Chapter 121: If You Like, You Can Always Look at It
"Is it not possible..."
Seeing Ling Shuang's slightly strange expression, Jiang Nannan thought he was unwilling and asked in a nervous whisper.
Of course, Ling Shuang had no thoughts of refusal. His soft and sweet girlfriend had taken the initiative to request sharing a room with him how could he possibly refuse?
Ling Shuang was simply surprised that Jiang Nannan would make such a request. After all, given her personality, she didn't seem like someone who would be so bold.
As if worried that Ling Shuang might misunderstand her, Jiang Nannan quickly explained in a soft voice, "I don't have any other intentions, and I won't do anything you don't want, Xiao Shuang…"
Ling Shuang felt even stranger after hearing this.
Why did this sound so much like those jokes from his past life? Like how couples "just cuddled" and nothing else happened?
"Of course." Ling Shuang suppressed the odd feeling and nodded in agreement.
Sharing a room with his girlfriend this was the most natural thing in the world.
Upon hearing his agreement, Jiang Nannan's face immediately lit up with a bright smile.
Meanwhile, Wang Qiu'er stood outside the closed door, looked down at the room card in her hand, and frowned slightly.
Why did she feel like she had just been excluded?
The two inside had no idea what the little Empress Beast was thinking.
Inside the room, Jiang Nannan, now alone with Ling Shuang, gradually revealed her truer self once again.
After entering, she sat on the edge of the bed. Her small hands gripped the sheets beneath her as she lowered her head, not saying a word, but her breathing was clearly more rapid.
As one of the most high-end hotels in the Dou Spirit Empire though not the flagship in the imperial capital the infrastructure was still top-tier.
The room was fully soundproofed. With no noise from the outside, the silence between them only amplified their breathing.
"Nannan, do you want to wash up first, or should I?" Ling Shuang broke the awkward silence.
But as soon as he spoke, Jiang Nannan's face flushed red.
"Wash, take a shower?!"
He didn't know where her mind went, but Jiang Nannan's fair face turned crimson, and it almost seemed like a faint mist of white steam was rising from her head.
She had asked to share a room with Ling Shuang because of a strong sense of crisis.
Ning Tian had brought this unease to the surface today.
A woman's intuition told Jiang Nannan that Ning Tian's attitude toward Ling Shuang wasn't right. That girl definitely had thoughts about her boyfriend.
As the young mistress of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, Ning Tian's status made Jiang Nannan who had no backing feel even more inferior.
Combined with the "white-haired sister" that Ling Shuang had confessed to her about earlier, both things triggered a deep sense of insecurity.
Jiang Nannan could accept that Ling Shuang might like more than just her, but she feared being abandoned.
So she broke from her usual reserved self and boldly asked to share a room with Ling Shuang hoping to strengthen their bond and secure her place in his heart.
But now, nerves overwhelmed her.
Her head was a jumbled mess, and her thoughts weren't clear.
Shower? Take a shower?!
She had read in Xiao Ya's romance novels that when a couple checks into a hotel, after they shower, it usually meant...
Just thinking of this made her heart erupt. Though too shy to let the thoughts linger, certain images kept flashing through her mind involuntarily.
"Nannan?" Ling Shuang gently called her when she remained silent.
Seeing how she looked like she was about to faint from embarrassment, Ling Shuang guessed she must have misunderstood. So he clarified:
"After a full day of traveling, Nannan, don't you want to freshen up?"
Jiang Nannan lifted her head slightly, surprise in her eyes. "That's... all?"
"Yeah, what else could there be?" Ling Shuang replied, a faint, mischievous smile forming at the corner of his lips. "Nannan, you weren't thinking that I...."
"No, no, you're thinking too much!"
Before he could finish, Jiang Nannan cut him off with a flustered string of denials.
Then, realizing her misunderstanding, she hurriedly slipped into the hotel slippers and darted into the bathroom, leaving behind a panicked sentence: "I'll shower first!"
The bathroom door slammed shut. Inside, Jiang Nannan leaned back against the door, breathing heavily, her cheeks still burning red.
What was she thinking just now?!
Xiao Shuang clearly hadn't meant anything weird, but she had jumped straight to those kinds of thoughts.
Would Xiao Shuang think she was a girl who acted too loosely?
Jiang Nannan was flustered, one wild guess chasing another through her mind.
This was all Xiao Ya's fault! If she hadn't read those ridiculous books, how could she be so messed up?!
Yes, that had to be it!
"Achoo~"
Back in Shrek Academy, Tang Ya still lamenting Jiang Nannan's sudden withdrawal suddenly sneezed.
She touched her little nose and murmured to herself, "Must be that girl Nannan thinking about me…"
Back in the bathroom, Jiang Nannan took a deep breath and turned on the water. She had to calm down.
Meanwhile, Ling Shuang, who was outside, heard the sound of running water and knew that the girl had likely gotten over her embarrassment. He didn't dwell on it and quietly sat on the nearby sofa, pulling out a book from his soul guide to read.
Time passed quietly. Eventually, the sound of the water stopped.
There was no awkward scene of passing towels and clothes they had both brought their soul guides into the bathroom, and those weren't afraid of water.
With a soft click, the bathroom door slowly opened, and a wave of steam drifted out.
Since it was almost bedtime, Jiang Nannan didn't change into her usual outfit but slipped into a nightgown.
The pale nightgown, made of a thin and lightweight material, clung lightly to her body like a cicada's wing, outlining her figure perfectly.
From her snow-white swan-like neck, down through the curve of her collarbone, the neckline of the nightgown hinted at a deep, soul-stirring ravine.
Her exposed calves were smooth and elegant, drawing the eye down to a pair of delicate feet. Her little toes, like peeled lychees, curled slightly due to her embarrassment.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Nannan asked in a soft, unsure voice, sensing Ling Shuang's gaze.
"Nothing," Ling Shuang replied, smiling openly. "I was just admiring how beautiful my Nannan is."
The simple and direct compliment made the corners of Jiang Nannan's lips curl upward with joy.
She slowly approached him, her delicate fragrance wafting over, eyes bashful yet sincere.
"Then... Xiao Shuang can look a little longer, if you like…"
In that moment, her quiet words were more enticing than anything else.
Ling Shuang no longer had the mind to keep reading. He put the book aside, stood up, and walked directly into the bathroom.
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