The system's timely intervention prevented Gu Qingqiu from becoming immersed in her sorrow.
Male Protagonist System: [Host, I have some good news to tell you.]
Gu Qingqiu: [……]
Male Protagonist System: [Host? Are you listening?]
Gu Qingqiu: 【…Hmm.】
Male Protagonist System: [Experience bar has reached 49%.]
Gu Qingqiu: [I understand.]
The male protagonist system seemed to sense that Gu Qingqiu was in a bad mood and stopped talking.
Gu Qingqiu stared at Yan Shengxiao with some resentment. She felt deceived, but she couldn't blame him. After all, Yan Shengxiao was in a vegetative state, and it would be quite frightening if he could speak.
So... her earlier discovery that Yan Shengxiao's fingers could move wasn't an illusion, but rather that Yan Shengxiao was indeed trying to operate his body, but later Yan Shengxiao became very obedient.
Alright! Playing dead, huh!
Gu Qingqiu understood Yan Shengxiao's little scheme after a moment's thought. Fine, since you're going to pretend, I'll let you pretend to your heart's content.
Gu Qingqiu went to school as usual during the day. Since she only had one class in the afternoon, she didn't get home until a little after four o'clock.
Gu Qingqiu put down her things, walked to Yan Shengxiao's bedside, and kissed Yan Shengxiao's cheek. "I'm back."
Yan Shengxiao felt a sweet warmth in his heart; his little bride was as cute and clingy as ever.
Gu Qingqiu did not rush to leave, but stared intently at Yan Shengxiao's face, searching for a flaw. After a while, she said in a gentle tone, "Shengxiao, you are so handsome."
Yan Shengxiao was overjoyed. He finally felt that his outstanding appearance had a purpose, at least in attracting the bride's attention.
Strangely enough, even though Yan Shengxiao's expression didn't change at all, Gu Qingqiu could still sense happiness emanating from him.
Gu Qingqiu tilted her head and thought for a moment, then pressed on, saying, "Yan Shengxiao, I like you so much. I want to kiss every inch of your skin. I want to be with you forever."
Yan Shengxiao: !!!
Although he didn't know why the young bride was saying such bold and straightforward things to him, it didn't stop Yan Shengxiao from feeling shy and excited, and he felt a surge of heat rush to his head.
When Gu Qingqiu noticed that Yan Shengxiao's ears had turned slightly red, she finally confirmed from her own perspective that Yan Shengxiao was self-aware and capable of perceiving the outside world.
Gu Qingqiu suddenly had a wicked idea. "Shengxiao, let's take a shower early today."
Although Yan Shengxiao couldn't respond, he was still looking forward to spending more time with his new bride, so he obediently lay down and waited for Gu Qingqiu's actions.
Gu Qingqiu can now easily take Yan Shengxiao to the bathroom. Since she mastered the technique of exerting force, she can lift Yan Shengxiao into the wheelchair without the help of a caregiver, and then push the wheelchair into the bathroom without any effort.
After pushing Yan Shengxiao to the edge of the bathtub, Gu Qingqiu locked the bathroom door and then slowly began to turn on the hot water and adjust the temperature.
As the water temperature gradually rose, so did the temperature in the bathroom. Yan Shengxiao's cheeks were tinged with red, as if from the heat.
For some reason, Yan Shengxiao felt that the little bride was taking off her clothes unusually slowly today. He even felt a little tempted to do it himself, but in order not to scare the little bride, he could only try his best to restrain himself and let her do it.
Gu Qingqiu was doing it on purpose. As she slowly took off her clothes, she paid attention to Yan Shengxiao's reaction. When she noticed Yan Shengxiao's fingers trembling slightly, she almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Yan Shengxiao had finally been put into the bathtub by Gu Qingqiu, and before he could even enjoy the warm water and the gentle wiping service of his little bride, he felt a figure enter the bathtub as well, and then... straddle him.
Yan Shengxiao immediately felt his blood rush to his head, and a tingling sensation he had never experienced before spread throughout his body.
But then the young bride stretched out a finger and slid it from his chest to his waist.
...Woman, you're playing with fire.
Just as Yan Shengxiao felt some parts of his body trying to become active beyond his control, he was suddenly interrupted by pain.
Gu Qingqiu, with a bath towel on her hand, smiled and said to Yan Shengxiao, "You've been lying down for so long, there must be a lot of residual secretions on your body. A simple bath won't clean it properly. I recently watched some short videos and learned some bathing techniques. I'll definitely help you wash your body clean."
Then everything became extremely agonizing. Gu Qingqiu's "Iron Palm" left red marks wherever it struck. For the first time, Yan Shengxiao was glad that he couldn't speak, otherwise he would definitely cry out from the pain, which would be contrary to his cool and handsome image.
Despite Gu Qingqiu's outburst, the romantic atmosphere in the bathroom vanished instantly.
Yan Shengxiao only hoped that his little bride would watch fewer short videos and stop learning all sorts of nonsense. He should be left alone; he was a living, breathing person, not a beautiful doll! He could feel pain!
Both Gu Qingqiu and Yan Shengxiao were exhausted after taking a bath. One felt sore all over, while the other felt sore from overexertion in his wrist.
After it was finally over, Gu Qingqiu felt that she should do less things that harmed others and herself, and that she could punish Yan Shengxiao in other ways.
Recalling the warmth she felt while sitting on Yan Shengxiao's lap, Gu Qingqiu couldn't help but feel a little shy.
So even people in a vegetative state can have uncontrollable reactions...
...
After that day, Gu Qingqiu's curiosity about Yan Shengxiao's body grew stronger. She would often poke Yan Shengxiao's abs from time to time, and occasionally pinch Yan Shengxiao's thigh in his sleep, making Yan Shengxiao suffer greatly and endure it very hard. He wished he could get up immediately and teach his little bride a lesson so that she would know that he was a normal man.
Gu Qingqiu was naturally unaware that Yan Shengxiao was already holding a grudge and considering how to "take revenge" on her after waking up. She didn't expect that this commotion would actually increase her experience bar to 54%, but ultimately, Gu Qingqiu hadn't done anything particularly outrageous.
So it seems that the increase in the experience bar might largely depend on Yan Shengxiao, but what are the criteria for judgment? His mood? Or how much he likes me?
Knowing that Yan Shengxiao was not averse to her touch and contact, Gu Qingqiu was no longer as worried as she had been at the beginning about being kicked out of the house as soon as Yan Shengxiao woke up. Instead, she was looking forward to the day when Yan Shengxiao would truly wake up.
For this reason, Gu Qingqiu even began to probe the system's intentions.
Gu Qingqiu: [System, you said the male lead would be in a vegetative state for several months. Does "several months" mean three or four months, or eight or nine months?]
Male Protagonist System: [Host, this is not convenient to say explicitly, but there are already relevant clues in the plot lines I revealed before. Please think back carefully.]
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