However, before Dai Chengfeng could finish speaking, Qiu'er interrupted him.
"Are you going to say I'm still too young again?"
"Yes, you're still young. Wait until later…" Dai Chengfeng nodded.
Instantly, Qiu'er interrupted him once more, this time raising her voice in dissatisfaction. She threw off the blanket, exposing herself to the moonlight, hands on her hips as she puffed out her chest.
"You always say I'm still young! Still young…"
"I was born before your great-great-great-grandfather might even have existed! How am I young? Huh? Tell me!"
"You tell me?!"
Qiu'er leaned forward, nearly pressing her entire upper body against Dai Chengfeng's chest. Her warm, uniquely fragrant skin brushed against his thin pajamas.
"Tell me, where exactly am I small?"
"Cough, cough…"
Dai Chengfeng was momentarily taken aback by Qiu'er's sudden assertiveness. At the same time, his blood heated up and his throat went dry, prompting a light cough.
He instinctively took a deep breath, but all he inhaled was the unique scent of Qiu'er—like a forest after rain mixed with sunlight—fresh and sweet.
For a moment, his gaze involuntarily wandered over her deliberately displayed, flawlessly sculpted body.
That milky-white curve, that luminescent glow…
"You… Sigh!"
Dai Chengfeng sighed almost in surrender, forcing his eyes away from the dizzying sight with difficulty.
He looked up, meeting Qiu'er's pure, unblemished golden eyes:
"You… You're definitely not that young."
"I told you so!"
A flash of triumph instantly lit up Qiu'er's eyes, and a pure, radiant smile spread across her face.
"So—"
She drew out the word, not only failing to retreat but instead moving closer. She placed her hands on either side of Dai Chengfeng's head on the pillow, hovering above him like a cascading waterfall of blue-purple hair brushing against his cheeks, ticklish.
"So, Dai Chengfeng, let me try, just once!"
"Just one kiss! Okay?"
Her voice carried the soft sweetness of a spoiled child, her crimson-gold eyes sparkling brightly at him, resembling an innocent animal begging for a treat. "I'm really, really, really curious about what it feels like…"
Qiu'er's breath, warm and gentle, wafted over Dai Chengfeng's face. Her crimson-gold eyes curved slightly, filled with pure curiosity and eagerness:
"Just once!"
The moonlight flowed silently, bathing the maiden's godlike features and figure. There wasn't a trace of emotion in her eyes, only curiosity. Her pleading tone, soft and intimate, carried a hint of playful experimentation.
For a moment, the room was filled only with the intertwining and colliding sounds of their heartbeats, pounding rhythmically.
"Just once!"
She emphasized again, her warm breath brushing over Dai Chengfeng's face once more, carrying the familiar sweet scent of grass and trees.
"Gulp~"
Dai Chengfeng's Adam's apple moved with difficulty as he gazed at Qiu'er's moonlit, luscious lips, their full curve…
"…Alright."
Finally, Dai Chengfeng gave in.
After all, who could withstand such a test?
Qiu'er's eyes instantly lit up with pure joy and triumph, dispelling any lingering hesitation in Dai Chengfeng's heart.
"Mm!"
She responded almost immediately.
Perhaps Qiu'er truly didn't understand humans. She showed no trace of the usual maidenly shyness or hesitation during a first kiss. Her golden eyes were filled with pure curiosity and an eagerness to "verify."
In her mind, this was probably just a novel experience called "kissing."
So, she suddenly leaned down.
Without warning or any buffer!
Her soft, elastic lips, carrying her unique scent of forest flora and pure sunlight, along with the warmth unique to a maiden, firmly pressed against Dai Chengfeng's lips!
"Mmm~"
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Qiu'er's lips were softer than Dai Chengfeng had imagined.
But…
Qiu'er had absolutely no technique. She simply pressed down forcefully and directly, incredibly clumsily.
Rather than calling it a kiss, it felt more like… a collision?
"This Qiu'er…"
Dai Chengfeng felt somewhat helpless. He decided not to passively endure anymore and planned to properly teach Qiu'er what a kiss was.
However, just as Dai Chengfeng was about to take control and part those clumsy yet enticing lips…
Qiu'er had already raised her head!
Under the moonlight, she slightly furrowed her brows, absentmindedly rubbing her lips. Her crimson-gold eyes widened with complete confusion and…
Disgust!
She smacked her lips, as if savoring some strange taste, but her expression clearly indicated she hadn't found anything sweet. "Oh dear!"
"What's this? My nose hurts from the impact! It's not comfortable at all!"
Her voice was crisp and carried undisguised disappointment. "It is quite soft,"
"It is quite soft," she continued to comment, "but what's fun about it? Why do you humans think pressing together like this feels good?"
"It's suffocating to breathe and easy to bump noses!"
Qiu'er grew more and more disdainful, eventually scrunching up her delicate nose, looking at Dai Chengfeng with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you humans sick or something?"
Dai Chengfeng: "..."
Dai Chengfeng's romantic thoughts instantly dissipated, replaced by a mix of laughter and exasperation at Qiu'er's straightforward and innocent disdain.
However…
Dai Chengfeng wasn't angry. Instead, looking at Qiu'er's exquisite, moonlit face filled with "great disappointment," her naive and pure demeanor stirred a deeper, indescribable flutter and affection within him.
"Sigh!"
Dai Chengfeng sighed as if in resignation, though his lips couldn't help but curve into a smile.
"Qiu'er," Dai Chengfeng's voice carried a hint of amused helplessness, "is this what you call a kiss?"
"Hmm?"
Qiu'er was still rubbing her nose. Upon hearing this, she raised an eyebrow at him. "Didn't our lips touch? Don't you humans call this a kiss?"
"It is called that," Dai Chengfeng sat up slightly, his gaze intense on her, "but… a kiss isn't supposed to be like you just did, crashing into me like a little cannonball."
"Not like that?"
Qiu'er's curiosity was piqued again, her earlier disdain temporarily forgotten.
She leaned closer, tilting her head slightly, her golden eyes once again filled with thirst for knowledge. "Then what should a human kiss be like?"
Dai Chengfeng looked at the face so close to him, pure and unknowing yet naturally enchanting, and the softly undulating curves illuminated by the moonlight, smooth and jade-like with each breath.
He took a deep breath.
"First…"
Dai Chengfeng reached out, gently touching Qiu'er's nape, slowly pulling her closer. "Don't be so hasty."
"Then,"
Dai Chengfeng's voice grew hoarser, his gaze fixed on Qiu'er's full, lustrous red lips, "be gentler, slower."
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