The small space was filled with warm steam, and there seemed to be a moment of stagnation in the crowd.
The panic on Xu Shiyue's face had not yet dissipated, but she was hesitant to hold on to Lu Shizhen's arm with her hand.
The wet fingers pressed against Lu Shizhen's exposed forearm, and the feeling of loose grip and distance was particularly clear.
The small ball, together with the turned-on lighting, illuminated the entire space. Her wet long hair stuck to Xu Shiyue's face, and her eyelashes, with a few water droplets on them, blinked twice uncontrollably, revealing her weak and alert self, feeling helpless.
Lu Shizhen knew that Xu Shiyue didn't trust him, so he pretended that he was too busy trying to stand firmly, and said, "Hey, hold on, the ground is wet, don't let me fall down with you."
There was a hint of complaint in Lu Shizhen's voice, but it was precisely because of this negative emotion that Xu Shiyue felt relieved.
Since she is too busy to do anything, she won't have any chance to do anything to me.
The door had been opened from the outside, and the gradually cooling accumulated water was slowly consuming the warmth of Xu Shiyue's feet.
Despite her disgust and her desire to distance herself, the tiled floor was too slippery due to the overflowing water and she couldn't see the situation around her, so Xu Shiyue lowered her eyelashes and chose to listen to Lu Shizhen's words once.
It's just a handy tool.
With this thought in mind, the strength on Lu Shizhen's arm finally strengthened a little, and the rare warmth of the girl's palm was attached.
Xu Shiyue tried slowly and carefully to regain her balance, while Lu Shizhen supported her quietly, just like she was acting like a lifeless guide stick.
The heat lingered between the two people who were moving slowly, and the faint scent of roses fell on Xu Shiyue's shoulders, a rare peace.
Perhaps because she lost her vision, her other senses became much more sensitive, as if at this moment she could smell a little bit of other scents in the quiet rose fragrance.
It was not very strong, but rather a faint scent wrapped in the steam, and happened to fall on the tip of her nose.
It was slightly cool and acrid, it was the smell of alcohol, but I wasn't quite sure.
In the silence, there was a faint sound of Lu Shizhen sucking in air.
A light sniff is like the temptation of a small animal, and the warm and moist breath makes people feel itchy.
Lu Shizhen seldom has close contact with others and is somewhat sensitive to everything.
She didn't like this itchy feeling very much, so she turned her head to check the cause, but her heart skipped a beat unexpectedly.
The light white bath towel covered the girl's privacy, and the water droplets flowed across her collarbone, slowly painting the edges with a darker color.
Xu Shiyue drooped her eyelashes at some point, and her long hair, which could not be held back by the shark clip, hung loosely and casually on the sides of her face.
The originally pale and bloodless little face was heated up by the surrounding heat, and even the shoulder blades and collarbones were stained with this color.
She turned her face slightly towards Lu Shizhen calmly and attentively, and gently moved her nose, which made Lu Shizhen feel itchy.
She may not be aware of it herself, but others can see it clearly.
Like a cat that acts recklessly and doesn't feel that its behavior is offensive at all.
In fact, it is hard to say whether Xu Shiyue's behavior is too intimate. After all, Lu Shizhen is held in her hand as her guide stick, and the distance between the two people is less than one centimeter.
But it seemed that it was precisely because of this that the heat around him accumulated for a long time and could not dissipate. Lu Shizhen just watched Xu Shiyue coming closer and sniffing like a cat, and his heartbeat inexplicably began to speed up.
Lu Shizhen didn't have much experience in interpersonal relationships and couldn't explain why this happened.
Time passed slowly, the fog on the mirror beside him faded away, and a look of disgust gradually emerged on Xu Shiyue's calm face: "Ms. Lu drank?"
The cold voice drowned out the warm air around it. In an instant, the slight itch on Lu Shizhen's neck and the unbalanced heartbeat all fled and disappeared without a trace.
The wind seemed to come alive at this moment, falling on Lu Shizhen's body, making her smell her own scent without surprise.
The originally barely audible alcohol became a little stronger due to the heat. She looked at the expression on Xu Shiyue's face and instantly realized that she had misunderstood her.
——She really didn't drink.
It was just that I was thinking about something and got hungry, so I secretly ate an extra portion of the rice dumplings made by Auntie Sun in the afternoon...
Speaking of which, Lu Shizhen was able to rush to the bathroom and save Xu Shiyue so quickly thanks to this bowl of glutinous rice balls in wine.
If she hadn't secretly gone downstairs to find food to replenish her energy, it would have been impossible for the system to warn her so quickly.
It is true that success and failure are both due to the glutinous rice balls.
It was like there was a huge "-1" hanging above one's head, so heavy that it was unbearable.
Lu Shizhen seemed to see the label of "underage drunkard" about to fall on him, and before Xu Shiyue could define him, he hurriedly explained like offering a treasure: "Would you like some rice dumplings with fermented glutinous rice wine? The ones with osmanthus flavor."
Xu Shiyue paused, and replied in a voice that didn't change at all: "Thank you, but it's okay."
"Oh." Lu Shizhen felt a little regretful.
Today, she also heard from Aunt Sun that rice dumplings with fermented glutinous rice have the benefits of strengthening the spleen and appetite, as well as promoting blood circulation.
They didn't talk any more on the way, and the two of them quickly walked out of the tiny space of the bathroom.
Lu Shizhen watched Xu Shiyue put on the shoes she had left outside, and without stopping, she withdrew the arm that was around Xu Shiyue's waist.
The reassuring support that had been right behind me was gone.
Xu Shiyue didn't know why he was blank for a moment, but it returned to normal in less than half a second.
Someone had turned on the lights in the dark first floor at some point, brightly painting her blurry vision with a faint color.
For Xu Shiyue, this was the first time in all the time she had known this person that she was actually polite to her.
This is considered very strange.
Obviously Xu Shiyue knew better than anyone that the person next to her was the most hypocritical and insincere.
I can't figure it out, and I don't want to waste my energy thinking about these meaningless things.
Xu Shiyue slightly loosened her grip on Lu Shizhen's arm, put on the bathrobe she had left outside, and said politely but with a distance, "Then I won't disturb Miss Lu from having a midnight snack."
The night was dark, and every window was like a canvas painted with thick ink, reflecting the scene in the room.
The wide bathrobe covered Xu Shiyue's entire body. Her slender calves were exposed from under the hem of her skirt. Her stretched Achilles tendons formed a thin line that seemed somewhat inconsistent with the soft plush.
Light was not an important auxiliary prop to her, and she continued to walk slowly up the stairs.
The red roses bloomed silently in the vase in the corridor. Lu Shizhen had no intention of appreciating them. She only felt that every vase that was not fixed was a potential danger to Xu Shiyue.
The original owner obviously did not consider Xu Shiyue's situation when making such an arrangement, or even did it on purpose.
Otherwise, how could she find an excuse to ask Xu Shiyue to "compensate" her for something
Lu Shizhen really admired the original owner's unscrupulous means. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and supported Xu Shiyue: "It's not good to eat too much sweets at night."
"No need." Xu Shiyue subconsciously chose to refuse.
As she spoke, she was about to pull her arm out of Lu Shizhen's hand.
But still failed.
Lu Shizhen did not let go of Xu Shiyue's hand.
Of course she knew what kind of person she was in Xu Shiyue's heart, but she also knew that once the vase was broken, the first thing to be cut would be her hand that was stretched out in front of it.
She is now refusing treatment, and her body will definitely not be able to take it if she delays for too long.
Lu Shizhen had already thought about it. If he wanted to regain Xu Shiyue's favor and trust, he would inevitably lose points for having contact with her.
Just like a cat that is hostile to humans, you will inevitably be scratched at first, but later, when the cat realizes that you are not hostile or threatening to it, it will expose its belly and lie in your arms snoring.
Lu Shizhen didn't expect Xu Shiyue to snore in his arms. When she realized what was happening in the future, she would just give herself more points.
Now, let’s just deduct points.
Lu Shizhen made up his mind and said to Xu Shiyue, "Haven't you heard that you should help others till the end and send the Buddha to the west?"
There was a deliberate hint of arrogance in the girl's voice, but the hand holding Xu Shiyue's wrist was not reluctant.
Perhaps it was because of the contact in the bathroom just now, or the proof this morning, Xu Shiyue rarely refused this person's help.
Lu Shizhen was worried that if she spoke too much she would make more mistakes, so she didn't try to find topics to talk about with Xu Shiyue along the way. The two of them soon arrived at the door of her room.
After all the trouble, the fatigue that was dispelled by the bath returned to Xu Shiyue again.
She walked into the room before Lu Shizhen, but she didn't expect that Lu Shizhen did not let go of the hand that was holding her arm, and even made a move to push her inside.
The moonlight fell into the unlit room, and a look of vigilance appeared on the girl's face.
Xu Shiyue felt the distance between himself and the bed as he walked, and secretly put his hand into his pocket.
Step by step…
Just when Xu Shiyue was about to sit on the bed with the help of Lu Shizhen, a hand suddenly protected her knees.
The girl's hands hidden in her pockets were about to explode, but at the same time she heard a reminder in her ear: "Hey, be careful."
Lu Shizhen put his hand between the bedside table and Xu Shiyue's legs, picking and choosing with a bit of disdain, and said to Xu Shiyue: "Tsk, this bedside table doesn't match the tone of your room."
"Okay, I'm sleepy. I'll ask Aunt Sun to change it for you tomorrow. It's really too ugly."
A rude yawn sound passed through Xu Shiyue's ears, and the girl was slightly startled.
Without waiting for her to react, Lu Shizhen's hand, which was originally resting on her knee, was quickly withdrawn, along with the hand that had just refused to let go of her arm.
There seemed to be a figure walking towards the door in the darkness. Xu Shiyue saw a halo passing through her sight and then disappeared.
The room returned to its original quiet and silence, but the temperature lingering on the wrists and knees took a long time to dissipate.
Xu Shiyue just looked towards the direction of the door, with obscurity surging in her eyes illuminated by the moonlight.
She would never forget that this bedside table was bought by Lu Shizhen with great effort and at a high price, and was placed here to please her.
Of course, everything this person said just now could be explained by his mood swings, so what about the hand that moved swiftly and accurately between her knees and the bedside table
The height of this bedside table is not suitable, and the one in the hospital is not suitable either. Xu Shiyue can’t see and will bump into it if he is not careful.
But no one here or in the hospital ever cared about her problem, even though her knees were occasionally bruised by the sharp corners.
This was the first time someone stood in her shoes and considered something for her.
But this person is Lu Shizhen.
What exactly does she want to do
(End of this chapter)