America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 167 Halloween (The End)
By the time I finished washing up, it was already 12:30 a.m.

Li Xiaoen stared blankly at his phone screen and couldn't help but yawn.

He then sent several more messages to Suffer, but to his dismay, she did not reply for a long time. After pondering for a moment, he simply edited a new message.

I'm coming right now.
After sending the message, Li Xiaoen changed into a shirt and went out.

At midnight, there were few people left on the meadow. Only the night wind made the banners and skull-patterned veils left on it sway incessantly. Li Xiaoen withdrew his gaze and looked up at the room of the two-story white house not far away. Seeing that the lights were on inside, he quickened his pace.

He pulled the doorknob and pushed the door open, only to find that the door was unlocked. Melodious piano music drifted from the bathroom on the first floor. Li Xiaoen looked up at the empty staircase, turned around, locked the door, and tiptoed upstairs.

knock knock...

Li Xiaoen knocked twice on the door, opened it, and entered the room. He then closed and locked the door behind him. After passing the bathroom, he peeked inside and saw Su Feier sitting at the table, engrossed in her computer. He breathed a sigh of relief.

If the two girls' personalities suddenly changed drastically, and Suffer was listening to piano music while Victoria was in Suffer's room, it would be impossible to explain why he would barge in alone like this.

"Sufeil..."

Li Xiaoen smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed, only to realize that the girl had changed into a spaghetti strap nightgown, the hem of which was very short, revealing a pair of long, white legs. He couldn't help but widen his eyes.

After scrutinizing that exquisite and perfect profile for a while, and seeing that the girl didn't react, Li Xiaoen leaned his head in front of the computer screen.

"Happy Halloween, Sophie."

Suffer, who had been looking at the computer with her eyes slightly narrowed, raised her hand and pushed the head in front of her away.

"It's past midnight now..."

"That's what I say, but..."

Li Xiaoen made a muffled sound, his hands braced on the edge of the table, still in the same position where he had been leaning forward, "Suffolk, you pushed it in the wrong direction, didn't you?"

"is it?"

Sophie didn't take it seriously and pushed the young man back onto the bed. "I thought you had a long neck because you always do this."

After saying that, she didn't look over at all, silently turning her gaze back to the computer screen.

"The Halloween spirit doesn't end tonight; it lasts until dawn the next day."

Li Xiaoen explained helplessly, then laughed, "Seeing that you haven't been in a good mood all day, I came here specifically to keep you company."

"You came all this way just to keep me company?"

Sophie raised an eyebrow and glanced over. "Are you suggesting I give you charity? Aren't you overestimating yourself?"

"You know."

Li Xiaoen shrugged. "That's not what I meant."

"Whether it is true or not, who can say for sure?"

"..."

He scratched his head in exasperation, stared blankly at the girl in front of him for a long while, and then suddenly reached down with both hands, picked up her long legs and placed them on his lap.

"What are you going to do?"

After struggling to kick it to no avail, Suffer frowned and scolded.

"Nothing done."

Looking down, Li Xiaoen grasped her fair and soft thighs with both hands and murmured, "After a long day, let me help you relax."

"Is he trying to help me relax, or is he taking advantage of me?"

With his eyes narrowed, Suffer sneered and kicked out through gritted teeth.

My answer is, yes, both.

Looking up, Li Xiaoen tilted his head and replied with a smile. Before the girl's face suddenly turned gloomy, he added, "Sufiel, you're so beautiful."

After staring blankly at the young man for a while, seeing him carefully massaging his thighs, Suffer snorted and gave up struggling.

Because of the chair being turned around, she could only turn her head to see the computer. However, before she could refocus her attention, the young man's next words stunned her.

"Sophie, I just realized that your thighs are really quite thick."

"you……"

Turning around abruptly, Suffer glared angrily at him, about to raise her leg to kick him, but the young man was already prepared and had his hand firmly held in his arms. Seeing the triumphant smile on his face, Suffer's chest heaved with anger, and she swung her fists to punch him again.

However, everything seemed to be within Li Xiaoen's expectations. As she bent forward, the young man opened his arms to welcome her and embraced her tightly.

Sitting back on the bed, Li Xiaoen looked up at the girl's annoyed face as she sat on his lap and smiled helplessly, "Although my shoulder hurts, at least you're looking at me."

"Happy Halloween, Sophie."

"..."

"I specially wore this shirt over tonight. It's the one you bought. It wouldn't be good if I ruined it, would it?"

Seeing the girl looking down at him expressionlessly, Li Xiaoen spoke again.

Fortunately, the words worked, and the pain in his shoulder finally began to subside.

With his arms around the girl's slender waist, Li Xiaoen lowered his head and buried his face in the girl's neck.

Feeling the warmth of the young man's breath against her neck, Suffer took a deep breath, pursed her lips helplessly, and was about to say something when she saw that the other person had stopped moving.

"You didn't fall asleep, did you?"

"Ok?"

Li Xiaoen woke up with a start and quickly shook his head, "No, no."

"Two requests."

Looking down into the young man's dark, clear eyes, Su Feier pursed her lips and said, "First, don't go back tonight. Second, you must come with me to the last club hiking activity of this semester."

"The second one is fine."

If it's possible, he won't refuse Suffer. Li Xiaoen frowned slightly, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "My first request is that we're going to Serafina's place tomorrow morning to learn martial arts, right?"

"Serafina said she wanted to sleep until she naturally woke up at the agreed time, which would be around noon."

Sophie didn't take it seriously, looking down at Li Xiaoen with a cold smile, "As for how you plan to deceive Victoria and sneak out to pretend to come back again, that's entirely up to you."

"Or should you go down now and tell her about our relationship?"

"..."

"I'll see what I can do."

Li Xiaoen turned his head to the other side.

"f**k you..."

With a sharp rebuke, Su Feier struggled out of Li Xiaoen's arms, tidied her hair and nightgown, and said, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

"it is good."

Li Xiaoen nodded. After the lights were turned off, he lay on the soft bed, but his consciousness suddenly became hazy and drowsy. He had originally wanted to have a good chat with Su Feier, but now he could only close his eyes.

Lying down in bed, still pondering how to cause trouble for Li Xiaoen, Su Feier heard the other person's soft breathing. She couldn't help but open her eyes wide and turn her head to look.

Suddenly...

A dull thud came from under the soft bedding. Li Xiaoen, jolted awake by the blow to his foot, turned to the girl beside him and asked, "Sufiel, what happened?"

Gritting her teeth, Sufiel was filled with anger, making it hard for her to breathe. Ignoring the young man's words, she turned around, lowered her head, and kicked him with both feet.

"Sufeil..."

Li Xiaoen exclaimed in surprise, quickly spread his legs, and trapped the girl's feet between them. His hazy consciousness returned, and he rolled over and pressed himself against her.

"I thought you didn't want to," Li Xiaoen said helplessly.

Seeing that Suffer hadn't given him a good look earlier, he thought the girl didn't want him to stay tonight and that keeping him around was just to teach him a lesson in petty theft.

What am I thinking?

Sophie raised her eyes and frowned as she spoke, but the young man immediately lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.

"If you say that again, I'll keep kissing you."

Looking at the girl beneath him whose face had darkened, Li Xiaoen chuckled. Sure enough, Su Feier immediately shut her mouth.

"Congratulations, Sophie."

Li Xiaoen smiled and said, "If you don't say anything, then I'll keep kissing you."

After saying that, as the girl looked up in surprise, he leaned down and rather roughly kissed her full red lips, finally finding an outlet for his pent-up emotions.

After a moment of stunned silence, Suffer took a deep breath, raised her hands, hugged the young man's head tightly, and rolled over to take the top position, finally releasing the pent-up frustration in her heart.

The two rolled around incessantly, raising their hands to greedily caress the girl's delicate skin. Li Xiaoen's breathing became rapid and heavy as he reached under her clothes.

Even though the two knew each other inside and out, he still couldn't help but feel excited at this moment.

"Um……"

As if sensing that Li Xiaoen's hand was being obstructed, Su Feier snorted and raised her waist, allowing the young man to succeed. Just as she was about to take off the dress around her waist, she was unexpectedly stopped by him.

"No."

Li Xiaoen lifted her head from her neck and chest and laughed, "You're just wearing a nightgown."

Sophie narrowed her eyes, raised her hand and pulled down the young man's unbuttoned shirt, and after whispering sweet nothings in each other's ears, she flipped him over and returned to the top position.

"Your shirt is the same..."

Perhaps even the heavens were mourning the passing of Halloween, for the violent storm inside the house gradually subsided, while a light drizzle began to fall outside, and the evening breeze brought in a cool chill through the half-open window.

Li Xiaoen got up and left the open window slightly ajar until she felt the cold wind lessen before returning to bed.

As soon as he lay down, the oppression that had temporarily left him immediately returned, and his shoulders were enveloped in a warm, moist sensation. Li Xiaoen was already used to it, so he buried his head in the girl's neck and raised his hand to stroke the delicate skin on her back.

Because she was lying face down, Sophie's long golden hair was a little disheveled. He would put a few strands of hair in his mouth with each kiss, but he didn't care. He was quite comfortable smelling the girl's fragrance and listening to the pattering rain outside the room.

"Um……"

Seemingly sensing the same sentiment, Suffer temporarily loosened her grip, shaking her head and letting out soft moans as they rubbed against each other.

"Very comfortable?"

Li Xiaoen chuckled, but as soon as he finished speaking, his shoulder was enveloped in a warm, damp sensation again, and he couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

"Was your magic trick on the runway, transforming a pumpkin head into a mask, meant to promote your Chinese friend?"

After giving a warning bite, Sophie released her grip, and casual conversation could be heard.

"How did you know?"

Li Xiaoen paused, his hand stroking the girl's back, and raised an eyebrow.

"It's obvious that her shop became much busier after you walked the runway." "Sure enough, you're the one who pays attention to these things."

Li Xiaoen nodded, sighing helplessly.

After the fashion show, they sat on the grass and watched a horror movie. After that, they visited a cemetery and went to an underground strip show. By the time they returned, the show had already closed up. Sophie only noticed it when they were watching the movie.

While other girls were still protesting the film's portrayal of stereotypical women, Suffer was particularly focused on the interests and motives behind it.

"I didn't say I didn't like it."

"I got bitten on the shoulder again," Li Xiaoen explained helplessly.

"Another point……"

Sophie spoke again in a leisurely tone, "The comic strip online that was modeled after you suddenly added Chinese elements, was that your doing too?"

"I remember you said before that you would talk to the comic book author to discuss these things? You didn't ask him to share any profits?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Sufiel noticed that the young man beneath her had frozen in shock. She looked up and gazed down at his stunned face with disdain.

"Your goal is ambitious, but unfortunately your methods and scale are too small. As it stands, it hasn't even made a ripple."

Li Xiaoen couldn't help but take a deep breath, tightening his arms around the girl's slender waist as he met her teasing, clear sapphire eyes.

"There's a saying in our Chinese culture that I'd like to share with you."

"Oh? What are you talking about?"

Suffer tilted her head and asked with a smile, enjoying the young man's reaction after observing his behavior.

"A single spark can start a prairie fire."

Li Xiaoen smiled and said, "You should know that I'm just a freshman right now."

"I have plenty of time, I'll take it slow."

Suffer paused for a moment upon hearing this, then gave a meaningful smile.

"That sounds pretty impressive, I'll keep an eye on it."

Nodding, she took a deep breath and sat up. "One more time, this time I want to be on top..."

……

Li Xiaoen felt as if he were in a hazy darkness, with a weight pressing down on him, making it difficult to breathe and unable to move his limbs at all. He shook his head in fear.

Is this sleep paralysis?

With such doubts flashing through his mind, he struggled for a long time before finally opening his eyes. He looked at the head with a full head of golden hair on his chest, his brows furrowed slightly, and as his consciousness gradually returned, he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

"Don't press down on me while I'm sleeping."

Helpless, Li Xiaoen pushed the girl who was pressing down on him to his side.

With someone pressing down on her, and Suffer not being the thin type, her weight was naturally not light. It was fine when they were being affectionate, but it was really hard to fall asleep with someone pressing down on her. Last night, the two of them were up until midnight, but they still managed to fall asleep in each other's arms.

Suffer glanced at the young man, then rested her head against his chest, glancing at her phone.

"what time is it?"

This was acceptable, though. Li Xiaoen wrapped one arm around the girl's neck and pulled her into his arms, then squinted his eyes.

I spent the night with Suffer both times, and he never seemed to get enough sleep. Could it be that he stayed up too late both times?

"Eight o'clock in the morning, your biological clock is good."

Leaning against the young man's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, Suffer smiled and nodded. "Sean, I have a question for you, and you have to answer me honestly."

"Go ahead and tell me, I'll think about it."

Li Xiaoen seemed to be still dreaming, murmuring softly.

Looking up, she saw the young man with his eyes closed and his mind hazy. Su Feier pursed her lips, then looked at her phone and asked again, "Do you have the superpower to control animals?"

"..."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoen suddenly woke up, looked down at Su Feier in his arms, and at the phone that Su Feier was holding out to him.

On my phone screen was the news released this morning about the illegal seizure and control of a manor near Princeton University last night.

"What do you mean?"

Li Xiaoen frowned.

"Look how the police discovered this case."

Turning into the young man's arms, Sophie looked at the phone with him, her finger swiping down the screen. "First, two vicious dogs went mad, rushing into the mansion and causing chaos, terrifying the crowd in the estate. Then, a very intelligent crow guided the patrolling police to the crime scene..."

As she spoke, Suffer looked up and gazed into the young man's dark eyes.

“I remember you suddenly weren’t feeling well yesterday, and you even interacted with two dogs and a crow before you left.”

"In this society where modern technology is developing rapidly, do you think such superpowers could exist and not have been discovered yet?"

Li Xiaoen let out a helpless sigh.

"Before the truth is revealed, who can say for sure?"

Suffer didn't take it to heart and chuckled leisurely.

Li Xiaoen closed his eyes again and hugged the lovely person in his arms tighter. "Based on a lot of previous experience and examples, any event that seems unbelievable or supernatural at that time will later be verified by scientific theory."

"So, I can still harbor doubts about you, right?"

"Yes, that's your freedom."

Li Xiaoen nodded, lowered his head and rubbed his chin against the girl's head, "If I had superpowers, the first thing I'd do is make you wear a maid outfit and serve me tea and water."

After saying that, he felt his chest being bitten again. Li Xiaoen ignored it and pulled the blanket over the two of them.

"You didn't fall asleep until midnight last night, aren't you tired? Stay with me and take a nap for a while..."

"Humph……"

Rolling her eyes, Suffer simply tossed her phone aside, opened her arms, hugged the young man, and closed her eyes as well.

A second nap often leads to a deeper and more enjoyable sleep. When Li Xiaoen woke up contentedly, he tapped Su Feier's phone, which was lying beside him, and realized that it was already 10:30 in the morning.

"Sufeil..."

He patted the girl's arm, but seeing that she was still fast asleep, Li Xiaoen had no choice but to gently remove her arms and legs from his body. Just as he laid her flat on the bed, the girl suddenly opened her eyes again.

"What time is it?"

Sophie frowned slightly, stretched, and took a deep breath.

"I have to go back at 10:30."

Sean Lee got up and dressed. "They should be awake by now, right? I need to leave before Serafina arrives."

"Victoria is awake."

She raised her hand and pressed the blankets over herself, then sat up against the headboard and sneered, "Going out now would be perfect; you could just run into her head-on. Wouldn't that be great?"

Things will get better.

As he said this, dressed neatly, Li Xiaoen turned to look at Su Feier, whose face had become gloomy, bent down and kissed her red lips, "I'm going back now."

Li Xiaoen raised his hand and stroked the girl's beautiful face before turning and leaving.

Seeing the young man tiptoeing around like a thief, Suffer narrowed her eyes, rolled her eyes, got out of bed, and exposed her smooth, alabaster skin to the air as she dressed.

Li Xiaoen had never imagined that his Eye of Insight would be used in such a way.

Using his ever-changing Eye of Insight, he first checked whether he was being watched. Seeing that Victoria was enthusiastically making coffee in the kitchen, he quietly opened the door and went down the stairs.

Reaching the door, he gently turned the lock knob, but inevitably a crisp sound rang out. He sensed Victoria walking towards him and, startled, quickly hid behind the sofa.

"Ok?"

Victoria glanced around the living room and, seeing that the scene was unchanged and there was no one in sight, frowned. "I clearly heard a sound just now."

She looked up at the stairs again and saw Sophie coming down the stairs, a smile on her face.

Good morning, Sophie.

Good morning, Victoria.

Sophie smiled and nodded, her gaze unconsciously sweeping around the living room.

"I heard a noise outside the living room just now, could it be a mouse?"

Noticing Sophie's gaze, Victoria quickly spoke.

"It should be."

Nodding in agreement, Sophie smiled and said, "You can call Sean and ask him to come and help catch the mice."

"Let's wait for him to come at noon."

Victoria chuckled and turned to walk towards the kitchen. "Sophie, the coffee will be ready soon, would you like some?"

"Yes, one drink, please."

While responding, Suffer stepped to the door and immediately saw Li Xiaoen hiding behind the sofa. Seeing the once spirited young man now wearing an awkward smile, her gaze turned contemptuous.

With his keen eye, he saw that Victoria was focused on pouring coffee. Time was running out, so Sean Lee quickly got up, opened the door, and slipped outside.

The autumn rain overnight seemed to have washed the entire Princeton dormitory area clean, leaving the eaves white, the grass and trees green, and even the Princeton University mascot, the tiger statue, standing on the grass at the intersection not far away, was washed clean and shiny.

The autumn wind, carrying the chill of the rain, blew in, causing the two people inside and outside the door to hunch their shoulders.

"Ha ha……"

Looking at the helpless girl in front of him, Li Xiaoen chuckled twice, lowered his head and kissed her smooth forehead before turning around and walking quickly towards the dormitory.

"See you later..."

A chill ran through her. Sophie crossed her arms and stared blankly at the retreating figure of the young man as he walked away. She took a deep breath.

"Sufeil..."

Holding the coffee, Victoria came to the living room and saw Sophie open the door. She asked in surprise, "It rained all night, and the wind is quite strong now. Aren't you cold?"

"Fortunately."

Sophie shook her head and smiled, then took a deep breath and closed the door. "The rain last night was really good; the air is so much fresher this morning."

"It seems so."

Victoria smiled and nodded.

(End of this chapter)