"Hu Liena..." Little Jiu felt they had to have a proper talk about this. Otherwise, the backyard would catch fire, and Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing would surely skin him alive.
"You're still calling me Hu Liena? You can call me Nana, just like Teacher does."
A trace of shyness flickered in Hu Liena's beautiful eyes, but she still corrected him. Then she picked up the spoon again and fed Little Jiu more soup.
Little Jiu's mind was a mess. He drank the soup spoonful by spoonful. Still, the soup really was delicious.
Only then did he take a proper look at Hu Liena. She was dressed casually, her lazy demeanor carrying a captivating charm. The more soup Little Jiu drank, the drier his mouth became.
Hu Liena picked up a silk handkerchief and gently wiped away the soup left at the corner of Little Jiu's mouth.
Little Jiu sighed.
"Nana, look, you've already ruined me. My integrity and all that are gone."
"Can we just pretend none of this ever happened?"
Hu Liena's hand trembled, and she nearly pressed the bowl of soup into Little Jiu's face. A flicker of disappointment appeared in her beautiful eyes, but she quickly composed herself and parted her red lips.
"Fine! Whatever you want, I'll do it. I have no objections."
"You're being that reasonable?" Little Jiu clearly did not believe her. He looked Hu Liena over a few times before probing, "You're not planning to lay it all out with Xiao Xue and Zhu Qing, then leave me with nothing, are you?"
Hu Liena gently shook her head, set down the bowl, and sat by Little Jiu's bed. After helping him lean back more comfortably, she said slowly, "I mean it."
"Senior Brother, no matter what you ask me to do or