"It's alright."

Xia Che didn't have any strange ideas about this kind of thing. Although he was lecherous, he couldn't bring himself to have any impure thoughts about Mu Yingying, the pitiful girl whose ending in the original comic was tragic.

Mu Yingying gripped his arm tightly. Xia Che carried a small medicine box in one hand and a beautiful girl on his arm in the other. The sight was somewhat strange. Under the strange gazes of those around him, Xia Che walked into a bedroom.

The air in the banquet hall seemed to freeze at the sight of the other guests.

They looked at each other, both seeing a hint of astonishment in each other's eyes.

What's going on?

Isn't today's game supposed to be the Lime Team's?

So, everyone here must have been childhood playmates.

Although more than a decade has passed and the familiarity of childhood is no longer visible in each other, the feelings remain. Especially as adults, we cherish the pure friendship of childhood that is free from any self-interest.

So, thanks to Qingning's connections, the housewarming party allowed the guests to chat happily, and many of them exchanged contact information, wanting to continue this pure friendship.

But what's the deal with this pair?

Could it be that...

They fell in love when they were young, but were forced to separate due to various uncontrollable factors such as practical problems. But today they reunited and their old feelings rekindled.

That……

There's no need to be in such a hurry, is there?

They're all still here!

So they just brazenly sneaked into the bedroom?

What are they going to do in the bedroom?

Can't we do it?

Is it possible?!

For a moment, all the guests in the banquet hall held their breath and unconsciously moved closer to the guest room, pricking up their ears to hear what was happening inside.

...

"Take off your shoes first, and oh right, take off your socks too."

After closing the door, Xia Che placed the small medicine box on the table, then opened it and searched for ice packs.

Fortunately, Qing Ning had just moved and had bought plenty of emergency supplies, including ice packs, so Xia Che didn't have to make an extra trip.

A sprained ankle isn't a serious illness. Applying ice and massaging it will usually help, and a few days of rest should be enough.

As Su Miaorou's apprentice, Xia Che had learned medicine from her when he was young. Although he wasn't very skilled, he did have some massage techniques to reduce swelling. With him around, Mu Yingying could even skip the need to rest for a few days.

"Huh? Do I have to take everything off?"

Mu Yingying was stunned for a moment, and two blushes immediately appeared on her pretty face. She sat on the bed, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Although the guest room is ready, there might only be a bed to stay in; chairs and tables haven't been moved in yet.

In other words...

Xia Che will need to sit on the bed to treat his sprained ankle.

Mu Yingying was so distressed that her delicate eyebrows almost knotted together.

Allowing someone of the opposite sex to be so close to you...

Even if there's a reason for it, isn't it still a bit too strange?

"Yes, because we need to apply ice to you. How can we apply it through your socks? We'll also need to massage you later to push the lump down so you can walk normally."

The ice pack was already there. Xia Che rummaged around for a suitable rope to secure the ice pack and said without looking up, "Aren't you with Li Junyang? You must have other plans after dinner, right? Like going shopping or something... How can you go if you sprain your ankle? Get it fixed as soon as possible so as not to delay your date."

"Don't worry, I know this situation is a bit strange. I won't tell Li Junyang. Even if we don't get along, we are still friends, and I can still distinguish between these things."

"You don't want Li Junyang to know about this either, right? Then listen to me."

Now that Li Junyang and Mu Yingying are officially together, Xia Che certainly can't speak ill of him at this time. Only when Mu Yingying is completely unsuspecting of him can Xia Che destroy their relationship.

In order to prevent Li Junyang, that scumbag, from succeeding, Xia Che made a conscious decision to destroy their relationship.

Even if it's not the right thing to do, it's still better than watching Mu Yingying fall into the abyss step by step.

Anyway, I'm a blond guy.

The episode that best fits the character's persona.

"Even if you say that... okay, you absolutely have to keep it a secret."

Mu Yingying bit her cherry lips, her furrowed brows relaxing slightly.

Xia Che is right. She can't let Li Junyang have a bad day because of her.

I need to get my sprained ankle treated as soon as possible.

In any case, there is no gender in front of a doctor. Even if Xia Che doesn't look like a doctor at all, Mu Yingying has no choice but to believe him now that things have come to this.

Are you sure you can still treat sprained ankles?

Seeing Xia Che pick out the things he needed and walk towards her, Mu Yingying, who had just taken off her high heels and was about to take off her socks, suddenly called out to him.

She only realized now that she had never asked Xia Che in the first place whether he knew how to treat a sprained ankle...

Can he really do it?

Mu Yingying looked Xia Che up and down, her gaze lingering on his blond hair for a moment, her expression becoming even more peculiar.

With that face, it's really hard to feel at ease...

"Don't worry, if it couldn't be cured, why would I have sent you here? Wouldn't it have been easier to just take you to the hospital?"

Xia Che held an ice pack in each hand, raised his head towards Mu Yingying's ankle, and said succinctly, "Take it off."

"……oh."

Seeing that Xia Che had already said so much, Mu Yingying couldn't find fault anymore and obediently took off her socks.

I just don't know why...

Xia Che stood by the bed and then made her, who was sitting on the bed, take off her socks. This feeling of déjà vu felt a little strange.

But Mu Yingying couldn't explain it.

After taking off her socks, a delicate jade foot, so white that you could even see the veins, with a slight red tinge on the sides of the instep, appeared before Xia Che's eyes.

The toes were slightly splayed, as if they were clenching nervously; they were small, but very cute.

A girl's feet are a rather private part of her body.

Since everyone walks, the soles of the feet will inevitably experience some wear and tear.

Leaving aside beauty filters and photo editing, very few people are born with naturally beautiful feet.

Or you may have had them before, but with daily walking, the soles of your feet will gradually become wrinkled.

But Mu Yingying was an exception.

Xia Che is not a foot fetishist.

He's not that perverted.

He's really not a foot fetishist.

Xia Che felt that such a perverted fetish could only exist in those otaku.

No normal man has a foot fetish.

Xia Che wholeheartedly agreed with this.

He also believed that he couldn't possibly have such a perverted psychic tendency.

He just...

I just can't take my eyes off it right now.