Looking at the sturdy back before her, Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment.

Biting her pale lips, she staggeringly lay upon it, wrapped her arms around Ye Qiu's neck, and leaned against Ye Qiu's shoulder.

Lying on Ye Qiu's back, her whole body became relaxed, Ning Rongrong's eyes narrowed slightly, and her trembling cherry lips gently exhaled.

Her delicate body, dampened by sweat and somewhat cold, also felt a hint of warmth.

After running the eighth round, Ning Rongrong finally recovered and became a bit more clear-headed.

Gently hugging Ye Qiu, she raised her gaze to look into his calm eyes, her pretty face flushed slightly, and without minding the sweat, she hugged him even tighter.

"Thank you, Ye Qiu."

Her frail voice was worlds apart from the usual Little Witch.

Ye Qiu chuckled softly.

"You should thank me. Fortunately, I just hung you on a tree to refresh you, otherwise you would have collapsed long ago."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong, who had just turned gentle, instantly became somewhat annoyed.

She gave Ye Qiu a resentful White glance.

"You, you're still talking!"

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Ning Rongrong found something wrong again, her slender eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Had this Damn Liar been smiling the whole time just now?

Ning Rongrong turned her head to look seriously at Ye Qiu's profile, and asked tentatively: "Weren't you angry just now?"

"Guess."

Ye Qiu glanced at her, his expression as usual.

"Ah! How would I know?"

Ning Rongrong, somewhat flustered, slapped Ye Qiu's face twice with her own face.

If Ye Qiu wasn't angry, she would actually be a little unhappy again; wouldn't that mean Ye Qiu didn't care about her at all?

Didn't care who she came into contact with?!

"Humph."

Snorting softly, Ning Rongrong suddenly noticed Ye Qiu's teasing expression and reacted immediately.

Gritting her teeth, she said hatefully:

"Alright! You big liar. You're teasing me again, right?"

"If you think so, then so be it."

Ye Qiu neither admitted nor denied it.

But Ning Rongrong was already certain.

Grabbing Ye Qiu's collar, she was extremely annoyed.

"Damn Liar, you jerk! Why do you always like to lie to me and tease me?"

"Otherwise, how could I live up to the name you call me?"

Ye Qiu supported her perky buttocks; although the Little Witch didn't have much meat on her, her other conditions were still quite good.

"You!"

Just as Ning Rongrong was about to speak, Ye Qiu suddenly tossed her up, causing her to let out a cry of surprise and panic-hug him tightly.

"Alright, I won't argue with you anymore. You're very heavy."

Carrying a person while also carrying a twenty-five-kilogram stone, even with Ye Qiu's Spirit King-level Physique, without using Soul Power, he couldn't take it.

Fortunately, there was only a little over one round left.

"Nonsense. this young lady is not heavy."

Ning Rongrong obediently hugged Ye Qiu and muttered softly.

"I'd actually rather you were heavier."

Ye Qiu's somewhat expectant voice drifted over faintly.

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed, a mix of shyness and indignation.

"You lecher. this young lady will grow up sooner or later, and when that time comes, I'll make you drool to death."

Ye Qiu stopped talking.

Quietly carrying Ning Rongrong as he jogged, he also used Life without End to accelerate Ning Rongrong's recovery.

Lying on Ye Qiu's back, Ning Rongrong looked at the sweat on Ye Qiu's forehead and couldn't help pinching her sleeve to wipe it for him.

Biting her red lips and speaking in a stuttering voice, she explained again: "Damn Liar, Oscar and I really have nothing going on. I just went out to have a little drink last night."

Conditions didn't permit, so Ye Qiu didn't respond to Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong frowned and pouted her lips.

"Don't eat too much for dinner tonight. I'll come find you for a drink, treat you to something good—the kind that isn't put on a tab—consider it treating you as a reward, how about that?"

Ye Qiu nodded slightly, his voice somewhat hurried.

"Alright, I'll wait for you."

"Mhm."

Ning Rongrong smiled.

Then the smile on her face froze again.

Turning her head to look at Zhu Zhuqing running beside Ye Qiu, her complexion instantly turned as red as blood.

Zhuqing wouldn't have heard those words just now, right?

Hesitating for a moment, Ning Rongrong softly asked Zhu Zhuqing: "Zhuqing, do you want to come together?"

For a long while, she didn't hear Zhu Zhuqing's reply.

Only then did Ning Rongrong breathe a sigh of relief.

It seemed Zhuqing was also dizzy with fatigue and hadn't heard what she said just now.

On the final round, Ning Rongrong took the stone back and ran back to the academy by herself.

In Ye Qiu's basket, Zhu Zhuqing's stone was put in instead.

This time, before they even reached the academy gate, Dai Mubai and the others collapsed directly and passed out.

Night fell like a curtain.

After soaking in the medicinal bath, Ye Qiu took a trip to the cafeteria and returned to his dorm.

Today he was really a bit tired.

Taking out Ah Yin, he gently poked her.

"Ah Yin, when do you think that old fellow will leave? Staring at us like this isn't a solution."

"I don't know either. It should be fine in a couple of days."

Ah Yin emitted a bright light.

Her tender branches and leaves coiled around Ye Qiu's fingertips, and a surging heat flow poured into Ye Qiu's body to relieve his fatigue.

She was also very uncomfortable; she couldn't even poke her head out to see the outside world and relax.

Ye Qiu wanted to say something more, when a knock came from outside the door.

Knock, knock!

"Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu!"

Slap!

Before the knocking could sound many times, Ye Qiu's dormitory door was pushed open hard by Ning Rongrong.

"Ye Qiu, why didn't you answer when I called you?"

Carrying a food box, Ning Rongrong barged in, akimbo with one hand, and looked at Ye Qiu reproachfully.

Ye Qiu rolled his eyes: "You have to give me a chance to answer."

"Humph! I was just afraid the food would get cold! This was bought by villagers in Soto City that I paid to have it done after my training."

Ning Rongrong snorted softly, and nimbly began to take out the dishes one by one.

Ye Qiu looked at her speechlessly.

"Since you spent money, why didn't you have them heat it up for you?"

"I—I wasn't just afraid you'd be hungry!"

Ning Rongrong's face flushed red.

She would never admit that she just hadn't thought of it!

"Hurry up and come keep this young lady company for dinner. What's so fun about a blade of grass?"

Ning Rongrong curled her lips and urged Ye Qiu.

Ah Yin, who had been telling Ye Qiu to go eat first, immediately protested.

Little girl.

What's not fun about me?

I'm much more fun than you!

Last night Ye Qiu never let go of my hand the whole time! He held it and slept the whole night. Humph.

"Haha. I think so too."

Learning what Ah Yin was thinking, Ye Qiu suddenly laughed and said it out loud.

"You, go eat quickly!"

Ah Yin was extremely shy.

She let go of Ye Qiu's fingers and gently pushed him.

"Then why aren't you coming over to eat?"

Ning Rongrong didn't think much of it and still thought Ye Qiu was talking to her, urging him as well.

Knock, knock!

"Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu! Damn Liar. Open the door!"

Two nights later, the familiar knocking sound came from outside Ye Qiu's dormitory door again.

Slap!

Carrying things, Ning Rongrong knocked for a long time without getting an answer, and angrily kicked open the door.

Her nimble blue eyes swept the room.

Looking at the empty room, she angrily flung the food box in her hand onto the table.

Her pretty little face scrunched up, gnashing her teeth incessantly.

"This jerk. Not here yesterday, not here today, where on earth did he go."

"Damn Liar, Damn Liar!"

Ning Rongrong scolded while kicking the table leg.

After venting wildly, she straightened the fallen food box, held it in her hand, feeling somewhat aggrieved, but more so angry.

"Humph! Wasting old lady's money for nothing, see if I don't put this on your tab."

Taking three steps in two, she walked out.

Slap!

Ning Rongrong violently closed Ye Qiu's door, carrying the food box, intending to go feed it to the dogs.

Although the stuff inside might be spilled, she still didn't want to waste it.

Consider it a reward for Oscar to eat, so that he'd have strength later to pull the cart and parade the streets.

Wishing everyone a happy life!