Hmph! What a tsundere.

Ding Muchen lowered her head.

She sucked in a sharp breath.

...

Perhaps because of that one time in the elevator, this one lasted quite a bit longer.

Ding Muchen went to the bathroom to rinse her mouth. When she returned, she complained, "Look, my mouth is all swollen."

"Alright, alright. I accept your apology. I'm very satisfied, okay?" Sun Dasheng said, pulling her into his embrace.

Seeing him finally relent, Ding Muchen beamed. "That's more like it."

What she didn't know was that, at this very moment, a pair of big, sparkling eyes was peering through a gap in the bed curtain, taking in the entire living room.

Ptui! That creep... how could he...

A petite figure quietly retreated onto the bed.

As she moved, her foot stepped on something, making a sharp sound.

Ding Muchen jumped in surprise, pulling away from Sun Dasheng's arms. She called out toward the curtain, "Wei Wei, are you awake?"

Tian Xiwei rubbed her crumpled face, composed her expression, and pulled back the curtain with a giggle. "Yeah, Muchen! I just had such a comfortable sleep. I haven't slept that well in ages."

Ding Muchen went over to support her. "If you like sleeping here, you're welcome anytime. Whenever you're free and feel like a nap, just give me a call beforehand. Or hey, how about I give you a key? You could come over to sleep whenever you want." Her eyes lit up at what she thought was a brilliant idea. "You could come and go quietly, with no one to bother you. Wouldn't that be better?"

Tian Xiwei forced a smile. "No need to go to all that trouble. I'm usually busy with work commitments and don't have much free time. I probably wouldn't be able to come more than a few times a month, so there's no need to waste a key. You should give the key to someone who needs it more."

As she said "someone who needs it more," her eyes shifted to the man on the sofa.

The comment made Ding Muchen's face flush red.

"Muchen, you've misunderstood. This is Brother Sun's first time here, too. Usually, he..."

She realized her explanation sounded weak, and that Tian Xiwei didn't believe her at all, so she didn't bother continuing.

"Anyway, why am I telling you all this? Just know that he's as busy as you are. He has all sorts of matters, big and small, to handle at the company. We actually have a hard time seeing each other."

No matter what Ding Muchen said, Tian Xiwei just stood there smiling faintly, not saying a word.

"Um... Wei Wei, have you eaten?" Ding Muchen asked, trying to change the subject.

It was an effective tactic.

Tian Xiwei clutched her growling stomach and said pitifully, "My manager never lets me eat my fill, always saying it'll affect how I look on camera. I'm starving all the time."

"Do you have anything good to eat here?" she asked.

Ding Muchen blushed. This was just a temporary apartment; the refrigerator was so empty a mouse could race inside. There was nothing to eat. She had already devoured the meal she'd gotten from the cafeteria earlier.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Ding Muchen was puzzled. Who would be looking for her at this hour, when most people were napping?

She opened the door to see a very annoying face.

"Teacher Liu, is something the matter?"

The visitor was none other than Liu Qianqian, the same woman who'd been left a boneless wreck in the elevator. Now, she was full of life again.

A woman's powers of recovery are truly terrifying.

She glanced into the room and saw the figure she longed for day and night, but there also seemed to be an unexpected woman in the room. Just as she was about to get a better look, Ding Muchen blocked her view.

"If you have something to say, say it. If not, I'm closing the door. I have a guest, so it's not convenient to talk."

As soon as Ding Muchen finished speaking, Liu Qianqian's expression changed instantly to one of distress. "Teacher Ding, I'm really at my wit's end. I was halfway through my shower when my plumbing acted up, and the hot water stopped working. You know we women can't shower without hot water..."

"Get to the point," Ding Muchen snapped, growing exasperated with the endless rambling.

"Er... the point is, I'd like to borrow your boyfriend to help me fix my pipes."

"This..." Ding Muchen hesitated.

Ordinarily, neighbors helping each other was a good thing. But her relationship with this woman wasn't just bad, it was hostile. What did she mean by showing up so suddenly with such a specific request?

This woman is here with ulterior motives. I can't agree to her request.

"Sorry, it's not that we won't help, but as you can see, we have a guest. If you have a problem with your plumbing, you should call the school's maintenance department. I believe they have someone on duty every day. You can find help there."

Saying this, she started to close the door, only to have a high heel jam it open.

Ding Muchen frowned. "What is the meaning of this?"

"I'm sorry," Liu Qianqian said, pressing her hands together in a gesture of apology. "I was outside just now and I thought I heard you talking about food?"

"What does that have to do with you?"

"Well, the cafeteria is closed by now, so there's nothing to eat. But as it happens, I bought an extra meal earlier. I was wondering if you might need it? If you do, I can bring it over."

Liu Qianqian executed this feint flawlessly.

Obviously, Ding Muchen was tempted.

Tian Xiwei is starving and needs to eat, and this woman just happens to have an extra portion. How perfect!

But she quickly came to her senses. No, I can't accept her offer. Who knows what kind of trouble will follow if I do.

Unfortunately, it seemed Tian Xiwei had overheard the word "food."

She called out loudly, "Muchen, is there food?"

"Giggle, giggle... The young lady inside is so hungry her stomach is growling. I'll go get it for you. Wait right here," Liu Qianqian said, seizing the opportunity and leaving Ding Muchen to stare, speechless.

A short while later, the food arrived. Ding Muchen took it with a deadpan "thank you" and immediately shut the door.

"Muchen, did I say the wrong thing just now?" Tian Xiwei asked, the reality of the situation dawning on her. She had overheard the tail end of their exchange, and it clearly hadn't been a friendly one.

Ding Muchen smiled, placed the food on the coffee table, and reassured her, "Don't worry about it. You're hungry, so hurry up and eat. Don't overthink it."

"Oh, then I'll dig in!" Tian Xiwei began to wolf down the food.

She ate so fast that she began to choke. "Ack... ack..." She waved her hands frantically.

Sun Dasheng immediately handed her an open bottle of water. "Quick, drink some. Slow down."

Ding Muchen also hurried over, patting her on the back. "Look at you! Why were you eating so fast? See, you choked, didn't you?"

GULP, GULP... After a big drink of water, she finally caught her breath.

"Thank you," she said politely to Sun Dasheng.

Sun Dasheng secretly made a face at her. The moment Ding Muchen glanced over, he went back to his normal expression.

Tian Xiwei was so startled she felt her soul fly out of her body. Her heart was in her throat.

This big jerk just loves to tease me. And before, while I was sleeping in here, he made Muchen do *that*... Hmph! He's the absolute worst.

The smug Sun Dasheng had no idea that someone had just slapped the "Big Bad Guy" label on him.

While Ding Muchen was out taking out the trash, Sun Dasheng pulled Tian Xiwei into his arms and immediately started getting intimate with her again.

"Stop that! Muchen will be back any second."

Tian Xiwei found that no matter how hard she pushed, she couldn't move him an inch.

She sighed. "I've noticed you have a real thing for thrills, don't you?"

"I do?" Sun Dasheng asked after planting a kiss on her flushed cheek.

"Ugh, you got your drool all over my face," Tian Xiwei said, wiping at her cheek in disgust. "How could you say that? You think I don't know what you were doing in here earlier? Hmph!"

With that one sentence, she'd given herself away.

"So you weren't sleeping after all? You were pretending to be asleep so you could peek?" he said, surprised. "Well, well! Tian Xiwei, I never took you for that kind of person."

"What kind of person is that?" she snapped, instantly defensive. "I'm not someone who enjoys spying on you doing bad things! You were just so loud that you woke me up. Hmph! That's right, that's what happened."

"You big jerk! You're the one doing bad things, and now you have the gall to turn it around and blame me!" she fumed.

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