Chapter 231: Just Finished Dinner, Time for Some Exercise

Chapter 231: Chapter 231: Just Finished Dinner, Time for Some Exercise

"Stinky, I have good news for you!"

During dinner, Ning Ruoxi suddenly looked at Ye Ling with a beaming smile.

"What good news?"

Ye Ling asked, a little curious.

"You remember that the third volume of *Lingxi’s Love* went on sale, right?"

Ning Ruoxi blinked.

"Yeah, I remember."

Ye Ling nodded, then asked with a light chuckle, "So what? Have you become a little rich girl?"

He had been busy studying recently, and for the past two days, he’d been preoccupied with designing the Noah operating system. He hadn’t paid much attention to the news online, so naturally, he wasn’t up-to-date on the latest hot topics.

In fact, the day the third volume of *Lingxi’s Love* was released on New Year’s Day, it shot straight to the top of the trending charts. Its popularity was absolutely insane!

Even now, there were still plenty of people discussing *Lingxi’s Love*.

"The third volume of *Lingxi’s Love* has already outsold the peak sales of the first two volumes!"

Ning Ruoxi replied, her face full of pride.

"So you really have become a little rich girl."

Hearing this, Ye Ling looked somewhat surprised.

’If you count from its release on New Year’s Day, it’s only been a little over half a month. The sales have already surpassed its all-time high?’

After all, the peak sales for *Lingxi’s Love* had long since broken the ten million copy mark.

In other words, in just half a month, Ning Ruoxi had earned at least two or three hundred million!

"Hehe, I’ll draw manga to support you!"

Ning Ruoxi said with a grin.

"Looks like I’ll really have to rely on you to be my sugar mama from now on. Come on, let me flatter my rich girl. Give me a kiss."

As he spoke, Ye Ling leaned over and gave Ning Ruoxi a kiss.

"Your mouth is all oily."

Ning Ruoxi rolled her eyes at Ye Ling. Then, resting her chin in her hands, she said with a sly smile, "But... why should I be *your* sugar mama? I’m rich now. I’m going to support lots and lots of cute boys!"

"What did you say?"

Ye Ling’s eyes narrowed, his expression turning slightly menacing.

Normally, Ning Ruoxi would have shrunk back in fear, but today, emboldened by who-knows-what, she stuck her neck out defiantly.

"I said I’m going to support lots and lots of cute boys! I’m not going to hang all my hopes on one tree, especially when you’re always making me mad!"

Ning Ruoxi made a face at Ye Ling.

"Ning Xiaoxi, I’ll give you one chance to rephrase that."

Ye Ling put down his chopsticks, staring at the little minx before him.

’Damn it.’

’Give her an inch and she takes a mile, huh?’

’It’s time to reassert my authority as the man of the house!’

"So, are you going to stop making me mad in the future?"

Being stared down by Ye Ling, Ning Ruoxi’s previous bravado instantly vanished. She shrank back a little but still retorted with a tough look on her face.

"Very good."

A wicked smile played on Ye Ling’s lips.

"What are you going to do...?"

Ning Ruoxi suddenly had a very bad feeling about this.

"We just finished dinner. Time for some exercise."

With that, Ye Ling stood up, bent down, and scooped the little minx right up into his arms.

"Let go of me!"

Ning Ruoxi’s pretty face immediately flushed scarlet.

’Crap!’

’I really miscalculated this time!’

Ning Ruoxi’s heart was filled with regret. She felt so incredibly stupid.

’Dang it!’

’I went too far!’

She’d actually forgotten that this guy was a huge pervert!

But Ye Ling paid no mind to the girl’s inner turmoil. He charged straight into the bedroom and tossed her onto the bed.

"Be gentle..."

Ning Ruoxi frowned, looking at Ye Ling with some dissatisfaction. But in the next moment, she was completely stunned:

"Why are you taking your clothes off?"

And there he was.

Ye Ling had suddenly started taking off his shirt.

Since the air conditioning at home was always on, it wasn’t particularly cold to take off his clothes.

In a few swift moves, Ye Ling had his shirt off, revealing a set of perfectly sculpted muscles.

Pecs, abs, V-lines...

He had it all!

Ning Ruoxi stared at Ye Ling, her face flushing. "You... how can you be such a hooligan..."

Her voice trailed off as her eyes gradually became glued to the sight before her.

’Holy crap!’

’This is way too sexy!’

’Oh no, I’m done for. My heart’s skipping a beat!’

Although Ning Ruoxi was embarrassed, she couldn’t help but sneak another look, and then another.

Even though she slept in Ye Ling’s arms every night, seeing him directly like this packed a completely different visual punch!

"Like what you see?"

Seeing Ning Ruoxi’s dazed expression, Ye Ling couldn’t help but ask with a chuckle.

"I do... No, wait! I-I wasn’t looking!"

Ning Ruoxi answered instinctively, but a second later, she argued back with a scarlet face, turning her head to the side.

However, her eyes uncontrollably darted toward Ye Ling in her peripheral vision.

Girls are just like guys; their eyes light up when they see someone of the opposite sex with a great body. So, Ning Ruoxi’s reaction was perfectly normal!

After all...

who wouldn’t drool over a physique like Ye Ling’s?

"Is that so?"

Ye Ling’s voice was a little deep. He suddenly leaned down, placing his hands on the bed on either side of her, his face instantly close to hers.

"Are you sure you don’t want to look?"

At that moment, Ye Ling’s face was so close to Ning Ruoxi’s that she could practically feel the fine hairs on his skin!

"I... I actually..."

Ning Ruoxi’s face was beet red as she mumbled softly, "Maybe I want to look just a tiny, tiny bit."

"Just a tiny bit?"

As Ye Ling spoke, he reached out a large hand, wrapped it around Ning Ruoxi in her fluffy pajamas, and straightened up, pulling her directly into his embrace.

In that instant, Ning Ruoxi’s mind went completely blank.

’Damn it, this would be fine any other time, but the key thing is...’

’...Ye Ling is shirtless right now!’

In other words, her face was now pressed directly against Ye Ling’s abs.

’They feel pretty good, actually?’

Feeling those hard, eight-pack abs, a strange thought couldn’t help but pop into Ning Ruoxi’s mind.

"You’re such a hooligan!"

The next moment, her face flushed, Ning Ruoxi pushed Ye Ling away. She scrambled backward, grabbing a nearby quilt to hug to her chest as her big, round eyes stared at the man before her.

"Pfft."

Seeing this, Ye Ling couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Right now, Ning Ruoxi was like a frightened little white rabbit, her big, glistening eyes watching the big bad wolf in front of her with utmost vigilance.

Looking at her like this, Ye Ling, for some unknown reason, had the urge to pull her into his arms and tease her mercilessly!

"What are you laughing at!"

Ning Ruoxi was starting to get annoyed. She glared at the scoundrel. "Seriously, what’s wrong with you? Taking your clothes off at the drop of a hat? Are you even a civilized man of the 21st century? Did humanity evolve for millions of years just for you to act like this?..."

The little minx’s mouth was like a machine gun, firing a barrage of accusations at him.

’A civilized man of the 21st century?’

’Human evolution?’

As Ye Ling listened, he was rendered speechless, and a sense of admiration for Ning Ruoxi welled up inside him.

’Sure enough.’

’Women are the most terrifying species in the world.’

’Never argue with a woman. Just look at this display—do you think you could win an argument against that?’

In any case...

Our Brother Ling was giving up!