Chapter Twenty-Four: The Embarrassing Unexpected Event

  Although a canvas screen separated the two sides, there was only one bathtub in the room.

  Qian Lian Xia stood coldly by the wooden bucket, watching Ye Sheng Ge finish pouring water and testing the temperature. He said to her, "You go first," then turned around and was about to walk out of the canvas tent.

  Qian Lian Xia's body was chilled to the bone by the night wind, and upon hearing her words, he didn't feel any joy. The hot water bucket at his feet was still there, but it was empty. She anxiously called out to him, "Uncle, where are you going?"

  His footsteps stopped, and Chihiro hesitantly opened her mouth: "I was going to say that the hot water is gone." Her voice was light and barely audible, but he still heard it.

  He took a step back, his eyes locked onto hers, and she was shocked, her body instinctively retreating backwards. However, he moved forward instead, his upper body already leaning down in a pressing manner, but his hands firmly grasped Qián Liàn Xià's waist.

  There was a cryptic smile in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth had already outlined her familiar charming smile. "Little Lianlian, your meaning is that you want to invite me to take a bath with you?"

  Because this place is not connected to electricity, there are no electric lights or incandescent lamps, so people here almost all use candles as substitutes. At this time, the outside has already gone from daylight to complete darkness, with only a thick, ink-like night color covering everything.

  It was unclear whether it was due to the candlelight or the cold she caught from falling into the river earlier, but Chihiro's cheeks had taken on a strange flush, a deep crimson that seemed almost like a century-old red wine, making it impossible for anyone to look away.

  Ye Song's gaze suddenly dimmed, staring at the crimson red, his throat had a dry surge, and an inexplicable emotional tide rose up.

  "Daydreaming!" Qian Lixia suddenly and mercilessly slapped away his hand that was wrapped around her waist, standing up straight. Her expression was somewhat flustered, but her words were as sharp as a small tiger's, "You're simply unreasonable, shameless, despicable, and contemptible..."

  "'Rubbish,' a man chimed in with a hint of a smile"

  "Right, right, it's exactly like that, very much so!" Chihiro Natsumi nodded instinctively and added another sentence, only to come to her senses after she finished speaking, while the man in front of her looked at her with great interest.

  Wrong, to be exact, he was staring at her tall and majestic appearance due to anger, then very seriously evaluated the next sentence, "Judging from the situation, it should be C-cup, unexpectedly only 18 years old, but developed quite well, just don't know how the touch feels?" He stroked his chin, as if what he was saying at this moment was a very serious and important issue.

  Chihiro's face flashed with a mixture of red and white, then she finally stuck out her waist, pointing outside, bellowing: "Damn bastard, get out!!!"

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  The wooden barrel had a grainy texture, with intricate carvings on its surface, displaying a range of colors from coffee to brown. The water temperature was just right, not too hot or cold, and the steam rising from it gently caressed the edges of the barrel, causing droplets of water to roll off. Qianlian Xia lay in the barrel, every cell in her body awakened by the warm water, and she let out a comfortable sigh, scooping up some water to pour over her shoulders, gently massaging her sore muscles.

  Droplets of water rolled down her shoulders and dripped into the misty wooden bucket, her skin as white and delicate as jade, radiating a lustrous glow. The water only reached up to her chest, and the scenery beneath the surface was enough to spark one's imagination.

  The kitchen came with a sound similar to the rustling of branches, and Chihiro tilted her ear to listen, but still only heard such sounds. She couldn't help but wonder what he was doing in the kitchen?

  Just as she was thinking this, something suddenly fell into the water bucket. Although the sound was small, it caught the sharp ears of Chihiro Sumeragi's attention right away. Peering into the wooden bucket by the faint light of the candles, all she could see was a dark shape cutting through the surface of the water and heading straight for her.

  "Ah———" Chihiro screamed in terror, her body involuntarily scrambling out of the wooden tub. In an instant, her foot caught on the edge of the tub, and with a loud "crash", the entire tub was knocked over. The sound of rushing water filled the air as it gushed out in all directions. Chihiro herself was also sent tumbling to the ground, landing with a thud, nose down and face down.

  "What's wrong?" Ye Songge hurried over from the kitchen upon hearing the sound, but when she saw Qing Xing in the room, she was momentarily stunned.

  Qian Lian Xia heard his voice and raised her head with a mournful cry: Heaven, let me die!