Jiang Hongyi didn't say anything, walked to the bedside, and touched the bed sheet.

He walked over to the table and looked at the old laptop on it.

Then he turned around and looked at Su Xiaobai.

"It's not small," she said. "It's big enough."

"Please sit down first, I...I'm going to take a shower," Su Xiaobai said. "I'm all sweaty after a whole night of running around."

He turned and walked towards the bathroom.

The bathroom was even smaller, with just a toilet, a sink, and a showerhead.

Su Xiaobai had just taken off her shirt when the bathroom door was pushed open.

Jiang Hongyi stood at the door, looking at him.

Su Xiaobai was taken aback: "Senior, you..."

"Let's shower together," Jiang Hongyi said naturally, as if she were saying "Let's eat together."

"Huh?" Su Xiaobai's mind went blank for a moment.

"Contractual partners." Jiang Hongyi walked in and closed the door behind her. "We'll be living together from now on, so taking a bath is perfectly normal."

"Don't you dare peek at me!"

She spoke with conviction, but the redness on the tips of her ears betrayed her.

Su Xiaobai looked at her beautiful face, then at the cramped bathroom.

"This...this place is too small, two people can't move around..."

"Just squeeze it in." Jiang Hongyi had already started to untie it.

Su Xiaobai quickly turned around and faced the wall.

Then, warm water poured down from above.

Jiang Hongyi turned on the showerhead.

"Turn around," she said.

Su Xiaobai slowly turned around.

Jiang Hongyi, wearing a bathrobe, stood in the mist.

She has very fair skin and an outrageously good figure.

Water droplets slid down her collarbone.

Su Xiaobai felt a little hot in her nose.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Hongyi turned her face away, shoved a bar of soap into his hand, and said, "Scrub your back."

Su Xiaobai took the soap, her hands trembling slightly.

He walked behind Jiang Hongyi, looked at her smooth back, and took a deep breath.

Start applying soap.

The movements were very gentle.

Jiang Hongyi's back tensed slightly, but she didn't flinch.

"Did you ever..." Su Xiaobai began, trying to find something to say, "...shower with other people before?"

"No," Jiang Hongyi said in a muffled voice, "You're the first."

Su Xiaobai paused. "Then..."

"Shut up," Jiang Hongyi interrupted him. "Wipe properly."

Su Xiaobai stopped talking and focused on rubbing his back.

The only sounds in the bathroom were the sound of water and the two people's heavy breathing.

The atmosphere was somewhat romantic.

But no one took another step forward.

After wiping her back, Jiang Hongyi turned around and took the soap.

"It's your turn," she said.

Su Xiaobai turned around.

Jiang Hongyi wiped the cloth very carefully, from her shoulders to her waist, inch by inch.

Su Xiaobai closed her eyes.

This feeling... is very strange.

"From now on..." Jiang Hongyi suddenly spoke, "I'll live here."

"Um."

"You have to take responsibility for supporting me."

"it is good."

"You're not allowed to look at other women."

"...as much as possible."

"As much as possible?" Jiang Hongyi tightened her grip.

"Okay, okay, I won't watch! I absolutely won't watch!" Su Xiaobai quickly surrendered.

Jiang Hongyi snorted and continued wiping.

A misty haze filled the air.

The two people were crammed together in the small bathroom.

One is alive, the other is eerie.

The sound of water stopped.

Su Xiaobai dried herself off, put on an old T-shirt and shorts, and came out.

Jiang Hongyi was already lying on the bed, turned to her side, facing him.

She changed into the largest size men's white shirt that Su Xiaobai had rummaged through her closet to find, to wear as pajamas. The sleeves were a bit too long, and the hem covered her thighs.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Hongyi snapped, pulling the blanket up a little higher.

"My girlfriend looks good in my clothes." Su Xiaobai smiled as he climbed onto the bed and lay down next to her.

The bed is very small, only 1.5 meters wide, so two people can lie down very close together.

Su Xiaobai could smell the faint scent of shower gel on Jiang Hongyi's body.

He habitually reached out to touch the bedside table.

I found the phone.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Hongyi asked.

"I scroll through my phone for a bit to relax," Su Xiaobai said. "If I don't scroll through it a couple of times before bed, it just doesn't feel like a ritual."

He unlocked his screen and opened that familiar short video app.

Jiang Hongyi didn't say anything, but simply moved closer to him and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

Su Xiaobai swiped the screen.

The first video is of a food blogger eating hot pot, sweating profusely from the spiciness.

The second one is a cat stomping on the keyboard.

The third one...

Su Xiaobai's fingers stopped.

In the video, three scantily clad, hot young women are dancing a catchy dance with flashing lights, synchronized movements, and sweet smiles.

The background music is the most popular song of the moment.

Su Xiaobai was somewhat engrossed in watching, not because he particularly enjoyed it.

It's mainly about... algorithm-based recommendations, you know what I mean.

Big data will push content to you relentlessly if it thinks you like it, and even if you're a studious person, there's nothing you can do about it.

He watched the swaying waist and long hair on the screen, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

I even thought to myself: This girl in the center position has really long legs.

He completely forgot that there was someone leaning on his shoulder.

At first, Jiang Hongyi just quietly watched him scroll through his phone.

But soon, she realized something was wrong.

Su Xiaobai's gaze was almost excessively focused.

Even the slight smile on his lips made her feel inexplicably irritated.

He had never been this focused when he was in the academy, observing those strange students (whom he saw as girls).

Jiang Hongyi raised her head slightly and looked at her phone screen.

On the screen, three young girls wearing shorts and skirts are making heart shapes with their hands and winking at the camera.

One of them even blew a kiss to the screen.

Jiang Hongyi's face slowly darkened.

She didn't say anything.

The hand, resting under the blanket, clenched gently.

A faint, almost invisible, dark red shadow flickered at her fingertips.

It's shaped like scissors.

Su Xiaobai was completely unaware.

He then swiped to the next video.

They were still dancing.

This time it was a solo performance; a young lady dressed in Hanfu was dancing a classical dance, her flowing sleeves giving her an ethereal and fairy-like aura.

Su Xiaobai watched even more intently.

She even muttered to herself, "That figure is amazing."

The voice just fell.

A cold hand suddenly reached out and gently snatched the phone from his hand.

Su Xiaobai was taken aback and turned her head.

Jiang Hongyi had already sat up. She was holding her phone, the screen still lit, which was focused on a close-up shot of the young woman in Hanfu spinning around.

Jiang Hongyi looked at the screen, then at Su Xiaobai.

His face was expressionless.

But his eyes were frighteningly cold.

"Is it pretty?" she asked. Her voice was soft, but every word seemed to carry a chilling edge. Su Xiaobai's heart skipped a beat.

It’s over.

He then realized what he had just done.

I watched a half-minute video of a beautiful woman dancing next to my girlfriend, who had just signed a contract promising to "only look at you from now on."

He even commented, "Absolutely amazing."

This is like dancing on a grave – courting death.

"Senior, let me explain..." Su Xiaobai quickly sat up.

"Explain what?" Jiang Hongyi turned her phone around, screen facing him. "Is this the one dressed less, or the one dressed more?"

The faint, dark red scissor shadow on her fingertip became even more pronounced.

Although he knew Jiang Hongyi wouldn't actually cut him, the oppressive feeling still sent chills down Su Xiaobai's spine.

"No, not at all!" Su Xiaobai snatched the phone, pressed the lock screen button, and the screen went black. "I was just scrolling around out of habit; it was all algorithm-driven, I didn't even pay attention to the content!"

"Didn't you notice?" Jiang Hongyi raised an eyebrow. "Then why are you smiling so happily?"

"That's...muscle memory!" Su Xiaobai exclaimed in a flash of inspiration. "Right, muscle memory! When I'm scrolling through short videos and see something interesting, my lips automatically curl into a smile. It's a physiological reaction, beyond my control!"

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