Xu Zhaozhao hugged him back, and couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "How do you remember everything?"

She thought he had forgotten Yu Yu's birthday, but then came the fireworks, the drone, and the gifts he had prepared in advance.

These couldn't have been planned on the spot; he must have prepared them in advance.

She thought he had forgotten about the game, but unexpectedly, at this moment, he was still silently smoking because of it.

"because……"

He hugged her even tighter.

There were no stars in the sky, and the surrounding environment was so dark that Xu Zhaozhao could barely see anything except his own eyes.

I want you to like me more.

His voice, carried on the evening breeze, reached Xu Zhaozhao's ears, and she paused, her arms around him still.

Unexpectedly, Gu Qingyan was so direct.

He can remember many things, but things about Xu Zhaozhao have always been his top priority.

No one spoke anymore, and the surrounding air became quiet, with only a faint smell of tobacco still lingering in the air.

After a long while, Xu Zhaozhao pushed him away, creating some space between them.

She held his hand, lowered her eyes, turned his right hand over, and placed her own hand on top of it.

Slowly, she intertwined her fingers with his.

Xu Zhaozhao looked up, smiled, and gazed into his eyes, softly saying, "Then you did it."

Her voice was very soft and quiet, but Gu Qingyan heard it.

The hand intertwined with hers suddenly tightened, revealing the turbulent emotions beneath Gu Qingyan's calm face.

The next second, Xu Zhaozhao's lips were kissed, and the lingering smell of tobacco filled her mouth.

Gu Qingyan blocked out the slightly chilly evening breeze, and Xu Zhaozhao nestled in his arms, the atmosphere around them growing warmer.

"Gu Qingyan, you're choking me again!!"

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Zhaozhao finally spoke up angrily, pinching his waist as revenge for his earlier behavior.

Gu Qingyan looked innocent and took her hand back into his own. "Sorry, I couldn't control myself."

There was not a hint of apology whatsoever.

He lowered his eyes, and Xu Zhaozhao felt a chill on her fingertips. She looked down.

The ring she had thrown into the hot spring was put back on her ring finger.

His eyes subconsciously glanced at Gu Qingyan's right hand, and sure enough, the men's ring had returned to his ring finger.

Don't lie to me.

Tell me, how much do you like me? Don't lie to me.

Xu Zhaozhao wouldn't be foolish enough to ask how to get the ring back, so she naturally accepted that the ring was back on her ring finger.

She even had the mood to snuggle against Gu Qingyan, saying, "I'm not lying to you."

She wasn't lying; when you see fireworks... your heartbeat doesn't lie.

"You might need to take another shower."

Xu Zhaozhao looked up and stared maliciously at the makeup stains on his pajamas.

She was so busy removing Gu Yulin's makeup that she didn't have time to remove her own.

Gu Qingyan glanced at it and asked, "Shall we shower together?"

? ? ?

Xu Zhaozhao immediately launched herself away from Gu Qingyan.

She decided that she would give Gu Qingyan a new nickname from now on.

Let's call him, the serious-looking slutty pig.

Like a nimble rabbit, Xu Zhaozhao slipped out onto the balcony and closed the door behind her.

She grabbed her pajamas, rushed into the bathroom, and locked the door.

The entire sequence of movements was so fluid and smooth; one can only imagine how many times it had been practiced to achieve such a flawless execution.

The person outside the balcony, following her through a floor-to-ceiling window, chuckled.

After Xu Zhaozhao entered the bathroom, he turned around and lit another cigarette in the darkness.

But this time, the smoke might not be from frustration.

Although his face remained calm, his fingers, which were holding a cigarette, trembled slightly in the darkness, the flame flickering.

The timing was perfect; just as Xu Zhaozhao came out of the bathroom after washing her hair, Gu Qingyan entered from the balcony.

He always kept in mind his mission as Xu Zhaozhao's hair dryer.

Xu Zhaozhao initially kept her distance from him with a wary expression, but when Gu Qingyan stopped in his tracks, she approached him.

He sniffed at Gu Qingyan.

There was no smell of smoke.

Only then did she feel relieved enough to take out the hairdryer and place it in his hand, saying, "Dry my hair for me."

Gu Qingyan took it, and Xu Zhaozhao sat on the tatami. His gentle hands ran over her hair, slowly making it light and airy.

Because the tatami mats were low, when her hair was almost completely dry, Xu Zhaozhao discovered... that he was actually kneeling behind her.

Her eyes widened suddenly, and with a spin, she turned around to face Gu Qingyan.

He turned off the hair dryer the moment she turned around, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Xu Zhaozhao turned her head away somewhat awkwardly.

Could she say... in a daze, she mistook him for a duck?

She's probably Gu Qingyan's biggest hater.

Xu Zhaozhao touched her nose and reached out to push his shoulder.

"Your hair is dry, go take a shower."

Gu Qingyan, being a germaphobe, would definitely take another shower if his clothes got dirty.

He placed his large hand on her hair to feel it for a moment before putting the hairdryer away.

"good."

Gu Qingyan went into the bathroom again, and Xu Zhaozhao listened to the sound of water in the bathroom, lost in thought.

Gradually, the images in my mind started to become inappropriate!

Xu Zhaozhao blushed, her heart raced slightly, and she felt very hot all over.

I can't listen to this anymore!

A voice in her mind stopped her immediately.

Xu Zhaozhao quickly put on her bunny slippers, ran down to the living room, opened the refrigerator, and wanted to grab a bottle of soda to cool down...

Xu Zhaozhao was stunned when she opened the refrigerator.

Her soft drink was placed at the very back, while the first thing that caught her eye was... alcohol.

Xu Zhaozhao has a low alcohol tolerance; she gets drunk after just a sip of alcohol. This is common knowledge among all the servants in the villa, so no one will buy her any alcohol.

Gu Yulin is even less likely to go; he's a minor who went to buy alcohol. Xu Zhaozhao will have to teach him a lesson.

Then there's only one possibility left... Gu Qingyan bought the wine.

Xu Zhaozhao frowned slightly.

What does he need the alcohol for?

She reached out and took a bottle of wine from the refrigerator; the icy temperature of the can was very noticeable in her hand.

This packaging... looks familiar.

Xu Zhaozhao searched her mind rapidly, completely focused.

Why did you go downstairs?

A damp voice fell on her head, startling Xu Zhaozhao so much that she dropped the wine bottle in her hand.

Fortunately, Gu Qing reached out and caught it, preventing the bottle from hitting her foot.

Xu Zhaozhao turned to look at him, and instead of blaming Gu Qingyan for scaring her, she asked in surprise, "Why...why did you buy this wine?"

She just remembered that this was the wine she drank when she went to see Ya Ya that day to drown her sorrows.

"I can drink with you too."

Gu Qingyan looked at her and gave a completely irrelevant answer.

Xu Zhaozhao laughed, crossed her arms, and looked at him leisurely, "Then can you help me find Duck Duck?"