Chapter 162: I Hope You Can Stay With Me for a Few More Years

Xu Qingzhou dawdled for a long time before finally agreeing to get the dental implant.

The main reason she didn’t want to do it was that she couldn’t drink alcohol for three months afterward!

That was three whole months!!!

But under Xie An’s threats, she had no choice but to go through with it. She had already quit drinking for three days.

There were still three months to go without alcohol.

Just thinking about it made her happy times vanish.

Especially since she couldn’t smoke either.

“Do you know what you can do and what you can’t after the implant?”

The doctor performing the surgery this time was still Xie An.

Getting operated on by her girlfriend didn’t seem so scary after all.

The last time she lay there on the dental chair, Xie An had been her ex-girlfriend. Now, she was her girlfriend.

Xu Qingzhou nodded.

How could she not know? The night before, this woman had repeated it to her over and over.

And under very specific circumstances—while they were in bed.

After finishing the surgery, Xie An patted Xu Qingzhou, signaling that she could get up.

Xu Qingzhou held her numb jaw.

She sat up, still a bit dazed.

“No drinking for three months, no smoking, and while you’re at it, fix those bad habits of yours.”

“Huh? I’ve had these habits for six or seven years. How do you expect me to change?”

Xu Qingzhou looked reluctant.

Not smoking was manageable; her addiction wasn’t that strong.

But she loved drinking—a lot.

She had a little drink or two almost every day.

What was she supposed to do without alcohol?

Her happiness would just—poof—disappear.

Xie An took off her gloves and grabbed a piece of medical gauze from the side.

She placed it on the implant site.

“Bite down on this for half an hour.”

Though a bit dissatisfied, Xu Qingzhou obediently bit on the gauze.

“Change gradually. Endure it for these three months. I’ll go through it with you. Long-term drinking and smoking are bad for your health.”

“You need healthy living habits.”

Xu Qingzhou looked at her resentfully.

She knew smoking and drinking were bad for the body, but weren’t they already habits?

These were her only indulgences each day.

Now even those were being taken away…

If there was nothing else, she could grab some street barbecue or something. Worst case, she could drink juice—it wasn’t impossible.

But it still felt off somehow.

Xie An turned and saw her girlfriend facing away, looking all wilted.

Quitting smoking and drinking cold turkey was probably tough right now.

But she was doing it for her health.

A healthy body meant living a little longer.

Meant more time together.

“Endure these three months. If you really can’t, I’ll allow you to break the rule once in a while…”

Xu Qingzhou, who had been slouched and wilted just moments ago, perked up immediately at those words.

Her eyes lit up with joy as she looked at Xie An.

She didn’t speak.

But Xie An knew what she wanted to say.

She scraped the tip of her nose.

“I’m serious, but only a little. I want your body to be healthy. I want you to stay by my side longer.”

“Mmph mmph…”

Xu Qingzhou couldn’t speak and could only make muffled sounds.

No choice; she had to use hand signs now.

She felt like she could take on a lead role in a sign language drama—it might actually be pretty good.

“Sit outside and wait for me. Take the gauze out after half an hour. You can have warm water after two hours, got it? I have two more scheduled surgeries. I’ll treat you to lunch at noon.”

Xu Qingzhou nodded.

“Good girl. Go on.”

Xu Qingzhou stood up and walked straight out the door, sitting obediently on a chair in the hospital.

She pulled out her phone to scroll through videos. It felt like a decade had passed since her first implant.

How had she endured it back then?

She had been busy figuring out how to pay off her debts, opening her eyes each day just to work.

No time for fun or relaxation beyond work and earning money.

Xie An had taken care of her back then too.

To repay the favor of the implant, she had given herself to Xie An.

Looking back, neither of them owed the other anything.

It was just that she hadn’t picked up the smoking and drinking habits yet back then. Ten years was enough to change a person.

She sat obediently in the chair, waiting for Xie An to get off work.

Gauze in her mouth.

Though Fu Yanxi and Lin Ruocheng couldn’t go public, she and Xie An could—and had, not long after they got together.

She had retreated behind the scenes, occasionally taking on supporting roles.

She rarely appeared in front of fans anymore.

And for Xie An, dentistry was just a side gig, one her ex-girlfriend had recommended her for.

Now she could focus on her main career.

Life now was…

Pretty happy, right? Why the “pretty”?

Because whether it was ten years ago or now, why didn’t this woman’s stamina weaken at all?

Didn’t the internet say Ts faded after twenty-five, down to fifty percent?

Xie An was already thirty-one.

Not young anymore.

How did she still have so much energy?

Logically, her needs shouldn’t be that high.

But Xie An was the opposite. She was unstoppable—way too much. So much that Xu Qingzhou begged for mercy every night.

Begged her to let her off.

Even at her age, full of vigor, she couldn’t keep up with Xie An’s demands.

But every time, Xie An would grab her ankle and drag her back to bed.

It felt like she was making up for all the lost time from the past decade.

She couldn’t take it—couldn’t take it at all.

These past few days, she’d been sitting in her studio chair, barely able to stand.

Her legs felt like fluttering butterfly wings.

Thanks to her, Xu Qingzhou had completely quit the sleeping pills.

She slept great every night now.

Fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow—severe sleep deprivation from overexertion.

But it wasn’t all bad. Now that she was with Xie An, dental issues wouldn’t cost her a dime anymore. That saved a ton of money!

She was a real money-saver.

Half an hour later, she removed the gauze.

Tossed it in the trash.

She checked her teeth in the mirror.

The anesthesia hadn’t worn off yet. Earlier, the whir of the dental drill had buzzed in her ears nonstop.

Her legs had gone weak, but seeing her girlfriend’s beautiful face made her a bit lovesick.

She completely ignored the drill noise.

Xie An’s phone buzzed. She thought it was a message from Xu Qingzhou. After finishing the next patient’s surgery, she checked it.

It wasn’t from Xu Qingzhou—it was from the rock climbing club.

The reason she stayed sharp all these years was her membership in a rock climbing club to train her finger strength.

She was afraid Xu Qingzhou would find her lacking someday.

Dating was one thing, but performance in bed mattered too.

Though she was thirty-one now.

With daily workouts and the climbing club, she could still manage over five and a half hours every day.

That was pretty good, right?