Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

He heard a splash of water, and Xiao Jingqi took two steps, tilting his head to listen for any sound: "Miss Fang, are you still there?"

Fang Yu didn't speak, but lowered his eyes slightly, perhaps thinking about what he had just said.

They clearly said they would be setting off to return to Yunjing to report soon, so their sudden appearance here in the middle of the night is definitely not some lame excuse like catching a fugitive.

She suddenly thought of Fu Zhou. Although she didn't know his identity or background, none of that mattered to Fang Yu. She guessed that Xiao Jingqi might be after Fu Zhou.

Given his current situation, it's hard not to have some thoughts about it.

Fang Yu remained silent and made no further move; she was still thinking.

"Miss Fang?"

Xiao Jingqi called out again, and based on the sound of Fang Yu speaking earlier, he moved over.

"host…"

Mo Jiu, who came in later, saw that Xiao Jingqi was about to step into the pool, but he accidentally glanced at Fang Yu, who was taking a bath.

Knowing that one should not look at what is improper, he could only quickly avert his gaze and leave.

A deafening "thump" sound rang out, and Mo Jiu clutched her head, leaning against the wall and stamping her feet in frustration.

Xiao Jingqi choked on two mouthfuls of water. When his head popped out of the water, the snow-white cloth fell off, and a hazy shadow appeared in his originally dark vision, but he couldn't see it clearly.

Fang Yu looked at his expression and felt that he seemed to be worried about her.

Xiao Jingqi wiped the water from his face, looked around, and called out again, "Miss Fang?"

Fang Yu leaned against the shore, took out some wine from his spatial storage, and started drinking. Fine wine and delicious food, watching a handsome man emerge from the bath seemed quite nice.

But... the next moment, the crimson scene he had seen in the private room that day flashed through his mind again, and he accidentally choked on the wine he had drunk and coughed.

Xiao Jingqi stopped his subtle movements, found her location, and groped his way over.

"You..." Fang Yu was trying to stop him, but when she saw his cheeks reddened by the hot spring, she suddenly had a malicious thought.

"Lord Xiao, are you in such a hurry to find me? Is there something important you want to say?"

“This place has been rather unsafe lately, and it’s nighttime, so I’m just worried about Miss Fang’s safety.”

He felt a little guilty as he said it, unaware that the way he turned his eyes halfway around seemed to tell Fang Yu that he was talking nonsense.

As he hesitated whether to say anything more, a fingertip suddenly reached up and flicked his chin.

Fang Yu leaned closer, deliberately teasing him: "Lord Xiao, are you sure you weren't following me?"

"No, I..."

He suddenly smelled the aroma of wine: "Miss Fang, have you been drinking?"

"Would Lord Xiao like to try some as well?"

The aroma of wine wafted towards him, and Xiao Jingqi could feel it was very close, very close. He instinctively stepped back.

The next moment, the waist belt in the water was choked and pulled him forward. For a fleeting moment, Fang Yu's face flashed clearly in his blurry vision.

Fang Yu's palm moved down his chest, teasingly asking, "Why is Lord Xiao blushing? Is the hot spring too hot?"

What followed was not Xiao Jingqi's reply, but the sound of his wildly beating heart.

"Ouch." Fang Yu deliberately made a sound of an accident. Xiao Jingqi subconsciously reached out and pulled her into his arms. Fang Yu also cooperated by placing her hands on his chest.

Touching her smooth lower back, her skin burning hot, Xiao Jingqi felt as if he'd touched a hot potato. He quickly let go and turned his face away, his face flushed red as he stammered an apology: "I...I'm sorry, Miss Fang, I didn't know you were..."

Fang Yu chuckled softly, tilted her head to trace his ripe face, ran her finger over it to tease him briefly before withdrawing it, and turned to go ashore.

She finished dressing, soaked her feet in the water, and looked at the person still standing in the water looking bewildered with a smile: "Lord Xiao, would you like to continue taking a bath?"

This time, Xiao Jingqi followed his voice and moved to the shore, but kept a safe distance.

The two sat on the shore, and Fang Yu handed him a jar of wine: "The moon is beautiful tonight, how about we have a drink together?"

The small opening above my head allowed me to see the stars dotting the sky and the full moon. Oh, right, it's almost Mid-Autumn Festival.

Xiao Jingqi held the wine jar and looked up. Although he couldn't see anything, he still nodded.

After he took a sip of wine, Fang Yu leaned against a nearby rock, watching him with a leisurely air. Unable to bear it any longer, she handed him the medicine bottle containing the spiritual spring water: "Here, drink it now."

Xiao Jingqi took it and did as instructed, removing the porcelain stopper and drinking it all in one gulp.

"You drank it without even asking what it was?" Fang Yu asked.

A sweet taste lingered in his mouth, and he smiled slightly, pursing his lips: "Miss Fang is incredibly capable. Dealing with me is just a matter of moving a finger. There's no need for such trouble."

“I’ll take this as a compliment. Now look around and see how it feels.”

Fang Yu hadn't reminded him before he realized it, but in the time it took to say that one sentence, he blinked and it was as if the world had suddenly changed before his eyes. His eyes, which had been completely dark just moments before, were now able to see everything.

Even the water droplets that seemed about to fall between Fang Yu's eyebrows, glistening in the moonlight, were clearly visible.

He immediately looked at the medicine bottle in his hand and asked, "Is this medicine for treating eyes?"

Fang Yu paused for a moment before nodding: "Yes, it's something I recently researched, and it seems to be working well."

She can't exactly say that she's always had it, but just that she doesn't want to give it away.

Fang Yu raised an eyebrow at him: "Speak, Lord Xiao, what brings you here so late at night?"

For some reason, when Xiao Jingqi saw Fang Yu's wet hair, the scene from that day slowly resurfaced in his mind, and the rosy complexion that had faded returned.

Seeing that he seemed a little shy, Fang Yu leaned closer, a sly glint in his eyes, and whispered, "Lord Xiao, are you thinking about something dirty?"

It was the first time a woman had asked him such a question repeatedly, so he was inevitably at a loss. He felt like taking a sip of wine to calm his unease.

"Cough cough!"

He drank too quickly and choked on the alcohol.

Fang Yu came over with a handkerchief to help him wipe his face: "What's the rush? I'm not going to take it from you."

Their fingertips touched, and Xiao Jingqi grabbed her handkerchief: "I... I can do it myself."

Fang Yu shook her feet out of the water, put them in her shoes, stood up, and smoothed the hem of her skirt, which was covered with a few bits of dry grass.

"Lord Xiao, it's getting late. You should go back soon to avoid catching a cold."

“Miss Fang!” Xiao Jingqi stood up as well, hesitating to speak: “One should always be wary of others.”

As expected, Fang Yu was right; Xiao Qingqi was after Fu Ju.

She turned back, bowing slightly, and said, "Lord Xiao is right, but I trust my own eyes."

After Fang Yu left, Mo Jiu emerged from the shadows, draped a cloak over Xiao Jingqi, and glanced at his eyes: "Master, can you see now?"

"Hmm, have you found out anything about the background of the person next to her?"