Chapter 1078 -851: What Couples Do (3)

The Heavenly Dao Inscription, an extremely secretive matter, is something Ye Jiuyou certainly wouldn’t proactively seek to share with Piaomiao, not even considering it. Whether Zhao Changhe and Piaomiao have snuck into her bath is indeed trivial now—the important thing is that this accident led to a collaboration with Piaomiao on this matter, greatly increasing the chances of unraveling the mystery.

“Piaomiao deciphered some texts. Do you want to know?” Zhao Changhe said with a smile, “If you do, our next deal is here.”

Ye Jiuyou ground her teeth, feeling exasperated. This guy’s intention is clear—he won’t offer another deal like the previous ones; she has to ask for it.

But it hits the soft spot; she truly needs this thing.

“Don’t you want to decipher them yourself?” Ye Jiuyou finally squeezed out a question through gritted teeth.

Zhao Changhe smiled, “I do want to, but for me, it’s merely a curiosity right now—not something I absolutely must do. So… do you want to?”

Ye Jiuyou held back for a long moment, feeling a bit weak, “What do you want?”

“What are you willing to give me?”

The atmosphere fell silent, Ye Jiuyou’s face was expressionless, but she was actually somewhat blank inside.

What could she give him?

The trade yesterday was quite advantageous for him, really just a stroll. Saying what she could possibly offer him, what could she give that he needs? He wants nothing but her.

If she were to make an offer herself, what could she propose?

Ye Jiuyou finally sighed, “You make the offer as long as I can do it.”

Zhao Changhe fixed his gaze on her until she showed a hint of anger, then whispered, “What if I said… I want you…”

Ye Jiuyou’s palms gathered shadows, her expression icy, clearly indicating a sign of turning hostile.

Whatever the case, she couldn’t possibly yield to such coercion.

Yet Zhao Changhe continued, “I want your attire to be more complete. Right now, these few items are just superficial, far from enough. Also, yesterday when I tried to put a necklace on you, you dodged, which displeased me. The future items must be handled by me, no dodging.”

Ye Jiuyou: “?”

What else? Earrings? Hairpins? If it’s those things, truly, it’s a relief letting him personally put them on—what’s wrong with that?

Is this man really out of his mind, exchanging something so important for this?

Ye Jiuyou almost hurriedly agreed, “Deal.”

Zhao Changhe cheerfully pulled out a small package, “Then put this on first.”

Ye Jiuyou was stunned, “What’s this?”

Zhao Changhe unwrapped the package, revealing a pristine, pinkish bellyband, “This.”

Ye Jiuyou: “!!!” 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Zhao Changhe said seriously, “I mentioned that these items were superficial, and obviously, they lacked the inner part—isn’t it just the bellyband?”

Looking at his earnest face, Ye Jiuyou really felt like punching him.

And it’s white!

Is this what you meant by something you had to handle personally and couldn’t dodge?

By the way, exactly when did you swipe the bellyband from the store, even packing it up without me noticing a thing! Is a man’s ability to snatch such things ten times more potent?

Ye Jiuyou took a deep breath and barely managed a coquettish smile, “So, it comes down to a matter of the body… come on, it’s not like you haven’t touched before.”

She proactively tugged at her dress ties, her long gown loosening slightly, exposing the fair skin of her shoulder. Accompanied by the seductive smile on her face at this moment, it suddenly became enchanting, breathtaking.

Zhao Changhe approached with the bellyband, Ye Jiuyou watched his approach with a smile, yet there was a faint coldness hidden deep within her eyes.

This humiliation is noted down… once I get the translations, I’ll turn hostile immediately, this collaboration can’t continue for a moment longer!

Just as she thought of this, Zhao Changhe stuffed the bellyband into her slightly parted collar, blowing unsettling breath into her ear, “This, you’ll have to put on yourself.”

Ye Jiuyou was stunned, Zhao Changhe then sat upright, up close to her, extracting a box of rouge powder from his chest.

Ye Jiuyou dumbly watched him open the powder box, lightly dust her face, saying, “This thing disappears after washing your face, needs to be reapplied daily… when you enhance your cultivation technique, achieving a natural pinkish-whiteness, you won’t need this anymore… it shouldn’t take more than a few days.”

His voice was gentle, his expression attentive, not like the sleazy eagerness imagined.

Ye Jiuyou sat there, letting him dust her face, her mind blank. The posture was so close; she could feel his breath—that playful blow to her ear still buzzed in her mind, even numbing her body.

After quite a while, she regathered some Spirit Awakening, asking, “You’ve calculated all this, just for this?”

“What else?” Zhao Changhe answered nonchalantly, “Do you know what we’re doing now?”

“What?”

“This is something couples do, same as that other thing.”

“You…”

“Did you really think I’d use a deal to take advantage of a woman? Am I such an unrefined person? Speaking of unrefined, I’d rather be unrefined the other way.”

“Stop with the nonsense!” Ye Jiuyou was utterly confounded.

“Whenever you see me, you must be pretty and dolled up. If you refuse, then our translations will be traded word by word, you must come every day for me to apply this.” Zhao Changhe said, as he put away the powder box and handed it to her, while simultaneously taking out lip balm, signaling her to press her lips.

Ye Jiuyou reflexively pressed her lips.

Her eyes flickered, fixating on his eyes so close, they could see each other’s face reflected.

Though not as clear as a mirror, if clear enough, Ye Jiuyou would see the alluring charm still lingering in her eyes.