On a rainy night, the school beauty knocked on my door and asked for shelter

Li Fengzhi looked at Chen Xi and his wife and sighed, "As parents, as long as our children are doing well, everything is fine."

At most, we can help by checking if the child has found the right person. I think Chen Mo is a pretty good kid, and I have no objections. It's up to Yuqing to make her own choice.

I will respect Yuqing's own wishes in everything I do, and I will not interfere in any way.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi and his wife immediately exchanged a smile. With the most crucial issue resolved, the matter of the two children would be much easier to discuss.

Upon returning home, Su Yuqing and Chen Mo immediately went back to their rooms to take a shower.

After all, I had a lot of cream stuck to my body, which was quite uncomfortable.

After washing up and changing into casual clothes, the two of them came to the living room feeling refreshed.

"Should we go over and help again? The house is so big and quite messy. It'll be tiring for Mom and the other three to clean it up," Su Yuqing said with some concern.

“I just texted my mom and she said she’s already hired a housekeeper. Your mom has already gone back with Uncle Li,” Chen Mo replied with a smile.

"So that's how it is." Seeing this, Su Yuqing finally felt relieved and sat down to rest.

Today she was the main character. Although she didn't seem to do much, she was actually very happy but also mentally exhausted.

Seeing her lounging on the sofa like Ge You, Chen Mo smiled and went behind her, gently massaging her head.

"What's wrong? Are you tired after just one day as the main character?"

"After all, I should accept everyone's blessings and respond to their kindness properly," Su Yuqing said with a smile and her voice was slightly husky and lazy.

Chen Mo didn't speak again, but gently circled his fingertips around her temples, feeling the softness of her hair and the subtle pulse beneath her skin.

Gradually, Su Yuqing's breathing became long and even, like a quiet stream on a spring afternoon, and the last bit of strength supporting her body seemed to loosen.

Chen Mo slowly stopped what he was doing and looked down.

She had fallen asleep without even realizing it.

The soft light from the living room bathed her in a warm glow, casting a warm halo over her sleeping face.

Su Yuqing leaned her head slightly against the back of the sofa, a few strands of her slightly damp hair from her shower playfully clinging to her smooth forehead and cheeks.

Chen Mo looked at her carefully. Her eyelashes were so thick and long, and they were hanging down quietly, casting a small fan-shaped shadow under her eyelids. With her steady breathing, the shadow seemed to tremble slightly.

Her eyes, which were usually always smiling or lively, were tightly closed, revealing a pure and innocent peace, like that of a baby.

Her nose was straight and delicate, and her nostrils twitched slightly with her breathing, a rhythm that strangely stirred Chen Mo's heartbeat.

Chen Mo's gaze uncontrollably slid downwards, finally settling on those slightly parted lips.

Su Yuqing's lips were a natural, healthy light pink, like newly blooming petals. At this moment, they were slightly parted due to relaxation, and her tiny pearly teeth could be vaguely seen inside.

A very subtle, unconscious curve played at the corners of her lips, as if she were still savoring the sweetness of the day in her dreams.

As he looked, Chen Mo's head uncontrollably moved closer to Su Yuqing's cheek.

Her breath gently brushed against her lips, the warm current carrying her unique scent silently caressing Chen Mo's heart as he leaned closer, bringing a tingling sensation. All the surrounding sounds faded away, leaving only her shallow breathing and the increasingly clear and powerful thumping of his own heart.

Chen Mo's gaze lingered on those two soft lips, as if he were deeply attracted by an invisible magnetic force.

A strong, primal urge seized him without warning—a desire to lean down, to gently touch, to savor the softness and sweetness so close at hand.

The thought was so clear and intense that it made his fingertips tingle slightly, and his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The air was filled with an indescribable, sweet yet slightly naive ambiguity.

The girl's unguarded sleeping face was so pure and beautiful, like fragile glass, while the surging desire in the boy's heart was like a tide about to break through the dam.

He could clearly feel the surging heat in his body, the most instinctive feeling of closeness and possessiveness towards the person in front of him.

However, just a second before that impulse was about to turn into action, something deeper overwhelmed this youthful restlessness.

He noticed the lingering fatigue in her eyes and remembered the effort she had put in behind every smile she had given that day.

A strong sense of cherishing and pity welled up in his heart—she was sleeping peacefully beside him with such trust, how could he disturb this tranquility?

The yearning for a kiss hadn't completely disappeared; instead, it was enveloped by a gentler, more restrained force.

Chen Mo took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging desire in his chest, and the heat in his eyes gradually settled into a deeper focus and gentleness.

He gazed at her sleeping face, and finally, with the utmost gentleness, used his fingertips to brush away the stray strand of hair from her cheek, his movements careful, as if afraid of waking her.

He smiled silently, a smile that carried both the youthful, innocent excitement of a teenager and the mature, cherished wisdom of an adult.

He straightened up, tiptoed to the side, picked up a thin blanket, and gently covered Su Yuqing with it, covering her peaceful sleeping face with the surging, beautiful, and forcibly suppressed impulse of that moment.

It wasn't that he was afraid to kiss, but rather that he had already decided where to place this extremely important first kiss.

He hoped that the memories of their confession and their first kiss could overlap.

After covering Su Yuqing with a light blanket, Chen Mo checked the time and decided to carry her back to her bed.

Tomorrow is Monday, and if I don't sleep well, I'm afraid I won't have the energy to attend class.

As Chen Mo slowly lifted Su Yuqing into his arms, at first, Su Yuqing's breathing did not change, but soon the feeling of being suspended in mid-air awakened her.

When she realized she was being held, Su Yuqing didn't dare to open her eyes for a moment and could only continue to pretend to be asleep.

Just like the first day I arrived at Chen Mo's house, when he carried me into the bedroom.

A surge of nervousness, excitement, and shyness washed over her, causing a flustered blush to rise on her face.

Chen Mo naturally noticed all of this, but he didn't expose it. Instead, he gently placed Su Yuqing on the bed, took the blanket, covered her with the quilt, said goodnight, and then left the room. (End of Chapter)