Tick-tick—Bai Ying's hair was half wet.

The condensed water droplets dripped down Zhi Baiying's collar, creating a water stain and making the already somewhat transparent fabric even more transparent.

As the candlelight flickered, a vast expanse of scenery became faintly visible.

Chen Ao's eyes became sharper, his Adam's apple rolling up and down on his raised neck. He swallowed his saliva and walked forward pretending to be calm, but everyone could hear how hoarse his voice was.

"Why did you come out without drying your hair?"

As he spoke, Chen Ao took a dry towel from the drying line, picked up the towel with his warm and dry hands, and began to wipe Bai Ying's hair.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Chen Ao's fingertips caressed the small pink earlobe among the black hair. The moment the skin touched, it seemed as if the heat from the man was transferred to her.

Bai Ying also felt a little hot for some reason...

She prayed in her heart that this moment could last indefinitely. Although escaping was shameful, it was useful.

But, your hair will eventually dry out.

When Chen Ao noticed that Bai Ying was not as tense as before, he raised his index finger to push away the hair that was blocking her eyes.

The man, who was a head taller than Bai Ying, lowered his eyes and looked straight at her. His usually cold black eyes were now filled with bloodshot, like a hungry beast about to be released from its cage to hunt.

"May I?"

After enduring for too long, Shen Ao's voice had become hoarse.

Bai Ying's face turned even redder when she heard this. She lowered her head and hummed softly.

After getting permission, Chen Ao could no longer suppress his inner impulse. He supported Bai Ying's slender waist with his strong arms and clasped his hands tightly as if he wanted to sink his five fingers into them. Even through the clothes, Bai Ying could feel the warm and rough touch of the man's palm.

Suddenly, the world spun around!

"Woo-"

A heavy weight came over me.

Bai Ying fell on the bedding that had been laid out on the kang long ago. The weight from above pressed her down and she let out a short breath, like a goldfish blowing bubbles.

Chen Ao quickly stood up and rescued Bai Ying from danger.

In the light, the tall and strong man was half leaning on her, the muscles in his arms were tense, and every muscle in his body seemed to be glowing.

The handsome face suddenly approached, and his hot breath sprayed on the girl's slightly cool face, as if it could ignite the surrounding air.

Plop, plop—

My heart beats like a drum hammer.

Bai Ying felt that this scene with the lights on was really embarrassing. She raised her foot and kicked Chen Ao's calf twice, protesting, "Turn off the lights!"

"Oh, okay."

The man chuckled, and because they were too close, Bai Ying seemed to feel his chest vibrate when he laughed.

"call--!"

The man's breath was long and powerful, and the candle on the table resisted weakly for a moment before going out.

Wisps of green smoke rose from the candle wick, swirled a few times, and finally dissipated into nothingness.

The rooms in the main house were once again engulfed in darkness, as if a thick black velvet had suddenly fallen over them, concealing the secrets that could not be seen by outsiders.

"Where is that thing...?"

At the critical moment, Shen Ao's voice was filled with an uncontrollable hoarseness.

Bai Ying buried her face in Shen Ao's neck and shoulder, and said in a muffled voice, "It's under the pillow."

Shen Ao couldn't help but chuckle, "Have you planned this a long time ago?"

Bai Ying clenched her fist and punched Chen Ao's chest, "I didn't!"

"hiss!"

Shen Ao took a deep breath, his voice filled with pain, "You hit me so hard."

"Nonsense, I didn't use much force—"

Taking advantage of Bai Ying's distraction, Shen Ao seized the opportunity to straighten his waist...

“Hmm!”

Bai Ying bit Shen Ao's shoulder in pain, tears welling up in her eyes. She felt extremely wronged. "You, why didn't you just say hello... you're a bad guy!"

Chen Ao was caught in a dilemma, but he managed to stop and endure until the veins on his forehead bulged.

He raised his hand, and stroked Bai Ying's face with his slightly calloused palm, gently smoothing her frown. "Sorry, I couldn't help it."

Bai Ying wrapped her arms around the man's neck, smiled, and said, "I forgive you. After all, I am a beautiful and kind person."

In the dark.

The man was breathing heavily, hot beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, falling on the woman's delicate skin, giving her goose bumps.

For no reason.

Bai Ying's thoughts seemed to be pulled back to her previous life.

She had run a breakfast shop in the county town for several years, and Shen Ao had been picking up rags in front of her door for many years.

Although they had many opportunities to meet, they never took the initiative to talk to each other.

Every time their eyes met, they would quickly separate.

A nosy neighbor boss once joked with them, saying that since they were both single, instead of living alone for the rest of their lives, why not pool their money together and pay it off?

Anyway, one of them was disfigured and the other had a lame leg, so no one looked down on the other, and in the end they even laughed.

Bai Ying felt ashamed and angry at the time, her face flushed red, and she wanted to curse but couldn't say it.

Amidst the laughter, Chen Ao, who was standing in the crowd, only glanced at her. His dark eyes were gloomy and showed a sense of death. Without waiting for Bai Ying to say anything, he picked up the sack full of plastic bottles, turned around and limped away tactfully.

That was the last time Bai Ying saw Chen Ao in her previous life.

Ever since Chen Ao stopped appearing on their snack street, the surrounding gossip gradually died down...

After rebirth, Bai Ying sometimes feels puzzled.

Even though she and Shen Ao had known each other for such a long time in her previous life, they were still very unfamiliar with each other until their death, and the number of times they spoke could be counted on one hand.

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