He has changed the cold water five or six times since he woke up in the morning.

But the body heat still couldn't be reduced, and this heat would only get stronger when he saw Qiao Mei.

Qiao Mei wasn't blind. They'd been eating for almost ten minutes, yet the boy opposite her was still staring at her with such intense gaze, as if she were his dinner. Helpless, she put down her chopsticks and looked up: "Cang Cang, you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Mei was startled by a pair of ice-blue dragon horns that came into view.

The dragon horns weren't very big yet, about the size of a bamboo shoot tip, but even so, they were hard to ignore.

She looked at him with surprise, her red eyes pointing to the top of his head. Just as she was about to ask why his dragon horns had appeared, she felt something sweeping around right under her nose.

Turning my head to the side, I saw a shiny black dragon tail, just like a puppy's tail, swaying back and forth, with the dragon scales on the tail looking a bit reddish.

“........”

What's wrong? Why has she never seen Ao Cang like this before?

When Ao Cang saw the shock in her eyes, and her hesitant gaze as she stared at the top of his head and the back of his buttocks, his heart skipped a beat. He turned his head to look behind him first.

Sure enough, I saw his dragon tail emerge, and he reached out and touched the top of his head again.

The tactile sensation of the dragon horn was so distinct that it immediately silenced him.

Her thick, fan-like eyelashes trembled, and her face flushed red.

"An'an, don't look..."

In the dragon's perception, the ugliest form is one that is neither human nor dragon.

He reached up and covered the top of his head, and his dragon tail curled up tightly, trying to make it look like it didn't exist.

Qiao Mei recalled his unusual behavior of taking a bath early in the morning and soaking for a long time. After looking at his current state, a reasonable guess quickly came to her mind.

"Cangcang, tell me honestly, is your heat cycle problem still unresolved?"

The last time it was fine after one night, but this time it seems that's not the case at all.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have gotten so bad that dragon horns and a dragon tail would have sprouted out.

Ao Cang didn't want to admit it because he knew that if he did, Qiao Mei would definitely choose to help him.

But in that case, her body would feel very uncomfortable, and she might not even be able to withstand it.

Seeing that he wouldn't say a word, Qiao Mei simply stopped eating and got up to sit next to him.

As the two drew closer, the rose scent emanating from her became even stronger.

When Ao Cang smelled it, it was as if he had smelled an aphrodisiac, and the darkness in his golden eyes deepened.

"An'an, go and rest after you've finished eating. I'm fine."

The boy still didn't intend to tell Qiao Mei the truth, which made Qiao Mei suddenly a little angry. She grabbed his wrists and forced him to stop covering his dragon horns.

Frowning, he asked, "You said it's okay, is that all? The dragon horns and tail have come out, it must be very serious!"

"If you have any needs, tell me what's wrong. I'm your girlfriend now. If I don't help you, who will? If you keep bottling it up like this, who knows what else might happen!"

After Qiao Mei finished speaking, she told Ao Cang to go wash up first, while she tidied up the dinner on the table.

Then she will come over to help him.

"But An'an..."

Ao Cang wanted to say that this time, he wanted to get through his heat cycle, and his needs were more than double what they were before.

But Qiao Mei had already called the cleaning robot to get the clothes she would change into after her shower, and didn't stay to listen at all.

After everything was tidied up, Qiao Mei saw Ao Cang's body in the bathroom, which looked like it had been scalded, and the fear in her eyes became even more obvious.

"You should have told me sooner that it had gotten this bad!!"

If she had noticed his strange behavior earlier, things might not have gotten this far.

Ao Cang didn't dare to say a word. After he finished taking a bath, Qiao Mei took him out and asked him how he could tell that his estrus symptoms had been relieved.

He flashed his golden eyes, lowered his head, and his silver hair covered most of his face: "Dragon horns... as long as the dragon horns and tail are retracted."

After saying that, he looked at Qiao Mei, who was already starting to take off her clothes, and asked cautiously, "But An'an, don't you really think I look ugly like this?"

The dragon's horns and tail only appear normal when it is in its beast form.

On the humanoid body.........

Qiao Mei noticed his lack of confidence and honestly shook her head to tell him, "You're not ugly, on the contrary, you're very cute."

In the human world, many people buy fake dragon horns and tails as decorations, and Ao Cang's face is the kind that looks good even when covered in a burlap sack.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the word "ugly".

After saying that, seeing that he didn't seem to believe her, Qiao Mei reached out and touched his dragon horns and tail, showing him with her actions that she really didn't think it was ugly.

The dragon's horns and tail are extremely sensitive to Ao Cang, much like the feeling of a human being touched on the ears or the back of the neck.

As an indescribable tingling sensation spread from the dragon's horns and tail to his limbs, he awkwardly pressed down on his loose bathrobe.

It seems they're trying to cover up something that has changed.

Qiao Mei didn't notice, but she did notice that Ao Cang's body temperature had risen again.

Not wanting him to continue suffering like this, she used her personal terminal to turn off the bedroom lights, then removed the last piece of clothing from her body and took the initiative to approach him.

.........

The next morning, Qiao Mei needed Ao Cang's help to board the aircraft.

Any big stride will aggravate the wound from yesterday.

The dark circles under her eyes were very obvious. She glanced at the rising sun outside and never expected that her first all-nighter would not be for anything important.

Ao Cang had retracted his dragon horns and tail, and looked refreshed, a stark contrast to Qiao Mei's condition.

After she boarded the aircraft and sat down, he thoughtfully turned on the autopilot mode for her and asked her if she wanted to apply the medicine again.

"The human body is relatively fragile, so applying more medicine should help it heal faster."

Qiao Mei didn't have the energy to reply to him, but she still rolled her eyes at him.

I thought to myself, if he knows this principle, why didn't he hold back at all last night?

But the medication definitely needs to be continued.

It would be quite awkward if he discovered something was amiss after I went to Shang Duojin's house.

The merchant's manor villa is mostly occupied by Shang Duojin and a group of servants and butlers.

When Qiao Mei went there, she didn't meet his parents or sister.

When she arrived today, his whole family was there, which startled her.

"You must be Jinjin's good friend, right? Have some fruit, it was just flown in and it's still fresh."

The woman was plump and looked to be almost fifty years old, but she was well-maintained and looked like she was in her forties. She had a prosperous appearance and a kind demeanor.

Qiao Mei glanced at Shang Duojin silently, thinking to herself, "Why didn't you tell him earlier that his parents were also at home?"

In that case, she would definitely have to dress more formally, instead of just coming over in some old clothes like she is now, which is not very respectful.

Just as she was internally complaining, she heard Mrs. Shang ask curiously, "Xiao Mei, did you not sleep well last night? Why are your dark circles so bad?"