188: Huang Mao is completely finished.

"Who else could it be? Make a wish."

Shen Qian held the cake, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Thank you."

"Don't forget, as long as it's not past midnight, it's still today. Today, I am your Boyfriend."

The candles were blown out. Shen Qian dabbed a bit of cream with his finger and gently smeared it on the girl's nose, then kissed the tip of her nose.

Following the tip of her nose, Shen Qian naturally kissed her lips again.

This time, there was no resistance. Perhaps it was because she was moved, or perhaps because of his face; Shen Qian didn't care.

The next morning, Shen Qian didn't leave but waited until the girl woke up.

"What exactly is our relationship now?"

Shen Qian was the one who asked this. After their wild night, she was now sober-headed and would probably go back to loving her ex-Boyfriend again.

As expected, after Shen Qian asked this, the girl's expression flickered with panic. Then, she pulled over the quilt to cover her body.

"I... I can't. It's too fast, and you already have a Girlfriend."

You should leave. Let's not contact each other for now."

"You! How could you!"

Shen Qian's face was full of shock.

"We've already slept together. I even betrayed my Girlfriend, and now you're telling me to leave!"

"Don't say any more. We were both a bit impulsive last night. Can you just let me clear my head for a while?"

Seeing Shen Qian's dejected look, Song Mengyuan felt a pang of heartache for some reason. She pulled on his hand.

"Don't look like that. It's just that everything happened so suddenly, and I'm a bit confused. Please leave for now, okay?"

Shen Qian gave her another look, nodded, got dressed, and left.

After the door closed, Shen Qian stretched lazily. He didn't look back at the room once. He had enjoyed what there was to enjoy; now it was up to the girl to decide her next move. Either way, he had nothing to lose.

After leaving the hotel, Shen Qian didn't return to school. Instead, he drove to the residential complex where Liu Qingyun lived. A couple of days ago, the Counselor had asked him to check on his sister from time to time. After all, love needs face-to-face time to stay fresh.

Girls Liu Shuxin's age are often full of thoughts and fickle. The Counselor was afraid that if that Blondie pestered her a few more times, his sister would be led astray again.

As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder, especially for a girl Liu Shuxin's age. As soon as she got into the car, she threw her arms around Shen Qian and started kissing him, completely unconcerned about anyone seeing them through the car window or her parents upstairs paying attention.

Shen Qian responded for a moment, then stepped on the gas and drove the car to a corner of the complex before continuing their interaction.

"Brother Shen, why haven't you come to see me? I missed you so much!"

The girl murmured while kissing him, her hands not idle as they moved toward Shen Qian's waist. Judging by her intensity, she really did miss him.

"Baby, wait a second. This is your parents' residential complex. I don't mind, but what if the neighbors see you?"

Be patient for a bit."

"I don't care about that!"

Shen Qian felt his scalp tingle. Girls nowadays were truly frighteningly bold. This was broad daylight, not night, and they were in a residential complex, not the middle of nowhere.

He wasn't afraid himself; after all, he had money and connections. But he had to consider Liu Qingyun and her parents. If their daughter was seen in a car with someone in broad daylight inside the complex, the backbone this scholarly family had held upright for a lifetime would likely be snapped by gossip.

So, Shen Qian reached a compromise.

"Baby, want to do something even more exciting?"

"What?"

The blue bmw finally drove out. Shen Qian picked a nearby budget hotel at random. However, during the drive, his right hand remained on the passenger seat, while the girl in that seat kept biting her lip.

The moment they entered the hotel room, the girl was like a giant sloth, hanging directly onto Shen Qian.

About half an hour later, the girl lay in Shen Qian's arms, drenched in sweat. Even though she was exhausted, her hands were still wandering restlessly.

"Has that Blondie been pestering you lately?"

"He has, but I ignored him. I must have been blind to almost fall for him before. Looking at him now, he's just an eyesore."

"You're not much better. We haven't seen each other for just a short while, and you look like you're about to devour me."

The girl gave Shen Qian's chin a gentle nip.

"Yes, I'm going to eat you up! You have no idea how much pressure there is at school lately. It's just exams, exams, and papers, papers every day. It's the same at home. They're always asking, 'Have you eaten? Have you slept? How was the exam?'"

Actually, 'how was the exam' is the only thing that matters; everything else is just a lead-up."

"Exhausting, isn't it?"

"It is, so exhausting. When I'm tired, I miss you, but even when I miss you, you don't come."

"You little minx, at this rate, I bet you'd want to be hanging off me every single day of the month except for those few days. You wouldn't be able to study, let alone live your life."

The girl stuck her tongue out.

"It's not that exaggerated."

The two chatted for a while longer. Most of the time, the girl spoke while Shen Qian listened. It was mostly about school and home. There was more to say about school, with all sorts of gossip that Liu Shuxin was happy to share.

"If that Blondie bothers you again, let me know. I'll find some time to deal with him."

"You know how to fight?"

"Don't I look the part?"

"No. You should just stick to being a quiet, handsome guy. Fighting doesn't suit you. Even if you win, what if you get hurt?"

Besides, you're a university student now. If you affected your studies because of a fight with someone like him, it wouldn't be worth it at all."

Hearing her say this, Shen Qian understood that in Liu Shuxin's eyes, that Blondie had returned to where he belonged. No matter what he did from now on, he would never be able to earn even a shred of goodwill from her again.

Shen Qian took out his phone and transferred 500 yuan to Liu Shuxin.

"What's this money for?"

"Today is Christmas Eve. Given your family's rules, you definitely can't stay out overnight. You can use it to buy some good food or top up for a game skin or two."

"Mmm~ Brother Shen Qian, you're too good to me~ I want to have your babies."

Shen Qian smiled and patted her head. When a girl likes you, she's very easy to please, even with just a little bit of money.

As for having children, Shen Qian just took it with a grain of salt. Since acquiring the Tuna Method, he almost didn't need any descendant blockers anymore. As long as he didn't want to, it was impossible to create a life.

After dropping the girl home, it was time for Shen Qian to find Xia Mengling. Tonight would be the first meeting between Xia Mengling and Xie Wan.