Conquer the other worlds with abandon, they've fallen in love with me!

Lin Yu didn't move after hearing Bell's words.

He leaned against the side of the cart, crossed his arms, and glanced at the cart behind him.

"Sitting on that, you'll be bounced around all the way, your butt will be shaken into eight pieces."

Bell raised an eyebrow: "So what do you want?"

"Unload the cart." Lin Yu raised his chin. "I'll ride your horse."

Bell looked down at the horse he was riding, then at Lin Yu.

There's only one horse.

"I know," Lin Yu said matter-of-factly. "One horse and two people are enough."

Bell opened his mouth, but then swallowed the words back.

She stared at Lin Yu for three seconds.

Lin Yu's dark eyes held no extra emotion; he simply looked at her calmly.

"You—" Bell's voice trailed off.

She wanted to say, "How can you be so shameless?", but the words caught in her throat.

This isn't a matter of whether someone is thick-skinned or not.

One horse ridden by two people, that means—

She has to stick close to this bratty little brother.

Bell's ears began to burn.

She wanted to refuse, but her mind was already conjuring up images of two people riding one horse.

Lin Yu would sit behind her, his hand probably around her waist or gripping the saddle.

His chest would be pressed against her back, and his breath would spray onto the back of her neck.

Bell bit her lip.

My heart was beating abnormally fast, and the two mounds on my chest were rising and falling violently with my breathing, causing my collar to tremble.

"Are you—are you sure?" Bell's voice was a little tense.

"I'm sure." Lin Yu walked over and stood beside the horse, looking up at her.

"It's too bumpy in the back. You don't want me to fall apart halfway through, do you? I still have your stuff on me."

Belle's lips twitched. She took a deep breath and gritted her teeth: "Fine, you win."

He then swiftly dismounted.

The boots slammed into the ground with a dull thud.

Bell unloaded the cart and tied it to the yard fence.

He moved quickly and didn't look at Lin Yu again.

Lin Yu wasn't in a hurry and leaned against the side to wait.

After dismantling the cart, Bell took the horse's reins and took a deep breath.

"Get on the horse," she said, trying to keep her voice steady.

Lin Yu walked over and mounted his horse.

Bell stood on the ground, holding the reins, and looked up at Lin Yu sitting on the horse.

"Do you want to sit in the front or the back?" she asked.

Lin Yu looked down at her, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Will you ride or should I?"

"Of course I'll ride; you can't ride a horse anyway."

"Then you go in front, and I'll go behind."

Bell nodded, tightening his grip on the reins.

She mounted the horse in one fluid motion.

But when she sat down, she clearly shrank forward, with her buttocks only occupying the front half of the saddle, leaving a gap of enough space to fit a fist between her and Lin Yu.

"Hold on tight?" Bell asked, his voice a little stiff.

"It's safe."

Bell spurred the horse's flanks, and the horse began to stride forward.

The horse swayed back and forth, and Bell's body swayed with it.

She leaned forward as far as she could, her back taut, refusing to lean back.

Lin Yu sat in the back, his hands resting on either side of the saddle, separated from her by the gap.

A breeze blew by, and the scent of soap from Bell's hair wafted into his nose.

"Bell," Lin Yu said.

"what?"

"If you sit so close to the front, the horse will be uncomfortable."

Bell stiffened slightly.

"The horse's back should be supported evenly," Lin Yu said. "If you put your entire weight on the horse's shoulders, it will get tired after a short distance."

Bell bit her lip.

She knew Lin Yu was right.

But this brat spoke so seriously, as if he really only cared about the horse's feelings.

She was silent for a few seconds, then shifted her position slightly backward.

Her back pressed against Lin Yu's chest.

Bell's body tensed instantly, as if he had been hit on the back with a stick.

Lin Yu's body temperature radiated through her clothes, making her want to move away.

But if you go any further, you'll be sitting on the horse's neck.

Bell could only maintain this position, his back pressed against Lin Yu's chest, and he could feel the rise and fall of Lin Yu's chest as he breathed.

Her heart was pounding so hard she doubted whether Lin Yu could even hear it.

"Is this okay?"

"Mm," Lin Yu replied.

His hands remained on either side of the saddle, not around Bell's waist.

Bell breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little unsettled.

The horse continued walking forward.

The farmland on both sides of the village road receded into the distance, and the wind blew across the wheat fields, creating a green wave.

Belle's hair was blown by the wind, and the ends brushed against Lin Yu's face, tickling him.

Lin Yu didn't move, and Bell didn't say anything either.

Her ears were red all the way down from her earlobes to the tips, and they shone brightly in the sunlight.

After walking several hundred meters, Bell couldn't hold back any longer.

"Can't you just put your arm around my waist?" she asked, her voice muffled and slightly annoyed.

"Um?"

"Aren't your arms getting tired from holding that up like that?"

Lin Yu looked down at his hands, then at Bell's waist.

Are you sure?

"I'm sure." Bell pouted. "Anyway... anyway, it's like this now."

Lin Yu didn't stand on ceremony.

He pulled his hands back from the sides of the saddle and gently wrapped them around Bell's waist.

Belle's waist was so slender that his hands could almost encircle it. Through the thin fabric of her top, he could feel the warmth of her waist and the softness of her skin beneath the fabric.

Bell's breathing visibly faltered.

"Don't hold me too tight," she said.

"Um."

"Don't move around."

"Um."

"Don't put your hands up—"

"Bell," Lin Yu interrupted her.

"What?"

"If you say another word, I'm really going to move up."

Bell shut up.

The horse continued walking forward.

The two of them were pressed together, their bodies swaying with the bouncing of the horse's back.

Bell's back would occasionally brush against Lin Yu's chest, each touch making her heart race.

Her tail peeked out from the opening of her skirt, swaying back and forth beside Lin Yu's legs, its fur tickling him.

Lin Yu glanced down at the restless tail and reached out to pinch it.

Bell shuddered, and the tip of its tail twitched in Lin Yu's palm.

"Why...why did you pinch my tail?" Bell's voice was urgent and trembling.

"It keeps rubbing against me, it's itchy." Lin Yu let go.

Bell retracted its tail and tucked it between its legs, no longer daring to move.

The two of them rode their horses eastward along the village road.

Bell's ears were still red, but her body gradually relaxed and was no longer so stiff.

She even leaned back slightly, putting some of her weight on Lin Yu.

Lin Yu didn't say anything, but tightened his grip on her waist a little.

The wind blew past his ears, carrying the fragrance of wildflowers from the fields, and Lin Yu's gaze was drawn to the beautiful scenery.

After walking for about 10 minutes, seeing that Lin Yu hadn't spoken yet, Bell couldn't hold back any longer.

"Lin Yu," she suddenly said.

"Um."

"How much did you pay for this storage bag?"

"It didn't cost me any money; it was a gift from someone."

"Then... I want to buy it, I'll offer twenty gold coins."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Twenty gold coins aren't enough."

Bell bit her lip: "I can add more."

"It's not about the money," Lin Yu said calmly.

Thinking that it was a gift from Vera, it wouldn't be appropriate to resell it, and besides, I still needed to use it to pack goods.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Bell remained silent for a few seconds.

She bit her lip, her mind racing.

If it's not about money, then it's... something else entirely.

"You brat." Her voice lowered, with a slightly tense tone: "You really do want to drive big."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, but before he could reply, he felt Bell's body stiffen.

She shifted her hips back slightly, then stopped moving.

A few seconds later, her voice rang out again, this time even lower, with a hint of embarrassment.

"You...you're poking me with your purse."