But he forced himself to stay conscious, trying to suppress the urge to pull her into his arms and kiss her passionately.
"If you're alright, get off me now and let me rest. You almost crippled me just now."
Leng Nan didn't move. Instead, she slowly raised her head, her bright and captivating eyes fixed on him, her gaze complex, as if containing a thousand unspoken words.
"Why haven't you come looking for me all these years?"
Her voice was soft, carrying a hint of barely perceptible grievance and questioning, like an abandoned child demanding an explanation from their beloved toy.
"Have you really... forgotten that promise you made when you were little?"
Qin Xiao was stunned, completely dumbfounded.
A promise made when we were children?
That bastard of a scumbag, what did he do to that girl when they were kids?! And he even left a promise?!
He searched his mind rapidly, but found nothing; he couldn't find any relevant memories.
Seeing that Leng Nan's eyes were becoming increasingly dangerous, as if she was about to transform into an angry female warrior and grab him by the neck, Qin Xiao quickly came up with a plan and tried to speak up to try and get away with it.
"What agreement... Hey! Don't look at me like that! I remember! I remember! Of course I remember!"
He quickly changed his tune, giving a perfunctory reply, fearing that the tigress might give him another hard blow in a fit of anger.
"It's just... it's just that I want to marry you when I grow up, of course I remember, how could I forget!"
He paused, deliberately trying to change the subject, and then gave her a scrutinizing look, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. "But... I prefer women with a more feminine charm now."
These words were like lighting a powder keg.
Leng Nan instantly bristled, her previous shy and aggrieved expression vanishing in an instant, replaced by overwhelming rage. "What did you say?!" She abruptly sat upright in Qin Xiao's arms, glaring at him. "Are you saying I lack femininity?!"
"Fine! Qin Xiao! Today I'll show you what true femininity is!"
Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly raised her hand and ripped off the hair tie. Her long, smooth, black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, instantly reaching her waist, adding a breathtakingly alluring touch to her already strikingly handsome face.
Her eyes were fierce, like an enraged female leopard. Her hands, like iron clamps, firmly held down Qin Xiao's flailing arms, and her legs also forcefully suppressed his struggles.
Then, she took a deep breath, her face flushed, and her lips trembling slightly, she slowly brought them closer to Qin Xiao's. "This...this is my first kiss..."
Her voice trembled, her eyes filled with shame and indignation, and a resolute determination to go all out. "You should be grateful!"
Just as their lips were about to touch— "Cough cough!" Another earth-shattering cough rang out at the doorway, louder than the previous two combined.
Grandpa Leng, leaning on his cane, appeared at the door at some point, watching his granddaughter and the "victim" on the bed about to stage a "forced kiss" scene.
The old man coughed heavily, interrupting the romantic yet tense atmosphere. "Ahem! You two can talk about your matters later."
His sharp gaze fell on Qin Xiao, his previous spectator mentality vanished, replaced by seriousness and inquiry.
"Young Master Qin, I have something to ask you." He paused, his tone turning serious. "Do you know anything about Ye Chen's background?"
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