So sweet! She's pampered like a precious gem in her little world.

Hot springs behind Penglai Palace.

A natural hot spring is surrounded by lush green mountains, and the spring is planted with all kinds of rare and exotic flowers, just like the entire Penglai Palace.

Steaming heat continuously rises and swirls around this landscape, just like its name "Penglai"—it's like a fairyland on earth.

Amidst the swirling mist, a slender and petite girl could be vaguely seen leaning against the edge of the pool. Her black hair was casually tied up with a sandalwood hairpin, and most of her body was submerged in the water, revealing only her graceful neck and fragrant shoulders.

This is the scene that Jingyin saw when he walked in.

Amidst the lush greenery and bluish-gray rocks, the girl with her jet-black hair and snow-white skin looked like a fairy descended to earth.

He subconsciously slowed his pace and held his breath, afraid of disturbing this beautiful scene.

Don't dare to speak loudly, for fear of shocking the heavens.

This is the moment I'm referring to.

The man stopped about ten feet from the edge of the pool, staring intently ahead for an unknown period of time.

It's currently the season when the weather is transitioning from warm to cold, and the temperature is just right, making it the perfect time to soak in a hot spring.

Chu Yu begged for a long time before Jing Yin finally relented and agreed to let her come to the hot springs yesterday.

The temperature difference between the inside and outside of the pool is large, making it easy to catch a cold and get sick.

During winter, Jingyin would absolutely not allow her to come for a bath.

Jing Yin was gazing at the little girl in a daze when suddenly, the girl in his sight moved, stretching out a section of her lotus-root arm from the water and picking up a cherry (an ancient name for a cherry) that was placed on a table by the pond.

Her rosy lips parted slightly, and her pearly teeth gently bit the small, scarlet fruit.

The next second, crimson juice flowed from the corner of her mouth, down her beautifully shaped jawline, and across her slender white neck.

The man's dark eyes were already churning with turmoil, his Adam's apple bobbed, and his hands, hanging at his sides, clenched into fists.

He tried his best to maintain a calm and composed demeanor.

As Chu Yu turned to reach for the handkerchief placed beside her, she caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye, and was so startled that she almost cried out.

On second thought, in this deep palace, the only person who could so calmly walk into her hot spring courtyard was that person.

As she grew older, the man's protectiveness, or rather, his possessiveness, towards her intensified.

When she was young, Yingqi and Lin Qingyue would often take care of her when he was not available, including things like bathing and changing clothes.

In the past two years, she has gradually become able to take care of herself, so Jingyin simply allowed them to serve her bathing outside the screen, and they were not allowed to enter unless necessary.

Jingyin let her change into her own underwear before they came in to help her put on her outer dress.

In other words, she is a modern person and is not used to being waited on hand and foot. If it were someone else, they would definitely think this man is a bit crazy.

However domineering he may be, he always adheres to the bottom line and never oversteps the bounds.

They've been together for ten years. Although he holds her every night while sleeping, he has never crossed any boundaries in terms of what he shouldn't see or touch.

Even if he is already overflowing with love, he will still adhere to etiquette for her growth and mental and physical health.

"elder brother!?"

"Ah."

Chu Yu: "..."

She hid in the water and watched as the man, instead of showing any shame after being discovered peeping, calmly walked to the chaise lounge by the pool and sat down.

?

Ignoring the girl's surprised expression, Jing Yin calmly said, "Ying Qi said you came in an hour ago."

If you include the time spent changing clothes and rinsing, it must have been soaking for at least half an hour.

This is the longest they agreed on they could soak for.

Staying in that position for too long is bad for your health.

Jingyin was most concerned about anything that could harm her body.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Chu Yu said softly, "I'll be right out, brother, please wait for me outside."

She wanted to come out immediately, but the man was sitting right in front of her, staring straight at her. How could she come out?

Jingyin didn't move after hearing her words, but looked at her with deep eyes. After a pause, he said in a low voice, "Chuchu, be good. Let your brother serve you, okay?"

As she spoke, she picked up the bath towel from the tatami mat, got up, walked to the edge of the pool, and spread out the towel.

"Come."

Chu Yu was stunned.

Is the man finally reaching his breaking point?

[Little Milk Cake.]

[What's wrong, host?]

How much is Jingyin's love worth?

【Um, let me check—it's already at 80%.】

Chu Yu: "!"

When did this happen?!

She was a little confused.

She's only just turned fifteen, hasn't even had her fifteenth birthday yet.

When does a man first develop feelings for someone?

Jingyin squatted by the pool. The little girl didn't move, and he didn't urge her. He just waited patiently and quietly.

Things developed a bit too quickly, and Chu Yu was a little unable to accept it for a while.

She hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Brother, I want to do it myself, is that okay?"

In fact, she knew that if Jingyin wanted to do this, he didn't need to ask for her consent at all; she had no right to refuse or the ability to resist.

Even though she had just carefully considered her options before deciding to refuse, she didn't have much hope.

In a society where monarchy reigns supreme, all the rights and status she possesses today are, frankly speaking, nothing more than the favor shown to her by the man before her.

Everything about her, including her life and death, could be decided by a man with a single word.

As expected, the man opposite her remained silent for a long time after she finished speaking.

Chu Yu steeled her resolve, closed her eyes, and was about to risk everything to get out of the water when a warm hand pressed down on her shoulder, which had just emerged from the water.

She opened her eyes and looked at the man with a puzzled expression.

Jingyin remained calm, handing over the bath towel in his hand, his voice low, magnetic, and husky: "Hurry up and dry yourself, be careful not to catch a cold."

After saying that, he got up and walked into the bedroom.

Chu Yu, holding a bath towel, didn't react for a long time.

Is he really that easy to talk to?

When she said she didn't want to, he gave up without hesitation, turned around and left, leaving her space.

Even after changing her clothes and returning to the palace, Chu Yu still couldn't figure out what had happened.

She had assumed that Jingyin would be sitting at the table waiting for her.

Unexpectedly, after searching around without finding anyone, they finally found the man leaning against the bed at the innermost part of the bedroom, reading a book.

When the man saw her coming, he casually put down his book and waved to her, "Come over here."

Chu Yu had no suspicions and, as before, jogged over to his side.

"elder brother."

The young girl was graceful and charming, with a pure and beautiful appearance, and fell into his arms like a goddess from heaven.

Jingyin carefully caught the fairy who fell into his arms and scolded her in a stern voice: "You're such a grown-up, why are you still so reckless?"

——oo——

Many readers have asked about the previous book, so here's a unified response:

My last completed book was on my main account, which is the only one I follow, Mei Wu.

However, that book has been put on hold for the past few days for revisions to the car scenes.

It will be released in a couple of days and you can watch it!

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