The next day, when Jiang Cheng woke up, he saw Xiao Xia, who had been peeking at him, immediately close her eyes in a fright.
Seeing Xiao Xia's clumsy actions, a smile played on the corner of Jiang Cheng's mouth.
He leaned in close to Xiao Xia's ear and blew gently.
This breath of hot air caused Xiao Xia's cheeks to instantly turn red, like a ripe apple.
Though her eyes were tightly shut, her eyelashes were trembling slightly.
Thinking back to the scenes from last night and the middle of the night, Xiao Xia was too shy to open her eyes.
Seeing that Xiao Xia didn't dare to open her eyes, Jiang Cheng found it increasingly amusing.
Jiang Cheng lowered his head and slowly moved Xiao Xia's hands away from her chest.
There were still a few traces of blush remaining there.
"What is this? Let me take a look??"
The sensation of feeling things with her eyes closed made Xiao Xia involuntarily curl inward.
Especially as Jiang Cheng's cheek slowly rubbed against hers.
This kind of intimacy, this feeling of being skin-to-skin, was a bit much for Xiao Xia to handle.
Although she really wanted to refuse Jiang Cheng, as soon as she opened her eyes and saw the brightly lit room, she felt too embarrassed to move.
And so, while pretending she hadn't woken up yet, Xiao Xia half-yielded and half-resisted... Over an hour later, Jiang Cheng listened to the system's voice, his eyes full of pleasant surprise.
"Ding! The task to reform Xiao Xia's self-confidence has been completed."
"Completion progress 100%. System rewards Host with +5 to overall Constitution and +1 to Charisma!"
Jiang Cheng, who had been busy all night, had felt a bit sleepy.
Now, after adding five points to his Constitution, he suddenly felt full of energy, but he didn't feel any change in his Charisma points.
Even though he already had the Great Kidney Returns function.
That function mostly just allowed him to continue with a second round immediately after finishing the first.
In other words, it allowed him to increase the number of rounds infinitely.
However, his overall physical constitution remained unchanged; when his back should be sore, it would still be sore, and when he should be sleepy, he would still be sleepy.
But this Constitution point was different.
Seeing Jiang Cheng looking at her with glowing eyes, Xiao Xia immediately grabbed the bath towel beside her.
After quickly wrapping herself up, she got up and headed toward the bathroom.
However, the moment she stood up, she couldn't help but let out a hiss of pain.
Seeing Xiao Xia with her legs clamped tight, Jiang Cheng rubbed his nose a bit apologetically.
One should practice moderation even when performing the 'Way of Consolation'.
"Does it hurt??"
Xiao Xia immediately hugged her towel and turned around, looking at Jiang Cheng with a face flushed red, stammering, "No... it doesn't hurt."
Her voice was low and bashful, as if she had used all her strength just to say those words.
Looking at her, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel a slight sense of guilt.
Seeing her slowly make her way into the bathroom, Jiang Cheng knew she was just trying to be brave.
Even if she was uncomfortable, she didn't dare to refuse Jiang Cheng.
Even though the two had already seen each other naked, she was a very traditional girl.
In her bones, she felt that her partner was her entire world.
Moreover, with a partner as powerful as Jiang Cheng, she was even more afraid that if she did something to dissatisfy him, it would cause him to dislike her.
At this moment, she looked at herself in the mirror, touched her lips, and felt a heart full of happiness.
Although the few places on her body that were the same color as her lips were somewhat red and swollen.
But this was also a symbol of happiness.
She had suffered quite a bit growing up; what did this little bit of pain matter?
She knew she had already fallen in love with this man.
And from today on, she was Jiang Cheng's woman.
That was the most important thing... Seeing Xiao Xia go into the bathroom, Jiang Cheng picked up his phone.
He saw that Fang Yuan had sent him several wechat messages early in the morning.
She said she had an appointment to meet Liu Ming at noon, as Liu Ming had some materials to give her.
She also asked when Jiang Cheng would be free.
After reading it, Jiang Cheng replied: "Auntie, I'm free tonight. Shall we have dinner together??"
After sending that, Jiang Cheng sent a message to Zhu Yan, explaining Xiao Xia's situation to her.
While Zhu Yan's own connections might not be that broad, her uncle was different.
As the Bank Manager of the Shanghai CMB, he not only had great prestige but could also utilize CMB's vast internal network to directly find a suitable school... Meanwhile, in Taikoo Li, people were coming and going, and it was exceptionally lively.
In a quiet coffee shop next to it, Fang Yuan sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, her face pale, looking out of place amidst the hustle and bustle outside.
Her eyes were somewhat vacant, as if she were reminiscing about something.
The coffee in her hand had long since gone cold, but she didn't seem to care.
She sipped the coffee gently while staring blankly out the window, seemingly waiting for something.
After a while, a middle-aged man walked into the coffee shop in a hurry.
He was holding a briefcase, and his expression looked somewhat tired.
He glanced around, and when his eyes landed on Fang Yuan, he couldn't help but be momentarily dazed.
"Manager Liu." Fang Yuan spoke first, breaking the awkward silence.
Upon hearing her, Liu Ming immediately looked away, feeling embarrassed.
"Sorry, Sister Fang. I haven't seen you for so long that I was a bit stunned. You haven't changed at all from before," he said.
Fang Yuan understood Liu Ming's words; she had heard many people say this.
Fang Yuan smiled and then said, "Manager Liu, I remember the last time I saw you was ten years ago. Time really flies."
Liu Ming looked at Fang Yuan, a trace of emotion and helplessness in his eyes as he replied, "Time is fast, but it hasn't left any marks on your face. Unlike me, who suddenly turned into a middle-aged man."
"Is everything okay at home?" Fang Yuan asked with a smile.
"It's fine. My son and daughter are both in high school and will be going to university next year. Their grades are very stable." When mentioning his children, Liu Ming's tone overflowed with pride and happiness.
Looking at Liu Ming's happy appearance, a surge of envy rose in Fang Yuan's heart.
"That's good. Peace and safety are blessings. Unlike me, I thought after all these years the bitterness was over and the sweetness had come, but in the end, it turned out to be my own biological brother..."
Hearing this, Liu Ming couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.
He knew that Fang Yuan had raised her child alone all these years and that life had not been easy.
Liu Ming sighed, then opened his briefcase, took out a kraft paper envelope, and handed it to Fang Yuan.