Don't mess with that Miao boy, he's sickly and perverted.

It wasn't heavy at all; Wu Li carried her with light steps and his breathing remained perfectly steady.

Watching her pick out only meat when she eats and ignore the vegetables, yet she's hardly any fat, I couldn't help but chuckle.

I mean your brain.

Chai Xiaomi was burning up with fever and felt weak all over. It took her half a second to realize that he was mocking her for being a pig-brain.

She had her arms wrapped around his neck, her fingertips lightly touching his throbbing neck pulse, and threatened in a soft, breathy voice, "Say that again if you dare."

Why the sudden personal attack!

Her two thin arms hung limply, as if they would break with a pinch, and she was too weak to even lift them.

This threat was not deterrent at all; instead, it was like a sickly kitten baring its teeth and claws.

Feeling the forearm around her neck tighten slightly, Wu Li chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Even a fool could see that Jiang Zhiyu likes Song Yueyao. Where did you get the idea that he likes you?"

"I guessed," Chai Xiaomi said, feigning ignorance with her eyes closed, making up a story on the spot, "based on a woman's sixth sense."

She paused for a moment, then suddenly asked softly, "And what about you?"

"What?"

"The book says... no, everyone says that Song Yueyao is the most beautiful woman in Liangya Prefecture. She's so beautiful, who wouldn't be moved by her?" Chai Xiaomi's voice lowered, her eyelids heavy, her nose stuffy, yet she still stubbornly wanted to hear his answer, "Do you like her?"

It was too tiring to talk with her head tilted back, so as she spoke, her head drooped down and she buried it in the boy's neck.

Wu Li always exuded a cool aura, like a green leaf floating on the surface of a lake.

Aside from the jingling silver fish earring being a bit of a nuisance, Chai Xiaomi groggily brushed aside the tassel, only to find her head burning like a red-hot coal. She couldn't help but snuggle closer to his neck, savoring the coolness.

Hot breaths sprayed onto my skin, moist and burning.

Wu Li's steps faltered slightly, and his Adam's apple bobbed unconsciously.

In the moonlight, the two overlapping shadows paused briefly before continuing to stretch forward.

In her dazed state, Chai Xiaomi seemed to hear You Tiao wailing in her mind: "Host, ahhh! Help! Your head is too hot, it's about to burn out the CPU of this system!"

She ignored it.

He was delirious with fever, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, but one obsession lingered.

Did Wu Li actually fall for Song Yueyao?

"Why aren't you answering, Wu Li...?"

Wu Li was slightly lost in thought. Although her voice was soft, her burning lips opened and closed with each murmur, brushing against his neck almost imperceptibly. The veins on her skin throbbed faintly. He hadn't even heard what she had said before, and only mumbled a reply, "Mmm."

......Um?

That means they've admitted it.

So his calm expression earlier was just an act; he simply didn't show his feelings. He had indeed fallen for the girl.

This is a difficult situation.

Chai Xiaomi muttered listlessly, "Anyway, I've already told the lie, so please, do me a favor and help me cover it up. Besides, if a man and a woman are alone in a room without the status of husband and wife, it will inevitably cause gossip... I can also help you fend off those women from other ethnic groups who are pursuing you, aren't you the one who hates trouble the most?"

Her voice grew softer and softer, almost blending into the wind:

"For now... please don't like anyone else, okay?"

In the darkness, only the soft sound of shoes rolling across the pavement could be heard, each footstep breaking the silence.

After a long while, the boy's voice finally drifted on the wind:

"it is good."

The girl buried in the crook of his neck remained silent.

Her head tilted to the side, her breathing gradually becoming longer and more even, and the hand that was wrapped around his neck unconsciously loosened and fell limply to her side.

Wu Li supported her knees and lowered his back slightly to prevent her from slipping.

But the person on his back was a restless sleeper. He turned his face to the side and even tried to turn over, so he suddenly leaned back.

Wu Li nearly dropped his grip, but quickly regained his balance.

"So stupid." He sighed softly, looking up at the shadows where the moonlight couldn't reach. "Red Dragon."

The reddish-brown striped snake that had been silently following behind immediately understood and quickly swam up the ground from its master's ankle, transforming into a sturdy rope that passed through the girl's waist and arms, binding her firmly to its master's back.

*

A misty fog floated on the water's surface, blurring the view.

Clear water gurgled into the bamboo tube, splashing up tiny droplets and rippling outwards.

It's so hot...

Chai Xiaomi frowned slightly as she realized she was soaking in a natural hot spring.

The hot spring was at least 45 degrees Celsius. When she went to the resort to soak in the hot spring before, she could only accept the low temperature. Soaking in such a temperature made her dizzy, and she was covered in sweat in no time. She wanted to leave, but her limbs were weak and powerless, and she could only sit in the pool, unable to move.

The mist and heat waves swirled together, like gauze and cotton, creating an ethereal atmosphere that obscured everything around us.

Just then, footsteps were heard from the shore.

"Da, da, da..."

Low and slow, like walking barefoot on a damp stone surface.

The footsteps stopped.

Ripples spread gently as someone entered the pool.

From the depths of the white mist, a dark figure was vaguely outlined as it slowly approached. Even from just a silhouette, one could tell that he was tall and well-proportioned.

The pool water was too hot, and Chai Xiaomi's face flushed red.

She remained motionless, her eyes fixed on something.

As the mist swirled, his alluring abs and V-line were faintly visible—such perfect muscles.

She doesn't like those bulging, muscular muscles, nor does she like skinny ones. She prefers slender, evenly undulating muscles, slightly raised, with clearly defined grooves, subtly conveying power.

Just right; too much and it's too stiff, too little and it's too weak.

She couldn't help but swallow, her gaze slowly rising, but the next instant, the person suddenly submerged into the water and disappeared to the bottom of the pool.

Huh?

What about people?

Just when I was about to see the handsome guy's true face, he vanished without a trace.

Chai Xiaomi lowered her eyes somewhat dejectedly.

Just then, the water rippled gently before my eyes.

A pair of amber-purple heterochromatic eyes slowly emerged from the water. His eyes appeared moist in the misty fog, like glass washed clean by clear water, reflecting the faint light and her face.

The corners of her eyes curve upwards, and her eyelashes are as distinct as raven feathers, each one hanging with a water droplet. With a slight blink, the water droplets fall off in a flurry.

Chai Xiaomi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The boy's name was almost on her lips, but she was too overwhelmed by his beauty to speak.

Suddenly I realized that the phrase "lotus emerging from water" can be used to describe more than just women.

Gradually, the lower half of her face slowly emerged from the water, and under the warmth of the steam, her already crimson lips became even more beautiful.

"Want a kiss?"

He leaned over and pressed her against the pool wall, took one of her fingertips, and gently pressed it against his soft lips.

Her eyes were slightly narrowed, both alluring and sinister, as if they could draw people into a deep vortex.

Chai Xiaomi stared at him blankly, her throat moving slightly, and she murmured as if possessed, "I want to..."

The boy's lips curled into a half-smile, then his figure flickered and sank back into the water.

next moment.

Chai Xiaomi's ankle suddenly tightened! A wet hand grabbed her from the bottom of the water and pulled her down mercilessly.

A wave of heat surged up instantly, engulfing the gasp and her entire figure.