Chapter 22: A Desperate Struggle

  Because of Xiong Xiaotu having a midnight snack with the Jin family, I finally got some temporary peace and quiet.

  It's a rare opportunity, so I'll take advantage of it and wash up with some hot water.

  After the people from the Jin family had prepared hot water and left, I took off my clothes and soaked myself in the steaming hot water.

  It turns out that knowing Jin Hongbao has its benefits, at least the recent hot spring baths have been settled.

  But now the most troublesome thing is how to find out what happened to the man in the green shirt, and whether he will continue to sell paintings and burn buns as usual tomorrow night.

  I hope he still shows up, so I can get a chance to obtain the divine brush.

  After taking a refreshing bath, I was just about to get dressed when Xiong Xiaotu's voice suddenly came from outside the screen: "Li Rong, are you there?"

  I was so scared that I immediately plunged into the already lukewarm hot water, my face suddenly scalded, damn it, what a thrill! How can Xiong Xiaotuo be so haunting?!

  I was so scared that I didn't dare make a sound, and all I could hope for was that he would just turn around outside and then leave.

  "Will she be inside?" Xiong Xiaotu's voice was very soft, but I heard it very clearly.

  "Don't come in, or I'll ignore you!" I immediately spoke out to stop Xiong Xiaotu from trying to sneak a peek at me, what a joke, every time I take a bath, I get caught by Xiong Xiaotu, why am I so unlucky.

  "Alright, I'll sit outside, you come out."

  "Uh-huh, okay." I replied softly, but quickly put on my clothes at the fastest speed. Then, I swept a glance over the hair that fell on my shoulders before slowly walking out.

  When I saw Xiong Xiaotu again, I had a fresh feeling. To my surprise, he was wearing clothes, probably borrowed from Jin Hongbao, otherwise I couldn't figure out why he would wear red clothes, looking like a groom.

  Unexpectedly, Xiong Xiaotu and Jinhongbao's friendship developed so quickly that Jinhongbao would even give him clothes to wear.

  "It's so late, why are you still looking for me? And didn't I lock the door? How did you get in?" I sat down beside him with a scowl on my face, asking my questions. Alas... being bothered by Xiong Xiaotu like this, I won't even be able to sleep soundly!

  "I ate something, then I was bored in the room by myself, so I came to find you!" Xiong Xiaotu answered with a completely natural tone, without any hint of shame, and pointed at the open window, saying: "See, I climbed in through the window!"

  Windows? How come I didn't think of that, to use something to block the window! Next time I must remember, now I have to think of a reason to send Xiong Xiaotuo back to his room to sleep!

  "But what you're doing now is wrong, you're a man and I'm a woman, you must learn to sleep by yourself, don't keep coming to find me for no reason!" As soon as I said this, I felt like I had said something strange, it sounded like something a mother would say to her son, "Son, you've grown up, you need to learn to sleep on your own now."

  "I didn't come looking for you because I had nothing better to do, I came looking for you because I was bored!" Xiong Xiaotu shook his head and said with a self-righteous tone.

  Isn't being bored the same as having nothing to do? How come he just can't get it, another failed communication, I thought again, should I find another reason.

  "Actually, Hong Bao gave you a room, you should just sleep in the room he gave you and not run around, or you'll become a laughing stock. Do you know that?" I don't care if Xiong Xiao Tuo can understand me or not, I just hope he can do things according to my intentions. I definitely don't want to share a bed with Xiong Xiao Tuo! If he has some perverted thoughts, thinking of playing some male-on-top female-on-bottom or female-on-top male-on-bottom games, that would be absolutely dangerous for himself!"

  "It's simple, you accompany me back to my room, and we won't be laughed at, right?" Xiong Xiaotu blinked his innocent eyes, looking at me with a hopeful face. His eyes were clear and bright without any impurities, but what he said made me feel like alarm bells ringing loudly.

  "It's also being ridiculed." I replied very decisively, with a serious gaze.

  What a joke? He wants me to go to his room and accompany him? I'm not that easy, suddenly I have a feeling that Xiong Xiaotu is like a fly that can't be shooed away, always buzzing around me and making noise.

  "Li Rong, you're angry again!" Xiong Xiaotu pointed at me with a ugly expression, stating the fact.

  "My expression doesn't need you to interpret." I rolled my eyes at Xiong Xiaotu, how can I not be angry? He's a grown man and still wants to share a room with me, even if he's a beastman who doesn't understand anything, I won't let him do as he pleases!

  "You can ask me to go back to my room and sleep, but I have a condition." Xiong Xiaotu didn't argue with me about anything else, instead he changed the subject, and I could see a flash of light in his eyes.

  This silly and cute little bear Xiao Tu, has actually started learning how to bully me too, and he even dares to negotiate with me!

  "What condition?" I felt like the voice that came out of my throat was so stiff and cold.

  "I want to hug you and kiss you twice."

  Ugh... what kind of condition is this? If it was just hugging and kissing, why did the kissing turn into two times?

  "Hug or kiss, you can only choose one." I also started to twist the condition, who let Xiong Xiaotuo be too excessive, actually thinking that kissing could be two times? Is he really still the Xiong Xiaotuo I know?

  "If I had to choose one, then yes." Xiong Xiaotu also answered decisively, and after lowering his head to look at me, said: "Then I won't leave, I'll just stay in your room!"

  Ugh... I feel like my world is starting to become a tragedy, what's with this bear Xiao Tuo making it clear that he's going to tolerate me?

  If I let him kiss me just now, and then he kisses me again, and in the future he still kisses me... how did it become that I'm indirectly accepting him?

  But if he insists on staying, I will be in great danger.

  "Then I'll take you..." I remembered the ring, at this time, only it could guarantee my safety.

  However, before I could finish speaking, Xiong Xiaotu directly pounced on me and pinned me to the table. His handsome face was almost pressed against mine as he begged: "Don't take me in, I'll give you something."

  Xiong Xiaotu wants to give me something? I was taken aback and just wondered what it was.

  It was only then that I regretfully discovered, two hot palms landed on my lips, and then, one of his hands pressed down on my wrist ring, while the other hand restrained my movements.

  When a silly little boy learns to be naughty, will Cupid's arrow go astray?