face, silently reminding herself not to look or touch him inappropriately.

The following time was agonizing for both of them. One of them was so shy that her face was almost burning up, yet she still had to solemnly wipe the other's body.

He was being completely honest with his new bride for the first time, yet he could only be like a piece of fish, completely at her mercy.

Yan Shengxiao felt wronged for the first time. Although the caregiver had helped him take a bath before, the caregiver was a man and his movements were rather rough. He was nothing like the young bride, who was so gentle, as if she was afraid of hurting him.

But he himself... couldn't even open his eyes to look at the little bride.

After a long bath, Gu Qingqiu was exhausted and had a sore back. After finally cleaning Yan Shengxiao up and putting him back on the bed with a heart rate monitor, Gu Qingqiu was too tired to talk.

Because she got her clothes wet while bathing Yan Shengxiao, Gu Qingqiu had to take a bath herself, change into a set of pajamas, go downstairs for lunch, and then lie back down next to Yan Shengxiao.

Gu Qingqiu: [System! I'm exhausted! Quickly check how much my experience bar has increased.]

Male Protagonist System: [Hello host, your experience bar is currently at 3%.]

Gu Qingqiu: [Well done! That bath was worth it!]

If Gu Qingqiu bathes Yan Shengxiao once a day, she can complete the task in just over a month. It seems that this task of getting close to the male lead isn't so difficult after all.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingqiu felt much more relaxed and calmly drifted off to sleep, holding Yan Shengxiao's hand.

Yan Shengxiao felt that his mood was very complicated. What was even more outrageous was that his little bride's every move was starting to unconsciously affect his emotions.

Although caregivers used to check on my health every day, it was just a routine without any emotion. But the new bride... was very affectionate and gentle with me.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Gu Qingqiu did give Yan Shengxiao a feeling he had never experienced before.

Having a little bride doesn't seem so bad...

Perhaps because of the intimate contact during the bath, Gu Qingqiu's psychological defenses were somewhat lowered, and her sleeping posture was no longer so dignified and proper. She drowsily moved to the side until her head touched a heat source before stopping.

Yan Shengxiao stiffened slightly as his little bride rested her head on his shoulder.

No one had ever shown Yan Shengxiao such an intimate posture before, which made him feel a little awkward. In fact, he really couldn't give any reaction. He could only lie there, feeling the little bride's warm breath spraying on his neck, accompanied by the tingling sensation of her hair brushing against him.

This is terrible...