Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Xie Lingyun woke up first as dawn was breaking.

She curled up on Xie Xiaoyi's back, her cheek pressed against his warm shoulder, her chest against his spine, her breath still light and shallow from the early morning.

"Ouch... my lower back is a little sore!"

The slightest movement brought on a wave of soreness and weakness. The lingering memories of last night, the scent of alcohol and warmth on their lips, flooded his mind, and his cheeks suddenly burned.

She tiptoed to get her clothes, only to find that Xie Xiaoyi had pressed them down beneath her, and no amount of tugging could budge them.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his outer robe draped over the bed, so he reached out and grabbed it, haphazardly putting it on.

The clothes were very loose, barely reaching the knees, with the cuffs hanging down to cover half of one hand.

Xie Lingyun didn't care. The sharpness of her master status had faded from her eyes, leaving only the laziness and shyness of early morning.

She tiptoed to the window, pushed it open halfway, and the morning breeze, carrying a cool scent, rushed in, causing a gentle ripple in her heart.

"Am I... a real woman now?" Xie Lingyun asked herself.

She rested her elbows on the windowsill, her palms supporting her chin, the images of last night replaying in her mind, making her restless.

Xie Xiaoyi was awakened by a slight movement on his back. As soon as he opened his eyes, he realized that the soft warmth on his back was gone, leaving only the lingering warmth on the bed.

He turned to the side, his gaze instantly fixed on the figure by the window—

Xie Lingyun wore his outer robe, his back was slender, and his hair was gently swaying in the wind.

The morning light fell on the top of her hair, gilding it with a light gold, so gentle it was almost unbelievable.

I've won over the most beautiful woman in the world?

Xie Xiaoyi felt it was a bit fantastical, but it was definitely true.

Those scenes...

It's absolutely real, not a dream!

Xie Xiaoyi's Adam's apple bobbed, and he looked at her, whispering, "Auntie..."

Xie Lingyun stiffened, his fingers gripping his outer robe tightly, but he didn't turn around, only giving a soft "hmm."

Her voice was nasal and hesitant, completely lacking the boldness she displayed when she forcefully kissed Xie Xiaoyi yesterday.

Xie Xiaoyi propped himself up and sat up, the thin blanket on the couch sliding down to his waist. Looking at her back, he couldn't help but smile.

"You look really good in my clothes."

Upon hearing this, Xie Lingyun's ears turned even redder. He turned his face slightly and glanced quickly at Xie Xiaoyi out of the corner of his eye.

hateful!

Nice body!

No wonder he's so capable of causing trouble; it turns out he didn't use his tiger-like physique and wolf-like waist for martial arts, but instead used it all for crooked and unorthodox methods.

In the morning light, their eyes met.

Xie Lingyun blushed and turned his face away again.

Xie Xiaoyi's black coat, wrapped around her slender figure, fell loosely to her knees; the sight was captivating to anyone.

Even the cat was moved by this scene!

Moreover, Xie Xiaoyi is not a cat; he is a human being, someone who is easily overcome by passion.

However, if one had to use an animal to describe him, it would have to be a seal, not a cat.

Gazing at Xie Lingyun's graceful figure, he began to feel a stirring in his heart again.

After putting on his inner robe, he quietly walked behind her, stretched out his arm, and gently hugged her.

His chin rested on her shoulder, his nose brushed against the soft hair at her temple, gently savoring the fragrance of her hair.

That little rascal is at it again.

Xie Lingyun shuddered, raised her hand to slap away his mischievous hand, and turned her face to glare at him: "Aren't you tired?"

"For you, I can work even harder..."

This is exactly:

The plum branches are beginning to bloom and the snow is beginning to melt,

Her fragrant heart blooms again, reflecting the morning breeze.

They also vie for beauty under the autumn sun.

The room is filled with a lingering, elegant charm.

......

Half an hour passed before we knew it.

Xie Xiaoyi stretched and yawned: "Auntie, you were telling me to leave before, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Did they suddenly change their minds?

Xie Lingyun stiffened and did not respond immediately, clearly lost in thought.

A moment later, she suddenly turned around, opened her mouth and bit down hard on Xie Xiaoyi's shoulder. The force was neither too light nor too heavy, but it carried a stubbornness of resentment.

"Hiss—speak properly, don't bite!"

Xie Xiaoyi winced in pain, rubbed his shoulder, then turned her around, grabbed her chin and shook it.

Having come this far, he had no reason to be timid or hesitant anymore.

After all, we've already won over the most beautiful woman in the world, so there's no need to be afraid of her now.

As the saying goes, "A marriage is worth a hundred days of kindness," so by that calculation, the bond between the two of them has lasted for almost two years.

Even if Xie Xiaoyi went a bit too far, this friendship shouldn't anger the fourth-ranked female grandmaster in the world.

Thinking of this, Xie Xiaoyi reached out and grasped her hair bun, gently swaying it.

Xie Lingyun frowned, letting him whine, and said in a low voice, "I don't want to talk about it now, please don't ask, okay?"

Xie Xiaoyi gently stroked the top of her head with his fingers, his tone softening: "Okay, I won't ask anymore."

Xie Lingyun looked up at him, her face full of tenderness: "Then from now on, shall I call you Xie Mo, or Xie Xiaoyi?"

Xie Xiaoyi rolled his eyes, then smiled and said, "Then I'll make one up for myself. From now on, I'll be called Xie Mo, courtesy name Xiaoyi."

Xie Lingyun raised an eyebrow, poked his chest with his fingertip, and smiled helplessly: "Xie Mo, Xie Xiaoyi? These courtesy names and given names are a bit of a stretch, aren't they?"

Xie Xiaoyi held her fingertips, which were poking at her chest, a smile playing on his lips, and leaned down to whisper in her ear:

"Mo means 'don't forget,' and the character 'Yi' means 'you,' so it perfectly forms 'Don't forget you'! This name was originally chosen for the person I love most, how could it be a forced choice?"

Xie Lingyun chuckled, "You're really good at twisting the truth. Perhaps you've gone too far? How could Yi possibly be your idea?"

Xie Xiaoyi began to argue without batting an eye:

"Do you know who Party A and Party B are? If Party A is me, then Party B is you, so doesn't Party B mean you?"

Xie Lingyun pondered for a moment: "This person is clearly talking nonsense, but he can somehow make it all seem plausible. Sure enough, he was a master at deceiving people in his past life, and he hasn't changed a bit in this one."

"Alright! From now on, I'll call you Xiao Yi?"

"Alright, so what should I call you from now on? You don't like me calling you 'Senior' or 'Auntie' anymore, so from now on I'll call you... Ling'er?"

This way of addressing her was far too intimate, and Xie Lingyun blushed slightly: "No, it's too sweet, it's cloying!"

Too sweet?

Xie Xiaoyi reached out and tickled the soft flesh on her side, prickling her with his tongue: "It's too late for sweetness now. Anyway, this way of calling you is for you. If I don't call you that, who else should I call you?"

Xie Lingyun trembled slightly from the tickling, repeatedly begging for mercy before finally giving in, panting, "Stop it, I'm ticklish. Just call me auntie!"

Even grandmasters sometimes beg for mercy?

Xie Xiaoyi smiled slightly, withdrew his hand, lowered his head and rubbed the top of her head. The two lingered in the morning light for a while before slowly getting up and getting ready.

The sun rose higher and higher, and before long it was noon.

Xie Xiaoyi put his arm around Xie Lingyun's shoulder and turned to look at her: "Auntie, it's noon, what would you like to eat? I'll go make it."