16. Jade Feet, but they are my own
Why isn’t the air conditioner blowing anymore?
How can the air conditioner not blow?！！
Jiang Zhi pressed the remote several times, but the air conditioner remained stubbornly still.
She was anxious.
In this damn weather, it’s hot even with the air conditioning on—how can one survive without it?!
However, she felt there was still a way to save it.
In such cases, generally, as long as you unplug it and plug it back in, and do this back and forth a few times, it should be fixed.
So, she moved a stool and stood on it to reach the air conditioner’s plug.
With one pull!
“Crackle—”
The socket immediately sparked, and a few strands of black smoke spiraled out of the air outlet.
A faint burnt smell filled the air.
Jiang Zhi: Σ(ﾟДﾟ；≡；ﾟдﾟ)
She looked at the plug in her hand, silently got off the chair, and cold sweat trickled down her brow.
If nothing unexpected happens…
It seems there was an accident after all.
Although Jiang Zhi didn’t understand mechanical repairs, she could guess that if it’s smoking, it’s likely not something that can be fixed with a few plug-ins and pull-outs.
What to do now?
Repair?
Who to ask to repair it?
Jiang Zhi glanced at the time; it was eleven at night, and the repair company was surely closed.
Then it would have to wait until tomorrow.
Tomorrow?!
Jiang Zhi’s expression turned into a distressed one.
You mean to say, in the peak of summer, she has to spend a night without air conditioning?
Wait, wait.
Putting aside whether she can endure it, what about Qian Qian? Just two days ago, it was even hotter than today, and she was still tossing and turning under her blanket!
“What a tragedy…”
With a soft sigh, Jiang Zhi found herself unable to hold on any longer and could only accept the current situation.
Without air conditioning, the room was just stuffy.
She first opened the window; the night breeze rushed in, bringing some coolness.
Jiang Zhi immediately felt much more comfortable.
At this moment, she was sweating all over and felt sticky; showering had become inevitable.
Under normal circumstances, considering her messy habits, taking a shower once a week was the norm; if it got too hot, she might only rinse off with cold water.
But ever since she became a girl, she had showered twice in three days!
Jiang Zhi sighed as she led a bewildered Qian Qian into the bathroom.
An hour later.
Jiang Zhi grumbled as she finally pushed the reluctant Qian Qian out of the bathroom.
“It’s about time for bed.”
“Hurry up and cover yourself with a blanket!” she instructed sternly.
The little girl could be so troublesome even when taking a shower!
“I know, I know.”
Qian Qian exaggeratedly nodded her head, wrapped in a bath towel, and skipped back into the bedroom.
But not two seconds later, she popped out again.
“The TV is still on; Mom said to learn to save electricity…”
Feeling the look Jiang Zhi could kill with, Qian Qian defended herself weakly.
She turned off the TV, sneezed, and then happily dashed back to the bedroom.
Just like a little rabbit.
Jiang Zhi could only shake her head helplessly and turned back to the bathroom, turning on the shower for herself.
No wonder humans are considered the most adaptable creatures!
A few days ago, she was blushing and embarrassed while showering; now, looking at her naked body, although still shy, it wasn’t as intense as before.
Thus, her biggest feeling during the shower process was that it was a hassle.
Very troublesome; everything was troublesome.
Showering was troublesome, washing her hair was troublesome, and drying her hair afterward was also very troublesome.
And the dirty clothes she had to wash afterward were even more troublesome!
Damn it, she still had to wash two people’s worth of dirty clothes!
If she had money, she would definitely hire a maid!
After finally getting her long hair styled, Jiang Zhi turned off the living room light and entered the bedroom only to find Qian Qian lying on the bed.
The little girl had already dressed herself in her pajamas.
Qian Qian blinked her big, cute eyes: “Qian Qian can dress by herself!”
“Hmm~ that’s indeed commendable.”
Jiang Zhi’s anger from her daughter’s disobedience during the shower dissipated almost instantly.
Where could this girl not handle her?
She wondered what the future would hold for her.
But looking at this adorable little white face, it was really hard to stay angry.
Damn it, Ha Ji Qian, was this also part of your plan?
Jiang Zhi was amused by her own thoughts.
It was still hot after showering, so she fanned herself with her hand and walked to the wardrobe.
Just as she was about to grab a new set of pajamas, her gaze unconsciously drifted toward the dress at the back of the closet.
It was also a pajama.
Strictly speaking, it was a nightgown.
Even more strictly speaking, it was quite revealing.
The hem barely reached the tops of her thighs?
Of course, she hadn’t reached the level of buying herself a dress; this was actually a freebie that came with the purchase of lingerie.
Who wouldn’t want free stuff?
Even if you gave me a bag of tissues for free, I would take it!
But she had no intention of wearing it, so she had long prepared it to gather dust for a lifetime.
But now, suddenly, a thought popped into Jiang Zhi’s mind, and it wouldn’t be quelled—
What if she tried it on?
After all, you see…
It was so hot; if she wore her original pajamas, wouldn’t all the sweat be for nothing?
She swore it was really just to avoid sweating!
Absolutely not because she wanted to experience what it felt like to wear a dress! To try out the adrenaline rush of embarrassment! To try out…
Ah, she wasn’t wearing it voluntarily anyway!
Besides, she wasn’t going out, so nobody would see it, right?
So… try it?
Alright! Just trying it on!
She could take it off afterward!
After a short internal struggle.
When Jiang Zhi made up her mind, she had already picked up the thin nightgown.
“Hmm…”
Uncontrollably letting out strange sounds, Jiang Zhi took off her pajamas, awkwardly putting on the nightgown.
Since it was a dress, she first slipped her jade feet through the gown, adjusting it to the right position, and with a crisp snap, gently placed the straps over her shoulders.
Her legs felt a cool draft, and she couldn’t help but squeeze them together, her toes nervously gripping the floor.
Looking down.
It wasn’t to the point where her toes were hidden, but the burgundy lace edges paired with smooth curves were indeed quite intoxicating.
Ah…
Graceful and delicate, with a slender waist and fine arms, her silhouette was enchanting.
No matter how many times she looked, Jiang Zhi still thought this was truly a perfect figure.
Suddenly, she reached her hand out…
“Mom, what are you doing?”
A crisp child’s voice snapped Jiang Zhi out of her impending descent into an indescribable atmosphere.
Realizing what was happening, Jiang Zhi’s face flushed intensely, as if she could see steam rising from her forehead.
What am I doing?
Ah ah ah ah ah!
The moment she thought about being a man yet wearing such sexy clothing, she couldn’t help but want to scream.
Jiang Zhi collapsed onto the bed, covering her face, rolling back and forth on the bedding, her toes curling tightly.
After a long while.
Pulling herself together, Jiang Zhi sat up seriously on the bed.
Actually, she had just been possessed.
Well, that’s how it is; brainwashed successfully.
After rolling around a little to cool down, Jiang Zhi sat up.
In fact, it turned out that ignoring aesthetics, the nightgown was indeed cooler than the pajamas.
Her pale thighs and slender arms were exposed; although it felt shameful, it was undeniably refreshing.
Qian Qian also sat up at that moment.
Her chubby little face faced Jiang Zhi: “Mom, you look so good.”
Then she shrugged off the blanket and crawled over to Jiang Zhi, her small body snuggling against her legs like a koala.
Jiang Zhi frowned: “Don’t mess around; it’s quite hot.”
“Don’t, don’t～” Qian Qian was silent, just focused on slurping.
Jiang Zhi couldn’t help but laugh in anger.
She suddenly noticed that this girl seemed to really enjoy crawling on her legs; she had done this before too—could she be a leg fetishist?
But she was a foot fetishist.
She followed the porridge bar on Baidu Tieba and followed Audrey on Douyin; she only looked at the foot section on some comic app.
So…
That guy named Su Yan is a leg fetishist?!
Hmph, what a pervert!
Jiang Zhi stared at her feet, petite and exquisite, white and tender, making one drool.
Report to the jailer!
She looked again at Qian Qian, who had buried her head between her legs.
As an idea suddenly occurred to her, she curved her lips and lifted her foot, gently pinching Qian Qian’s chubby face with her toes.
Not to mention, the sensation was quite nice!
“Hey～”
Qian Qian yelped, released her grip, dove back under the blanket, and pretended to pinch her nose: “Mom’s feet smell!”
“Not at all.”
Jiang Zhi thought to herself, You little brat, what do you know? Not to mention she had just showered; her slightly scented jade feet were actually a plus, alright!
Nevertheless, she was still charmed by her daughter’s cuteness.
“If only you could be as cute when showering as you are now.”
Jiang Zhi sighed with emotion.
There were things to do tomorrow; she turned off the lights, lay down, and pulled Qian Qian into her arms.
Soft, like hugging a pillow.
“Time to sleep.”
Silence for a moment.
“Mom…”
“Hmm?”
“Why don’t your toenails have any color?”
“Color?”
Nail polish?
How could I possibly put that stuff on? No way, no way…
“I saw it, Dad held Mom’s feet and painted them!”
“……”
