Ji Chuan nonchalantly said, "It’s nothing. You don’t need to feel any embarrassment or shame. During this special time, it’s better to avoid touching cold water."

"But... but..." Yan Huan looked embarrassed, "That’s my private matter. It’s just like not wearing any clothes..."

"Sorry." Ji Chuan then realized he might have invaded someone else’s privacy, but he was only thinking about keeping Yan Huan from touching cold water again.

He hadn’t considered so much.

"No, no." Yan Huan quickly explained, seeing that he misunderstood, "I didn’t mean it that way. I just feel really embarrassed..."

After saying this, she unexpectedly covered her face with her hands.

Such a situation would have been impossible for Yan Huan in the past.

If any man dared to touch her clothes, she would definitely have given him a fierce slap in return.

But seeing Ji Chuan like this, not only did she not feel angry or upset, her first reaction was embarrassment and shyness.

This was completely against her usual demeanor.

Even Yan Huan herself felt something was off, but she didn’t know why she, who had always been so carefree and had never blushed, blushed again and again in front of Ji Chuan.

Is this love?

But this feeling was distinctly different from the one she had when she met Cheng Yue.

"It’s nothing to be embarrassed about." Ji Chuan chuckled softly, "I’ve seen the most authentic side of you. I bet Cheng Yue has never seen you like this."

"What kind of... me?"

"The you with absolutely no facade." Ji Chuan said with a smile.

Yan Huan suddenly remembered the ridiculous thing she did after drinking that time.

Thinking about it now, she felt relieved; Ji Chuan was not wrong at all.

She had covered him with tears and snot, and now... sigh, she lost all her dignity, and in front of Ji Chuan, she truly had no privacy left.

"Alright." Yan Huan said with a wry smile, "Since it’s already like this, let it be embarrassing then!"

Ji Chuan took two steps forward and whispered softly into her ear, "Did you know? You look so cute when you blush!"

"..." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

When one frequently blushes in front of a man, she is not far from springtime.

.....................

The fish was stewed very tender, and the fish soup was extremely delicious.

This was Yan Huan’s first time tasting such delicious clear stewed fish.

She could confidently say that Ji Chuan’s cooking was no worse than An Hao’s.

After the meal, Yan Huan wanted to insist on washing the dishes, but Ji Chuan declined.

So, she took Ning Chenyang inside to rest.

The child, exhausted from playing, fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Yan Huan watched Ning Chenyang and herself drifted into a dream.

In her dream, there was a thick fog again.

No! To be precise, it was filled with swirling dust; it was the first time she had seen so much dust.

The world was darkened, all surrounded by yellow dust.

Yan Huan couldn’t find her way amidst it.

"Ji Chuan... Ji Chuan..." she shouted, raising her voice in the dream, "Ji Chuan, where are you! Come and save me, I can’t find my way home! I can’t see where this is?"

Suddenly, she felt as if someone was standing in her life.

Yan Huan abruptly turned around, and a terrifying face with a knife scar appeared in front of her.

The face was none other than the elderly man she met in the park today.

He grinned and reached his hand out to Yan Huan.

"Ah—!" With a sharp scream, Yan Huan opened her eyes and sat up abruptly.