Jing Li squatted down and poked his arm with her finger a few times, “Ranran, Ranran, why are you sleeping on the ground?”

Jing Ran rubbed his sleepy eyes with his hand, turned over, and with his high myopia, he looked at the blurry face in front of him and recognized it by the voice, “Lili, are you awake?”

“Get up quickly, why are you sleeping here?” Jing Li helped him up and asked again.

How did you end up sleeping on the ground?

Thinking of yesterday, Jing Ran blushed involuntarily.

Last night, after Jing Ran found himself with a nosebleed, he stuffed tissues into his nostrils and dealt with it briefly. When Jing Ran helped Jing Li put on her pajamas, her naked little bun was right in front of him. He curiously pinched it a few times, soft and elastic. He even wanted to lick it like in the movies, but he was afraid that Jing Li would get angry if she found out, so he didn’t dare to do it.

After helping Jing Li put on her pajamas, Jing Ran just lay down to sleep while hugging her. However, this little drunk cat was not calm at all, licking and nibbling on his shoulder, and murmuring, “Why can’t I bite this chicken wing?”

Although Jing Ran wanted to sleep with Jing Li, he was afraid of being bitten by the little drunk cat. So, he took a pillow and lay down on the ground to sleep, and it was already dawn when he woke up.

Jing Li thought for a moment, “No, why are you in my room? Didn’t we agree to sleep in separate rooms?”

Jing Ran took a step, bent down and reached for the table next to the bed, found his glasses, and put them on, “Aunt asked me to stay here to take care of you.”

Jing Li: “…”

This mother is really open-minded enough to let a man stay in her daughter’s room…

“Why don’t you go to bed and sleep?” Jing Li thought Jing Ran was dull. The door was closed, but he was still acting so seriously. Who was he performing for?

Jing Ran complained somewhat discontentedly, “You bite people, I didn’t dare to sleep in the same bed with you!”

“Hurt from biting? Let me take a look?” Jing Li remembered the last time when she bit him while drunk, and asked nervously.

Jing Ran pulled down the collar of his clothes, revealing the covered skin. From his neck to his left shoulder, there were one or two bite marks, while the rest of the area had crimson hickey marks. Jing Li felt a little sorry for the little prince being bitten again, so she reached out to rub his shoulder and kissed him twice, smiling and saying, “Does it hurt less now?”

Jing Ran shook his head.

Jing Li, in a hurry to go to the bathroom, stopped trying to coax him, nudged him towards the bed, and said, “Go to bed first, I’ll be right back from the bathroom.”

She turned and ran out the door, leaving Jing Ran in the room.

After a short break, Jing Li brushed her teeth and washed her face before leaving the bathroom. She heard the “clanging” sound coming from the kitchen, as if someone was doing something inside. Jing Li’s family was not in the habit of having breakfast. Her parents were usually busy with work, and their rare days off were spent catching up on rest. It was unlikely that her parents were preparing breakfast.

“What are you doing?” Jing Li walked into the kitchen and saw Jing Ran slicing pork.

The young man was wearing a dark blue men’s pajamas, which he hadn’t changed out of yet. His short, tousled hair was a bit messy, and he was wearing gold-rimmed glasses. The warm sunlight outside was shining on him, as if it were giving him an extra layer of light.

He looked somewhat lazy as he smiled at her.

“Badump, badump…”

Jing Li’s heart was racing…

Unbelievable, she was captivated by Little Prince Charming early in the morning.

“I’m making porridge. Both Auntie and you had some drinks last night, so it’s better to have some porridge this morning.”

Next to the kitchen counter, a gas stove was burning fiercely under a pot of porridge. It had been boiling for a long time, so Jing Ran turned down the heat.

Jing Li felt like she and Little Prince had swapped roles, as if the intelligent daughter-in-law of their Jing family had returned. Jing Li walked over to Jing Ran and embraced his waist from behind. Jing Ran turned his head, lowered it, and looked at Jing Li, who was smiling foolishly, as if she were intellectually disabled.

He turned back and continued to slice the pork.

Jing Ran is really thin, but still has some muscles, especially strong and firm. Jing Li hugged him from behind, pressing half of her body against his back, like a little koala clinging to a tree, unwilling to let go.

“Cough, cough…” Jing’s mother walked into the kitchen and saw the two young people hugging each other. She had originally intended to be a considerate parent and quietly leave them alone. However, because of the effects of alcohol, she woke up very thirsty in the morning and needed to drink water.

Meanwhile, the water was in the kitchen, and there were two little rascals flirting in the kitchen, leaving her inexplicably embarrassed.

Jing Li, feeling like a child who had done something wrong, quickly let go of Jing Ran and stood aside, greeting a bit guiltily, “Mom, good morning…”

Jing’s mother, feeling a bit uncomfortable in her throat, cleared her throat and in a hoarse voice said, “I’m going to get some water, you two can continue.”

Jing Li: “…”

However, Jing Ran remained calm and said, “Auntie, I’ve made honey water for you and Lili. Let me pour it for you.” Jing Ran picked up a glass water pot from the sink and took out two glass cups from the cabinet, poured two glasses of honey water, and handed one to Jing’s mother: “Auntie, please have some.”

Jing’s mother was surprised by Jing Ran’s thoughtfulness, and she smiled as she took the cup, saying, “Thank you.”

Jing Ran handed the other glass of honey water to Jing Li and said, “Lili, drink up. Drinking it will prevent a headache after drinking alcohol.”

Jing Li: “Thank you.”

“What are you cooking?” Jing’s mother saw foam coming out of the pot on the stove and asked.

“I’m cooking porridge. It will be ready in about ten minutes,” Jing Ran said as he lifted the lid of the pot and stirred the white porridge with a large ladle.

Jing’s mother looked at Jing Li with a mysterious smile, making Jing Li feel a bit uncomfortable.

It’s not that she, as a mother, looks down on her own child, and Jing’s mother knows very well what her own daughter is like. Although Jing Li is pretty, she is also petite, with a height difference of 25cm between her and Jing Ran. However, it’s currently trendy for young people to have a height difference, turning such a gap into something cute.

But besides her looks, it seems that Jing Li really has no other strengths. Her grades are not very good, she often ranks at the bottom of her class, and she always receives notices for makeup exams during vacations; perhaps her mind isn’t very agile, for example, it took her two years to get a driver’s license while others could get it in six months; as a girl, she isn’t good at cooking, and she doesn’t excel at household chores…

How could Jing Li, with no apparent strengths, be involved with Jing Ran, who is handsome, modest, articulate, excels academically, and knows how to cook? Is she the reincarnation of a goddess?

“Ranran, what do you like about our Ali?” Jing’s mother managed a large company and placed special emphasis on efficiency. If there was something she didn’t understand or was ambiguous, she wanted it resolved immediately. Just like how she didn’t understand why Jing Li was dating Jing Ran, she would ask for an answer directly, without guessing.

In fact, Jing’s mother was also worried that the innocent Jing Li might be deceived by someone.

Jing Ran also answered openly, “Because Lili is kind.”

To say “kind” was too vague. Nowadays, which young girl isn’t kind? They see a stray dog and want to adopt it with overflowing compassion.

Jing’s mother continued to ask, “For example?”

Jing Ran suddenly blushed, feeling a little shy, and said, “Lili was the first girl to smile at me and be kind to me…”

Jing Ran had always been dressed plainly and unattractively since he was young, and girls didn’t want to play with him, they even bullied him. Apart from a period of insincere kindness from Li Xueqing in his childhood, Jing Li was indeed the first girl to give him a pure smile and even took the initiative to pick up his textbooks for him. Sometimes, Jing Ran’s words always made people want to punch him, but Jing Li was very tolerant and didn’t hold grudges against him. When he wasn’t happy, Jing Li could even make him laugh.

Jing’s mother had never seen the old-fashioned image of Jing Ran, so of course, she didn’t know why such a handsome boy was the first one smiled at by Jing Li. Jing’s mother thought for a moment, maybe Jing Ran had previously attended an all-boys school, after all, he had seen few women, so that’s why he was captivated by Jing Li as soon as he entered university.

It must be like this.

Jing’s mother worried, if Jing Ran met a girl better than Jing Li in the future, would he abandon Jing Li?

Jing’s mother took Jing Ran’s hand and said very seriously, “Ranran, there are many things that our Ali doesn’t understand. She says she won’t understand, can you take good care of her for Uncle and Aunt?”

Jing Ran nodded without hesitation and said earnestly, “I will take good care of her.”

Jing Li suddenly couldn’t stand her mother becoming so cheesy and sentimental. She was just bringing a boyfriend home, not bidding farewell as if it were a matter of life and death, nor was it like she was not coming back after getting married.

Was it necessary to be so melodramatic?

If it really was marriage, it was just in the neighboring city, only an hour’s drive away. Normally, it took over an hour to travel to the city center by bus from school.

Jing Li really couldn’t bear to watch this anymore. She separated her mother from holding Jing Ran’s hand and said, “Mom, you should go wash up and come out for breakfast.”

After breakfast, Jing’s father and mother had to go to Hong Kong on a business trip, leaving Jing Ran and Jing Li at home. The meeting with the parents ended there.

As Jing’s mother was about to leave, she secretly told Jing Li that there was something in the second drawer of Jing Li’s bedside cabinet. After the parents left, Jing Li went back to her own room and opened the drawer to take a look.

It was a pack of unopened condoms.

Jing Li had some doubts. Jing Ran must be the long-lost son of her mother.

*
During the three-day May Day holiday, Jing Li’s parents went on a business trip on the first day, and on the second day, Jing Li and Jing Ran returned to City G, because there wasn’t much to do in City D, and it was also time for Jing Ran to visit grandpa Guo.

In fact, Jing Ran also wanted to take Jing Li to meet his parents during the May Day holiday, but his parents were also on a business trip. Jing Li was understanding enough, if his parents weren’t busy, they probably wouldn’t leave Jing Ran in the care of his grandparents.

“After returning to city G, Jing Ran made an appointment with Chen Wenbin to visit the nursing home, while Jing Li stayed at grandma’s house. Jing Li couldn’t understand why sometimes Jing Ran was especially close to his friends, leaving such a beautiful girlfriend at home!

Jing Ran and Chen Wenbin arrived at the nursing home and saw a young girl supporting an old lady for a walk in the yard.

Jing Ran wanted to greet the girl, but Chen Wenbin said he saw an acquaintance and hurried over to greet the girl.

Chen Wenbin greeted the girl: “Hey, classmate, we meet again?”

Fang Zhenzhen hesitated for a moment. She didn’t remember knowing this person. She supported her grandmother, looked at Chen Wenbin, and asked, “You are…”

Chen Wenbin said excitedly, “I’m from Z University. We’ve met before. Don’t you remember?”

Fang Zhenzhen is a part-time promoter for a sports drink. She had organized promotional activities at Z University some time ago. However, she met many people at Z University, so she had no impression of Chen Wenbin.

Chen Wenbin tried to awaken some memories: “It’s me. After I finished playing basketball, I went to buy a drink from your side. I forgot my wallet and my phone was with another classmate, and you bought me a drink.”

“Oh!” Fang Zhenzhen pretended to remember. In fact, that day she treated several students to drinks, so she didn’t have a deep impression of Chen Wenbin.

Chen Wenbin: “By the way, let me introduce myself. I’m Chen Wenbin, from the architecture department of Z University. Can we be friends?”

Fang Zhenzhen’s grandmother was hard of hearing and couldn’t hear what Chen Wenbin said. She asked Fang Zhenzhen, “What is this young man saying?”

Fang Zhenzhen said loudly in her grandmother’s ear, “It’s nothing, just a small matter.”

Chen Wenbin: “…”

Jing Ran walked over, and Fang Zhenzhen, upon seeing Jing Ran, called out, “Senior.”

Chen Wenbin incredulously looked at Jing Ran, then at Fang Zhenzhen, and asked, “Senior?”

Fang Zhenzhen nodded.

Fang’s grandmother also got tired from walking and said to Fang Zhenzhen, “Zhenzhen, go back to the room.”

“Oh…” Fang Zhenzhen responded and bid farewell to Jing Ran, “Senior, goodbye.”

After Fang Zhenzhen left, Chen Wenbin said, “You actually know the beautiful girl from earlier. Why didn’t you introduce her to me?”

Jing Ran: “…”

Why should I introduce her?

Chen Wenbin didn’t ask for Fang Zhenzhen’s name earlier and asked, “What’s the name of the girl just now? Is she your junior in the management department?”

Jing Ran: “…”

You don’t even know her name, and yet you were chatting with her for so long?

Jing Ran said, “Her name is Fang Zhenzhen, from the foreign language department.”

Chen Wenbin asked, “Jing Ran, what do you think about me having Zhenzhen as my girlfriend?”

Jing Ran responded indifferently, “Oh.”
Where do you get the confidence to say that someone is your girlfriend, and then they become your girlfriend?

Chen Wenbin asked, “Jing Ran, how did you pursue Jing Li in the first place? Give me some tips…”

Jing Ran fell silent for a long time without speaking.

Annoyed, Chen Wenbin burst out, “Damn it, don’t tell me that it was Jing Li who pursued you?”

Chen Wenbin recalled Jing Ran’s previous miserable image, and Jing Li didn’t know about Jing Ran’s family wealth, so what was Jing Li aiming for?

Chen Wenbin asked, “Does your Jing Li have a hole in her brain?”