Quick Wear: When a Delicate Beauty Becomes Cannon Fodder

Female Cultivator of the Hehuan Sect (5)

  It must be caused by the rough insole.

  This body has been pampered since childhood. The clothes it wears on a daily basis are not very precious, but at least they are made of silk and satin.

  Not only am I wearing rough cloth shoes, I've also walked a long way in them, so the symptoms are clearly showing up.

  The delicate jade feet were rubbed red and had several transparent blisters on them, some of which had already broken.

  Xie Chaoshi's fingers pressed against her heels, which were cool and just relieved the burning sensation in her feet.

  "Brother Chaoji?"

  Seeing that he didn't move for a long time, Ruan Ruan was a little confused.

  Xie Chaoshi pinched his hands and a cool and soothing feeling spread over his feet. The stinging sensation disappeared little by little until his feet were smooth again.

  Ruan Ruan couldn't help but move her feet in comfort, rubbing her heels lightly on his knuckles.

  Xie Chaoshi suddenly retracted his hand, and Ruan Ruan's feet fell into empty air. She was unable to stand steadily for a moment and pounced on him.

  His arms passed through both sides of his neck and his chin hit his left shoulder hard, making a dull sound.

  Xie Chaoshi subconsciously pulled her away and looked at her chin indifferently.

  Ruan Ruan covered her chin with her hands, feeling aggrieved, tears welling up uncontrollably.

  "Why did you suddenly let go?"

  Xie Chaoshi stroked her chin with his fingers, and the effect was immediate even through her covered palm.

  His lips moved, "Sorry."

  The tone of his voice was flat, which inevitably made people doubt his sincerity. However, with his personality, he would not say such polite words.

  Before the mist brewing in her eyes could fall, Ruan Ruan loosened the hand that was tightly covering her chin, revealing a smooth and tender complexion.

  She blinked back the tears in her eyes.

  "Brother Chaoshi, you look so thin, but I didn't expect the muscles on your shoulders are so hard."

  Her eyes were a little dazed, as if she was still savoring the moment.

  Xie Chaoshi looked at her. Her soft eyelashes seemed to be moist and drooped slightly, and the corners of her eyes were red. Her soft and tender lips were slightly open, tempting to pick them.  

  My heart is empty, but——

  He wiped the slightly red corners of her eyes with his fingertips.

  The force was not strong, but it left a shallow mark.

  A crystal fell on his bent index finger, but he did not move.

  Ruan Ruan grabbed his big hand that was pressed against her face, "Brother Chao Shi?"

  The palms of his hands felt cold, and there was a thin layer of calluses on his joints and fingertips. They were a bit rough, and it felt like an electric shock when they rubbed against her skin.

  Xie Chaoshi's expression remained unchanged, but he felt that this action was too presumptuous.

  His eyebrows raised slightly, and he didn't know why he did that.

  His hand slipped away from hers, and Xie Chaoshi looked at her straightly with a hint of inquiry.

  Ruan Ruan let him look at her, as if she didn't notice the coldness in his eyes, nor did she avoid his gaze.

  "I'm sorry."

  A familiar voice sounded in her ears, and before Ruan Ruan could react, she was lifted into the air the next second.

  Xie Chaoshi suddenly picked her up, with his elbows across her legs, shoulders and neck, as if he was holding a piece of dead meat.

  Suddenly, there was a lively voice in her ears. Ruan Ruan was well protected and did not feel any discomfort from the change in space.

  The corner they were in was relatively secluded at the moment. When she hugged Xie Chao, she buried her cheek deeply in his shoulders and neck.

  The distance that Xie Chao had deliberately kept was instantly shortened.

  "Why did you come out like this? If someone sees me in this outfit, will they laugh at me? Brother Chao Shi, I don't want to see anyone anymore."

  The voice came out muffled.

  Her warm breath fanned across his neck as she spoke, and she could feel the body beneath her begin to stiffen.

  (End of this chapter)