The sudden voice, like a basin of cold water splashed onto the two, instantly extinguished the raging flames within their bodies.
"You… hurry and put me down!"
Fang Junxue quickly broke free from Ye Ming's embrace and stood up from his lap.
She sat on the opposite side.
She couldn't imagine how she would explain if the previous intimate scene had been seen by Nangong Qianyu.
Fortunately, it was a close call.
At this moment, Nangong Qianyu also descended from upstairs and saw the two sitting stiffly, looking quite strange.
"Junxue jie, why is your face so red?" Nangong Qianyu asked Fang Junxue with some surprise, noticing the flush on her face, and was very confused.
"Also, your clothes…"
Not only that, but Nangong Qianyu also noticed the many wrinkles on Fang Junxue's chest.
The origin of these wrinkles was naturally left behind by someone's climbing.
"Ah! I…" Fang Junxue looked down and only then noticed the marks on her clothes.
She then shot Ye Ming a glance, as if to say, "Look at what you've done!"
Seeing Fang Junxue's resentful little gaze, Ye Ming could only awkwardly rub his nose. But to dispel Nangong Qianyu's doubts, Ye Ming had to step in himself: "Qianyu! Those marks were left when I was treating Junxue jie just now."
Treating?
Upon hearing this, Nangong Qianyu's attention was indeed diverted, and she looked at Ye Ming excitedly, asking, "How is it, can you cure Junxue jie's leg injury?"
Seeing that Nangong Qianyu didn't press further about the wrinkles, Fang Junxue also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry! Junxue jie's leg injury is already more than halfway healed. All it needs is a few more massages from me, and it will be fine," Ye Ming said confidently.
Whether or not it would actually require a few more massages, as he claimed, was unknown.
"Really!" Nangong Qianyu was filled with disbelief and immediately pulled Fang Junxue up, wanting to verify Ye Ming's words: "Junxue jie, try walking a few steps."
In fact, Fang Junxue was also very surprised to hear Ye Ming say her leg injury was more than halfway healed.
After all, her attention had been entirely on other things just moments before, and she had completely ignored the sensation in her leg.
Fang Junxue stood up and cautiously took a few steps. After finding no abnormalities in her leg, she dared to stride out bolder.
After walking for nearly a minute, Fang Junxue felt no heavy burden in her leg, nor that icy feeling.
At this point, Fang Junxue was finally convinced that her leg injury had truly healed.
"Junxue jie, that's wonderful!" Nangong Qianyu hugged Fang Junxue, extremely happy.
Fang Junxue gently patted Nangong Qianyu's shoulder with her arm, but her beautiful eyes had already turned to Ye Ming, filled with gratitude.
Nangong Qianyu released Fang Junxue and linked her arm, saying, "I've decided, we must go out and explore tonight!"
After all, it had been several years since the two of them last went shopping.
"Is it alright?" Nangong Qianyu still looked at Ye Ming with some concern, afraid of any accidents.
"It's fine!" Ye Ming looked at the two women, "More exercise now is exactly what Junxue jie needs to recover as quickly as possible."
"That's great," Nangong Qianyu quickly pulled Fang Junxue upstairs, saying as they walked, "Junxue jie, let's go choose clothes quickly."
"Right, Ye Ming, hurry and prepare dinner. We'll go out after we eat," Nangong Qianyu reminded him about dinner.
With no other choice, Ye Ming became the cook and walked towards the kitchen.
…
Half an hour later, as Ye Ming was chopping vegetables, the kitchen door was suddenly pushed open, and Nangong Qianyu tiptoed in.
"What's wrong?" Ye Ming asked curiously, seeing Nangong Qianyu's peculiar expression.
But as Ye Ming looked closely, he felt that this girl's face was a little red!
"Nothing! I just came to thank you for curing Junxue jie's leg injury," Nangong Qianyu said, averting her gaze and not daring to look directly at Ye Ming.
"Thank me?" Ye Ming saw Nangong Qianyu's awkward demeanor and seemed to understand something, a mischievous smile on his face, "You're not planning to offer yourself in return, are you!"
"You… you wish!" Nangong Qianyu glared fiercely at Ye Ming, then clenched her fist and reluctantly made a decision, "Hmph! I'll let you have your way just this once!"
"Let me have my way just this once? What do you mean?" Ye Ming was utterly confused.
But before he could react, a fragrant breeze swept over him, and then his face seemed to be electrified, a trace of moist warmth instantly spreading through his entire body.
And before his eyes was Nangong Qianyu's delicate profile.
Unfortunately, the warm and moist sensation disappeared quickly.
"You… don't get any ideas," Nangong Qianyu walked out of the kitchen without looking back, leaving behind, "I'm just thanking you for healing Junxue jie."
"This girl," Ye Ming touched the spot where Nangong Qianyu had left her mark, seeming to still savor the feeling.
Although it was a fleeting touch, it still had its own charm.
But ten minutes later, just as Ye Ming was about to stir-fry, the kitchen door was opened again.
Fang Junxue closed the door, walked behind Ye Ming, wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her head on his back. Her lips parted lightly, "Thank you!"
At this moment, Fang Junxue truly felt the happiness of returning to normalcy.
And this happiness was bestowed by the man in front of her.
Although Fang Junxue didn't know why she had accepted Ye Ming so quickly, she chose to follow her heart, to follow the warmth deep within her bones.
Perhaps, this was destiny.
Ye Ming slowly turned around and looked at the beautiful woman before him. Seeing a faint trace of coldness still lingering in her eyes, he felt a pang of heartache, "Don't worry, with me here from now on, no one will be able to harm you again."
In fact, as soon as Ye Ming saw the resilience within Fang Junxue's pale face, he had already been deeply attracted to this girl.
He thought: I want to protect this strong girl.
Therefore, anyone who wished to harm this girl, he would eliminate them one by one.
Fang Junxue tiptoed, and her passionate red lips moved towards Ye Ming. The latter naturally did not refuse and passionately retaliated.
After five minutes of engagement, both sides ceased their assault.
…
By the time Ye Ming and the others appeared on the street, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
"Ye Ming, you'll have to be our knight in shining armor tonight! After all, the attention we, Junxue jie and I, get is quite astonishing," Nangong Qianyu said with a smile, looking at the bustling night scene.
Fang Junxue, on the other hand, was looking around.
It felt like a long-lost sensation.
Indeed, just as Nangong Qianyu had said, they had now become the focus of thousands of people.
Nangong Qianyu, needless to say, was a top-tier goddess-like internet celebrity. Her graceful figure was perfectly showcased in a pale pink lotus-patterned long dress embroidered with delicate pink flowers. Coupled with her youthful and lively aura, how could she not attract gazes?
Beside her, Fang Junxue wore a simple, pure white long dress, and the unique, aloof aura she exuded made her seem like a pure fairy descended from the Guanghan Palace, giving people the impression that she could only be admired from afar and not to be profaned.
Thus, a beautiful spectacle appeared in the night market.
However, in a corner unnoticed by people, a man dressed in black was holding a mobile phone, pointing it at Ye Ming and the others. He then sent the photos he had taken.