The Most Arrogant When Feeling the Safest

Shen Nian had always been a great guy.

He had already deeply repented for feeding Jiba Cat eggshells last time.

After all, cats do not eat eggshells; his actions were undoubtedly harmful to the kitty.

When it came to feeding, even if it was not something delicious, at the very least, it should not hurt the cat.

So Shen Nian waved his hand, fanning some air toward Jiba Cat, feeding it some fresh air.

Breathe easy, there is plenty of it.

A necessity of life, if you know what I mean.

Jiba Cat stared blankly at Shen Nian, thought for a moment, and still decided to hiss.

Some people really just need to be hissed at.

Shen Nian went home, took a shower, finished his portion of wontons, and sneaked into Xia Yanchun's house carrying her portion.

Not knowing when Xia Yanchun would wake up, he placed the wontons on the coffee table. They could be heated up later without much trouble.

Quietly pushing open the bedroom door, he saw Xia Yanchun still lying lazily in bed.

Haji Chun was sleeping so soundly that she probably did not even know he had already gone for a workout and taken a shower.

The bed was still warm. Shen Nian gently lifted the blanket. Despite his best efforts to tiptoe, Xia Yanchun still fluttered her eyes open.

"Mmm..." she stretched her body.

Shen Nian froze in place.

Xia Yanchun was still in a groggy state. She looked at Shen Nian, mumbled something unintelligible, and closed her eyes again against the pillow.

"You woke me up, idiot," she complained with a hint of resentment.

"My bad, my bad."

Shen Nian quickly lay down properly, his large hand rubbing Xia Yanchun's belly to coax her back to sleep.

He coaxed her all the way until ten in the morning.

Xia Yanchun slowly woke up and immediately threw a flurry of punches and kicks at Shen Nian.

"Has anyone ever told you that you are a terrible sleeper?" Shen Nian said, his face darkening with exasperation.

Xia Yanchun paused for a moment. Instead of getting angry, she threw herself across Shen Nian's body, her eyes curving into a smile.

"Besides my parents... oh, and Shi Yan, you are the only person I have ever slept next to. If you do not tell me, how would I know I am a bad sleeper?"

"Well, now you know."

"Just bear with it when you sleep with me, just like I have to bear with you touching me everywhere when I sleep with you."

"Cough, cough, well, what else is there to say? Just beat me up again."

"..."

Getting up, brushing her teeth, washing her face, and applying skincare products—all done in one smooth routine.

Taking advantage of this time, Shen Nian heated up the wontons for her and cracked an extra egg in the soup. It smelled delicious.

Good thing the wontons and the soup were packed separately. Otherwise, after sitting for three or four hours, they would have definitely turned to mush.

"Let me have a taste of the breakfast my little brother brought for his big sister!" Xia Yanchun sat down formally in front of the coffee table.

"I did not even bring any for my own sister. You should be secretly rejoicing that you get to eat breakfast."

"Then why did you not bring any for your sister?"

"She will not get up until at least twelve o'clock. She might even sleep until two or three in the afternoon."

"...She can just eat dinner right when she wakes up," Xia Yanchun muttered.

She was really afraid that Sister Shen Yue's health would deteriorate one day. She had heard that many stomach issues were caused by not eating regular meals.

She would have to find some time to talk to her about it next time.

Eating the wontons one bite at a time, Xia Yanchun scooped one up and brought it to Shen Nian's mouth.

"Thanks, but no."

"Eat it!"

So Shen Nian took it in one bite and swallowed it in a few chews.

"Sigh, this is exactly how I used to feed you in the past."

"..."

Shen Nian sweatdropped. He knew Xia Yanchun would say something weird.

Whatever, who asked her to be Xia Yanchun?

"You cannot even be quiet while eating breakfast." Shen Nian leaned in beside her, his hands gently stroking her waist.

In an instant, his touch made Xia Yanchun flush bright red.

"Your technique is so dirty."

"Nothing special, practice makes perfect."

"Does practice make perfect turn you into this?"

"Pretty much. I do not think I am that dirty; you are far worse than I am."

"!"

Hearing the implied reference to her behavior from a couple of days ago, Xia Yanchun felt guilty.

She gathered her words and started blabbering.

"Men and women are different! Just like how some guys walk around shirtless outside."

"Uh-huh, a pervert is a pervert. Why make so many excuses?"

"It is not an excuse, just facts."

"I am scared to tears by a max-level boss from Xiaohongshu."

"It is okay, men crying is not a crime."

Xia Yanchun hummed smugly, leaning against Shen Nian as she ate the wontons bite by bite until they were all gone.

She did not really like drinking soup; it had been that way since she was little. When they were kids, she left the instant noodle soup for Shen Nian, and today, she left the wonton soup for him too.

When Shen Nian drank the noodle soup, she would take the opportunity to pinch his soft cheeks. When Shen Nian drank the wonton soup, she would secretly stare at his Adam's apple.

Feeling sweet inside, she poked and prodded at Shen Nian's chest. Once he put down the disposable bowl, she boldly straddled his lap.

Shen Nian thought she wanted a kiss and wiped his mouth specifically for it.

But she just sat there, looking down at him from above...

"Are we not going to kiss?"

Xia Yanchun shook her head, "No kissing."

"You are making it very hard for me like this."

"That is okay, it is not hard for me."

"Six six six."

Shen Nian was speechless. Yet, with Xia Yanchun like this, there was nothing he could do.

After all, he quite liked it this way too. It felt good... and very exciting...

Feeling someone's increasingly heavy breathing, Xia Yanchun tilted her head and buried her soft, fair face into Shen Nian's neck. "Thinking about me?"

"Haji Chun, you are really pushing it..."

Shen Nian grabbed Xia Yanchun's hands, suppressing the emotions in his heart, and stole a breath of the refreshing, faint fragrance from her neck.

Xia Yanchun, who was only wearing a short-sleeved base layer, shrank her neck sensitively and began to struggle with soft whimpers.

If Shen Nian had not let her go, she felt that she would have become just as unnatural as him...

She definitely did not want that kind of thing!

Xia Yanchun opened her almond eyes. Having finally finished her second mock exam, she had wanted to tease Shen Nian for the first time in a while, but she was not in the right state today...

She tried to get off Shen Nian, but he wrapped his arms around her waist again and leaned over the next moment. Shen Nian's little combo of intimate moves left her overwhelmed and unable to control herself. She quickly yelled out while taking a breath.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

If this kept up, she was going to throw a tantrum!

"Chunbao..."

Shen Nian's gaze was intense, making Xia Yanchun panic. She scrambled off the sofa and, in her rush, put on the wrong slippers—one big, one small.

But she could not care less about the shoes.

"I am going back to my room!"

After saying that, she scurried back to her room and slammed the door shut with a click.

"Tch..." Shen Nian curled his lips.

Haji Chun was just like that—most arrogant when she was completely safe, but the moment she was seriously intimidated, she would chicken out and run away.

Much like himself back in middle school when he used to talk tough.