I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

After staring at the red, pointed ears that drooped slightly as Xi lowered her head for a few moments, Bai Zhou pursed his lips, as if he had made a decision.

"Then... I'll have to trouble you to take good care of me, sir."

The words were as gentle as a breeze, yet Xi shivered as if a cool wind had blown on her.

"Um……"

The room returned to quiet. Some of the three lay down, some drank tea, and some read books.

However, the person drinking tea raised and lowered their teacup repeatedly, yet the amount of tea in the cup remained unchanged; the person reading a book also had their gaze elsewhere, their fingers never turning the page they were holding.

"Hmm, Xiaobai, have any bugs gotten into the house?"

Suddenly, Nian sat up and asked.

"...Insects, what do you mean?"

Bai Zhou finally turned a page of the book, speaking to the other person as if he had just come back to his senses from a wonderful story.

"I think I heard a rustling or rubbing sound."

"That must be the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves."

Xi took a sip of tea, glanced at Nian, and then refuted him.

Nian frowned as he looked at the two people behaving strangely, then suddenly leaned down to look under the small table.

The space under the table was empty. After glancing around, Nian only saw a green bamboo mat.

"...I feel like you guys are hiding something from me. Oh well, never mind, I'm going to go revise some things."

Nian didn't care about them, stood up and ran to get a pen to revise the script.

“Sister, you can speak up about what you’re thinking. My husband and I will help you.”

Bai Zhan looked at the year and said this.

"Alright. Once I write it down, it will definitely surprise you."

He sat down with a pen and a stack of white paper, and began to write furiously based on the ideas in his mind.

"...Perhaps."

Seeing Nian regain her enthusiasm, Xi shook her head slightly, having no expectations for the surprises she had mentioned.

The room fell silent again... except for the rustling sound of him writing.

"Hmm, it does seem like there are bugs."

Although Nian still thought the sound she had just heard was from insects, she was now bursting with inspiration and had no time to care about insects.

"Maybe so. I'll clean the house later."

After saying that, Bai Zhou continued to peruse the book in his hand.

Xi seemed to be feeling a little tired, so she closed her eyes, propped her cheek with one hand, and planned to take a short nap.

The atmosphere at the table seemed distinct, with each person doing what they liked and no one speaking to disturb the other.

But under the table...

The bamboo and the blue-white scales were tightly intertwined, their two colors of scales pressed together, making a soft rustling sound as they rose and fell with their breath.

The rubbing between the scales felt like two people making a shy, intimate kiss. The touch deepened gradually, starting from the tip of the tail. The gentle shifting of the overlapping tail bellies was like a tender kiss.

The night breeze was very cool.

Because there were more people, more dishes were prepared during the day.

"Waaah..."

After sending Xiao Huijie back to her room to do her homework and cleaning up the dishes, Bai Zhou went to the balcony outside to enjoy the evening breeze.

But when he arrived, the balcony had already been taken by someone else.

Xi is painting.

The canvas is printed with a steel forest bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The desolation and vitality are intertwined, yet it does not appear abrupt or strange.

Noticing someone approaching, Xi also stopped writing.

"gentlemen."

He called her name during the day, and then, seeing that she had stopped painting, asked her again:

"But have I disturbed your enjoyment, sir?"

"But the sun has already set, and the atmosphere has dissipated."

Xi put away her pen and sighed with worry.

I was annoyed by the script for the year in the afternoon, and I finally had some free time to draw for a while, but then the scenery was gone.

Leopard-like agitation.

"Are you feeling unwell, sir?"

Seeing that she seemed a little uncomfortable, Bai Zhou leaned down slightly, placed his palm on her shoulder, and then gently massaged her to relieve her fatigue.

"Waaah..."

Xi did not resist, but leaned back gently and rested against Bai Zhou's waist.

As the massage continued, Xi occasionally let out a sigh of relief.

In this materialistic world, people are cold and indifferent, but only her Ah Xi still has some warmth.

Back to Chapter 57: A New Day, A New Story

"The child is asleep."

"Hmm, it's the holidays, and there's been a lot of homework. The little guy is already feeling drowsy after finishing it. Where's your older sister?"

Close the door to the baby dragon's house and ask softly during the day.

"I don't know where he went. Maybe he went to the night market."

Xi replied indifferently.

"I see..."

When their eyes met, the white and blue tail behind Yuuki involuntarily evoked a tantalizing sensation.

Sweet as honey, sour as apricot.

"Sir, it's late, you should rest."

"Rest... um..."

Xi responded blankly, and somehow followed Bai Zhoudong into his room step by step.

"gentlemen……"

Bai Zhou looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Well……"

Xi snapped out of her reverie, looked at the daylight, and opened her mouth slightly, trying to explain.

Just think of any reason, Xi!

"It was my fault in this matter."

Bai Zhou, however, was the first to express his remorse and apologize to her.

"I am so happy that you could come, sir, that I forgot to prepare a room for you."

"Please forgive my foolishness, sir."

"It's alright..."

With her thin lips slightly pursed, Xi said again:

"Where is Nian's room? I can go there."

"My sister..."

Bai Zhou's hesitant appearance stirred a sense of unease in Xi's heart.

"That guy from Nian, he wouldn't..."

Only then did she begin to look around the room.

Aside from the wardrobe and other items, the most eye-catching thing is the double bed placed on one side of the room.

Double bed...

"Tsk..."

Xi looked at Bai Zhou, opened her mouth as if to say something, but after seeing him, she couldn't say anything.

The anxiety and frustration ultimately boiled down to just one question: "Aren't there any other rooms?"

"Yes, it exists, but it's been empty and has accumulated some dust, so it's not suitable for living."

"none……"

His face came into view, that familiar... expression tinged with pleading and longing...

"It's just one night...it's nothing serious."

"I see... Then please wait a moment, sir, and I will go and prepare a room for you."

After speaking in the daytime, he saw Xi looking somewhat puzzled.

"There are ready-made blankets here, so there is no need to prepare anything else."

"Sir...you mean..."

Under Bai Zhou's gaze, Xi walked to the bedside, sat down, spread out the quilt, and then looked at Bai Zhou.

"What? It's almost midnight, aren't you going to sleep yet?"

"Sleep...of course I need to sleep."