184: Chapter 184 Teasing Xiao Wu

"Bah! You scoundrel!"

Shen Lingfu spat secretly in her heart, her cheeks burning like fire. She quickly lowered her head and shoveled rice into her mouth, no longer daring to cause any trouble.

This round of undercurrents and clashes took place entirely beneath the table. The women above didn't notice anything unusual at all, and Chen Rou was still busy inviting everyone to eat more.

Chen Shanzhi put down his chopsticks, a wicked smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

It is only polite to return what one receives.

If you, a little green tea, are allowed to stretch out your foot and flirt, am I not allowed to strike back?

Chen Shanzhi discreetly kicked back his left boot, easily slipping it off.

Then, he moved his foot along the underside of the table, silently reaching toward the opposite side.

Soon, his toes brushed against a layer of silky skirt material.

Following the hem inward, he pressed directly against a section of smooth and delicate calf.

"Good heavens, this skin is as smooth as satin."

Chen Shanzhi praised inwardly.

... (Every ellipsis in this chapter represents the author's heartache from making revisions.)

The delicate sensation of skin-to-skin contact traveled from the sole of his foot straight to his brain, stimulating Chen Shanzhi's heart to skip a beat.

However, to Chen Shanzhi's surprise...

Shen Lingfu, sitting opposite him, acted as if nothing was happening!

Her hands were on the table as she turned with a beaming smile, chatting with Chen Rou about the new face powder styles in the Capital.

On that pure little face, there wasn't even a trace of a micro-expression!

Even the rhythm of her breathing hadn't faltered!

Chen Shanzhi gave her a mental thumbs-up.

As expected of the little green tea from the game; this level of composure and poker-faced stability is simply incredible!

She truly remains unmoved even if Mount Tai were to collapse before her!

Since you can endure this much, then I'll see where your limit lies.

Chen Shanzhi grew bolder and moved his foot to her thigh.

...

Right then, beneath the table...

A slightly cool and visibly trembling little hand suddenly grabbed his mischievous foot with force!

"Hmm?"

Chen Shanzhi was startled, and his movements stopped instantly.

Did she finally break?

He looked up triumphantly at Shen Lingfu, prepared to enjoy her expression of shame and indignation.

But as his gaze swept over, Chen Shanzhi felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Shen Lingfu was still smiling and talking to Chen Rou, while her two hands...

Were properly holding a celadon tea cup!

"Holy crap!"

Chen Shanzhi's scalp tingled, and a chill rushed from his tailbone straight to the back of his head.

If both of Shen Lingfu's hands were on the table...

Then whose hand was currently gripping his foot tightly under the table?

Chen Shanzhi's neck felt like a rusted gear as he turned his head stiffly, inch by inch.

His gaze passed Shen Lingfu and landed on the person to her left.

Sitting there was Tang Xiaowu.

At this moment, Tang Xiaowu was hunched over like a cooked shrimp.

Her pure and lovely face was so red it looked like it might bleed, and even her translucent earlobes were flushed deep red.

Tang Xiaowu kept her head lowered so far that her chin was almost touching her chest.

On the table, she only had her right hand holding chopsticks, aimlessly poking at the food in her bowl.

Meanwhile, her left hand was hidden deep beneath the table.

In the moment their eyes might have met—though Tang Xiaowu didn't look up—Chen Shanzhi clearly saw her trembling shoulders and felt her aggrieved aura, as if she were about to cry.

The air seemed to freeze completely at that moment.

Chen Shanzhi suddenly felt quite awkward.

It seemed like... he had flirted with the wrong person?

Chen Shanzhi remained frozen for about half a second.

In the next moment, the tense string in his heart didn't snap; instead, it completely relaxed.

Good grief, so it was his own yet-to-be-wed, designated Chambermaid.

Then what was there to be afraid of?

Anyway, when they returned to the room tonight, they were going to discuss the depths of that Yin-Yang Origin Return Technique.

Wasn't it perfectly reasonable to warm up a bit now and collect some interest?

Why pass up the chance to take some liberties when it's served on a silver platter?

...

It was incredibly thrilling!

Especially at this dinner table, where his aunt sat to his left, his legitimate fiancée Murong Zhaoling sat to his right, and a little green tea with ulterior motives sat opposite him.

Committing such an act in this desperate situation surrounded by 'wolves,' Chen Shanzhi felt his heart rate accelerate significantly.

...

But she didn't dare to use True Essence here. Relying solely on the pitiful strength of her Physical Body, how could she possibly push Chen Shanzhi away?

She pushed for a long time, only to find him completely immovable.

...

Tang Xiaowu grew anxious, her eyes welling up with mist, so aggrieved she was about to drop tears like golden beans.

However, she didn't dare to make a sound, so she could only compromise.

...

Feeling the force of her clinging tightly to the top of his foot, Chen Shanzhi laughed inwardly.

This little girl is really easy to bully.

He glanced up slightly and saw Tang Xiaowu secretly peeking at him from the corner of her eye.

Those eyes, as clear as a fawn's, were full of watery pleading, the corners of her eyes red and looking pitiful to the extreme.

"Fine, I'll let you go for now."

Chen Shanzhi knew when to stop, knowing that if he teased her any further, the girl would definitely burst into tears right then and there.

So Chen Shanzhi withdrew his foot. However, just as his foot was about to return to his own territory...

His heel suddenly and lightly bumped into another warm and soft little foot.