You said you hated men, why are your eyes now full of love?

As the girl slowly enjoyed her meal, the midnight snack was eaten leisurely.

After about ten minutes, Ji Mu finally fed her the last wonton and finished the long feeding service.

...This was exhausting.

He let out a long sigh, having never expected that one day he would play the role of a nanny.

But that was just how it went when taking care of a sick person. No matter how unaccustomed, you could only force yourself to adapt.

Suppressing the wave of resignation, and to prevent this young lady from starting more trouble, he quickly began to eat the remaining food in his own bowl.

"Mm~ I'm full."

The girl leaned back comfortably against the chair, her soft voice tinged with a hint of post-meal laziness escaping between her lips.

Ji Mu, who was devouring his food, gave her a strange look.

How can her appetite vary so much?

Those few dumplings are barely enough to fill my stomach.

Without thinking too much about it, he continued to concentrate on his food.

At the dining table, he held a plastic bowl in one hand and kept picking up dumplings and stuffing them into his mouth. Soon, his cheeks were bulging like a hamster storing food.

Funny, yet strangely cute.

Ruan Qingqing turned her head, and seeing this scene, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Perhaps it was only at times like this that the boy's exceptionally handsome, manga-like face seemed more real.

Thinking about his usually unattainable demeanor in front of others, she suddenly became very curious.

How did I come to be connected with this boy in this life?

"Ji Mu, why are you so good to me~"

"Hmm?"

Swallowing the food he hadn't had time to chew properly, Ji Mu replied naturally.

"You are my only close friend. If I'm not good to you, who else can I be good to?"

Just... friends?

His tone was so matter-of-fact that Ruan Qingqing could sense that he had no intention of taking their relationship any further.

Her pale fingers brushed the edge of the table as she smiled silently.

What a failure. After knowing each other for so long, we're still just friends.

In your heart, you must be really frustrated, right?

She silently asked the soul of her past life that lay dormant within her.

The bittersweet emotion rising in her chest was the answer to her question.

Tsk.

Poor thing~

"Ji Mu, after you helped me drive out Chu Yashi and her group, why did you decide to stay?"

Ruan Qingqing asked quietly, like she was just casually bringing up the subject.

"I thought you were going to transfer to another school."

Ji Mu was slightly surprised when she heard this.

Was her sixth sense really that accurate?

Back then, he really had considered transferring schools to avoid Chu Yashi's troubles and the resulting disruption in his life.

If the system hadn't appeared out of nowhere, he would probably have submitted the transfer request the next day and made a quick getaway.

After finishing the remaining dumplings in the plastic bowl, he slowly sat up.

"Other schools may not have the same conditions as Yulan, and I don't feel like bouncing around. It's too much trouble."

"Oh? Is that so..."

Ruan Qingqing observed Ji Mu's unchanged expression from the beginning to the end.

Her face still had a gentle smile, but her tone had become slightly heavier, and the edge of the table was almost pinched into a slight indentation.

Liar.

If that was really the reason, why did you leave so hastily the next day in your past life?

Lying without batting an eyelid… he truly deserved to be the top student in the six-school joint exams.

Ji Mu, sitting next to her and about to grab a napkin to wipe his mouth, suddenly frowned.

Why do I feel a chill from behind me... Did I catch a cold?

Screech, screech—

Before he could investigate the cause, the chair next to him scraped against the floor.

Instinctively looking up, he saw a cascade of beautiful hair flowing past his eyes, accompanied by a rich gardenia scent, as Ruan Qingqing leaned over and sat on his lap.

The two massive mounds on her chest were provocatively outlined beneath the thin straps of her nightgown, and a few strands of black hair slipped down her elegant shoulders to fall into the deep line of her cleavage.

"S-silly goose?"

The snow-white, perky flesh had an intense visual impact. His gaze quickly shifted away. Still slightly dazed, Ji Mu didn't understand her actions.

"What are you—"

"Ji Mu."

Her arm slipped around his neck.

Her eyes were clear and luminous, like glass washed in spring water, shimmering with light.

She leaned in, inhaling gently near his neck. "What cologne are you wearing? It smells so good~."

Ji Mu awkwardly averted her eyes. "I didn't use any cologne, just regular soap when I did laundry."

This embarrassed reaction lifted Ruan Qingqing's previously gloomy mood considerably.

"Soap...?"

Her free hand caressed his cheek back and forth.

The sensation transmitted by her thumb was delicate and soft.

It felt very comfortable, even better than she had imagined, making it hard to let go.

"But I think your scent is much better than any perfume."

Her voice was soft and soothing, though there was a seductive allure to her demeanor that contrasted with her pure and innocent appearance.

"Can you tell me why? Hmm?" she asked flirtatiously.

"....I'm not sure." His skin was starting to prickle under the warmth of her breath.

"If you like it that much, I'll buy you some."

He felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to tell her to get off him, but every time he tried to speak, she cut him off. For example, just now:

"Honestly—"

"It's not about the brand of soap," she interrupted. "That's not the reason."

Ruan Qingqing's face lit up with a dazzling smile.

Her gaze shifted to the boy's crimson lips, the slightly fuller lower lip resembling jelly, its color moist and bright.

Just looking at them made them seem very appetizing... Her eyes darkened slightly.

"Want to know what it is?"

He still had that naive and clueless expression. "You know?"

"Of course."

Her slender white fingers moved restlessly upward, brushing along Ji Mu's throat, feeling his Adam's apple roll as he instinctively swallowed at her touch.

Sexy... to the point of being deadly.

Her breath faltered for just a moment, then steadied again.

With him watching, she parted his lips slowly and slipped her fingers into his mouth.

Her index and middle fingers stirred briefly inside, wet and warm.

She narrowed her eyes, pleased by the texture.

A moment later, she pulled them out, leaving a thin string of saliva in the air between them.

She was fast. He didn't have time to react

With a smile on her lips, she slowly placed her two fingers in her own mouth.

Her expression was as contented as a kitten licking a tin of meat.

"Indeed, it's sweet~."

Ji Mu's body stiffened, his mind completely blank.

Pupils darted around rapidly as if they had endured the impact of an 8.0 earthquake.

"Silly goose, you—"

"Shhh."

She interrupted him again, her eyes framing an allure that seemed to draw him deeper into her spell.

"You eat too fast," she remarked, her voice playful. "There's food on your lips."

She shifted closer in an almost imperceptible motion, hips pressing forward with every breath.

"I'll help you get it off, okay~?"

Whatever distance had been left between them was completely erased. There was nowhere to escape.

Before he could reject her, the tantalizing scent of her skin hit him head-on.

The sensation was soft yet insistent, warm and wet, lingering for a moment before diving deeper.

There was no hesitation here, no tentative brushes—just a fierce and relentless attack as if she wanted to claim every ounce of his breath and draw it into her being.

Just as he felt his lips on the verge of parting, Ji Mu snapped back to his senses.

BANG—

The sound of slamming into the table's edge broke through the haze, and he abruptly pushed her away, jumping to his feet and creating distance between them.

"Ruan Qingqing, what are you doing?!"

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