“Wait! We can talk this out!” Shen Guang was wide awake now. His life was on the line!

The scissors in Lin Qingqian’s hand went snip, snip, making Shen Guang shudder.

One cut, and he’d probably become one of the girls!

“What’s there to talk about? You even brought someone home. Were you hoping the other tenants in the apartment would find out about your little fetish?”

Lin Qingqian waved the scissors in her hand, making Shen Guang break out in a cold sweat.

“Someone came up and knocked on my door drunk last night! I had no idea she was wasted!”

“Someone got drunk and knocked on your door? How come nobody ever knocks on mine in the middle of the night?”

“If you want, I could knock on your door tonight.”

“You’re still talking!”

Lin Qingqian was clearly getting impatient. Her brows drew together, and she planted one foot on Shen Guang’s bed.

Her pale thigh rested beside Shen Guang. It was a nice sight, sure, but he wasn’t in the mood to appreciate it. He had to clear this whole thing up!

“You know Liu Min, right? She was the one who got drunk and knocked on my door last night!”

At the mention of Liu Min, Lin Qingqian froze. A moment later, she narrowed her eyes, her bright gaze seeming to see right through Shen Guang.

But Shen Guang had a clear conscience. He wasn’t afraid of Lin Qingqian looking him over like that.

In fact, he suddenly stood up, grabbed Lin Qingqian by the wrist—the one holding the scissors—and backed her into a corner.

The tables had turned!

“What are you doing?” Lin Qingqian didn’t have time to worry whether Shen Guang was telling the truth. She struggled to break free, but Shen Guang was too strong. She couldn’t get away.

“Everything I said is true. I’ve got no reason to lie to you. Who knows why that woman left this here after taking a shower? She probably forgot to take it with her.”

“Who forgets to take their own underwear when they leave a man’s place? She was obviously up to something!” Lin Qingqian gritted her teeth, more and more annoyed with that woman, Liu Min.

What was that woman trying to do? Was she trying to seduce Shen Guang?

She looked up at Shen Guang, fighting down her embarrassment as she continued questioning him.

“You mean she was drunk? Then how did she take a shower? Don’t tell me you…”

“I dragged her into the bathroom and splashed cold water on her until she sobered up.”

He said it as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world, but Lin Qingqian found it pretty unbelievable.

She stared at Shen Guang in surprise, even forgetting that he was still holding her wrist.

When he was alone with another woman, he’d treated her like that?

She knew Liu Min, at least. The woman dressed provocatively and drew countless eyes whenever she walked down the street.

And Shen Guang hadn’t shown her the slightest bit of tenderness!

Even Lin Qingqian wouldn’t have believed it if she’d heard it from someone else. But Shen Guang’s eyes told her he wasn’t lying.

“Y-you really didn’t do anything to her?”

“A drunk barges into my place in the middle of the night and says she wants to keep me. What do you think I’d do with someone like that?” Shen Guang sounded annoyed, but Lin Qingqian seemed to have picked up on something important.

She fought back a laugh, her expression stiffening a little.

“You said she… she wanted to keep you?”

“Damn it! Just thinking about that pisses me off!” Shen Guang let go of Lin Qingqian’s wrist and raked his fingers through his messy hair.

A mature, older-sister type barging into his place in the middle of the night was already like something out of a dream. But that woman had been Liu Min, and she’d said she wanted to keep him. What kind of novel plot was this? If he hadn’t done all those things last night, would he have woken up this morning with Liu Min tangled up with him?

Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

Shen Guang wanted nothing to do with a difficult woman like Liu Min.

Lin Qingqian turned to face the wall, but her shoulders kept shaking. She was obviously trying to laugh without letting him see.

The more Shen Guang thought about it, the more annoyed he got. He clicked his tongue, and only then did Lin Qingqian compose herself.

“Ahem~ All right, I believe you. But you have to get rid of this!”

She held up the black stockings in her hand, her tone firm.

Shen Guang answered irritably.

“What, am I supposed to keep them and wear them myself? You’re nuts.”

“I can’t rule out you having that kind of fetish, but wearing something another woman’s already worn is pretty gross. If you want some… I can give you two brand-new pairs.” Lin Qingqian studied Shen Guang carefully, pinching her chin as if she were giving it serious thought.

“Actually, with Shen Guang’s looks, he could probably pull off women’s clothes. If he dressed up properly, he might even be able to go out in public~”

“Damn it, Lin Qingqian! Is there nothing else in that head of yours to think about?”

“I’m just trying to indulge your fetish, aren’t I?”

The two of them bickered as usual, neither realizing that this sort of thing had become part of their daily routine.

……

Saturday was a particularly grueling day. It didn’t have the relief of Friday, or the pressure of Sunday.

Shen Guang and Lin Qingqian sat together on the same sofa, staring into space.

The heat didn’t bother them in the slightest. The air conditioner was blowing cold air with a steady whoosh.

“Hey, is there anything to do?” Shen Guang looked utterly defeated.

“Read, review, do your homework.” That three-part answer left Shen Guang speechless. Was studying all this woman ever thought about? Couldn’t they do something fun for a change?

“Don’t girls like shopping?”

“Anyone who goes shopping in this weather might actually be crazy.” Lin Qingqian slowly sat up and looked at the boy beside her.

Shen Guang had lifted up half his shirt, exposing several clearly defined abs.

They looked kind of firm…

The thought flashed through Lin Qingqian’s mind. She quickly turned away and stopped looking at Shen Guang.

“Can’t you keep your clothes on properly? Don’t you know there’s a girl here?”

Shen Guang narrowed his eyes. He could clearly see the tips of Lin Qingqian’s ears slowly turning red.

“Hmm? You saw my abs and want to touch them?”

“You’re crazy! Who wants to touch them?” Lin Qingqian tried desperately to explain herself, practically gritting her teeth.

Shen Guang deliberately moved closer to Lin Qingqian and even blew softly against her ear.

The move startled Lin Qingqian right off the sofa. She covered her tingling ear and glared at him!

That guy had actually teased her!

“Shen Guang, are you trying to get yourself killed?”

“Things were getting a little dull, so I cracked a joke.” Shen Guang grinned and pointed toward his room. “Come on, let’s go to my room.”

At that, Lin Qingqian hurriedly backed away a few steps, covering her chest with both hands as she eyed Shen Guang warily.

She was afraid he might try something.

Shen Guang, meanwhile, stared at Lin Qingqian with a baffled look.

“Do you have some kind of persecution complex? I’m asking you to come play games in my room, not to do anything grown-up!”

“P-play games?”

“Come in and I’ll explain. Oh, if you’re scared, never mind.”

“Hmph… Who’s scared?”