Chapter Ten

  In an instant, Lin Xueqi was like a startled deer, and she quickly got up from Zhao Yang's body, her pretty face flushing bright red.

  "You scoundrel!"

  Lin Xueqi felt both ashamed and angry, with tears welling up in her eyes.

  She had never let any man, except her father, touch her hand since she was a kid, but today, that scoundrel actually used that disgusting thing to poke at the most shameful place on her body...

  Seeing Lin Xueqi's tearful face, Zhao Yang couldn't help but frown and rub his shoulder that was bitten earlier. "Just now you were the one who pounced on me. I told you not to move around, it's your fault for not listening. Besides, you bit my shoulder so hard that it's bleeding, and I haven't even scolded you yet, but instead you're acting like the victim."

  "You're the one who's a bad person and yet you're accusing me first! It's obviously you! If you hadn't acted like a rascal, how could that scoundrel of yours have..."

  Just thinking about being pressed against her most private place by that thing, Lin Xueqi felt a wave of shame and indignation. She had always been self-disciplined and clean, but since running into this guy, she had encountered one embarrassing thing after another.

  Is this guy really my nemesis?

  At that heart-wrenching moment, the tears that had been welling up in Lin Xueqi's eyes suddenly couldn't be held back and began to fall like scattered pearls.

  Unexpectedly, Lin Xueqi actually cried, which gave Zhao Yang a big headache. Don't look at Zhao Yang having experienced more than 500 years in 'Di Yuan Xian Lu', but what he feared most was women crying.

  "Alright, alright. Don't cry, I didn't do anything to you. Let's just say this is my fault, okay? Don't cry."

  Zhao Yang forced himself to speak up and comforted him with a few words.

  Who would have thought that the more Zhao Yang said, the harder Lin Xueqi cried. She sobbed and choked out: "It was originally your fault. If you hadn't provoked me, how could I be like this? From childhood to adulthood, I haven't even let other men touch my fingertips, but since meeting you, a scoundrel, all sorts of misfortunes have come, waaahhh..."

  "Hey, hey. Can you speak clearly? How did I become a hooligan? Be careful or I'll sue you for slander!" Zhao Yang said discontentedly.

  "You're a scoundrel! Dead scoundrel, stinky scoundrel, despicable scoundrel of the third degree..."

  Lin Xueqi wiped away tears while choking back curses.

  Seeing this, Zhao Yang had no choice but to surrender and said: "Okay, okay, okay. I admit defeat, I admit defeat is enough. Can you stop crying and scolding?"

  "Go ahead and scold, go ahead and cry! Rogue, rogue, stinky rogue!" Lin Xueqi glared at Zhao Yang with red eyes, pouting her small mouth, looking very unsatisfied.

  "Alright, alright, I'm afraid of you. It's all my fault, I should learn from Liu Xiaohui that dead eunuch..."

  "Get out. Who told you that Liu Xiaohui is a eunuch?" Lin Xueqi glared at him with annoyance, wiping away the tears on her face.

  Zhao Yang retorted: "If he weren't a eunuch, how could he hold such a beautiful woman in his arms and not be aroused, without even the slightest normal physiological reaction that any man should have?"

  Uh...

  "Is he talking about me? He seems to have a good eye for beauty."

  Lin Xueqi felt a inexplicable surge of joy in her heart.

  Although I've already heard countless people praise her beauty and elegance, to the point where my ears are numb, it's still quite an accomplishment to hear these words from this stinker.

  It seems that this girl's charm is still very great, the disgusting guy's previous look of disdain must have been deliberately pretended, wanting to play hard to get, this kind of trick I've seen many times before, humph, don't think I'll fall for your trap!

  Lin Xueqi's tears stopped unknowingly, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a good-looking arc. However, her eyes still looked at Zhao Yang with a not-so-friendly gaze.

  "So you're saying it's still my fault?"

  Lin Xueqi's expression had changed from rain to many clouds, and Zhao Yang couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief, wiping away cold sweat, thinking to himself that it seemed women indeed needed to be coaxed.

  "Of course it's your fault. I'm a normal man, after all, and you're such a beautiful woman throwing yourself into my arms - if I didn't have any reaction at all, that wouldn't be normal, would it?"

  Lin Xueqi pinched her chin and tilted her head in thought.

  This guy seems to make some sense. If this girl rushes into his arms and he doesn't react at all, wouldn't that mean this girl has no charm?

  But I couldn't let him off that easily. This was the first time this girl had such 'intimate' contact with a member of the opposite sex, and it absolutely couldn't end like this!

  As she thought about it, Lin Xueqi began to secretly plan how to settle accounts with Zhao Yang.

  "Alright, hearing you say that, it seems this matter can't be blamed entirely on you. Who let this lady be loved by everyone she meets, and have a charm that blossoms like flowers in spring?"

  Uh-huh! Zhao Yang nodded vigorously, now he just hoped that this aunt wouldn't cry or make a fuss. As for the half sentence behind her... uh, it's better to just ignore it.

  "But..."

  Lin Xueqi's sudden change of heart made Zhao Yang's heart skip a beat, and he felt a few points of unease.

  "But this can't just be the end of it. You've taken advantage of me in a big way. From now on, you'll be responsible for all the household chores by yourself. Every day, you must sweep twice and make sure the floor is spotless, and there can't be even a speck of dust on the tables and chairs!"

  "Also... you have to personally cook a table of dishes to make amends, if it's not delicious then it doesn't count."

  As she spoke, Lin Xueqi's gaze fell on the cup of soy milk that Zhao Yang had not finished drinking, and she continued: "So from now on, you'll have to buy my breakfast for me every day."

  "Uh... is that all?"

  "Uh-huh. That's all for now, if I think of anything else later, I'll add it. Don't worry." Lin Xueqi patted Zhao Yang's shoulder with a "I'm being nice to you, aren't I?" expression.

  Zhao Yang rubbed his nose and smiled wryly.

  "Alright, I'm afraid of you. Whatever you say goes. But what if I cook a dish and you intentionally say it's not delicious?"

  "Don't worry, this girl's character is impeccable. If you can really satisfy me, I guarantee I won't speak nonsense."

  "Alright, I'll cook dinner myself tonight and let you taste my skills. Don't swallow your own tongue when the time comes!"

  "Stop showing off! Do you think you're a top chef or something?!"

  Lin Xueqi rolled her eyes.

  Zhao Yang smiled slyly, "You can just wait and see! But I'm declaring in advance, this is only once, I don't want to become your personal chef from now on."

  "Cut it out, who cares. You say I'm fat and you're really panting." Lin Xueqi rolled her eyes.

  Zhao Yang just smiled and didn't say anything.

  At this time, Lin Xueqi said again: "Hey, who is that, I don't even know what your name is?"

  "Little girl, shouldn't you introduce yourself before asking others for their names?" Zhao Yang said.

  "How detestable! Don't call me little girl again. You act as if you're really that old, but look at you, you're not even older than me, you hypocritical old lecher!" Lin Xueqi said viciously.

  Zhao Yang shrugged his shoulders.

  "You won't even tell me your name, so I can only call you little girl."

  "Alright, you shameless 'uncle'! My name is Lin Xueqi and I won't change it even if I get married. Now can you speak up, you shameless 'uncle'?" Lin Xueqi intentionally emphasized the two words "da shu".

  However, Zhao Yang didn't mind and said casually: "My surname is Zhao, name is Yang. A spirited and lively Yang!"

  "Full of energy? Ha! I think it's just being arrogant!" Lin Xueqi curled her lips.