At midnight, Xiao Yi tucked the covers around the sleeping Ma Xiaotao. He stood beside the bed, gazing intently at her little face.
When they'd been together earlier, Ma Xiaotao had been passionate and uninhibited, frank by nature. Coupled with her remarkable open-mindedness, she'd left Xiao Yi a little carried away.
He reached out and gently wiped away the tear tracks that hadn't yet dried on her face. After carefully tucking in the edges of the blanket, he slowly rose and left the room.
Their relationship hadn't actually reached the point where they could be completely open with each other. Xiao Yi wasn't exactly the assertive type, either; otherwise, he wouldn't have been pushed into it twice. It had been mutual, of course, but their relationship had progressed far too quickly.
Ma Xiaotao's home was a treehouse. As the heart of Shrek, Sea God Island naturally offered excellent accommodations.
Alongside these small treehouses, little detached villas with their own courtyards were scattered around the island. Ma Xiaotao probably hadn't wanted to be alone in a vast, empty mansion, so she'd chosen this smaller place instead.
He went alone to sit by the beach. Before long, footsteps sounded behind him.
"Senior Brother Yan, why did you go out of your way to bring us together?" Xiao Yi sighed and turned around, seeing Yan Shaozhe scratching his head.
Yan Shaozhe lived nearby. The moment he sensed Xiao Yi heading out in the middle of the night, he knew things had gone south. His junior brother had probably guessed that Yan Shaozhe was involved, so he'd followed him out.
"Junior Brother, you know Xiaotao grew up at Shrek. I raised her myself. I can only blame my own limited abilities." Yan Shaozhe sighed, walked over to Xiao Yi, and pulled him down to