The hot spring plan failed, and Shi Liao Liao almost ruined the future happiness of her young master.
After Lu Yanzhou sat down on the bench and recovered, Shi Liao Liao quietly asked, "Young Master, should I lock myself in the restroom?"
[Private Masquerade, really private]
Bending down and blowing a few breaths, Shi Liao Liao looked apologetically at the young Lu: [Come back to life! Little Lu!]
Xi Yan pushed the door open and immediately saw Shi Liao Liao crouching in front of Lu Yanzhou.
"...Excuse me, you guys continue."
The door slammed shut.
Xi Yan's face was full of complexity.
Who was really concerned about Lu Yanzhou's emotional progress?
Look, they are quite playful in private.
Lu Yanzhou: "...Get up, it's fine."
If Shi Liao Liao was fine after being hit by a hammer back then, it would be useless if he cried out in pain.
Shi Liao Liao worriedly said, "Should I go call a doctor?"
Maru urged: [Hurry! For the happiness of the female lead's future!!]
Lu Yanzhou shook his head.
"You go soak, I need to talk to Xi Yan."
After speaking, he stood up and walked out, as graceful as ever.
Shi Liao Liao blinked.
[It seems like everything is fine, looks like the child is safe]
Lu Yanzhou: "..."
What a messy situation.
Shi Liao Liao, who was not locked in the restroom, got up.
She didn't dare to soak in the hot spring, so she walked to the single shower room to take a quick shower.
After all, who knows if someone might suddenly come in while soaking.
Halfway through washing, Shi Liao Liao, with a head full of foam, suddenly remembered something.
Forgot to bring a towel.
[Maru, go get a towel for me]
The little hamster playing in the basin shook off the water droplets on its body.
[Got it]
The little hamster crawled out.
Finally managing to pull down the towel, Lu Yanzhou, who had just turned back, bumped into it.
Maru immediately lay down and pretended to be dead, burying itself in the towel.
Don't look at me
Lu Yanzhou, who was searching for the young male servant, caught sight of the bath towel lying awkwardly on the ground.
He bent down to pick it up, and a furry little ball rolled out and he picked it up by the back of its neck.
"What's this?"
He poked the little hamster's bottom, a faint smile in his tea-brown eyes.
Pretending-to-be-dead Maru: Actually, I am Shi Liao Liao's third egg. Do you believe me?
"Where's Shi Liao Liao?"
Lu Yanzhou had seen this little hamster on Shi Liao Liao's shoulder before and knew it was her pet.
It wasn't unusual for someone to bring a little hamster to Sainton Academy, especially when others brought their pet black panthers.
Maru quietly opened one eye and saw the male lead smiling down at it, his thick eyelashes slightly drooping.
It felt like he was looking at a mouse with deep affection.
"Squeak."
It pointed with its little paw, its furry face showing a dazed expression after being struck by the beauty attack.
Lu Yanzhou put it down and looked at the towel.
It was light pink, plain, with only a 'Shi' symbol sewn in black thread in the corner.
Lu Yanzhou raised an eyebrow.
Didn't bring a towel?
Shi Liao Liao over there had finished washing, and before Maru could bring the towel, the heating wasn't very strong, and she felt a bit cold.
After some thought, she quickly put on the discarded bathrobe and went out to look for the hamster.
"Maru..."
As she walked to the door, her hand hadn't reached the doorknob when it was pushed open from outside.
Shi Liao Liao had called out half of MarMar's name, but when she saw a pair of obviously human feet, her brain instinctively dodged behind the door.
"Don't come in! I'm not wearing clothes!!"
A figure flashed by, followed by the panicked voice of the young male servant echoing in the bathroom.
Lu Yanzhou stood in place, holding the towel, and looked towards the person hiding behind the door.
"It's me."
"Why aren't you wearing clothes? Aren't you cold?"
Shi Liao Liao was checking her bathrobe, not daring to wear a new one and not wanting to wear the old one due to her cleanliness obsession.
Although her chest wasn't large, the thin bathrobe still revealed too much.
"Young Master... is that you?"
Lu Yanzhou responded with a "Hmm" and his gaze fell on Shi Liao Liao's hand, which was tightly gripping the door frame, with red fingertips from exertion, and the corner of her clothing faintly visible through the gap.
Not wearing clothes?
"I saw your hamster playing with the towel outside."
Lu Yanzhou didn't move, pinching the light pink towel between his fingers, his eyes fixed on her hand, his emotions unclear.
Compared to his own, Shi Liao Liao's slender fingers were too delicate, almost unlike a man's.
"I came to tell you that the servants have prepared a room for you. Gu Xuezhao has already moved in, so you can have your own room."
"I hung the towel on the doorknob. Remember to dry your hair before going to bed."
Shi Liao Liao listened for a while, confirmed that no one was there, and then stuck her head out.
Her towel was indeed hanging there, and Lu Yanzhou had already left.
"You scared me..."
Lu Yanzhou didn't ask too much, otherwise Shi Liao Liao really didn't know how to explain.
After getting herself together, Shi Liao Liao angrily went out to beat the hamster!
When Lu Yanzhou hurried over after receiving a call from Xi Yan, he saw Yang Qingzhou frantically dropping golden beads while wrapped in a blanket.
As soon as she saw him, Yang Qingzhou cried even louder.
"Lu Yanzhou! Do you know what I've lost for you!?"
Lu Yanzhou sat on the edge of the bed and gave a helpless look to Xi Yan.
"Did you lose the child's urine?"
Xi Yan: You didn't used to speak so crudely.
Yang Qingzhou sniffled and said, "That damn... Gu Xuezha took me for you and gave me laxatives! She even took all the toilet paper from the bathroom and forced me to be with her!!"
Lu Yanzhou: ...
There were too many problems, and for a moment, he didn't know where to start.
Xi Yan added, "Then I realized something was wrong and found someone."
Yang Qingzhou angrily said, "That Gu Xuezha is a girl! She said she came to Sainton just to get close to you!"
Lu Yanzhou's expression, which had been somewhat casual, suddenly became serious.
His back straightened slightly, and his hazel eyes narrowed. "What did you say?"
The slender figure of Shilele, her beautiful features, suddenly flashed in his mind.
The interrupted conversation that day, Shi Liao Liao's words "she really knows," and Gu Xuezha's determined face when she insisted on sharing a room with Shi Liao Liao...
Various thoughts flashed through his mind one by one.
"Where is Gu Xuezhao?"
Xi Yan noticed his unusual expression and raised an eyebrow, "She's downstairs. I locked her up."
Gu Xuezhao sat on the ground, hugging her knees.
When she heard the sound of the door opening, she suddenly turned her head.
Upon seeing the person, her face was filled with delight.
"It's—"
Before she could finish her sentence, a hand grabbed her collar and lifted her up completely.
Something seemed to be brewing in Lu Yanzhou's hazel eyes, and his somber demeanor made Gu Xuezhao tremble.
"Shi Liao Liao, just like you?"