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

After saying that.

Xia Ningqi went next door, unlocked the door with her key, slammed the door shut, and went inside, leaving Du Qinan standing there in a daze.

What's going on? Why are you suddenly acting like you've taken a shot of gunpowder?

Qi Nan was a little confused. One second everything was fine, but the next second the expression changed. The key point was that he didn't seem to have said anything.

"Women's hearts are like needles at the bottom of the sea, they're just too hard to fathom," he muttered as he entered the room.

...

They are separated by a wall.

Xia Ningqi sat down on the bed in a huff.

The pungent smell still lingers in my nasal cavity.

It's disgusting...

She didn't know why, but her chest felt tight, as if a large hand was gripping her heart, making it difficult for her to even breathe.

I took a good shower.

After leaving the bathroom, Xia Ningqi calmed down a bit.

When she feels upset, she usually likes to do things to temporarily stop thinking too much. So after throwing the dirty clothes into the laundry basket, she went straight to the balcony to wash the clothes she had changed out of the last two days.

Because she didn't have many clothes to wash, she chose to hand-wash them instead of using a washing machine.

When she arrived at the washbasin outside, she first took out her outer clothes from the laundry basket, because washing outer clothes first and then underwear was her usual habit.

Just in the interval while waiting for the water to be released.

Suddenly, the balcony door next door opened, and Qi Nan walked out shirtless.

He has a slender figure with extremely well-proportioned lines and a very pleasingly thin physique.

Xia Ningqi covered her face, revealing only a slit in her eye, "Why...why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

"I just finished showering..."

"Is it okay to not wear clothes after taking a shower?"

"But this is my home, and I just came out to get some clothes. Why are you being so sensitive?" Qi Nan said, holding the clothes hanger, feeling that Xia Ningqi was making a fuss over nothing.

"I don't care, just grab your clothes and go inside. I don't want a naked man standing in front of me while I'm doing laundry!"

"Hey, I'm wearing pants, don't slander me."

"Stop talking nonsense, you exhibitionist!"

There was nothing he could do, so Qi Nan didn't bother arguing with her anymore. He took off the pajamas he wanted and went back to his room.

After he left, Xia Ningqi finally put her hand down.

Her complexion returned to normal.

He thought to himself, "This pervert has a pretty good physique..."

Xia Ningqi poured on the laundry detergent and began to rub.

Because she isn't very strong, it takes her a long time to wash a single piece of clothing.

Another few minutes passed.

The sound of music reached Xia Ningqi's ears.

After raising his head.

I saw Qi Nan also take clothes and go out onto the balcony.

"What are you doing out here again?"

"Doing laundry."

"Doesn't your apartment have a washing machine?"

"I broke it the day before yesterday, and it's still not fixed. Besides, I can't possibly use the same washing machine for my underwear and socks, can I?"

Xia Ningqi frowned and didn't say anything more.

I couldn't help but think to myself, "Listening to music while doing laundry, what a spoiled brat!"

Qi Nan didn't sense anything was wrong.

He likes to listen to music when he's bored, and doing laundry is obviously a very boring thing.

The two balconies are very close together, and the pools are even designed to face each other. Xia Ningqi felt that the designer was a real "genius" so that the neighbors could chat while doing laundry, but this was obviously not suitable for her and Qi Nan.

Qi Nan rubbed his clothes while glancing at Xia Ningqi out of the corner of his eye.

She has delicate features and fair skin, and is pleasing to the eye, but her temper is not very good.

She seemed to have noticed Qi Nan's cautious gaze as well.

Xia Ningqi suddenly asked, "Is it pretty?"

Qi Nan coughed, choked by the choking sound, and weakly replied with two words, "Beautiful..."

"Hmph, not as pretty as your Xiaoya."

Whether it was his imagination or not, Qi Nan could faintly detect a hint of sourness in her words.

She must have misunderstood her relationship with Lingya...

Qi Nan explained, "Ya-jie and I are just friends, I really didn't break any rules..."

"Hehe, I bet you don't dare to say that you and she are in a romantic relationship. After all, you're afraid of me, and you're also afraid that the Xia family behind me will take action against the Qi family's company."

Xia Ningqi was telling the truth; otherwise, there would have been no need for me to clarify.

"But... I'm still very curious why you're demanding this of me? Wouldn't it be more satisfying to just grind me to dust?"

Xia Ningqi gave her a cold look.

"Crush your bones to ashes? That's so meaningless. I want you to never marry, watch your family members die one by one, and then grow old alone in solitude, with no one to even collect your body after you die!"

Qi Nan shuddered in fright.

Waaah~ This woman in front of me is even more vicious than I thought.

The thought of living in her shadow for the rest of his life made Qi Nan feel weak in the knees. After all, living in constant fear was not the life he wanted.

Seeing Qi Nan's terrified expression, Xia Ningqi couldn't help but chuckle to herself. What an idiot! She was just teasing him, but he actually believed her. Damn you, you scoundrel! I never thought you'd be the one to be bullied by me.

For a moment, Xia Ningqi seemed to have unlocked a new XP; the feeling of scaring Qi Nan seemed pretty good.

"Meow~", the black cat jumped onto the balcony. Ever since Qi Nan fed it that day, it seemed to have become attached to Qi Nan, and would occasionally dart out from various places. Now it was sitting there as if watching a joke, its pink tongue leisurely licking its paws.

Qi Nan said irritably, "Go away, I'm already annoyed. If you keep gloating, believe me, I won't feed you dried fish anymore."

The black cat seemed to understand human speech, jumped off the floor, and left disappointed.

Xia Ningqi joked, "I've never seen anyone argue with a cat."

"Now you see, that's the kind of person I am."

"Fool."

Xia Ningqi cursed at Qi Nan and then ignored him.

...

After hanging the clothes to dry.

Xia Ningqi returned to the house.

He opened his phone and saw that Ye Anran had sent him several messages.

"These are all my treasured works that I've kept for many years. I'm sharing them with you today, so be sure to read them all!"

I glanced at it briefly.

I found that most of them were comics and TV dramas about romance.

"What's the difference between these and what we usually see?"

"The difference is huge; you'll see once you watch one."

After finishing her work, Xia Ningqi felt she had nothing better to do, so she casually picked out an electronic Korean comic to read.

It turns out it would have been better if we hadn't looked at it.

After watching it, she felt like she was being scalded.

Because this isn't a proper comic at all! Not a single page from beginning to end is erotic!

Xia Ningqi was so angry that she started typing on the spot.

"Ye Anran! You big brat!"

...