I haven't digested the hot pot I had at noon yet, so I'm not really hungry, but being outside in the cold makes me crave something refreshing.

She went inside and added firewood to the stove. The temperature inside the room slowly rose. She didn't want to move. She stared blankly at the light for a long time before decisively taking out a bowl of hot and sour noodles.

In the dead of winter, nothing beats this sour and spicy dish. It stimulates the sense of smell, the mouth, and the stomach. Even if you're not hungry, you end up eating it all, leaving not a drop of soup behind.

The room was warm but quiet, with only the sound of one person chewing, and faint cheers and the rustling of the wind outside.

Simply lay quietly on the kang (a heated brick bed), watching the dim candlelight flicker, feeling a rare tranquility in my heart. I wasn't thinking about anything, just quietly lost in thought.

Qin Qinghuai returned with the north wind blowing, and what he saw was a scene that instantly calmed him down and made him forget all his troubles, causing him to subconsciously move more gently.

"You're back?"

Jian Dan also came to her senses, turned over and sat up.

"Why are you back so early? I thought you'd be back in a while."

"It's already much livelier than usual. Besides, with the regimental commander and me around, they wouldn't be able to relax, so we just came back."

"What do you want to eat? I'll make it."

"Well,"

I'm really full right now.

"I'm not hungry. Haven't you eaten?"

Qin Qinghuai blinked, sniffed, and tapped her.

"What delicious food are you eating again? It's sour and spicy, won't you let me try some?"

"You really didn't eat?"

He simply knelt up, wanting to get down.

"Why did you come back hungry? That won't do, it's just a snack, it won't keep you full."

Qin Qinghuai stood by the kang (a heated brick bed), pulled the person into his arms, and leaned down to cover him.

Jian Dan was startled and instinctively struggled.

"Hmm!"

"Don't move, let me taste it!"

The dim, yellowish light was somewhat enchanting and ambiguous.

It took a while before she was released; her simple lips were already red from the kisses, and her eyes held a hint of allure.

"Why are you like this? You kiss me all the time?"

He didn't pay attention to what she was saying, but the way those little red lips moved was incredibly alluring to a man. Qin Qinghuai couldn't resist and leaned in to kiss her again. His large hands also began to wander, slipping inside her waist and caressing her smooth back.

"Huh? You...no, aren't you...hungry?"

Warm skin, cool large hands.

She gasped, her whole body going limp from the kiss, her voice soft and sweet.

However, it's also very alluring, making men's hearts itch with desire.

"No, I'm not hungry, I'm just craving you."

......

Following the incident on the mountain the previous day, Battalion Commander Xu gave a summary to the entire battalion the next day, and Jian Dan's reputation was once again thrust into the spotlight. A few days later, the first thing Cheng Chao said when he entered the room was...

"Girl, you've become a celebrity again?"