boyutpedia Chapter 182 Night Bath (Part )
Chapter 182 Night Bath (Part )
Because the room was dim, Tao Yao had to rely on her experience to determine the direction of the bed. This room faced southeast, so the bed should be placed on the north side.
Taoyao crawled along the north side, but suddenly could not go any further. His hand touched a piece of wooden wall, not sure if it was a screen or something else, it was slippery and seemed to be covered with some moisture.
Tao Yao felt puzzled. Chu Huanjun always liked to enjoy himself, so why didn't he choose a room with more ventilation? This room was so humid that if he slept in it for a few more days, he might get a rash.
Tao Yao hit a wall here and was about to change direction, but suddenly he felt his wrist warm. Someone held it and rubbed it gently in the palm of his hand.
Chu Huanjun's hoarse voice drifted over from above Tao Yao's head: "Is there a thief? Why is he not sleeping so late at night to steal things?"
Tao Yao was suddenly startled and jumped up from the ground like a spring, but her hand was still held tightly in Chu Huanjun's hand and she couldn't break free.
"Still want to steal someone?" He curled his lips and smiled.
"Who... who said that..." Tao Yao's heart was beating like a drum, and she was so nervous that she was speechless for a moment: "But you, why are you not sleeping at this time of night and what are you doing here?"
Chu Huanjun chuckled twice and answered sincerely, "I'm taking a shower."
Bath? ——These two words fell into Tao Yao's ears, forcing her face to burn. Needless to say, her face must be red now. Fortunately, the room was dark enough that Chu Huanjun could not see the expression on her face.
Fortunately, the room was pitch black. Chu Huanjun must be wearing nothing at the moment, and Tao Yao didn't want to see anything.
Like a guilty thief, Tao Yao turned her head away from Chu Huanjun, and handed the white jade porcelain box in her hand towards him.
"This... I promised to fix it for you before. Now that it's fixed, I'll give it back to you." Tao Yao said.
After a long pause, there was no response from the other side. Then, there was the sound of running water nearby. Chu Huanjun stood up from the tub. A slender arm reached up and wrapped around Tao Yao's neck, like a cold, white, and slippery python, slowly winding around her and executing her with a hanging motion.
Tao Yao could hardly breathe, and her heavy gasps fell continuously into his arms.
After a long moment, Chu Huanjun loosened his grip. He did nothing but take the white jade porcelain box back. Another sloshing sound of water filled the air, and Chu Huanjun sat back in the tub. As the light gradually brightened, he carefully examined the white jade porcelain box in his hand.
Tao Yao didn't dare to turn around. She stood there like a piece of wood, not daring to move an inch.
She had never felt time was so unbearable as she did now. Every minute and every second passed so slowly. It felt like ten thousand ants were crawling in her heart, making her anxious and unbearable.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Huanjun's voice rang out from behind him: "Well, it's been repaired quite well."
“I… I’m sorry…” Tao Yao felt a little guilty, her voice gradually becoming lower, and she lacked confidence: “I accidentally fell and chipped off a corner… Sorry, I didn’t mean to…”
Chu Huanjun didn't respond to her. She was getting impatient and was about to leave. "It's getting late. You should get some rest. I'm sorry for breaking your things, but we'll settle any accounts tomorrow. I won't disturb your rest..."
Just as she was about to take a step forward, she heard the sound of dripping water from behind her. Two bare arms wrapped around her waist, supporting her body and pulling her back.
Tao Yao's heartbeat was as deafening as thunder. Apart from her own heartbeat, she could hardly hear anything else.
Her subconscious was reminding her, it's dangerous! You can't stay here any longer, run away!
But her hands and feet seemed to be anesthetized, and she surrendered to Chu Huanjun's actions.
The room was lit with pleasant-smelling incense, which was different from the pine-wood scent that Chu Huanjun usually used. It must be a new incense bought at the incense tasting conference.
Perhaps the fragrance had a dizzying effect. In the darkness, Tao Yao couldn't tell whether she was awake or asleep. The touch of the embrace was blurry, sometimes far away, sometimes close. Chu Huanjun seemed to be whispering many words in her ear, but she didn't hear a single word.
She was originally only wearing a nightgown. The outer robe had been thrown away at some point. The only thin nightgown left was soaked by water, sticking to her body and dripping with water.
Chu Huanjun kissed her and unbuttoned her pajamas. She had no choice but to let him do it.
But the moment the button was undone, Chu Huanjun stopped moving. The first rays of dawn had already appeared on the horizon, and the faint morning light streamed in through the wide-open window, illuminating each other's faces.
Tao Yao instantly saw the large area of the naked chest of the person in front of her exposed above the water. She screamed as if she had just woken up from a dream and struggled to get up.
Chu Huanjun smiled awkwardly as he came closer, covered her mouth, and murmured, "Song Zhishou is sleeping next door. Do you want him to know?"
Tao Yao couldn't help but call him a bastard in her heart - she knew he was in danger and should have escaped earlier.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Chu Huanjun felt really distressed. He gently rubbed her blushing face like teasing a kitten.
Tao Yao's heart was pounding. Chu Huanjun was so close to him that he could see the small water droplets condensed on his eyelashes.
Chu Huanjun rested his elbows on the edge of the tub, his palm supporting his chin, and looked at Tao Yao's face, neck, and collarbone very seriously...
Realizing that the other person's gaze was gradually drifting downwards, Tao Yao alertly covered her chest with both hands and cursed in a low voice: "Bastard! What do you want to do?!"
"Son of a bitch? I like you calling me that."
Chu Huanjun stared at her with a wicked smile, raised his hand and pointed at the sky outside the window, and said, "It's dawn, tomorrow is the day, it's time to settle the accounts."
Tao Yao clutched her chest tightly: "How are you going to settle this?!"
Chu Huanjun approached her, held her face in one hand, traced her jawline with his fingers, and rubbed her small earlobe.
"Don't you know what's going on?"
Chu Huanjun's hot breath sprayed on Tao Yao's cochlea. She was originally sitting on the edge of the bathtub, but she seemed to lose her balance and fell backwards into the water.
The thin white nightgown she was wearing floated on the water like a flower, hiding the spring scenery beneath the transparent water surface.
Although she had hugged Chu Huanjun many times, she had never felt his arms so broad as today, enough to gently hold her thin shoulders in his arms without leaving any gap.
She had never been so panicked and at a loss as she was today. Her mind was in a mess and she didn't know how to deal with this matter.