"What?"
"My legs are numb. Can you carry me to the sofa beside us?"
Gretel pointed at the nearby sofa.
"Crawl over there yourself."
Chen Li's face was full of cold ruthlessness.
"Little Brother Chen Li, you know that I left when I was young..."
"Stop, stop, stop. I'll carry you, all right?"
Of course Chen Li knew that Gretel had left her father, mother, and even her own planet when she was young.
"But this trick won't work next time."
Chen Li warned Gretel.
"Got it."
Gretel nodded obediently.
If it worked this time, then she would use it again next time!
Chen Li carefully slipped his arms beneath Gretel's knees and behind her back, effortlessly gathering her into his embrace.
The distance between them suddenly closed. His warm body heat seeped through their clothes and the thin white stockings covering her knees, slowly permeating Gretel's body and making her tremble slightly.
With her feet suspended above the ground, Gretel only felt her heartbeat speeding up and her mind going slightly blank. The sound of their bodies brushing against each other through their clothes seemed magnified in her ears.
A gentle sensation, as though it could embrace everything, wrapped around all of Gretel's senses.
By the time Gretel came back to herself, her body had already sunk into the softness of the sofa.
"You okay?"
Chen Li's voice came from above her.
"I'm fine. It's just..." Gretel nodded slightly.
"Just what?"
"My legs are still a little numb. Can Little Brother Chen Li massage them for me?"
Gretel pressed her hands together, closed her left eye, and put on a pleading expression.
"In your dreams."
"Little Brother Chen Li, do you want to earn 200 Starstones easily?"
Gretel suddenly asked.
"Not interested. But since you insist so much... fine."