"Okay, I understand." Qi Xiaoqi toyed with her fingers, his eyelids slightly lowered. His voice was so calm it was impossible to read his emotions.
Xu Shengxia snapped back to reality and nodded.
"Go to bed. It's getting late, and you have things to do tomorrow."
With that, she stood up, gesturing for Qi Xiaoqi to get up and go to bed too.
Qi Xiaoqi stood up and smiled.
"You go on ahead. I'll go after I finish washing your clothes."
He started walking toward the shared bathroom as he spoke.
The mention of "washing clothes" hit Xu Shengxia with a fresh wave of cringe.
She subconsciously grabbed Qi Xiaoqi's large hand and refused, mortified.
"You... you don't have to wash them. I'll do it myself. You go to bed."
Xu Shengxia pushed Qi Xiaoqi toward his room.
Qi Xiaoqi turned around, gently pinching her pale, rosy cheek with a smile. He wrapped an arm around her waist and teased,
