An Nuannuan’s cheeks were flushed, looking somewhat flustered like she had been moments before, and her rosy lips moved slightly, "If it wasn’t me, who could it be?"
The two of them leaned in close, and her voice was as soft as she was, but Xu Musen could still detect a hint of jealousy.
"Xu Musen, could you dry my hair for me?"
"Just like that?"
Xu Musen cleared his throat, only to see An Nuannuan hand him a hairdryer.
"I can’t reach all of my hair to dry it."
"Your hair..." Xu Musen let out a sigh.
"What else?"
An Nuannuan asked him with her clear, wide eyes.
"I... thought it was your wet clothes," Xu Musen said with an awkward laugh.
Humans truly are controlled by hormones for their entire lives, with dopamine surging through their brain at the moment, Xu Musen felt he was starting to lose control of his words.
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With the hairdryer in hand, Xu Musen held up An Nuannuan’s damp hair. She was only wearing a bathrobe, with snow-white, round and smooth shoulders like a peeled egg.
She carried a faint scent of shower gel on her, mixed with her unique milky fragrance.
It wasn’t the first time Xu Musen had dried her hair, but this time, inside their small house, the feeling was different.
Xu Musen set the dryer to the lowest setting and slowly dried her smooth, soft hair.
An Nuannuan shifted her body and sat in Xu Musen’s arms. The girl, clad only in her bathrobe, presented a view that Xu Musen wouldn’t ordinarily see.
With Warm Jade in his arms, Xu Musen felt the restlessness in his heart calming, as he continued to dry her hair.
"Xu Musen…"
"Hmm?"
"In the future, can we do this every day, come home together, eat together, and then you can help me dry my hair..."
An Nuannuan lifted her gaze, her large eyes brimming with tender affection, revealing the longing of a girl in the springtime of youth.
"Of course, we will have even more things to do together in the future—this is our home," Xu Musen assured as he stroked her increasingly soft and refreshed hair, though he recalled how cozy it felt back in the small room of the milk tea shop at the school.
But that was never truly home.
A sense of security, warmth, and belonging could only be felt in a place that really belonged to them.
An Nuannuan nestled comfortably in his arms, listening to the strong beat of his heart.
She had waited a very long time for this moment.
They seemed to have so much to talk about, yet at the same time, they felt there was nothing that needed to be said.
An Nuannuan looked toward the TV screen.
On the screen, there was a scene of a lion and a lioness courting in the African Savannah.
The magnetic voice of Teacher Zhao Zhongxiang continued, "During courtship, the male and female lions stick together all the time. The longest they can go on for is seven days and nights to ensure a high success rate for reproduction..."
"Wow..."
An Nuannuan didn’t know why she exclaimed.
Xu Musen suddenly felt immense pressure. To be frank, if it were humans, it would undoubtedly lead to death.
Xu Musen cleared his throat, "Nuannuan, let’s change the channel."
"There’s no need to, I really like watching Animal World."
"This, it might teach bad things to kids."
"It’s perfectly natural..." An Nuannuan began, but she felt her cheeks grow warm. "I took a biology class. All animals have to do this to continue their lineage, and there was an artist who said, humans should be like pigs and dogs, freely seeking companions without worrying about consequences..."
Xu Musen had heard this before; it was said by Master Chen Danqing. When spring arrives, young people should boldly and carelessly seek partners like pigs and dogs, without considering the outcome...
Crude words, but not without sense.
"A master indeed speaks with such clarity," Xu Musen laughed, then looked down at An Nuannuan and pinched her chubby cheek, "So what about you? What kind of little animal are you?"
"I am definitely a cute little bunny!"
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An Nuannuan hummed softly and looked at Xu Musen, "Anyway, you’re definitely a little doggy!"
"Is that so? Maybe I’m also a lion!"
Xu Musen laughed loudly; seven days and seven nights, such a terrifying thought!
An Nuannuan pointed at the TV, where the subtitle explained, "Each mating for the male lion lasts only about 15 seconds..."
Then she blinked at Xu Musen.
Xu Musen: ???
"Cough, forget it, I’d rather remain a doggy," he decided.
Xu Musen shook his head silently; these lions were all show and no substance, nowhere as good as a little dog.
An Nuannuan saw his defeated look and her face turned red as she gently curved her lips into a smile.
"But a doggy can still eat a rabbit, let me have a bite!"
Xu Musen bared his teeth and bit An Nuannuan’s cheek playfully.
"Ah, it’s all saliva..."
"Since when did you start minding it?"
"I just took a bath."
"Sigh, it hasn’t been that long, and you’re already getting tired of me, Nuannuan you big heartbreaker..."
Xu Musen pretended to whimper.
Watching him act this way, An Nuannuan was reminded of her former self. Lifting her head, she planted a kiss on Xu Musen’s face.
"There, now we’re even."
"Not even yet, let me have another!"
Xu Musen gripped her chin. Just out of the bath, An Nuannuan seemed excessively fair, with the light casting a translucent glow on her face.
A hint of pink on her lips was the perfect embellishment on her jade-like skin. As he held her, her tender lips parted slightly, revealing white, even teeth and glistening saliva that shone in the light.