He carefully dried Bibi Dong's hair, arranged it, then placed the Amethyst Crown back on her head. In an instant, Bibi Dong became the lofty, noble, and imposing Your Holiness once more.
"I didn't expect you to have such skills." Gently stroking the long hair Lu Yuan had arranged for her, Bibi Dong's eyes held a trace of surprise.
"You used to do this for Xue Er and the others often, didn't you?" Bibi Dong asked.
"You're the first." Lu Yuan shook his head at her words.
"Liar. Do you think I'd believe that? Do you really take me for a little girl? Your movements are so practiced—how could this possibly be your first time?" Bibi Dong said.
Lu Yuan smiled faintly. "It's not the first time I've dried a girl's hair, but it really is the first time I've helped arrange it. As for why I'm so skilled, maybe I'm just talented."
"Really your first time?" Bibi Dong asked.
"It really is." Lu Yuan smiled slightly.
"Then you've truly failed as a boyfriend. After all these years, you've never even combed your girlfriends' long hair." Bibi Dong spoke softly.
"Hm?" Lu Yuan froze. This development seemed a little off-script.
Normally, shouldn't she have been happy to hear it was his first time?
Why was she criticizing him instead?
Seeing Lu Yuan's slightly stunned expression, Bibi Dong could not help but smile. This fellow had always looked as though everything were under his control. Seeing him dumbfounded was truly rare.
When he saw Bibi Dong smile, Lu Yuan immediately understood that this woman was deliberately teasing him.
He reached out and drew Bibi Dong into his arms, lightly inhaling her faint fragrance as calm filled his heart.
"Dong'er!"
Lu Yuan called softly.
The next morning!
At the Lakeside Pavilion, Lu