Spring Night Kiss.

Soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, dumplings, shumai, wontons... the table was completely covered.

Song Qingjia: "...Did you guys bring the breakfast shop back? To feed pigs?"

Lu Yanbai pointed at Xu Zhouye with disdain: "Then you'll have to ask him."

The accused man didn't even glance at him, walked over to Song Qingjia, and smoothed her spiky hair: "I didn't know what you wanted to eat today, so I bought a little bit of everything."

"As for him," Xu Zhouye said with equal disdain, "he's a copycat, copying me."

Lu Yanbai: "?"

"You bastard, I haven't even accused you of cheating me yet, and you're already playing the victim."

Song Qingjia watched the two of them with a quiet, wistful look, feeling as if she were watching elementary school kids arguing.

However, Xu Zhouye seemed more mature. He completely ignored Lu Yanbai, pulled her to sit down at the dining table, and poured her a cup of soy milk.

"It's a bit hot, drink slowly."

Song Qingjia took a small sip. She quite liked the soy milk at this breakfast shop; it was rich and fragrant with a subtle sweetness that wasn't cloying at all.

Xu Zhouye placed another xiaolongbao (soup dumpling) into her bowl.

Seeing the two of them so oblivious to everyone else, Lu Yanbai felt he'd gone too far. He stood up and said, "You two can be all lovey-dovey all you want, I'm going to find Lingyi."

Song Qingjia: "She's in my room, she probably hasn't woken up yet."

"Okay, I'll go wake her up."

He had only taken one step when Xu Zhouye called out to him, "No, you can't go."

Lu Yanbai stopped and turned to look at him: "What's wrong with you? Why can't I wake my girlfriend up?"

Song Qingjia was also puzzled and tilted her head.

Xu Zhouye slowly raised his head and leaned back in his chair: "You coming into this house is already the most I can accept. You want to go into my girlfriend's room? No way."

Lu Yanbai: "..."

His lips twitched as he looked at him, then at Song Qingjia, his eyes clearly asking, "Is he alright?"

Song Qingjia: "..."

She put down her chopsticks, sighed, and stood up: "I'll go call them, okay?"

As she entered the master bedroom, Lu Yanbai couldn't help but scoff, laughing in exasperation: "Xu Zhouye, how come I never noticed how shameless you are before?"

Xu Zhouye: "There are many things you haven't noticed."

shameless?

It was only because he shamelessly fought and snatched that he was able to win Qingjia's heart.

Just take it as him praising himself.

He beckoned to Song Ergou on the sofa: "Come here, Dad will open a can of food for you."

Lu Yanbai's lips twitched again.

Song Ergou flicked his tail, yawned, got up, jumped off the sofa, and walked to Xu Zhouye's feet.

Xu Zhouye bent down and forcibly picked it up, ignoring its struggles, and stroked its head. Then he took out a food can from the cabinet, pulled the tab, and poured the food into the cat's bowl.

Song Ergou ate in small bites, his tail held high.

Xu Zhouye squatted down beside it and stroked its head again. The kitten flicked its tail impatiently, but didn't run away again.

Lu Yanbai noticed the red string on his wrist: "What's that thing you're wearing on your wrist? It's so girly for a grown man to wear that."

Xu Zhouye paused upon hearing this, his cold gaze sweeping over him: "It was a gift from my girlfriend."

He deliberately raised his wrist, spun it around, and showed it to the other person from every angle: "What, didn't your girlfriend give you one?"

Lu Yanbai shut his mouth, but he was seething with anger.

Later, he pestered Shen Lingyi until she gave him four red ropes, one for each hand and one for each foot.

-

Vortex continued its winning streak, securing three consecutive race victories and moving into second place in the team standings, just 40 points behind the leader.

Xu Zhouye has caught up with the leader in points, and the two are now tied for first place.

This also means that the competition in the season is becoming increasingly fierce, and every game from now on is crucial.

With the European tournament schedule packed with matches, flying back and forth wasn't practical, so Xu Zhouye stayed at his apartment in Monaco.

The two had only been together a short time when they started living in a long-distance relationship, which made him very unhappy. They video chatted almost every day, never missing a good morning or good night message.

Song Qingjia never knew that a grown man could be so clingy. When she complained to Shen Lingyi, she was accused of showing off their affection. She had no way to reason with him.

Saturday afternoon.

Song Qingjia finally remembered that she should take Song Ergou to get his third vaccination.

She had made an appointment in advance, and when she arrived at the veterinary hospital with her cat, Wen Shixu was already waiting in the examination room.

Song Ergou is a little tyrant at home, but he becomes a cowardly cat when he goes out. As soon as he enters the clinic, he shrinks into a ball and looks around warily.

Wearing gloves, Wen Shixu deftly completed the examination and injection for Er Gou, and then observed him for a while.

Leaning against the examination table, Song Qingjia remembered what Xu Zhouye had said before and asked, "By the way, Dr. Wen, when is the right time to neuter a male cat?"

"Six to eight months." Wen Shixu took off his gloves and said gently, "Ergou is four months old now. If we're considering neutering, we can arrange it in another two months."

Song Qingjia nodded, thinking that it would be summer break at that time, and she would have enough time to take care of him.

Back at the apartment, Er Gou went to his cat bed and curled up to sleep.

Song Qingjia felt a pang of tenderness, stroked its head, and listened to its soft purring, finding it incredibly adorable. She took several photos, opened her WeChat Moments, uploaded them, and captioned them:

[Third vaccination, time to go home. A brave little boy today.]

A few seconds later, friends started liking and commenting one after another.

Shen Lingyi responded the fastest: 【Poor baby, let your godmother hold him/her quickly.】

Song Qingjia replied with a "hug" emoji.

She scrolled through her phone for a while longer, but didn't see the person who claimed to be her father. Thinking he might be busy, she put her phone away.

Xu Zhouye was indeed busy, working out at the gym. After finishing his workout and saying goodbye to the trainer, he returned to his room, covered in sweat.

Before taking a shower, he picked up his phone and glanced at it.

Song Qingjia updated her WeChat Moments with a picture of a kitten curled up in a ball, and slender fingers on the kitten's head.

He stared at the photo for a few seconds, then turned around, leaned against the sink, opened the pinned chat box, and made a video call.

On the other side, Song Qingjia had just finished showering. When she saw his name on the screen, she smiled and answered the call.

"Feed..."

A lazy voice came through the speaker, and on the screen was the person he longed for day and night.

She seemed to have just taken a shower; her hair was softly draped over her face, and her cheeks were fair with a rosy glow, making one want to take a bite out of her.

"Did you take the little fat cat to get vaccinated?" he asked.

Song Qingjia glared at him, and he started making fun of Er Gou again, calling him a "little fat cat." Er Gou wasn't fat at all; he had a great figure.

"Watch your word choice."

Xu Zhouye: "Let me put it another way. Our son, did you have any reaction after the vaccination? How's your spirits?"

Song Qingjia said, "She's just a little listless, but the doctor said she'll be fine in a day."

Xu Zhouye nodded, his gaze falling on the shoulder strap that was unruly slipping down her right shoulder, his eyes darkening.

"Is it still that Dr. Wen?"

"Otherwise? He's the one who's always been in charge of the inspections, who else should we talk to?"

"……oh."

Song Qingjia adjusted her posture to make herself more comfortable. The shoulder strap slipped down a little more with her movement, revealing the upper part of her breasts. She instinctively pulled it up, covering the beautiful view again.

Xu Zhouye's Adam's apple bobbed, a hint of regret in his voice.

Song Qingjia didn't notice and continued the previous topic: "I said, can you stop being jealous of every man? I don't even like them, it's just normal socializing."

Xu Zhouye: "You can socialize all you want, I can be jealous all I want, it doesn't matter."

He certainly wouldn't restrict Song Qingjia's normal social activities; on the contrary, he respected them. However, he would also show some jealousy, just to make Song Qingjia feel more important.

Be a "green tea" man and enjoy a happy life.

He understands this principle.

Song Qingjia pursed her lips but didn't correct him; after all, he was just being glib.

She noticed the mirror behind him, fogged up with water, and asked, "Where are you? Why is there a mirror?"

Xu Zhouye held his phone further away: "Bathroom, just got back from the gym, about to take a shower."

Song Qingjia made a "hmm" sound, her gaze falling on his chest.

The sports vest accentuated his physique exceptionally well, highlighting his smooth muscle lines without being exaggerated.

Xu Zhouye curled the corners of his lips: "Want to see?"

Song Qingjia's mouth was a little dry: "What are you looking at?"

"Watch me... take a bath."