In the past, Jiangg Ning would only become lively when she was with her younger sister.

In front of others, she always maintained a dignified appearance.

Now that she had met another important person in her life, it made one think of their childhood. The two sisters never enjoyed a carefree, innocent youth; they were raised under strict and somber tutelage.

Now, this could be considered… making up for those lost years.

No matter a girl’s personality or what she has been through, there are many moments when she secretly craves one thing: to be pampered like a little girl.

If someone could make her feel that way, once she experienced it…

…that craving would become endless.

Deep down, Jiangg Ning was actually more of a little girl than her sister. Once the floodgates of freedom were opened, all the emotions she had deliberately suppressed would subtly wash over and transform her entire being.

It was just that she hadn’t noticed it yet.

Life was peaceful and warm. In the future, when she looked back on this time, she would probably be moved to tears.

For now, she just felt completely filled with love, with no room for any other emotion.

…

Chen Yuan and Jiangg Ning played until they were exhausted.

「In the afternoon.」

They finished eating and returned to the hotel to rest.

The living room presented a picture-perfect scene:

Chen Yuan was lying on his side on the sofa, a look of pure contentment and bliss on his face. His cheek was pillowed on Jiangg Ning’s long, fair legs, and he could feel the delicacy of her skin.

He closed his eyes, hearing the faint SCRAPE, SCRAPE of friction in his ear canal.

Chen Yuan’s ear felt a little itchy, and coincidentally, the hotel provided an ear pick.

Using the bright sunlight from outside, Jiangg Ning had him lie on her lap so she could clean his ears for him.

…

“Is this pressure okay? It doesn’t hurt, does it?”

Jiangg Ning’s gentle voice sounded by his ear, making his heart itch just as much as his ear did.

Chen Yuan felt a wave of satisfaction wash over him.

“It’s fine. It feels really good.”

“That’s good. Don’t move, okay? I’ll be very gentle.”

With her reminder, Chen Yuan felt like his ear wasn’t being cleaned, but rather that a weightless feather was swirling inside his ear canal. It was so comfortable it gave him goosebumps.

He let out a happy hum from his throat while reaching out to stroke Ningning’s smooth leg.

The suite was completely silent, filled only with the warmth of the two of them together.

There was nothing better than a lap pillow.

Chen Yuan even felt like he had returned to his kindergarten afternoons from years ago. His teacher, who was even gentler than his own mother, would rub his hair and lightly scratch his ears just like this.

He didn’t get to touch her leg back then, though.

Of course, Jiangg Ning knew his hand wasn’t behaving, roaming restlessly on her leg.

The slightly strange sensation made her cheeks flush, and she looked at Chen Yuan with a hint of feigned annoyance.

She couldn’t move, afraid of startling him.

She could only let this little rascal continue his misbehavior. Fortunately, he didn’t do anything more outrageous. If his hand ventured any higher, she would probably start trembling all over.

Her legs weren’t a particularly sensitive area.

‘If he wants to touch them, then let him,’ Jiangg Ning thought.

‘Giving your boyfriend a more… stimulating experience is, in a way, a girlfriend’s responsibility.’

“Has any other girl ever cleaned your ears like this before?”

“Huh? How could that be? Before I met you, I’d never even held a girl’s hand.”

“What about your Rourou?”

“Er…”

Suddenly hit with such a lethal question, Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow.

“No, I never let her touch my ears.”

“So that means you two have held hands, then?”

Jiangg Ning stopped what she was doing. Her eyes flickered as she looked at him, as if she had understood a great many things in an instant. The all-knowing sharpness in her gaze made Chen Yuan’s heart tremble.

“No, that didn’t happen either,” Chen Yuan lied with a straight face.

“Alright, I believe you.”

Jiangg Ning hummed softly, and her hands resumed their task.

Her focused expression gave off a surprising illusion, making one feel she was radiating a serene, motherly glow.

Warm and captivating.

A moment later, the peace was shattered by a sudden phone call.

RING RING RING—

The phone on the side table began to vibrate, its ringtone sounding off.

Jiangg Ning stopped again and handed Chen Yuan his phone.

“Who is it? Someone’s calling me?”

“Mhm, the contact name says ‘Mom’.”

“My mom!?”

Chen Yuan shot upright, the comfortable long legs he was resting on suddenly forgotten.

He clutched his forehead in annoyance. “She’s not calling to argue with me again, is she…”

“Your mom… does she like to argue with you a lot?”

Seeing this expression on him for the first time, Jiangg Ning grew curious and tilted her head as she asked.

“Not really. It’s mainly that we have a disagreement about this trip.”

“So are you going to answer it or not?”

“I’ll answer. If she wants to argue, we’ll argue. I’m not afraid.”

Chen Yuan thought for a moment and decided not to avoid it.

‘Once you push back the first time, the second time is easier.’ He had figured that much out now.

‘It was one thing to listen to my mom about everything when I was little. I was young back then. But I’m an adult now; I can’t let her control me anymore.’

“Should I give you some privacy?”

Jiangg Ning asked cautiously. Although she was curious to hear how Chen Yuan usually talked with his family, she was also worried he would mind.

“It’s fine. I’m answering it.”

Chen Yuan pressed the answer key, and at the same time, comfortably settled back down onto her lap. He met Jiangg Ning’s gaze as she looked down at him and began to playfully twirl her hair.

…

“Hello, Mom.”

Chen Yuan wound a lock of Jiangg Ning’s hair around his fingertip, making two little loops, his tone casual.

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