Save the villainous rag, and desperately force love upon him.

As soon as the door to the private room closed, Shen Yi raised his hand and punched Su Qiu on the shoulder.

The force wasn't strong; it was more like a playful outburst, but it was enough to calm the surge of embarrassment and anger that was rising in his head.

"Crazy woman! You did this on purpose, didn't you?!"

He glared at Su Qiu, his eyes still moist, but he didn't look intimidating at all; instead, he looked like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Su Qiu grabbed his wrist and pulled him towards her. Shen Yi, caught off guard, almost fell into her arms.

She chuckled softly, her fingertips tracing his burning skin: "Hmm, just teasing you."

"You still dare to talk back!"

Shen Yi tried to pull his hand away, but she gripped it even tighter.

She could only turn her face away angrily, her chest still heaving, but strangely, she wasn't so angry anymore.

Perhaps it was the genuine smile in her eyes, or the soft warmth of the room, that made even her slight embarrassment seem sweet.

"Alright, little one, eat your food properly."

Su Qiu released Shen Yi's wrist and put a piece of lobster meat into his bowl.

The two then calmed down.

They ate seafood at a leisurely pace, occasionally chatting about company matters or making casual remarks.

The atmosphere in the private room gradually eased, leaving only the aroma of food and the occasional clinking of bowls and chopsticks.

After finishing the meal.

White Wolf had already parked the car at the door and was waiting.

When they returned to the villa, as soon as they opened the door, the mistress rushed out of the living room and pounced on Su Qiu.

Su Qiu reacted quickly, grabbing the skin on the back of its neck.

He picked it up like a kitten and casually tossed it to Shen Yi, who was standing next to him.

Caught off guard, Shen Yi was suddenly pounced on by the mistress, who licked his face several times, leaving it wet with saliva.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..." Shen Yi laughed and cursed as he wiped his face, "You stinking dog!"

The white wolf, standing to the side, secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Thankfully, it wasn't me who got thrown over there.

He was secretly relieved, thinking he had escaped a disaster.

Unexpectedly, the mistress broke free from Shen Yi's embrace, turned around and rushed towards him, suddenly pouncing on him.

They pinned him down on the lawn and started slapping his face with their tongues like it was free.

White Wolf: "..."

He stood frozen in place, feeling the warm saliva on his face and the wolfhound's enthusiastic panting, unsure how to react for a moment.

Shen Yi watched from the sidelines, laughing heartily. Su Qiu also smiled gently as she watched the farce unfolding on the lawn between the man and the dog.

……

As night deepened, the villa became quiet.

Only the occasional chirping of insects could be heard outside the window.

Su Qiu leaned against the headboard, her fingertips swiping across her phone screen as she looked at the overseas affairs report sent by White Fox.

"What are you looking at?"

When Shen Yi came out of the shower, he was wrapped in a loose bathrobe, and his hair was still a little damp.

He walked straight to the bedside, lay down next to Su Qiu, hugged her waist, buried his face in the crook of her neck, and spoke in a languid voice, as if he had just finished showering.

Su Qiu casually turned off her phone and tossed it on the bedside table, then reached out and touched his hair.

It's already dried and softly rests on my forehead.

"Nothing much, just some miscellaneous matters overseas."

Shen Yi snuggled closer to her, tilting his head up to ask, "Are you very busy with things overseas?"

"That's obvious." Su Qiu pinched his cheek, her fingertips slightly cool.

"You're so busy, yet you still have time to spend with me..."

Shen Yi's voice was lower, carrying a hint of barely perceptible probing and a touch of embarrassment.

"Are you reluctant to part with me?"

In Su Qiu's mind, Little Western Heaven clicked its tongue and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, is this the legendary self-conquest strategy? Host, you'd better catch this."

Su Qiu deliberately put on a stern face and raised an eyebrow, saying, "It's not that I'm reluctant to part with you, it's just that I'm afraid you'll do something stupid and embarrassing, making me lose face."

"You're the stupid one! Your whole family is stupid!"

Shen Yi was taken aback, then reached out and pinched her waist, the pressure neither too light nor too heavy, with a hint of coquetry.

"It's one thing to insult others, but to insult yourself too?" Su Qiu retorted calmly, "And you say you're not stupid."

Shen Yi was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

Am I not Su Qiu's "family" now?

A blush instantly spread across Shen Yi's face, and the feigned anger he had just displayed vanished in an instant, replaced by a sweet feeling in his heart.

"you……"

He opened his mouth, but didn't say anything in rebuttal. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and the smile in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Seeing his silly grin, Su Qiu reached out and flicked his forehead, her tone slightly disgusted:

"You idiot, what are you grinning about?"

Shen Yi shrank back from the bounce, but instead snuggled even tighter into her arms, muttering:

"Just laugh, it's none of your business."

Looking at the expectation in Shen Yi's eyes, Su Qiu felt helpless.

This little guy can be as stubborn as a child at times, but at other times, he's as easy to coax as a child.

Shen Yi, oblivious to her distraction, asked another question:

"Aren't we... family now?"

Su Qiu nodded, letting out a soft "hmm" in response.

"Will you always stay with me?"

Shen Yi looked up, his eyes fixed on her, as if afraid of missing any expression on her face, his tone filled with cautious anticipation.

Su Qiu stopped moving.

The air seemed to fall silent for a few seconds.

She couldn't answer.

She won't easily make promises she can't keep.

Once the mission is complete, she will return to her own world, while Shen Yi...

Just like the traces left by mission takers from other worlds.

Memories of her will be slowly worn away by time, until they are completely forgotten.

Seeing her remain silent for a long time, Shen Yi's heart skipped a beat, as if something was gripping him tightly, and he felt a little flustered.

"What? Is this a difficult question to answer?"

Su Qiu twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing a faint smile: "Why ask these questions?"

Cherish the present moment and live each day to the fullest; that's the only way to avoid wasting time.

Shen Yi could tell she was avoiding the question, and the initial excitement in his heart gradually subsided, but he still stubbornly spoke:

"If you won't answer, then I will."

Then, she nestled against Su Qiu's chest, tilted her head back, and said earnestly, "I will stay with you forever, until a very, very long time from now."

He had his own little scheme in mind.

If I stay with Su Qiu, does that mean Su Qiu will stay with me forever?

Seeing him like this, Su Qiu felt even more helpless and leaned down to place a light kiss on his forehead:

"I still stand by what I said: cherish the present."

Shen Yi's mood clearly dropped, his eyes reddened slightly, like a wronged puppy, and his voice softened:

"Then tell me you like me."

Su Qiu frowned slightly, but still went along with him and said:

I like you.

"How much do you like it?" he persisted, as if he had to pry an answer out of her.

Su Qiu was both amused and exasperated: "Is this ever going to end?"

"You were mean to me..." Shen Yi's voice was tinged with grievance, and the last syllable trembled slightly.

next second.

Su Qiu didn't give her a chance to continue speaking. She reached out, pinched his chin, and lowered her head to kiss him directly.

The kiss carried a hint of soothing, yet also an undeniable force.

He swallowed back all of Shen Yi's unspoken grievances and questions.

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously wrapped his arms around her neck and buried himself deeper into the kiss that carried her scent.

The sadness in my heart seemed to be slowly soothed by warm water, gradually softening.

But it became even more sour, and the sourness gradually spread.

Su Qiu is running away.

He just wanted to know whether Su Qiu truly liked him or if it was just because of the mission.

……