A skin-thirsty episode occurred, in her brother's arms.

Xu Xingchen placed his laptop on his lap and kept typing away on it.

Qin Ge wrapped his arms around his waist and pressed his head tightly against him.

This is a very awkward posture.

The bathrobe I was wearing made no difference to me; it was loosely draped around my waist.

The air conditioner was set very low, but Qin Ge stubbornly insisted on keeping it that way.

The cold air from the air conditioner was blowing on his skin, making his hair stand on end, but he seemed oblivious, and just held Xu Xingchen tightly.

He neither spoke nor slept.

Xu Xingchen stopped what he was doing and turned off the air conditioner.

Qin Ge, "Aren't you hot anymore?"

Xu Xingchen said, "I'm afraid that when I wake up tomorrow morning, there will be a frozen corpse lying next to me."

Qin Ge stared at Xu Xingchen, observing his every reaction. "Xingxing isn't angry with me anymore?"

Xu Xingchen retorted, "Why should I be angry with you?"

Qin Ge, "I shouldn't have pushed you away."

"I was really caught off guard and wasn't prepared. Otherwise, let's do it again."

Qin Ge was eager to prove something.

Xu Xingchen blocked his hand, "That was just to cooperate with you, so that the person taking the picture would come over and we could catch him red-handed."

"The matter has been resolved smoothly, so what are you still worried about?"

Qin Ge couldn't say it.

Xu Xingchen said, "Go to sleep first, I'll be here for a while."

Qin Ge looked at Xu Xingchen intently for a long while, but Xu Xingchen remained calm.

Qin Ge buried his head back down. "I won't sleep. I want to stay with you."

In order to find Xu Xingchen as soon as possible, Qin Ge stayed up for several nights in a row. He didn't sleep well last night because he was angry, and now he was sleepy. He forced himself to stay awake and didn't close his eyes.

He didn't feel a little more awake until Xu Xingchen shut down the computer.

He watched as Xu Xingchen placed the computer on the table.

Waiting for things to be the same as before.

Xu Xingchen lifted the covers and got into bed.

He lay down properly on the bed, turned off the bedside lamp, and said, "Get some rest, it's too late."

There was no embrace, only a clear-cut distance between them.

Qin Ge stared at Xu Xingchen's figure for an entire night.

The stars are just angry.

The stars still care about him.

It's okay, Xingxing felt sorry for him and was very soft-hearted, so she forgave him quickly.

Qin Ge comforted himself again and again.

He didn't know when he fell asleep, but he had nightmares all night long, and he couldn't remember the specific details.

All he remembers is that it was a dream that terrified him.

He opened his eyes but didn't see Xu Xingchen. Before the fear in his eyes could spread, he saw Xu Xingchen sitting opposite him.

Xu Xingchen was dressed neatly, sitting in front of the computer, and writing something on the screen.

Qin Ge: "When did Xingxing wake up? Why didn't she wake me?"

"You just woke up not long ago. There's nothing much to do today, so you can sleep a little longer."

Qin Ge stood up, his bare feet on the carpet. "I'm not sleeping anymore, I want to stay with you."

He snuggled up to Xu Xingchen and said in a spoiled tone, "I can't sleep well when you're not around."

Xu Xingchen thought about it seriously for a moment, "You'll get used to it."

"I will never get used to you not being here."

Qin Ge habitually reached out to hold Xu Xingchen's hand.

Xu Xingchen dodged away, "Stop fooling around, I'm writing my thesis."

Qin Ge peeked over to look, but couldn't understand. "Didn't you submit your paper a long time ago? And it was even published."

"New idea, I just happen to have a bit of a concept."

Qin Ge knew very well what Xu Xingchen looked like when he was angry. When Xu Xingchen was angry, he would speak to him in short, deliberate syllables.

He carefully observed Xu Xingchen for a few seconds to make sure that Xu Xingchen showed no signs of anger before continuing to approach him.

He sat down next to Xu Xingchen, their thighs touching. "What do you want for breakfast? I'll have them bring it up."

Xu Xingchen: "I've already ordered it, it'll be delivered in a bit."

"Why can't I do such a small thing?"

In Qin Ge's mind, Xu Xingchen only needed to sit there obediently and wait for him to serve him.

He wanted to do everything himself, from dressing and eating to washing up.

Xu Xing didn't even look up. "I just ordered it when I got up. It's nothing."

Qin Ge's mood had dropped somewhat compared to before, for no apparent reason.

When breakfast was served, he did as before, setting out the bowls and chopsticks and placing Xu Xingchen's favorite foods in front of him.

Before the chopsticks were even handed to Xu Xingchen, he took a pair himself.

Qin Ge's hand froze in mid-air.

Xu Xingchen, "Yesterday, the director said the pan-fried dumplings at the hotel were pretty good. You should try them."

Qin Ge: "Okay."

Qin Ge picked one up and ate it.

He thought the taste was just average and not very good, but not wanting to spoil Xu Xingchen's mood, he ate several more.

Xu Xingchen had a good appetite and ate several xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) in a row.

He kept urging Qin Ge, "Eat more, we're going hiking later. The weather is great today, the night sky will definitely be beautiful."

Qin Ge's mood finally improved a bit. "Okay."

"I didn't bring any hiking clothes, so I had someone send two sets over, along with a tent and sleeping bag. There's a lot to prepare for camping."

Qin Ge opened his phone and kept adding items to his shopping cart, one after another.

He liked to buy things for Xu Xingchen. He would buy anything he saw that Xu Xingchen might need.

Xu Xingchen said, "No need, I'm all ready. It should be delivered soon."

Qin Ge's hand, which was adding items to the shopping cart, stopped. "When did you prepare this?"

"In the morning, I got up and had nothing to do, so I browsed some sharing posts. People who often go hiking shared a lot of tips and tricks."

"I didn't realize that there are so many things to prepare for mountain climbing, so I just bought them all for both of us."

As the feeling of things spiraling out of control washed over him, Qin Ge wanted to smirk and praise Xu Xingchen for his prowess.

I tried two or three times, but I really couldn't find a solution.

"Why didn't you wait for me? I did all of this before."

He can arrange everything; all Xingxing needs to do is have fun.

Xu Xingchen said, "Why are we still making these distinctions between us?"

These words should have made Qin Ge happy. There was no need to distinguish between him and Xingxing; what was his belonged to Xingxing.

He felt that this statement shouldn't be interpreted that way, and that things weren't like that between them.

Xu Xingchen took out the previous post and shared it with Qin Ge.

"This is it. They explained it in such detail. I had no idea there were so many things to know about hiking."

Qin Ge's gaze was deep. "With me here, you just need to follow me. I will handle everything."

"It's better to be prepared. We can't let you do everything by yourself."

"Why not?"

Xu Xingchen's eyes seemed a little strange. "There are always times when you're not by my side."

Qin Ge wanted to make further assurances.

Xu Xingchen answered a phone call, "Yes, yes, it's me."

"Two people."

"Is it okay to leave at nine o'clock?"

"Okay, I'm all set. I'll contact you by phone later."