He gently stroked her long hair and said softly, “Who said you were useless? You may not know it, but you are the one who changed my life.”
Zhan Qingchen shook her head, “You have also changed my life.”
Leaning into the strong arms, her slender fingers drew circles on his chest.
“I knew there would be many girls around you, and I didn’t expect you to only like me.”
“I just wish I could occupy a small corner of your heart.”
She measured with her thumb and forefinger, “A little, just a little is enough.”
Seeing that serious gaze, Su Shi couldn’t help but sigh.
“Silly girl.”
The two embraced each other quietly and the air felt hushed and quiet.
After a while, Zhan Qingchen whispered, “The words you just said, can you say it again?”
Su Shi was confused, “Which words?”
Zhan Qingchen’s voice whispered, her voice like a mosquito, “You just called me a little, little baby…”
Su Shi forced a laugh, “Little baby Qingchen?”
“Mm~”
Zhan Qingchen’s cheeks burned, but the corners of her mouth curled up in a charming curve.
“I’m his baby~…”
Knock, knock, knock
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
“Guest, the water has been boiled.”
Su Shi got up and opened the door.
The servant brought two bathing buckets with gusts of hot air still steaming from them.
“Enjoy your time.”
The servant retreated.
Su Shi looked back, only to see Zhan Qingchen set up a screen between the two bathtubs, blushed and said:
“You are not allowed to peep.”
He shook his head, “I should have known that I only needed a bucket of water.”
Soon, the sound of water came from behind the screen.
The screen was a semi-permeable cloth, and through the dim candlelight, ethereal figures could be seen.
“Chief Zhan, would you like me to help with the back rub? I’m very professional.”
“No need!”
Hearing her rejection voice, Su Shi smiled and entered the bathtub alone.
Although the two of them were deeply in love, he still held back and did not cross the finish line.
The reason was simple.
Sikong Lanyue.
If something really happened between the two of them, it would definitely not be able to be hidden from Sikong Lanyue.
What Zhan Qingchen would face then would not only be as simple as being punished, but perhaps she would not even be able to maintain her position as Chief Disciple.
“It’s not an easy task to get rid of that Daoist nun.”
Su Shi sighed.
Soaking in the warm clear water, his mind slowly disengaged and his soul calmed down.
He didn’t know how long it took, but he suddenly felt the water shake.
Su Shi opened his eyes.
His entire body froze instantly.
He only saw Zhan Qingchen soaking in the same tub as him, with only a small head exposed outside.
“What are you ……”
Zhan Qingchen’s cheeks flushed and his eyes fluttered, “I, I want to help you rub your back.”
Su Shi swallowed.
It’s already hard for me to continue holding back, why are you provoking me instead?
The next day at noon.
Su Shi’s nose felt itchy.
A soft voice sounded in his ear: “Stop sleeping, slacker, the sun is already shining!”
He did not even open his eyes, and directly took her body into his arms.
“I purposely held back last night, why are you provoking me?”
Pressing her beautiful body beneath him, he placed his hands on her slender waist.
Zhan Qingchen looked confused, she stammered, “What, what do you say all of a sudden!”
Su Shi was just about to say something when suddenly a shout came from outside the window: “Man-eater, demonic beast is eating people again!”