"HMPH, love? Isn’t it just hormones acting up?"

He observed her expression and immediately understood her thoughts. "Isn’t love just hormones acting up anyway? HEH HEH HEH, you’d better not underestimate this, silly girl. When you’re sixty, I’ll still have that hormonal urge for you, and you’ll be begging for it then."

PFFT.

She was too shy to argue with him, so she just resentfully tapped him lightly on the chest.

He lifted her up and gently placed her on the bed. She still tried to struggle, but he hushed her, "No more nonsense. Be good and rest a little longer."

She was truly exhausted and didn’t want to squabble with him anymore.

Finally, she lay back down. After all that commotion, she felt incredibly relaxed.

Quietly nestled in the crook of his arm, she found it surprisingly strong.

He clearly noticed her mood gradually softening. How cute. Can’t she always be like this? Seriously, does she always have to throw a tantrum?

He suddenly said, his voice full of mystery, "Silly girl, I’ve discovered a huge secret..."

She tilted her head, lifting her face, but was too embarrassed to ask. This guy... what kind of secret could he possibly have?

"When you used to hit me, you always hit hard. Today, you hit me much more lightly... HEH HEH, why is that? Is it because you love me too much and can’t bear to, right?"

She was utterly speechless.

"Isn’t it just because I’m sick and have no strength? HMPH."

Hearing her start to retort, he chuckled inwardly and added, "I’ve also discovered an even more astonishing secret... Silly girl, want to hear it?"

She closed her eyes, feigning sleep. Who would believe his ridiculous stories? Yet, she couldn’t suppress her curiosity.

He watched her expression, then gently cradled her head and rested it on his shoulder. His voice grew even more mysterious, "Once you master this secret, you’ll be invincible..."

She finally couldn’t hold back. "What secret?"

He drawled, "This secret, actually, is more suited for men. When a woman is arguing with you, no matter how fierce, aggressive, or unreasonable she is, you can actually win with a single move..."

"..."

"Like this..."

He immediately demonstrated, covering her mouth with his. Caught off guard, she flushed beet red, struggling for breath.

But he didn’t let go, holding her tightly, kissing her deeply and relentlessly... Her resistance gradually melted away, and with no strength left in her body, she could only let him do as he pleased.

Though she had been resentful, his strong embrace and fervent kisses suddenly made her feel safe—incredibly, utterly safe.

No matter how much she sulked or acted contrary, deep down, her heart was honest—she needed this embrace, needed these strong hands... For the past two or three months, she had been dying for them... It was as if this was the last bastion of support in the world, something she absolutely couldn’t allow to be compromised in any way.

Even when quarreling with him, she could be so completely uninhibited.

Thinking back, even with Huang Xiaojue, during their most passionate times, she never dared to be so petulantly unrestrained, let alone act up like this—she was terrified that one wrong move, one bit of drama, would be her undoing. She was even more afraid that the slightest unguarded expression or word would make him look down on her.

In fact, growing up, aside from acting this way with her parents as a teenager, she had never been like this with anyone else.

It was so strange; why wasn’t she afraid at all now?

Break up? How could she bear to break up? Only a fool would do that.

He clearly perceived this shift in her. Poor girl, he sighed inwardly, she’s actually so easy to coax, so easy to satisfy.