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Chapter 33: My Husband's Nephew's Classmate Xiao Liang 

In the afternoon, I was bored tidying up the room when I received a call from my husband. He told me: his nephew's classmate had arrived in Harbin but lost his luggage and ID. He was planning to visit Harbin for two days, but without his things he couldn't stay at a hotel and needed to stay at our place for two nights. He asked me to prepare the guest room and said the classmate would arrive soon. I should help receive him, but not worry about anything else - he'd just be staying for two nights and wouldn't need anything else. I told my husband I understood, then I quickly tidied up the guest room. Not long after, I heard a knock at the door. I opened it to see a tall, muscular young man around 180cm. I knew this must be the nephew's classmate. I let him in and showed him to the guest room. We exchanged some polite small talk, then added each other on WeChat and exchanged phone numbers. The nephew's classmate, named Xiao Liang, said he was visiting Harbin for 3 days. He told me not to worry about him for dinner as he'd eat out and come back later. I didn't say much, just told him to message me if he needed anything. I gave him a spare key and he said he'd contact me before returning. He kept saying polite things. 

Xiao Liang gave me a very good impression. He was young after all, good-looking with a sunny disposition. I really like boys like this, but only in terms of liking - even though I'm very slutty, I can't just pounce on every man I see. By 7pm Xiao Liang still hadn't returned. Just then I heard a knock at the door. I opened it to find Da Peng. I was surprised he'd come so late. Da Peng came in and asked: "Are you home alone?" 

I nodded in response. Da Peng immediately hugged me and started kissing my mouth. We'd been together for over two years. I hadn't had sex in a couple days and my pussy was desperately itchy. As soon as he kissed me, I got aroused. I returned Da Peng's kisses passionately. We embraced and walked into the living room, still kissing. As soon as we reached the living room, Da Peng and I were still kissing but his hands had started taking off my clothes. I hadn't noticed I'd left the front door unlocked. Unexpectedly, Xiao Liang returned at that moment. Seeing Da Peng had come in without locking the door, he followed inside. He was about to greet me when he saw Da Peng and I enter the living room. Xiao Liang quietly snuck over and peeked through the living room doorway at Da Peng and I now naked. He secretly took out his phone and started filming our lewd lovemaking video. 

Da Peng threw me onto the sofa. He kissed my mouth while groping my breasts with one hand. His other hand reached between my legs, rubbing my pussy. I returned Da Peng's passionate kisses while gripping his cock, slowly stroking it. Da Peng sucked one of my nipples into his mouth while squeezing my breast harder. His hand between my legs spread open my pussy and rubbed my clit with one finger. The stimulation on my clit made me let out soft, wanton moans. 

I begged Da Peng wantonly to fuck my pussy with his cock. Da Peng's cock was already hard from my stroking. But instead of immediately inserting it into my pussy, he lowered his head between my legs and sucked my clit into his mouth. He started sucking while licking my clit and vagina with his tongue. I really enjoyed Da Peng's oral skills. As I enjoyed his mouth and tongue, I squeezed my own breasts. I also started moaning loudly and wantonly. 

"Ah... ah... ah..." 

Xiao Liang was afraid Da Peng and I would discover him. He just stood behind the door, sticking his phone out slightly to expose the camera lens. He watched the lewd scene of me on his phone screen. At this point, Da Peng stood up in front of me. I quickly sat up and took his cock in my mouth. I sucked Da Peng's cock, using one hand to stroke it. I licked up and down his balls and shaft. Da Peng enjoyed standing there watching this slut service him. He took out his phone and took some close-up photos of me. As I sucked his cock, I said to Da Peng: "You've recorded so much already, why are you still taking photos?" Da Peng replied: "I'm saving these to enjoy slowly when I'm alone. I just love watching your slutty expressions." As he said this, Da Peng pushed me down onto the sofa. He lifted up my legs, pressing them back against my big white breasts. Then he aimed his cock at my already wet and swollen pussy and pushed it in. Da Peng slowly inserted his full length into my pussy and started thrusting slowly. I moaned softly in time with Da Peng's thrusts. Da Peng held onto the back of the sofa with both hands, thrusting his cock deep into my pussy with each stroke. I wrapped my arms around Da Peng's broad back, enjoying his pounding as I moaned. 

"Ah... ah... ah... ah..." 

I moaned, using my words to entice Da Peng. Da Peng gradually sped up his thrusting. He said to me: "You little slut, your pussy still feels the best. I can get my whole cock inside. I've missed you so much, you whore. Have you missed me, you little slut?" I replied: "As if. You only think of me when you're horny and want to fuck. What's the point of missing you when you don't come fuck me? My pussy was dying of loneliness." Da Peng laughed and sped up his thrusting even more, also increasing the force. His cock made wet slapping sounds as it pounded my pussy. I moaned loudly under Da Peng's forceful thrusts. 

"Ah... ah... ah... so good... ah... ah... ah... keep going... keep fucking me... ah... ah... ah... it feels amazing... ah... ah... ah... I'm cumming... ah... ah... ah... don't stop... faster... faster... ah... ah... keep fucking me... ah... ah... ah... I feel so good... so amazing... ah... ah... ah... ah..." 

With my wanton cries, Da Peng was also approaching his climax. He thrust rapidly a few more times, then pulled his cock out and aimed it at my face, shooting his cum all over me. As soon as he finished cumming, I quickly took his cock in my mouth, sucking it clean of cum and pussy juices. Xiao Liang saw this and quietly put away his phone, slowly retreating from the room. Da Peng and I cuddled for a bit longer, then he got dressed and left. Xiao Liang saw Da Peng leave before coming upstairs. Xiao Liang knocked on the door. I hadn't fully cleaned up yet, so I just quickly tidied myself, wiped my face with a towel, and hurried to open the door. Seeing Xiao Liang, I said: "You're back. How was your day? Did you have fun?" 

Xiao Liang replied: "It was fun. Auntie, what's this in your hair?" As he said this, he lightly brushed my hair with his hand, then brought his hand to his nose and sniffed. Then he said: "Auntie, what is this in your hair? It's sticky and has a strange smell." I blushed and replied: "It's nothing, I was just cleaning earlier and must have gotten some cleaning product in my hair." I walked to the living room with a red face. In the living room I turned on the TV, trying to calm my internal panic as I watched. 

Xiao Liang went to the bathroom to take a shower. After washing, he returned to his guest room. I paid no attention and kept watching TV. Just then I heard a WeChat notification. I opened my phone to see Xiao Liang had sent me a video. I opened it to find it was a video of me and Da Peng having sex earlier. Xiao Liang's message said: "Auntie, you must be very lonely. I'm lonely too. What should we do about this?" I looked at Xiao Liang, whose cock was already half-hard, and said: "What do you want?" Xiao Liang replied: "What can I do? I just hope to have a slut service me and make me feel good. Otherwise I might have to share this video." Without saying anything, I took off my clothes and knelt on the bed. I leaned down and took Xiao Liang's cock in my mouth. 

Xiao Liang said: "You slutty auntie, you really know how to suck cock. As long as you service me well, I won't spread the video. You little slut, your pussy must have taken a lot of cocks. I heard you even fucked foreigners, you whore. Suck more gently or you'll make me cum too fast. I want to play with your slutty pussy for a while." As he said this, he used his phone to film me sucking his cock. I sucked Xiao Liang's cock while saying: "You can film all you want. As long as you come to Harbin and I'm free, I can let you fuck me. But you can't show your videos to anyone else. Tell me how you want to play with me these two days and I'll cooperate. Make sure you use that nice cock to make auntie feel good too." 

Xiao Liang had a very nice cock - about 17cm long and nearly 5cm thick. The color was very light, clearly belonging to a young man. His cock had a pleasant meaty smell. It was obvious he was inexperienced and hadn't been with many women. I really like cocks like this. Since I had to service him anyway, we might as well both enjoy ourselves and get pleasure from it. I took Xiao Liang's cock out of my mouth and straddled him, lowering my pussy onto his cock. Xiao Liang held my legs with both hands and said excitedly: "Auntie, you really know how to play. Don't worry, as long as you make me feel good I won't spread the video. Service my cock well, you slut." I rode up and down, using my pussy to stroke Xiao Liang's cock. I moaned softly, enticing him. 

"Ah... ah... ah... ride me baby... ah... ah... does it feel good?... Ah... ah... do you like it?... Ah... ah... ah... your cock is so big... ah... ah... ah... you're fucking mommy so well... ah... ah... do you like my pussy?... Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah..." 

Hearing me call myself his mommy made Xiao Liang even more excited. He said: "You slutty mommy, you dirty whore. You like being fucked by your son's cock, don't you? I'm going to fuck you to death, you little slut." As he said this, he flipped me over onto my back and started rapidly thrusting his cock into my pussy. He was so young and vigorous. Under Xiao Liang's fast thrusting, I quickly had a small orgasm. I moaned in time with his thrusts. 

"Ah... ah... ah... fuck me... ah... ah... ah... fuck mommy... ah... ah... mommy's pussy is so itchy... ah... ah... ah... fuck me hard... ah... ah... ah... ah... harder... ah... ah... ah..." 

Xiao Liang was inexperienced and couldn't control himself. With my wanton cries, I felt his cock start to throb. Xiao Liang quickly pulled his cock out of my pussy. As soon as he pulled out, he started cumming, shooting his load all over my belly. Xiao Liang said apologetically: "I'm sorry auntie, I couldn't control it. I can get hard again in a few minutes." 

I said: "It's just inexperience. Once you've fucked more, you'll be able to control your timing better. Don't worry about it, rest for a bit. Auntie will let you have more fun in a while." I gave Xiao Liang a kiss on the cheek, then lay down next to him. Hearing me say this and kiss him, Xiao Liang also lay down on his side and started groping my breasts. 

"Mm... oh... mm..." 

I moaned softly as I looked at Xiao Liang. After groping my breasts for a while, Xiao Liang took one of my nipples in his mouth and started sucking. He was like an eager puppy, sucking very hard on my nipple. I said to Xiao Liang: "Gently, or you'll bite it off. You need to suck softly to make it feel good." I taught Xiao Liang how to pleasure a woman. After sucking my nipples for a bit, Xiao Liang spread my legs. He stared at my pussy, using his hands to spread it open. He looked for a while, then lightly licked my pussy with his tongue. Then he started sucking hard on my pussy. His sucking felt very good and I moaned softly, teaching him how to lick a pussy. 

"Ah... ah... that's it... like that... ah... ah... lick there... ah... ah... suck it... ah... ah... you're doing so well... ah... ah... ah..." 

At this point I noticed Xiao Liang's cock was hard again. Young men really do recover quickly - not many could get hard again so soon. I gently pressed Xiao Liang's head and said: "You're licking me so well. Come up here, I want your cock. Put it in, mommy wants you to fuck her pussy. Hurry, hurry and fuck my pussy." Xiao Liang got on top of me and slowly pushed his cock into my pussy. My pussy was immediately filled by his cock. I wrapped my arms around Xiao Liang's back and said: "Take it slow, don't rush. Don't go so fast right away. Mommy wants to enjoy the pleasure slowly with you." 

"Ah... ah... ah... baby... ah... ah... does it feel good?... Ah... ah... ah... you're amazing... ah... ah... ah... so skilled... ah... ah... you're so bad... ah... ah... ah... fuck mommy hard... ah... ah... ah... mommy's pussy feels so good... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... I love you fucking me so hard... ah... ah... ah... ah... I feel so good..." 

Under my guidance, Xiao Liang fucked my pussy. This time he lasted much longer than before, when he came in less than 5 minutes. I don't know if it was because he had just cum, or if he had learned to control himself better. This time Xiao Liang fucked me for over 10 minutes with no signs of cumming. I patted Xiao Liang's back and said: "Baby, let's change positions." I got on all fours on the bed with my ass towards him. 

Xiao Liang saw me squirt and thought he had fucked the pee out of me. He slowed down his thrusting speed. I cried out wantonly for him to fuck my pussy faster. 

"Ah... ah... ah... don't stop... ah... ah... keep fucking me... ah... ah... ah... it feels so good... fuck me hard... I love being fucked by big cocks... ah... ah... ah... just like that, faster... fuck me faster... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah..." 

Soon I was trembling with another orgasm. At this moment, Xiao Liang also shot his cum deep into my pussy. As soon as he finished cumming, Xiao Liang quickly said to me: "Is it okay that I came inside? I didn't mean to, I couldn't control it." I replied: "It's fine, don't worry. Did it feel good, baby? Do you like auntie's old slutty pussy?" 

Xiao Liang replied: "It felt so good. I love your pussy. I can't get enough of your pussy." I used some tissues to plug my pussy so the cum wouldn't leak out, then got up to go clean myself in the bathroom. Xiao Liang lay on the bed savoring the feeling of fucking my pussy as he recovered his energy. After washing up, I returned to the bed and said to Xiao Liang: "Are you satisfied today? If you're satisfied, you have to keep your word. Don't share the video, or you won't be able to have fun with me again in the future." Xiao Liang said to me: "Don't worry, I want to keep having fun with you. I won't share it, I'll just keep it for myself to enjoy. I've already uploaded the video to the cloud. I'll delete it from my phone later. Auntie, can I sleep with you tonight? I want to fuck you again later." I replied: "No problem. The bed is all wet now. You can come sleep in my room later. Aren't you going out with friends tomorrow? We can continue having fun tomorrow night. I'll go along with whatever you want to do." With that, I took Xiao Liang's hand and led him to my bedroom. 

Xiao Liang and I went to my bedroom. I was a bit tired, so I lay down on the bed and closed my eyes to rest quietly. Xiao Liang lay down next to me. His hands roamed randomly over my body, touching my breasts and ass, occasionally kissing my face. Xiao Liang caressed all over my body, taking close-up photos from various angles with his phone. I knew there was no point in trying to stop him, so I just lay still and let Xiao Liang take photos. After a while, Xiao Liang got bored and smacked my ass, saying: "Get up and suck my cock, you little slut." Reluctantly, I got up and knelt between Xiao Liang's legs, taking his soft cock in my mouth. I used my tongue to lick his cock until it was wet. I licked his balls and asshole. Xiao Liang enjoyed the pleasure my tongue brought him, moaning softly and saying: "You really know how to lick, you slut. You whore who's been ridden by thousands and fucked by tens of thousands. Does my cock taste good, you cheap bitch? You depraved little slut." 

Xiao Liang said to me: "Slut, can I fuck your asshole? I want to try your ass." I looked at Xiao Liang and said: "Okay, but my asshole is different from my pussy. There's lube in the drawer. Use some and be gentle. I've only had anal a couple times. You need to be gentle with me, don't ruin my ass." Hearing me agree, Xiao Liang quickly went to get the lube from the drawer and applied it to his cock. He had me get on all fours with my ass towards him. He used his fingers to slowly apply lube to my asshole, then gently inserted a finger with lube into my ass. Seeing my asshole was very wet and slippery, he then aimed his cock at my asshole and slowly pushed it in. I pretended it hurt a lot and cried out: 

"Ah... slower... slower... it's so thick... it's so full... ah... ah... it hurts... go slow baby... ah... ah... don't ruin me... ah... ah... move slowly... don't go so fast... ah... ah... ah..." 

Xiao Liang slowly thrust his cock in and out of my asshole. Seeing that I could now handle his cock fucking my ass, Xiao Liang sped up and thrust harder, pushing his big cock deep into my ass. Xiao Liang said to me: "Your asshole is so wet and tight, you little slut. It feels so good to fuck your ass. This is my first time doing anal. You depraved whore, do you like me fucking your big asshole? Does your ass feel good?" 

"Mm... ah... ah... it feels good... so good... ah... ah... it's just so full... ah... ah... your cock is too big... ah... ah... my asshole is so stretched... ah... ah... you've filled me up completely... ah... ah... you've stretched out my asshole... ah... ah... I hope I don't become incontinent... ah... ah... you're so bad... playing with my asshole like this... ah... ah... ah... I'm feeling pleasure... ah... ah... ah... hurry up... hurry and cum... I... I... my ass can't take much more... ah... ah... ah..." 

Hearing my wanton cries, Xiao Liang fucked my asshole even harder. He took my words about not being able to take it seriously, so he pounded my ass even more vigorously. He grabbed my big breasts with both hands, squeezing them hard as he relentlessly fucked my ass from behind. I pushed my ass back to meet his thrusts, letting his cock penetrate even deeper into my anus. It felt so good - the stimulation in my ass wasn't as intense as in my pussy, but it was still very pleasurable. I had already had two small orgasms from his pounding. After over 10 minutes, Xiao Liang still showed no signs of cumming. I tightened my asshole to increase the friction on his cock, hoping to make him cum faster. Feeling my asshole gripping his cock tightly, Xiao Liang thought I really couldn't take anymore. He pounded my ass even harder, pulling all the way out and slamming back in with each thrust. After about 5 more minutes of this, Xiao Liang's body started shaking as he cried out. I knew he was about to cum, so I moaned even more wantonly to match him. 

"Ah... ah... baby... baby boy... ah... ah... you're fucking mommy to death... ah... ah... you've ruined mommy's asshole... ah... ah... ah... mommy's cumming... ah... ah... ah... ah... you're so skilled... ah... ah... ah... you're fucking me so good... ah... ah... ah... you're amazing... you're so good..." 

With my wanton cries, Xiao Liang shot his cum deep into my asshole. Xiao Liang pulled his cock out and collapsed on the bed, panting as he recovered. I got up and went to the bathroom to clean my asshole. After washing up, I said to Xiao Liang: "Baby, you've worn me out. I really have no energy left. Let's clean up and go to sleep. I'll let you have more fun tomorrow." Xiao Liang nodded and went to wash his cock in the bathroom. Then he came back to bed and hugged me. We fell asleep in each other's arms. I don't know what time it was when I felt something hard pressing against my pussy. I had barely opened my eyes when Xiao Liang pushed his cock into my pussy and started thrusting. I looked at the clock - it was only 5 AM. I thought to myself, why is this kid up so early? I spread my legs to let Xiao Liang's cock enter my pussy more easily. Xiao Liang immediately started fucking me hard and fast. I wasn't fully awake yet and my pussy wasn't very wet, so Xiao Liang's rough entry hurt a bit. I moaned and begged Xiao Liang: 

"Mm... ah... ah... slow down... go slower... ah... ah... ah... I'm not wet yet... ah... ah... it hurts... ah... ah... ah... don't rush... go slow..." 

Xiao Liang ignored my pleas and kept pounding my pussy forcefully, thrusting his entire length in with each stroke. His speed was very fast too. Though it was rough, I got excited by this treatment. Every woman fantasizes about being "raped" sometimes, wanting to be roughly taken occasionally. Under this intense stimulation, my pussy quickly got wet. I started moaning loudly and wantonly. 

"Ah... ah... ah... are you trying to fuck me to death?... Ah... ah... ah... ah... your big cock is so good... ah... ah... ah... you're so skilled... ah... ah... ah... it feels so good... I love your big cock so much... ah... ah... ah... ah..." 

I had a small orgasm as I cried out wantonly. It felt so good. Stimulated by my orgasm, I wrapped my legs tightly around Xiao Liang's waist. Xiao Liang paused for half a minute, then seeing I had recovered from my orgasm, he started rapidly fucking my pussy again. My previous orgasm hadn't fully subsided, and with his renewed pounding I quickly felt another orgasm building. I hadn't peed since waking up, and with this intense stimulation and pressure, I couldn't hold it anymore. I don't know if it was urine or squirt, but suddenly a flood of liquid gushed out of me. Seeing how slutty I was, Xiao Liang fucked me even faster. Soon Xiao Liang was also on the edge of cumming. He pulled his cock out and aimed it at my face, shooting his load all over me. Xiao Liang rubbed his cock on my cum-covered face, then pushed it into my mouth. I knew he wanted me to eat his cum. I didn't resist and let him put his cock in my mouth. I licked the cum off his cock, then used my hand to scoop the cum off my face and eat it. 

Xiao Liang sat next to me watching me eat the cum off my face. He said: "Get on the floor, I'll clean you up." He pulled me up and had me kneel on the floor. Then he took his half-soft cock and suddenly started pissing on my face. I felt a hot stream hit my face. The piss smelled so strong. I've drunk a lot of piss before, so I didn't mind him pissing on my face. I opened my mouth and let him piss on my face and into my mouth. I swallowed all the piss in my mouth. Xiao Liang looked at how depraved I was and said: 

"You dirty slut, get on your knees and lick my asshole. Lick my toes too. Hurry up, whore." I don't know how in one night he had progressed to these filthy acts. Without saying anything, I knelt down and started licking Xiao Liang's toes. After a few licks, I took his toes in my mouth and sucked them. Then I pushed Xiao Liang onto the bed and buried my face in his ass, licking his asshole. After rimming him for a while, I slowly licked forward, licking his perineum and balls before taking his cock in my mouth. After this treatment, Xiao Liang's cock got hard again. He pulled me up and had me lie on the edge of the bed, then pushed his cock into my pussy once more. 

"Ah... ah... ah... you're amazing... ah... ah... ah... you can fuck me again so soon... ah... ah... ah... you're so strong baby... ah... ah... ah... you're too good... it feels so good... ah... ah... ah..." 

I moaned as I matched Xiao Liang's thrusts. Xiao Liang pulled his cock out of my pussy and pressed it against my asshole. He slowly pushed his pussy-juice-covered cock into my ass. My asshole was very dry, so the friction of his entry hurt, but it was also very stimulating. Xiao Liang slowly thrust his cock, letting it get used to my dry asshole. Then he pulled out and pushed back into my pussy for a few strokes to get it wet again before reinserting it in my ass. After doing this a few times, my asshole got wet enough for his cock to move in and out normally without the dry friction from before. Xiao Liang started rapidly fucking my asshole. He lifted my legs up, allowing his cock to penetrate even deeper into my anus. Xiao Liang thrust his entire length into my ass with each stroke. I moaned wantonly under his intense pounding. 

"Ah... ah... ah... so full... ah... ah... your cock is so big... ah... ah... ah... you're so good at fucking... ah... ah... ah... you've ruined my asshole... ah... ah... ah... you really know how to play, baby... ah... ah... ah... you're fucking sister to death... ah... ah... ah... baby... you're so strong... ah... ah... ah..." 

Seeing how slutty I was acting, Xiao Liang fucked my ass even harder. I don't know what had gotten into Xiao Liang to make him so intensely horny so early in the morning. Xiao Liang pounded my asshole forcefully, his body slapping against my ass with loud smacks. He grabbed my hair and pulled my head back as he verbally degraded me: "You big slut, you whore. Did you enjoy getting fucked earlier, bitch? How's your big asshole feeling, slut? I love seeing you act so depraved, you little whore." Hearing Xiao Liang's degrading words excited me even more for some reason. I loudly and shamelessly replied: "I love being fucked by big cocks. Fuck me to death. Call me a whore. I love being degraded by you. I really am a slut who's been ridden by thousands." 

"Ah... ah... ah... your cock is so big... ah... ah... ah... you're fucking my pussy so good... ah... ah... ah... ah... I'm just a slut who needs to be fucked... I'm a whore... ah... ah... ah... ah... I'm just a whore who needs cock... ah... ah... ah... a slut who needs to be fucked... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah..." 

I shamelessly cried out as Xiao Liang pounded me. Xiao Liang sped up even more. I knew he was getting close to cumming. I pushed my ass back against him and tightened my asshole to increase the friction. This would make him cum faster and feel even better. Under the tight grip of my asshole, Xiao Liang quickly lost control. Soon Xiao Liang's body started shaking as he cried out, shooting streams of hot cum deep into my asshole. As soon as he finished cumming, he pulled his cock out. Cum immediately leaked out and ran down my legs. I quickly turned around and took Xiao Liang's cock in my mouth, cleaning it with my mouth and prolonging his pleasure. Xiao Liang's cock kept twitching with pleasure. He pressed my head down, making me take his entire length in my mouth. After a while, I felt Xiao Liang's cock start to soften. I let his cock out of my mouth. 

Xiao Liang sighed contentedly and said: "Auntie, you're really something. Such a top-quality slut. It's a shame I have to go back to school. Otherwise I'd want to fuck you every day, you depraved whore." I glared at Xiao Liang and said: "Don't get cocky just because you got lucky. Wait until you come back to Harbin. I'll wash up and be ready for you to fuck me. Now hurry up and get ready. Let's go get breakfast. Don't you have to catch your train soon? Don't worry, I'm all yours now. But remember, don't share that video or I won't let you fuck me again. Got it, you cute little baby?" 

After we both got ready, we went out for breakfast together. Then Xiao Liang called a ride-share and left. He really was a nice young man. It's too bad he lives so far away. Otherwise I'd really enjoy being fucked by such a youthful guy. I was a bit tired after being fucked twice by Xiao Liang so early in the morning. I planned to go home and take another nap. I'm really looking forward to seeing Xiao Liang again...