Xu Xiuwen gave an embarrassed smile and said, "How could that be? No matter how fierce I am, I could never be fierce to you. How could you be the same as them?"
"Hmph, don't deny it. You were very fierce just now. When we came upstairs, you didn't say a word to me or even look at me properly." Xiao Youran seemed to have found a way to vent her emotions.
During the brief moment of going upstairs and entering the office with Xu Xiuwen, Xiao Youran was very nervous, her emotions very tense.
"You are wronging me, Youran," Xu Xiuwen explained.
Seeing Xu Xiuwen's effort to explain, Xiao Youran suddenly smiled. After laughing, she said, "But just now, for a moment, you looked like my dad."
Xu Xiuwen was both amused and exasperated. "I don't mind being your dad, but I'm not that old, am I?"
Xiao Youran immediately rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't take advantage of me. I meant that you gave off a vibe like my dad just now. I've been to his office, and he's the same way in front of his subordinates."
Xu Xiuwen chuckled, "So did you like how I was just now?"
Xiao Youran blushed and said shyly, "I quite liked how you were just now. It was very charming."
Seeing Xiao Youran's bashful expression, a surge of warmth flooded Xu Xiuwen's heart. He had been holding back for so many days and was feeling a bit heated.
But he also knew this wasn't the time to be impulsive.
Suppressing his urge, he teased her deliberately. "Youran, since you say I resemble your dad, why don't you call me dad from now on?"
"Bah!" Xiao Youran blushed and spat. "How dare you take advantage of me! Watch out, or I'll tell my dad."
Xu Xiuwen shook his head. "I don't believe you'd tell your dad. Even if you did, I could just deny it."
Xiao Youran gave him a charming look and said, "Does it matter if you deny it? Would my dad believe you or me?"
Although Xu Xiuwen knew she was joking, he still decided to end the topic proactively. "Alright, let's stop joking."
Xiao Youran muttered, "Coward."
After staying in the office for a while, Xiao Youran looked around and said, "This room is decorated quite nicely."
Xu Xiuwen had just finished his work. He got up, walked over to her, and said, "After all, it's the boss's office. If the decoration were too poor, it wouldn't look good. By the way, do you want to take a tour outside with me?"
"Are you done with your work?" Xiao Youran asked.
Xu Xiuwen nodded. "Yes, I'm done. Now I have time to chat and stroll with you."
Hearing this, Xiao Youran couldn't hide her joy, her lips curling into a smile. She said, "Sure."
So Xu Xiuwen led Xiao Youran out of the office.
The Guangming Distillery was even busier than usual today because the distillery was recruiting, and many young people had come for interviews.
Xiao Youran saw this and curiously asked, "Are they also employees of the distillery?"
Xu Xiuwen smiled and said, "They are here for job interviews."
"Oh."
The Guangming Distillery wasn't small, but it wasn't too big either.
Xu Xiuwen accompanied Xiao Youran on a tour around the distillery, looking at the production process.
Along the way, many people recognized Xu Xiuwen, calling him General Manager Xu.
Xu Xiuwen just waved them off, telling them to focus on their work.
Soon, they finished touring the distillery, and Xu Xiuwen led Xiao Youran back to the office.
He noticed her eyes sparkling and couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to say?"
"Did you really buy such a large distillery?" Xiao Youran marveled.
Xu Xiuwen nodded. "Is there any doubt?"
Xiao Youran sighed, "Xiao Xu, today you... you feel so unfamiliar to me."
Xu Xiuwen laughed, "How so?"
"Are you really the Xiao Xu I know? Are you someone else pretending to be him?"
"Hahaha..."
Xu Xiuwen laughed for a while, then stopped himself.
"Youran, come closer."
Xiao Youran obediently took a step forward.
Xu Xiuwen grabbed her hand and placed it on his face.
"Feel it, do I have a human skin mask on?"
Xiao Youran instinctively pinched his face, the real sensation making her realize there was no mask.
"Do you believe I'm me now?"
"Yes." Xiao Youran nodded.
Xu Xiuwen reached out and ruffled Xiao Youran's hair. "Even if I've changed and I'm different from before, you are still my Youran."
Xiao Youran was touched at first and threw herself into his arms, gently pressing her cheek against him.
Then she couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Xu, when do you plan to tell Cheng Lu about our relationship?"
Xu Xiuwen said, "Let's wait a bit longer, it's not the right time yet."
"Okay." Xiao Youran was a little disappointed but didn't say much more.
In no time, it was time to get off work.
Xu Xiuwen drove Xiao Youran away from the distillery.
Instead of going straight back to the hotel, he found a place to eat first.
After dinner, they returned to the hotel.
Xu Xiuwen planned to get Xiao Youran a room, so he walked to the window of the hotel owner's room.
When the owner asked for an ID, Xiao Youran said, "I forgot to bring it."
The owner said, "A number will do."
"I don't remember the number."
Xu Xiuwen said, "I remember, let me think, it seems to be—"
Before he could finish, Xiao Youran covered his mouth with her slender hand.
The girl shouted, "Don't say it."
Xu Xiuwen turned his head slightly and said, "I'm getting you a room."
Xiao Youran said, "Anyway, you are not allowed to say it."
Xu Xiuwen still didn't understand what she meant.
The owner, however, figured it out and said, "Your girlfriend wants to sleep with you, can't you see that?"
As soon as the owner said this, Xiao Youran's face turned red with embarrassment.
She didn't dare to look the owner in the eye, staring down at her toes as if there was something interesting there.
With the owner's reminder, Xu Xiuwen finally understood what Xiao Youran meant by covering his mouth.
He further realized that Xiao Youran's claims of not bringing her ID and not remembering the number were probably false.
Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Youran suddenly covered her ears and said, "Not listening, not listening, turtle chanting."
Then she bypassed him and walked into the hotel.
The hotel owner smirked and said, "You'd better catch up, your girlfriend might get impatient."
Xu Xiuwen finally reacted and chased after Xiao Youran.
When he reached his room door, Xiao Youran was waiting for him to open it.
Xu Xiuwen walked over and opened the door.
Xiao Youran immediately slipped into the room.
Xu Xiuwen initially intended to get Xiao Youran a separate room, but since she didn't want that, he didn't insist.
He followed her into the room and casually closed the door.
Xiao Youran said, "I'll take a shower first."
Xu Xiuwen responded, "Okay."
Xiao Youran went into the bathroom to take a shower.
The sound of running water could be heard.
Xu Xiuwen sat on the edge of the bed, feeling a bit of anticipation.
He thought for a moment, then took out his phone and sent messages to Cheng Lu, An Shishi, and Tang Weiwei.
All three replied quickly.
An Shishi even asked if Xiao Youran had come to find him since she hadn't shown up for class or returned to the dormitory.
Xu Xiuwen was startled.
An Shishi's guess was spot on.
He replied: "Youran probably went home, she didn't come to find me."
Xiao Youran took a shower for half an hour.
She came out of the bathroom just as Xu Xiuwen finished his text conversation with the three girls.
He casually tucked his phone under the pillow and looked at Xiao Youran. "All done?"
Xiao Youran, wrapped in a bath towel, had neatly folded her clothes and placed them on the bedside table.
"All done. You should go shower too."
"Alright."
Xu Xiuwen took a clean pair of underwear and went into the bathroom to shower.
The bathroom had a faint fragrance.
Xu Xiuwen showered quickly.
He finished in less than 10 minutes.
Without putting on his shirt or pants, he walked out of the bathroom in just his underwear.
Xiao Youran was already in bed, lying under the covers.
She had neatly folded the bath towel and placed it on the bedside table.
Xu Xiuwen, only wearing his underwear, emerged from the bathroom.
Xiao Youran glanced at him and immediately blushed.
She quickly looked away, turning her gaze to the window.
Outside, it was still raining heavily, the rain blurring the view and obscuring anything outside.
Xu Xiuwen quickly walked to the bed and suddenly lifted the covers to get under them.
The bed was already warm from Xiao Youran's body heat.
Xu Xiuwen noticed that after he got under the covers, Xiao Youran's ears turned red.
It seemed she was very shy.
Xu Xiuwen found this amusing.
Xiao Youran could be very bold at times, but also very easily embarrassed.
She was truly a very pure girl.
Xu Xiuwen particularly liked this about her.
Originally, Xu Xiuwen didn't plan to do anything, but seeing her shy and lovely appearance, he felt a surge of desire.
He moved closer to her.
As soon as their skin touched, Xiao Youran trembled slightly.
Xu Xiuwen hugged Xiao Youran from behind.
Xiao Youran had no choice but to face the situation.
She asked softly, "What are you doing?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm asking, what are you doing?"
"Hmm."
"What do you mean 'hmm'? I'm asking you—"
Halfway through her sentence, Xiao Youran suddenly felt something.
Her face instantly turned red, and she tried to push Xu Xiuwen away, shouting, "You rascal!"
Xu Xiuwen laughed, "You climbed into my bed yourself, and now you call me a rascal? I think you're the rascal, ogling my body."
Xiao Youran couldn't take it anymore.
In her anger and embarrassment, she pinched Xu Xiuwen's waist.
"Hiss~" Xu Xiuwen gasped in pain.
He thought to himself: Cheng Lu knows this trick, how does Xiao Youran know it too? Do all girls learn this naturally?
"Are you trying to murder your husband?" Xu Xiuwen said, pretending to be in pain.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Youran, seeing him grimacing in pain, became a little worried.
Xu Xiuwen kept gasping.
Apart from the initial gasp, the rest were just for show.
Xiao Youran didn't know this, thinking she had been too rough, feeling regretful.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Xu, I didn't mean to. Let me blow on it for you."
She said this and was about to lift the covers to blow on his waist.
Seeing her anxious expression, Xu Xiuwen struggled to hold back his laughter.
Xiao Youran glanced at him, noticing his expression, and realized what was happening.
Her anger flared up again.
She reached out to pinch him again, but this time Xu Xiuwen caught her hand.
He chuckled, "Don't be mad, I was just joking."
"Hmph." Xiao Youran didn't resist or insist, just let out a dissatisfied hum.
At this point, they were facing each other.
Xu Xiuwen looked at her beautiful face, so close to him.
Xiao Youran's face was as fresh as a lotus, breathtakingly beautiful.
He couldn't help but lean in and gently peck her lips.
Xiao Youran neither dodged nor retreated.
Like a woodpecker, Xu Xiuwen pecked her lips several more times.
Soon, it turned into a deep kiss.
After the deep kiss, Xu Xiuwen was slightly out of breath.
Xiao Youran was even more so, panting softly.
Xu Xiuwen's desire didn't stop there.
He could feel that Xiao Youran was only wearing underwear under the covers.
Her smooth, white skin was exposed.
The sensation of hugging her just now was wonderfully soft and smooth.
His hands started to wander.
Xiao Youran let out a soft moan but didn't stop him.
After feeling the wonder of her young body for a while, Xu Xiuwen stopped himself.
Xiao Youran was stunned for a moment and instinctively asked, "Why did you stop?"
Xu Xiuwen replied, "If I don't stop now, I won't be able to hold back."
Xiao Youran's cheeks were flushed, but she tried to remain calm, saying, "It's okay if you don't hold back."
Of course, Xu Xiuwen understood what she meant by that.
Having a beautiful woman lying in your bed, ready to be taken, would be hard for most men to resist.
But Xu Xiuwen held back.
He didn't plan to touch Xiao Youran, at least not now.
Xu Xiuwen let go of Xiao Youran and then turned over to lie flat on his back.
Xiao Youran, however, started to become proactive.
Her delicate hand slid across Xu Xiuwen's chest.
Xu Xiuwen held her hand and said, "Stop messing around. It's not the right time for this."
Xiao Youran was stubborn and wanted to persist, but her hand was held down, and she couldn't break free.
She couldn't help but ask, "Why isn't it the right time?"
"Youran..."
Xiao Youran suddenly said, "I know why you say it's not the right time. You think that if we have a relationship, you won't be able to get rid of me. But if we don't have a relationship, and if Cheng Lu doesn't agree, you'll break up with me, right?"
"Youran, I don't think that way."
Xiao Youran was very angry.
She shouted, "You do think that way!"
Xu Xiuwen was silent.
In truth, he had thought that way.
Seeing him not speaking, Xiao Youran became even more upset.
She couldn't help but start hitting his chest.
This time, Xu Xiuwen didn't stop her hand from moving.
Xiao Youran hit him as she began to cry.
Xu Xiuwen quickly said, "Don't cry."
Xiao Youran said, "Xu Xiuwen, you're a jerk. We're already like this, and you still want to abandon me. How can you be so heartless?"
"Youran, that's not what I meant."
"Then what do you mean?"
Xu Xiuwen hesitated for a moment and said, "Didn't we agree to get Cheng Lu's approval first?"
Xiao Youran immediately asked, "What if she doesn't agree? Are you going to break up with me?"
Xu Xiuwen was silent for a moment and then said, "No."
Xiao Youran thought she misheard, "What did you say?"
Xu Xiuwen said, "I said, I don't plan to break up with you."
"Are you serious?" Xiao Youran stopped crying and looked at him with wide, teary eyes.
Xu Xiuwen nodded, "Yes. If Cheng Lu doesn't agree, I'll secretly be with you if you're okay with that."
Xiao Youran didn't want to have a secret relationship with Xu Xiuwen.
She felt that she had grown up with Xiao Xu, so why should they have to hide their relationship?
But then she realized that this might be the best approach for now.