Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Qi Zhimu had no choice but to reluctantly agree, but he stood frozen in place, not daring to turn around.

Behind me, there was a rustling sound, followed by the ripples on the water's surface.

An image of his teacher, completely naked and drunk, uncontrollably flashed through his mind.

But the next second, he pinched his thigh hard to banish the distracting thoughts.

"Xiao Mu, come behind the teacher."

"..."

Qi Zhimu had no choice but to rely on his memory and move backward behind Ruan Mei, keeping his eyes straight ahead.

From this angle, if your gaze were to look down even slightly, you would see a sight you shouldn't be seeing.

too close.

Qi Zhimu quietly took a half step back, keeping his arms straight, just enough to touch Ruan Mei's shoulders.

From the edge of the bathtub upwards, half of Ruan Mei's shoulders were completely exposed in the steamy water.

The back of her neck was as white as snow, smooth as satin, with delicate texture and not a single flaw.

Her shoulders were soft and graceful, and her skin was adorned with a few drops of water that were sliding down, giving it a healthy, natural blush and a warm glow.

Qi Zhimu had never seen anything like this before, and his face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

This kind of thing is inappropriate between teachers and students...

The feeling of hovering on the edge of taboo made him feel unsettled. He held his breath and dared not move his hands for a long time.

"What are you waiting for, Xiao Mu... Hurry up, my shoulders are sore," Ruan Mei urged.

Ugh……

Qi Zhimu sighed resignedly, gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and touched her shoulders.

The soft, smooth feedback from the fingertips is like caressing a finely carved piece of jade.

Instantly, Qi Zhimu felt as if his heart was about to leap out of his chest.

"Your hands are so hot, are you sick?"

"...No, no, teacher, shall I start massaging your shoulders now?" Qi Zhimu's hands weren't the only ones burning hot right now.

"Um."

After pinching her a few times, Ruan Mei suddenly spoke.

"Not enough force."

"...And now, teacher?"

"Hmm~"

Ruan Mei let out a soft nasal sound, her facial expression completely relaxed, enjoying the student's shoulder massage.

"It fits perfectly, keep it like this..."

Fifteen minutes passed.

Ruan Mei didn't call for a stop, and Qi Zhimu didn't dare to utter a sound, for fear of disturbing the peace he had finally managed to calm down.

But to his surprise, half an hour passed and the teacher still didn't say anything.

After hesitating for a moment and stopping, I belatedly realized that the teacher had fallen asleep.

At this moment, her breathing was regular, even, and slight.

This left Qi Zhimu looking quite troubled.

The teacher has fallen asleep, what should I do?

We can't let her stay in the bathtub all the time; it's not good for her health.

After hesitating for a long time, Qi Zhimu chose option one over option two.

I tiptoed out of the bathroom to make a hangover soup. Maybe the teacher would wake up by the time I finished making it?

Unfortunately, Qi Zhimu completely miscalculated.

When he knocked three times on the bathroom door and called out "Teacher" three times without receiving a response, he could only gently pull open the bathroom door and peek out halfway.

He glanced at it briefly, then looked away, setting the hangover soup aside for the moment. He glanced at the ceiling and followed the path inside, relying on his peripheral vision.

"Phew... I can't believe something like that actually happened..."

Ruan Mei let out a soft breath, her expression somewhat complicated.

It turns out that the claim that one forgets what happened while drunk is not entirely unfounded.

She has absolutely no recollection of this experience.

Even more unexpectedly, a teacher, while drunk, used his position to force himself on his own students... a bad rule.

She could tell at a glance that she had fallen asleep less than five minutes after Qi Zhimu started massaging her shoulders.

It's even clearer what your student was thinking when they stopped moving and stood there motionless for a long time.

I wanted to wake her up, but I also felt sorry for her because she had been working so hard and was exhausted.

I was worried that if I didn't wake her up, it would be bad for her health to soak in the water for too long.

Ruan Mei's eyes remained complex as she watched the student from her memories walk to her side, quietly waiting for what would happen next.

"teacher."

Qi Zhimu raised his voice, trying to wake her up.

no response.

"teacher?"

The decibel level increased.

Still no response.

"…teacher!!"

This time, Qi Zhimu gritted his teeth and patted her shoulder, but there was still no reaction, so he shook her with all his might.

The calm surface of the bathtub was rippled by this.

"Teacher, if you don't wake up in ten more minutes, Xiao Mu will... will be very offended!"

Ten minutes passed.

"Teacher, wake up...! If you don't wake up in ten minutes, I'm going to... offend you."

Another ten minutes passed.

"...Please wake up..."

The boy's face, still bearing the marks of childhood innocence, wore a bitter expression.

It's really hard to wake up a drunk person.

"Ten, just ten more minutes..."

So, after repeated failures and retreats, Qi Zhimu finally made up his mind this time.

He went on and on about the dangers of soaking in water for a long time, then covered his eyes with a towel and took down a large bath towel hanging next to him.

"I'm sorry, teacher... please forgive my rudeness!!"

He gritted his teeth, reached into the bathtub with his left hand towards the knee he remembered, and put his right arm around Ruan Meixiang's shoulder.

With a slight effort, he lifted her out of the bathtub and wrapped her alluring body in a large bath towel.

Only after doing all this did he remove the towel covering his eyes, and without looking to the side, he carried the teacher back to his room.

He hasn't reached the point where he can walk freely around the manor blindfolded.

Qi Zhimu carefully placed Ruan Mei on the soft bed, then went back to fetch some hangover soup, helped her sit up, and slowly fed it to her.

The entire process was conducted with the utmost care and discipline. We avoided touching anything we shouldn't have, and dared not look at anything we shouldn't have.

Finally, he was in a dilemma.

The teacher was only wrapped in a simple bath towel, which seemed to be the only way she could fall asleep, since it was impossible to change her into pajamas.

She had just pulled the blanket over herself, but before she could even cover herself with it, Ruan Mei's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she half-opened her eyes.

Upon seeing this, Qi Zhimu froze instantly, not daring to move.

"...Teacher, you're awake..."

"My legs are a little sore, can you massage them for me?"

"This... I haven't finished the assignment you gave me yet. You should get some rest." Qi Zhimu still held onto a sliver of hope.

"stop--"

"..." The boy smiled bitterly.

"Come here and massage the teacher's feet."

Qi Zhimu could only turn back. After hesitating for a moment, he sat down on the edge of the bed, glanced at the teacher who was half-sitting up, and then quickly looked away.

"Good girl~"

Ruan Mei lay back down and placed her lotus feet on Qi Zhimu's lap.

"You'll get a reward from your teacher later..."

The boy was stunned by the scene.

Those ankles were smooth and silky to the touch.

The delicate lotus feet have faint blue veins that extend all the way down to the beautiful calves.

Her soles had a healthy rosy hue, and her delicate toes were full and rounded, like a string of pearls.

A faint fragrance wafted out, and even with Qi Zhimu's good temper, he couldn't help but blush.

The boy sighed deeply.

If there's no way to resist, then all you can do is... grit your teeth and face it.

Qi Zhimu hypnotized himself in this way, steeled his heart, grasped those exquisite lotus feet, and skillfully kneaded them.