"... Be gentle." Chi Li almost stumbled from being pulled. He pulled his wrist away from Shen Xunye's grasp and walked towards the small sofa. "Hurry up and apply the medicine; I need to go to sleep early."
He stayed up too late yesterday, resulting in severe sleep deprivation. Coupled with his brain and body working overtime all day today, he's incredibly tired now.
If he weren't worried about leaving marks on his inner thighs, he wouldn't have bothered coming over to apply the medicine.
"... Hmm." Shen Xunye casually picked up the ointment from the table and squatted down in front of Chi Li, who was already sitting on the sofa. "Baby, open your legs."
"... Don't say such strange things." Chi Li kicked off her slippers and placed one foot on Shen Xunye's knee. "Say it again and I'll kick you."
Shen Xunye lowered his eyes and looked down.
The toes of the foot on the knee were slightly curled, and the rounded toenails had a healthy pink hue.
Her ankles were slender and graceful, and her skin, in the dim light, was as delicate as fine porcelain.
This person probably hasn't realized that this action represents more than just a warning.
There is also a kind of hidden, innocent, and unaware seduction.
"Where did you kick me?" Shen Xunye asked casually, grabbing Chi Li's ankle with one hand and slowly stroking upwards along her calf.
Their gaze followed upwards.
The stray hairs on her forehead brushed aside, revealing her eyes, within which churned an undisguised darkness.
Chi Li grabbed his hand as it moved upwards, glaring at him irritably. "... Stop being a nuisance."
This person has become increasingly reckless and unruly, I don't know when it started.
He really should be taught how to write the word "restraint".
"What should I do if I can't help but post it?" Shen Xunye asked, somewhat troubled.
How could I not constantly crave a taste of something so delicious?
Besides... he'd already been holding back for a whole day.
"You have to endure it, even if you can't help it." Chi Li snatched the ointment and cotton swabs from Shen Xunye's hand, turned sideways, and closed her legs. "I don't need you anymore, I'll apply the medicine myself."
"OK."
Surprisingly, Shen Xunye agreed without any resistance.
Chi Li was somewhat suspicious, feeling that there was a bigger conspiracy behind this "okay".
He stretched out his foot to retrieve the slippers he'd tossed somewhere earlier, still watching Shen Xunye. "I'm going back to my room now."
Shen Xunye grabbed his foot as he searched for his shoes, lifted it up, and placed it on his shoulder.
Before Chi Li could even gasp, Shen Xunye hoisted her other leg onto his shoulder.
"Before that..." Shen Xunye slowly lowered his head, his voice sounding as if it were muffled by a thick layer. "Let's assume, last night you chose the second one..."
" Shen Xunye— " Chi Li shuddered, tilting her head back, her body tense like a bow, her fingers gripping Shen Xunye's hair tightly. "... Are you crazy? Ugh..."
Chi Li ultimately failed to apply the over-the-counter medicine herself.
It wasn't that he was too tired to continue, but rather... he was just too sleepy.
As the prolonged pleasure finally ended, he closed his eyes.
The remaining mess... well, let the person who started it all clean it up.
The first thing Chi Li did after waking up was to give Shen Xunye another three-day fine.
Firstly, because this person's recent behavior has been really excessive, and they definitely need to be given a serious warning.
Secondly, because... he needs a good environment to properly recover his leg.
Upon receiving the ticket, Shen Xunye didn't try to argue but obediently accepted the penalty.
Hmm... A good meal is just enough to savor for three days.
These three days were another busy three days for Chi Li.
Although he was an 'outstanding student' and Jiang Yue granted him special permission not to participate in full-day training, he was still very busy.
To increase work efficiency, Li Ming specially brought an assistant with him the night before he was to leave for a cameo role in a movie.
"This is the personal assistant I found for you." Li Ming stepped aside so Chi Li could see the young man standing behind him. "From now on, you can entrust him with some daily tasks, such as packing, booking hotels and restaurants, serving tea and water, collecting information, and so on."
The young man, quite perceptive, stepped forward and introduced himself with a smile, "Hello, Teacher Chi. My Wu You, the 'You' in 'worry,' so I hope I can ensure your future life is worry-free."
"Wait a minute—" Before Chi Li could say anything, Shen Xunye spoke up to Li Ming first. "You just said what he could do?"
"Uh..." Li Ming didn't understand, but still honestly repeated, "Packing luggage, booking hotels and restaurants, serving tea and water, collecting information, etc... any daily chores can be left to him, is there a problem?"
"Of course there are, but the problem is..." Shen Xunye subtly stepped between Chi Li and Wu You, frowning and saying unhappily, "I can do these things too, why should he get the benefit?"
Chi Li: "..."
Li Ming: "...?"
Wu You scratched his head. "Huh? But aren't you a guest too? You wouldn't be short of 6,000 a month, would you?"
"I'm short-staffed," Shen Xunye said innocently. "This is the job I've pursued my whole life."
"Alright—" Afraid that Shen Xunye would say something strange again, Li Ming quickly pulled Wu You aside and said to Chi Li, "... What do you say?"
If it weren't Shen Xunye who said this, he would have already started cursing... How dare they covet his cash cow!
Chi Li glanced at Shen Xunye and said coldly, "No, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who can get things done. Let me keep Wu You here."
Putting aside whether a rich young master like him could do a good job, if he were really made an assistant, I might not be able to order him around as I pleased.
"I disagree." Shen Xunye firmly defended his right to be an assistant. "You haven't even made me do it, how do you know I can't do it well? When it comes to serving you, I'm sure no one is more talented than me. Weren't you satisfied a few days ago?"
After saying that, he added, "I can change anything you're not satisfied with." His tone was very sincere.
Li Ming: "..."
A few days ago? Weren't you staying in the Raising House the past few days? Did you ever need anyone to wait on you?
"Shut up." Chi Li really wanted to take some tape and seal Shen Xunye's unbridled mouth shut.
"How about this," Li Ming suggested a compromise, not wanting to offend either side. "For this mission, let Xiao... Xiao Shen accompany you. You'll have him on trial for two days. If he doesn't perform well, then Xiao Wu can take over when we get back."
"... Okay." Chi Li accepted the proposal.
He agreed, which meant the matter was settled.
Li Ming didn't ask Shen Xunye's opinion again, but instead patted Wu You on the shoulder, "... I didn't think things through today. For the next couple of days, you'll stay with me, and you'll still get your salary."
Wu You didn't dare to complain, "Okay, brother."
"Okay, then let's do it this way."
After resolving the assistant issue, Li Ming gave Chi Li some instructions regarding 'filming' before hurriedly leaving.