Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

After a whole day of work, the patients in the town were finally settled when the moon was high in the sky.

Wang Baochang led the three of them, master and apprentice, to a small inn at the edge of town, rubbing his hands nervously.

"These are the conditions in town. Please make do with the three small rooms. They've been cleaned up and will be fine for one night."

Hua Tianyi waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be polite, and then went straight into the innermost room to rest.

Xie Xiaoyi was a little tired, but he still hadn't forgotten to flirt with girls.

"Senior sister, you can choose one of the remaining two rooms first!"

If you're afraid of the dark at night, or if you hear any noise, just call me!

"My ears are sharp."

Hua Suwen, carrying her medicine chest, chose the middle room and, as she entered, turned back to him and said:

"Stop being so sarcastic. You've had a long day too. I have some calming incense in my medicine box. Come and get it if you can't sleep."

After saying that, he closed the door and didn't say another word.

Xie Xiaoyi was taken aback.

She told me to pick it up tonight; isn't that clearly giving me an opportunity?

Who knows, I might need to use that "Harmony Technique" today.

Ha ha!

I'll go get some water and take a shower first.

That thing needs to be done with a sense of ritual; it has to be done cleanly and thoroughly.

......

As the night deepened, Hua Suwen, carrying two food boxes containing lotus seed cakes she had made in the evening, knocked on her master's door first.

"Master, here's some freshly steamed lotus seed cake. Please have a little something to tide you over."

As she spoke, she placed a food box on the table and turned to leave.

Hua Tianyi put down the medical book in his hand, looked up at her reddened ears, and a knowing smile appeared in the eyes of this "Double-Peer Medical Immortal":

"Suwen, the rest were sent to your junior brother, right?"

Hua Suwen paused, her cheeks instantly burning, and nodded slightly.

"Master, my junior brother has been busy all day, I'm worried he'll go hungry."

Having roamed the martial world for many years, how could Hua Tianyi not see through the young girl's little schemes?

"Go ahead! Young people should handle their own affairs."

Hua Suwen's ears burned even hotter. She hurriedly left the room with the food box, walked a few steps to Xie Xiaoyi's room, and gently knocked on the door.

The door creaked open, and Xie Xiaoyi appeared wearing only a thin shirt, her hair slightly damp, clearly having just washed herself.

"Senior sister? It's the middle of the night, are you thinking of me?"

Hua Suwen was taken aback by his blunt words and shoved the food box into his arms:

"You never say nice things as soon as we meet. Stop being so glib. Here's some freshly made lotus seed cake. Have some to fill your stomach."

As she spoke, Hua Suwen turned to leave.

This was a rare opportunity, and Xie Xiaoyi, a man who had been through countless romances, was not about to let it slip by.

Before Hua Suwen could take a step, he reached out and gently grabbed the wrist of his shy senior sister. The force was not strong, but it made Hua Suwen stiffen. She struggled twice but could not break free.

"Senior sister, what's the rush?"

Xie Xiaoyi took a step closer, his warm breath brushing against Hua Suwen's ear, his voice very low.

"Could you talk to me for a bit? I have some medical questions I'd like to discuss with you."

This was a clever way of putting it; it allowed her to extend a legitimate invitation while also giving her a reason to stay.

"You... let go of my hand, or people will misunderstand."

"Who would see us in the dead of night?"

Xie Xiaoyi chuckled softly, and instead of loosening his grip, he gently pulled her into the house.

"Senior sister, you won't feel at ease until you see me eat the pastries you make, will you?"

Hua Suwen staggered into the house, and Xie Xiaoyi pulled the door shut with a "click".

Hua Suwen was shocked and turned to leave.

"Junior brother, don't do this, I want to go back to my room!"

If Xie Xiaoyi let her go back to her room at this moment, he wouldn't be Xie Xiaoyi, the notorious womanizer.

Without saying a word, he threw down the food box and gently hugged Hua Suwen's waist from behind.

"Senior sister, could you stay with me for a little while, just a little while?"

Hua Suwen was stunned, her mind went blank; it was the first time she had ever been hugged by a man.

A strange warmth spread from her waist and abdomen to her limbs and bones. The sudden embrace startled her so much that her fingers trembled.

She tried to pry Xie Xiaoyi's hands off, but her body wouldn't cooperate; she was weak and powerless.

Hua Suwen blushed, her voice trembling with tears. Although this room was quite far from her master's, she was afraid that making too much noise would startle him.

"Junior brother, let me go... please don't do this..."

Xie Xiaoyi was unlikely to listen; he rested his chin on the top of Hua Suwen's head and rubbed it back and forth.

"Senior sister, don't hide. I just want to hug you. I feel sorry for you seeing you running around all day."

Hua Suwen was as stiff as a stone. This junior brother was too good at flirting; she couldn't take it anymore.

"Junior brother...you, you let go..."

Xie Xiaoyi didn't let go; instead, he buried his face even deeper, his nose brushing against her hair, his tone incredibly soft:

"Just for a little while."

Senior sister, the lotus seed cake you made smells sweet, but you are even sweeter.

I've wanted to hug you like this for a long time, ever since the first time I saw you.

Hua Suwen continued to pry his hands off, but she was too weak to budge them: "You...you're a scoundrel..."

Xie Xiaoyi loosened his grip slightly, freeing one hand to gently pinch her chest, his movements incredibly tender.

Hua Suwen gasped in surprise and raised her hand to slap his hand away, but Xie Xiaoyi grabbed her wrist instead.

"Junior brother! Let go...you lecher!"

But there was no real anger in her tone; instead, there was a hint of coquettishness. The spot on her chest felt hot where she had been touched, and her body trembled slightly involuntarily.

"I'm a lecher, a scoundrel, so scoundrel that all I want is to hold you like this for the rest of my life."

These words, when they reached Hua Suwen's ears, were like a pebble thrown into a calm pond, causing her heart to tremble.

Hua Suwen wanted to refute, wanted to push Xie Xiaoyi away, but her lips moved and she ultimately remained silent.

Xie Xiaoyi smirked, sensing Hua Suwen's growing unease. He tightened his grip on her, pressing his chest against her back, and his hands began to wander.

"Senior sister, I know you care about me, otherwise you wouldn't have made lotus seed cake for me, or left calming incense for me to collect, right?"

Hua Suwen was completely bewildered by his hands, her face burning even more, and she turned her head away, not daring to look at him.

But she still gave a soft "hmm," her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

This soft response seemed to give Xie Xiaoyi immense courage.

He suddenly turned Hua Suwen around and asked, "Senior Sister, may I kiss you?"