Chapter 158: They Actually Did Such a Thing?

Chapter 158 -135: They Actually Did Such a Thing?

She went rigid, practically springing up from the bed and frantically waving her hands at Xu Cheng. “N-No, it’s fine, it’s fine. We’re really sorry for the trouble.”

Seeing the girl blushing all the way to her neck, Xu Cheng asked with concern, “Y-You don’t have a fever, do you? Why are you so red?”

“N-No, I’m fine, Brother Cheng.” The girl was so nervous she was stammering. ‘If he says another word, I’m really going to lose it!’

“Well, uh, I’ll go get set up in the kitchen and make some ginger soup. You two can come have some barbecue after you’ve showered.” Xu Cheng sighed. “This whole situation is just…”

‘My buddy and his girl both ended up in the water for a livestream. I feel so terrible about it.’

“It’s fine, Brother Cheng. You go on and get started. We, we’ll be over in a little while.”

Right now, Yan Xici’s only thought was for Xu Cheng to leave as quickly as possible.

“Alright, you just sit tight for now.”

With that, Xu Cheng turned and headed back to the kitchen.

Seeing him go, the girl finally let out a sigh of relief, her small hand patting her chest.

‘Thank goodness Brother Cheng didn’t see me peeking. If he told Brother Xiao Ran, I’d be too mortified to ever face him again!’

‘I’m supposed to be a demure young lady. I can’t be doing such pervy things!’

Inside the bathroom, Xiao Ran was nearly done showering. After lathering up with some body wash, he reached for a towel to dry off, only to look up and realize there wasn’t one in the small room.

This was rather frustrating. ‘How am I supposed to dry myself without a towel!’

With that thought, he called out, “Xici, are you there?”

His voice snapped the girl from her jumbled thoughts and back to reality. She quickly turned and replied, “I’m here! I’m here!”

“Did Xu Cheng happen to bring a towel when he came over?” Xiao Ran asked.

Hearing this, Yan Xici quickly grabbed the clothes and a brand-new towel. She walked shyly to the bathroom door and, forcing her racing heart to calm down, tried to sound serene. “He did. Um… Brother, can you open the door a crack?”

‘You know, I’ve lived with Brother Xiao Ran for so long, but this is the first time I’ve seen him shower. And it’s the very first time I’ve had to bring something to him like this.’

‘How intimate!’

‘Just the thought of it makes my heart race!’

Hearing that there was a towel, Xiao Ran walked over to the door. He stood behind it, opened it just a crack, and slowly reached his arm out.

The moment the door opened, a cloud of hot steam billowed out, washing over the girl’s face with its warmth.

Seeing his back through the crack in the door and feeling the hot, humid air, Yan Xici’s heart nearly stopped beating.

‘This enchanting feeling… It’s enough to make me melt!’

‘It feels so strange, yet so wonderful!’

Xiao Ran waited for a dozen seconds, but nothing was placed in his hand. From behind the door, he couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong?”

‘What is she doing?’

‘I’ve been waiting for a bit now.’

At his words, Yan Xici snapped back to her senses. She quickly reached out her small hands and placed both the clothes and the towel onto Xiao Ran’s hand.

As soon as Xiao Ran retracted his hand, she spun around in a fluster and began taking deep gulps of fresh air.

‘That was so intense! The steam almost made me dizzy!’

‘I’m a normal girl, after all!’

‘In the prime of my youth!’

‘I might be a bit clueless when it comes to romance, but my body is fully mature.’

‘Instinct never lies, and that goes for both men and women!’

‘If you don’t have *any* thoughts about the person you like, what kind of girl are you even?!’

‘You’d be a nun!’

‘But I can’t help feeling shy. Why am I so shameless?!’

“I-I’m going to go check on the clothes!” Yan Xici said, feigning composure. With that, she took tiny, quick steps and beat a hasty retreat.

She was terrified Xiao Ran would see her beet-red face.

At that moment, the drum of the washing machine was still humming. Xiao Ran’s clothes were still tumbling around inside, far from being dry.

The girl stood absently by the washing machine, trying her best to calm herself down.

Xiao Ran got dressed quickly. Xu Cheng was about the same build as him, so the clothes fit, more or less. The only problem was the lack of underwear; he felt uncomfortably breezy.

‘But there’s nothing to be done about it.’

‘After all, when it comes to something as personal as underwear, even if Xu Cheng had offered him a pair, he wouldn’t have worn them.’

“How’s the laundry coming along?” Xiao Ran asked as he stepped out of the steamy bathroom. The room was already small, and as he drew closer, Yan Xici could distinctly feel a wave of heat at her back.

Yan Xici’s traitorous heart began to race again. She sniffled quietly and said bashfully, “Um, it’s not done yet. I… I’ll go take my shower now.”

Her mind was now consumed by a single, desperate thought:

HE! MUST! NOT! FIND! OUT! I! WAS! PEEKING!

Watching her practically fly away, Xiao Ran was utterly baffled.

‘What’s gotten into her?’

‘Did falling into the water knock a screw loose or something?’

Yan Xici went into the bathroom. As her fair little hands reached behind her back, struggling with the zipper on her dress, a very serious question began to form in her mind.

‘If I was able to see Brother Xiao Ran showering… does that mean he can see me, too?’

At this thought, the shy girl began to panic all over again.

Her heart pounded as if someone were beating a drum inside her chest.

Squatting barefoot on the bathroom floor, she had absolutely no idea what she should do.

‘Showering felt wrong, but so did not showering.’

‘However thrilling it was to watch from the outside, it was just as intense being on the inside!’

‘Even though I really enjoyed watching him shower, I definitely don’t want him watching me!’