kisses and hugs
Chu Yiqi retorted, not wanting it to be even more blunt: "Improvisational nonsense."
This time, Xi Ai answered properly, remembering the important matter: "I know, I'm talking about the road where we go for a night run."
"Actually, we ate the whole way."
"Actually, you just forgot that the road is called Wangjiang Road." Chu Yiqi continued Meng Yike's words, mercilessly exposing Xi Ai's true colors.
Xi Ai rubbed her nose and said, "How about someone takes a camera and records the local food?"
"Mmm-hmm-hmm." Chu Yiqi clasped her hands together and nodded repeatedly, her intricate silver ornaments dangling from her forehead.
Meng Yike blinked and watched them leave with a very strange attitude.
It's very much like an elderly mother watching her daughter and her loved one leave after her daughter has come home to visit.
While another sweet couple went to see the fire show, Yu Nianxi had already quietly run home, ridden her bike, and gone to the food court.
Chu Yiqi and Xi Ai chatted and laughed as they led Ning Ning all the way to the food street, until Chu Yiqi stopped in front of the roasted lamb stall.
Xi Ai went to the side and bought a soufflé while waiting. She saw Chu Yiqi being teased by the stall owner to get some grilled meat. After several failed attempts, Chu Yiqi smiled and reached out again. Xi Ai just stood by with her arms crossed and watched.
"You're not allowed to laugh." Chu Yiqi hadn't even turned his head before he caught Xi Ai's movements out of the corner of his eye, and from Xi Ai's posture, he sensed that Xi Ai wanted to laugh.
Xi Ai immediately put her hand down, pretending to be busy playing with her fingers and twirling the end of her hair, but in reality she was watching Chu Yiqi's every move.
Chu Yiqi finally got a piece of barbecue, and Xi Ai finally dared to smile. She turned around, took a soufflé, thanked the stall owner, and then gave Chu Yiqi a portion of mango with a smile.
Ning Ning shook her head in refusal, so Xi Ai said, "Then I'll save it for you to eat after you finish work?"
"Thanks--"
Along the way, Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi had their hands full of snacks, afraid that Sister Luo would see them and scold them.
Of course, just as Chu Yiqi hung up the phone with Sister Luo, he quietly took a bite out of the skewer of mutton that Xi Ai was holding.
Xi Ai immediately turned around and stared at Chu Yiqi: "You clearly said this is mine!"
"I don't care, first come, first served. You ate zero, and I ate two, so Chu Yiqi wins two to zero. Now it's mine." Chu Yiqi took a skewer of mutton and fairly gave Xi Ai a piece of egg pancake.
After playing all the way back to the hotel, the other people were already sitting on the lawn, playing a game of charades with a piece of scrap paper.
"Come here quickly!"
"You guys are the only ones left."
So Chu Yiqi carried a bunch of things and put them on the table, glancing at the "famous painting" that had been passed to Yu Nianxi.
"Is this what they mean by 'the bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring flows over the rocks'?" Chu Yiqi said nonchalantly.
Xi Ai had just arrived when she heard Nie Chuiying happily announce the answer: "Let's congratulate each other and hope we guessed the answer!"
"Hey, you're telling me that's the moon in your children's drawing?" Yu Nianxi slammed her hand on the table, then picked out a string of squid.
Nie Chuiying blurted out, "Haven't you ever seen a full moon before?"
"..."
"What you drew is ugly!"
"So what? I hope my baby understands me and is incredibly capable!"
"Shut up." Shi Yunshan picked out a matcha cookie and covered Nie Chuiying's mouth.
"Let's see what you want to drink!" Su Luojian handed her phone to Xi Ai and kindly added, "It's reimbursed today."
"Okay."
Xi Ai thought for a moment. She had no plans for tomorrow morning, so she could easily trick Chu Yiqi into having some drinks. So she specifically asked Chu Yiqi, "Would you like something to drink?"
Chu Yiqi didn't answer. He glanced at Xi Ai's phone screen, and whether it was intentional or not, the moment Chu Yiqi took the phone, he selected a cocktail.
A special blend of green grapes and jasmine.
Chu Yiqi glanced at Xi Ai quickly, but she looked back at him calmly, still with an inquiring attitude.
Chu Yiqi suddenly answered Xi Ai's question: "I'll drink this."
Sure enough, Xi Ai glanced at Chu Yiqi, who was biting into a hawthorn strip, without making a sound, and then ordered the same thing for herself.
While waiting, Xi Ai and Chu Yiqi both ran back to change their clothes, mainly to remove their heavy headdresses.
The cocktails here are a bit strong, so they're a little spicy at first, but then the fruity flavors come out quickly.
The fragrance is mixed with a sweet floral scent that lingers for a long time.
Each of these people at the table is capable of handling things independently, but putting them all together is like a mental regression, especially after Su Luojian has already gone back to her room to rest.
After having a little fruit wine, I like to start a random question-and-answer session.
So Yu Nianxi leaned closer, rested her chin on her hand, and with an innocent and naive face, asked Xi Ai, "Can you suddenly show me a real-life version of a story where someone gives you five million to leave my daughter or son?"
Xi Ai originally thought it was something very important and serious, so she subconsciously tried to cover the microphone, but Yu Nianxi started speaking with this.
that's all?
Xi Ai remained expressionless for a moment, took a sip of wine, and then continued to look at Yu Nianxi with a calm expression: "I'll give you five million, and you can ask me a more interesting question."
"No, this is my true love, how can five million separate us?"
"There's an auction at Philanthroy Manor tomorrow. Go pick out something you like, is that enough?"
Chu Yiqi suddenly chimed in, "No, no!"
Xi Ai turned around in surprise.
I don't know if it's more about disbelief at Chu Yiqi's sudden intrusion and adorable tone, or if it's more about the absurdity of Chu Yiqi picking at her bad lines.
In just a short while, Chu Yiqi somehow produced a straw, drank more than half a glass of wine while biting the straw, and ordered a new glass of blue ice wine whose name he didn't know.
Great, they've taken over what they wanted to do.
This was Xi Ai's first reaction after being taken aback.
She had a good idea of Chu Yiqi's alcohol tolerance; after drinking three glasses of this strength, Chu Yiqi would be slightly tipsy.
Xi Ai turned around with a good temper, leaned back in her chair, looked at Chu Yiqi, and asked her, "So what should I say now, Teacher Chu?"
"According to the plot, you should suddenly be moved and think that they are truly in love, and then say, 'Then don't leave this issue with the five million.'"
"The two of you together, overthrow Nie Chuiying and take over Exam's account yourselves." Xi Ai suddenly paused, then lowered her head to sip her wine, and after a couple of sips, she wanted to laugh.
Chu Yiqi had a bad feeling, and then he heard Xi Ai say after a few pauses: "Then we immediately found that exam lost a lot of followers, to the point that Nie Chuiying was being dragged back into the news and made trending again. The account was immediately reported as hacked, and some people even subtly asked if Chuiying had been hit on the head by a car."
"You speak terribly," Yu Nianxi commented aptly.
Chu Yiqi, however, grasped another key point: "What are you doing again? You're not allowed to whip the corpse of Mrs. Exam, who has been abstinent for half a year."
Nie Chuiying practically hid in Shi Yunshan's arms, constantly using Shi Yunshan's thin coat to cover herself, while biting on a straw.
Shi Yunshan was forced into the fray: "Can you all stop mentioning the exam? The exam has already gone on strike."
"Actually, whatever you're saying now sounds like you're repeatedly attacking our Nan Cai Yuan, okay?" Meng Yike chuckled as she called a halt and changed the subject. "Take a minute's break, and we'll continue with 'For 8 Crosstalk Show' next. Stay tuned."
Nie Chuiying was overjoyed at this moment of getting rid of herself as the target and immediately accepted it: "The first person to walk towards us is the host Meng Yike."
The noise continued until the "next day." Su Luojian watched them from upstairs, smiled, and sent a message: "It's twelve o'clock, kids. It's about time to go back to sleep."
So everyone scattered like birds and beasts. Nie Chuiying tugged at Shi Yunshan and walked back, muttering complaints about the buzzing mosquitoes.
Shi Yunshan took her arm and said, "You sound like you're buzzing right now."
Chu Yiqi seemed to have drunk too much, or perhaps his alcohol tolerance had decreased; he was in a daze.
Xi Ai followed behind, looking up at the people in front of her.
He was dressed in a very casual Song Dynasty style outfit, with trousers that were dangerously long enough to drag on the ground.
Xi Ai blinked, and when she opened her eyes again, she was in a slightly tipsy, dazed state, following closely behind Chu Yiqi, who was looking down and feeling dizzy.
Xi Ai leaned against the wall and saw Chu Yiqi throw herself into the low sofa, then stick out his hand in a sticky manner and say, "Why is it so hot tonight..."
"Because you drank too much." Xi Ai folded her coat and reached out to pull Chu Yiqi. "Get up and drink some milk before you go back to sleep."
Chu Yiqi immediately reached out and hugged Xi Ai's hands and arms with both hands: "Why are your hands so cold?"
Xi Ai suddenly realized that she had been too restrained in her act; there was no reason to pretend with someone who was truly drunk. But Chu Yiqi was exceptionally easy to talk to after drinking; as long as you stroked his ego, he would be obedient.
Xi Ai tried to reach for the cup, but Chu Yiqi held on tightly. They even stood up together. Xi Ai turned back and said, "Really..."
Just as he was about to speak, Chu Yiqi pressed close to him.
Like a child trying to hide their ears, Chu Yiqi covered her ears and said, "Xi Ai, you're so noisy."
It was a kiss that smelled of alcohol.
Chu Yiqi, who was covering her ears, seemed dissatisfied. She felt that every tiny sound was being amplified, pulling her down, which also made her exceptionally clear-headed.
The remaining rationality kept reminding him that Xi Ai was slightly drunk, but Chu Yiqi was just too cruel to stop.
Continue to pretend you're drunk, continue to pretend it's a tender moment.
Xi Ai slightly moved away, but Chu Yiqi grabbed the back of Xi Ai's neck again, but couldn't continue. He just pressed against the tip of Xi Ai's nose, his voice muffled.
But even with her eyes lowered, Xi Ai could still hear clearly that it was Chu Yiqi calling her name over and over again.
Although Chu Yiqi hadn't opened his eyes, Xi Ai seemed to be able to see the moisture in Chu Yiqi's eyes, mixed with the wine.
Xi Ai suddenly turned her head, and their noses brushed against each other, turning it into a real kiss.
Xi Ai gripped Chu Yiqi's sleeve, completely relinquishing the initiative to the other person.
The next moment, Chu Yiqi seemed to lose his balance, grabbed Xi Ai's wrist, and fell down onto the bed with her.
Chu Yiqi pressed down on Xi Ai's hair, maliciously smeared off Xi Ai's lipstick, and rubbed it against Xi Ai's side of her neck, then grabbed a very beautiful section of her neck with one hand.
"Do you remember who I am?" Amidst their clapping breaths, Xi Ai grabbed Chu Yiqi's collar, trying to pull him closer to her.
Chu Yiqi bit Xi Ai's neck, his tongue brushing against the spot where he had left teeth marks.
"Xi Ai, you're so annoying." Chu Yiqi's voice was slightly drunk as he kissed Xi Ai's lips again.
Xi Ai raised her hand, but only blocked the light. Then she lowered her eyes and looked at Chu Yiqi, her tone seemingly calm: "Hmm."
In that brief moment, the ties of Xi Ai's pajamas came undone, revealing a butterfly tattoo that was faintly visible.
Her fingers landed on Chu Yiqi's shoulder. No movement was needed; the outer robe was already on the verge of falling off. So, Xi Ai's fingertips circled lightly around Chu Yiqi's collarbone.
Xi Ai removed Chu Yiqi's outer garment, pinched Chu Yiqi's chin and kissed him, but said, "I hate you too, what should I do?"
Perhaps it was because of her excellent delivery of lines, or perhaps it was just that Xi Ai's eyes looked particularly drunk, but in any case, the moment Chu Yiqi heard "disliked," she thought of something else.
If you forget about it tomorrow, then what you do today is not important.
Chu Yiqi held down a lotus-colored outer garment and draped it over her arm. She reached out to embrace Xi Ai, but failed to do so.
But Xi Ai grasped her hand.
Like many tender moments in the past, the teeth marks fell on the edge of the tattoo, and a few unbearable groans escaped.
Chu Yiqi squinted, recognizing what Xi Ai was about to say.
It is clearly...
"But I just love you."
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