Seeing Lin Yuan return safe and sound, a flicker of delight immediately crossed Qian Renxue's usually serene, beautiful eyes.
She was about to step forward to greet him when her delicate nose suddenly gave a slight twitch.
Qian Renxue stopped, then slowly circled around Lin Yuan, her gaze growing increasingly playful.
"What?"
"You went out for a walk in the middle of the night, and came back smelling like a woman?"
Qian Renxue folded her arms across her chest, her tone thick with unmistakable jealousy.
She deliberately lifted her smooth chin and gave Lin Yuan's clothes a once-over.
"You certainly stole the show at the competition today. You looked quite dashing."
"I bet plenty of pretty young girls were lining up to throw themselves into your arms, weren't they?"
Hearing her coquettish complaint, heavy with jealousy, Lin Yuan found it rather amusing.
He raised his sleeve and leaned in to sniff it himself.
Sure enough, his clothes still held a trace of the scent from Xiao Wu's extremely sheer gauze dress.
"That nose of yours is more useful than a hound's."
Lin Yuan reached out quite naturally and took Qian Renxue's soft, delicate hand in his.
It felt so soft and pleasant to touch that he didn't want to let go.
A faint blush rose on Qian Renxue's cheeks. She gave a token struggle, then let him hold her hand.
"Don't jump to conclusions."
"Other than you, I couldn't care less about looking at any other girl."
Lin Yuan led Qian Renxue to the couch and sat down beside her, his fingers gently stroking the back of her smooth hand.
His disarmingly blunt declaration of love instantly dispelled the little sulk in Qian Renxue's heart.
The corners of her lips lifted, revealing a lovely smile.
"You know what's good for