108: "Shy" Xiao Yan!

Su Mo, as if performing a magic trick, pulled out a large pile of items from his storage space.

From pots, bowls, and ladles to beef and lamb rolls, from various vegetables to secret dipping sauces, he had everything imaginable.

In less than half an hour, a rich, dominant aroma of spicy and savory goodness aggressively occupied every inch of the elevator.

“Gurgle... gurgle...”

The red oil soup base boiled vigorously, and the white mushroom soup pot also emitted a delicious steam.

Xiao Wu, with her large, watery eyes, eagerly peered over the table, staring intently at the ingredients bobbing in the pot, a glimmer of drool already hanging from her lips.

“You little glutton, your drool is almost falling into the pot.”

Su Mo chuckled, picked up a thinly sliced piece of marbled beef that had curled slightly from the heat, rolled it in his carefully prepared garlic and sesame oil dipping sauce, and held it to Xiao Wu’s mouth.

“Come, open your mouth.”

“Ah—”

Xiao Wu obediently opened her cherry-red mouth and swallowed the fragrant beef in one bite.

“Mmm… delicious!”

The extreme savory, spicy, and numbing flavors exploded on her taste buds. She happily narrowed her eyes, and her two long pink ears twitched contentedly.

“Su Mo, more!”

“Alright, as much as you want.”

Su Mo simply stopped using his own chopsticks and focused entirely on feeding her.

He would blanch a piece, she would eat a bite. The two of them gathered around the steaming hotpot, eating with great enjoyment.

The hotpot meal lasted for over an hour.

Xiao Wu, completely satisfied, sprawled on the sofa, her belly round and full, like a little rabbit that had snuck into an entire carrot patch. She let out delicate little burps, savoring the delicious taste she had just enjoyed.

“Su Mo, I’m full.”

“Full?”

Su Mo looked at her lazy and adorable appearance, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. “Then… isn’t it time to fulfill our agreement?”

“Ag… agreement?”

Xiao Wu’s cheeks inexplicably flushed, and in her mind, she instantly recalled the strange “atonement ritual” she had promised Su Mo before they ate hotpot.

Su Mo didn't speak; he just smiled and took out an exquisite basin carved from a single piece of premium mutton-fat white jade from his storage space. He then poured in a pot of hot water at just the right temperature, with several unknown flower petals floating in it, emitting a faint, refreshing fragrance.

Finally, he took out one more item.

It was a pair of pure white stockings, as thin as cicada wings, shimmering with a hazy luster under the light.

“Su Mo… what… what is this?” Xiao Wu looked curiously at the strange item in Su Mo’s hand, something she had never seen before. It was soft, smooth, and looked very pretty.

“A good thing,” Su Mo’s smile was just like that of the Big Bad Wolf preparing to eat a rabbit.

“This is a divine artifact from our human world, specifically used to protect girls’ feet.”

As he spoke, he walked over to Xiao Wu and knelt down in front of her.

As Xiao Wu’s breathing almost stopped, his warm large hand gently held her delicate, beautiful jade-like foot, which was like a work of art.

“Don’t move, I’ll help you wash your feet first,” Su Mo’s voice was deep and magnetic.

He slowly immersed Xiao Wu’s flawless jade feet into the warm, fragrant water, and his large hands, slightly calloused, gently massaged her.

From her slender ankles to her elegant arch, and then to her ten round and adorable toes like pink pearls, not an inch of skin, not a single corner, was missed.

“Ah…”

An unprecedented, strange tingling sensation shot straight from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. Xiao Wu’s entire body went limp, and her exquisite face turned so red it looked like it could drip blood.

She wanted to pull her feet back, but her body couldn’t muster any strength, so she could only let that scoundrel “wreak havoc” on her feet.

Su Mo “studied” her feet for a full ten minutes before reluctantly taking Xiao Wu’s feet out of the water and carefully drying them with a soft towel.

Then, he picked up the pair of white stockings, as thin as cicada wings.

He carefully stretched open the stocking’s opening, as if he were handling a rare treasure, and slowly, inch by inch, slipped it onto that exquisitely beautiful jade foot.

The cool, silky touch made Xiao Wu’s body tremble slightly.

The thin sheer fabric tightly enveloped her supple and elastic perfect foot shape, making her already impeccable lines even more alluring, even more maddening.

Su Mo looked at this perfect work of art, which he had personally crafted, feeling his throat dry, no longer able to suppress the burning fire within him that was almost breaking out of his body.

“Xiao Wu…”

He looked up, his deep eyes burning with a scorching flame capable of melting everything.

Then, under Xiao Wu’s flustered and shy gaze, he suddenly pounced.

“Ah—!”

Xiao Wu let out a kitten-like cry of surprise. Her entire body was heavily pressed onto the soft sofa by Su Mo, her mind a complete blank… The next morning, when the first ray of virtual sunlight streamed through the projection wall onto the soft large bed, Su Mo slowly opened his eyes.

He stretched, feeling refreshed and full of endless energy.

Last night was another wonderful night.

Although Xiao Wu’s rabbit-like timidity prevented him from breaking through the final defense, just studying those heaven-defying long legs clad in white stockings was enough to leave him with endless afterthoughts.

He turned his head to look beside him, seeing Xiao Wu curled up like a docile kitten, sleeping soundly, a satisfied blush still on her pretty face, her long pink eyelashes casting two adorable shadows in the morning light.

On those long legs that he had “studied” all night, the white stockings, now a bit wrinkled, were still on.

Su Mo’s face broke into a mischievous smile. He quietly took out a brand new pair of white stockings with lace trim from his storage space, then gently and carefully helped Xiao Wu change into them.

After doing all this, he took out the pair of pink crystal high-heeled sandals, which he had “collected” for a long time, from his storage space and carefully helped her put them on.

“Alright, my exclusive ‘human-shaped cheat,’ time to get up and get to work.” Su Mo mischievously patted Xiao Wu’s perky buttocks.

“Mm…” Xiao Wu let out a lazy hum, slowly opening her still hazy pink eyes.

When she saw the brand new stockings and familiar high heels on her feet, her exquisite face flushed crimson again.

“Su Mo… you…”

“No more ‘you’,” Su Mo said with a smile, pulling her up from the bed. “Starting today, you won’t need to take action anymore.”

“Why not?” Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.

“Because I’ve become stronger.” Su Mo’s face was filled with confidence.

“For the upcoming battles, I alone will be enough. As for you, just follow behind me, be a pretty vase, and cheer me on.”

Are you kidding? If such a pair of peerless beautiful legs, clad in white stockings and high heels, were to go fighting those strangely shaped monsters, what if they got dirty?

That would simply be a waste of heavenly resources!

Xiao Wu looked at Su Mo’s confident appearance. Although she felt a bit underestimated and slightly unconvinced, she was more filled with curiosity and anticipation.

She obediently nodded.

Because she also wanted to see how strong this man, who was becoming increasingly captivating to her, had truly become.