If you're not going to marry me, why are you flirting? If you dare run away, I'll sever yo

"Stop giving me that nonsense. Ningqi is still waiting for you downstairs. Hurry up and tidy up your messy hair, then get down here as fast as you can."

Qi Nan felt a throbbing pain in his head.

"Xia Ningqi? What's she doing here?"

"They're looking for you, probably because of what happened last night."

Qi Nan was so frightened that he paced back and forth in the room, covering his head, unable to stop his heart from pounding with fear.

"Holy crap, could it be that she remembered her drunken rampage yesterday and is now planning to come and kill me to cover it up?"

"Don't overthink it. They came on their own. Do you have some kind of paranoia?"

After Jiang Qin left, Qi Nan quickly washed up, put on his coat, and then carefully went downstairs.

Inside the living room.

Xia Ningqi sat with her legs together, her posture extremely upright, and was chatting shyly with Jiang Qin.

After hearing footsteps coming from the stairwell, she looked up and saw Qi Nan peeking at her from under the railing.

"Aunt Jiang, does Qi Nan have a habit of playing hide-and-seek at home?"

Noticing Qi Nan's thieving behavior, Jiang Qin's face darkened. "You brat, why aren't you getting down? What are you doing lying on the handrail?"

"oh..."

Qi Nan responded and then slunk down.

"What's wrong with you? Don't tell me you're doing photosynthesis again."

"Actually, I'm a coward."

Jiang Qin pinched Qi Nan's arm. "Behave yourself. Talk to Ning Qi for a bit. I'll go cut some fruit for you."

"Thank you, Aunt Jiang."

"It's alright, Ningqi, you're a very important guest in our family. There's no need to be so formal. If you need anything, just ask Qi Nan for help."

"Okay, Auntie."

Jiang Li got up and left, leaving only her and Qi Nan on the sofa.

The atmosphere became tense.

Xia Ningqi sat on the right and Qi Nan sat on the left, separated by a sugarcane stalk.

"Sit closer. Am I a zombie? Do you think I'd eat you?"

The girl's voice carried a hint of resentment.

Upon hearing this, Qi Nan could only shift his position slightly, moving closer to her, and took the initiative to start a conversation, "Xia, is there something you need from me today?"

Xia Ningqi caught a glimpse of the red hickey on Qi Nan's neck out of the corner of her eye, and knew without a doubt that it was her handiwork.

For some reason, I felt a little happy.

"What happened last night..."

Upon hearing only the first few words, Qi Nan immediately slid to his knees and said, "Miss Xia, I am innocent! I clearly warned you not to drink too much, but you didn't listen and got drunk and acted crazy. But I swear on my integrity that I, Qi Nan, have absolutely not done anything outrageous to you."

Xia Ningqi was speechless; she hadn't even finished speaking.

"Qi Nan, are you out of your mind? When did I ever tell you that?"

"You...aren't you here to silence me?"

Qi Nan quietly raised his eyelids and glanced weakly at Xia Ningqi.

Xia Ningqi couldn't help but pinch his cheek. "What good would it do me to silence you?"

Qi Nan fell silent, lost in thought.

"And the red mark on your neck, I'm sorry about yesterday."

"If you mind, I'll find a band-aid to cover it up later."

Xia Ningqi tugged at Qi Nan's sleeve, her expression suddenly turning serious. "Don't cover it up."

Faced with her sudden increase in tone.

Qi Nan was puzzled, but could only nod honestly, "Okay, then I won't cover it up anymore."

Xia Ningqi released her grip, her expression shy. "Did I do a lot of strange things last night?"

"We've certainly done a lot."

Xia Ningqi stared at Qinan, her long eyelashes making her clear pupils appear even more lively.

"Do you feel disgusted?"

This was a question that could easily get you killed, but Qi Nan wasn't stupid. He shook his head directly and said, "I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it at all. I think it's quite cute."

If I dared to answer "I hate it," my head would be twisted off.

"Then if I kiss you, won't you mind?"

"Not at all, not at all. Who wouldn't like being kissed by a beautiful woman?" Qi Nan said with a fake smile (provided she wasn't a tigress).

I feel like you're just giving me the runaround.

"Then how do you want me to prove it?"

Xia Ningqi clutched her skirt tightly, murmuring in a voice only she could hear, "Let me kiss you one more time..."

"What did you say?"

Qi Nan didn't hear her voice clearly, so he asked her a question. To his surprise, the next second he saw Xia Ningqi's face turn as red as a monkey's bottom.

"N-nothing...Qi Nan, you idiot..."

I got scolded again.

Qi Nan didn't understand why Xia Ningqi kept calling him an idiot for no reason. Did he really look that stupid?

"Oh, right, there's something else I wanted to talk to you about."

"What's wrong?" Qi Nan asked, puzzled.

"Here are two amusement park tickets. I originally wanted to go with Ye Anran, but she suddenly had something come up, and I don't want to waste them, so you'll come with me."

Qi Nan took the ticket she handed him.

The time is tomorrow.

"Is it really okay for me, a grown man, to go with you?"

"Don't overthink it, I just want you to come over and carry my bag."

Damn, I'm going to be a slave again.

Seeing Qi Nan's hesitant expression, Xia Ningqi said angrily, "You're not allowed to refuse, because this is something you owe me."

"Yes, Miss."

Qi Nan pretended to kowtow.

He thought to himself, "Garlic bird, garlic bird, I'm just idling around anyway, so I'll use the bag as exercise."

Xia Ningqi smiled and said, "Then it's decided. It's a puppy that's going to back out."

"Can I bark twice and then not go?"

"You dare!"

"Haha, I was just saying, don't take it seriously."

Jiang Qin cut the fruit and brought the fruit platter to the two of them. Just then, she saw Xia Ningqi punch Qi Nan. It didn't seem like she was angry, but rather like they were flirting.

So cute!

Girls as beautiful and kind as Xia Ningqi are hard to find even with a lantern.

Jiang Qin found Xia Ningqi increasingly pleasing to the eye and wished she could marry Qi Nan right now and then give her two big, fat grandsons.

"Auntie has cut the fruit. Ningqi, what were you two talking about just now?"

Xia Ningqi tugged at Jiang Qin's arm. "Aunt Jiang, I'll have Qi Nan come with me to the amusement park tomorrow. You won't mind, will you?"

"Of course not. It would be a blessing for my brat to be able to go out and play with you, Ningqi."

Qi Nan pursed his lips.

I think it's more like a tragic fate, like a lotus root with strings that can't be cut off or torn off cleanly.

"Do you have other ideas?"

Qi Nan quickly forced a smile, "Of course not, I'd love to."

With Xia Ningqi and his mother on the team, Qi Nan knew how terrifying this lineup was in the current version.

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