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

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Qin Ge brought out his gift box.

She showed Xu Xingchen the gifts she had brought back, one by one.

"This is a local specialty. I've never tried it before, so you can give it a try."

"The latest model robot."

"The local fridge magnets will be put on right away in a bit; they'll be your favorite IPs."

"I don't know why, but it looked interesting, so I bought it."

"And this..."

Qin Ge picked up a jewelry box.

The size made Xu Xingchen's heart skip a beat.

Xu Xingchen had seen a pair of rings he really liked, and the packaging box looked very similar to this one.

Even knowing that it couldn't possibly contain what it was thinking, it still couldn't help but look at the box with anticipation.

Qin Ge opened the jewelry box, "clang, clang."

A highly pure blue gemstone appeared in the box.

Uncut and unpolished blue gemstones retain their most original beauty.

The color was the same as the sky, without any impurities.

"I saw this in a shop next door when I was about to board the plane. This color suits you very well. I'm planning to have someone make cufflinks for me. You'll look great in them."

Qin Ge could almost imagine how dazzling this thing would be when it appeared on Xu Xingchen.

Such purity and size are truly rare.

So even if it meant spending all the profits from Qin Ge's trip abroad to negotiate cooperation, he was willing.

The stars deserve the best of everything in the world.

Xu Xingchen's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she smiled, "Thank you, I like it very much."

"There wasn't enough time, otherwise I would have liked to buy some more things."

In order to get back as quickly as possible, he compressed the time to the minimum, sleeping only four hours a day on average.

After finally finishing up my business overseas, I rushed to the airport immediately.

These gifts were all purchased from a shop near the airport.

Qin Ge was still discussing with Xu Xingchen what design to make for this blue gemstone.

Qin Ge couldn't sit still for a moment. After designing the blueprints, he immediately called someone to send them over for production. He wanted to see how it would look on Xu Xingchen.

Qin Ge's purpose in bringing Xu Xingchen here was certainly not that simple; he had long wanted to take things a step further with Xu Xingchen.

Too many things happened during the three days he was away; something had become between him and Xingxing.

This made him very uneasy, and he didn't know how to alleviate this unease.

He asked Xu Xingchen to check if his skills had deteriorated recently, and then led Xu Xingchen to the poolside.

The pool in the villa was built to competition standards.

Qin Ge came out after changing into his swimsuit.

Xu Xingchen couldn't help but look at him.

His abdominal muscles are clearly defined, with firm and beautiful muscle lines.

Even Xu Xingchen couldn't help but sigh, "Heaven really favors Qin Ge too much."

Broad shoulders and a narrow waist, paired with a face that attracts attention wherever she goes.

Xu Xingchen could never forget the image of him standing under the spotlight, with all the cheers and shouts coming for him.

The swim trunks were a bit tight, so Qin Ge reached out and adjusted them.

Xu Xingchen felt like a pervert, staring intently at Qin Ge's hand. He tried hard to look away, but his gaze seemed to have its own thoughts.

It stuck to Qin Ge.

My hands trembled slightly as I tried to touch them.

I can't help but want to get closer, to stick to him.

heat.

itch.

Even though he had just taken his medication, he was worried about something going wrong, so he increased the dosage.

Qin Ge noticed his gaze, a sly smug look in his eyes.

It's no wonder he maintains his physique every day.

He finally calmed down. "Why are you sitting so far away, Xingxing? Come here."

Xu Xingchen was both resistant and very excited.

His feet moved uncontrollably toward Qin Ge.

His heart was pounding and his breathing was rapid. An itch seemed to seep out from between his bones, and the desire almost made him tear off his skin and pounce on her.

He pinched his palm hard, averted his gaze slightly, and said casually, "What are you doing here?"

"Can you time me?"

"Xingxing, what's wrong? You seem a little out of sorts."

Qin Ge raised his hand and touched his face. "It's a little hot."

His hands seemed to possess a magical quality; the icy touch spread down my forehead.

It was like pouring a cup of water into a parched desert; the surrounding cells frantically absorbed that bit of coolness.

Too little.

That tiny bit of touch was far too little, not enough to irrigate the parched desert, but instead made the longing even stronger.

She wanted to rush over and hug him tightly, skin to skin, without any gap between them.

His gaze fell on Qin Ge's face and lips.

Xu Xingchen turned around awkwardly, picked up the juice on the table, and drank it in big gulps.

"It is indeed a bit hot."

Qin Ge: "I'll turn the air conditioner temperature down a bit."

Xu Xingchen said, "Alright, alright, give me the stopwatch, you can go now."

Xu Xingchen sat down at the starting line.

The preparation command was given.

The whistle blew, and Qin Ge plunged into the water, sliding several meters away.

Elegant, beautiful, swift, and fierce.

It's hard to imagine that these words could all appear in one person at the same time.

Qin Ge was in excellent condition, especially when he knew that Xu Xingchen was watching him, which made him even more excited.

The first lap was a speed test; the total time for 400 meters was one minute and forty-four seconds, which wasn't much lower than my peak performance.

He is satisfied.

Then, he began to swim in freestyle, displaying various swimming styles in front of Xu Xingchen like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.

He liked the feeling of being looked at by the stars, and that was part of the reason he participated in international competitions.

After swimming for a while, he swam over to Xu Xingchen's side and said, "Xingxing, come down and swim a couple of laps."

Xu Xing's face was expressionless. "No."

Compared to Qin Ge, this water siren, he was a complete landlubber, a total landlubber.

Even though Qin Ge taught him countless times, he still didn't quite get it.

Some people may be born unable to swim, and Xu Xingchen accepted this calmly.

"I've learned a new swimming style, it's very simple, and I guarantee you'll be able to learn it this time."

Qin Ge looked up, water droplets rolling down his face, his voice full of allure.

Xu Xingchen said, "No."

He had heard that sentence countless times.

Qin Ge's wet eyelashes drooped. "Don't you want to swim with me? I've been looking forward to it for a long time."

Xu Xingchen began to hesitate.

Qin Ge, "You were the one who wanted to learn to swim back then. I only went to learn to swim to be with you. You said we could swim side by side in the pool."

They looked even more pitiful.

Xu Xingchen couldn't refute this, as it was indeed he who initially suggested learning to swim.

After several lessons, he still couldn't learn it. On the contrary, Qin Ge, who went with him, was noticed by the coach and replaced by Qin Ge to accompany him.

Even though he knew perfectly well that Qin Ge was probably just pretending to be pitiful—a trick he'd used countless times since childhood—Xu Xingchen still couldn't help but soften.