Did you use contraception?

Seeing Qin Mengxue suddenly burst into tears, looking as delicate and pitiful as pear blossoms drenched in rain, Xue Tian'ai, who had just been acting all fierce, instantly panicked. What was she throwing a tantrum about this time? Why on earth did she suddenly start crying?

Clearly, he was the one who should be crying right now, wasn't he? Not only had he been used as a human mattress for half the night, but he had also been teased and riled up with desire without any way to vent it. No matter how you looked at it, he, Xue Tian'ai, was the one getting the short end of the stick...

"Wuwuwu..."

However, seeing Qin Mengxue sitting on the bed sobbing, Xue Tian'ai found himself flustered and at a loss. "Wife, stop crying, please..."

Qin Mengxue ignored Xue Tian'ai and just kept crying right there!

"Aish, Wife, don't cry, don't cry..." Xue Tian'ai dropped down onto the bed right beside Qin Mengxue, gently placing a hand on her shoulder and giving it a soothing squeeze.

"Wuwuwu... You jerk..." Qin Mengxue looked at Xue Tian'ai with tear-filled, aggrieved eyes and said.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm a jerk. As long as you stop crying, you can call me whatever you want..." Xue Tian'ai quickly nodded, looking completely submissive.

Right now, all he wanted was for this pampered young mistress to stop crying. If his father-in-law were to see that he had brought his daughter to such tears, knowing Qin Wanlan's personality, the man would probably beat him black and blue.

"You're shameless, wretched, perverted, a scoundrel... Wuwuwu... A total jerk..." Qin Mengxue cried and scolded him at the same time...

"Yes, yes, yes, Wife, everything you say is right, absolutely right." Xue Tian'ai nodded along to appease her, while his hands massaged her shoulders.

Perhaps she had resigned herself to her fate, or perhaps she had run out of insults, or maybe Xue Tian'ai's massage was just too comfortable, but Qin Mengxue's sobs gradually grew quieter.

A moment later, Qin Mengxue turned her tear-reddened eyes to glare at Xue Tian'ai. Her face was full of grievance, yet tinged with a stubborn streak. "Did... did you use birth control?"

Oh, for crying out loud! Xue Tian'ai, who was still kneading her delicate shoulders, nearly tumbled off the bed.

So this pampered princess had been crying her eyes out for the past half-hour because she thought he had slept with her?! Good grief...

Knowing the reason, Xue Tian'ai felt a strong urge to burst into tears himself. He had exercised iron self-control for the better part of the night, and his little brother had suffered in starvation for hours, only to be met with this kind of "alienation"...

Good heavens, he felt wronged to the point of exploding, didn't he?!

Good heavens, he was even more wronged than Dou E!

Good heavens, if he had known it would turn out like this, he should have just gone all the way last night...

Of course, Xue Tian'ai couldn't actually voice any of these thoughts. For a moment, he could only offer a bitter, speechless smile.

Seeing the bitter smile on Xue Tian'ai's face, Qin Mengxue's heart sank, and tears threatened to gush from her eyes once more. "You... you didn't really forget to use birth control, did you?!"

"Use what?!"

"Wuwu... What if I get pregnant with a little baby now..." Qin Mengxue lost control and started crying all over again.

She never expected that she had transformed from a young maiden into a real woman without feeling a single thing, falling victim to this jerk in her sleep without even knowing it!

"Alright, alright, stop crying... You're not going to get pregnant." Xue Tian'ai snapped back to his senses, patted Qin Mengxue's shoulder, and said.

"How can you be so sure you didn't? You didn't even... do it!"

"Leaving aside whether I used your so-called birth control, I didn't even do the most basic thing of all!" Xue Tian'ai shook his head and explained, "Besides, Wife, did you waste all those years of schooling? If I had really done that kind of thing, would you not feel a single thing at all? I suspect you're just questioning my capability and size!"

Qin Mengxue was stunned for a second, but then her expression twisted as if she were about to cry again. "You jerk, you did it and now you won't admit it..."

"Stop, stop, stop... My dear ancestor, check your clothes properly. I didn't touch you at all, okay? Besides, you're a virgin; shouldn't there be some blood for the first time... Since everything is completely fine, why on earth are you insisting that I slept with you?" Seeing that Qin Mengxue was about to burst into tears again, Xue Tian'ai panicked and hurried to speak.

Hearing Xue Tian'ai's words, Qin Mengxue quickly lowered her head to inspect herself. Indeed, just as he had said, her clothes were extremely neat, and not even a single button of her upper pajamas was undone.

Furthermore, she kept casting sidelong glances at the floor and the bed, yet she found none of that glaring red stain.

Could it really be true, as Xue Tian'ai claimed, that nothing had happened between them last night?

Wait, no, no...

"Then why was I lying on top of you?!" Qin Mengxue demanded, fixing her darkened little face on Xue Tian'ai with a stern reproach.

"Good grief, Wife, shouldn't you be asking yourself that question?!" Xue Tian'ai's face instantly twisted into an expression of annoyance as he humphed.

"Ask myself?"

"Last night, I willingly went to sleep on the floor while you slept on the bed. In the middle of the night, for no good reason, you rolled off the bed, landed right on top of me, and gave me a bear hug. And now you're asking me why you were on top of me... How on earth would I know? Frankly, I'd like to know the answer myself!"

Hearing Xue Tian'ai's words, Qin Mengxue was momentarily taken aback. Perhaps because her brain was gradually clearing up, memories of last night rushed back like a gushing spring.

It really did seem just as Xue Tian'ai said. After they finished kissing last night... Xue Tian'ai had voluntarily gone to sleep on the floor, while she had stayed in bed waiting for him to cave and back down. But as she waited, she had fallen asleep...

After falling asleep, she seemed to have had a nightmare. Although the details of the nightmare were hazy, she clearly remembered hugging something very warm. Holding it felt extremely comfortable, so she had hugged it tighter and tighter...

Turned out that warm thing was Xue Tian'ai?!

"Wife, do you have any idea how uncomfortable it is when you're sleeping soundly and someone suddenly crashes down on top of you? You had a perfectly good, comfortable bed to sleep in, yet you insisted on coming over to fight me for floor space..."

Watching Qin Mengxue sit there in a daze without a word, Xue Tian'ai couldn't help but let his nagging tongue run away with him.

"And Wife, do you have any idea how much charm you possess? When you ambushed me in the middle of the night, do you know how much sheer willpower it took for me not to lose my composure and make you mine right on the spot? I am basically a modern-day Liuxia Hui! No, I think I'm a hundred times more impressive than Liuxia Hui!"

"Do you understand the agony of a man holding his blooming, jade-like wife in his arms and being forced to look without touching? Sigh... And another thing..."

Listening to Xue Tian'ai's endless complaints, Qin Mengxue felt her cheeks flush slightly, accompanied by a tiny pang of guilt in her heart.

Originally, she had just been throwing a tantrum last night by not letting Xue Tian'ai onto the bed, but he had actually done exactly as he said, sleeping on the floor for the entire night. And yet, she had ended up crawling into his arms for half the night because of a nightmare.

Ah, how humiliating...

"I-I'm sorry... I wronged you, Tian'ai..." Qin Mengxue lowered her head and murmured softly.

"Forget it, forget it. Just make sure that next time you encounter a similar situation, you don't suddenly drill your way into my arms. Wife, do you know how grueling of a workout that is for a guy?" Xue Tian'ai let out a long sigh, shook his head, and flashed a cheeky grin at Qin Mengxue.

Before Qin Mengxue could react, Xue Tian'ai flopped straight down onto her bed, letting out a long, luxurious groan of comfort. Truth be told, while he could fall asleep anywhere under any conditions, a soft bed was undeniably much more comfortable...

"Why did you just lie down like that?" Seeing Xue Tian'ai's cozy posture on the bed, Qin Mengxue poked his side and said, "It's morning. Time to clean up and get ready for work."

"My dear wife, you even know it's morning. You got a full night's sleep, but I haven't slept a wink yet..." Xue Tian'ai looked at Qin Mengxue with a wronged expression.

"Just let me catnap for a bit to recover my energy. You go wash up first; men always take a quick time to freshen up anyway, I won't make you late for work." Xue Tian'ai closed his eyes, waved a hand dismissively, and comfortably rolled over onto his side.

Seeing Xue Tian'ai like this, the guilt in Qin Mengxue's heart grew a little heavier. Last night was entirely her fault, which was why Xue Tian'ai ended up in this state... Plus, she hadn't expected that he actually hadn't slept at all...

"Then Tian'ai, go ahead and sleep for a bit, I'm going to wash up."

Xue Tian'ai didn't reply, simply giving his head a couple of light bobs up and down before forcing himself directly into a state of deep sleep.

Deep sleep was a skill Xue Tian'ai had trained himself in. Because of his lifestyle surrounded by constant danger over the years, his sleep was frequently deprived.

He could go seventy-two hours without sleep, but he could also fall asleep on command. In such circumstances, relying on deep sleep was essential.

Twenty minutes later, Qin Mengxue finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom. Moving with dainty, measured steps, she approached the bed and glanced down at Xue Tian'ai.

He was still fast asleep, but his facial expression was completely relaxed, and a faint, trace-like smile lingered at the corners of his lips...

Looking at Xue Tian'ai like this, Qin Mengxue's heart gave a slight, tender ache. She genuinely felt that this guy was treating her exceptionally well, yet she had treated him like that...

Glancing at Xue Tian'ai's handsome lips, an idea suddenly popped into her head...

And that was to steal a kiss from Xue Tian'ai!

To be honest, she was rather nostalgic for the sensation of kissing Xue Tian'ai last night...

Aiya, no, no, Qin Mengxue, Qin Mengxue, why have you become so shameless now? How could you even think of such a thing...

Still, it wasn't like they hadn't kissed before; what harm could one more kiss do? Besides, he was her husband anyway, so kissing him was totally fine. Furthermore, since she had wronged this guy to that extent, giving him a kiss could just count as compensation...

Qin Mengxue's face grew redder and redder. Finally steeling her resolve, she lowered her head, getting ready to plant a kiss on his lips.

"Wife, are you planning to steal a kiss from me?" Xue Tian'ai suddenly snapped his eyes open, gazing at Qin Mengxue with a wicked, teasing glint dancing in his pupils.

Qin Mengxue froze instantly in her tracks, her face burning bright red. She had been caught... caught red-handed! How mortifying...

"N-No, I wasn't... Wuwu." Frazzled, Qin Mengxue shook her head frantically to deny it while hurriedly straightening her posture.

However, Xue Tian'ai wasn't about to give her the chance. He reached out with both hands, grabbed the back of Qin Mengxue's head to pull her right down, and pressed his lips firmly against her delicate ones.

As for Qin Mengxue, after offering a token resistance for a mere second or two, she simply settled into Xue Tian'ai's embrace and let herself yield completely to his kiss...