Peng Feifei was so tall.
When he stood up and hugged her from behind, he could completely encircle Zhan Jingchun in his arms.
When she was completely nestled in his embrace, she felt small and dependent, incredibly secure, and wonderfully happy.
Zhan Jingchun hadn't experienced this feeling in a long time. While she cherished it, her reason remained.
Peng Fei wasn't fully recovered. He had been in a wheelchair when he left, so how could he suddenly stand up? Wasn't he afraid of complications?
She carefully turned back, about to question Peng Fei for being reckless, when a large hand cupped the back of her head, and Peng Fei’s lips swiftly and precisely sealed hers.
How to describe that sensation?
It was a familiar tingle that seemed to electrify her entire body, leaving her dizzy.
Zhan Jingchun immediately lost the ability to resist, nor did she want to.
She simply indulged, indulged, allowing Peng Fei to pick her up and carry her back to the bed.
Afterward, looking at Peng Fei, who was sweating profusely, Zhan Jingchun finally remembered to scold him.
“Are you trying to kill yourself? You just got a little better and you’re already this eager. What if you reopen your wound?”
“Also, when did you learn to stand up? You needed me to serve you food and drinks this morning, and now all of a sudden… Oh, I know, you were fine all along, weren’t you? You were deliberately playing the victim to gain my sympathy!”
“Hmph, you must have felt pretty good watching me fuss over you, thinking you needed to return the favor for how I took care of you before, right?”
Peng Fei wanted to swear on his life that he had only recently discovered he could stand.
He had intended to tell her, but Zhan Jingchun had taken such good care of him, so attentively, that he savored the feeling and wanted to cling to it for a moment longer, so he hadn’t said anything.
Moreover, Zhan Jingchun didn't just serve him food and water; she even bathed him and wiped his body herself.
Being looked at and measured from head to toe every day, as a normal young man full of vigor, he had long been unable to suppress his fantasies.
Today, he had only planned to give her a surprise, but he hadn’t been able to stop himself.
“Today is my 24th birthday.”
Peng Fei, unable to find words to counter her scolding, mumbled, burying his head in her neck.
“I’m sorry, just consider it my birthday present. Don’t scold me anymore, okay?”
In all their time together, Zhan Jingchun hadn’t known his birthday.
“Today is your birthday? Then why didn’t you say so earlier? I only bought a fish when I went out so far away. If you’d told me sooner, I would have bought you more delicious food.”
But Peng Fei didn’t want delicious food.
He had eaten so much recently, making up for all the years he had missed in his early twenties.
“I don’t want delicious food, I just want you, Chun Chun. Can I…?”
To be honest, Zhan Jingchun was also finding it hard to resist.
Although Peng Fei had been in a wheelchair for four months, eating and drinking without exercise, his accumulated muscles were still there.
Furthermore, he ate without gaining weight, his skin became fairer, he grew more handsome, and his physique remained unchanged.
Looking at him and touching him every day, she was also tempted.
“But aren’t you tired? What if you injure yourself again…”
“It’s okay. If I can’t even endure this, can I still call myself a man?”
The two of them were so engrossed that they skipped lunch. They doted on each other, slept when they were tired, and only emerged from the room in the evening.
The nanny wasn’t foolish and could roughly guess what they were doing in the room. She was embarrassed to call them, but secretly anxious.
She thought, Peng Fei is just recovering, and they are already… What if he ruins his health…
Both of them had left their phones outside, as it was Peng Fei’s birthday and his mother had called several times.
When neither of their phones were answered, they thought something had happened and called Tiantian.
Thinking that Peng Fei and Chun Chun were fine and just playing at home every day, why weren't they answering their phones?
Tiantian also thought something had happened and came over personally.
As a result, she arrived blushing profusely.
The nanny said they had been cooped up in the room since around nine in the morning and refused to come out.
“Sigh, they are young after all, truly reckless. Tiantian, it’s not appropriate for me to say anything, but as an older sister, you should advise them.”
Tiantian didn’t know what to say.
Although she was their biological sister, she had also gone through her passionate youth. Honestly, she understood.
Since things had reached this point, and both sets of parents had no objections, especially on such a good day, Tiantian decided to call Zhan Bei Jue and Jiang Nan Fang over.
Zhan Jingchun and Peng Fei woke up at four in the afternoon. Checking their watches, they realized it was still early. They doted on each other for a while longer, then washed up and came out around six o'clock.
Holding hands, their faces alight with happy smiles, they walked out filled with tender affection.
Unexpectedly, when they reached the living room, their father, mother, and sister were all there. Their expressions immediately changed, and they quickly let go of each other's hands.
Seeing their guilty looks, the ones who knew what was going on felt a bit awkward.
The father and mother averted their eyes, and it was Tiantian who greeted them.
“Peng Fei has just recovered a little. You two shouldn’t overdo it. How can you skip meals for a whole day? We’ve already prepared food, but we didn’t dare to call you. Come and eat quickly.”
“Peng Fei, it’s your 24th birthday today. Auntie called you several times and you didn’t answer. Call her back after dinner.”
“I’ve ordered a cake for you. Come, blow out the candles and make a wish before eating.”
Peng Fei felt extremely embarrassed, as he had already troubled the Zhan family enough recently, and he hadn’t expected to have Zhan Bei Jue and Jiang Nan Fang attend his birthday.
“Uncle, Auntie…”
Tiantian said, “Uncle and Auntie? At this stage, do you still plan to continue with my sister without any clear commitment? Speaking of which, you are both almost 25 by traditional reckoning, and there are things that should be done. When do you plan to get married?”
Peng Fei was startled, “Ah?”
He was very willing to marry Zhan Jingchun.
But with his current circumstances…
Tiantian interrupted him, “What ‘ah’? As long as you are sincerely good to Chun Chun, the Zhan family doesn’t lack your meager possessions. Consider it marrying into our family. From now on, you will always stay with Chun Chun in Nan City. Are you willing?”
Peng Fei, who was lovestruck, agreed without hesitation upon hearing that he could be with Zhan Jingchun forever.
“Yes, as long as I can marry Chun Chun, I’m willing to do anything!”
Tiantian was amused by him. “Oh, you agreed so quickly, without any consideration? Your hometown is so traditional. Aren’t you afraid your mother won’t agree?”
Peng Fei thought Tiantian still had an issue with his mother and hurriedly explained earnestly.
“No, my mother has changed now. Chun Chun is so wonderful, she will definitely agree!”
Tiantian chuckled.
“Alright, don’t be so serious. I was just joking. Come and sit down.”
She was joking, but Peng Fei didn’t want to joke about marriage.