When Ye An asked so bluntly, Zhang Lexuan's gaze darted away. "I... what would I be thinking? I was just worried about you. I wasn't thinking about anything. Really, you have to believe me."
Ye An had only suspected she was thinking about something unsuitable for children, but now... her attempt to hide it had given her away completely.
"Oh... so you weren't thinking about anything! I thought Sister Lexuan was sneaking looks at me and thinking strange things."
"What's strange about that?"
"Hm?"
Zhang Lexuan opened her mouth, then realized her mistake.
Oh no! Why did I say what I was thinking out loud?
She cleared her throat twice and hurried to recover. "I mean, I've seen your body so many times already. Why would I need to sneak a look? No... that's not right either. I..."
Zhang Lexuan had no idea what to say anymore.
The more she tried to explain, the worse she made it...
Since nothing she said came out right, she simply fell silent. Her fair face was still flushed, her earlobes burned like fire, and she couldn't bring herself to meet Ye An's eyes.
Ye An found her adorable like this. Usually, Zhang Lexuan was the gentle older-sister type; she rarely showed such a shy, girlish side.
He couldn't resist teasing her further. "So after seeing me so many times, Sister Lexuan doesn't want to look anymore. Sigh... all right."
He deliberately sounded disappointed as he turned away.
Zhang Lexuan, whose mind was on the verge of shutting down, blurted out anxiously, "No... it's not that I don't want to look. I haven't seen enough!"
She regretted it the moment the words left her mouth.
*Wait... why did I say what I was thinking out loud again? If I say it out loud, it