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When Nan Qing and Shen Yao returned to the villa, it was already past four or five o'clock.

After having lunch with Shen Yao, she went back to play an escape room game called "The Secret of the Mental Hospital." In this game, many NPCs kept chasing them. Nan Qing found the game quite interesting because she could interact with the NPCs.

Apart from Jiang Fan and Xie Chi, who had gone to the forest camp, Bai Youyuan, Lian An, and Qu Sheng were chatting on the first floor. After Nan Qing greeted them, she went straight up to the second floor.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

She tapped lightly on Gu Beiyan's door with her knuckles, waited a few seconds for a response, and was about to open the door and go in when she suddenly felt a tightness around her waist. A strong arm wrapped around her waist from behind, and a familiar scent instantly enveloped her.

Before she could turn around, she was pulled away by an irresistible force to her own room.

There are security cameras installed in the corridor, and it's still during the live stream, so this scene was witnessed by netizens who were watching the live stream.

Um... what did I just see?

[Hello, is this 110? Someone's robbing us here.]

[We're all on the same side, why are you locking the door? Open it!!!]

[Hiss~ I don't dare to imagine what's going on in there right now.]

【What else could they be doing? They'd just be watching "Bears Out!"】

[Ha, why not just say you're watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf?]

[The CEO's waist-hugging gesture just now was so incredibly sweet!!!]

【Ahhh, my wife~】

[I'll pay 1 cent, and Nanqing will either be pinned against the door or on the bed.]

I'll pay 50 cents, maybe it'll be on the ground?

[The people upstairs really dare to dream! Your lives must be so exciting!]

[Are you a sore loser, director? Put the camera in the room! Don't make me beg you!!]

[...]

Gu Beiyan drew the curtains in the room tightly, making it almost completely dark, leaving only a faint light in the room.

In the dim light, Nan Qing was indeed pressed against the door by him. Gu Beiyan buried his face in her neck and kept sniffing her. She raised her hand to hug his head, her fingertips running through his soft hair and gently stroking it a few times.

"Gu Beiyan, it itches~"

Upon hearing this, Gu Beiyan raised his head, his gaze sweeping over Nan Qing's face inch by inch. In the dim light, her eyes seemed to hold a pool of spring water, shimmering and beautiful enough to make one's heart itch.

He leaned closer, pressing his lips to hers. He felt Nanqing's breath catch in her throat, and as their warm breaths mingled, he whispered:

Did you have fun?

With each word he spoke, Gu Beiyan's lips would lightly brush against hers.

This elusive touch was more intoxicating than a deep kiss, causing Nanqing to unconsciously grasp his hair, only to hear his soft chuckle:

Why aren't you saying anything, huh?

She wanted to respond, but as soon as her lips moved, she brushed against him again. The whole space was quiet and dark, and all that could be heard was their disordered breathing and their increasingly rapid heartbeats.

“Gu Beiyan.…”

Perhaps Nan Qing herself didn't even notice that her voice was much softer than usual, with a slight tremor at the end, as if it were carrying an invisible hook.

Gu Beiyan's eyes darkened, his fingertips gently caressing the soft flesh of her waist, his voice low and husky as he responded:

"Um?"

He suddenly bit her lower lip lightly with his teeth, rubbing it gently. A tingling sensation instantly shot up her spine, but he quickly let go.

"Qingqing..."

His lips drew near again, his deep voice carrying a burning breath, each word grinding into her ear like a honey-coated poison, gentle yet dangerous.

"You're so naughty..."

"How about... I lock you up here?"

"That way... you won't smile at other people."

"I won't... hold anyone's hand anymore..."

His fingertips moved up from her waist and finally grasped her slender wrist, the same hand that had held Shen Yao's earlier today.

He slowly lifted Nanqing's hand and placed it to his lips, his hot breath brushing against her palm first, carrying a kind of restrained possessiveness.

A kiss landed, gentle yet domineering.

Then came the second, the third...

Every time his lips touched her skin, it was as if leaving an invisible mark, slow and delicate, as if to completely cover up the traces left by others.

But those dark, inky eyes never left Nan Qing's gaze.

In the dim light, he stared intently at her, his eyes swirling with dark desire and an extreme possessiveness, like a wild beast that had been lying in wait for a long time, wanting to completely imprison its prey in its territory.

"Qingqing..."

"Tell me... how should I punish this disobedient hand?"

His voice was low and husky, with a hint of dangerous tenderness.

Although the two had traveled through many worlds, he was different in each one. Nan Qing had never seen this side of him before, so her fingertips instinctively twitched, only to be gripped even tighter by him.

He held her wrist, his lips moving slowly along the inside of her wrist, pecking lightly, and gently biting the spot where her pulse was, causing her eyelashes to tremble.

"Scared?"

"But when you held his hand... weren't you afraid?"

He chuckled and whispered, his voice tinged with a wicked pleasure. His other hand slowly stroked the back of her neck, caressing Nan Qing's sensitive skin, as if to soothe her, or perhaps to warn her.

Nan Qing never expected that he would be so sensitive in this world, and even carry a hint of dangerous evil.

(Gu Beiyan, Qin Mobei, and Shi Bei all have this kind of aura. Could they be from the underworld...?)

Her thoughts had barely formed when her chin was suddenly gripped.

Gu Beiyan kissed him fiercely.

This kiss was more intense than ever before, almost tearing at her lips and teeth, as if trying to devour all her wandering thoughts. His hands gripped the back of her neck tightly, giving her no room to escape, his hot breath carrying a long-suppressed ferocity.

At this moment, she was still thinking about someone else!

But Nan Qing did not back down. Instead, she grabbed the back of his head and dug her fingertips deep into his hair.

Then, with a sudden burst of force, he bit down hard on the tip of his mischievous tongue.

"hiss--"

The sudden, intense pain made Gu Beiyan gasp, but he still refused to let go. The smell of blood filled their mouths, and the rusty taste stimulated their nerves, making the darkness in Gu Beiyan's eyes even more frantic.

He gripped her waist and thrust closer, deepening the kiss almost violently, letting their blood mingle and their breaths intertwine...