Chapter 159: They Actually Did Such a Thing?

Chapter 159 -135: They Actually Did Such a Thing?

After all, this was so embarrassing!

‘Thinking about it, I kind of want to leave,’ Yan Xici thought. ‘Maybe I just shouldn’t take a shower?’

But on second thought, that didn’t seem like a good idea.

‘After all, I already saw Brother Xiao Ran. If I leave now, he’ll definitely realize I saw something, and that’s why I decided not to shower!’

‘To prove I didn’t see anything, I have to take this shower, whether I want to or not!’

After a moment of hesitation, the girl anxiously slipped off her dress. She then slowly turned around, reaching out to turn on the showerhead behind her.

However, the moment she turned around, a pair of black men’s underwear lying on the sink made her already uneasy heart pound even faster.

‘No need to ask, these must be Brother Xiao Ran’s!’

She pursed her lips, her curious eyes involuntarily examining them closely.

They were boxer briefs. And though they were soaked through, the “little tent” was still slightly pitched.

The sight made the girl’s blood race a little faster.

‘I wonder if he washed them or not.’

‘If he didn’t, I actually wouldn’t mind washing them for him.’

But it was just too embarrassing to ask.

With that thought, the girl reached out a slender, pale hand and picked up the underwear from the counter. Even though they were wet, she could still feel that they were pure cotton, and of pretty good quality.

She’d originally intended to smell them for any scent of body wash, which would tell her if he’d washed them or not.

But then she felt that would be a little perverted, so she gave up on the idea.

‘Who cares if he washed them or not? I’ll just wash them again!’

Her slender, pale hands turned on the sink faucet, and she bashfully began to scrub the underwear.

Her fair, delicate face was now so red it felt like it was on fire.

Just then, Xiao Ran, who was standing in front of the washing machine, turned around. He was about to ask her for her clothes to start a load when he saw a graceful silhouette, her hands scrubbing something.

In that instant, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered that the underwear he’d just washed was still in there!!!!

He’d actually forgotten to bring them out!

A certain part of his body involuntarily clenched.

‘What is she doing????’

‘Is she… washing my underwear, or her own?’

‘But regardless of whose she’s washing, it’s an undeniable fact that I didn’t take my underwear out!’

After a moment of awkwardness, Xiao Ran couldn’t help but clear his throat with a couple of soft coughs.

Inside, Yan Xici, who was diligently scrubbing the underwear, jumped at the sound of the two coughs. As if terrified of being discovered, she hastily hid the item in her hands behind her back.

‘He didn’t see me washing his underwear, did he?’

‘This translucent glass is so embarrassing!’

The air seemed to freeze in that instant. Aside from the WHOOSHING of the water, the only sound was their pounding hearts.

In the end, it was Xiao Ran who broke the stalemate.

“Um, your dress… do you want to bring it out? I can wash it for you in a bit.”

‘Seeing her startled reaction, she’s most likely washing mine!’

“Oh, oh, no, that’s okay! I’ll just wash it in here and hang it up to dry,” the girl answered nervously.

‘I have more than just one piece of clothing. Two more than Xiao Ran, in fact!’

‘These all have to be washed by hand. You can’t put delicates like these in the washing machine!!!’

“Alright.”

After he spoke, Xiao Ran walked awkwardly to the bed and sat down. It was already nighttime, and their staff dorm was right next to a field. He had no desire to donate his blood to the local mosquito population.

Inside, Yan Xici was now clutching Xiao Ran’s underwear, unsure whether to put them down or keep holding them. She settled for staring intently at the frosted glass. After a long moment with no sound from outside, she finally let out a small sigh of relief and continued washing.

After washing his things and then her own, once everything was clean, the girl finally started her shower.

But with someone watching from outside, her movements were much smaller. With a classic ostrich mentality, she kept her back turned the entire time.

Even so, her nerves were uncontrollably taut, and she even found herself wondering if her movements were graceful enough.

But she was mistaken.

Xiao Ran was in no mood to watch her shower. He was hunched over, fiddling with his phone.

Staring at the phone that refused to turn on no matter what he did, Xiao Ran was at a complete loss for words.

‘They’re both phones, so why is hers fine after getting wet while mine won’t even turn on?!’

‘So damn frustrating!’

‘It’s not like anyone’s trying to reach me, and I don’t have anything urgent to deal with, but my phone has my author dashboard on it!!!!’

Over the years, he had developed a habit of checking his dashboard whenever he had a free moment. If he didn’t check it, he’d feel unsettled, always feeling like there was something he’d forgotten to do—just like right now.

‘Besides, who knows if that “little fox” has gone on another rampage today, demanding that I update like my life depends on it.’

‘If I received a donation and didn’t thank the reader, that would be really rude.’

At that thought, he stood up and began to pace restlessly around the room.

He hadn’t taken more than a few steps when the washing machine beeped. The clothes were washed and spun dry.

Xiao Ran walked over, pressed the “Dry” button, and only then did his gaze drift toward the bathroom.

Because Yan Xici was standing sideways, and the washing machine was directly in front of the bathroom door.

From his angle, he had a perfect view of the girl’s flawless curves.