"Hmph! That's more like it! Hurry up!"
"Oh, right. Before the takeout arrives, does my darling want some ice cream?"
Hearing Shen Yuan's words, Li Zhi's eyes instantly lit up.
"Yes! Of course, I want some!"
Shen Yuan didn't answer right away. Instead, he propped himself up with one hand on the mattress, sitting up a little straighter, his intense gaze turning to Li Zhi.
A mischievous smile played on his lips as he said in a low voice, "Hold on—before you get your ice cream, shouldn't you say something nice to me? For example..."
He deliberately drew out his words, lightly poking her blushing cheek with his fingertip.
Li Zhi's heart started racing again, and the tips of her ears burned. She buried half her face in the covers and mumbled indistinctly, "...What do you want to hear? All you do is bully me."
Shen Yuan didn't look away. Instead, he moved even closer, waiting for the words she was reluctantly trying to form.
