Chapter 242
Ye Jingyun took Ji Die to get treatment, leaving Tan Miaotong and Ye Chu behind.
“Interested in going for a walk?” Ye Chu looked at Tan Miaotong with a smile. “It’s rare that Ye Jingyun is not here to disturb us.”
“Do you hate Jingyun that much!” Tan Miaotong giggled. Looking at the sharp-featured Ye Chu in front of her, Tan Miaotong felt warmth and peace in her heart. Perhaps it was because of her closeness to Qing Wenting that she also felt close to Ye Chu, or perhaps because Ye Chu had always taken care of her. In front of Ye Chu, she felt an even stronger sense of intimacy.
Thinking again of how she had once been almost completely naked in front of Ye Chu, Tan Miaotong’s expression turned inexplicably shy.
The city at night was very quiet. Ye Chu took Tan Miaotong to the edge of a small lake. Fireflies twinkled along the shore. Logically, fireflies should not appear in this season, but whether due to the influence of the Ancient Nightmare Forbidden Land or some other reason, the temperature in this city remained constant year-round, and fireflies danced constantly.
“So beautiful!” Tan Miaotong clearly still had the heart of a little girl. Seeing the fireflies twinkling by the lake, matched with the shimmering water surface, she cried out happily.
Tan Miaotong ran to the edge of the small lake and reached out gently to catch the fireflies. What was magical was that the surrounding fireflies actually flew towards Tan Miaotong, circling her and giving off faint light.
The soft glow shone on Tan Miaotong, highlighting her stunning beauty and gentle charm even more. Her jade-like hands were slender and fair. Standing there, she looked like an immortal under the moonlight. Her reflection danced with the moon in the water, captivating anyone who saw it.
Ye Chu stood to the side watching Tan Miaotong dance with the fireflies, a faint smile on his face. He felt this woman was truly very gentle and beautiful.
“Ye Chu, what are you doing standing there? Come over and play with me!” Tan Miaotong called to Ye Chu. “Hehe, these fireflies are all following me. Come and try. Will they follow you too?”
Ye Chu walked forward. Before he even got close to Tan Miaotong, the fireflies panicked and fled in all directions, making Tan Miaotong giggle again. “No wonder Jingyun and Wenting say you’re a bad guy. Even the little bugs know to stay far away from you.”
Ye Chu looked at the fireflies gathered around Tan Miaotong, then at her porcelain-white skin and charming pretty face, and said with a smile, “It’s not that I’m too bad. It’s that these things are too lustful. Naturally, I cannot attract them.”
Hearing Ye Chu’s words, Tan Miaotong’s tender face turned pink. Her watery eyes gave Ye Chu a reproachful glance, full of alluring charm.
“I’m not talking nonsense!” Ye Chu laughed. Looking at the fireflies fluttering around Tan Miaotong, he smiled and said, “Someone did research. Female fireflies give off very dim light, hard to see, and they also have trouble flying. The light from male fireflies is to attract females. So tell me, aren’t they lustful? It’s all because Miaotong is too beautiful. They have given up trying to seduce female fireflies!”
“Nonsense!” Tan Miaotong lightly spat, her face flushed red, extremely enticing.
“What a pity. If Miaotong were wearing not a blue dress today but a pure white one-piece dress, dancing gracefully would really turn you into an immortal.” Ye Chu smiled at Tan Miaotong. “How about I go buy a set for Miaotong? You can change into it, okay?”
Tan Miaotong shot Ye Chu a sideways glance. She looked around and thought that if she really changed clothes, would Ye Chu not see everything clearly? Tan Miaotong could not help but recall the two times she had exposed her body in front of Ye Chu. Her face turned scarlet, burning hot.
Seeing Tan Miaotong like this, Ye Chu could not help but think back to the first time he saw Tan Miaotong. Her snow-white full breasts, her fair and tender thighs, especially that patch of fragrant grass. Ye Chu felt his blood boiling. Tan Miaotong seemed to ignite him completely.
In his previous life, Ye Chu had indulged in pleasures of the flesh and was extremely greedy. Even now, possessing a woman as stunningly beautiful as Bai Xuan, he still could not change his nature. Looking at the currently charming and irresistible Tan Miaotong, he felt she was truly heart-stirring.
Ye Chu still had no resistance to such an unparalleled beauty.
Tan Miaotong saw Ye Chu staring at her with burning eyes. Her face grew even hotter. She avoided his gaze, walked to the lake edge, squatted down, and used her jade-like fair hands to stir the lake water. Ripples spread out under the moonlight.
Tan Miaotong squatted there, and the fireflies followed her, making that side of the lake mirror-like and extremely beautiful. Facing the night breeze, it felt refreshing and pleasant. Tan Miaotong beckoned to Ye Chu, signalling him to come over too.
Ye Chu walked forward. Seeing the fireflies had landed in her hair, he could not help but ask, “Do you want me to chase the fireflies out of your hair? Otherwise, if they die in there, it would be too sinful.”
“Ah…” Tan Miaotong was stunned. Looking at the fireflies that had landed in her hair, she nodded to indicate Ye Chu should help.
Ye Chu’s fingers passed through Tan Miaotong’s hair. He could feel its softness. Ye Chu gently moved her hair, carefully driving away the fireflies one by one. His movements were very gentle.
Being so close to Tan Miaotong, Ye Chu could smell the fragrance from her body reaching his nose. His gaze followed her fair neck downward and could see the glimpse of white cleavage at her collar, highlighting the fullness of her chest.
“Hurry up!” Tan Miaotong saw Ye Chu moving so slowly and more and more fireflies landing in her hair. She could not help but say to Ye Chu. Her voice was clear and melodious, like cool spring water.
“I’m afraid if I move too fast, I’ll kill them!” Ye Chu said with exaggerated compassion, slowing his movements even more.
Tan Miaotong was stunned. She turned her head to look at Ye Chu and saw his gaze fixed on her collar. Her face instantly flushed. She reached up to cover her collar and gave Ye Chu a reproachful look. “Don’t look around. Believe me or not, I’ll kick you into the water?”
Ye Chu gave a sly laugh, quickly looked away, and gently helped Tan Miaotong drive away the fireflies. Ye Chu thought to himself whether he should tell Tan Miaotong that if she hugged him, the fireflies would not come near, but thinking it was too obvious, he decided against it.
“You two are really getting along so sweetly!” Just as Ye Chu was brushing Tan Miaotong’s hair, Ye Jingyun somehow appeared beside them. Looking at Tan Miaotong with a teasing gaze, she also glared fiercely at Ye Chu.
“Ah!” Tan Miaotong suddenly stood up. The fireflies in her hair instantly flew away, not a single one left.
Seeing this scene, a blush spread across Tan Miaotong’s extremely beautiful face. She did not have the courage to look at Ye Chu or Ye Jingyun again.
Clearly, Ye Chu’s earlier actions probably looked like groping in Ye Jingyun’s eyes. Tan Miaotong wished she could bite Ye Chu. She thought this guy must have done it on purpose.
Ye Chu shrugged innocently and said, “I didn’t expect these fireflies to be so timid. The moment you stood up, they all flew away.”
Tan Miaotong’s face was bright red. She stood there prettily, blocked by Ye Jingyun’s teasing, her ear tips completely flushed.