Qianzao Yuyi's gaze darted about in a panic, not daring to settle anywhere for long.
An unnatural flush spread across her fair skin, creeping from her slender neck all the way up to the tips of her delicate ears, making her look especially adorable.
At the same time, cold sweat trickled down her back, soaking her clothes against her skin and leaving her feeling utterly uncomfortable.
Her body was stiff and upright. She did not know where to put her hands, and even her toes curled tightly, as if bracing for some unknown attack.
Xingyun Liuge could clearly tell that any tiny sound—no, not just a sound, even the warmth of her breath alone—was enough to make this lovely trainer react like a startled bird.
Watching beads of sweat slide down the girl's forehead, Liuge sighed inwardly.
Cute.
She was in an excellent mood, and even her voice carried a note of delight.
Leaning close to Yuyi's ear on purpose, Xingyun Liuge said softly, "Yuyi, you care that much about me… I'm really touched~"
Her lips moved, deliberately making a soft little mwah sound that instantly invited all sorts of dangerous associations.
Then, in an even sweeter tone, she asked, "Then let's start a brand-new topic. For example… Yuyi, where did you go just now? Why are you sweating so much?"
As she spoke, Liuge pulled a handkerchief from her pocket and gently wiped the sweat from Yuyi's forehead, even going so far as to hold up the dampened cloth for her to see.
Because of that little display, Liuge's body turned slightly to the side, causing the softness beneath her bathrobe on the right to brush intimately against the softness on Yuyi's chest.
The sensation of that pressure and give—
A faint electric thrill sparked from the point of contact, spreading through both their limbs and bones in an instant. A strange warmth rose through the girl's body, and on the surface, it manifested as an irresistibly suggestive blush.
Perhaps because of that, Xingyun Liuge also stretched out one of her well-trained legs and trapped Yuyi's right leg between her own, as if to say: If you don't answer properly, I'm not letting you go~
There was no denying it—this kind of wordless threat carried immense pressure.
Yuyi's lips trembled. In the depths of her eyes, her thoughts had already become a chaotic spiral, as if a single question echoed over and over:
Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?
On Liuge's side, there was only easy laughter and smiling composure.
On Yuyi's side, however, things were anything but calm. Inside her heart, everything had descended into utter chaos, as though ten thousand horse girls were stampeding through it at once.
As a trainer, of course Qianzao Yuyi had heard of "horseplay." She even knew that it was not something that happened only between horse girls—some trainers ended up getting "jumped" by their own girls too.
The problem was that Xingyun Liuge was still only in her Classic year. If she already had two or three ambiguous relationships now, then by her senior year would it turn into four or six? By the year after that, eight or even twelve? If things kept going like this, how was that supposed to end?
Was she going to become some kind of sea queen?
Should she just change her name to Xingyun Poseidon Liuge already?
Yuyi wanted to tell her: As your trainer, I really am going to knock you down, I swear.
But how could a trainer possibly defeat a horse girl?
So compared with such outrageous thoughts—thoughts she could never possibly voice—what she really wanted to ask was:
If you only went out for "a quick run," then why did you come back as three people?
"I… I just went downstairs to get some air."
Yuyi's eyes wandered everywhere except Liuge's face. She was nervous enough to look like she had done something guilty, even though she had done absolutely nothing at all.
Should she say something like, You smell like another girl's sweat?
Yuyi felt incredibly lucky just to be able to travel abroad with Xingyun Liuge. She did not want to become a burden to her—not even when the "trouble" had quite clearly been caused by Liuge herself and then pushed onto her shoulders.
Besides, Xingyun Liuge had already bathed. She smelled fresh and soft, like body wash—there was no trace of any other girl's perfume or sweat on her at all.
"I see."
Xingyun Liuge did not press further, nor did she say anything more about it. She murmured the response casually, then swung one leg over and climbed directly onto Yuyi's lap.
At once, Yuyi's legs began to tremble.
This time, escape was no longer an option.
Liuge's hands settled on Yuyi's rounded shoulders and slowly slid upward to her neck, then farther up, stroking the girl's flushed cheeks little by little.
Smiling, she said, "Yuyi's temperature is really high."
The teasing in her voice was practically overflowing.
Yuyi, meanwhile, squeezed her eyes shut. Even her breathing had become short and rapid. She was certain that in the next instant, Xingyun Liuge would strip her clothes away and drag her into the adult world then and there.
Liuge reached out one finger and tapped the center of Yuyi's brow lightly. Then she traced that same finger slowly down the line of the girl's straight nose, finally brushing it over her full lips.
Then she said, "When I went out just now, I ran into a whole bunch of American horse girls. They invited me to transfer, but I told them my goal was the British and American Triple Crowns. I told them to challenge me—only the victor has the right to offer me advice."
As she said this, Xingyun Liuge looked immensely proud, like some world-famous champion already known far and wide.
Though, to be fair, she absolutely had every right to be proud.
"Winning Colors and Goodbye Halo raced me too. I blew them both out again, and then I carried them back…"
Liuge went on, cheerfully recounting everything that had happened earlier, using the tone of someone bragging about a glorious accomplishment.
Yet she never once revealed that she knew Yuyi had seen her downstairs.
Watching her beam with pride, Qianzao Yuyi blinked.
And suddenly, she let out a breath of relief.
Oh… so that's all it was. I misunderstood everything…
If Xingyun Liuge had not still been sitting on top of her—and shown absolutely no sign of moving—Yuyi might have rushed straight into the bathroom, looked at herself in the mirror, and shouted at the top of her lungs:
Qianzao Yuyi, you complete idiot!
Her face grew even hotter.
As a trainer, she had actually suspected that her own Classic-year girl had run off to engage in horseplay with another horse girl.
That was practically grounds for disqualification as a trainer.
How could she possibly betray Xingyun Liuge's trust like that?
Yuyi savagely scolded herself in her heart, then said a few gentle words to comfort Liuge before persuading her, "Liuge, it's late. You should go get some rest. There are only a few days left before the Belmont Stakes."
Who would have thought that Xingyun Liuge would promptly place a hand flat against Yuyi's soft chest and, in a tone full of what could only be called bad intentions, declare:
"You're right. In that case, I'll stay here tonight."
Qianzao Yuyi went deathly pale.
"Eh? Eh?!"
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