"Why not? He's not missing out on having someone else to spend time with anyway." Shen Que sneered, Xin Mao's feigned weakness was nauseating.

"I'm sorry, I've caused my sister trouble. I won't do it again. Brother, please don't scold my sister. I begged her to take me under her wing..."

Shen Que rolled his eyes hard, as if he had been soaking in green tea. The smell was so strong that he didn't believe Ye Jiu wouldn't be able to tell.

Ye Jiu really didn't feel anything. She hugged Xin Mao and said, "Why are you scolding him? I was the one who brought him. Besides, I got the tickets myself and didn't ask you for them."

Shen Que's joy at advancing was instantly shattered. He stared in disbelief at their clasped hands, "Sister...you, I..."

He was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. He stomped his foot, pressed her head down, and forcefully kissed Ye Jiu's lips. "Sister, I don't like what you just said. Please don't say it again, okay? Please."

He did such a domineering thing, but said such pitiful things. Ye Jiu was amused by him. "I was just kidding. I still really like Shen Que."

"Chen Que! Let's go." Yu Cong called to Chen Que.

"Let's go, train hard, wear more clothes in the cold weather, don't catch a cold again."

He got annoyed whenever he talked about catching a cold, and his gaze towards Xin Mao held even more resentment.

He said goodbye to Ye Jiu reluctantly, "I can be with you every day when I retire at the end of the year! Don't secretly get together with Xin Mao behind my back!" After saying that, Shen Que ran off to chase after Yu Cong.

"What do you mean by secretly getting together?! We're perfectly aboveboard!"

Xin Mao smiled and nodded, then lowered his head and kissed her lips. His kiss was driven by a desire for pleasure, a feeling of imbalance as he hadn't yet kissed her.

The kiss was gentle and lingering. Ye Jiu hugged him tighter, deepening the kiss.