Li Yuheng stared at the contents of the drawer, his Adam's apple bobbing involuntarily: "...Teacher Shubai, when did you prepare this?"
Shu Bai turned to the side, her back to him, and said in a cold tone, "Use it or not, it's up to you."
Li Yuheng was silent for two seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing.
So, it turns out the perverted kid is actually Shu Bai.
He reached for a small box, slowly unwrapped it, and said in a teasing tone, "Teacher Shubai, you've prepared quite thoroughly, haven't you?"
Shu Bai ignored him.
Li Yuheng leaned closer and deliberately blew a breath into his ear: "What, are you shy now? Weren't you quite tough just now?"
Shu Bai suddenly rolled over, grabbed Li Yuheng's wrist, and said with a dangerous look in her eyes, "Li Yuheng, do you think I have a good temper?"
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow, completely unfazed: "No, Teacher Shu Bai is known for his bad temper."
Shu Bai sneered and increased the pressure on his hand: "Then how dare you be so arrogant?"
Li Yuheng leaned forward, and the distance between the two suddenly shortened, their breaths mingling.
"Because... I just love seeing you helpless against me."
Shu Bai stared at him, her eyes darkening. After a long while, she suddenly let go of his hand: "...Whatever."
His foot touched Li Yuheng's ankle, the force neither too light nor too heavy, carrying a hint of provocation.
"Hurry up and inspect the goods. Don't let them look good but be useless." He said succinctly, his eyes sweeping directly over Li Yuheng.
Li Yuheng's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his eyes darkening. He chuckled softly, his voice hoarse: "Teacher Shu Bai, are you sure?"
Shu Bai raised an eyebrow, a cold smile curving his lips: "What? Scared?"
Li Yuheng narrowed his eyes, leaned closer, and gently pinched Shu Bai's chin with his fingertips, his voice low and almost dangerous: "I'm afraid you can't take it."
Shu Bai scoffed.
"Give it a try?"
...
...
The next day.
In the yard, two little roosters, Li Xiaoheng and Shu Xiaobai, strutted around with their heads held high, occasionally lowering their heads to peck at the grains on the ground.
Suddenly, Shu Xiaobai flapped its wings and jumped onto the fence, craning its neck to peer into the house, its beady black eyes filled with confusion.
Seeing this, Li Xiaoheng also jumped up, and the two chickens stood side by side, tilting their heads and staring at the tightly closed door.
"Hehehe?" Shu Xiaobai pecked at Li Xiaoheng's feathers with its beak, as if asking: Why aren't those two humans coming out to feed him?
Li Xiaoheng pecked back, indicating that he didn't know either.
As the sun rose higher, the chicks in the yard squawked loudly from hunger, circling around the feeding trough.
Shu Xiaobai finally couldn't hold back any longer. It jumped down from the fence, walked to the door with measured steps, and knocked on the door with its beak.
There was no response from inside the house.
Shu Xiaobai turned to look at Li Xiaoheng, her black bean eyes full of accusation.
Li Xiaoheng tilted his head, then suddenly flapped his wings and flew to the windowsill, peering inside through the glass.
Seeing this, Shu Xiaobai also jumped up, and the two chickens squeezed onto the windowsill, their black bean-like eyes wide open.
Shu Xiaobai: "...Hehehe?" (What's going on?)
Li Xiaoheng puffed out her chest proudly: "Hehehe!" (My dad's awesome, right!)
Shu Xiaobai flapped its wing: "Hehehe!" (So what if it's awesome! My dad got bullied!)
So the two chickens started fighting on the windowsill, feathers flying everywhere.
Inside the room, Li Yuheng leaned lazily against the headboard, idly playing with the ends of his sparse white hair, a satisfied smile playing on his lips.
Shu Bai had her back to him, the blanket barely covering her waistline, with a few scattered red marks on her exposed shoulders and neck.
"Teacher Shu Bai?" Li Yuheng leaned closer and deliberately whispered in his ear.
Shu Bai ignored him, only frowned slightly, and shrank further into the blankets.
Li Yuheng chuckled softly, his fingertips lightly tracing his back, his tone teasing: "Weren't you quite the show-off last night?"
Shu Bai finally lost her temper, turned over and grabbed his wrist, her eyes icy cold: "Shut up."
Li Yuheng took his fingers and leaned down to give him a light kiss on the lips, his smile deepening: "Okay, whatever you say."
Shu Bai stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly raised her hand to rub her temples and muttered under her breath, "...madman."
Li Yuheng was not ashamed, but rather proud, and moved even closer, his nose almost touching Shu Bai's: "Teacher Shu Bai, who went first last night—"
"Li Yuheng!" Shu Bai covered his mouth with her hand, her ears turning red. "You dare to say a single word?"
Li Yuheng blinked, then suddenly stuck out his tongue and gently licked Shu Bai's palm.
Shu Bai recoiled as if electrocuted, her eyes widening: "You!"
Li Yuheng took the opportunity to pull the person into his arms: "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Do you... still hurt?"
Shu Bai was silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered: "Pain? With your skills?"
Li Yuheng: "..."
He narrowed his eyes and approached dangerously: "Teacher Shu Bai, are you questioning my abilities?"
Shu Bai said calmly, "Just telling the truth."
Li Yuheng stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly laughed: "Okay, shall we have another match?"
Shu Bai: "...Get out."
Li Yuheng pressed closer, asking, "What's wrong, Teacher Shu Bai? Are you scared?"
Shu Bai pushed his face away: "I'm afraid you'll die in bed."
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "That's perfect. To die under a peony is to die a romantic death."
Shu Bai: "..."
…
Upon learning that Gong Yu and Ying Youshi, this "perfect couple," had both received silver bracelets, Li Yuheng was so happy that he started humming "Tears Behind Bars" while watering the hibiscus flowers in the yard and swaying his hips. Suddenly, his phone vibrated in his pocket.
He took it out and saw that it was a call from Jiang Wei.
"Hey, cousin?" he answered the phone lazily. "Missing me?"
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Wei's voice was unusually serious: "Li Yuheng, you still have the mood to joke? Your uncle just called my dad to ask where you've been lately."
Li Yuheng abruptly stopped watering the plants, splashing all the water from the watering can onto his feet: "...Oh?"
Jiang Wei lowered his voice: "They seem to have seen the trending topic about you and Shu Bai. Now the whole family knows you ran off to the countryside to farm for a man. He was so angry he almost smashed his phone! He said if you don't go back, he'll come and arrest you himself!"
Suddenly, 0090's mechanical voice rang in his mind: "[Your Highness, in this world you are the only son of a wealthy family. Jiang Wei is your cousin, and the 'uncle' she speaks of is your father in this world.]"
Li Yuheng's lips twitched, and he replied in his mind, "I know. I was just thinking about my father in the underworld who's always chasing after female ghosts!"
0090: [...King Yama is busy judging the souls of the dead every day; he doesn't have time to chase after female ghosts.]
Li Yuheng: "Tsk, that's because you haven't seen what he's like after get off work..."
"Li Yuheng!" Jiang Wei's voice suddenly rose on the other end of the phone, "Are you even listening to me?!"
Li Yuheng then came to his senses, looked at his soaked slippers, and suddenly had a bright idea: "Cousin, the signal is bad here, I'll hang up now!"
After saying that, he quickly hung up the phone and turned to shout into the house, "Teacher Shubai! I slipped and fell into the pool! I need a kiss to get up!"
Shu Bai's voice drifted out from the room: "Do you need a coffin board? I'll nail it on for you."
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