No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

Pei Jingnian received two solid slaps on the back.

Shi Qiao simply covered her face with the blanket.

Even though she and Pei Jingnian are now publicly dating, doing this kind of thing with him in the house where she grew up...

I still feel a little embarrassed no matter how I look at it.

She slapped him twice more, leaving two handprints on his large toy, and pushed Pei Jingnian away.

Pei Jingnian didn't feel any pain.

After all, what arrives before the slap is the fragrance of the slap from one's wife.

"Pei Jingnian, you even prey on drunk people! Taking advantage of others in their vulnerable state, what a despicable act!"

Pei Jingnian said matter-of-factly, "How is this taking advantage of someone in distress?"

Shi Qiao glared at Pei Jingnian, "Taking advantage of me while I was unconscious... what?! What else would you call it but taking advantage of someone in their vulnerable state?"

"Wife." He wrapped his arms around Shi Qiao, rubbing against her bare skin without any hesitation. It was soft and felt especially comfortable against her. "Yesterday, it was clearly your idea."

He anticipated the hand that was about to cover his mouth, but instead, he grabbed the slender wrist with one hand.

"I don't know who it was, but yesterday they clung to me, saying they wanted to sleep with me, and even helped me take off my clothes."

"So, what I call going with the flow."

Shi Qiao's face flushed red instantly, but she was restricted and had no choice but to turn her head and bury half of her face in the pillow.

She muttered sullenly, "You actually believe what you're saying when you're drunk."

"You should only believe what people say when they're drunk." Pei Jingnian lightly pecked her ear. "They only speak the truth when they're drunk."

Shi Qiao buried her head even deeper into the pillow.

If only my wife could be as proactive as she was last night.

The way he plays with me so obediently is especially cute.

Next, Pei Jingnian reminisced about how beautiful she was, how red she was from being rubbed, and how many marks she left on him.

I almost couldn't control it first thing in the morning.

Shi Qiao was too close to Pei Jingnian; even if she covered her ears, she couldn't stop those "unpleasant" and foul words from creeping into her mind.

A complete scene was woven in her mind, awakening many scattered memories.

"Enough!! Pei Jingnian!!"

"Have I forgotten that the God of Love hasn't taken back my privilege of hearing your heart's whispers?!" She poked Pei Jingnian's chest hard. "You bastard."

"I didn't forget, I did it on purpose." Pei Jingnian hugged her tighter. "I just felt that it would be a pity if only I remembered such a wonderful experience."

Shi Qiao clenched her fists, unable to utter a single word.

It's so annoying. Why does that damn man Pei Jingnian keep babbling on and on?

They also tend to spout fallacies.

Seeing that her face was hotter than an overcooked rotten tomato, Pei Jingnian stopped teasing her and dared not tease her any further.

He brushed aside the stray hairs that were obscuring her eyes and brows. "Alright, get up and eat first."

Shi Qiao insisted that she couldn't let food interfere with her studies, and reluctantly raised her head.

Since it was almost noon when they woke up, the two quickly washed up and got ready for lunch.

Shi Qiao collapsed onto the dining table, exhausted, her stomach growling.

Putting everything else aside, doing physical labor definitely makes a difference; I'm even hungrier than usual.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting food, Shi Qiao asked Pei Jingnian to reheat the leftovers from yesterday and serve them quickly.

Pei Jingnian glanced at the leftovers from last night, combined some of the ingredients, added tomato meat sauce and salted cheese, and made a tomato baked cheese risotto.

After taking a bite, Shi Qiao happily rested her chin on her hand.

"Pei Jingnian, you have an extremely high shrewdness."

Pei Jingnian stared at her chubby cheeks, and the food tasted even better.

"You just realized?" He stared intently at the tomato sauce on Shi Qiao's lips. "My eating quotient has always been very high."

Shi Qiao nodded and then turned her attention back to the risotto.

After finishing their meal, they sat on the sofa to digest. Pei Jingnian chose an old movie as background music, and the two of them lived together like this.

Shi Qiao stared at the fog covering the back gate of her house, while outside, snowflakes were falling heavily, much heavier than the first snowfall of yesterday.

She suddenly remembered, "Oh right, Pei Jingnian, the gift."

She got up and went to the entrance to take out the Christmas gift she had bought for Pei Jingnian from the bag.

He sat on the carpet, spread his hands out, and proudly displayed them.

"Pei Jingnian, Merry Christmas! This is a gift I prepared for you, hehe."

A whole bunch of random items, either handmade by the shop owner or made by Shi Qiao herself, each with its own unique characteristics.

Although the price is not high, its advantage lies in its ability to win by using quantity.

Pei Jingnian sat down next to Shi Qiao, put his long arm around her, and hugged all the gifts in his arms.

His dark eyes sparkled, and his red lips and white teeth curved into a clear smile. "Can we take it off now?"

Shi Qiao recalled that when she gave Pei Jingnian Christmas gifts before, he would simply accept the gifts he had prepared, say thank you and have a good time, and that would be the end of it.

Oh right, he was faking it back then.

So now, when Shi Qiao saw Pei Jingnian's undisguised and expectant expression, her heart pounded.

She tilted her head shyly, placing her hands on her knees and gently scratching them. "These were all originally meant for you."

"Of course you can demolish it now."

Pei Jingnian arranged the gifts, then grabbed Shi Qiao and, sitting cross-legged, drew her into his own territory.

He leaned down, adjusted himself to the same height as Shi Qiao, and gently pressed against her shoulder.

"My wife is helping me dismantle it."

He reached out and picked up a box, then found the slipknot in the ribbon wrapping and untied it.

He would carefully open each gift. If it wasn't made by Shi Qiao, he would praise his wife for her good taste; if it was made by Shi Qiao, he would praise his wife for her skillful hands.

The excessive praise made Shi Qiao wonder if he was just being polite.

But when she wanted to hear Pei Jingnian's true feelings and find out what he was really thinking, what struck her eardrums first was his thunderous heartbeat.

My heart was pounding strongly, and my spine was trembling slightly as a result.

Shi Qiao glanced sideways at Pei Jingnian.

His eyebrows were relaxed, a clear smile played on his lips, and starlight shimmered in his eyes through his thick eyelashes.

Noticing that Shi Qiao was looking at him, Pei Jingnian turned his head and pecked at the corner of her lips, his tongue brushing over it before deepening the kiss.

It was light and not intense.

The sweetness melts away like candied fruit.

"I love every gift my wife prepares," he said, taking her hand and placing a light kiss on his lips.

Shi Qiao pursed her lips and leaned closer to Pei Jingnian, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Pei Jingnian, let me tell you the truth."

"Actually... I just bought these gifts yesterday."

"Mainly because so many things happened this year, I accidentally forgot about it."

"But I promise, this is the first and last time I'll forget to prepare a gift for you."

Pei Jingnian's expression remained unchanged, still bearing a faint smile.

"I know."

"But I'm still very happy."

(I'll finish the rest before 1:30. Sometimes my replies get blocked, including the ones you mentioned that I tried putting them in the comments section, but you can't see them. I even switched to an alternate account to read the comments section and couldn't see them.)

(I usually keep a pretty good track of time when I update my posts, and I don't go too far over the time limit. If you go too far over the time limit and you don't see my reply, it's probably because I've been blocked and Shenhe didn't approve it.)

(However, you can watch it the next morning after you wake up. Don't stay up late, everyone!)