61: Weakness in arms and legs - lower back pain

"What? A suitor?"

Chen Li looked at Liu Yu as she sat in the car, a playful smile curling on his lips.

"Don't even mention it."

Liu Yu buckled her seatbelt and sighed helplessly. "He's like a piece of dog-skin plaster, I can't shake him off. If this continues, I'm really going to report him for harassment at the Student Affairs Office."

Chen Li smiled and didn't respond.

Among the girls around him, except for Meng Yu who was slightly delicate-looking, the others were all eye-catching beauties.

With the addition of the wealth he bestowed upon them, such troubles would likely only increase in the future.

"Hubby, it's still early. Are we going straight to the Hotel?" Liu Yu turned her head to look at him.

"Yes, let's take care of 'business' first. The Hotel has a restaurant too."

The moment Chen Li saw Liu Yu, a familiar heat surged within his body.

Just like last time, she always appeared right at the moment he had a thought, precisely stirring his desires. Could this be a heart-to-heart connection?

Hearing his blunt words, Liu Yu's face flushed slightly, and she unconsciously glanced at Chen Li.

Even though they had experienced it several times already, seeing him reveal his desire so undisguised still made her heart throb.

A heart-stirring shyness spread through her heart, but more than that, an uncontrollable anticipation and excitement surged in her chest.

After arriving at the Hotel, they skillfully handled the check-in procedures.

The moment the door closed, the two were like parched land meeting rain.

Their long-accumulated passion erupted instantly, like a long-awaited rain after a drought... (This space is left blank for fellow Daoists' imagination)

Three hours later... Liu Yu looked at Chen Li with blurred eyes, her voice slightly heavy with a nasal tone: "Hu... Hubby, that BMW... can we change it for a cheaper car?"

"What's wrong? You don't like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just too high-end. As a student, I always feel it's not quite suitable."

"You, you're getting caught up in appearances." Chen Li gently stroked her long hair.

"Caught up in appearances? What does that mean?"

"It means caring too much about surface things and ignoring the essence. It's a Buddhist term."

He explained patiently, "Simply put, a car is just a tool for transportation. Regardless of its price, as long as it's useful, it's fine."

"Oh..."

Liu Yu nodded half-understandingly, then gave a sly smile. "Alright then, I'll keep driving it..."

Liu Yu blinked her watery eyes, her voice soft and seductive: "Hubby... have you recovered now?"

Before her words even fell, that restless hand had already quietly reached down... Chen Li's breath hitched, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.

Cursing inwardly: 'Little vixen,' he then made a swift roll-over... (A hundred thousand words omitted here)

The next day, Liu Yu looked at herself in the mirror at the washstand, her skin becoming increasingly lustrous and radiant, and smiled slightly... Meanwhile, Chen Li, who went straight to class, lay on his desk in the Classroom, listening to Zhang Yixi and the others talking loudly, responding feebly from time to time.

"A Li, did you go out stealing last night?" Zhang Yixi teased.

Chen Li didn't even bother to lift his eyelids: "More tiring than stealing."

It wasn't until the afternoon class that he recovered some of his energy.

Recalling Liu Yu's tireless demands last night, he couldn't help but chuckle bitterly to himself.

Although he ended up with the upper hand, his body now felt like it had been hollowed out.

It seems the mission regarding Gu Qingcheng needs to be completed as soon as possible. Once I get the rewards, I'll show those girls what family discipline means.

While he was lost in thought, his phone vibrated. It was a message from Meng Yu: "Hubby, are you coming back to the Villa tonight? I miss you."

Since Chen Li said he would live on campus until graduation, he rarely returned to the Villa these days.

Meng Yu was very sensible, only going back occasionally to clean and air it out, never asking many questions.

Looking at this message, a trace of guilt rose in Chen Li's heart.

He thought for a moment and replied: "Then let's go home. We'll go back after class."

"Okay."

These days, Meng Yu and Li Tingting were inseparable, having experienced all the most high-end Beauty Clubs in the city.

Neither girl lacked money, and they both did the most top-tier treatment projects.

From the tip of their hair to their toes, every part had its corresponding exquisite maintenance.

But after not seeing Chen Li for several days, her longing was like an uncontainable flood surging in her heart.

While in class, she absent-mindedly stared at the photo of her and Chen Li on her phone.

Her fingertip lingered on the dialog box for a long time before she finally couldn't help but send that message of longing to Chen Li.

The moment her phone rang with a special notification and she saw Chen Li's reply,

the corners of Meng Yu's mouth curled up unconsciously. That uncontrollable smile and even her slightly trembling eyelashes seemed to be speaking of her joy.

Missing Chen Li just like Meng Yu was Liu Manman, who sat not far beside her.

But this longing manifested in a completely different way for her—during this period, she had lost a significant amount of weight.

She spent almost every day in regret. Whenever she saw Meng Yu pass by her looking radiant,

with skin that was hydrated and bright, and an aura that naturally emanated from her movements, she couldn't help but compare in her heart.

This kind of change couldn't be faked; it was clearly the confidence and composure emanating from her core after being carefully cared for and nourished.

Her roommates often invited her to go shopping and have dinner at the Shopping Mall recently, warmly greeting her to come along every time.

Liu Manman always found various reasons to decline—it wasn't that she didn't want to, she simply couldn't afford it.

Her credit cards were already overdrawn by tens of thousands, and the minimum monthly payments left her breathless.

Thinking back to when she was with Chen Li, these weren't problems at all.

Now that she had lost him, she truly understood the feeling of having 'no one to back her up.'

Every time a repayment reminder from the Bank popped up on her phone, her heart sank a little further.

Her roommates would occasionally ask with concern if she was facing any difficulties lately, but she would just shake her head and force a smile.

It wasn't that she hadn't thought about asking Meng Yu for help, but borrowing money from her ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend to pay off debts?

The thought was suppressed as soon as it emerged; at least for now, she couldn't let go of her dignity... For the steak Chen Li had praised last time, Meng Yu specially went to buy top-tier 5A Wagyu Beef to cook for him.

Seeing Chen Li feasting, her heart felt sweet.

"Eat slowly, no one's competing with you," Meng Yu said, looking at him with a smile.

Chen Li chewed the tender and juicy steak, and after finishing, he picked up an Oyster and put it in his mouth.

Perhaps because he had exerted himself too much last night, he ate several pieces of steak in a row and over a dozen Oysters that Meng Yu had carefully prepared.

Seeing him eat several pieces of steak and a dozen Oysters in a row, Meng Yu found it somewhat amusing.

After the meal, they cleaned the dishes together. Amidst the sound of rushing water, Meng Yu peeked at Chen Li from time to time, her eyes full of unconcealable joy.

During the bath, the rising steam blurred the mirror and also blurred the figures of the two embracing.

Chen Li forced himself to stay alert and accompanied Meng Yu to finish her homework. It wasn't until late at night that they fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning in class, Chen Li was completely drained.

He slumped on his desk in the Classroom, his limbs weak, and his waist so sore he couldn't straighten up.

While Zhang Yixi and the others were joking around beside him, he just lay there in a daze, lacking the energy to respond.

Today was Shen Qing's class. The brothers from the Dormitory took the front row seats as usual, hoping to be the first to rush up and ask questions during the break.

But today, Shen Qing seemed a bit distracted, her gaze constantly drifting toward Chen Li's direction while lecturing.

When she looked toward that corner again and found Chen Li sound asleep on the desk, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

When the bell rang for the end of class, Shen Qing looked at the still-sleeping Chen Li and finally withdrew the thought of waking him.

However, her departing figure as she walked out of the Classroom revealed the anxiety and unease in her heart...