Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 329 Defense and Counterattack
An Xiaoqian's eyes sparkled, and she gently poked Hu Xiaobei's nose with her fingertip, smiling mischievously: "Then close your eyes, and I'll tell you. Three seconds. No resisting, no peeking!"

Her eyelashes fluttered like little fans as she spoke, and her dimples were full of sweetness.

Hu Xiaobei raised an eyebrow and glanced at her: "What tricks are you trying to pull now? Let's make it clear first, no sticking out your tongue this time."

Despite saying that, he still closed his eyes from the bottom of his heart, his lips slightly parted.

The person in his arms reached out and hugged him, and a barely perceptible spatial fluctuation swept through the air.

"Okay~" An Xiaoqian's sweet, childlike voice carried a hint of mischievous lightness.

As soon as Hu Xiaobei opened his eyes, he found himself in An Xiaoqian's room, lying on the soft sheets, with a familiar scent lingering in his nose.

Moonlight filtered through the gauze curtains, illuminating An Xiaoqian's smug smile.

However, the two of them had already changed positions.

She straddled Hu Xiaobei, the hem of her pink skirt lightly brushing against his wrist, her tone full of teasing: "Hu Xiaobei, why are you in my room so late at night instead of sleeping?"

These words perfectly replicated his tone from earlier. Hu Xiaobei helplessly twitched the corners of his mouth, about to retort.

Suddenly, it seemed as if she remembered something.

He froze instantly, glancing warily and worriedly at the wall—his future mother-in-law's room was right next door!

An Xiaoqian had obviously guessed his thoughts. Her cheeks flushed slightly, but she tried to remain calm, adopting the posture of an innocent victim. However, there was a faint smile on her lips, making her look like she had the victory in her grasp.

"You're good. Don't move." Hu Xiaobei lowered his voice, sat up, and put his arm around An Xiaoqian's waist.

Before she could react, the two vanished from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, the two reappeared on Hu Xiaobei's bed in his room.

However, the two of them... reverted to their original embracing position.

All he heard was An Xiaoqian pinching his chin in his arms, saying coquettishly, "Now it's time to explain, isn't it—"

She deliberately dragged out the last syllable, and before Hu Xiaobei could answer, she mimicked his previous tone: "Hu Xiaobei, tell me, why are you carrying me to your bed so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Hu Xiaobei stared into her eager, beautiful eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing silently.

The night was deep outside the window, and the moonlight fell perfectly on An Xiaoqian's pouting lips.

Hu Xiaobei sighed softly, defeated. He could only rub his temples, pull the blanket over himself, and hug An Xiaoqian tightly, preventing her from moving.

"Fine, fine, you win. I just can't resist wanting to hold you while I sleep, um... just sleep, I won't move around." There was a resigned smile in his voice.

Upon hearing this, An Xiaoqian pouted her pink lips slightly in dissatisfaction and tilted her head up slightly in acknowledgment.

Hu Xiaobei's lips curved into a gentle smile as he lightly pressed his lips to hers, leaving a tender goodnight kiss.

An Xiaoqian hummed contentedly, but did not fall asleep obediently as he had hoped.

Instead, she flipped over and straddled Hu Xiaobei, her pink skirt rippling gently with her movements.

She giggled and playfully stuck out her little tongue: "This time you kissed me first, I didn't stick my tongue out just now~"

At this moment, the moonlight seemed to favor her, subtly gilding the ends of her hair with silver.

Hu Xiaobei propped himself up, closing the distance between them. He shook his head slightly, narrowed his eyes in a deliberately dangerous manner, and let out a low laugh: "Hehe, you little dumpling, you've gotten bolder! You actually dare to provoke me!"

Before he could finish speaking, he flipped over and pinned An Xiaoqian beneath him, his nose almost touching her trembling eyelashes: "Hehe! Now it's my turn again. Ms. An Xiaoqian, breaking into your boyfriend's room in the middle of the night, what is your punishment?"

An Xiaoqian's ears turned slightly red, but she forced herself to tilt her head back and say, "You...you cheated! I was the one who made the first move..."

She twisted her body defiantly, trying to regain control and take the lead again.

Unexpectedly, Hu Xiaobei quickly grabbed her hands, interlocked his fingers, and gently pressed her hands onto the soft pillow.

Immediately afterwards, he pressed his entire body down, completely trapping her beneath him, leaving her no room to struggle.

Hu Xiaobei's warm breath gently brushed against her sensitive ear, a triumphant smile on his face: "Yes, but this is a defensive counterattack—it's a different matter!"

A sudden gust of night wind lifted the sheer curtains outside the window, casting dappled moonlight onto their intertwined shadows. An Xiaoqian abruptly fell silent, blinking her large, bright eyes, her face slightly flushed, yet she muttered with a hint of confidence, "Then...then come on, I'm not afraid of you~"

These words successfully froze Hu Xiaobei. He turned his head slightly, coughed lightly, and slowly released his hands.

She had just lay down on her side.

An Xiaoqian seized the opportunity to take the initiative, straddling him again, chin slightly raised, and proudly announced, "So, are you convinced? I, Hu Hansan, am back!"

Taking advantage of her smugness, Hu Xiaobei had a sudden thought, and Shadow quietly pulled the blanket over them, wrapping them both up together.

Then, he rolled over and pulled An Xiaoqian into his arms, pressing his chin heavily against the top of her head: "I give up, I give up, go to sleep now!" His voice was muffled, as if carrying a hint of resentment and anger.

An Xiaoqian laughed so hard she trembled all over in bed. She reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, snuggling up a little, her nose brushing against his warm cheek: "Okay~ let's sleep, but you have to hold me the whole time, and you can't send me back in the middle of the night..."

Hu Xiaobei gazed at the lovely girl in his arms under the moonlight, a gentle smile unconsciously curving his lips.

He gently brushed aside the stray hairs on An Xiaoqian's forehead, placed a very light kiss on her brow, and whispered, "Okay, go to sleep."

Then the two embraced and sank into the soft bedding. In the quiet night, their breaths gradually mingled, and they slowly drifted into a sweet dream.

(PS: Three thousand words of inner turmoil from Hu Xiaobei are omitted here)
As the morning light spilled across the window sill, the golden rays leaking through the gaps in the gauze curtains gently landed on An Xiaoqian's slightly trembling eyelashes.

She groggily snuggled closer to her familiar spot, burying her face in the warm embrace again, clearly not wanting to get out of bed.

Then Hu Xiaobei's joking voice rang in her ears: "Lazybones, get up! The sun's already high in the sky!"

An Xiaoqian struggled to open her eyes and found herself curled up in Hu Xiaobei's arms like a kitten, her nightgown neckline rumpled to one side, revealing a patch of snow-white skin.

Completely unconcerned about the sudden exposure of her skin, she whimpered and snuggled closer to Hu Xiaobei, her soft hands unconsciously caressing his chest: "Just five more minutes... ten more minutes..."

Hu Xiaobei traced circles along her back with his fingertip, saying helplessly, "If you don't get up now, you'll be late for filming!"

"would not……"

Upon hearing this, An Xiaoqian habitually puffed out her cheeks like little buns. She had just sat up when she froze, belatedly realizing that she had no filming schedule at all recently.

Just then, Hu Xiaobei gently pressed down on her lower back, and she fell back into the soft bedding, landing on his warm chest.

Hu Xiaobei curled the corners of his mouth, twirled his fingertips around her falling hair, pressed the tip of his tongue against his back teeth, and drew out his tone, mimicking her manner of last night.

"Ms. An Xiaoqian, why aren't you in your own bed this early in the morning? Why are you snuggling into my arms like a little dumpling?"

"I'm not a glutinous rice ball!"

At this moment, An Xiaoqian's morning grumpiness kicked in, and she angrily punched Hu Xiaobei's chest, but he caught her little fist in his palm.

The distance between the two instantly closed, and their breaths mingled.

The morning light gilded the corners of Hu Xiaobei's eyes. He lowered his head and nuzzled An Xiaoqian's slightly flushed cheek: "Where's that cleverness you had when you switched places last night? Now you're just lying in my arms and won't get up?"

An Xiaoqian tilted her head back and gently bit his chin. After succeeding, she squinted her eyes and smiled, "Who told someone to hug me like a pillow all night?"

"Oh?" Hu Xiaobei raised an eyebrow, his warm breath brushing against her ear: "So you didn't sleep last night, you were just thinking about how I could hold you all night?"

He suddenly rolled over and pinned An Xiaoqian beneath him, his nose brushing against her flushed cheek, his warm breath carrying the fresh scent of toothpaste as he whispered in her ear: "So, do you want to get up now?"

An Xiaoqian reached out and hooked her arm around his neck, gently pulling him down.

Their noses touched.

She blinked her sleepy eyes and said with a hint of smugness, "Hmph~ Well, that depends on whether I want to get up or not~"

At that moment, the birdsong outside the window suddenly became crisp and clear, and the morning light bathed the two intertwined figures in a warm, golden hue.

“Perhaps I have a better solution.” Hu Xiaobei’s eyes sparkled with amusement as he suddenly picked her up in his arms.

An Xiaoqian instinctively wrapped her arms around Hu Xiaobei's neck, and before she could even utter a cry of surprise, it turned into a string of silvery laughter.

When she came to her senses, he had already carried her into the bathroom.

(End of this chapter)