‘Even though he was her boyfriend, they were still in a hospital room, and almost in front of Qiu Ye at that. The only cover was the blanket.’
‘We didn’t make any noise last night, did we? Qiu Ye was definitely asleep, right?’
‘Forget it. If even that huge Level 8 Armor was found by Qiu Ye, then in his eyes, I’m probably already a pervert.’
When she woke up the next day, Bai Yao was consumed with guilt and her mind was full of messy thoughts, but on the surface, she acted as if nothing had happened.
“Okay, get out.”
Qiu Ye carried her into the bathroom and carefully set her down.
She immediately urged him to leave.
“It’s not like I haven’t seen you before.”
Qiu Ye stood his ground in the bathroom, refusing to go.
“Out, out!”
Just as Qiu Ye stepped out, he suddenly opened the door again and poked his head in.
“Call me when you’re done.”
Bai Yao quickly covered her crotch with her hand.
Qiu Ye grinned cheekily.
“I can’t be bothered to look. What are you shy about?”
Bai Yao’s face turned bright red.
“Get lost!”
She slammed the door shut in a huff.
‘What do you mean, “can’t be bothered to look”!’
After finishing in the bathroom, Bai Yao’s eyes darted around as she considered that she still hadn’t seen Qiu Ye yet.
Ever since he started renting an apartment, Qiu Ye would come stay with her for a few days every weekend, but over the past month or so, their relationship had only progressed to kissing, hugging, and groping.
Even though she often felt his thing pressed against her butt or stomach, she had never actually seen what “Little Qiu Ye” looked like.
“I’m done.”
Qiu Ye pushed open the bathroom door, placed his hands under Bai Yao’s armpits, and lifted her up like a little kid.
“Qiu Ye…”
Bai Yao looked up at his face, which she could finally see at eye level.
“Hm? What’s wrong?”
“I want to see yours too,” she said seriously.
Qiu Ye was taken aback, a slight blush creeping onto his cheeks.
“See what? Don’t mess around. Let me carry you back.”
Bai Yao finally got to throw Qiu Ye’s own words back at him, and a sense of vindication washed over her.
But hearing this, Qiu Ye suddenly perked up.
Without another word, he set Bai Yao down, pulled down his pants, and said, “Go ahead, look.”
Bai Yao stood frozen, confused and at a loss.
Her eyes wanted to look but didn’t dare.
Instinctively, she covered her eyes with her hands, afraid she’d get sties, but the gaps between her fingers were wide enough to see through.
‘Holy crap! He’s pointing a gun at me again!’
‘That’s terrifying! Am I going to end up in the emergency room like that Chinyu in the future? That would fucking kill me…’
She had felt it before, but she had never actually seen it so clearly.
“You insisted on seeing.”
Seeing Bai Yao shy, Qiu Ye pulled his pants back up, lifted her again, and placed her on the bed.
But Bai Yao’s shy blush gradually turned into an excited flush.
‘Damn, how good would that feel!’
‘That’s what all the books and doujinshi say!’
Qiu Ye didn’t notice the change in Bai Yao’s expression.
He went about his routine of using the toilet, washing up, and tidying himself.
When he came back to the bedside, Bai Yao had already suppressed her Chinyu-like blush, but her gaze kept drifting down toward his crotch.
“I’m ordering takeout?”
Qiu Ye pulled out his phone, ready to order breakfast for the two of them.
“Oyster cake?”
“Mm… okay.”
Bai Yao lay in the covers, feeling a bit regretful.
‘I’m in the hospital with a fracture, and I’m still thinking about this kind of crap?’
The System had said she would become a Chinyu, and she was already showing signs of it.
It was hard to imagine what she would do to Qiu Ye once she actually tasted the real thing.
He’d probably end up worse than Lin Mingxin, who at least managed to last a few months with Senior.
Qiu Ye ordered breakfast, yawned, and felt a bit drowsy.
“Come up?”
“I’m not the patient.”
“Let’s watch some anime together. If you get sleepy, just crash here.”
Qiu Ye hesitated for a moment, but still leaned his body against the headboard.
The hospital bed wasn’t very big.
When he sat up and leaned against the headboard, they had to squeeze together.
Bai Yao completely forgot that a nurse could walk in at any moment.
She leaned excitedly into the crook of Qiu Ye’s arm.
Little Qiu Ye, which had just calmed down, perked up the moment it touched Bai Yao.
Qiu Ye helplessly pulled the blanket over to cover it, but it was still standing high, and Bai Yao couldn’t help glancing down.
‘It’s so soft.’
He had to admit, Bai Yao’s body really was soft.
A faint scent of her natural fragrance drifted over, stirring Qiu Ye’s thoughts.
“What do you want to watch? Or play a game?”
He forced down his inappropriate urges and picked up the computer.
“Want to download a game?”
“Hmm… that new one, the bidding game?”
Having spent the last few days watching anime and streams, Bai Yao was up to date on the latest game trends.
The newly released Devil May Cry would definitely be too much for her laptop, but that bidding game looked pretty fun on stream.
“Let me check.”
Qiu Ye connected the computer to his phone’s hotspot and started downloading the game.
Very suddenly, Bai Yao asked, “Qiu Ye, in the future… when you earn money, will you hand it all over?”
“Hand it over? Sure.”
Qiu Ye thought Bai Yao lacked a sense of security, but she wasn’t the type to waste money.
Even if he gave her his whole paycheck, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Besides, he didn’t have a paycheck right now anyway.
“Should I transfer the living expenses I’ve saved to you first?”
“No, no, no.”
Bai Yao shook her head rapidly.
“I don’t want to manage the money.”
“I thought you cared a lot about money.”
Bai Yao frowned, mumbling in a conflicted and awkward tone, “Not really…”
She herself found it hard to understand her own view on money.
When it came to earning and saving, she cared a lot—she was even a bit of a money-grubber.
She still held a grudge against that high school friend who never paid her back.
Earlier, when she loaned Qiu Ye the hospital fees, she worried for a long time about not getting the money back.
Even the one-hundred-yuan-per-task missions were very tempting to her.
But when it actually came to asking her mother or father for money, she was willing to risk feminization and turning into a girl rather than ask them for living expenses.
‘In other words, I want to earn money standing up?’
“Then when you get out of the hospital, let’s open a joint account and put all our money in there. It’s not about who manages it; if we need money, we take it from there,” Qiu Ye suggested.
“Hmm… that sounds okay?”
Qiu Ye teased, “Isn’t that just like marriage? Joint property of spouses. When are we getting married?”
“First, get my parents on board.”
Bai Yao snorted.
“And then figure out a way to come up with that million-yuan bride price.”
“Then I’m afraid I can’t afford to marry you~”
Qiu Ye said pitifully.
Logically, local bride prices and dowries were supposed to match.
At least, that’s what his parents used to say when they mentioned Bai Yao’s marriage.
But this year, his cousin got engaged and gave over a million yuan as a bride price, and apparently the dowry wasn’t much.
“Come a little closer.”
Qiu Ye moved closer to Bai Yao, leaning against the headboard.
His arm naturally wrapped around her slender waist.
Bai Yao also settled comfortably into the crook of his arm and shoulder.
Her slightly messy long hair brushed against the tip of his nose, bringing a refreshing fragrance and tickling him so much he wanted to sneeze.
Breathing in Qiu Ye’s scent, his body temperature was warm even in the dead of winter, instantly dispelling the chill from Bai Yao.
She shifted her position slightly, glanced at Qiu Ye, then forcefully looked away to keep him from discovering she was a Chinyu pervert.
‘Looks like I’ll be spending New Year’s in the hospital.’
“It’s okay, I’ll be with you!”