Peninsula: I'm being supported by a top idol.

Chapter 146 Oppa, you've taken your clothes off?

"Haha~ Kenchana~"

Shin Yuna smiled and placed the bath towel and clothes next to the sofa armrest: "These are clean, Oppa can change into them after he finishes steaming. As for your clothes—should I wash them for you?"

Cui Shi'an didn't speak, but simply closed his eyes and regulated his breathing.

Shin Yuna's gaze fell on the pile of clothes he had taken off, and then she picked him up.

Just as she turned to go to the washing machine, a pair of dark men's boxer shorts suddenly fell out.

The air fell silent for a second.

The girl's cheeks flushed red at a visible speed, but her gaze was involuntarily fixed on the lone pair of underwear lying on the ground. She seemed to be paused, as if she was hesitating whether to pick it up.

After a long while, she finally found her voice and asked hesitantly, "Oppa—you—you're all taken off?"

It was only then that Cui Shi'an, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly realized what was happening. A sense of embarrassment belatedly welled up in his heart, and he quickly opened his eyes: "Uh—that—you don't need to worry about it, just—just leave it there, I'll handle it myself."

Shen Youna nodded shyly, grabbed the remaining clothes, and rushed towards the washing machine on the balcony almost as if fleeing, leaving only a flurry of footsteps behind.

After a while, Shen Youna reluctantly returned to the living room, her face still flushed.

She even deliberately avoided the spot on the ground and sat down on a single sofa a little further away from the sauna tub.

At this moment, Cui Shi'an had no time to spare. He was fully focused on mobilizing the pure energy within his body, working in conjunction with the continuous flow of hot, humid steam from the barrel to wage a tug-of-war against the chilling, malevolent energy entrenched in his chest and meridians.

Shin Yoo-na sat to the side, her gaze occasionally drifting towards Choi Si-an.

Seeing his furrowed brows and solemn expression, my heart clenched. I wanted to ask him something, but I was afraid of disturbing him during this crucial time of healing.

In the end, she could only silently pick up her phone and absentmindedly scroll through the screen, trying to distract herself.

However, her eyes kept glancing involuntarily at the floor, where the dark boxer shorts were still lying quietly.

It's not entirely true that it's an eyesore.

But it feels like when you're doing skincare and you forget to apply body lotion, you always feel a bit itchy.

After hesitating for a long time, she secretly glanced at Cui Shi'an again. Seeing that he was still oblivious to the outside world, the girl put down her phone and tiptoed over.

Then he quickly bent down, pinched a corner of the fabric with his fingertips, turned around swiftly, and walked into the bathroom as if he were carrying a hot potato.

After closing the door and leaning against it, Shen Youna's heartbeat calmed down a little.

Looking at the intimate clothing belonging to the opposite sex in her hand, a strange and shameful feeling welled up inside her.

This was the first time in her life that she had helped a boy wash his underwear.

She had originally thought that this was something she would do much later, perhaps for her boyfriend or husband.

Unexpectedly, it was for someone else's boyfriend—

By the way, has Jimin unnie ever helped him wash?

Am I the first one?

Thinking of this, Shen Youna's cheeks began to burn again.

She shook her head, turned on the tap, squeezed out some of her own mild laundry detergent, and began to wash the clothes carefully, albeit somewhat clumsily.

The water flow washed away the foam, and also washed away the subtle ripples in her heart.

When she finally finished washing the small garment and returned to the living room, she found that Cui Shi'an was still in the same position, motionless, with only the rising steam proving that time was passing.

She glanced at the clock on the wall, then at the time displayed on the control panel of the sauna.

Oh my god, it's already been almost an hour past the set time!

This can't go on.

Seeing that Choi Si-an's exposed skin was flushed and his forehead was covered in sweat, Shin Yuna finally couldn't bear it any longer. She moved closer to the sauna and tentatively reminded him in a very soft voice, "Oppa? Oppa? Shouldn't you—take a break? It's not good for your health to stay in this sauna for so long, especially at such a high temperature—"

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Cui Shi'an's eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were clearer than before, but his voice was still tired: "I'm fine, I feel better. Could you please get me some more water?"

Shin Yuna hesitated for a moment, but ultimately obeyed and went to the kitchen to fetch water, carefully pouring it into the water bottle: "Oppa, are you really feeling better?"

"Hmm." Cui Shi'an assessed the situation within his body and gave a prediction that surprised Shen Youna: "It might take another day or two of steaming like this."

"Huh??" Shin Yuna's eyes widened.

But then she remembered that Cui Shi'an was no ordinary person, so she swallowed back the question that was on the tip of her tongue, though her eyes still held a hint of worry: "Will it take that long?"

"Yes, that's just a conservative estimate." Cui Shi'an responded softly. He could feel that the Yin poison was dissipating more slowly than expected, and continuous heat fumigation was currently the gentlest and most effective method.

Seeing Shin Yuna still anxiously standing by his side, Choi Si-an gave her a reassuring smile: "Didn't you just say that you were working hard for the new album comeback? Don't stay here, go back to your room and rest. Oppa will take care of the rest."

Shin Yuna hesitated for a moment before nodding. Then she ran to the refrigerator, poured a large glass of cold water, and placed it within easy reach of Choi Si-an, saying, "Oppa, I put water here for you. Remember to stay hydrated! Steaming for too long will make you dehydrated!"

"Hmm." Cui Shi'an closed his eyes again.

Shen You-na then returned to her bedroom, looking back every few steps.

She closed the door, lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

It wasn't just because of the figure sitting quietly in the living room, but also because Cui Shi'an's words about dreams and past lives kept replaying in her mind like a revolving lantern.

Therefore, every ten or twenty minutes, she couldn't help but quietly open the door and peek out.

The scene was always the same: Cui Shi'an sat like a meditating monk, sweating profusely, showing no reaction to her prying eyes.

The girl dared not let her guard down, and would occasionally sneak over to check the control panel and lower the excessively high temperature slightly.

Or, if you see the water level indicator light turn red, you should quickly add water, for fear that if you are careless, this oppa might accidentally become a "dried-up corpse".

She remained on tenterhooks until the early hours of the morning, when the tension and exhaustion of the day finally dragged her into a deep sleep.

I slept without any dreams.

The next morning, as soon as Shen Youna opened her eyes, she didn't even bother to stretch before throwing off the covers and running barefoot to the living room.

Morning light streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, falling in the center of the living room.

Cui Shi'an remained seated in the sauna tub in the same posture, as if he had been transformed into a sculpture overnight.

On the sofa armrest, the clothes she had prepared last night were still neatly folded, clearly untouched.

A strange sense of unease welled up inside me.

The girl held her breath, tiptoed closer, stared at Cui Shi'an's profile—so calm it was almost lifeless—and cautiously extended a finger, slowly bringing it close to his nose.

Just as her fingertips were about to touch his skin, she exclaimed, "Oppa's still alive!"

"Oh my god!" Shin Yuna shuddered, quickly pulling her hand back and clutching her pounding chest. Still shaken, she scolded, "You scared me to death! Oppa! I saw you sitting there motionless, and I thought—I thought—"

She didn't dare say what came next.

Cui Shi'an slowly opened his eyes. After a night of recuperation, he felt much better.

"Could you add some more water for me? And could you raise the temperature by two degrees?"

"You want to steam it again?" Shin Yuna looked at his still flushed face and wet hair, quite surprised.

"Hmm, it feels pretty good. Let's strike while the iron is hot." Cui Shi'an nodded, then, remembering something, asked, "Are you going out today? Do you have any plans?"

"Yes, I need to go to the company later to practice with the members." Shin Yuna checked the time.

Cui Shi'an thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll tidy up later and go to the nearby sauna. I can't keep bothering you."

"Eh—Kenchana." Shin Yuna waved her hand, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Oppa, how about we just stay home and do a sauna? There are too many people and it's not convenient for you like this."

As she spoke, she seemed to have come up with a solution. She ran into the storage room and laboriously carried out a brand-new automatic pet water feeder with a transparent water tank and hose.

"Use this!" She placed the water dispenser next to the sauna tub, connected the hose, and adjusted the water outlet height so it was perfectly aligned with the sauna tub's water inlet. "I set it to add small amounts of water at set times, so I don't have to worry about the water boiling dry or having to keep adding it manually!"

Seeing this, Cui Shi'an asked curiously, "Don't you not have any pets? How come you have this at home?"

She smiled sweetly and said, "I was thinking that I might raise one in the future, so I bought it because it was cute."

The girl paused, then couldn't help but ask curiously, "Oppa—are you planning to sit here all day? Not eat anything? Not even go to the bathroom?"

"Not for now," Cui Shi'an said frankly. "In my current condition, I can go without food or water for a few days without much trouble, and—" He took a moment to feel himself, and then added, "I really don't feel hungry."

Shin Yuna nodded, seemingly understanding, "Then—Oppa, are you really okay on your own? I need to go to the company."

"Okay, go ahead."

Shen You-na then went back to her room to change clothes and wash up.

Before leaving, she deliberately walked to the sauna tub, looked at Choi Si-an who had closed his eyes to meditate again, and whispered, "Oppa, I'm leaving now. If you have anything urgent, I've written the door code on a piece of paper. I—um—"

I'll probably be back in the evening.

"Understood," Cui Shi'an replied softly.

"Okay~" The girl put on her shoes, glanced at the home security camera that had been sitting in the entryway for a long time without being turned on, and suddenly a smile curved her lips: "Then I'm going to work~ Oppa, take good care of the house~"

After saying that, she gently pressed the switch, closed the apartment door, and slipped away.

Cui Shi'an turned his head, glanced speechlessly at the door, and chuckled to himself.

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