Jiang Meilin stopped where she was.

She pricked up her ears and listened carefully for a while.

After hesitating a moment, she turned around and went back downstairs.

She thought that this summer she would have to find a time to talk to her daughter about the things that go on between men and women. The girl couldn't be left knowing nothing at all.

In the room.

Chen Qingqing finally managed to shove Xu Ye off. She rubbed her head and asked, "Do you have to go to the factory for work every day now?"

"There's nothing to do at home anyway." Xu Ye laughed. "Though I'm a boss now too, so I can go in whenever I like. It's fairly free."

"Friday is the tenth."

Xu Ye made a sound of agreement. "I haven't forgotten. I'm planning to book out a screen and bring your mom and dad and little Yuxin along."

"What about your mom and dad?"

"They have to work on Friday."

"That's a relief, then."

Xu Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Are you really that frightened of meeting the parents?"

Chen Qingqing was too embarrassed to answer and simply pretended she hadn't heard.

Xu Ye rolled over and lay flat on the bed, that trademark wicked grin coming over his face again. "How is your bed this comfortable to lie on? Can I sleep in your bed tonight?"

"No. Get lost."

"Qingqing, you didn't used to be like this. Why is it 'get lost' at the drop of a hat now?"

"Whose fault is it that you keep making me angry."

"Then let me hold you a minute and I'll coax you out of it again."

"Get lost~"

"Don't be like that. I was lying on your hair just now — so to make it up to you, how about you lie on me?"

"You sick pervert. Get up. You're not allowed on my bed."

Xu Ye lay there on the bed like a dead pig, and however Chen Qingqing pushed, pulled, thumped and hit, he didn't move an inch — the very…