In the evening, Xu Lin returned to the big house.

"Where's Yaoyao?"

"She went back yesterday to take care of her grandmother, she said her grandmother accidentally fell while walking."

"Is she okay?"

At an old age, even a slight fall can be serious.

"Yaoyao said it wasn't a big deal. Her grandmother is currently in the hospital and will be discharged in a few days."

"Oh, that's good then."

"Xu Lin, take me back to Suzhou tomorrow!"

"Didn't I just come back? I'll take you back tomorrow, but let me be clear, I'm not staying over at your place."

"Are you going to... tonight with me..."

Rong Xiyi blushed slightly, as she obviously wouldn't say such vulgar words.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely feed you well, you little foodie."

Xu Lin had just fought hard earlier, and now he was preparing to go into battle again, but he was all about sharing the love evenly, making sure everyone got a share.

It's just that Xia Xiyao had left.

To be honest, Xu Lin felt a bit guilty towards Xia Xiyao, as he hadn't spent much time with her.

"Did you pack your things?"

"All packed!"

"Then we can drive there straight tomorrow morning."

Driving from Jiangdu to Suzhou is actually only about two hours, very close, not even needing to rush to leave.

"What time are we leaving?"

"It's so close, leaving at noon tomorrow isn't too late."

Xu Lin needed some rest and recovery after exerting himself with Chi Linyue and the group, and tonight still being with Rong Xiyi.

How can you not rest?

That night, Xu Lin took off his pants, but not the short-sleeve shirt he was wearing.

The main reason was that there were a few bite marks on his shoulder and many scratch marks on his back.

These marks proved the intense battles with Chi Linyue and the others; if Rong Xiyi found out, wouldn't she explode?

Around 3 a.m., their battle ended.

Rong Xiyi was too exhausted and fell asleep quickly.

Xu Lin also closed his eyes and went straight to sleep.

He couldn't not sleep, as Xu Lin had driven back from Ning Yuhuan's place the previous night and hadn't slept, meeting Chi Linyue and the group first thing the following morning.

So, Xu Lin had actually gone over 40 hours without sleep, spending more than half that time working hard.

If he weren't some miraculous exception, any normal man, even if strong and healthy, might have dropped dead on the bed.

Thus, Xu Lin slept deeply this time, entering a profound sleep.

He was truly exhausted.

On the other side.

Pei Danqing and her group also slept from a little after 7 p.m. until after 7 a.m. the next day, a full twelve hours.

After 21 hours of madness with Xu Lin, they were just as tired.

That's why they slept for so long.

Pei Danqing was the first to wake up.

While playing together, Pei Danqing got so caught up that she didn't feel anything, but now in the quiet, her face turned completely red, with a flood of memories making her feel deeply embarrassed and ashamed.

Oh my god!

What did I even do?

Pei Danqing covered her face.

After a long while, she subconsciously looked for Xu Lin.

But found only herself and Chi Linyue in bed.

"Xu Lin?"

"Xu Lin?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

She called twice, but there was no response.

"He left early already..."

Chi Linyue mumbled in a sleepy voice, "He said he was busy with something, and after hugging us to sleep in this room last night, he left."

Chi Linyue stretched lazily before finally opening her eyes.

"That heartless guy!"

Pei Danqing couldn't help but say.

But Pei Danqing wasn't really blaming Xu Lin; after all, he was busy, and she understood that what women say doesn't always sync with their inner thoughts.

"Qingqing, how do you feel?"

Chi Linyue glanced over with a grin on her face.

"I must be crazy, doing it with three people, and it was so ridiculous at the time!"

Pei Danqing covered her face, unwilling to think about the scene, feeling like she couldn't even describe how absurd the movie-like scenes felt with Chi Linyue and Xu Lin—all of it happened.

"Weren't you just happy? Why overthink it? You were happy at the time, weren't you?"

"I suppose I just got carried away, similar to how people impulsively do things they regret later like committing a crime."

"That's not the same; weren't you comfortable at the time?"

"I don't want to talk to you, Chi Linyue, you're just a vixen!"

"If I'm a vixen, Pei Danqing, you're probably not much better, don't pretend you're a lady."

Chi Linyue laughed.

"Let's not talk about this; I can't win an argument, I surrender!"

"Haha..."

"Time to get up!" Pei Danqing said.

However, as she threw off the covers and moved her legs, she gasped.

Ouch!

Chi Linyue felt the same, even a slight movement hurt; they had played too crazily.

Chi Linyue: "You were thinking of going back to the Capital City today, but it might have to be tomorrow instead; just stay at my place, after all, we're like sisters now."

"We went too wild!"

Pei Danqing truly felt the discomfort, not feeling it at the time, but now even moving her legs was difficult: "I need to get dressed."

This was Chi Linyue's room; she had come to sleep here last night, carried over by Xu Lin, because the other room's bedding needed washing.

At this moment, both women hadn't dressed yet.

"Qingqing, let's soak in the bathtub!"

Chi Linyue proposed.

"You go first!"

"We're already so familiar, practically comrades-in-arms, why not soak together?"

Chi Linyue pulled Pei Danqing into the bathroom, where there was a bathtub.

But both of them walked a bit awkwardly, not yet fully recovered from the frenzy.

Soon, they were both sitting in the bathtub.