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

Chapter 189 An Ran Under the Blizzard

The wind and snow raged outside, the gale carrying snowflakes with a sharp howl, bending the North American cedars in front of and behind the house, their branches swaying incessantly, the snow accumulated on them being blown off and hitting the ground with a dull thud.

In stark contrast to the outside, the inside felt like another world.

The air conditioner gently blew warm air, making the room cozy and comfortable. At that moment, two figures were chasing each other, and bursts of angry shouts and laughter echoed in the spacious hall.

A golden eagle stood quietly on the second-floor railing, silently watching the two figures chasing each other below. It tilted its head in confusion, then rubbed its beak wearily against its feathers.

The young man was incredibly agile and quick-witted. Every time he was about to catch his opponent, the young man would cleverly twist and dodge. Sophie had no choice but to stop on the sofa, leaning against the backrest and panting heavily.

Dressed in a black and white half-length maid outfit, she revealed her long, fair legs. Her movements and the coldness in her eyes were completely unlike what a maid should look like.

Suffer glared at the young man fiercely, her resentment undiminished, and threw a cushion from the sofa at him.

No one had ever dared to speak to her like that before. She felt that she had been too nice to this bastard, which had allowed him to take advantage of her.

"Let's talk this out, don't lose anything."

Li Xiaoen took the cushion from her hand and placed it on the single sofa beside her. She smiled helplessly and said, "I've said it many times, it's just a joke."

She glared at the young man, realizing that catching him was hopeless. She finally understood that he was deliberately keeping her at a distance that she could only reach but never quite catch. Sophie turned and headed upstairs.

"Hey……"

Li Xiaoen paused for a moment, then quickly stepped forward, grabbed Su Feier's arm, and pulled her in front of him.

As expected, the girl looked up with a cold smile, and a piercing pain immediately shot through his lower back. Li Xiaoen ignored it, smiled, and lowered his head to kiss her alluring lips.

"It was just a joke. If this makes you feel better, then I'm willing to accept this punishment."

Seeing the girl squint her eyes and try to back away, Li Xiaoen said slowly, then lowered his head and kissed her again.

The fabric of the maid outfit was obviously of excellent quality. As he caressed the girl's slender waist with both hands, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but think to himself, "Fortunately, the pain in my lower back is gradually subsiding."

"I've kept my promise, are you satisfied now?"

After kissing for a while, the two briefly separated. Suffer turned her head to the side and raised her hand to push Li Xiaoen away, saying, "I'll go change these clothes."

"Oh, no..."

Li Xiaoen quickly stopped her, then picked her up under Su Feier's indifferent gaze and sat back down on the sofa. "We didn't say how long you were going to wear this maid outfit. For now, we'll count it as one day."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Suffer gripped his shoulder tightly again.

"Was I too good to you before, making you think you could take advantage of me?"

Looking down at the young man, Suffer let out a cold laugh.

Snapped.

A sudden, crisp sound rang out from the spacious hall, and she froze in place as the faint burning sensation on her buttocks subsided.

"What do you mean, 'who's too nice to whom'? Isn't that just how it should be between the two of us?"

With a helpless glance at the girl sitting across his lap, Li Xiaoen rolled his eyes, endured the pain in his shoulder, picked up the laptop from the table, placed it on her lap, and opened it.

"Look, I've almost finished writing my project paper these past two days, and I'm very confident that I can get the professors' approval. Then, the cooperation on your company project will be even more promising, won't it?"

"It's like you only care about this project if it's not related to my company."

As the strength in his hands gradually loosened, Suffer let out a cold snort.

"The truth is, that's why I care so much about you, Miss Sophie."

Li Xiaoen turned to look at Su Feier, "Oh, no, it should be Miss Maid."

With a chuckle, Li Xiaoen rubbed the girl's lower back with his hand. "Come on, let's take a look together and see where I made any mistakes."

"How can I possibly glean anything from your academic papers?"

Rolling her eyes, Sophie didn't care about the way the young man addressed her. She looked down at the computer screen and couldn't help but punch the young man's shoulder again. "How am I supposed to look at you like this?"

"Ha ha……"

His real purpose was just to change the subject. Li Xiaoen laughed out loud, closed his notebook and put it aside, then picked up the girl and turned on the TV in front of the sofa.

"We'll see then. Anyway, the paper is in its final stages, so even if it's like this when I give it to the professor, he won't say anything."

"Let's watch TV."

Feeling the young man's hot hands caressing her thighs and waist, Suffer couldn't help but glare at him.

"I really suspect that you are still a pervert."

"It's just a maid outfit, what's so weird about that?"

Li Xiaoen casually raised his chin, "Not only that, I also like looking at flight attendants' uniforms, bunny girls, and even nurses..."

He was speaking halfway through when he received a disapproving look from Su Feier, who squinted at him. Li Xiaoen stopped talking and shrugged.

"This is neither illegal nor against social morality, please don't look at me like that."

"Humph……"

He merely gave the young man a disdainful smile, and Suffer struggled to get up.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

He quickly pulled the girl into his arms and sat down with her on the sofa. Li Xiaoen hugged her tighter and said, "Don't you think it's more comfortable for us to watch TV together inside in this kind of environment?"

Upon hearing this, Suffer paused in her struggle and eventually sat obediently in his lap. After a while, she lifted one leg and placed it on the young man's thigh.

Li Xiaoen didn't care. Instead, he reached down and stroked the fair, soft, and elastic skin of her thighs under the maid's skirt.

The girl's thighs felt amazing to the touch, slightly plump yet with firm skin, so fair it was dazzling that one couldn't help but open their mouths and take a bite. Looking at those stunningly long legs under the black and white maid skirt, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

His breathing gradually became hot, and after caressing for a while, his hand unconsciously moved upwards, reaching inside the maid's skirt.

The sudden offensive action startled Suffer, who instinctively reached out and grabbed the other person's hand, turning her head to glare at them.

She was greeted by the increasingly handsome face of the young man, and Li Xiaoen gently kissed her red lips.

"Thank you, Sophie."

Li Xiaoen smiled and nodded, then pressed his forehead against hers and whispered, "Thank you."

He knew that given the girl's long-standing arrogance and impressive family background, getting her to make this move would undoubtedly require a huge psychological concession. He should feel fortunate to have gained the favor of this young lady.

"It's just fulfilling the promise you made on your own initiative, thinking I had agreed."

With a soft snort, Sophie rolled her eyes and turned her head to the other side. "I kept my promise, so that someone won't keep bringing it up."

"Okay, let's leave it at that."

She would probably only reveal her true feelings when she was in a daze or when she was moved by certain things. Li Xiaoen nodded helplessly, leaned forward and kissed the girl's red and full lips again. The heat in his eyes made her pause for a moment.

The hand beneath the skirt continued its upward assault, this time encountering significantly weaker resistance. He easily breached the city wall and reached its base.

"Sean..."

After a brief and reluctant separation, Sophie murmured, panting, and buried her head in the young man's neck, "Let's go back to our room."

"it is good."

With a long exhale, Li Xiaoen reached out and lifted the girl by the knees, carrying her quickly upstairs.

……

"No, the maid outfit is fine..."

"Don't waste it, okay?"

call--

The wind outside blew even more fiercely, and they seemed to be enjoying themselves even more...

……

There are gains and losses. When Li Xiaoen finally relaxed and lay flat on the soft bed, there were faint teeth marks on both of his shoulders, and even a particularly obvious hickey on the side of his neck.

It was all done intentionally by the girl who was currently on top of him.

In the end, he had no choice but to take off the maid outfit. He tucked the blankets covering the two of them in, caressed the girl's slender waist with one hand, and picked up the smart tablet with the other, projecting news images onto the ceiling.

"Ok?"

Lying on top of the young man, Sufiel let out a groan at his neck, glanced back at the ceiling, and stared blankly at the clearly television news image on it.

"Before I went back, I installed the best smart home system in the house, and now it's very comfortable."

The girl's questioning voice was so cute that Li Xiaoen smiled and explained, then straightened up and kissed her.

Rolling her eyes, Suffer also turned over and leaned against the young man, tucking the blankets in, and together they looked at the news footage on the ceiling.

The wind and snow outside the window howled incessantly. The young man was right; it really felt comfortable this way.

She couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Projected onto the smart retractable screen on the top floor was a scene of heavy snowfall in New Jersey. A journalist, wearing a thick down jacket, stood struggling outdoors, watching the snowstorm and slowly describing the terrible situation outside.

"It looks like this blizzard is quite severe."

Sophie frowned slightly.

"Wasn't this trend already there when we got off the plane three days ago?"

Li Xiaoen nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I have stored enough food and even heating equipment in the house."

Heating equipment?

Suffer looked up at him suspiciously. "I can understand the food. Although the community management will send someone to deliver it, it's just a bit expensive. Isn't there heating? Why buy heating equipment?"

After she finished speaking, she finally realized what was happening, and her gaze towards the young man became wooden.

"Okay, I know you have paranoia."

Snapped.

No sooner had she finished speaking than another crisp sound rang out. Suffer paused for a moment, gritted her teeth, stood up, and grabbed the young man's neck with both hands.

"If something unexpected happens with the gas supply, you'll see how wise I am."

Rolling his eyes, Li Xiaoen raised his hand to stop the girl's arm, and then picked her up to sit up, leaning against the headboard. "It's still early, let's watch a movie. Watching it lying down is bad for your neck."

After saying that, he picked up the smart tablet and clicked a few times. The curtain that was originally on the ceiling moved silently and fell to the opposite side of the bed. At the same time, the curtains of the room facing the independent balcony in the backyard also opened. This series of smart adjustments made Su Feier, who was about to continue to cause trouble for the young man, pause for a moment.

"Is this still your smart home system?"

"Hmm, how is it? Isn't it convenient?"

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow and selected a movie on the tablet.

Since it was DIY-made by him, and he was spending money at no cost, he naturally chose the most expensive and best system configuration.

On second thought, could his research on human-computer interaction reasoning models also be applied to this area?

Thinking about this, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but wonder if, in the best-case scenario, his perfected reasoning model could be imported into it, it could recognize his casual wave of the hand and adjust the state and configuration of various furniture according to his psychology.

When she came to her senses, Su Feier had already snatched the tablet from her hand. Li Xiaoen didn't care and turned to look at her while holding her.

Have you seen "Tschick"?

Sophie turned her head and looked over.

"I think I've heard of it before, but I've only seen movie reviews on TikTok."

Li Xiaoen frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then nodded.

"That means you haven't seen it."

Rolling her eyes, Suffer directly selected this movie before tossing the tablet aside and leaning back in the young man's arms.

Despite the howling wind and snow outside, the two snuggled together, engrossed in watching the movie on the screen opposite them, feeling exceptionally relaxed and peaceful.

After watching the movie in its entirety, Li Xiaoen slowly recalled the whole film, nodding his head repeatedly.

Summer is really great.

After watching the movie, Suffer couldn't help but sigh. "When summer comes, you might find it too hot."

Li Xiaoen was both amused and exasperated. People always yearn for different seasons, and even a young lady like her can't avoid that?

"Sean, when summer comes, how about we take one of these aimless trips?"

Rolling her eyes, Suffer nudged the young man beside her expectantly.

"Sure, summer vacation is long, we have plenty of time."

Li Xiaoen nodded without hesitation, guessing that he would still have projects to do at that time, or even have already started a studio, but a few more days wouldn't make a difference.

As the movie ended, it became late at night. The two looked at each other, turned off the projector lights, and then lay down on the bed in each other's arms.

The sudden darkness left Li Xiaoen completely in the dark, but he found that Su Feier in his arms twisted her waist and pressed down on him again.

"Sophie, do you want more?"

Li Xiaoen paused for a moment.

"Isn't this kind of weather perfect for this?"

A soft laugh came from the pitch-black darkness.

The next day.

January 8th, according to the message in a bottle record, was finally confirmed to be a blizzard, and also the day with the most intense snowstorm.

Fortunately, he had prepared enough food for the golden eagle in the storeroom beforehand. When Li Xiaoen woke up, he was not in a hurry to get up. He broke free from Su Feier's arms and hugged her back, staring blankly at the snow falling outside the French windows.

Visibility was so low in such severe weather that even though he had excellent eyesight since childhood, he could only see within a hundred meters.

In the distance, the snow piled up on the branches and leaves, and after reaching a certain limit, it was blown down by the wind and fell back into the ground, over and over again. It was a monotonous and tedious process, but he watched it with rapt attention.

"Sean, are you hungry?"

A muffled voice came from inside her arms.

"Are you awake?"

Li Xiaoen looked down at the delicate head buried in his arms and chuckled, "I'm not hungry. Are you hungry? If you're going to cook, make me some too."

The only response he received was another large, wet, hot mouthful sinking into his shoulder, along with obvious teeth marks from biting down. Li Xiaoen sighed, got up, and placed the girl on the bed. Only then did he realize that she had kept her eyes closed the whole time. He shook his head, dressed himself, and went downstairs.

Just as he reached the first floor, the doorbell rang. Li Xiaoen used his [Eye of Insight] to check and confirmed that it was a community worker outside before opening the door a crack.

"Is there a problem?"

The cold wind blowing outside made Li Xiaoen shiver.

"Mr. Li, given the bad weather, I'm worried you might not have enough food. Would you like some steaks supplied by our community?"

"Oh?"

Remembering the message in the bottle about the steak price doubling, Li Xiaoen raised his chin. "What price?"

"Ha ha……"

The staff member took a packaged steak out of his backpack and handed it to him, saying, "One hundred US dollars."

"..."

"How many?"

Looking down to check the quality of the steak, Li Xiaoen was taken aback. "A steak of this quality costs a hundred US dollars?"

"The main problem is the difficulty of transportation. It's been hard for us to deliver this to you in the wind and snow, Mr. Li."

The staff member offered a helpless explanation.

"With this quality and this price, your profit margin must be several times over. Is it possible that the tips make up the majority of the profit?"

Li Xiaoen was somewhat amused and exasperated. She looked around and handed the other person the heat packs she had prepared beforehand and placed on the counter by the door.

"No need, I already have some steaks stored in advance. You can take these. Thank you for your hard work."

After nodding and saying hello, Li Xiaoen closed the door and locked it again.

To be honest, steak is expensive, but for families who have no storage or have run out of food, their home delivery service is a huge help, that can't be denied. But it's just so damn unscrupulous. It's not just raising prices, it's skyrocketing.

With a wry smile, Li Xiaoen walked towards the kitchen.

Inside the room on the second floor.

Only after Li Xiaoen left and the door slammed shut did Su Feier, still lying on the bed, slowly open her eyes, a slight smile curving her lips.

She lay on the bed with her limbs outstretched, staring blankly at the freshly painted white ceiling for a long time. The lingering scent of the departing young man still lingered on the bedding, and all she could hear was the howling of the wind and snow outside the window.

After a moment's hesitation, Suffer got up, put on her nightgown, and went downstairs.

"Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"

While frying eggs, Li Xiaoen saw Su Feier come downstairs into the kitchen and asked her a question.

"I'm so thirsty, I'm coming down to find some water."

"I remember there were some in the refrigerator on the second floor."

As soon as Li Xiaoen answered, Su Feier opened the kitchen refrigerator, took out a bottle of drinking water, unscrewed it, and took a big gulp.

It was also because the heating in the house was sufficient, and he turned it on at maximum power without any regard for waste. If it were the normal temperature outside, he wouldn't dare to try it like that.

Li Xiaoen thought to himself, then lowered his head and continued fiddling with the Western-style breakfast sandwich in his hands.

Actually, this was his room, and he could have easily made some Chinese breakfasts for Suffer to try, but that would have taken a lot of time, and Suffer might not have liked them. To reduce the trouble, he simply made sandwiches that both of them would be happy to accept.

Of course, if you want to keep it even simpler, you don't even need to turn on the fire. You can just spread butter, cheese, aged ham slices, and leafy greens on top.

"Go wash up first, and you should be able to have breakfast when you get back."

Seeing Su Feier, who had big, round eyes beside him, looking down at him, Li Xiaoen raised his chin. Before he could finish speaking, he saw her quickly reach out, pick up a leaf of vegetables, and put it in her mouth to chew.

"..."

“I suspect that if I had told you to try it first, you would have gone to wash up instead.”

After a moment's hesitation, Li Xiaoen glanced at Su Feier, who had a smile on her lips.

"Ha ha……"

There was no answer; Sophie simply chewed on the vegetable leaves, making a crisp crunching sound, as if she were showing off.

"Ok."

Li Xiaoen shrugged. "Suffolk, from now on, when we're together, don't wear bunny girl outfits, flight attendant uniforms, or nurse uniforms..."

"Okay, I promise you that."

Suffer nodded in agreement, and seeing the young man speechless for a moment, he couldn't help but reveal a mischievous smile.

She turned around gracefully and headed towards the bathroom on the second floor.

Is this a case of shooting oneself in the foot?
Li Xiaoen was a little annoyed. After making the sandwiches and putting them on the table, he turned on his computer.

With only the final touches and the entire paper checked remaining, he was still a little short of time before he had temporarily achieved his goal.

【Family Task Trigger】

Dedicated study time and steady progress are the hallmarks of every happy family. With inclement weather forcing people to work from home, families need a conducive learning environment. Organizing regular study sessions for family members to learn together fosters mutual growth and contributes to a fulfilling family life.

[Mission Completion Rewards: Base Component Customization Card x1, Base-Specific Savings of $50000]

"..."

After spending almost a day with Sophie in the house, is it finally time for a family task?

Li Xiaoen snapped out of her daze and turned to look at Su Feier, who was coming down from the second floor.

"Sophie, let's study together."

Sophie: "??"

……

Is this still possible?

After a quick breakfast, Li Xiaoen silently looked at the girl's long legs resting on his lap in the room. Following the legs upwards, he saw her lying on her side on the bed, looking at her phone. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Is reading news and financial information considered learning?

After a moment's thought, Li Xiaoen tried lowering his hands and rubbing them against the girl's thighs under her nightgown.

[Host violation detected!]

[First violation by the host: Deduction of $20000 from mission completion reward]

[Please note: If three violations are detected, the task will be considered a failure, and all rewards will be cancelled.]

"..."

Sexism!

Professional discrimination!

Li Xiaoen was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but curse in his heart, but he still obediently and quickly withdrew his hands.

Fortunately, they only deducted the cost of the base; if they had deducted the cost of the optional cards for the house components, it would have been a huge loss.

Li Xiaoen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the system no longer had any violation notifications.

It seems that "learning a foreign language" is definitely not going to work out.

Just as he was finding it somewhat amusing, he was immediately kicked again.

"What are you doing? Didn't you say you were going to study?"

Sophie's indifferent voice came through.

"It's about studying, focusing on studying."

With his eyes fixed on the computer screen, Li Xiaoen nodded, focusing all his attention on the paper on the screen.

Staring blankly at the young man's slightly narrowed eyes, seeing that he was truly engrossed in his studies, Su Feier pursed her lips, took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and then got up and went to the young man's side, straddling his lap as he looked over in a daze.

"Sufeil..."

Li Xiaoen's body suddenly stiffened. He cautiously looked at the system screen that had been brought up. Seeing that no inappropriate comments were displayed, the weight that had been lifted from his heart slowly lifted. "We are now in study time."

"It's for studying, is it wrong for me to read news like this?"

Resting his head on the young man's shoulder, Suffer held his phone in his left hand, wrapping it around the man's neck, and carefully looked at the information on it.

Is this still possible?

Once again letting out the same exclamation, Li Xiaoen took a deep breath, disregarding the romantic thoughts in her heart, and gently bit her tongue to pull herself back to focus all her attention on the computer.

Perhaps the system does have a detection mechanism; after he finishes the paper, reads it through, and revises it, the system notification that the task is complete will appear in his view at the right time.

Fortunately, it was completed without any major incidents.

Letting out a long breath, Li Xiaoen quickly hugged the girl sitting in front of him tightly, buried his head in her neck with its many strands of hair, and took a deep breath.

"Sophie, I've finished my thesis."

His hands moved from the girl's back to her slender waist, then down, and Li Xiaoen said with a smile, "Aren't you going to treat me?"

"Oh, congratulations."

With a nonchalant reply, Suffer sat up straight and looked at the young man who was so close to her. She leaned back to avoid his kiss and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

"What are you trying to do? I need to focus on my studies now."

The blizzard outside was howling, but not a sound reached his ears. Li Xiaoen stared blankly at Su Feier, completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)