Chapter 10 (2/2)

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Noanted to destroy hi ed But I had looked like this ever since ar days Whether I was poisoned then or earlier, who’d waste their time on a brat like me?

It really was strange

My thoughts kept spinning whileon the edge of the tub as I cleaned the skin by his collarbones If I went a little lower…I’d reach his chest…

Here was another weird thing Over the past few years, the chances of such a thing happening was pitifully low Typically, I had little to no contact with his body, even less in such an inti down at entle and mild and his eyes very pretty to see

My heart skipped a beat, and I started to scrub with all th

“Hnn…” he said once, and didn’t say anything else

I stopped and looked at hiret it

The water splashed as he reached out a hand, gently brushi+ng aside the outermost layer of my robes to open it up Shocked, I immediately covered my chest with my hands

He paused for aunwell recently?”

Well…

His eyes were extremely sharp But it’s not like I could say ht? I knittedstiffly “Not at all, you’re being paranoid”

“Let h he was soaking in the water before, now he suddenly stood up, splattering water everywhere I was as frightened as a bird

“Yifu, what are you doing?!” I turned ht it’d be a shaed ed into his clothes

…I’

“I’ into my clothes, you don’t have to hide” He lowered his head to tighten his sash, speaking in an easy tone “In this house, we’re father and son, so there’s no need to act like an outsider”

Yifu, you’re just too naïve

In the future, if you ever figure out that the world has both men and women, or that the foster son you raised for five years was a foster daughter, you would never let e your clothes

I’ain…

I gave off an air of sullen depression

He’d already taken my hand in my moment of stupefaction to check ht, heyour internal channels” Afterwards, he went back to staring at my chest

The atmosphere was extremely aard as the candle flames flickered around us I think my face must have been as red as shrimp roe by now

He studied raspingin a heavy, focused tone “Shao’er, even though I’ when I fed you I’ve never stolen anything from you either, so…”

He hesitated, shooting a looking my way, as if it was difficult to continue I pricked my ears to listen, and in the end, he spoke anyways

“So, it’s not worth it to hide rancid , they’ll spoil”

Rage!

I was filled with sudden anger

He tugged th this time, until I toppled into his embrace

Ow…

My face grimaced in pain

He was startled but didn’t hesitate, using the moment to undo all my robes…

A laht on the side flickered back and forth

That expression was gentle and soft as he spoke “So this was the reason”

My whole body had gone stiff as I stood there, unrant scent eain to surroundme almost dizzy

He spoke lightly again “Looks like it’s swollen But it won’t be a problem In a bit, I’ll use soht”

Ahhh

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I’M FURIOUS!!

Ignoring everything else, he carefully replaced er rose from my heart and I shoved hi a hand behind ain

“Shao’er, it’s almost your fifteenth birthday What kind of present do you want?”

Ah…

I didn’t even knohat day my birthday was, so how did know?

And, when did I turn fifteen years old?

He smiled in a flash of tiive you…the very best”

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[1]black-boned chicken (乌鸡) －wu ji, literally “crow chicken”, a species of chickenwith black skin, also known as the Silkie fowl In my experience, their ular white-breast chicken