Chapter 1669

Xiao Qingqing woke up the next day to find it was already noon, and Samuel was nowhere in sight. She let out a soft sigh of relief. Compared to the last two times, not opening her eyes to see her uncle right away spared her a world of awkwardness. Yet even alone, the memories of last night sent shivers down her spine. The legendary pleasure was real, all right. But… Uncle seemed like a wind-up toy with no end, relentless and tireless, over and over—until she was utterly spent. By the time she had drifted into a dazed slumber, the first light of dawn had already crept across the sky. She shifted slightly, intending to sit up, but—ouch! An indescribable ache radiated through her entire body. Especially her legs—they felt like she’d climbed a mountain the day before and could barely move a muscle. Clearly, whatever Su Changping had injected into her last night packed a far worse punch than the last time she’d been tricked. Gritting her teeth, she rolled over and struggled upright, only to