Li Qing had earlier made excuses for Wu Xingxing’s failure to return at night, but to his surprise, Dian Chunqiu indeed had such arrangements in place.

That one sentence sparked a strong curiosity in Li Qing.

According to Dian Chunqiu, the world must be very lively at night.

After the two drove back to the county town, Li Qing went straight back to the village.

It was still early and he had nothing else to do.

Wu Xingxing, seeing Li Qing bring a laptop back, started examining it with a face full of curiosity.

"Why did you buy a laptop? We don’t need it, and it must have been expensive, right?"

Seeing her talking about it being useless while looking pleased, Li Qing laughed and said, "If you like it, I’ll buy one for fun another day. We don’t have other uses for it, but it’s quite nice to watch movies and such."

"However, there’s nothing fun on this; it’s a work laptop provided by the Ninth Bureau. There’s nothing else on it, just log in and you see the Ninth Bureau’s confidential files and information about assignments and stuff."

Wu Xingxing instantly treated the laptop as if it were hot to the touch and carefully set it aside, "Why didn’t you say so earlier? I thought you bought it, and I’m lucky I didn’t see anything I shouldn’t have."

"As long as you don’t talk about it, there’s nothing you shouldn’t see," Li Qing said. "The Ninth Bureau hasn’t required me to keep secrets even from the people close to me." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Are you an idiot!" Wu Xingxing wrinkled her nose and lightly chided, "The bureau you joined obviously deals with cases that ordinary people can’t get involved in, those very mysterious kinds of departments. How could they possibly let ordinary folks know so easily?"

"It sounds just like the Jinyiwei of the past. Just the mention of the Jinyiwei working a case could clear a scene. Do you think that’s something us ordinary folks should know about? Better if you don’t tell me, even if you do, I won’t listen!"

Li Qing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

The comparison Wu Xingxing made was quite vivid.

When the Ninth Bureau handled cases, they indeed could clear the scene with just one sentence.

After all, with those kinds of demons and monsters involved, ordinary people being present was of no use.

"However, to think that my man is part of such a special department, I’ve unwittingly hitched myself to a high branch," Wu Xingxing said proudly, puffing out her chest.

Li Qing glanced at Wu Xingxing’s perky fullness and suddenly felt an urge stirring within him.

That phrase "my man" held more impact than any love talk.

It made Li Qing instantly want to pull Wu Xingxing close and love her properly, last time they made love, he hardly dared to move.

"So what should we do if your man wants you now?" Li Qing asked with a mischievous smile.

Wu Xingxing’s face turned red all of a sudden, "Ah?"

"You don’t want to?" Li Qing placed his hand on Wu Xingxing’s beautifully curved and soft bottom, whispering seductively.

Wu Xingxing’s face immediately turned crimson, she glanced nervously outside the small store, and said in a bashful whisper, "It’s not that I don’t want to, but... in broad daylight... and inside the small store, someone could come at any moment."

"It’s alright, we can go inside," Li Qing said softly, his hand caressing her amazingly resilient bottom.

Touching her, the desire only intensified.

The little flame inside him danced wildly.

"Someone might see..." Wu Xingxing said anxiously.

Li Qing thought for a moment and then suggested, "Then how about we go to my house, and we can close the store early?"

"Is that... okay?" Wu Xingxing asked, blushing so hard even the tips of her ears were cherry-red, "How about you go back first... I’ll find an excuse to come back later, and ask my sister-in-law to watch the store for a while?"

"Okay," Li Qing agreed without hesitation.

Wu Xingxing’s little head was indeed quite clever.

"Then you go back first, I... I’ll call my sister-in-law," Wu Xingxing said shyly.

Thinking of the excuse she specially made to go back for that sort of thing, her heart pounded thumpingly.

Beyond the nervousness, there was also a small sense of anticipation.

Men would savor the experience, and women... also would.

The first time felt anything but comfortable, painful to the extent that she almost doubted her life.

But that feeling of being filled, she found somewhat addictive upon recollection.

Li Qing took his laptop and headed home first.

To his surprise, Han Mei was actually at home at the moment.

Seeing Li Qing return, Han Mei, who was cleaning the yard, immediately chided him with some displeasure: "What are you so secretly busy with these days? Just as you and Xingxing became intimate, you disappeared, are you trying to intentionally neglect her?"

"Sister-in-law, there’s nothing like that," Li Qing quickly explained. "I really have important things to do these days."

"As you know, I’m still handling a task from the Ninth Bureau; I have to go on missions."

"Really?" Han Mei asked doubtfully.

Han Mei, who almost had a perfect grasp of Li Qing, was not as easy to fool as Wu Xingxing.

Li Qing raised his laptop, "I just picked up this thing this morning; I might be even busier in the coming days. Plus, having just come back, I can’t just ignore the things at the construction site. I at least need to go there and check around."

"All right, then it seems I’ve wronged you," Han Mei said with a smile. "But, let me remind you, you should take extra care of little Xing these days. The young girl has just given herself to you, and if you keep running around without a trace, she will surely feel uneasy."

"I will, sister-in-law," Li Qing nodded emphatically.

While they were speaking, Han Mei’s phone rang, "What’s wrong Xingxing? You have a stomachache? Ah, Xingxing, wait for me, I’ll be right there."

After hanging up, Han Mei said to Li Qing: "Xingxing has a stomachache, I’ll go check on the shop. Later you keep her company well, make something like ginger soup; you got it?"

Li Qing’s mouth curled in a smile, nodding repeatedly.

It must be said, Wu Xingxing’s excuse was truly simple yet reasonable.

Han Mei, still not at ease, gave Li Qing a few more instructions before she packed up the mop and other things and went to the convenience store.

Li Qing dropped his laptop and rushed into the bathroom, hurrying to freshen up.

In a little while, Wu Xingxing returned home, her movements awkward and shy as she closed the front door.

Hearing the noise, Li Qing, wearing just a pair of shorts, walked out of the bathroom.

Without a word wasted, he swept up the bashful Wu Xingxing in his arms and strode into her bedroom.

Doing such things in the crimson room arranged by Han Mei added a special flavor to the act.

It felt like what a newly married couple might experience.

Before even lying down on the big bed, Wu Xingxing’s body had already gone soft.

She was bashfully affectionate, her eyes and brows full of seductive charm, like a shy rose that one could hardly bear to pluck.

"Qingzi, we... should be a bit faster, it wouldn’t be good if someone came," she whispered.

"Your husband has never been one for haste, come on, let me kiss you," Li Qing said with a mischievous chuckle.

"Mmm..."