Night fell.
Inside Ning Rongrong's room.
Ye Qiu lay sprawled on the bed.
Ning Rongrong sat beside him, taking off and discarding the white silk stockings on her legs that had gotten dirty and snagged on cobwebs.
She picked up her foot, sniffed, and noted it still had a faint milky scent.
She raised her jade-like foot and glanced at Ye Qiu's face.
Noticing her gaze, Ye Qiu's expression darkened.
"Rongrong, don't even think about it. There's no way I'm letting you step on my face."
"Hmph, you stinky husband, can't Miss even think about it? I buy the most stockings. The number of times I eat is almost catching up to Xiao Wu's monthly carrot consumption!"
A lovely blush spread across Ning Rongrong's face.
She looked utterly charming.
"Uh..."
Ye Qiu was speechless.
He said awkwardly, "Didn't I gently kiss it last time? We have to take it slow, right?"
Ning Rongrong snorted and punched Ye Qiu's stomach.
"Hmph! I think you just don't love me enough!"
Ye Qiu quickly began to explain.
"How could that be? It's just that I don't have that kind of preference. I love you, not jade feet."
"If you love me, you should accept all of me."
Ning Rongrong's small face flushed. She gently pushed Ye Qiu back down as he tried to get up, then leaned over and took a small sip from his lips.
Her clear eyes were misty, and her voice was soft and sweet.
"Stinky husband~"
"I... I'll try my best to overcome it."
Ye Qiu swallowed the sweetness and dotingly pinched her slender waist.
"That's good of you~"
Ning Rongrong gave Ye Qiu a resentful look, then covered him with the blanket and got up to fetch washing water for his feet in the bathroom.
Watching Ning Rongrong's graceful and diligent back, Ye Qiu, who felt light all over and whose resistance to beauty was temporarily on par with a saint's, couldn't help but cover his face.
In Spirit Master duels.
Having too many moves and tricks doesn't seem to be a good thing.
If you feed too many moves to others, they will inevitably have opinions and want to exchange. One person can't always be on the receiving end; otherwise, it's hard to achieve mutual progress.
Soon.
Ning Rongrong came out carrying a large foot basin.
It contained milk and flower petals.
This was almost Ning Rongrong's nightly ritual; it not only made her body healthier and promoted sleep but, most importantly, maintained her skin's smoothness, making her more comfortable.
"Husband, let's soak together."
"Rongrong, is that really necessary? I can put my feet in myself."
Ning Rongrong placed the foot basin by the bed, pulled the lying Ye Qiu up, and directly grabbed his ankle.
Ning Rongrong gave Ye Qiu an exasperated look.
"Hmph~ Miss is serving you, and you're still unwilling?"
"No, I'm just worried about you."
Ye Qiu reached out, pulled Ning Rongrong into his arms, placed her feet into the water, and gently bit her earlobe.
"If you truly, truly care for me, then don't mess around anymore... Once our engagement banquet is held, I'll give you..."
Ning Rongrong leaned softly against Ye Qiu's embrace, gently inhaling the fragrance emanating from him.
Hmph.
This guy, even the scent on his body is so alluring.
Just smelling it can clear negative status effects.
"Don't worry, I promised you before, and I'll never lie to you!"
Ye Qiu gently began to give Ning Rongrong a daily massage.
"Mm, I believe you..."
Ning Rongrong let out a soft cry.
She wrapped her arms around Ye Qiu's neck, tilted her head, and they kissed.
Regarding the Evil Soul Masters.
Ye Qiu didn't say much to Xiao Wu and the others.
They were still very weak, and couldn't help much, so there was no need to make them worry more about such matters.
...
Early the next morning.
Ye Qiu appeared in front of Ye Lingling's house.
A graceful and beautiful woman was already waiting there for Ye Qiu.
Her long hair fluttered in the cool morning breeze.
The veil on her face was occasionally lifted by the breeze, revealing her delicate chin and a small part of her pretty face.
Although Ye Lingling's appearance was no longer a secret.
This scene still reminded Ye Qiu of when he first arrived and shared lunch in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy cafeteria, staring at her and getting caught.
That day, Ye Lingling...
Was also like today, standing there early, waiting for him.
"Lingling, I didn't make you wait long, did I?"
Looking at Ye Qiu, with his blue hair and purple clothes, a hint of admiration and expectation flashed in her light blue eyes.
Ye Lingling shook her head slightly.
"No, I just got here."
"Then..."
Ye Qiu was about to reach out and invite Ye Lingling to return to Blue Tyrant Academy together.
However, a gentle voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Lingling... you haven't left yet?"
Ye Qiu turned to look.
He saw a beautiful woman in a goose-yellow palace dress, who resembled Ye Lingling by sixty or seventy percent, gracefully walking towards them.
"Mom, why are you up so early today?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Ye Lingling's eyes.
She knew her mother, Ye Qinshui, always slept until she woke up naturally every day. If she slept in, she wouldn't even go to the medical clinic, calling it her 'beauty sleep.'
But today, she was uncharacteristically up at dawn.
If she didn't trust her own eyes.
Ye Lingling would have suspected it was already late morning.
"Mom has something to do today, what's wrong with getting up early?" Ye Qinshui gave her a glance.
Her gaze swept over Ye Qiu beside them, and a fleeting hint of admiration flashed in her eyes.
Then, a hint of playfulness appeared.
She said softly and with feigned concern:
"It's my good daughter, you. You've been waiting here for so long, and the person you're waiting for still hasn't arrived? How heartless, it's making Mom's heart ache."
"..."
Ye Qiu, who was about to greet them, stared blankly at the mother and daughter in front of him.
Are their personalities really that different?
Even if they're different, why does what Ye Lingling's mother said sound so strange?
Such a master of subtle jabs...
Ye Lingling noticed Ye Qiu's surprised gaze.
Her beautiful face beneath the veil instantly turned fiery red, and she quickly glared fiercely at her mother.
She quickly retorted, "Mom, you... what are you talking about? I... I didn't wait long at all."
Ye Qinshui ignored her anxious daughter and continued her attack: "Lingling, Mom knows you. If you didn't wait long, why are you stuttering?"
"I wonder which boy made you..."
"Enough! Mom... The person picking me up is already here! Don't say anything more!"
Ye Lingling bit her teeth in shame and indignation.
She quickly interrupted what Ye Qinshui was about to say next, to prevent her from saying anything else that could be misunderstood.
She finally understood now why Ye Qinshui had been so concerned about her return time to the academy, and why Ye Qinshui had gotten up so early today.
It was all for Ye Qiu!
"Ah~? He's already here?"
Ye Qinshui then feigned a gasp of surprise, exaggeratedly looking around.
In reality, she was already beaming with laughter inside.
Ye Lingling's shy, maiden-like appearance made Ye Qinshui re-evaluate her daughter.
At the same time, she could also confirm.
Her daughter's feelings for this young man were indeed out of the ordinary.
She clearly waited for a long time.
Yet she insisted she had just arrived—this clearly indicated something was going on.
As her mother, of course, she had to help her daughter, who wasn't good at socializing, break through that barrier!
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