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

That's really crazy.

Qi Nan muttered softly, "I didn't do anything, and I got kicked for no reason."

It took a few more minutes.

Qi Nan carefully laid out his sleeping mat for the night.

"Okay, now you can go to sleep."

Xia Ningqi returned after finishing her water, her tone light and casual, "Then you'd better be careful. If I step on it when I get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, don't blame me."

Qi Nan's expression froze.

"Can't you be a little more careful?"

"I'll be completely groggy by then, my brain'll probably be a complete mess, how am I supposed to be careful?"

Qi Nan remained silent.

"Then you absolutely mustn't step on my face, because I'll be relying on my looks to make a living in the future."

"Hmph, do you think any rich woman you hooked up with just your looks could be as rich as my family?"

"You can't say that. The most important thing for people is to learn to be content. After all, there's no real difference between 10 billion and 100 million for ordinary people."

"Who wants to listen to your lectures?"

Xia Ningqi rolled over and snuggled into the blankets.

Qi Nan remained silent.

He lay down as well.

Now all he can do is pray that Xia Ningqi will retain a little humanity when she gets up in the middle of the night, at least not to give him a "golden headshot" while he's asleep, otherwise he probably won't feel good either way.

A location that cannot be seen.

Xia Ningqi curled up in the blanket, the familiar scent filling the room and giving her a sense of inexplicable peace.

I don't know how much time passed.

Qi Nan's feelings were complicated. He never expected that the woman he was sharing a room with would be Xia Ningqi, the one he wanted to get rid of the most.

Are you asleep?

Just as he was lost in thought, a girl's voice came from the bed.

Just kidding, in this situation you'd better be able to sleep.

Qi Nan replied in a low voice, "No."

"Why aren't you sleeping?"

"I should be asking you that. You're sleeping on a soft bed, but I'm sleeping on the floor."

Xia Ningqi's voice was soft and wistful, "I miss Grandma..."

"If you want, you can go back to see her during the Chinese New Year. Anyway, the holiday is coming soon."

"I can go back, but I won't be able to have a reunion dinner with her this year..."

Qi Nan put his hands behind his head and looked up at the ceiling of the room.

Nothing in this world is perfect; you'll get used to it.

"You speak so maturely, as if you've experienced a lot."

Qi Nan shut up, too lazy to explain to her.

Two more minutes passed.

"Are you still able to sleep?"

Qi Nan joked, "With the frequency of your questions, even a pig couldn't fall asleep that quickly."

"Aren't you just a pig?"

"Miss, if you can't speak, you don't have to say anything."

Xia Ningqi hugged her pillow, "But I can't sleep."

"Can't sleep? Is it because my bed isn't as soft as yours?"

"That's not the reason."

Qi Nan was a little confused. "Then arguing with me won't do any good. Do you think I'm going to tell you a bedtime story?"

"But you can play the guitar."

"I can earn a lot of money playing a song; I even turned down an invitation to perform on the Spring Festival Gala."

Xia Ningqi pulled out a pillow and, not too hard, hit it on his head. "Want it to bounce?"

Qi Nan covered his head.

"Considering how hard you've worked to teach me these past few days, I'll let you off easy this time."

He stubbornly got up, picked up his guitar, and sat cross-legged on the blanket.

"What do you want to hear?"

"Jiangnan".

"You have good taste. I'm familiar with this."

Qi Nan placed the guitar on his lap, strummed it a couple of times, and only started playing after he got the hang of it.

A languid melody filled the room.

Qi Nan's technique was skillful, and his control of the rhythm was just right.

Xia Ningqi lay on her side at the head of the bed, her gaze lightly falling on his face.

I wish it could stay like this forever.

I wanted to get even closer, but why were you so silly?

Afterwards, Qi Nan played a few more songs until Xia Ningqi closed her eyes completely and fell into a deep sleep.

...

The next day.

Qi Nan opened his eyes groggily and was immediately startled.

"Xia Ningqi?! Why are you so close to my face?"

The girl was kneeling on the blanket, her upper body bent over, her eyes less than half a foot away from Qi Nan's face. If you looked closely, you could even see the white bra straps hidden under her clothes.

She was clearly flustered, and she straightened her back.

"It's already so late, I just wanted to wake you up."

"You don't need to get that close... You could just kick me if you want..."

"Do I look like the kind of person who would resort to violence indiscriminately?"

Do you want me to tell the truth?

"explain."

"They really do look very similar."

Xia Ningqi frowned and bit her lip, her fist, as big as a sandbag, tightening a little.

"Haha, I was just kidding you. You're actually a gentle woman."

"Good to know."

Qi Nan's eye twitched.

If you were gentle, this world would be a matriarchal society.

Xia Ningqi turned around.

"Go wash up quickly, you and Xiao Qing will have intensive training this weekend."

"Okay."

Qi Nan got up and went to the bathroom.

Seeing him leave, Xia Ningqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, clutching her chest. Why did he have to wake up at a time like this? Luckily, she wasn't discovered.

Qi Nan finished washing up and came out.

Xia Ningqi noticed that he still had a messy head of hair, so she complained, "Why don't you change the messy head of coal into your hair? It looks quite suitable for laying eggs."

"Cats are not oviparous animals; they do not lay eggs."

"I was just using a metaphor, I didn't expect you to actually believe it."

After saying this, Xia Ningqi went to the bedside and picked up a comb.

"What are you going to do?"

"If you don't like the look of me, you'd better sit on the bed quietly."

"oh..."

Qi Nan had no choice but to sit obediently on the bed after hearing this.

next second.

When Xia Ningqi arrived, she first ran her fingertips through the soft, smooth hair, then picked up the wooden comb and slowly combed it from the top of her head down. The wooden teeth brushed against the hair, and when she reached a few knots, she softened her movements and patiently separated the tangled black hair with her fingertips, as gently as if she were treating her own child.

Qi Nan's gaze could only reach Xia Ningqi's stomach; he dared not move it upwards, afraid of seeing something he shouldn't.

Then, under Qi Nan's questioning gaze, Xia Ningqi picked up the curling iron and hair dryer.

"What are you trying to do?"

You'll find out soon enough.

Xia Ningqi turned on the hairdryer and started fiddling with Qi Nan's hair.

A few minutes later.

Xia Ningqi looked at her completed "masterpiece" and a faint smile appeared on her face.

Qi Nan was puzzled.

Standing in front of the mirror, I realized I had a 3:7 split hairstyle, looking like a basketball star.

"How was it? How was my technique?"

"There are pebbles."

Qi Nan has a good foundation; with just a little grooming, he can be very attractive. However, even so, Xia Ningqi only wants to see him herself.

......