Wen Ci rested for nearly 10 minutes before finishing washing the dishes. She shook the water off her hands and suddenly remembered the wool sweater she had bought for Huo Jingyuan.

She walked to the door of the master bedroom and waved at Huo Jingyuan, who was sitting on the sofa. “Huo Jingyuan, come here for a moment.”

“What is it?”

Huo Jingyuan’s expression was calm, revealing no emotion. However, in the afternoon, he had heard Xue Li mention that Wen Ci had bought him a wool sweater.

“Just come here.”

Wen Ci was still unaware that Huo Jingyuan already knew about the gift she was planning to give him.

Huo Jingyuan walked over to Wen Ci. The temperature difference between day and night in the northwest was quite significant, so Huo Jingyuan had deliberately put on a dark green military jacket.

Wen Ci reached out, her lips curling slightly as she stood on her tiptoes. “Let me help you take off your jacket.”

The man’s eyes flickered with surprise as he silently watched her.

“Comrade Huo, you seem a little flustered.”

“Not at all.”

As he spoke, Huo Jingyuan took off his jacket himself. Underneath, he was wearing a training tank top, revealing the well-defined and perfect muscle lines on his arms.

Wen Ci couldn’t help but stare with longing. After restraining herself, she hooked her finger around his belt, her red lips curving into a seductive smile. “Comrade Huo, it seems you work out often.”

Hearing her soft, delicate voice, the man’s eyes darkened. He stared at Wen Ci’s glistening red lips and swallowed hard. “Do you know what you’re doing?”

Wen Ci hadn’t applied any makeup.

Yet her lips were full and shimmering.

Wen Ci didn’t respond, instead letting out a playful giggle.

The lights in the bedroom were off, leaving the room in complete darkness. Wen Ci had no intention of turning them on, as her vision allowed her to see clearly in the dark.

Wen Ci hooked her finger around Huo Jingyuan’s belt, her index finger clearly sensing the scorching heat radiating from him. She lowered her voice and leaned closer to his ear. “Why don’t you guess what gift I’m going to give you?”

Huo Jingyuan’s eyelashes trembled slightly. “I don’t know.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Ci released her finger from his belt, retreating slightly to advance further. She wanted to tease Huo Jingyuan’s heartstrings, to make him unable to suppress his primal desires.

Earlier, when she had seen Xue Li at the door, Wen Ci had already realized that Huo Jingyuan knew about the wool sweater.

So the gift she was going to give Huo Jingyuan was herself.

In the darkness, Huo Jingyuan couldn’t see Wen Ci clearly. Feeling her hand release his belt, his ink-black eyes flickered with a hint of urgency.

Using the faint light from outside the room, Huo Jingyuan located Wen Ci’s position. He reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her close with a gentle force until their bodies were pressed tightly together.

The man lowered his head, his eyes meeting Wen Ci’s. His gaze was filled with desire, and he licked his dry lips. “Are you really sure about this?”

Wen Ci’s lips curved into a smile at his repeated questioning. “I’ve made it so obvious, and you still don’t get it? Do I have to take the initiative for you to be willing, Ah Yuan?”

The words “Ah Yuan” shattered Huo Jingyuan’s last line of defense.

The heat within him could no longer be suppressed. He leaned in and kissed her, his masculine aura overwhelming her, leaving no room for Wen Ci to take the lead.

“Mmm—”

Wen Ci hadn’t expected Huo Jingyuan to be so responsive, but his foreplay was clumsy, focused only on taking. Somehow, their clothes had disappeared.

During a brief pause, Wen Ci caught her breath. Her hand gently brushed against Huo Jingyuan’s earlobe, sending a tingling sensation straight to his heart, intensifying the heat between them.

Wen Ci was kissed until she could barely breathe. She pushed Huo Jingyuan away, her heaving chest making the deep cleavage even more enticing. She frowned in mock annoyance. “Huo Jingyuan, is kissing all you know how to do?”

“What do you think?”

As soon as he spoke, Wen Ci’s brows furrowed. She opened her mouth but found herself completely speechless.

“Good Ah Ci, relax.”