Chapter 277: Su Qinghe: Should We Have a Baby Right Now???

Gu Yifan was also speaking from his heart.

At that moment, their hearts grew even closer.

It wasn’t just physical; their souls had also reached a new level of intimacy.

“Su Hanhan, I love you…”

The breath Gu Yifan exhaled as he spoke tickled Su Qinghe’s ear.

But hearing Gu Yifan’s words, she was deeply moved, her heart filled with a sweet, joyful warmth…

She had never been this happy in her entire life!

After sharing a tender embrace by the river for a while,

Gu Yifan saw it was getting late, so he decided to take Su Qinghe to the pedestrian street to buy some snacks to take back to the university.

As for why they were getting it to go, it was so they could have a midnight snack!

After all, tonight was destined to be another sleepless night!

You know what I mean…

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「Half an hour later.」

The two returned to their private little courtyard at Jinling University.

Gu Yifan plopped down, sinking into the living room sofa.

“Haaa…”

He let out a long sigh.

“You must be exhausted. Thanks for keeping me company all day…”

Su Qinghe said softly, sitting down beside Gu Yifan.

“It’s nothing~”

“I’ll be fine after a few minutes’ rest.”

Gu Yifan replied with a small smile.

“Mm-hmm…”

Su Qinghe nodded.

Her eyes were filled with gratitude and a hint of heartache for him.

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「Two minutes later.」

“Su Hanhan, why don’t you go shower first?”

“If we get hungry later, we can just pop these snacks in the microwave.”

Gu Yifan said with a smile, stroking Su Qinghe’s cheek.

Su Qinghe glanced at the time. It was already eleven o’clock at night.

It really was getting late.

“Okay~”

She gave an obedient nod.

Then, she got up and went to the bedroom to grab a change of clothes before heading to the shower.

Once Su Qinghe was in the shower, Gu Yifan got up and went out onto the balcony.

He pulled a pack of premium cigarettes from his pocket, tapped one out, and placed it between his lips.

He was smoking much less frequently these days, mainly because he was always with Su Qinghe.

He didn’t want her to have to smell the smoke—she didn’t like it—so he had been cutting back more and more.

‘As for quitting completely, I’ll have to do that eventually.’

‘I guess I’ll treat this as getting a head start on quitting.’

CLICK~

He took out his lighter and lit the cigarette.

INHALE…

EXHALE…

He took a deep drag, then slowly blew the smoke out.

Bluish-white smoke drifted across the balcony on the breeze.

Another breeze swept by, and the smoke dissipated until it was gone.

Only the faint scent of tobacco remained.

After a few more drags, Gu Yifan stared at the glowing cherry of the cigarette, lost in thought.

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A moment later, the cigarette had burned down to the filter.

Gu Yifan stubbed the butt out in the ashtray on the table.

CREAK…

CLICK~

The door opened and closed.

Gu Yifan glanced toward the bathroom.

Su Qinghe had just come out of the shower.

Droplets of water still clung to her face.

She was the very picture of a beauty emerging from her bath.

Their eyes met.

A faint blush crept onto Su Qinghe’s cheeks.

“All done, Su Hanhan?”

Gu Yifan asked with a small smile.

“Mm-hmm…”

Su Qinghe nodded, her face flushing.

She then walked over to the living room sofa and sat down.

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, Su Qinghe wrinkled her nose.

“Did… did you smoke?”

Su Qinghe asked.

“Er…”

Gu Yifan froze for a second.

‘Does this Su Hanhan have the nose of a bloodhound?’

‘How else could her sense of smell be so sharp?’

‘But then again,’ he thought. ‘It makes sense.’

‘I’ve heard that non-smokers are extremely sensitive to the smell of smoke, and that smokers carry the scent on them without even realizing it.’

“Yeah…”

Gu Yifan admitted it outright. “I just had one on the balcony.”

‘I did it, so I’ll admit it.’

‘After all, there’s no need to lie about something so trivial.’

“Oh…”

Su Qinghe pouted and nodded.

After a moment’s hesitation, she looked at Gu Yifan and said very seriously, “Can you please try to smoke less?”

“Yeah… I know. I’ll do my best to cut back.”

“Besides, you’ve seen for yourself, haven’t you?”

“I’ve barely been smoking at all.”

Gu Yifan said with a nod.

“Oh…”

Su Qinghe gave Gu Yifan a flirtatious eye-roll.

‘Even though she knew Gu Yifan had already cut back a lot, it still wasn’t enough for her!’

‘Smoking is bad for you. She wished he would just stop completely.’

Seeing Su Qinghe’s unhappy expression, Gu Yifan felt a bit helpless.

“Alright, alright~”

He reached out and pinched her cheek. “I’ll smoke even less in the future, okay?”

“Okay.”

Su Qinghe nodded, pouting.

“I… I’ve heard that smoking… is bad for… for babies…”

Su Qinghe added in a tiny voice after a moment’s thought.

“Huh??”

Gu Yifan froze.

Then he stared at Su Qinghe, completely stunned.

Su Qinghe couldn’t withstand Gu Yifan’s intense gaze.

She lowered her head, her face already bright red.

Even the skin of her neck was flushed a delicate pink.

“Oh, my dear Su Hanhan~”

“Are you thinking about babies already?”

Gu Yifan asked, his eyes wide with astonishment.

However! Seeing her looking so shy and adorable, he couldn’t resist teasing her. “So, Su Hanhan, you want to make a baby right now?”

Su Qinghe’s face turned an even deeper shade of red.

She didn’t dare to look at Gu Yifan and was utterly speechless.

‘This Big Bully is the worst!’

‘Who wants to have a baby right now!’

‘Seriously!’

Su Qinghe grumbled to herself.

“Well?”

Gu Yifan pressed with a grin, “My dear Su Hanhan, you haven’t answered me yet! You want to have a baby right now?”

Su Qinghe: “…”

‘This big jerk is at it again!’

“You’re awful~”

“Who wants to have a baby with you!”

“I certainly don’t!”

“Hmph~”

Su Qinghe turned her head away, deciding she was done with this “Big Bully”!

When Gu Yifan saw that she seemed to be getting genuinely angry, he didn’t dare to tease her any further.

“Hey… Su Hanhan, come on~”

“I was just kidding!”

Su Qinghe: “…-_-||”

For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.

Gu Yifan pulled Su Qinghe into his arms and said gently, “Silly girl, this isn’t the right time in our lives for a baby. Hmm… let’s talk about it again after we graduate from university.”

“And as for the smoking, I’ll quit completely when we decide to have a baby. Don’t worry.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Su Qinghe replied in a voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz.

They held each other, neither of them speaking.

They just snuggled together quietly and comfortably on the sofa, enjoying this warm, wonderful moment that belonged only to them.