Yukino Yukinoshita, dressed in a bathrobe, tilted her head as she dried her hair. When she saw Dong Yunshan walk in, she asked curiously, "What were you talking about?"
"A..." Dong Yunshan's gaze fell on Yukino Yukinoshita. "A new request."
Fresh from her bath, Yukino Yukinoshita lacked her usual coldness. Her fair cheeks were slightly flushed, literally giving off steam, carrying the clean fragrance of body wash. Her moist eyes blinked blankly. "She hired you?"
"Not yet." Dong Yunshan thought for a moment. "She probably will later."
Yukino Yukinoshita watched Dong Yunshan's back suspiciously as he entered the bathroom.
Then...
"Aah!" A scream like Tom's came from the bathroom.
Yukino Yukinoshita knocked on the bathroom door. "Are you okay?"
"I should be asking you that. Are you okay?" Dong Yunshan hissed from inside. "You just bathed at this temperature?"
"What's wrong?"
"It nearly scalded me into a stumble." Dong Yunshan hissed several more times. "I thought you were planning to eat me for lunch and had started plucking my feathers."
"Everyone bathes at a different temperature. You should test it before turning on the water." Yukino Yukinoshita paused. "I'll get you some medicine."
"I didn't expect it to be that different." Dong Yunshan turned on the water and adjusted the temperature. "It doesn't need medicine. It just startled me."
"...That's good." Yukino Yukinoshita picked up a hair dryer and dried her hair, faintly hearing the sounds of Dong Yunshan showering.
Haruno Yukinoshita drank tea as she watched the scene. Once Yukino Yukinoshita had dried her hair and walked in, she chuckled. "Those who know you just finished exercising would know, but anyone who didn't would think you were about to exercise."
Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her. "Then don't pretend you don't know."
Haruno Yukinoshita drew out her voice. "If I