âYou said yourself that you like to collect condoms.â Mo Liuxi said with a frown seeing she was still not smiling. âDid you lie to me before?â
âNo... No... I like them.â Yan Su nodded. She wanted to cry, but smiling was her only choice at the moment. âI never saw these foreign brands before. I was just surprised.â
âIâm glad you like them,â Mo Liuxi said. âIâll try my best to find more brands that you donât know.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âEh... You donât need to...â If there was a river flowing hear Yan Su, she would instantly jump in.
âI donât think you can find any good ones yourself. The choices of condoms that we have in this country are limited.â Mo Liuxi opened his book while speaking. He raised his head and said, âOh, I gave you these, so youâre not allowed to give them to anyone else. I heard that you often give condoms to my sister.â
Yan Su remained silent. How much did Luosang tell him?
âSheâs married. Donât worry about her.â Mo Liuxi snorted and said, âBesides, even though you have given her many condoms, she got pregnant anyway. Youâre ruining the condom companyâs reputation.â
He sounded like a professional condom salesman.
Yan Su felt speechless. She thought, Your sister and her husband are so passionate that they even did it on the dining table. They probably didnât even have the time to use condoms. How could I possibly stop her from getting pregnant?
âAlso, you are only allowed to use these with me,â Mo Liuxi added with a wicked smile.
Yan Su kicked him under the table.
Mo Liuxiâs eyes widened to the sudden pain. He said, âAlright, we wonât use your collection. Iâll bring some myself, OK?â
Yan Su closed the box. It was settled. She was a condom collector, and there was nothing to say to change that fact. She was too tired to explain.
âThat wonât happen anytime soon. If you misbehave, you may never have a chance to use them,â she said.
âItâs OK. Weâll go straight for children.â Mo Liuxiâs smile grew bigger.
Yan Su blushed. This conversation had to end. She would never win anyway.
She stood up, put her gift away, and came back to study with Mo Liuxi.
She was concentrating on her studies. Mo Liuxi started eating cookies after a short while of reading. He also put dried beef and cookie into Yan Suâs mouth from time to time. She didnât know where he got snacks that tasted so different from the supermarket ones.
...
At 9 p.m., he finished the snacks. He went to lay on the couch and played a game on his phone.
Yan Su didnât sleep the previous night, so she was very tired. She pulled him up and said, âGo back to your own place. Iâm going to sleep.â
âAlright.â Mo Liuxi turned and reached out a hand to her while looking at the phone screen. âGive me your key. You might oversleep. Iâll get in and prepare your things in the morning.â
Yan Su paused briefly and patted his palm. âJust knock on my door. Iâm going to sleep early tonight, so Iâll get up early in the morning. I donât need you to prepare my breakfast. If I give you the key now, you might sneak in while Iâm asleep.â
âBut I gave you my key,â Mo Liuxi said with a grievance.
âI have your key so I can cook for you anytime you need,â she replied.
âSame here.â Mo Liuxi nodded and said, âI want to make sure that your fridge is always full. I want you to always have something to eat when you return from a work trip. I donât want you to be hungry. I want to keep your flat nice and clean, so youâll always come back to a tidy home.â