Chen Qing lifted the thin gauze curtain. Inside, Su Mu was happily splashing water with her feet. When she turned her head, she saw Chen Qing who had pulled back the curtain.
“You! What are you doing?”
Su Mu hurriedly put her legs, still dripping with water droplets, back into the water. She covered herself with her hands and eyed her warily.
“Shizun’s body is inconvenient right now, so I’ll help Shizun bathe.”
“No! Don’t come any closer! Oh no!”
Su Mu scooped up her bathwater and splashed it at Chen Qing, hoping to stop this detestable villain from advancing.
But not only did it fail to halt Chen Qing’s steps, Chen Qing glanced at her now-soaked clothes and directly shrugged off her outer robe.
“Shizun wants to bathe with me so badly? Of course, I have no reason to refuse.”
Seeing such a shameless Chen Qing, Su Mu was so furious that her teeth nearly ground together.
As expected, not a single word from this detestable villain could be trusted. Just before entering to bathe, she had claimed she wouldn’t pull any tricks. Yet the moment Su Mu got into the water, she yanked open the curtain.
Letting Chen Qing join her in the bath was absolutely out of the question.
After all, bathing together always led to a round of bullying. If she let her in, Su Mu would just be setting herself up to get tormented.
Under Su Mu’s fierce protests, Chen Qing temporarily shelved the idea of joining her. But helping with the bath was non-negotiable.
In truth, Chen Qing’s real intent was to tend to her silly Shizun and then give her a thorough scolding.
After all, with silly Shizun’s body in its current delicate state, direct bullying was off-limits. Still, there were other ways to teach her a lesson.
Chen Qing picked up the soap the maids had left behind and walked to the side of the bathtub.
She directly fished Su Mu’s little feet out from under the water.
The exquisite, milky-white ankle was gripped in Chen Qing’s hand.
The contrast between the hot water and the chilly outside air made Su Mu uncomfortable, and she instinctively tried to pull her foot back.
But Chen Qing wasn’t about to let her escape. She lathered the soap evenly onto her palms, then seized silly Shizun’s little foot and began rubbing it meticulously.
Her fingers slipped between the smooth gaps, causing Su Mu’s dainty toes to curl slightly in Chen Qing’s palm.
Even the sole was cupped in her hand, sending an itchy, tingling sensation through it.
Watching this detestable villain so brazenly toying with her little feet, a flicker of irritation crossed Su Mu’s flushed face.
“If you’re going to help me wash, then hurry up. Why rub it so thoroughly?”
Su Mu’s embarrassed and annoyed voice didn’t speed up Chen Qing’s foot-washing at all. If anything, it only piqued her interest further.
Chen Qing lifted her hand slightly, propping the little foot up in the air. Crystal droplets trailed down from the ankle, gliding over the ivory-smooth calf and leaving faint water trails in their wake.
They finally merged back into the bath after passing the joint.
The pose was utterly humiliating for Su Mu, who strained to retract her foot.
But her strength was no match for Chen Qing’s.
Chen Qing cradled the porcelain-delicate little foot, which now fidgeted rebelliously, trying to break free from her grasp.
Gazing at the tender sole, Chen Qing drew in a breath of hot air and blew gently across it.
The warm airflow enveloped the sensitive, delicate foot, turning Su Mu’s face crimson all the way to her ears.
Her struggling body went a bit limp.
“No, don’t… stop that.”
Su Mu’s soft, aggrieved plea ignited a fierce impulse in Chen Qing’s heart.
Gazing at silly Shizun’s misty-eyed, alluringly flushed face, the fire within her blazed even hotter.
Chen Qing released Su Mu’s little foot.
“Since Shizun’s dirty little feet are now clean, you can handle the rest yourself.”
With that, Chen Qing withdrew from behind the gauze curtain. Her retreating figure seemed hastily restrained.
Watching Chen Qing’s back, Su Mu—water droplets clinging to her lashes—had a massive question mark pop up in her mind.
This wasn’t like the detestable villain at all. From her earlier actions, Su Mu had thought a bullying session was inevitable today.
She never expected the villain to flee in embarrassment on her own.
Though she had no idea why Chen Qing had bolted, it didn’t stop tonight from becoming Su Mu’s first victory in repelling the evil villain.
Recalling Chen Qing’s flustered retreat, Su Mu felt smug.
No matter how powerful this villain was, she still had to run with her tail between her legs in front of Su Mu.
Heh heh heh. Once her Gu Technique reached perfection, she’d settle every old score with this detestable villain.
Tonight’s triumph made the young Su Mu swell with overconfidence once more.
She even began fantasizing about the day her Gu Technique achieved mastery—the sight of the detestable villain on her knees, sobbing and begging for mercy.
While Su Mu basked in her inflated delusions, Chen Qing stormed out of the room to cool off.
She had meant to give silly Shizun a proper lesson, but her own resolve faltered. She had nearly yanked silly Shizun straight out of the tub for a ruthless bullying session.
With silly Shizun’s body in such a fragile state, tormenting her now could lead to lasting harm. For her health’s sake, Chen Qing had no choice but to hold back.
But watching the smug, oblivious silly Shizun prance about in front of her, the urge to dominate her utterly was nearly impossible to contain.
After staying outside for a full half hour, Chen Qing finally reentered the room.
But the moment she stepped in, she caught sight of Su Mu wandering about in a thin gauze robe.
Su Mu hadn’t even dried off properly. The already sheer fabric now clung transparently to her snowy skin.
Worst of all, a pair of long, slender, milky-white legs were left bare to the air.
The clinging water droplets caught the candlelight, stirring irresistible fantasies of those legs wrapped tightly around one’s waist—what heavenly bliss that would bring.
The overconfident Su Mu, however, remained utterly clueless.
Spotting Chen Qing enter, she grumbled in dissatisfaction.
“Why isn’t there any cotton cloth for drying off after the bath? I’m still all wet and freezing.”
Seeing silly Shizun’s eyes brimming with that foolish innocence, Chen Qing fought down her urges, strode over, scooped up her legs, and pulled her into her arms.
“You… what are you doing?”
Su Mu, who had been riding high on arrogance just a second ago, felt a twinge of panic at Chen Qing’s tangible actions.
The restrained Chen Qing said nothing. She simply tossed the cocky silly Shizun onto the bed.
Su Mu’s damp hair fanned out across the sheets. Her delicate collarbones, softened by the warm soak, glowed with a moist, seductive pink hue.
Chen Qing’s finger pressed against her pale neck. The cool touch made Su Mu shiver.
Meeting Chen Qing’s smoldering gaze, Su Mu’s heart raced with growing alarm.
“Um, actu… actually, we don’t need cotton cloth. It’ll air-dry just fine.”
Su Mu hurriedly backed down.
But if surrender actually worked, Chen Qing wouldn’t have disciplined her so many times before.
Chen Qing’s other palm glided over Su Mu’s damp thigh, then pinched it hard.
The sharp pain made tears well up in Su Mu’s eyes.
