The next morning came quickly.

However, Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao didn't sleep well last night.

Around midnight, they were ready to sleep, but the noise from the next room continued.

At this time of night, everyone was either asleep or preparing to sleep, everything was quiet, except for the sounds from Xu Lin's side.

It would stop for ten or twenty minutes, then continue for more than half an hour.

And so it went, until after three in the morning when it finally stopped.

Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao only managed to fall asleep around four in the morning.

Fortunately, they were young and healthy, so they weren't sluggish the next day despite the lack of sleep.

At around seven in the morning, the two of them went downstairs to check out.

Halfway through checking out, Xu Lin and Ning Yuhuan also came down.

Ning Yuhuan was carrying a backpack, holding Xu Lin's left hand with both of hers, her eyes red and swollen, evidently from crying. Especially with Ning Yuhuan's sharp features, those traces of crying added a touch of softness and a pitiable attractiveness.

Just looking at her evoked pity.

Xu Lin, on the other hand, showed no signs of anything unusual, looking quite energetic instead.

Rong Xiyi's gaze fixed on Xu Lin. Her poor sleep last night was entirely because Xu Lin was causing a commotion in the next room.

Originally, Rong Xiyi quite disliked Ning Yuhuan, but thinking of how she cried intermittently for several hours last night, and seeing her now with red eyes, Rong Xiyi suddenly found her a bit pitiable. Xu Lin actually made her end up like that.

How inconsiderate!

Rong Xiyi had already added Ms. Ren on WeChat, and they chatted daily. She was seriously considering telling Ms. Ren about it, about how Xu Lin went to a hotel with his girlfriend and bullied her all night, causing her to cry non-stop.

Of course, that was just a thought. She would have to be out of her mind to actually say something like that.

"I've heard that generally, for men, it's only a few minutes, like ten or twenty minutes is already quite impressive."

"Your classmate is amazingly skilled,"

Xia Xiyao whispered to Rong Xiyi.

"So that woman suffers for it, you see, she cried almost the entire night. Though it was intermittent, it's really pitiful, I even feel a bit sorry for her!"

Rong Xiyi shook her head and scoffed, "Good thing I didn't continue with him, otherwise I'd be the one suffering. This guy doesn't know how to be gentle at all!"

Thinking of the noises from last night, it wasn't a gentle patter but rather a heavy pounding, like a programmer typing code—continuously and relentlessly.

Even as her face flushed, Rong Xiyi couldn't help but criticize Xu Lin for his lack of gentleness.

"Crying is one thing, but based on the noises last night, I feel like she might have enjoyed it," Xia Xiyao suggested, recalling a saying about the dynamics of male-female relationships and mentioning it to Rong Xiyi.

"Yaoyao, what kind of things are you reading?"

Rong Xiyi's face blushed as she quickly shook her head. She found such things utterly embarrassing and shameful and wouldn't speak of them as candidly as Xia Xiyao did.

Xia Xiyao took on a researcher-like attitude, "I only heard about it, I don't really understand."

Soon, Xu Lin's check-out was also completed.

Seeing Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao still there, Xu Lin came over and asked, "Have you two had breakfast yet?"

"No," Rong Xiyi replied flatly with two words.

Xia Xiyao also shook her head.

"Then how about we have breakfast together and then go hiking?" Xu Lin suggested.

Rong Xiyi responded with a calm tone, "Alright."

Xia Xiyao nodded without a word.

"Senior, shall we have breakfast together?"

Xu Lin turned to ask Ning Yuhuan.

Ning Yuhuan nodded,

Today, she clung to Xu Lin, having been deeply moved by him last night after over ten days of no physical contact. Ning Yuhuan spent the night mostly crying, and Xu Lin wasn't sure if he was too strong or if Ning Yuhuan was just easily brought to tears; it was rather perplexing.

Since he was so overwhelming last night, Ning Yuhuan had been clinging to him all day. Previously, when Xu Lin wanted to shower with her, she was shy and resistant, but this morning she followed Xu Lin to the shower, staying within half a meter of him all the time.

Like now, Ning Yuhuan was clinging tightly to Xu Lin's left hand, fearing he might abandon her.

"Then let's go have breakfast together!"

So everyone headed out together, Xu Lin leading the way, with Ning Yuhuan holding onto his left hand, and Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao following behind.

This area was considered the suburbs of Jiangdu, and there wasn't much to eat. Breakfast options were limited to things like congee, buns, and soy milk, which were available at roadside stalls. Many morning commuters stopped by for a quick breakfast, but Xu Lin and the group chose a place where they could sit down and eat.

They casually ate breakfast.

Around nine o'clock, the four of them set off for the hike.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a shop specifically selling baseball caps and umbrellas.

Seeing that Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao both had their own hats, Xu Lin bought one for Ning Yuhuan, but he himself didn't need one.

In mid-October, the weather was still quite warm, and it wouldn't start cooling down until November.

Xu Lin put a baseball cap on Ning Yuhuan.

"Honey, don't you want a baseball cap?"

Ning Yuhuan asked.

"I'm so handsome, with great hair; I can't cover it with a baseball cap,"

Xu Lin adjusted Ning Yuhuan's cap.

"So narcissistic!"

Rong Xiyi chimed in from the side.

Xu Lin immediately replied, "Comrade Rong, that's not right. In terms of looks, I may not be the most handsome, but being handsome is definite."

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