Shen Qi happily played in the bathroom, completely losing track of time.
He Yining glanced at the clock—she had been in there for an hour already...
Taking this long to finish a shower?
Was she planning to scrub her skin off?
Uncertain, He Yining walked to the bathroom door and knocked. "Hey... Shen Qi? Are you done yet?"
Inside the bathroom, Shen Qi had earphones in, listening to music as she soaked comfortably, completely oblivious to the knocking outside.
Unable to see what was happening inside, He Yining knocked again. "Hey, are you done or not? What are you doing in there? If you don't answer, I'm coming in!"
The bathroom remained silent.
Now He Yining wasn't sure either.
Could she have fainted in there?
He pushed the bathroom door—click—and it swung open instantly.
Ah, hell... This woman really...
If he didn't know she'd been avoiding him, he'd think she left the door unlocked on purpose.
After hesitating for three seconds, He Yining decided to push the door open and check.
The bathroom was empty, nothing out of place.
The water stains on the floor proved someone had indeed showered there.
This woman...
"Shen Qi?" He Yining looked around for her, then turned and suddenly saw Shen Qi with a dazed expression.
Shen Qi had her earphones in, listening to upbeat music, a hairdryer in hand blowing her hair.
She thought she heard someone calling her name?
Impossible.
Who would be calling her?
Shen Qi turned blankly, searching for the source of the sound.
But when she turned, her eyes nearly popped out of her head!
Ahhh!
He Yining!
He had come in!
Ahhh!
This is a disaster!
Wait, what was she...
Shen Qi looked down and realized she was only wrapped in a bath towel...
He Yining never expected that the reason Shen Qi hadn't answered was because she had earphones in and hadn't heard him at all.
Seeing Shen Qi fresh out of the bath, he felt awkward too.
He was about to turn and leave when suddenly, Shen Qi threw down the hairdryer and scrambled to run away in panic.
"Hey, watch out..." He Yining noticed that in her fluster, the hairdryer cord had tangled around her leg, and he couldn't help but warn her.
Too late!
In her panic, Shen Qi completely missed the cord wrapped around her leg. As she took two quick steps, the cord tripped her!
Seeing this, He Yining instinctively lunged forward and grabbed her wrist.
But Shen Qi had been too careless in the bathroom earlier, splashing bubbles everywhere, making the floor slippery.
When He Yining caught her wrist, she stepped on a patch of wet foam and hurtled straight toward him.
He Yining hadn't anticipated this shift. He thought about dodging.
But he immediately realized that if he turned away, he could avoid her, but Shen Qi would definitely hit the floor.
In that split second, He Yining chose to catch her.
Bang—they both crashed heavily onto the bathroom floor.
In her panic, Shen Qi felt her lips go soft...
Wait a minute...
Shen Qi's eyes flew wide open, and only one thought crossed her mind: Oh no, I kissed He Yining...
He Yining was stunned too.
The soft touch on his lips left his mind blank.
He just didn't want her to fall—how did they end up kissing?
Both of them froze, neither daring to move.
They stared at each other, seeing the shock on each other's faces.
After about five seconds, they both snapped back to reality.
Shen Qi quickly lifted her head, leaning over He Yining, stammering, "I'm... I'm... sorry... I... I... I didn't..."
Seeing how terrified Shen Qi was, He Yining surprisingly wasn't angry.
He just lay there on the floor, calmly looking at her.
Shen Qi was already too flustered to speak, stuttering without getting out a complete sentence.
The fall loosened her towel a bit, and when she lifted her head, her chest was almost exposed.
He Yining's gaze swept over her collarbone, and his eyes deepened.
Shen Qi scrambled to get up, but in her haste, the towel slipped even faster.
"Hey, you..." He Yining gestured with his eyes for her to look down.
Shen Qi looked down and panicked even more.
Oh no, oh no.
Exposed.
Her brain short-circuited, and instead of covering her chest, her first instinct was to lie back down!
She pressed herself tightly against He Yining's chest, using their closeness to block his view.
As soon as she felt the heat of their chests, she realized what she'd done.
God, what am I doing!
"No, that's wrong." Shen Qi tried to get up again, flailing her limbs, and accidentally hit a certain spot.
He Yining let out a muffled groan.
"Oh, sorry... I really didn't mean to..." Shen Qi was on the verge of tears. "I don't know what to do... I've never been in a situation like this..."
He Yining looked at the woman pressed against his chest and silently stared at the ceiling.
Today, he finally met a truly clumsy woman.
"Alright, don't move. Let me handle it." He Yining spoke up.
Shen Qi froze, not daring to move.
He Yining wrapped an arm around her waist, flipped over, and pinned her beneath him.
Shen Qi blinked.
He Yining blinked.
Hmm... This position doesn't seem right either?
He Yining's phoenix eyes swept over Shen Qi's panicked face, and he shook his head helplessly. "Didn't you say you were already married? Haven't you ever been with your husband?"
"Yes, I am married, but I really haven't..." Shen Qi stammered. "I... I haven't even met my husband yet."
He Yining looked up at the ceiling in exasperation. How could she say such a blatant lie so confidently?
The moment their bodies touched, her instinctive reaction told him she was clearly inexperienced...
Was she lying about being married just to keep her distance from him?
Why was he, who was always irresistible to other women, treated like a threat by her?
When did he become such a menace?
"Oh." Shen Qi clutched her towel tightly, and only after He Yining got off her did she scramble out of the bathroom, wrapped in it.