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

The expected reward was slightly different from the actual reward. Su Yuqing opened her eyes in surprise, only to meet Chen Moying's smiling gaze.

"The rewards should be given little by little," Chen Mo explained, gently stroking her cheek with his thumb.

Su Yuqing pretended to be angry and punched his chest, but couldn't hide the smile on her lips: "Cunning."

"If you're in a hurry, you can do it now." Chen Mo smiled slightly at Su Yuqing again.

“You’re the one who’s in a hurry,” Su Yuqing retorted to Chen Mo, a rare occurrence for her.

As she spoke, she reached out and placed her hand on Chen Mo's chest, instantly feeling his rapid heartbeat. "It's beating so fast."

"Then let me see yours." Chen Mo was not to be outdone and reached out towards Su Yuqing.

Su Yuqing's face flushed red, but fortunately the darkness concealed her shyness.

However, she did not stop Chen Mo from placing his hand on her chest.

But Chen Mo suddenly stopped just before he was about to touch it.

This was his respect, but the next moment, Su Yuqing boldly grabbed his hand and pressed it against his, which was her expression of love.

As Chen Mo's palm was enveloped by two soft hands, he could clearly feel the pounding heart in his palm.

Beneath their palms, two hearts pounded violently in a similar rhythm. Both said they weren't in a hurry, but their heartbeats couldn't lie.

As the boat sailed further and further from the shore, the hustle and bustle of the main campus road was completely swallowed up by the gentle sound of the water.

The wind in the middle of the lake was cooler than that on the shore, carrying the unique freshness of water vapor, which dispelled the last trace of heat remaining on Su Yuqing's temples.

She took a deep breath, feeling her chest fill with freedom and tranquility.

The lights on the shore gradually merged into a single expanse in the distance, like a beaded necklace set on a huge black velvet wall, reflected on the smooth water like silk, rippled gently with the waves, and tiny glimmers of light danced and flowed around them.

Chen Mo turned the speed down to the lowest setting, and the small boat glided almost silently on the water.

There was no one else around.

All he could see were moonlight, starlight, ripples on the water, and the girl he loved in his arms.

This is a real world that belongs only to the two of them.

Su Yuqing nestled against his shoulder and continued singing, her voice so low it was almost a whisper, nearly drowned out by the gentle murmur of the water.

"Now, the whole world is quiet." Chen Mo hugged Su Yuqing and gently rocked her.

"Mmm," she responded, her voice soft and sweet. She boldly raised one hand, her fingertips gently tracing the contours of his handsome profile.

Chen Mo's eyes instantly darkened.

That fleeting kiss seemed to have ignited a fuse of some kind of longing.

The extreme privacy and beauty of the atmosphere at this moment catalyzed this longing to its peak.

He didn't say anything, but lowered his head, his gaze fixed on her moving lips.

This kiss was no longer just a fleeting encounter.

When his lips touched Su Yuqing's, the tenderness that couldn't be contained immediately transformed into a deep kiss, lingering and deepening.

Su Yuqing's heart skipped a beat, then began to pound wildly.

She didn't back down, but responded passionately with increasingly skilled kisses, her arms climbing up his neck, drawing herself deeper into the vortex filled with the sweet scent of water and her lover's fragrance. Time lost its meaning in this small corner of the lake.

The small boat was just drifting aimlessly.

A gentle evening breeze caressed the rooftop, and the bright lights on the distant shore became a blurred background, with the sound of water as the only background music.

They exchanged breaths and shared each other's warmth, their minds completely absorbed in the long, intoxicating kiss, as if trying to make up for the sweetness that had been interrupted on the bench a thousandfold.

They kissed for an unknown amount of time when the boat seemed to bump into something slightly—perhaps a buoy, perhaps some debris—and a series of irregular, gentle rocking motions finally caused them to separate slightly, panting, but their foreheads were still intimately pressed together.

Su Yuqing's cheeks were flushed, not from shyness but from the excitement of passion. Her lips glistened alluringly in the moonlight, and her eyes were misty, the moisture of passion within them almost deeper than the color of the lake.

Chen Mo chuckled as he watched, then hugged her even tighter, resting his cheek on her head, his gaze fixed on the boundless lake and starry sky.

He tightened his arms around her, as if embracing the most precious treasure in the world, and placed a solemn kiss on her hair.

This secluded little space, far from the hustle and bustle, has been completely filled with their pure sweetness and love.

Only the wind and ripples in the heart of the lake bear witness to all of this.

Chen Mo held Su Yuqing in his arms, feeling the real softness and heartbeat in his embrace. Both of them were immersed in the tranquility of the lake and the lingering afterglow of their passionate encounter.

The evening breeze gently kissed the water's surface, bringing a cooler feel as the dew deepened. It also ruffled the stray hairs at Su Yuqing's temples, softly brushing against Chen Mo's neck and sending a tingling, itchy sensation through him.

"It's a bit cold." Su Yuqing snuggled closer to him, her voice tinged with a sweet, lazy huskiness, like a kitten's purr.

"Mmm." Chen Mo immediately noticed, and pulled her into his arms, completely encircling her and warming her with his body heat.

He lowered his head, his chin brushing against the top of her hair, which smelled of floral water. "Want to go back after a little while longer?"

"Okay." She responded obediently, her fingertips unconsciously drawing small circles on the fabric of his shirt, enjoying the tranquility of this moment that belonged entirely to them, like gentle ripples on water.

A silent sweetness filled the air, and the initial excitement transformed into a deeper longing.

The small boat continued to slowly rotate and drift with the waves. The lights on the opposite shore of the lake appeared even more dazzling in the night, yet also carried a distant and hazy feeling.

Su Yuqing gazed quietly, gradually feeling her eyelids grow heavy. Her body completely relaxed, and she leaned almost all her weight trustingly on Chen Mo.

The slight fatigue accumulated from two consecutive days of fresh and fulfilling campus life was quietly released in this absolutely safe embrace.

They drifted for an unknown amount of time, and before they knew it, their small boat had been pushed by the current and the breeze to the shallow shore of the lake, far from the dock.

"Huh? Where is this?" Su Yuqing regained some of her senses, straightened up slightly, and looked curiously at the shore.

By the moonlight, one can see a gentle slope rarely visited by people, covered with lush vegetation, and several large rocks lying quietly by the water.

Using the moonlight, Chen Mo discerned his location and could roughly determine that it wasn't too far from the dock where they had started, only that they had circled the center of the lake in an arc.

"The environment here is quite nice, would you like to go up and take a look?"

"Okay, it looks very quiet, there shouldn't be anyone here."

Chen Mo naturally went along with her wishes, a smile playing on his lips: "Okay."

He moved gently, carefully parting the water plants in the shallow water with his oars, and slowly brought the small boat close to the soft muddy bank.

Chen Mo nimbly stepped onto the muddy shore, steadied himself, then turned around, firmly grasped Su Yuqing's wrist, and almost half-embraced her, steadily pulling her away from the small boat and onto the dry grass. (End of Chapter)