Seeing her like this, Qing Qianxue did not know what to do for a moment.
Unable to think of a better solution, he led her to a brightly lit spot beside the lake and tentatively removed his mask with his free hand. Then, with a gentle smile, he said, "Elder Princess, stop fooling around. Shall I take you back to the palace?"
"Meow~ What a pretty face. It looks a little familiar~"
Clearly, tonight's drunken kitty was also a kitty who judged people by their looks.
Chu Youning stopped trying to escape. She reached out, cupped Qing Qianxue's face in both hands, and slowly leaned closer to study him.
"Meow~ Such long eyelashes. Is the person in those eyes a fairy? She's quite pretty."
"..."
Qing Qianxue said nothing. He felt his body suddenly go rigid, while his heartbeat inexplicably broke ranks and began pounding in utter disarray.
Chu Youning was so close that the tips of their noses were almost touching. When she spoke, he could clearly smell the faint, youthful fragrance on her.
Then Chu Youning sniffed from side to side, her lips accidentally brushing Qing Qianxue's cheek for a fleeting instant.
"Meow, your scent seems familiar. Do you want to keep me? You look kind. Give me just two little dried fish, and I'll go with you~"
At that very moment.
The system, unable to bear watching any longer, unilaterally cut off contact with its host.
It felt that its host's status as a heartbreaker was probably now set in stone.
Taking advantage of drunkenness to tease a respectable young man-was that something a decent person would do?
Qing Qianxue took two deep, forceful breaths, barely managing to steady himself. "All right, I'll keep you. Will you come with me?"
"Mrow, deal~"
Chu Youning immediately stretched out