What Bad Intentions Could She Have

Actually, Chen Zhi wasn't holding her very tightly.

As long as Li Zhiyi used a little bit of strength, she could break free from his embrace.

But this silly girl had no intention of struggling at all.

She just obediently curled up against Chen Zhi's chest.

Time ticked by minute by minute.

Chen Zhi was truly exhausted. He slept incredibly deeply; two or three hours passed without him even showing a sign of turning over.

Listening to his steady breathing by her ear, Li Zhiyi slowly felt a wave of worry rise in her heart.

The three-hour hourly room was almost out of time.

If she woke Chen Zhi up now, he would definitely get a headache.

Li Zhiyi raised her head slightly and glanced at the phone on the nightstand.

She carefully clamped onto the arm Chen Zhi had resting on her waist.

Little by little, she moved that arm outward.

With great difficulty, she finally slipped out from under the covers.

Li Zhiyi didn't even bother to put her shoes on properly; she grabbed her small bag and ran out of the room.

In the first-floor lobby.

The front desk girl from earlier was boredly scrolling through her phone when she looked up and saw Li Zhiyi rushing over.

"Hello, room 302. Please extend it until tomorrow noon."

Li Zhiyi pulled out her bank card and handed it over, her cheeks flushed red.

The front desk girl froze for a moment. A lone man and a lone woman, and they were changing an hourly room straight to a full day?

Was this going to be a protracted war?

The front desk girl efficiently processed the paperwork and handed the room card back.

"Here you go."

Li Zhiyi took the room card and trotted all the way back up to the third floor.

Pushing the door open, Chen Zhi was still asleep.

Li Zhiyi let out a sigh of relief.

She quietly took off her jacket and slipped back under the covers.

Then, she grabbed Chen Zhi's arm that she had moved away earlier and carefully placed it back onto her waist.

After doing all this, she contentedly turned on her side. Using the faint light seeping through the gap in the curtains, she quietly stared at Chen Zhi's sleeping face in a daze.

His eyebrows were so thick.

His eyelashes were long too.

His nose bridge was high.

He was pleasing to the eye no matter how she looked at him.

As Li Zhiyi looked at him, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Time ticked by minute by minute. The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the room became dim.

This sleep of Chen Zhi's had restored more than half of the energy he had overdrawn last night.

In his groggy state, he felt a pair of soft little hands gently stroking his cheek.

The fingertips carried a slight coolness, sliding from the center of his brows to the tip of his nose, and then gently tapping on his lips.

It tickled a bit.

Chen Zhi subconsciously frowned. His eyelids twitched a couple of times, and he slowly opened his eyes.

This girl was extending a finger, gently poking his cheek.

Seeing Chen Zhi suddenly open his eyes, Li Zhiyi was startled and shrank back.

"S-sorry, I woke you up."

She apologized in a low voice, her tone full of panic and self-blame.

Chen Zhi's consciousness wasn't completely clear yet; his brain was buzzing.

But looking at Li Zhiyi's obedient appearance of having done something wrong and waiting for punishment, his wicked sense of humor instantly flared up.

If it were any other guy, they would definitely rub the other person's head with heartache and say it was okay.

But Chen Zhi was a scumbag who aspired to give all beautiful girls a home.

He furrowed his brows and deliberately put on a stern face.

"You know you woke me up? Don't you know I stayed up all night yesterday and am exhausted to death?"

Chen Zhi's tone was unkind, pretending quite convincingly.

Hearing this, Li Zhiyi's eyes immediately turned red.

"I'm sorry, Chen Zhi. I didn't mean to. I saw it was getting dark and was afraid you'd be starving..."

She was so anxious that tears were swirling in her eyes.

Chen Zhi laughed inwardly, but on the surface, he didn't yield at all.

"Is just saying sorry useful? You have to compensate me."

"Then... then how should I compensate you?" Li Zhiyi foolishly asked, following his words.

Looking at her adorkable and helpless appearance, Chen Zhi's mischievous thoughts faded a bit.

"Forget it. Seeing how silly you are, I don't expect you to come up with any good ideas."

Li Zhiyi nodded.

"Let me hug you for a while first."

"Okay."

Li Zhiyi directly and proactively leaned forward, stuffing herself into Chen Zhi's embrace.

She even thoughtfully adjusted her angle so Chen Zhi could hug her more comfortably.

Hugging the soft, fragrant jade in his arms, after having slept enough, those restless thoughts began to stir.

The hand under the covers quietly moved upward.

Li Zhiyi's body trembled, and her small hand pressed down on Chen Zhi's wandering hand.

"Mmm... Chen Zhi, what are you touching me for?"

Chen Zhi didn't change his expression, nor did his heart skip a beat.

"I'm giving you a physical checkup, checking if you've been eating well at school recently, and if you've lost weight."

She asked somewhat nervously:

"Did I lose weight then? I've been eating well lately. I finish all the food I get from the cafeteria every day."

"No, it seems you've still lost a bit of weight. You haven't been keeping up with your nutrition, Comrade Li Zhiyi."

"Ah? Then I'll get an extra meat dish next time I go to the cafeteria."

Li Zhiyi obediently agreed, letting Chen Zhi help her with the "checkup" under the covers. Her small face was already flushed completely red in the darkness.

The two of them cuddled affectionately under the covers for a while.

Chen Zhi's fingers became increasingly dishonest.

"Chen Zhi..."

Li Zhiyi's breathing became a bit hurried, and she finally couldn't help but press down on the back of his hand.

"H-here... you can't check here."

Chen Zhi, however, had a frank expression: "Stop fussing, I'm just checking if this part has lost weight."

"Here... how can you check here!" Li Zhiyi was almost crying.

How could Chen Zhi be willing to let it go?

"Why can't I check? This is the most important part of all. What if it loses weight here, and my future child ends up malnourished?"

These shameless words directly caused Li Zhiyi's brain to overload a bit.

"Ah? Then... then what should we do?"

Li Zhiyi panicked, her voice stuttering.

"It can't lose weight here, but I can't control whether it loses weight or not..."

Chen Zhi forced himself not to laugh out loud.

"Don't be afraid. I have an ancestral secret massage technique from the Old Chen family." Chen Zhi spouted nonsense with a straight face.

"As long as I check for ten minutes a day, it will clear the meridians and guarantee that it gets bigger and bigger. Our future child will definitely not go hungry."

Chen Zhi stared at her.

"Do you want to try this treatment course?"

Li Zhiyi bit her lip, falling into an intense internal struggle.

Although she felt something wasn't quite right, since it concerned the future "child's" food supply, she felt this matter couldn't be taken lightly.

Moreover... the other party was Chen Zhi.

She hesitated for a long time before finally replying with a voice as quiet as a mosquito.

"Then... then you can try it on me."

Li Zhiyi directly closed her eyes.

Chen Zhi almost laughed out loud.

Since the patient had agreed, Dr. Chen naturally had to fulfill his duties responsibly.

Only their intertwined breathing sounds remained in the dim room.

Ten minutes later.

Li Zhiyi really couldn't stand this strange torture anymore.

"Chen... Chen Zhi..."

Even her voice was trembling.

"Is it okay now?"

Chen Zhi temporarily withdrew his hand.

"The first treatment course is over. How does it feel? Do you feel a warm current surging?"

"I don't know..." Li Zhiyi complained softly, feeling wronged. "I feel like it even hurts a little..."

"What?! It hurts?"

Chen Zhi feigned great shock and immediately put on a heartbroken expression. "That's because my technique was too heavy-handed. Let me examine you a bit more gently; it won't hurt in a minute."

Li Zhiyi's eyes widened, looking at him blankly.

"Ah? Do you still need to examine me?"

Chen Zhi gave her absolutely no chance to refuse and began his examination once again.

"You can't hide your sickness from the doctor. The doctor is doing this for your own good."

Another ten minutes passed.

Li Zhiyi's stomach suddenly let out a loud rumble that utterly ruined the mood.

"Chen Zhi..." She softly pushed against his chest. "I'm really hungry."

Chen Zhi reluctantly pulled back his paws, still wanting more.

"Alright, we'll stop here for today."

Chen Zhi sat up and started putting on his coat.

"But let me tell you, this secret technique of the Old Chen family requires a daily session from now on. It will take at least a month to fully consolidate the effects. If we stop halfway, all our previous efforts will be wasted."

Li Zhiyi straightened her somewhat messy clothes while thinking about it seriously.

"Really? Then does that mean you'll have to come find me for treatment every day from now on?"

"Of course. A doctor has to be responsible for his patient."

Chen Zhi put on his shoes.

"However, my house call fee isn't cheap. You'll have to pay me with medical fees."

Li Zhiyi froze.

"What medical fees?"

Looking at her silly appearance, Chen Zhi leaned in and gave her a bite on the lips.

"Isn't this it?"

Chen Zhi smacked his lips.

"That tangerine-flavored lip balm of yours tastes pretty authentic. Just apply more of it every day and let me take that as my house call fee."

Li Zhiyi was a bit dizzy from the kiss. Her cheeks were completely flushed, and she nodded obediently.

"O... Okay."

After checking out of the room.

Chen Zhi took Li Zhiyi to a highly-rated private kitchen restaurant near Renmin University, where they enjoyed a wonderful dinner.

Having slept and eaten his fill, Chen Zhi felt like he had come back to life.

It was past eight in the evening.

At the East Gate of Renmin University.

The moment of parting was fast approaching.

Under the streetlight, Li Zhiyi tugged at the corner of Chen Zhi's shirt.

She lowered her head, her voice muffled.

"Chen Zhi, does what you said earlier still count?"

"What did I say?" Chen Zhi asked, knowing perfectly well what she meant.

"About... coming to see me every day from now on."

Li Zhiyi looked up, her plain and clean face full of reluctance to part.

Looking at her clingy and reluctant demeanor, a massive sense of accomplishment suddenly welled up in Chen Zhi's heart.

This girl was completely under his thumb.

Pei Ningxue back home was currently obsessed with having a baby.

Lin Wanwan at the Central Conservatory of Music daydreamed every day about graduating, getting married, and being his sugar mommy.

And this Li Zhiyi right in front of him was throwing herself at him with such unwavering devotion.

Chen Zhi imagined buying a huge villa in the future and having all three of them sitting on the sofa waiting for him to come home from work. He almost burst out laughing.

The ultimate dream of sharing one big bed with all of them was just around the corner.

"Of course it counts."

Chen Zhi reached out and tucked a stray strand of Li Zhiyi's windblown hair behind her ear.

"Just wait obediently in your dorm. I'll call you in advance when I'm on my way."

Li Zhiyi nodded obediently.

"Oh."

She paused for a moment before softly adding another sentence.

"I can be a bit silly sometimes and I don't know how to take care of myself. When you come every day from now on, you have to help me a lot."

Chen Zhi waved his hand grandly.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Look at the relationship between us."

It wasn't until he watched Li Zhiyi walk into the campus, looking back at him every three steps, that Chen Zhi turned around in satisfaction to hail a cab by the road.

Sitting in the backseat of the taxi.

Chen Zhi rolled down the window, letting the cold wind blow against his face.

The car sped in the direction of Peking University.

As the street scenes flashed backward, Chen Zhi's brain slowly started to turn as well.

Wait a minute.

Something didn't seem quite right.

Chen Zhi counted on his fingers, calculating his daily itinerary.

There was a whole mess of things to manage over at Deep Space Technology, not to mention all the crap involved with financing.

Pei Ningxue blocked his office door every night, clamoring to go to the marital home in Wanliu Academy to get down to business.

After Lin Wanwan finished practicing her singing at the Central Conservatory, she could climb over the balcony or send WeChat messages to check up on him at any moment.

And now this.

He had just personally promised Li Zhiyi that he would carve out time every day to go to Renmin University and give her treatment?

Holy crap.

Chen Zhi slapped his thigh hard.

His schedule, worthy of a master of time management, was now so packed that he would have to time his bathroom breaks with a stopwatch!

Thinking back to Li Zhiyi's clingy, soft, and easily bullied appearance at the gate of Renmin University just now.

Chen Zhi couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Was that girl truly that silly, or was she playing the pig to eat the tiger?

The image of Li Zhiyi blushing after being sweet-talked by him, obediently accepting the massage with pure innocence, floated into Chen Zhi's mind.

"Forget it, what bad intentions could she possibly have."

Chen Zhi shook his head, tossing the absurd thought to the back of his mind.

This chapter has been abridged; the rest will be released later.