136: Chapter 136 This kid's getting bolder and bolder.

In the quiet room, the sound of Chen Shanzhi swallowing his saliva was practically louder than thunder.

It instantly shattered the deathly silence.

Splash! Water sprayed everywhere.

Chen Rou snapped out of her daze and abruptly crouched down, completely submerging her breathtaking, mature figure into the bathtub.

Only her beautiful head remained floating above the water.

Whether from the steam of the hot water or from embarrassment, it was hard to tell.

Chen Rou's gentle, pretty face was currently so red it looked like it was about to drip blood.

Paired with the swirling white mist around her, it exuded an incredibly seductive and deadly charm.

Chen Shanzhi couldn't take his eyes off her at all.

Although a layer of rose petals floated on the surface of the bathtub water.

But at such close range, the eyesight of a Xuanguan Nine Apertures Martial Artist was simply ridiculously good.

The voluptuous scenery beneath the water, partially hidden and partially visible, was actually a hundred times more enticing than seeing it directly.

Drip. Chen Shanzhi felt a chill on his nose.

He subconsciously reached up to wipe it, then looked down.

Holy crap, a nosebleed?

"Are... are you still looking?"

Chen Rou finally recovered from her shock, looking at the pathetic, lecherous expression on Chen Shanzhi's face.

She gritted her teeth, her voice filled with intense shame and annoyance: "Hurry up and turn around!"

Chen Shanzhi shuddered and scrambled to turn around, his back facing the bathtub.

"It's late at night, why are you here?" Chen Rou's voice was as cold as ice.

"I..." Chen Shanzhi opened his mouth.

It was over. Just a moment ago outside the door, he had thought of ten thousand flawless excuses.

Now his mind was completely blank, and he had forgotten them all.

Chen Shanzhi could only stammer extremely awkwardly: "Uh... I was just passing by..."

Passing by? Passing by all the way to the edge of someone's bathtub?

Chen Rou knew him so well; as soon as she heard his tone, she knew this kid had definitely snuck out of Four Seas Academy by skipping class again.

"Get out! Wait for me at the door!" Chen Rou said with a cold face, directly ordering him to leave.

Chen Shanzhi shrank his neck and retreated out the door, feeling incredibly sheepish.

Standing outside the door, Chen Shanzhi hung his head, wiping his nosebleed haphazardly with his sleeve.

Not long after.

The personal maid, Xiaotao, came running in from outside the courtyard gate, clutching a new towel.

Seeing Chen Shanzhi standing at the door with a trace of blood on his nose, Xiaotao froze: "Heir Apparent? Why are you standing here?"

Chen Shanzhi kept his eyes fixed on his nose and his heart on his heart, playing dumb and remaining silent.

Xiaotao was full of confusion but didn't dare ask any more questions; she pushed open the door and hurried inside.

Just as she entered the room.

"You useless girl! I told you to get a new towel, why did it take you so long?"

Chen Rou's harsh scolding came from inside; clearly, she was venting all the anger from earlier onto the maid.

Xiaotao trembled in fear, repeatedly admitting her mistake.

She felt so aggrieved inside.

When she went to get the towel earlier, she happened to run into Coachman Zhao Da from the front courtyard looking for Zhao Er.

When she came out, she saw her mistress resting in the bathtub.

Thinking the towel wouldn't be needed for a while, she chatted with Coachman Zhao Da for a bit.

Who knew why the usually good-tempered mistress was so angry today?

A moment later.

The door opened again.

With Xiaotao's assistance, Chen Rou was already fully dressed.

A simple, elegant pleated skirt wrapped tightly around her voluptuous figure.

She looked at Chen Shanzhi, who was standing at the door with his head hung low like a child who had done something wrong.

The scolding that had reached her lips was ultimately swallowed back.

"That's enough." Chen Rou rolled her eyes at him, "Since you've already snuck back, you might as well eat dinner before heading back to the academy."

Chen Shanzhi felt as if he had been granted amnesty; he nodded obsequiously and followed obediently behind Chen Rou.

The two arrived at the Dining Hall, where the food was already laid out on the table.

Because she didn't know Chen Shanzhi was coming back, the table was filled with light vegetarian dishes that Chen Rou usually loved to eat.

Chen Rou walked to the head of the table and sat down, extending a slender finger to point to the seat beside her.

Chen Shanzhi hurriedly sat down.

As soon as he sat down.

An incredibly pleasant, orchid-like fragrance, carrying the scent of moisture, went straight into Chen Shanzhi's nostrils.

Provoked by this scent, the image of that expanse of snowy white in the bathtub from just moments ago instantly and uncontrollably resurfaced in Chen Shanzhi's mind.

Do not look at what is improper; form is emptiness.

Chen Shanzhi closed his eyes and frantically recited the Great Compassion Mantra in his mind.

After thinking for a long time, he realized that he hadn't actually memorized that thing at all!

His mind was filled with white rabbits jumping back and forth.

What echoed in his ears was a nursery rhyme from his past life.

"Two tigers, one white tiger, running fast, running fast..."

"Why aren't you eating? Do these dishes not suit your taste?"

Chen Rou had completely recovered to her usual dignified and gentle aunt persona by now.

It was as if the steamy scene in the bathroom earlier had never happened.

Seeing Chen Shanzhi staring blankly with his chopsticks and looking at the table full of vegetarian dishes, she assumed he wasn't used to it.

She turned and instructed the servant: "Go, tell the kitchen to make a braised pork knuckle and bring it over."

After saying that, she naturally picked up a chopstick of vegetables and placed them into Chen Shanzhi's bowl:

"You need a balanced diet; you can't be eating those greasy, oily things outside every day."

Chen Shanzhi looked up at her.

Seeing that his aunt's expression was normal and still held her usual doting affection, Chen Shanzhi instantly understood.

His aunt was deliberately turning the page, pretending nothing had happened!

"Alright, thank you, Aunt."

Chen Shanzhi also put away his awkward demeanor, shoveling rice into his mouth while chatting with Chen Rou about interesting things at the academy.

But as he ate.

Chen Shanzhi's gaze involuntarily slid from Chen Rou's fair neck down to the incredibly proud, rounded curves of her chest.

Last time in the Dining Hall, due to an accident, he had truly felt the astonishing softness there.

Combined with the visual impact from earlier...

Looking at his mature aunt beside him, who was resting her chin on one hand, picking food for him while listening to him brag with a smile.

Chen Shanzhi just felt that his aunt looked so damn beautiful today!

"Here, Aunt, you eat too."

Chen Shanzhi stretched out his hand naturally, picked up a piece of tofu, and placed it into Chen Rou's bowl.

Just at the moment he retracted his arm.

Chen Shanzhi's elbow "accidentally" brushed against Chen Rou's arm.

"Zzz—"

The moment their skin touched.

A sensation of electric current, carrying an astonishing softness, traveled straight through his arm and spread throughout Chen Shanzhi's entire body.

Chen Shanzhi lowered his head to shovel in a mouthful of rice, but his eyes lit up.

A moment later.

He picked up another piece of bamboo shoot: "These bamboo shoots are tender, Aunt, eat more."

This time, when he retracted his hand, the movement was just a little bit wider.

His arm not only brushed against Chen Rou's arm, but his elbow also cleverly grazed Chen Rou's flat, firm abdomen.

"Hum!"

A sensation ten times more intense than before instantly exploded from the point of contact between the two!

Hiss!

Chen Shanzhi felt as if his very bones had become lighter.

He hurriedly lowered his head to shovel rice frantically, while his eyes glanced sneakily to the side.

He saw Chen Rou's hand holding the chopsticks pause slightly, and her long eyelashes tremble faintly.

Then... there was no then.

She continued to lower her head and eat, seemingly completely unaware of Chen Shanzhi's lecherous hand.

Did Aunt not notice?

Chen Shanzhi's courage instantly inflated like a balloon.

"Aunt, try this meatball."

Chen Shanzhi not only picked up the food but directly brought the chopsticks to Chen Rou's lips, feeding her face-to-face!

The moment his arm reached out, Chen Shanzhi's face also naturally leaned in a bit closer.

The fragrance at the tip of his nose became even richer.

As long as he shifted his gaze slightly downward, he could clearly see Chen Rou's exquisite collarbone and the incredibly deep, snowy-white scenery beneath her collar.

Chen Rou glanced at him, her red lips slightly parted, and she cooperated extremely well, eating the meatball.

And at the very moment Chen Shanzhi retracted his arm.

His lust overcame his fear!

He boldly pressed his arm downward slightly, gently brushing across that astonishing, rounded curve on Chen Rou's chest!

"Boom!"

A sensation of extreme delicacy, as if sinking into a mass of top-quality, soft, glutinous cotton, instantly flooded Chen Shanzhi's brain!

The moment she was touched.

Chen Rou's delicate body also clearly trembled violently!

But the next second, she turned her head away stiffly, picked up her teacup, took a sip of water, and continued to pretend that nothing had happened.

"Whew..."

Chen Shanzhi knew when to stop; he hurriedly withdrew his hand, buried his head in his bowl, and his heart pounded wildly.

His lust had truly gotten the better of him; he had touched a minefield! Aunt must have noticed!

At this moment, Chen Shanzhi even slowed his breathing, fearing he would be slapped away by Chen Rou the next second.

A full cup of tea's time passed.

Chen Shanzhi quietly raised his head and found Chen Rou looking outside expressionlessly, with no sign of getting angry.

While feeling relieved, a feeling of unbearable itchiness in his heart surged up again.

That feeling from just now... it was simply lethal!

He wanted to do it again!

Chen Shanzhi swallowed his saliva, picked up his chopsticks again, and started feeding Chen Rou food from time to time.

Every time his arm retracted, it would "inadvertently" graze that astonishing snowy white.

In the Dining Hall, an indescribable, ambiguous atmosphere spread wildly like vines.

Just as the temperature between the two was getting higher and higher, and Chen Shanzhi's arm was almost reluctant to pull back.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

A burst of hurried footsteps approached.

A servant carrying a large tray stepped into the Dining Hall door, lacking any awareness of the situation: "Mistress, Heir Apparent, the braised pork knuckle is ready!"

"Pop!"

That extremely intense, ambiguous atmosphere was instantly and abruptly popped like a soap bubble!

Chen Shanzhi and Chen Rou, as if electrocuted, instantly pulled apart and sat up straight in perfect unison!

Chen Shanzhi looked at the greasy braised pork knuckle on the table and instantly felt it was dull and tasteless.

He perfunctorily picked up a chopstick of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed twice, and abruptly stood up.

"Uh, Aunt, the pork knuckle is quite delicious."

Chen Shanzhi wiped his mouth haphazardly and bolted for the door: "It's getting late, the academy is going to check the dorms soon, I have to go back quickly! Aunt, rest early!"

After saying this, he rushed out of the Dining Hall as if his butt were on fire, escaping, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Watching Chen Shanzhi's fleeing figure.

Chen Rou, who had been sitting upright at the head of the table, finally relaxed her tense body.

She put down her chopsticks, and a hint of an incredibly intoxicating flush slowly appeared on her gentle and dignified face.

In those moist, beautiful eyes, there was not a trace of anger; instead, a secret sense of lingering desire flashed through them.

"This brat..."

Chen Rou bit her red lip gently, reached out to tap the table with a coquettish air, and hummed softly:

"His courage is really growing bigger and bigger."