Volume 3, Chapter 209 – Sister, Don’t Pinch There

The young woman’s slightly cold tone broke through Chi Xiyan’s hesitation.

Chi Xiyan’s body stiffened.

Her gaze slowly focused on the face of the young woman before her.

She saw that the young woman before her tightly pursed her lips, the corners of her eyes holding a trace of crystalline moisture.

Those eyes that seemed able to speak were filled with accusation.

This girl’s reaction was completely different from what Chi Xiyan had imagined.

What was going on? Could she have been mistaken?

This girl wasn’t what she’d imagined?

If Yu Lizhi truly had such thoughts in her heart, she shouldn’t have shown this kind of reaction.

Just as Chi Xiyan’s eyes flickered uncertainly, the young woman’s weak voice came over.

“Sister… in your eyes, am I this kind of woman?”

Lu Zhuxin’s hand remained lightly covering her own chest. She sat on the bed like a pitiful white rabbit, her voice faint.

“In sister’s view, because Yu Lizhi likes women, does she develop those kinds of thoughts about any girl?”

“In sister’s view, the reason Yu Lizhi could be so easily deceived emotionally by an aristocratic family’s woman is because Yu Lizhi accepts any beautiful woman without discrimination?”

“In sister’s view, the reason Yu Lizhi wants sister to stay, only willing to let sister approach and touch her, is because Yu Lizhi harbors ill intentions, wanting to… mmph…”

Lu Zhuxin’s words paused, then she said miserably, “Wanting to… presumptuously seduce sister?”

Chi Xiyan’s expression instantly froze.

This girl had seen through her?!

She did indeed harbor such thoughts.

Lin Xiu said Yu Lizhi might have ulterior motives, but because Chi Xiyan had already signed a Dao contract with Yu Lizhi early on, she could be certain this girl couldn’t betray Chi Xiyan.

Then, after eliminating other options, Chi Xiyan could only suspect that Yu Lizhi, this girl who liked women, her target wasn’t anything else but Chi Xiyan herself.

If she was plotting for Chi Xiyan, the Dao contract not being triggered made sense, because this essentially didn’t count as betrayal.

She had made such an outrageous move precisely because she wanted to test this.

And now, had Chi Xiyan been too clever for her own good and achieved the opposite effect?

So… this girl before her actually had no such thoughts at all?

“Zhizhi, that’s not what I meant!” Chi Xiyan immediately said.

“Then what did sister mean?” Lu Zhuxin asked back.

Her voice was earnest.

“I originally thought that sister was unwilling to come close to me… because someone of my status making such requests of you was really too forward.”

“It turns out, it’s not what I thought at all.”

“Sister.”

Looking at the expression on the face of the young woman before her, Chi Xiyan inexplicably felt a surge of guilt.

“Sorry…”

“My joke went too far.”

Her gaze somewhat flustered, moved away from Yu Lizhi’s body.

“Zhizhi, I’ll help you change clothes.”

“This was my mistake. Don’t be angry, all right?”

As Chi Xiyan spoke, she took a set of pretty light pink ru skirt from the side.

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“Look, this outfit suits you very well.”

Lu Zhuxin looked at Chi Xiyan awkwardly changing the subject, and couldn’t help but laugh lightly in her heart.

This little girl, if she wanted to act in front of her, was still too inexperienced.

“Sister… I’m not angry with you.”

“I just feel a bit hurt…” Lu Zhuxin lightly pressed her own chest. “I don’t want sister to misunderstand.”

“I stay by sister’s side truly just wanting to help.”

“Toward sister, I only have gratitude and respect.”

“I’ve never had any other thoughts…”

“Never dared to hope for anything either…”

Hearing this, Chi Xiyan held the clothes in her hands, not knowing whether to raise them or put them down.

“Zhizhi… I…” Chi Xiyan furrowed her brows, her expression hesitant.

Lu Zhuxin saw her embarrassment.

Little Heaven-Mandated Female Lead.

Handled!

“Sister, the clothes are very pretty.” Lu Zhuxin said, “I’ve never worn such clothes. Can you teach me how to put them on?”

Lu Zhuxin didn’t continue making things difficult for Chi Xiyan, instead giving her a way out.

Chi Xiyan’s eyes flickered slightly.

She hadn’t expected Yu Lizhi would, at this moment, choose to change the subject like her.

“All right…” Chi Xiyan nodded slightly, wearing what looked like a very natural smile on her face. “But first, I need to change your bandages.”

The two of them at this moment very tacitly skipped over that topic that made people feel awkward.

As if what had just happened was truly just an ordinary accident.

Chi Xiyan took medicine from her medicine box. She slowly sat beside Lu Zhuxin. “Zhizhi, does your wound still hurt?”

“Mm, it doesn’t hurt anymore.” Lu Zhuxin responded softly.

She held her chest, turning slightly to the side.

Chi Xiyan sat behind her, looking at her shoulders and neck.

She reached out, gently removing the cloth strip covering Lu Zhuxin’s neck.

The white cloth strip was stained with spots of red.

These were bloodstains that had seeped out during the night.

Chi Xiyan threw away the changed cloth strip and fetched a clean one for Lu Zhuxin.

She followed last night’s procedure, cleaning and applying medicine for Lu Zhuxin.

Her expression was serious and focused.

Her gaze never strayed to any improper places.

Lu Zhuxin could feel those tender jade hands sliding over her neck and shoulders.

The warm touch caressed her skin, traces of heat penetrating into Lu Zhuxin’s body.

Lu Zhuxin knew this was Chi Xiyan using gentle force to let the medicine’s properties permeate her body.

This made the area around her wound slightly warm.

And after that warmth surged up, Lu Zhuxin felt a cold sensation quickly emerge from within her body.

Hot and cold alternating, two inexplicable forces intertwined within Lu Zhuxin’s body.

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Chi Xiyan noticed Lu Zhuxin’s body trembling lightly. She asked with concern, “What’s wrong? Zhizhi.”

“Is the wound starting to hurt again?”

“I’m fine…” Lu Zhuxin said, “It’s just a bit itchy.”

“Your wound is being slowly repaired by the medicine.” Chi Xiyan said, “There might be a little itching, or a little stinging. These are all normal reactions.”

“Mm.” Lu Zhuxin nodded slightly.

“Hah…” Chi Xiyan drew in a light breath.

After cleaning Lu Zhuxin’s wound again and applying the medicine, she carefully wrapped the bandage for Lu Zhuxin.

This was Chi Xiyan’s second time treating someone’s wound.

Chi Xiyan discovered that after being forced to go through two such experiences, she no longer felt as resistant to this sort of thing in her heart.

Had she already successfully overcome her aversion to physical contact with others, or was it because the target of treatment was this girl before her?

Chi Xiyan didn’t know.

She only gently wrapped the white gauze around the girl before her again.

That white ribbon simply wound around the girl’s neck, tied in a simple knot, rather like putting a special accessory on her.

“Zhizhi.” Chi Xiyan lowered her eyes slightly. She said, “I’ve finished changing your bandages.”

“You’re an ordinary person, unable to use spiritual energy to urge the wound to heal, so the wound must avoid contact with water. Unless it’s a medicinal bath like last night.”

“If you want a medicinal bath, you can try having the maids help you.”

Chi Xiyan paused. “I still have matters to handle today. I can’t stay with you the whole time.”

“No need, sister.” Lu Zhuxin reached out, lightly touching her neck.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“I’m not some young lady. I’m not that delicate, sister.”

“You will be in the future.” Chi Xiyan’s eyes flickered with a strange light. “Right now, you truly are very delicate.”

Delicate? Heh.

Lu Zhuxin couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

After finishing the troublesome matters here, in the future she’d let her know who was actually more delicate!

“Sister.” Lu Zhuxin lowered her head slightly, her voice deep. “Clothes…”

Chi Xiyan glanced at the clothes placed by her hand. She knew that today, she couldn’t escape this.

“Sigh…” She sighed lightly in her heart, reaching out to pick up an undergarment.

Looking at the smooth, fair back of the young woman before her, Chi Xiyan frowned.

Now, what should she do?

These clothes weren’t actually difficult to put on.

It was just that while putting on clothes, some physical contact would be inevitable.

This was what Chi Xiyan worried about.

This was different from the skin contact when applying medicine to this girl. Directly dressing her like this, it would be easy to touch some rather sensitive places.

Moreover, this girl didn’t know what was wrong with her—she wasn’t wearing anything at all.

Chi Xiyan not only had to help her put on clothes, but also help her put on the skirt… wouldn’t that be…

This had nothing to do with her cleanliness obsession anymore.

Yu Lizhi liked women. Her actions were somewhat…

Thinking of this, Chi Xiyan couldn’t help but feel some reluctance.

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But she’d already agreed. At this point, she couldn’t go back on her word.

Yu Lizhi’s wound was on the side of her neck. Although the wound wasn’t deep, if she made large movements, it would inevitably pull at the wound on her neck.

This girl was also an ordinary person without spiritual power on her body. She couldn’t use spells, nor could she activate spiritual medicine to repair her flesh.

Without help from others, it would indeed be very difficult for Yu Lizhi to dress herself.

There was no way around it. Ordinary people without any spiritual power were just this fragile.

“Zhizhi…” Chi Xiyan said hesitantly, “I’m going to help you dress now. I might accidentally touch you…”

“It’s all right, sister. I don’t mind.” Lu Zhuxin said.

After receiving this young woman’s affirmative answer, Chi Xiyan pursed her lips slightly.

She slowly moved behind Lu Zhuxin.

Getting closer, she seemed to smell that rich, sweet fragrance on the young woman’s body again.

With this fragrance, she subconsciously moved her throat.

“Zhizhi, can you lift your arms a little?”

“Sister.” Lu Zhuxin’s voice came over. “This garment’s ties are in the front, right?”

“You’re behind me. Can you see the ties in front?”

Chi Xiyan’s movements couldn’t help but freeze.

Personally helping this girl dress was already her limit.

Chi Xiyan truly didn’t have the courage to come before this girl and face her directly.

If Yu Lizhi were a girl with normal orientation, that would be one thing. Between girls, there truly was nothing to avoid.

But Yu Lizhi wasn’t a normal, ordinary girl. She liked girls.

Once she thought of this point, when Chi Xiyan saw Yu Lizhi’s body, she would always feel inexplicably awkward.

She felt unable to view the girl before her as a normal girl anymore.

Chi Xiyan calmed her slightly agitated heartbeat. She sat behind the young woman, saying softly, “It’s fine, Zhizhi. This undergarment’s style is the same as what I’m wearing. Even with my eyes closed, I won’t put it on wrong.”

“Oh.” Lu Zhuxin responded lightly, laughing inwardly.

Clearly, Chi Xiyan, this girl, had no experience taking care of others.

Much less any experience helping others dress.

So she didn’t realize that hiding behind someone else to tie the knots in front for them was actually such an intimate position.

Of course, under these circumstances, Lu Zhuxin wouldn’t deliberately remind Chi Xiyan.

So Lu Zhuxin only nodded slightly, then obediently raised her small arms.

This novel’s world was a fantasy, alternate world.

The types of clothing in the small world weren’t completely the same as the ancient costumes Lu Zhuxin knew from memory.

There were many styles and types that were novel designs Lu Zhuxin had never seen before.

After Lu Zhuxin raised her small arms, Chi Xiyan took the undergarment in both hands, first draping the straps over Lu Zhuxin’s shoulders, then lifting a corner of the undergarment and passing it under Lu Zhuxin’s arm.

However, because of the wound on the young woman’s neck, her arm couldn’t be completely raised. So when Chi Xiyan reached over, it would inevitably cause her to touch that warm, delicate skin.

The delicate touch was like smooth jade.

If it were someone else, perhaps they would quite enjoy such contact.

But as soon as Chi Xiyan thought that this girl very likely harbored certain special thoughts about her, these inadvertent intimate contacts would give her a feeling like touching electricity.

Chi Xiyan subconsciously wanted to open her arms, but unexpectedly bumped the arm of the young woman before her.

“ Hiss …” The young woman before her suddenly drew in a light breath. “Sister… it hurts a bit…”

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“Sorry…” Chi Xiyan’s movements immediately froze. She hastily apologized, “I didn’t mean to.”

Lu Zhuxin shook her head slightly. “Sister, I don’t blame you…”

“Just, please be gentle…”

Be gentle…

Chi Xiyan steadied herself.

She felt her movements were already gentle enough. That was just an accident.

She took a deep breath and calmed down.

It was fine. It was just her hand touching an arm. It wasn’t any particularly special place. Nothing would happen. No need to care so much!

Chi Xiyan herself didn’t quite understand why, after feeling Yu Lizhi might have feelings for her, she became so averse to skin contact between the two of them.

She even felt this feeling was harder to endure than overcoming her cleanliness obsession.

After calming herself down, Chi Xiyan wanted to continue her previous actions.

After sending the corner of the undergarment past the young woman’s chest, Chi Xiyan discovered a problem.

She seemed to have made a mistake.

To avoid facing the young woman directly, she chose to help her dress from behind.

But from this position, if she wanted to completely send the corner of the undergarment to the young woman’s front, she needed to extend her arm completely under her armpit.

And to continue completing this action, she had to get as close as possible to the young woman’s back.

If she didn’t get close enough, her arm wouldn’t extend far enough. She fundamentally couldn’t proceed with the next step.

Moreover, not only that, hiding behind the young woman, she couldn’t see the ties in front of the young woman at all.

Earlier, Chi Xiyan fundamentally hadn’t realized just how intimate this position and posture actually was.

And now, Chi Xiyan felt like she’d mounted a tiger and couldn’t get off.

She thought about it. To avoid getting too close to the young woman before her, she could only maintain maximum distance, then slowly try.

Thinking of this, Chi Xiyan slowly moved forward half an inch.

Letting her hand maintain about a palm’s distance from Lu Zhuxin’s chest.

This distance was enough to help her put on the clothes.

Then… came tying the knots.

Chi Xiyan recited silently in her heart.

But where was the other end of the tie?

Chi Xiyan couldn’t see Lu Zhuxin’s front. She could only search by feel.

She drew her palm back, and very smoothly touched a knot.

Wait! Why doesn’t this knot feel right?!

Why is it soft!

Chi Xiyan applied some force with her fingers, reconfirming the feel.

Wrong! This was wrong!

This wasn’t a tie!

Just as Chi Xiyan gradually realized something was wrong, she heard a lightly trembling “ eep .”

“Sister…”

“Don’t pinch there…”