Ye Qingxian had returned to her cave abode a long time ago.
She sat alone in the pavilion, gazing into the distance.
Ye Qingxian couldn't understand how recent events had spiraled into the somewhat chaotic mess they were today.
What kind of mindset did a person need to have to let Junior Sister openly bite her, then be unable to utter a single word of reproach afterward?
The things Ye Qingxian had been certain of from the start...
The results always seemed to run counter to her expectations. Instead, she and Junior Sister kept growing closer...
Ye Qingxian couldn't help frowning. Who could be kissed by force and still remain utterly unruffled? When she should have been blaming Junior Sister, the little girl's watery, vulnerable eyes instead appeared in her mind.
Whether it was that gentle bite on her tiptoes...
Or the way she tugged at Ye Qingxian's clothes, always looking up at her timidly, like a little deer...
Whenever Ye Qingxian remembered those moments, her heart trembled uncontrollably.
Ye Qingxian lightly tapped her chest. The countless delicate stirrings there seemed to be reminding her that her relationship with Junior Sister was no longer so pure.
A moment later, Ye Qingxian suddenly shook her head with a self-deprecating smile.
Why was she thinking about this?
As she'd said before, no matter how useless someone was, surely they couldn't fall at the feet of the same little girl twice in a row.
Ye Qingxian managed to regain some composure.
Her threads of affection had yet to truly take root, so the core beliefs in her heart would always be vulnerable to interference.
Ye Qingxian stepped forward, walking onto the surface of the water.
Ripples spread beneath her jade-white feet.
Rings of ripples unfurled one after another. The blue lake reflected the