Giving Leng Xuan a somewhat plaintive glare, Ling Xuejiu convinced herself that he must have taken a dislike to her, which suddenly wounded her pride as a young lady. So she secretly resolved never to show him any kindness again. She had Li Mengjie fish out the car keys from Leng Xuan’s pocket and then took the driver’s seat herself, while Li Mengjie sat in the back, supporting Leng Xuan and letting his upper body’s weight rest against her shoulder.
Upon returning to the villa, Ling Xuejiu entered without a word, despite hearing Li Mengjie say, ’’Xuejiu, come and help support him,’’ she couldn’t be bothered to respond and went straight upstairs into the restroom. Looking at the mirror and seeing her own huffy face, she murmured to herself, ’’What’s wrong with me? Why am I angry at him? Does he even deserve it?’’ Then she looked at her own luscious, rosy lips, remembered the kiss that Leng Xuan had stolen from her inadvertently, and blushed, her heartbeat quickening for no reason as if she feared this sensation. She turned on the tap and repeatedly washed her face, as though scared that Leng Xuan’s saliva might not be washed away...
After Li Mengjie had helped Leng Xuan to his room and noticed his sweat-covered face, she said, ’’Cold Bodyguard, do you want to take a shower?’’
Leng Xuan was taken aback and, recalling Li Mengjie’s behavior that day, felt somewhat moved. Yet he deliberately teased her by saying, ’’You think I can shower by myself? What, are you going to help me?’’
Li Mengjie’s face reddened as she replied, ’’In your dreams... Seeing how you are, you probably can’t manage it; just lie down.’’ She then helped Leng Xuan lie down on the bed. She asked if he needed anything to drink or the like.
Leng Xuan said, ’’No need, you’re tired too. Go get some rest early.’’
With a simple ’’Oh,’’ Li Mengjie responded, ’’Alright then, you rest well,’’ and walked out, just about to close the door behind her when she suddenly heard Leng Xuan say ’’Thank you.’’ Something occurred to her, she turned her head, grinned, and said, ’’Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m being nice to you only because you are the Empress’s slave, got it?’’ Saying this, she closed the door and happily went upstairs.
’’Slave?’’ Leng Xuan gave a bitter smile and thought to himself, ’’Being a slave is worth it after all.’’ With the door now closed, he struggled to get up from the bed. He didn’t want to soil his sleeping place and thankfully, the wooden floor was quite clean. So he sat down on the floor in a meditative posture and began to run a faint thread of True Qi through his system according to the techniques of the Defying Heaven Art...
Upstairs, Li Mengjie heard the sound of running water in the bathroom. She went to the door and saw Ling Xue rinsing something off her face, which was slick with moisture, prompting her to ask in puzzlement, ’’Xuejiu, what are you doing?’’
’’Huh?’’ Ling Xuejiu was startled, turned her head to see Li Mengjie who had appeared at the door without her noticing, and inexplicably blushed, retorting, ’’None of your business!’’
Li Mengjie laughed teasingly, ’’I get it. You’re washing off your Cold Bodyguard’s drool from your mouth, aren’t you?’’
Ling Xuejiu said, ’’You little troublemaker, if you bring it up again, see if I don’t deal with you.’’
With a mischievous smile, Li Mengjie said, ’’If I’m not mistaken, that was your first kiss, wasn’t it?’’
Ling Xuejiu was close to losing her mind and scooped up some water, flinging it at Li Mengjie: ’’That’s for saying nonsense, that’s for the blabbering!’’