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Ye Ling looked at Ning Ruoxi, who was hugging the blanket, and found her more and more adorable the longer he stared. He couldn’t resist pecking her on the lips a couple of times.

Incredibly soft, incredibly springy.

However, afraid of waking her, Ye Ling only gave her a few kisses before standing up, not daring to get any more carried away.

"Mmm..."

Ning Ruoxi seemed on the verge of waking. She hummed softly and, as if feeling the blanket was too heavy, gave it a little kick, revealing a small, delicate, pale foot.

’This girl.’

Ye Ling rolled his eyes with a sense of helplessness and reached out to tickle her small foot.

Instantly, as if it had encountered danger, the little foot shot back under the blanket with a WHOOSH.

"Mmm... stop moving... you... you jerk... careful or I’ll kick you!"

Ning Ruoxi smacked her lips in her sleep and mumbled, kicking the blanket a few more times as if venting her frustration at Ye Ling’s little prank.

’She’s thinking about kicking me even in her dreams.’

Ye Ling let out an exasperated huff and gave a light pat to the part of the blanket tented up over her rear.

’Hm.’

’Very soft.’

Ye Ling had no intention of waking her. He tucked her in again, then turned and left the room.

The weather was nice today. The sun was already hanging high in the sky, casting a soft, golden glow.

’It’s been a while since we’ve had sun like this.’

Ye Ling walked out onto the balcony and couldn’t help but stretch lazily.

Warm sunlight like this was undoubtedly a rare treat in such cold weather.

’That girl, all she ever does is sleep in.’

The thought of Ning Ruoxi still asleep brought a knowing smile to Ye Ling’s face, his eyes filled with adoration.

With nothing better to do, Ye Ling went into the gym and started his daily workout.

Ye Ling ran at a slow pace on the treadmill, basking in the warmth of the sun and the pleasure of the workout. He felt as if every pore on his body was opening up, completely invigorated.

It was a comfortable, very relaxing feeling.

"Hey, Stinky, you’re up so early?"

After he had been running for about half an hour, Ning Ruoxi suddenly walked in. She blinked and said with a smile.

Actually, before coming to the gym, she had made a point to check Ye Ling’s room. Seeing that he was already up, she breathed a sigh of relief. ’Looks like Ye Ling still doesn’t know about last night...’

"Yeah."

Ye Ling turned to look at her, a smile suddenly spreading across his face.

’Heh heh, now whenever I see this girl, I remember how she snuck into my bed last night. It’s actually kind of sweet~’

"I’m going to run for a bit too."

Ning Ruoxi, of course, had no idea Ye Ling had been pretending to be asleep last night. She got on the treadmill next to him and started to run at a slow pace.

On a winter morning, with the sun shining just right, two people exercising together, working up a sweat—the very thought was blissful.

After another half an hour or so, Ning Ruoxi was panting, and Ye Ling was also about ready to stop.

"Go take a shower, then I’ll take you out for something to eat."

Ye Ling glanced at the time. It was still early, around six or seven in the morning.

"Okay."

Ning Ruoxi nodded. She was also feeling a bit gross. "I’ll shower first. I can’t stand being this sticky..."

Although there was also a bathroom on the second floor, Ye Ling couldn’t be bothered to go upstairs. He just sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV.

"Hey, you jerk, no peeking!"

Ning Ruoxi warned in a low voice, looking back at Ye Ling before she stepped into the bathroom.

"No problem!"

Ye Ling replied at once, making his promise with a look of utmost sincerity.

"Hmph. That’s more like it."

Ning Ruoxi huffed softly and nodded, satisfied.

However, Ye Ling’s next words made her stagger, and she nearly slipped and fell.

"Just listening to the sound of the shower is enough to work up my appetite for three whole bowls of rice!"

Ye Ling declared with an expression of utmost gravity.

Seeing the dead-serious look on his face, Ning Ruoxi turned back, completely speechless.

’How can this guy be so shameless!’

Ning Ruoxi gritted her teeth, shot Ye Ling a venomous glare, and stalked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her.

Ye Ling sighed dramatically. "Sigh. I’ll never understand this bad habit girls have. Why do they always insist on closing the door when they shower?"

Perhaps influenced by what Ye Ling had said, Ning Ruoxi decided against a shower. Instead, she ran a bath for herself.

The tub was quite large, big enough for her to stretch out her long legs completely.

Looking at her own perfect figure in the water, a mischievous smile crept onto her face. ’Hmph! I’ll let that guy eat his heart out. I’m just not going to let him see!’

A wide smile spread across her face as she casually swished her long legs through the water.

「Outside the bathroom.」

After Ning Ruoxi went in, Ye Ling had deliberately turned the TV volume down to its lowest setting. But after waiting for a long time without hearing the sound of a shower, he realized she must be taking a bath.

’What a waste of water. Who takes a bath this early in the morning?’

Ye Ling muttered to himself, completely forgetting that he himself took a bath almost every morning.

Yes.

Lord Ye was being exceptionally hypocritical right now.

With time to kill, Ye Ling started scrolling through TikTok. For some reason, the app had recently been recommending him lots of videos of beautiful women with long legs and amazing figures.

’Sigh. Am I that kind of guy?’

’The algorithm has no tact at all!’

Ye Ling grumbled internally, but his thumb didn’t stop scrolling, swiping from one video to the next.

He wasn’t just watching the videos; he was also reading the comments. After all, the real geniuses were always in the comment section!

[Lonely Wolf: If I had a body like that, I’d never close the door to shower!]

[ExcitedBigSheMonkey: Yo, bro upstairs, remember to drop your location when that happens~~~]

[LaoBaEatsItHot: So moving. If everyone could be this loving, what a wonderful world it would be?]

[Queen of Balala Castle (Dark Mode): I’m literally shaking and crying rn, when will women finally be able to shower without closing the door!]

’What a bunch of geniuses.’

Reading these comments, Ye Ling couldn’t help but smile.

He thought they actually made some good points. Take a girl like Ning Ruoxi, for example—a perfect cautionary tale.

’Closing the door to shower in her own home?’

’Is that how little she trusts me?’

’How outrageous!’

Mulling this over, Ye Ling let out a huff, tossed his phone aside, turned up the TV volume, and started watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.

When he saw the character Lazy Goat put on a pale yellow dress, Ye Ling burst out laughing so hard that he started shaking.

’Man, in this whole cartoon, this little fat sheep is still my favorite character.’

Ye Ling couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle again.

So silly and goofy, and his hairstyle is especially unforgettable.

To borrow a phrase from the internet: "What a unique little specimen."