CHAPTER 23

The warm water flowed steadily into the bathtub.

The bathroom was filled with a misty steam, and Ye Chengxing felt as if her vision was also veiled by the mist. Underneath the steam, she could faintly see a hint of moon-like delicate snow-white color.

Li Jia's body was mainly sprinkled with hot water around her waist and legs.

After the oil was rinsed with cold water, it turned into a different kind of slippery and sticky sensation. Ye Chengxing kept her gaze fixed on the area that Omega needed to clean, slightly averting her eyes. After several rinses, she raised her hand to squeeze the shower gel onto her palm. However, as she was about to squeeze the shower gel, she remembered that Li Jia seemed to prefer her using the other bottle more frequently, so she paused and squeezed the one she used.

Ye Chengxing's face remained calm and composed, her movements were orderly, but in reality, she almost slipped while squeezing the shower gel.

...That was close.

She steadied her mind.

Wasn't it just taking a bath? If Li Jia was so casual about it, she definitely wouldn't show any unnecessary reactions.

Ye Chengxing rubbed the shower gel in her palm and applied it to the Omega's skin.

The skin beneath her palm, after washing away the layer of surface oil, not only didn't feel dry, but instead became even smoother and more delicate, like a piece of high-quality jade.

They were already very close, and Ye Chengxing lowered her head and leaned down to carefully help Li Jia wash. Li Jia also cooperated well in adjusting her posture, allowing Ye Chengxing to clean every detail.

Her cooperation was indeed very good, but... when her cheek was once again brushed by a softer part, Ye Chengxing couldn't help it anymore. She coughed and organized her thoughts for a while before finally speaking with difficulty, "Um... hold yourself, don't move randomly, I will help you clean properly."

After saying this, she felt that her tone seemed a bit stiff, so she added at the end, "Is that okay?"

Li Jia blinked at the words and obediently responded, hugging her chest and not moving around, letting Ye Chengxing wash her.

As if afraid of disturbing Ye Chengxing, Li Jia held tightly, and a bit of snow-white color overflowed from her arms and between her fingers.

Ye Chengxing quickly glanced at it, and once Li Jia held herself properly, she swiftly retracted her gaze. She felt that the temperature in the bathroom was getting higher and hotter, making it hard for her to breathe evenly. She thought to herself and used the back of her hand to wipe her chin, unsure if it was sweat or water droplets.

"Is Sister feeling hot?" Without any warning, Li Jia's voice suddenly rang out.

Within this short period of time, Ye Chengxing had already wiped her chin with the back of her hand three times.

Ye Chengxing didn't expect Li Jia to ask such a question, and she felt that her own actions were becoming somewhat frequent. She couldn't help but respond, "Yeah, it is indeed quite hot in the bathroom."

But come to think of it, it was strange. When she bathed alone, she didn't feel this hot. How did it get hotter with one more person?

"I also feel so hot, what should we do..." Li Jia looked up at her, her words filled with a hint of confusion and helplessness.

She was pure and innocent, as well as skilled at pretending to be an innocent cat.

The Omega's snowy white fingers still maintained their hold, not changing their position. Her raven-black hair cascaded down, creating a striking contrast with the black and white, like an ink painting. And yet, her lips were naturally a distinctive shade of red, adding vibrant color to the ink painting.

When Ye Chengxing met Li Jia's gaze, she heard Li Jia say that she also felt hot. In an instant, she relaxed—so Li Jia also felt hot, which meant it wasn't just her who felt that something was wrong.

Ye Chengxing contemplated for a moment. Although she felt hot as well, she decided to comfort Li Jia instead, saying, "It's okay, I will help you finish washing quickly. Feeling hot might be due to poor air circulation, and with both of us exhaling carbon dioxide, the oxygen content in the air decreases. It will be better once we finish washing and go out."

Seeing Ye Chengxing's gentle and serious expression, Li Jia's slight stiffness melted away. After a two-second pause, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Sister, you're truly amazing."

Ye Chengxing didn't catch the deeper meaning behind Li Jia's words and thought she was just complimenting her. Feeling a bit awkward, she responded, "No, not really."

Li Jia's smile became even more apparent upon hearing her response. The Omega was naturally stunning, and now with her smile, she looked indescribably beautiful, as if every captivating aspect of the world was captured with the flicker of her eyes.

Ye Chengxing felt even more uncomfortable hearing her laughter. She thought it was probably due to the heat, so her movements unintentionally quickened.

With the shower gel on her fingertips, she gently brushed the Omega's waist. She couldn't help but furrow her brows as Li Jia's waist was incredibly slender, delicate to the touch, as if it could be encircled by just one hand. While it might be considered beautiful in the eyes of the public, Ye Chengxing felt that this level of thinness, combined with Li Jia's height, was a bit unhealthy. She secretly decided to ensure that Li Jia received more nutrition in the future.

Neither of them spoke, and the air in the bathroom became tranquil, with only the sound of water being stirred and falling.

The oil on the waist had already been cleaned, and it was time to clean the area that had been sprinkled on the legs.

However, cleaning that particular area was becoming quite challenging.

Ye Chengxing found herself in a dilemma, not knowing where to direct her gaze anymore.

But when she thought about the injury on Li Jia's palm, she settled her mind. Today, she wouldn't let Li Jia wash herself with an injured hand.

Despite this, Ye Chengxing took a few seconds to mentally prepare herself before lowering her gaze.

The soup sprinkled on them was still in a liquid state, and as they walked, it smeared even more on their bodies.

Before Ye Chengxing had asked her to hold on tight, Li Jia obediently followed and embraced herself, looking at her with eyes full of trust.

The Omega's snowy white skin was as smooth as jade, her legs not completely closed, leaving a gap.

In order to clean the soup that had splashed onto the inner side of Li Jia's legs, Ye Chengxing had to extend her hand along that tiny gap.

But that gap was too narrow, making it difficult for her hand to move once she had reached inside. Every time her fingertips moved, the back of her hand would scrape against the soft skin of the other leg.

Li Jia didn't look, but as the one responsible for cleaning, Ye Chengxing naturally had to see where she hadn't cleaned thoroughly. The more she looked, the more embarrassed she became. Although she had always remained calm in various situations, her ears were turning red as if they were bleeding.

...It's really embarrassing.

After moving like that for a while, she spoke in a low voice, "Li Jia, can you... open your legs a bit more?"

Her voice was low and light, as if she felt embarrassed to make such a request, with a faint blush appearing on her face.

She had already asked her Li Jia to hug herself earlier, and now she was asking her to open her legs a bit more...

If it weren't for the fact that she knew she was helping Li Jia bathe, Ye Chengxing would have felt that her words were somewhat inappropriate.

Thinking about this, she felt even more embarrassed.

Fortunately, when Li Jia heard her words, she didn't think she was being improper. The Omega obediently complied and opened her legs a bit, speaking in a serious and earnest tone, "Sister, is this okay? Can you reach it now that... it's open?"

Ye Chengxing felt that her question was a bit strange, but she couldn't figure out exactly what was odd about it. She glanced at the situation and realized that her hand could indeed move now. Blushing, she nodded vaguely and made a sound of agreement. After responding, she couldn't help but raise the back of her hand and wipe her chin.

Li Jia observed this scene and felt the gentle and delicate touch of the cleaning. She felt Ye Chengxing's fingertips moving and suppressed her gradually disordered breathing. She spoke again, "It's really hot in here. How about you unbuttoning your blouse a bit, sister?"

The Omega was still hugging herself, her legs spread wide, but her expression was pure and innocent, as if she was genuinely feeling the heat and suggesting a less hot solution.

Ye Chengxing felt that Li Jia's words made sense. It was just about unbuttoning her blouse, nothing more. But...

She shook her head slightly, "I still have shower gel on my hands. Anyway, we're almost done bathing, so it won't make much of a difference."

Upon hearing her words, Li Jia nodded gently, "Then, why don't I help you unbutton it, sister?"

After saying that, she continued, "My hands haven't touched any water, even though my palm is injured. But unbuttoning a piece of clothing is still manageable. Besides, you helped me bathe, so helping you unbutton is not a problem at all, not troublesome in the least."

Ye Chengxing thought about it and felt it made sense. However, before she could respond, she felt Li Jia's hand already touching the last button.

Li Jia unbuttoned them slowly, being cautious of her injured hand. While unbuttoning, she softly asked, "Sister, can you come a bit closer to me?"

Ye Chengxing thought about the shower gel on her hand and leaned forward, placing her hand behind Li Jia.

She didn't know that their posture looked as if they were hugging each other.

A gentle and ethereal embrace.

Li Jia's eyelashes flickered, and her speed in unbuttoning slowed down even more.

But it was just a button, going from bottom to top, slowly but surely it would be unbuttoned in the end.

When she reached the first button, Omega raised her hand and felt a slight distance, so she prepared to straighten up a bit.

However, whether it was from staying in the water for too long or the bathtub being too slippery, Li Jia stood up abruptly and lost her balance, about to fall forward.

Ye Chengxing's pupils contracted, and in her anxiety, she quickly reached out to catch her.

Li Jia was originally falling towards her direction, but seeing the situation, she adjusted and fell in another direction, "No..."

Ye Chengxing became even more anxious and directly stepped half of her body into the bathtub to hold Li Jia.

With Li Jia held in her embrace, Ye Chengxing breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily, you didn't fall."

The Omega, being held in her arms, also looked worried, "What should we do?"

Half-leaning and half-leaning against Ye Chengxing's embrace, Li Jia, wet and resembling a soaked flower, raised her misty eyes and looked at Ye Chengxing, "In this case, sister, you'll also get wet."

Ye Chengxing looked at her self-blaming expression and shook her head, "It's fine, if I get wet, I'll change. As long as you didn't fall, it's all good."

If she had really fallen, with no clothes on her body and the bathtub being so hard, by tomorrow, Li Jia's body would likely have large bruises all over.

"Sister, you're so kind." The Omega heard her say that and felt even more moved, leaning in her embrace.

Ye Chengxing saw the touched and grateful expression on Li Jia's face and felt even more embarrassed. "It's nothing, really. I can't just stand by and watch someone fall, even if it were someone else, I would help them..."

As she was saying this, Li Jia's fingertips gently brushed against the front of her unbuttoned blouse.

Hearing Ye Chengxing's words, Omega's fingertips unconsciously exerted force.

Ye Chengxing felt a tug on her clothes, and her whole body was pulled forward.

The two soft bodies unexpectedly pressed tightly against each other, and Ye Chengxing felt her back against the edge of the bathtub.

Li Jia, not knowing what happened, sat up, lowered her gaze, and looked at Ye Chengxing, narrowing her eyes and smiling innocently, "Since our clothes are so wet, sister, you should just take them off."

Ye Chengxing was pulled by her collar, and because of this posture, she had to lift her face slightly to meet Omega's gaze.

Ye Chengxing brushed her clothes with her hand and nodded, "...Indeed, they're too wet."

Not only did she enter the bathtub, but she was also soaked by Li Jia's splashing water, making her clothes damp as well.

She used her fingertips to unbutton the already undone buttons, just about to take off the blouse when Li Jia stopped her hand, "Sister, you helped me bathe, let me take off your clothes."

As she said that, she hooked her finger with Ye Chengxing's hand and unbuttoned her blouse.

"Wait," Ye Chengxing wanted to refuse, "I can take it off myself..."

But when she met Omega's slightly desolate eyes, her words were swallowed back. Li Jia's expression dimmed instantly after hearing her words.

So Ye Chengxing stopped herself from saying anything more, and Li Jia felt that it wasn't appropriate for Ye Chengxing to help her bathe, so she wanted to do something for her. She decided not to refuse.

With that thought, Ye Chengxing looked into Li Jia's eyes, not only refraining from refusing, but also actively extending her arm to facilitate Li Jia's actions.

The Omega's fingertips felt cool, brushing against her skin and causing a slight tingling sensation.

Ye Chengxing wanted to evade, but she suppressed this instinctive reaction and allowed Li Jia to help her take off the damp clothes.

In order to undress, Li Jia straddled Ye Chengxing's body and slowly took off her clothes piece by piece.

After the clothes were removed, Ye Chengxing felt like she was about to sweat even though she was completely naked.

Even though her clothes were off, she was getting hotter and hotter.

Ye Chengxing thought that the temperature in the bathroom was too dry, so she decided to stay in this position. She supported Li Jia's waist and intended to quickly clean the remaining parts that were not washed properly.

Li Jia's gaze fell on her, and her fingertips rested on Ye Chengxing's shoulder.

They were already close to each other, but now they were even closer, almost intimate, with their breaths almost intertwining.

Unfortunately, one of them was completely unaware, while the other knew exactly what was happening but pretended not to.

Finally, when the last remaining part was cleaned, Ye Chengxing inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that the longer she stayed in this bathroom, the stranger things became.

She stepped out of the bathroom first, grabbed two towels, and held Li Jia's hand, afraid that she might slip and fall due to the slippery floor.

But because the bathroom was too hot, the Omega's fair and delicate skin had a faint blush.

Before Ye Chengxing could hand one of the towels to Li Jia, she blinked her eyes, and Omega's voice sounded somewhat uneasy, "...I'm really grateful to you today, sister."

Hearing her words, Ye Chengxing also felt somewhat uneasy, "It's nothing."

She hadn't done much, and even saying that it was just a small favor was embarrassing for Li Jia's gratitude.

Because of this uneasiness, Ye Chengxing decided to personally hold the towel and help Li Jia wipe away the water droplets. In the end, she took another towel and wrapped it around Li Jia.

After all, she had helped with the bath, so it wouldn't hurt to help dry her a little with the towel.

After doing this, Li Jia seemed even more grateful. She almost buried herself in Ye Chengxing's embrace, with the scent of water vapor and shower gel, and softly thanked her.

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