Teasing Ya Fei

Xiao Jin held Ya Fei by her slender waist, resting his chin on her fragrant shoulder and breathing in her delicate scent. He was starting to lose control, and his hand began wandering over her back.

"Little brother, is big sister's body soft?" Ya Fei's calm voice rang beside Xiao Jin's ear, filled with embarrassment and annoyance.

"Of course big sister's body is soft. I want to hold you like this for the rest of my life." Sweet words came easily to Xiao Jin. Though he had been single in both this life and his previous one, even if he had never eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run.

As a modern man, he still knew a few cheesy pickup lines.

Feeling Xiao Jin's actions becoming increasingly excessive, Ya Fei directly pushed him away. Her face flushed crimson as she sat in a nearby chair and straightened her somewhat disheveled clothes.

Xiao Jin smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, Sister Ya Fei. It's your fault for being too beautiful. I couldn't help myself for a moment." Ya Fei rolled her eyes at him and did not continue the topic.

"Little brother, I'll be returning to the Imperial Capital this time, so our cooperation will likely have to be postponed for a while. Although the Empire's ten strongest experts are all in the Imperial Capital...

"They have always asked Gu He to refine their pills. If you want them to believe that you're a Sixth-grade Alchemist, I'm afraid the only way is for you to publicly refine a sixth-grade pill." Ya Fei looked at Xiao Jin teasingly.

Xiao Jin was greatly shocked inwardly, but his expression remained calm. "Sister Ya Fei, you've got it wrong. It's my teacher." Seeing that Xiao Jin was still stubbornly refusing to admit it, Ya Fei found it rather amusing.

"Do you know when you gave yourself away?" Ya Fei asked with a soft smile.

"When you handed me the Storage Ring, I saw your hand and the Storage Ring on your finger. The Storage Ring I gave you had an inconspicuous mark on it, one that belonged to me alone. It was on the edge of the ring. When you reached out to take it, I saw that mark. And your hand didn't look like the hand of an elderly gentleman at all—it looked like the hand of a young man.

"And that friend of yours came with you last time as well. So I concluded that you never had any so-called Sixth-grade Alchemist teacher. You yourself are the Sixth-grade Alchemist." Ya Fei smiled triumphantly.

Seeing Xiao Jin remain silent, Ya Fei gently sat beside him and asked with a smile.

"What? Are you angry?" Seeing that Xiao Jin still did not speak, Ya Fei said somewhat aggrievedly, "I didn't do it on purpose. Every Storage Ring I give away has that mark. This time, it was only an accident that allowed me to discover your true identity. I swear I'll never reveal your identity to anyone else, so don't be angry, okay?"

As she spoke, Ya Fei took Xiao Jin's hand and shook it like a young girl.

Seeing Ya Fei act so girlishly, Xiao Jin smiled as well. He lifted her up and placed her on his lap.

"I never expected my Sister Ya Fei to be so clever. I hid it so well, yet you still saw through me. As expected of the woman I've taken a fancy to," Xiao Jin said with a faint smile.

He was not afraid of Ya Fei learning his identity, because he believed she would never reveal it. His silence just now had only been because he was considering where exactly he had slipped up.

He had not expected Ya Fei to think he was angry and try to cheer him up. That was quite an unexpected delight. A woman would only care whether someone she cared about was angry and try to comfort them. If it were someone she did not care about, she probably would not even spare them a glance.

As Ya Fei sat on Xiao Jin's lap in his embrace, her body stiffened at first before gradually relaxing. She rested her head against his chest, listening to his strong, powerful heartbeat, and her heart filled with a sense of security.

This was the first time she had been so intimate with a member of the opposite sex, yet she did not dislike it. Instead, she only felt the comfort of finally finding someone to rely on.

Ever since her parents passed away, she had spent every day on edge. Apart from working hard, she also had to guard against people with ill intentions, leaving her exhausted in both body and mind each day.

Things had improved slightly only after she came to Wutan City, but whenever she returned home, she was still alone, with nothing but loneliness and emptiness. It was only Xiao Jin's arrival that broke her dull life.

At that moment, Ya Fei once again felt Xiao Jin's mischievous hand wandering about. Her pretty face turned bright red, and she raised her head to glare fiercely at him.

"If you keep touching me, believe it or not, I'll chop it off." Seeing Ya Fei's embarrassed and angry expression, Xiao Jin could no longer hold back and kissed her sensual red lips.

Ya Fei was stunned by Xiao Jin's action. She remained motionless as he took liberties with her, only snapping back to her senses when Xiao Jin could no longer resist taking things further. She bit Xiao Jin hard, sprang to her feet, and fled as though escaping for her life.

Xiao Jin touched the blood at the corner of his mouth, still wanting more. "That was a vicious bite. I'm bleeding." The pain also pulled him back from that state.

"How could I be so unable to resist temptation? I scared Sister Ya Fei this time. Who knows when I'll get another chance to kiss her?" Xiao Jin said regretfully.

After resting for quite some time and calming himself down, Xiao Jin stood up, preparing to return to the Xiao Family.

Unexpectedly, he ran into Ya Fei again just as she was about to enter. Seeing her somewhat flustered expression, Xiao Jin found it very amusing.

Ya Fei placed a bottle of healing medicine in Xiao Jin's hand. Without saying a word, she fled again as though running for her life.

Looking at the first-grade healing medicine in his hand, Xiao Jin did not know whether to laugh or cry. Had she forgotten that he was an alchemist? Besides, for such a minor wound, did he even need healing medicine? It would probably heal by itself by the next day.

Xiao Jin leisurely made his way toward the Xiao Family, feeling extremely excited. This time, he had made his feelings clear to Ya Fei. Although she had not agreed, judging from her expression and actions, Xiao Jin knew it was practically a sure thing. He would finally shed the title of lifelong bachelor that had followed him for two lifetimes.

After returning to the Xiao Family, Xiao Jin hummed a little tune all the way toward his courtyard. At that moment, a crisp voice sounded behind him. "Brother Xiao Jin, you seem to be in quite a good mood. You're even humming a tune."

Xiao Jin turned back in confusion and saw a young woman of outstanding beauty.

She had delicate features and a pair of eyes like clear lake water, bright and lively. When she smiled, they curved into lovely crescents.

Her eyebrows were slender and elegantly shaped like willow leaves, perfectly accentuating the charm of her eyes. Her face was a classic oval, with soft lines and skin as fair as snow, glowing with healthy radiance. When she smiled, her cheeks flushed faintly like peach blossoms blooming in spring.

She had a slender waist that could be encircled with one hand, and her figure was perfectly proportioned. Her long legs were straight and strong, while her full, perky breasts formed a striking contrast with her slim waist and long legs, highlighting the graceful curves of a woman.

Though her appearance was slightly inferior to Ya Fei's, she possessed a vitality that Ya Fei lacked. The newcomer was Xiao Mei of the Xiao Family.