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The next morning, the rising sun shone into the room through the window.
Liu Erlong got out of bed early, hurriedly grabbed the clothes next to him, and wrapped himself up tightly.
But this wasn't because she had rested enough and was full of energy.
On the contrary, she had two light dark circles under her eyes and hadn't slept a wink all night!
Xuan Hao did indeed take good care of her during the day yesterday, helping her relax both physically and mentally.
But who could have imagined that the price behind this would be so heavy—in order to repay this favor, she was forced to be pinned down on the bed by this bastard and "served" him for the entire night without any power to resist!
This is even more unscrupulous than loan sharking!
Moreover, what terrified Liu Erlong the most was that Xuan Hao's physical abilities were simply outrageously superhuman.
His vitality was as vigorous as a tireless beast; no wonder he dared to provoke so many young girls outside.
If he didn't have some real skills, he would have been annihilated long ago.
Recalling the madness of last night, Liu Erlong still felt her face burning.
That bastard used all sorts of tricks, all sorts of strange moves on her. Except for that last step that crossed the line, he did almost everything he could and couldn't do!
Seeing Liu Erlong huddled in the corner of the bed, looking like she was guarding against a thief, Xuan Hao, leaning against the headboard, couldn't help but let out a muffled laugh:
"Why are you covering yourself up so tightly?
Last night, what part of your body didn't I see?
What part didn't I touch?
Now you're only thinking about guarding against me, isn't it a bit too late?"
"Shut up!" Liu Erlong glared at him, her face darkening, her voice filled with exhaustion and warning.
"You'd better calm down and stop going crazy.
I really can't take it anymore!"
"Hey, what are you saying?" Xuan Hao shrugged helplessly.
"Am I the kind of person who lacks self-control and sense of propriety?"
He sat up, and retorted righteously, "Besides, all that trouble last night was because you were incompetent!
The essential oil I brewed was so effective; it's supposed to relax muscles and improve blood circulation during massage.
But you just messed around with it haphazardly.
You even got angry when you pressed the wrong spots and tried to use brute force against me."
Xuan Hao pointed to himself, feigning lingering fear as he joked, "Please, it's only because I'm physically strong.
If it were an ordinary person, you would have crippled them long ago.
Don't you think that if you really damaged my body, wouldn't you be the one suffering and living a life of widowhood?"
"You...you can stop talking now!"
Liu Erlong's face instantly turned red to her ears, so ashamed and angry that she wished she could disappear into the ground.
She didn't want to recall those chaotic and suffocatingly embarrassing scenes from last night at all.
"Alright, alright, I won't say anything more." Xuan Hao knew when to stop, and slowly dressed while shaking his head and muttering, "Sigh, the world is going to the dogs.
She's a complete scumbag who doesn't care about people after she's done her job."
Liu Erlong took a deep breath and resisted the urge to strangle him.
After getting dressed, Xuan Hao walked up to her and extended his hand: "Let's go, get ready, let's go for a walk."
"Walk?" Liu Erlong panicked and instinctively took a half step back. "Where...where to?"
"Is that even a question? Of course, I'll drag you out and let you stroll around Blue Tyrant Academy openly, so everyone can see."
Xuan Hao looked at her as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"We're already like this now, do you think I'm someone you can't be seen in public and can only be your secret lover who dies in the light of day?"
"But…" Liu Erlong's eyes immediately became flustered and guilty.
Not only are there so many students watching at Blue Tyrant Academy now, but more importantly, Yu Xiaogang and Flander's Shrek gang are all here too.
She only met Yu Xiaogang a few days ago, and now she's openly holding hands with Xuan Hao.
How is she supposed to face this?
Seeing Liu Erlong's bewildered state, Xuan Hao stepped forward and gently pulled her into his arms.
"Don't be afraid. I told you last night that I'll handle whatever happens. Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you."
Xuan Hao patted her back reassuringly: "The best thing about being with me is that you don't need to feel any pressure.
If you want to face something, you can solve it yourself; if you encounter a mess that you can't handle or don't want to face, you just need to hide behind me.
I can always help you smooth over all the troubles."
He lowered his head slightly and whispered in Liu Erlong's ear, "That's why I say, when a woman looks for a man, she must keep her eyes open and find someone who is responsible and can handle things."
"Look back at the rubbish you blindly picked up before?"
"When faced with gossip and societal pressure, he doesn't dare utter a sound, and turns around and abandons you. Is that kind of coward worth your worry and fear?"
Stunned by Xuan Hao's incisive words, Liu Erlong opened her mouth, only to find herself speechless once again.
Xuan Hao knew when to stop and didn't continue to provoke her with words.
He knew very well that some painful memories could be used as a catalyst for emotions, whether in jokes or occasional teasing.
But if you talked about them too much, it would be like rubbing salt into someone's wounds, which would only hurt her.
However, seeing Liu Erlong sitting on the edge of the bed looking lost and somewhat absent-minded, Xuan Hao's eyes darted around, and he very naturally reached out and gave her pert curves a firm pinch.
"Smack!"
The crisp touch jolted Liu Erlong awake, instantly snapping her out of her reverie.
She jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, glaring at him with annoyance and embarrassment:
"Are you kidding me! Didn't we just agree not to do it?!"
"Since you're not going to do it anymore, then cheer up."
Xuan Hao innocently spread his hands and said confidently, "I'm not some ugly, worthless nobody.
On the contrary, taking a genius like me out with you will definitely make you look good, no matter where you go, right?"
Seeing Liu Erlong's still conflicted expression, as if she hadn't mentally prepared herself, Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow:
"Of course, if you're really too embarrassed to walk out on your own..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stepped forward and swept Liu Erlong up in his arms.
"Hey! What are you doing! Put me down!" Liu Erlong was bewildered and was about to wave her arms to stop him from going crazy.
However, Xuan Hao didn't give her a chance to refuse. With a thought, he activated teleportation.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
After several precise teleportations, the surrounding scenery changed wildly, as if they were watching a game of speed. In the blink of an eye, the two appeared without warning in the center of the spacious and bright cafeteria of Blue Tyrant Academy.
At this time, it was the peak time for students and teachers at Blue Tyrant Academy to eat breakfast as they were about to start their morning classes.
Seeing Xuan Hao and Liu Erlong suddenly appear out of nowhere in the middle of the cafeteria in a rather ambiguous "princess carry" position, the once noisy cafeteria instantly fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone stood there dumbfounded, holding their rice bowls and eating their buns.
Noticing the dozens, even hundreds, of gazes directed at her, Liu Erlong felt her head buzz, her neck turning bright red with shame and indignation.
She dared not look up at anyone, instinctively burying her face in Xuan Hao's chest, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the onlookers' eyes instantly lit up with gossip.
They exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes screaming: Seriously?!
The dean's playing something this exciting so early in the morning?!
Feeling Liu Erlong trembling like a quail in his arms, Xuan Hao lowered his head and chuckled softly in her ear:
"If you want to keep holding me like this, I have no objection at all. But shouldn't we eat something now?
I tossed and turned all night last night, and even if you're not hungry, I'm starving."
Xuan Hao's deliberately unhushed and information-packed remarks were like a bombshell dropped in the quiet cafeteria.
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong nearly collapsed.
Helplessly, she broke free from Xuan Hao's embrace, and as soon as her feet touched the ground, she noticed the gossipy gazes of the teachers and students around her.
That sense of shame instantly transformed into real anger.
The hot-tempered Dean Lan Ba, his face flushed, abruptly turned around and unleashed a series of thunderous roars at the surrounding crowd:
"Don't you all have anything to do?! What are you looking at! Get your ass up and go to class!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the crowd, who had been waiting to watch the drama unfold, suddenly trembled with fear, as if they had seen the terrifying scene of the mother tyrannosaurus about to breathe fire.
Everyone forgot about breakfast and, carrying their plates, fled frantically out of the cafeteria, fearing that if they were even a step too late, the enraged dean would grab them and subject them to a physical exorcism.
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