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After being scolded by Xu Youxiang, Xia Yu felt a sense of guilt momentarily.

However, after a calm analysis and careful consideration, he noticed some inconsistencies.

“Last night I was using your body, so how could I possibly climb into your bed? Isn’t this my bed?” Xia Yu questioned, looking suspiciously at Xu Youxiang.

At this point, Xu Youxiang had also realized the situation. When she first opened her eyes and saw Xia Yu’s face right in front of her, she had become excited, but now she remembered—it was actually she who had crawled over.

“I don’t sleepwalk,” Xia Yu reasoned incredulously, “Did you come over to my bed last night?”

Xu Youxiang turned her head away, “It was your body crawling into my blanket. Dare you deny it?”

Xia Yu was momentarily at a loss for words.

So you’re admitting you got into my bed!

“Carry me down!” Xu Youxiang changed the subject, reaching her hands out to Xia Yu.

Approaching the bed, Xia Yu picked up Xu Youxiang, placed her into the wheelchair, handed her the coat and her phone, and then went into the bathroom to wash up.

After finishing, he pushed Xu Youxiang toward the door.

“Wait, you want me to go outside without washing my face, brushing my teeth, or even combing my hair?” Xu Youxiang pressed the wheelchair brake.

“Didn’t we go back directly last time? You have servants at An Siyao’s place to help you, right?” Xia Yu found it troublesome.

“I could barely tolerate it last time. This time it’s even worse.” Xu Youxiang’s reply was logically flawless.

Xia Yu had no choice but to push Xu Youxiang into the bathroom.

The washbasin required standing to use, and obviously, Xu Youxiang couldn’t stand.

“How are you going to brush your teeth?” Xia Yu looked at Xu Youxiang.

“You help me.” Xu Youxiang said confidently.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yu picked up Xu Youxiang and let her sit beside the washbasin.

“This works.” Xia Yu handed her the toothbrush and cup, proud of his own ingenuity.

Then Xu Youxiang grabbed her own lower leg and kicked him.

Her leg couldn’t move, yet she still grabbed it and kicked—how mischievous could she get?

“This posture is too tiring. Help me.” Xu Youxiang handed the toothbrush to Xia Yu.

Looking at the toothbrush in his hand and then at the proudly raised face of Xu Youxiang, Xia Yu was astonished, “Are you serious?”

Xu Youxiang didn’t answer. Not answering meant agreement.

Xia Yu didn’t act immediately. He looked into her eyes. After a minute, Xu Youxiang blushed and looked away.

“Fine, I’ll do it myself…” Xu Youxiang tried to take back her request.

Xia Yu didn’t give her the chance. He grabbed Xu Youxiang’s chin and extended the toothbrush toward her mouth, “Open up.”

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Five minutes later, watching Xu Youxiang lower her head to rinse, Xia Yu couldn’t resist poking her cheek, which was puffed up from holding the water.

Spitting the water into another cup, Xu Youxiang glared fiercely at Xia Yu, pretending to be angry, “What are you doing, you pervert!”

How did I become the pervert again?

Wasn’t it what you asked for?

However, Xia Yu didn’t say these words out loud. He wasn’t someone as unfeeling as a piece of wood. How could he not understand the meaning behind Xu Youxiang’s actions?

Recalling the scene just now, Xia Yu’s heart stirred slightly.

This girl was actually so enchanting.

Tapping her head lightly, Xia Yu covered her face with a towel.

“Mmm—what are you doing!” Xu Youxiang resisted.

“Alright, you’ve washed your face. Let’s go!” Xia Yu threw the towel aside and pushed Xu Youxiang out of the bathroom.

“Wait, what about my hair!”

After tying her hair into a ponytail, Xia Yu checked out of the room and went with her to a nearby teahouse for breakfast.

“Give me the buns, I can’t reach!”

“I want the peanuts in the dried tofu strips!”

After Xia Yu carefully moved everything Xu Youxiang wanted into her bowl, he looked at her affectionately, “Good girl, eat more.”

“Who’s your daughter!” Grabbing her chopsticks, Xu Youxiang poked at Xia Yu’s hand.

In the midst of their playful banter, breakfast lasted twenty minutes. When Xia Yu and Xu Youxiang returned to An Siyao’s villa, it was already 8:30 a.m.

Handing Xu Youxiang over to the maid, Xia Yu went to the practice room to rehearse with Liu Manman and An Siyao.

While playing the sheng, he couldn’t help but think of Xu Youxiang’s appearance just now.

This kind of spoiled and willful behavior, yet revealing intimacy, was full of the charm and liveliness that Xia Yu adored.

Yan Wei, who was always proper and behaved like a traditional lady, could never exude such a feeling.

However, this liveliness was only enchanting when one was in a good mood. When feeling down, such behavior could become annoying, and at that time, one would need a considerate and comforting woman, like Yan Wei.

Office workers and failures usually had low spirits, and Xia Yu didn’t think he would ever fall into such a state. In the past six months, his mood had been very pleasant.

“Hey, focus a bit!” Liu Manman noticed Xia Yu’s distraction and patted his back.

Regaining his composure, Xia Yu continued practicing.

He looked at An Siyao again. Like Xu Youxiang, An Siyao also had that charm, but he couldn’t feel it now.

Only when he was the mysterious figure could Xia Yu receive An Siyao’s affection.

This made him feel complicated.

The fact that even such an excellent person as himself couldn’t attract An Siyao proved An Siyao’s feelings for the mysterious version of him, but also denied his own charm.

What a complicated girl.

“I told you to focus already!” Liu Manman patted Xia Yu’s back again.

Pushing all distractions away, Xia Yu concentrated on playing the music.

A week passed quickly. In the early hours of the fifteenth, Xia Yu and the three others, including Liu Rulan, boarded the plane.

Due to the time difference, when they arrived at the second district, it was already afternoon. The four went to the hotel first and had a good sleep to adjust.

The next day, they spent some time sightseeing in the city to relax. In the evening, they arrived at the eighth-floor ballroom of the hotel.

The performance would begin on the seventeenth. Tonight was a banquet.

“Hello, I’m your translator.” A young blonde woman approached the three of them. “For these five days, you can bring me wherever you go. The organizers have already given me generous compensation.”

The woman spoke fluent Chinese.

“Nice to meet you, I’m Liu Manman.” The three began introducing themselves.

They learned the translator’s name was Grace, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed woman who perfectly fit the Chinese perception of Western women, both in appearance and figure.

Liu Manman naturally started chatting with Grace about where to have fun, while An Siyao stood quietly to the side. Xia Yu listened to Liu Manman and Grace’s conversation while glancing around the room.

He saw a group of four walking toward them.