Jiang Huai couldn’t decipher the complexity in Jiang Zhi’s eyes. He simply blinked innocently, like a little deer. Whether his words were true or false, sometimes even he couldn’t tell. But upon reflection, he didn’t harbor much hatred towards Jiang Zhi.
Whether it was Jiang Zhi giving him that Purple Jade Card, the thirty million Spirit Stones, or casually resolving the Snake Clan’s Heavenly Punishment, or the strange dreams he had when Jiang Zhi’s charm techniques went out of control, all of it made Jiang Huai unable to hate Jiang Zhi.
Besides, Jiang Zhi had only shamed him with her White and tender little feet. Jiang Zhi’s slender Jade foot was clean, warm, tender, and soft. The disdain and playfulness in her eyes while shaming him, to Jiang Huai, naturally transformed into a seductive allure.
He only took pride in matters that required it, yielding absolutely nothing. As for other things, those unnecessary prides, his bottom line naturally became infinitely flexible.
The two of them stared at each other for two to three seconds. Jiang Zhi withdrew her gaze and turned, “I’m leaving.”
“Sister, walk slow,” Jiang Huai said softly behind her. His voice was so obedient, like a baby seeing his parent off. Jiang Zhi was slightly disgusted by his tone again. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and she even quickened her pace.
After Jiang Zhi left, Jiang Huai looked back at Bai Jin, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed. He let out a soft sigh and returned to the bed, lifting the quilt and burrowing into the warm, fragrant covers. He began to seriously ponder how he should act when Bai Jin woke up.
Although Jiang Huai also knew very well that, from a certain perspective, Jiang Zhi wasn’t wrong. Bai Jin might not care much about this matter and might forgive him easily. However, Jiang Huai found it difficult to act as if nothing had happened. Yet, he couldn’t appear overly concerned in front of Bai Jin either, as that would only embarrass her.
Apologies were usually expressed through actions, not words. If the other party accepted your apology, yet you repeatedly apologized, it would only lead to an awkward atmosphere.
Bai Jin slept soundly under the quilt. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly with her breathing. Her body was tender and smooth. Jiang Huai dared not look any further. He remembered everything from the previous frenzy. He remembered Bai Jin’s gasps and her soft pleas, and even the moment she, in her passion, took the initiative and pinned him down. Her slender waist swayed like a water snake, and her delicate soft flesh tightly encased him. Every graze made Bai Jin’s body tremble as if shocked.
He remembered how soft Bai Jin’s body became afterward. Her tightly pressed legs were eventually forced open, but she was too weak to lift them. So, she placed them on his shoulders. Her White and tender little feet dangled near his face, her delicate, fair toes stretching and curling.
Bai Jin’s passion might have been influenced when she was helping him refine the Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood. He didn’t know if she still remembered, but Jiang Huai would never bring it up again. He lay in the quilt, repeatedly thinking about how to face Bai Jin when she woke up, until a very soft dinging sound pulled his thoughts back to reality.
He lowered his head. Bai Jin, nestled in the covers, slowly opened her eyes.
Their gazes met at this moment. Bai Jin’s eyes were initially a little dazed. As she gradually became clearer, she looked at Jiang Huai’s eyebrows and eyes. Her mind recalled everything that had happened before. Her snow-white, tender, and soft body suddenly trembled slightly as if shocked. A faint blush appeared on her fair face, making her look radiant and beautiful, causing Jiang Huai to be momentarily stunned.
Seeing her blush, Jiang Huai’s guilt surged to an extreme. Bai Jin’s voice was very soft, “Why are you blushing?”
“I…” Jiang Huai stammered, unable to speak.
He had imagined a hundred ways to face Bai Jin, but now, looking into her eyes, his mind was blank. Bai Jin gently bumped his chest with her forehead and her voice sounded a little coquettish, “Lift me up a little.”
Jiang Huai obediently complied, gently lifting Bai Jin’s body and leaning her against the bedside. However, Bai Jin’s body leaned towards him a bit. She grabbed his wrist and placed it on her tender and smooth lower abdomen, her voice very soft, “Rub my belly for me…”
Jiang Huai didn’t dare to ask why she wanted him to rub her belly, although he had already guessed the answer. Bai Jin’s lower abdomen was snow-white and soft. Jiang Huai’s movements were especially cautious. He didn’t dare to look into Bai Jin’s eyes. Bai Jin’s skin was slightly cool, which seemed to calm his heart a little.
Bai Jin remained silent, only her breathing becoming slightly rapid. After a while, she finally let out a long sigh and turned to look at Jiang Huai, “Aunt Bai is going to bathe in the next room.”
“Mm…”
She lifted the quilt. Jiang Huai hurriedly closed his eyes. Bai Jin looked at his uneasy expression. She hesitated for a moment, then helplessly reached out and gently tapped his head.
“What? You were so excessive when you bullied me just now, and now you’re afraid to see my body?”
“I… I… I don’t dare to look at anything I shouldn’t.”
“Guilty?”
“Mhm,” Jiang Huai replied softly.
“Aunt Bai doesn’t blame you.” Bai Jin was already standing by the bed. She clasped her hands behind her back, turned sideways slightly, and looked at Jiang Huai in front of her. “The more guilty you are, the stranger it seems.”
Jiang Huai slowly opened his eyes.
He saw the red marks on Bai Jin’s skin, so dazzlingly porcelain-white that he could barely open his eyes. His head was dizzy as he looked at Bai Jin’s slender and beautiful body, and at her eyes, which seemed to hold a hint of scolding amidst gentleness. She was staring at him, unblinking.
“Don’t look away. Look at me.”
This time, Bai Jin’s tone was slightly serious, almost like a command. Jiang Huai had no choice but to shift his gaze back to her. The more he looked, the more guilty he felt. Bai Jin leaned forward slightly, looking at his trembling eyelashes, and said softly, “Do you know why I want you to look at me?”
“No…” Jiang Huai’s voice was small.
“Because Aunt Bai wants to tell you that it’s okay if you see. Aunt Bai doesn’t blame you for the bad things you did just now. It was I who didn’t understand that with your Human Clan bloodline, you couldn’t easily refine the Scarlet Flame Red Dragon’s essence from the colostrum, which is why this happened. Aunt Bai doesn’t need you to feel guilty towards me, understand?”
Jiang Huai seemed to gradually understand Bai Jin’s intention.
The panic and unease in his heart seemed to melt away in Bai Jin’s gentle yet slightly serious eyes. He stared blankly at Bai Jin’s face, watching a faint smile curve her lips. There was a hint of helplessness in that smile.
She playfully winked at Jiang Huai, “Although you tossed and turned so much, it seemed a bit excessive, but… Aunt Bai felt very comfortable and didn’t dislike it.”
Jiang Huai’s face turned even redder.
Bai Jin clasped her hands behind her back. “But, you have to be good from now on, understand?”
“Un-understand!” This time, Jiang Huai nodded like he was a chicken pecking at rice, with all his might. Seeing his frightened appearance, Bai Jin let out a chuckle. “Alright, alright, I’m going to bathe. Don’t overthink it, be good.”
Bai Jin reached out and gently pinched Jiang Huai’s face before turning and walking out of the room. Her waist was as slender as a young willow. Jiang Huai felt his head spinning, as if he were about to melt.
He pulled the quilt over himself and wrapped himself in it. After a while, he finally cleared his head. He also got out of the quilt and started drawing water into the bathtub to bathe.
***
In the bathtub, Jiang Huai buried himself at the bottom, blowing bubbles in an attempt to clear his mind.
He had thought of a hundred ways to face Bai Jin, to resolve the awkwardness, to make amends for his mistakes. But in reality, Bai Jin had dispelled his inner unease with just a few words, easily melting away all his strange thoughts. The matter seemed to have turned a page, far less disastrous than Jiang Huai had imagined.
When footsteps sounded, he lifted his head from the bathtub. Bai Jin had changed into a black sling-strap dress with a lotus leaf skirt. The skirt had a tie-back, open-back, and cinched-waist design, making her look full of allure. She pushed the door open, came to the bedside, and sat down, looking at Jiang Huai in the bathtub. Jiang Huai met her gaze, and Bai Jin softly asked, “What are you thinking about?”
“That…” Jiang Huai scratched his head. He realized he was indeed a troublemaker. An important matter came to mind again. He didn’t know if he should tell Bai Li. Perhaps, out of consideration for Bai Jin’s privacy, he shouldn’t tell Bai Li. But Jiang Huai and Bai Li always talked about everything; Jiang Huai never hid anything from Bai Li. To hide this now… Jiang Huai felt very awkward.
“I heard from Bai Li that you tell her everything. So, can you tell Aunt Bai everything too?” As if seeing Jiang Huai’s hesitation, Bai Jin looked at him gently, full of anticipation.
Although her tone sounded like she was coaxing a baby, Bai Jin’s inner unease gradually subsided. He quietly replied, “I was wondering if I should hide this from Bai Li. Of course, I’ll do whatever Aunt Bai says. I’ll do as Aunt Bai tells me…”
Bai Jin was slightly taken aback. She looked down at her skirt, twisting the hem with her fingers for a while, before looking up again. “If you want to tell her, Aunt Bai has no objections, but you have to appease her well.”
Jiang Huai felt a sense of relief and let out a long sigh.
He would first try to gauge Bai Li’s reaction and see if she would want to kill him, then think about how to bring it up tactfully… The jumbled thoughts in Jiang Huai’s mind finally calmed down. He suddenly raised his hand, his eyes full of anticipation as he looked at Bai Jin, “I prepared a gift for Aunt Bai.”
“Oh?”
Jiang Huai raised his hand and took out the drop of Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood from the system.
Previously, just the Scarlet Flame Red Dragon essence within Bai Jin’s colostrum had driven Jiang Huai mad. Jiang Huai would never dare to refine this drop of Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood again. Bai Jin had been injured by the Heavenly Way before, and her Source was already weak. Moreover, she had refined Scarlet Flame Red Dragon Essence Blood before. It should be fine for her.
Looking at the familiar aura in that drop of blood, Bai Jin was slightly startled. “Where did you get this essence blood from?”
“I found it in a Secret Realm a long time ago. I don’t have a sea of Qi, so refining it would be a waste. I didn’t expect Aunt Bai had refined it before, what a coincidence.”
Unable to reveal the existence of the system, Jiang Huai had to make up an excuse. Bai Jin hesitated for a moment and said softly, “This essence blood might be better for you to refine. Dragon Clan essence blood greatly enhances the physique, especially a drop of Inheritance essence blood.”
Jiang Huai shook his head like a rattle drum. “I can’t refine it.”
“Aunt Bai can help you,” Bai Jin said, her gaze gently fixed on him. Jiang Huai’s head shook even more vigorously. “No, no need… really no need. Aunt Bai, you refine it yourself.”
Bai Jin looked at his flustered and fearful expression and covered her mouth, chuckling.
