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"Uh... you can recognize me even in the dark?"

"Yeah, my mom's not as tall as you, and she wouldn't come to my room at this hour."

"Actually, you know, we usually have four people in a dorm, and it's so quiet over here, I get a bit scared sleeping alone. Then I suddenly thought that your bed seemed pretty big, right?"

Qiao Ze thought for a moment, then responded, "Yeah."

The bed was indeed quite large, a 2M x 2.3M king-size bed, way too big for one person.

Having been found out, Su Mucheng boldly said, "So I thought, maybe I could stay over, and then sneak back early in the morning. Don't worry, I assure you I won't do anything."

This time it was Qiao Ze's turn to be silent for a moment before he shifted over to one side.

Su Mucheng quickly crawled in.

The blanket was warm, and there was a pleasant scent.

She placed her phone on the bedside table, then comfortably turned over, only to find that Qiao Ze had closed his eyes.

So annoying, isn't he being too much of a gentleman?

So Su Mucheng lifted her head and stealthily kissed him, then got bolder and snuggled into Qiao Ze's arms, only to suddenly realize something was off, the place she touched seemed...

Su Mucheng looked at Qiao Ze, and sure enough, the sneaky guy had opened his eyes again.

The girl took a deep breath and then resolutely moved closer.

Before long, a soft gasp with a tremble sounded, "Ah..."

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The next day, at five-thirty in the morning, an almost sleepless Su Mucheng tiptoed back to her own room.

Still, she set an alarm for seven o'clock.

Qiao Ze had told her that Xiu Xiu usually woke up around that time, and Su Mucheng didn't want the adults to know about last night's events.

However, when she got up, her eyes inevitably carried heavy dark circles.

"Huh? Su, didn't you sleep well last night?" Xiu Xiu asked with concern when she saw Su Mucheng.

"I'm fine, just went to bed a bit late last night."

"Well, don't stay up too late next time. Oh, by the way, breakfast is ready. Huh, that's strange. Why isn't Qiao Ze up yet? He's usually up by now," Xiu Xiu said with some confusion.

Before Su Mucheng could think of an excuse, the door to Qiao Ze's room opened, and he walked out just like usual.

"Qiao Ze, you're up? Come and have breakfast," Xiu Xiu called out, naturally standing up.

Qiao Ze didn't have the habit of making the bed, but luckily Xiu Xiu was already used to it and would tidy up the bed for him every day.

While Su Mucheng was still in a daze, Qiao Ze had already sat down next to her.

Seeing Qiao's face looking fresh as usual, showing no signs of fatigue, Su Mucheng felt envious again.

How did he manage to get by with almost no sleep last night and still look as usual in the morning?

Truly, at this moment, all Su Mucheng wanted was to hurry back to the dorm to catch up on sleeep.

"Qiao, this beef bun is really good," Su Mucheng said, picking up a bun and passing it over like she usually did.

"Mmhmm," Qiao Ze nodded, accepting the bun.

The next moment, a surprised gasp came from Qiao Ze's room: "Ah?!"

Su Mucheng startled, thought of something, and almost jumped up from the dining table, rushing into Qiao Ze's room.

She then saw Xiu Xiu holding the blanket, staring stunned at a dark brown spot on the left side of the bed.

Frozen, the two women locked eyes for a split second, then Xiu Xiu hurriedly tossed the blanket back onto the bed, her face immediately beaming with a brilliant smile, "Chengzi, since you didn't sleep well last night, why don't you take a half-day off? Rest at home this morning, and later at noon I'll buy some nourishing foods and make you soup. After all, you've been studying hard recently."

"Ah, um..." Su Mucheng, who could relax around Qiao, felt uneasy facing a parent.

Xiu Xiu didn't bring up anything else but came over and affectionately took Su Mucheng's arm, saying, "Listen to Auntie, have some breakfast, and then get a good sleep. Studying can be done anytime, no rush for this little while."

As they left Qiao Ze's room, Xiu Xiu looked over at the calm figure of Qiao Ze eating at the table with a radiant smile, her heart brimming with consolation.

The child had really grown up; she didn't have to worry about him anymore.

Truly, Xiu Xiu had never doubted her son's intelligence, she was always confident that once Qiao Ze went to university, he'd definitely have no problem supporting himself, but she was terribly afraid that with his temperament, he might end up alone in the future.

She had even made peace with that possibility.

If one day a woman was willing to be with Qiao Ze, even if she wasn't that good to her, she would accept it.
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Her hardships shouldn't extend to the next generation. As long as Qiao Ze could have a partner and children in the future, that would be enough.

But who could have imagined that after Qiao Ze came to Xilin University of Technology, fortune began to look favorably upon this wretched woman?

Now not only did she live in a big house, but her clueless son even had an unbelievably beautiful and well-tempered girlfriend.

And moreover...

Really, at this moment, Xiu Xiu wasn't the least bit concerned about Qiao Ze's various achievements, nor about how "Dou Dou," the software developed by her son, was dominating online. Yet, she still felt very happy.

Happy enough to feel like she was floating on air as she walked.

"Qiao Ze, Su won't be going to the lab with you today. I told her to rest at home; you go ahead and take care of your own things," Xiu Xiu said.