His steps appeared steady, but his heart was pounding like a drum.

He kept telling himself that it was just out of concern for his friend, and that there were no other complicated feelings involved.

However, the slight blush on his face betrayed his true thoughts.

Reaching the door, Chen Yu tidied his appearance once more before resolutely pushing it open.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw a graceful figure wrapped in a bath towel walking out of the bathroom.

Their eyes met at that moment. Feng Xinran was clearly surprised that Chen Yu would arrive so quickly. She exclaimed and quickly wrapped herself tightly in a bath towel, her face instantly flushed.

After a long while, Chen Yu finally came to his senses. He coughed awkwardly and said, "Minister Feng, I heard you weren't feeling well, so I came to check on you."

Chen Yu tried to make his voice sound more natural, but his throat was still a little dry.

Feng Xinran pursed her lips, her face still flushed, and explained, "I... I'm fine, I might have caught a bit of a cold. I was talking nonsense earlier, please forgive me."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu's panic subsided somewhat.

He smiled gently and said, "It's alright, Minister Feng, you don't need to worry about it. Since you're not feeling well, just rest and don't think too much. I'm going to the restroom first."

Chen Yu started to walk towards the restroom as he spoke.

Feng Xinran nodded at first, then seemed to realize something and quickly stopped her, saying, "No!"

Then she rushed up and grabbed the bathroom handle, her expression a mix of panic and embarrassment: "Um... I just used the bathroom, and there are still my clothes in there, could you... ah~!"

As Feng Xinran was speaking, she suddenly noticed that Chen Yu's gaze seemed a little strange, as he kept staring at a certain part of her body. She subconsciously looked down and realized that because she had run so fast, most of her bath towel had fallen off...

At this moment, the fire in Chen Yu's heart had been completely ignited. He thought to himself, "She did it on purpose. This little girl must have done it on purpose!"

Thinking of this, he could no longer control his impulse, grabbed Feng Xinran's wrist, and roughly pulled her towards him.

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