Chapter 27: "Dry Cleaning" (Cast Your Votes~)

Chapter Twenty-Seven: "Dry Cleaning"

Chen Xiao had never imagined that taking a bath could become such a difficult and challenging task...

Ya Ya stood there, her face full of innocent bewilderment. Her pure, childlike expression combined with her inherently endearing appearance made anyone who looked at her feel an inexplicable pang of guilt.

But...

The showerhead sprayed water, Ya Ya already standing beneath it. The fine streams fell gently across her body; her once smooth, long hair now plastered to the sides of her cheeks. Through the mist, her eyes quietly fixed on Chen Xiao.

Her thin clothes, soaked through, clung tightly to her body—the fifteen-year-old beauty, her figure still budding, immediately conjured a phrase in Chen Xiao's mind: "The lotus just shows its first tender tip..."

"Here goes nothing!"

Ya Ya obediently followed instructions. As she lifted her arms to peel off the drenched T-shirt, the graceful curve of her slender waist was revealed. In that instant, Chen Xiao instinctively held his breath.

Crystal droplets slid over flawless skin, dazzling the eye.

Ya Ya's large, innocent eyes continued to gaze at Chen Xiao, and she softly asked, "What next?" Under the steaming cascade, her cheeks bloomed with a delicate blush.

Chen Xiao felt his Adam's apple bob, his mouth dry, as angels and demons battled in his heart. At last, he closed his eyes, stretching out a trembling, sinful hand...

...

"Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!"

The sharp alarm beside his ear jolted Chen Xiao awake. He flipped upright, as if caught red-handed, and sprang from the bed, only then realizing his forehead was slick with sweat and his heart was pounding wildly...

Phew...

He glanced around: he was sitting on his own bed in his bedroom, the sky outside the window already growing bright. The alarm clock on the bedside table was noisily blaring, the hands pointing to exactly seven in the morning.

It had all been a dream...

Chen Xiao exhaled in relief, though a faint sense of disappointment lingered.

The true events were: last night, after much coaxing, Ya Ya finally went into the bathroom herself to bathe. Chen Xiao stood outside the door, guiding her through the steps—how to use shampoo, how to use shower gel, and so on...

He hadn't bathed the adorable girl himself, but, separated by the door, listening to the sound of water and Ya Ya's innocent voice from within... the image of her standing amid the spray...

Chen Xiao nearly had a stroke.

It seemed his subconscious regretted missing such a wicked opportunity.

Thank goodness—it was only a dream. Chen Xiao felt lighter at heart, grateful not to have let his parents down.

Just as he sighed, Chen Xiao absentmindedly turned his head—and froze.

Soft, pale golden curls covered half her delicate face. Two small hands tightly gripped the corner of the sheet, her breathing peaceful, long lashes gently trembling—who knew what dreams played across her mind?

A loose, pure white cotton T-shirt could never fully conceal a girl's lovely figure. After a night of sleep, the shirt was disheveled, and in the morning light...

Most, most... most startling of all to Chen Xiao was that beneath the hem of the oversized T-shirt were two straight, fair legs. From this angle... uh, she seemed, perhaps, possibly, probably, maybe...

Clapping a hand over his mouth, Chen Xiao managed not to scream. Even with his usual composure, he couldn't tear his eyes away.

He recalled what the woman expert, Second Young Master Xu, had once said: a naked woman isn't always the most beautiful sight!

And now, Ya Ya, in a haphazardly donned white cotton T-shirt, sleeping so sweetly!

In the morning light, Chen Xiao studied her closely. Her features were so exquisitely clear, and her pure, angelic appearance stirred desire in a man's heart...

Sinful, sinful...

Chen Xiao forced himself to calm down, released his hold on his mouth, and silently watched Ya Ya for a full two minutes before reaching out to nudge her.

"Ya Ya, Ya Ya," Chen Xiao's voice was hoarse.

"...Mmm..." The sound from her nose could make a man's bones melt.

Ya Ya finally opened her eyes, still half asleep, her gaze misty. She looked at Chen Xiao, then cutely raised her hand to rub her eyes—now fully awake. But before Chen Xiao could speak, Ya Ya scooted closer, gently wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her small head on his lap.

Chen Xiao was indignant inside: Do you think I'm a good person, so I'm easy to bully?

Ya Ya rubbed her face against Chen Xiao, let out a soft "hmph," and whispered, "Without the bio-chamber, I can't sleep."

Chen Xiao was torn between laughter and tears: Thank goodness I don’t sleepwalk, or else, if I did something to this little girl in my sleep, who would I explain it to?

Ya Ya rubbed her eyes, her voice delicate and soft: "But I like being with Chen Xiao. I like the scent on you. Last night, I slept so well here..."

A sense of foreboding crept over Chen Xiao: "You mean... after I fell asleep last night, I... to you, I...?"

"Yes." Yet that faint sweetness seemed to delight Ya Ya. She hugged Chen Xiao gently, her voice thin and tender: "Last night, you slept so deeply, but in the middle of the night, you hugged me, and your hand..."

"My hand... what did it do?"

Ya Ya's gaze was shy—no one had ever taught her these feelings, they were simply instinct. The little girl lowered her voice: "You, you talked in your sleep, saying 'bath, bath'..."

Chen Xiao nearly choked on his own saliva. Hearing this, he started coughing in his dream!

Bath, bath...?

Yes... that's it!

Last night, he hadn't bathed the little girl, but after falling asleep, dreamt of doing so, and in bed, carried it out in his sleep!

And... and it was...

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