It was noon.
Graceful maids filed in, carrying exquisite delicacies in their hands.
Su Chen sat in the grand hall, surrounded by deferential servants attending to him, feeling slightly uneasy.
Where was this place?
How did he end up here?
Oh, right!
He had been dragged into a car by his senior sister, and when he emerged, he found himself in this palace.
“Senior Sister, can you dismiss these people for now?”
Being surrounded like this just to eat made Su Chen worry about indigestion.
Ying Qingge sat beside Su Chen, holding a jade spoon.
She gently blew on the food to cool it before bringing it to his lips.
“Why worry about them? Just focus on eating.”
Looking at the food held to his mouth, Su Chen paused, protesting helplessly,
“Senior Sister, I can eat by myself!”
He wasn’t helpless; did she really need to feed him?
No matter how delicious the food was, this made him lose face!
However,
“Little Junior Brother just woke up; your body is still weak. Let Senior Sister take care of you. No need to be polite.”
Su Chen saw the playful amusement in Ying Qingge’s phoenix-like eyes and knew that when she got like this, there was no refusing her.
Fine, it wasn’t the first time anyway.
Su Chen sighed helplessly, opening his mouth to accept the feeding.
A spark of amusement flashed in Ying Qingge’s eyes as she continued to feed him.
Before each spoonful reached Su Chen’s mouth, she would gently blow on it to cool it, her actions attentive, her gaze fixed on him, her affection unmistakable.
But!
Su Chen could also sense a faint chill, as if he were prey about to fall into a trap… but Senior Sister wouldn’t be that kind of person, right?
Then, Su Chen spoke up to remind her,
“Alright, Senior Sister, you should eat something too. You’re only focused on feeding me.”
Ying Qingge paused, “Then have some water.”
Su Chen didn’t think much of it; he was a bit thirsty.
As Ying Qingge leaned down to pour water, her jade-like hand trembled slightly.
Suddenly, Su Chen felt a wet spot on his leg.
“Oh no, Little Junior Brother, I accidentally spilled water on you!”
Ying Qingge exclaimed softly, her beautiful face flushed with embarrassment, as if she truly felt bad for getting him wet.
“Let me wipe it clean for you!~”
Before Su Chen could object, a pair of delicate, fair hands eagerly grabbed a handkerchief and began fanning the flames, so to speak.
Wiping here, touching there, the water on his leg wasn’t even dry yet, and another part of his clothes got wet.
Not only that, to make wiping easier, Ying Qingge boldly sat on Su Chen’s lap, her focused movements making Su Chen feel like he was the one overthinking things.
Forced to feel her soft, graceful figure so close, Su Chen looked at his senior sister speechlessly.
“You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?”
“What bad intentions could Senior Sister possibly have?”
Ying Qingge blinked innocently, looking utterly harmless.
But as her hand brushed across Su Chen’s chest, she couldn’t help but narrow her eyes.
Her little junior brother’s chest was as warm as ever!
Su Chen couldn’t help but remind her,
“Senior Sister, if you keep wiping, my clothes will be completely soaked—”
Ying Qingge suddenly realized her mistake, playfully sticking out her tongue,
“My apologies, that was Senior Sister’s fault. Little Junior Brother just woke up; you can’t catch a cold.”
Hearing this, Su Chen was about to breathe a sigh of relief when, unexpectedly, his senior sister lifted her jade-like arm, hooked it around his neck, and pressed her warm, soft body against him.
Instantly, it did feel much warmer.
Especially the overwhelming sensation in his arms, which left even a composed gentleman like Su Chen momentarily dazed.
My senior sister can’t possibly be this assertive!
If this continued, how many days could he hold out?
Should he escape early?
But before Su Chen could push her away, Ying Qingge pulled back on her own.
Meeting her junior brother’s puzzled gaze, Ying Qingge said righteously,
“Alright, no more teasing. There’s a medicinal spring in the back mountain, perfect for you to soak in right now. Go change your clothes; don’t catch a cold.”
Seeing Ying Qingge return to normal and stop teasing him, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
He followed her to the hot spring in the back mountain.
Looking at the misty spring before him, Su Chen didn’t even have time to thank his senior sister before he felt small hands tugging at his clothes.
A headache-inducing expression appeared on Su Chen’s face.
“Senior Sister, what are you doing now?”
Ying Qingge’s tone was innocent, her expression harmless,
“You’re soaking in a hot spring; of course, you need to take off your clothes. Little Junior Brother, are you planning to soak fully dressed?”
“You don’t need to help me undress!”
Su Chen removed Ying Qingge’s hands from him, his gaze firm,
“No need to trouble Senior Sister. I can handle this myself!”
“Fine, fine, Little Junior Brother can do it himself.”
Seeing Su Chen’s determination, Ying Qingge reluctantly let go.
Then, Su Chen changed behind a screen and, under the cover of the mist, quickly stepped into the hot spring.
As his senior sister had said, the spring was surrounded by a fragrant medicinal aroma.
The moment he stepped in, he could feel his skin cells rejoicing.
It was indeed an excellent place for healing.
But he might have overlooked one small detail.
Could he really escape after coming here?
As Su Chen closed his eyes to enjoy this moment of relaxation, a pair of soft hands slowly found their way to him again.
Su Chen let out a long sigh, “Senior Sister, what are you doing now?”
Ying Qingge replied matter-of-factly,
“I’m making up for my mistake, of course! It was my fault for getting your clothes wet, so as your senior sister, I have a responsibility to make it up to you. Let me scrub your back!”
Su Chen looked at Ying Qingge suspiciously, certain she was doing this on purpose.
Seeing his reaction, Ying Qingge pouted pitifully,
“Does Little Junior Brother not even give me a chance to make amends?
Am I really that kind of person in your eyes?”
Faced with Ying Qingge’s feigned vulnerability, Su Chen could only remain silent.
Come to think of it, no matter how much his senior sister confessed her feelings, she hadn’t done anything too outrageous.
She was, after all, a cold and mature senior sister!
It should be fine, right?
Noticing Su Chen’s leniency, Ying Qingge naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity. She went even further, slipping into the water herself.
Silently, Ying Qingge was left wearing only a thin, translucent dress.
The spring water quickly soaked the bright yellow gauze, accentuating her already stunning figure, making it even more alluring.
In the hazy mist, she resembled a fairy of the lake.
And now, this fairy was scrubbing Su Chen’s back to make up for her earlier mistake.
But as she scrubbed, at some point, Su Chen felt something pressing against his back.
“Senior Sister?”
“Hm?”
“What are you doing?”
“Scrubbing your back!”
“Then where are your hands?”
“Oh… this is Senior Sister’s newly developed water-washing technique. Little Junior Brother, do you like it?”