When Wang Zhixian sat in the water, Ali wasn't embarrassed or flustered at all. She even took a soft cloth from the water and used it to wash Wang Zhixian's body.

Wang Zhixian hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Who were you talking to outside just now?"

Ahri paused slightly. "Just now?"

"Um."

Wang Zhixian felt Ah Li's fingertips landing on his back, sliding up and down.

Ah Li thought for a moment and replied, "Then it's only Tiger."

Wang Zhixian's breathing slowed down, but after Ah Li said that, he didn't continue.

Wang Zhixian then asked, "What does he want from you?"

Ahri didn't find it strange and replied, "Nothing, he just asked if I could go out with him tomorrow."

Where to?

After asking, Wang Zhixian felt he shouldn't have asked any more questions, but she was his head maid, so why couldn't he ask a few more?

Ali blinked, held out a handkerchief to Wang Zhixian's chest, her eyes reflected in the water, and said, "Let's go to town to buy some things."

This person looks thin, but he's not just a skeleton; he has flesh in the right places.

Wang Zhixian stood up and came out of the water.

Ahri took a large handkerchief to dry him off and then dressed him.

The beds were all tidied up. Ahri reached into the bed and touched around; it was warm.

Xinghua and Chunhua also put in two extra hot water bottles, and will remove two more after he falls asleep.

Wang Zhixian also came over. He moved to the inside of the bed and lay down.

However, his eyes were fixed on Ah Li, silently urging Ah Li to hurry up and come up.

Ahri left two lamps on by her bedside, and turned off all the other lights.

Seeing that the room had darkened, Xinghua and Chunhua knew that the young master was resting, so they also needed to go back to rest early and come back later to relieve Ali.

Liu Yun walked up to them at this moment and said, "Master said that Yue Li can serve here tonight, you don't need to come over."

Xinghua and Chunhua didn't ask any further questions; they simply followed the young master's arrangements.

And so, that night...

Ahri was halfway through warming the bed when she thought that Xinghua and the others would definitely knock on the door when they came to relieve her, and she could get up when she heard the knock.

As a result, Ah Li was half asleep and didn't hear the knocking. She was thinking, "Is time passing so slowly?"

Perhaps it's not yet time for midnight.

Not long after, Ahri felt a bit hot and moved closer to a less warm area on the other side.

The moment Wang Zhixian was hugged by Ah Li, he felt the chill on his body lessen considerably.

Normally, he always feels that his hands and feet are cold when he goes to sleep, and no matter how much he tries to warm them up, he can't.

Fishing is impossible in this freezing weather. What if we did something else, like... this person in front of us?

Wang Zhixian reached out and lifted Ah Li's chin. He moved slightly closer and then kissed her lips.

Her breath was on his face, and her hands were on his chest.

Wang Zhixian felt her heart racing. She had warmed his bed before, but he would only lie down after she had finished warming it.

But today, he changed. He liked the feeling of her lying next to him; it was really warm.

Wang Zhixian sensed Ah Li's struggle and stepped back a little to allow Ah Li to breathe again.

Her lips were slightly parted, and a small tongue peeked out, licking them. A smile appeared on her lips. "Sweet."

Wang Zhixian raised an eyebrow, thinking that it was indeed a bit sweet.

However, he didn't continue. Instead, he held the person and kicked the hot water bottles out of the bed one by one.

The two huddled together for warmth, which was much more effective than a hot water bottle.

The next day, when Ah Li woke up, she found herself clinging tightly to Wang Zhixian like an octopus.

Ahri secretly looked up and noticed that the person's complexion had become much rosier.

Also, she knew that he had stolen a kiss from her last night.

However, Ahri still raised her hand to touch his forehead, and there was no sign of fever.

Ah Li breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief. Unlike a young maiden, she didn't panic and think, "Oh my god, how could I sleep with the young master again?"

After all, practice makes perfect.

The original owner had also warmed the bed before, but she was very disciplined.

Ali rolled off Wang Zhixian and felt a chill; the hot water bottle had gone cold.

Ah Li looked towards the window, which was slightly ajar, and could see water droplets from melting snow dripping from the eaves.

Ah Li tucked the blanket closer to Wang Zhixian to make sure no drafts got in, then got up.

Wang Zhixian opened her eyes and found that Ali had left properly, her clothes and hair neat.

Xinghua and Chunhua came in. They placed the new hot water bottle at the foot of Wang Zhixian's bed, took out the one from last night, and added hot water to it.

Ah Li didn't appear in front of Wang Zhixian that day.

She went out with Hu Zi; it was the old lady who made her go.

The old lady's exact words were, "Yuegui brought back a good tea, saying that it's best brewed with mountain dew. You and Huzi go and get it."

Tiger was the neighbor's child when the original owner was a child. The original owner helped him get a job sweeping the mountain villa.

The old lady didn't specify how much she wanted, but simply asked her old nanny to give Ali a ceramic jar.

In the woods some distance from the resort, many exotic flowers and plants are planted, some of which are still lush and verdant at this time of year, though there is not much dew on their branches and leaves.

Tiger held a small bamboo tube and muttered to himself, "Sister Yue Li, why did the old lady ask us to collect dew?"

Ah Li took a thin stick and picked the dewdrops from the branches and leaves into the bamboo tube, saying, "Maybe they think we're thoughtful."

Tiger looked around and asked, "How much should we take?"

Ahri looked at the jar to the side and said, "Fill that up."

"That would take forever to install!"

"Anyway, we'll still get paid, so we can just pack it up slowly."

Tiger thought about it and realized it made sense, so he grinned foolishly.

After picking for a while, Tiger's stomach started growling. "Sister Yue Li, I'm hungry."

He was supposed to go to town with her today to buy some things and do some shopping, but he ended up taking on this errand.

Tiger was still a little depressed.

Ah Li put down the bamboo tube in her hand and looked into the distance. No one was coming to bring them food, and she didn't know if anyone would.

"Let's look around and see if there's anything to eat."

Ahri is hungry too.

Tiger said weakly, "Sister Moon Fox, it's freezing cold now, there are fewer animals, and I imagine there aren't any wild fruits left."

His hands were red from the cold.

Ahri put her hand to her mouth, breathed on it, and said, "Then let's go back and eat."

"But we haven't filled that jar yet."

Tiger looked at the earthenware jar.

“Let’s eat in the main kitchen where you usually eat. The old lady and her maid won’t see us. We’ll come back to get more after we’re done eating.”

"Okay, I'll do whatever Sister Yue Li says."

Tiger was happy. He put away the bamboo tube, picked up the pottery jar, and followed behind Ali.