Chapter 261: 261

261 "How rare, I brought my brain out today."

"Anywhere uncomfortable?" Xie Shiyu sat on the edge of the bed.

Tushan Jiu pressed her lips, staring at his beaming face, and asked: "When did you get up?"

"I got up at 7:30, had a video meeting at 8, processed a few files Assistant Li sent at 9:30, finished work at 11, then held you while we slept a bit, got up at 1:30 to make you food." Xie Shiyu reported his entire day's schedule without leaving home.

Tushan Jiu was astonished; she felt tired even after sleeping till now—how did he stay so energetic?

After thinking a while, she felt it was the posture; next time, she'd try being on top, guessing it would be much better.

Seeing her silent, Xie Shiyu pinched her cheek: "What are you thinking about?"

Tushan Jiu answered whenever asked: "I'm wondering if I'll be better on top next time."

Xie Shiyu paused, gave an ambiguous smile: "Sure, I'm looking forward to it."

Tushan Jiu sat up, nodded, and settled it: "Fine, that's decided—I'll be on top next time."

Xie Shiyu laughed softly, a hint of mischief flashing in his eyes.

Suddenly, Tushan Jiu's stomach let out a gurgling sound.

Xie Shiyu stood, bent to pick her up, heading to the bathroom: "I'll hold you while you wash up, then we'll eat."

Tushan Jiu let him attend to her washing up; after all, at Xie Shiyu's place she could totally be a lazy salted fish.

He is her final refuge.

After washing up, Tushan Jiu didn't want him to carry her; she insisted on walking herself.

Although her legs were sore, Tushan Jiu frankly said she needed to get used to it, since Xie Shiyu is young and vigorous—this will likely become the norm.

Xie Shiyu didn't deny that, taking her hand as they left the secondary bedroom.

Stepping out, Tushan Jiu's steps paused; she turned to look toward the master bedroom.

Xie Shiyu naturally understood her meaning, saying: "Don't worry, I tidied it myself."

Tushan Jiu relaxed.

This private matter, she'd be embarrassed to let the housekeeper see.

She was truly hungry, so Tushan Jiu ate eight bowls of rice straight away.

After finishing the meal, the outside sun had fully set; Tushan Jiu said she wanted to digest and go downstairs for a stroll.

But that suggestion was rejected by Xie Shiyu, who said: "Honey, let's do something; we'll digest it in a bit."

Tushan Jiu: "......"

Online it said men who've eaten meat are terrifying, utterly lacking restraint; now she understands and believes it.

So, in the end the walk didn't happen; instead they did the deed to aid digestion.

And it was the kind that lasts several hours once they start.

She had agreed to meet Bai Yu at a coffee shop near Prosperous World Luxury Mansion.

The money had already been received by Tushan Jiu last night; all that remained was to hand over the demonic power.

But when Tushan Jiu saw Bai Yu, she furrowed her brows.

As her brows knotted, she knew nothing good was coming.

So Bai Yu froze instantly, asking: "Sister Jiu, am I... am I again targeted by some dirty thing?"

Having learned from last time, Bai Yu had already gained wisdom from his mistake.

Nobody can doubt Tushan Jiu; that's his current creed.

Tushan Jiu's gaze fell on his forehead, she nodded: "Indeed, something dirty has bitten you."

Bai Yu's face was panicked, his speech stammering: "Jiu, Sister Jiu, I—I need to borrow a knife; please help me drive away that dirty thing!"

Tushan Jiu tilted her head: "Do we really need to borrow a knife for such a small matter?"

"It's still a small thing! It's targeting me, it'll hurt me, I'll get injured, worse could cost my life!" Bai Yu looked anguished, wondering what his constitution even is!

Tushan Jiu truly couldn't understand: are mosquitoes now so poisonous that one bite kills?

She clicked her tongue, then said openly: "No need to borrow a knife; I'll handle this for free—bring your head over."

Bai Yu was deeply moved, stretching his head over while saying to Tushan Jiu: "Sister Jiu, you are my great benefactor; I can never repay your lifesaving grace....."

"Pap!"

Tushan Jiu directly swatted and killed the mosquito biting his forehead.

"No need for that; it's just a handy task, not a great merit—I'll go wash my hands, wait a moment."

After speaking, Tushan Jiu rose and went to the washroom.

Bai Yu was petrified, even forgetting to retract his head.

When the server came over with coffee, he asked: "Sir, are you alright?"

Bai Yu pushed his slipping glasses up, hastily pulling his neck back, half-covering his face with one hand: "I'm fine, I'm fine, just a stiff neck—let me move around."

The server gave him a strange look, then set down the coffee: "Sure, call us if you need help; enjoy your coffee."

"Thank you."

After the server left, Tushan Jiu returned to her seat and bluntly remarked: "Your idol baggage is still quite heavy."

Bai Yu took two sugar packets from the shelf and handed them to her, arguing: "I'm just minding my image; with such a handsome face, everything I do looks good—360 degrees, no blind spots—so idol baggage doesn't exist."

Tushan Jiu raised an eyebrow, took a sip of the caramel cappuccino before her.

Not sweet enough, she took the sugar Bai Yu passed, tore open the packet, added it, took another sip, and it improved a lot.

With a flick of her wrist, a talisman appeared in her hand: "Here, the demonic power you wanted; it's of the same lineage as yours and will be greatly beneficial."

As soon as she produced the talisman, Bai Yu sensed it.

Being demonic power too, he's naturally more sensitive; this contains nearly a century's worth of demonic power—fifty million is totally worth it!

Bai Yu happily accepted it, then folded it neatly and placed it in his inner pocket.

Suddenly, his phone on the table rang.

He picked it up, took a look, and his smile froze on his face.

Tushan Jiu glanced at his expression and uttered a name: "Jiang Han?"

Bai Yu quietly turned off his phone, without replying to the other's message.

He nodded, anxiously scratching his head, "En, it's her; lately I don't know what kind of crazy she's gotten into—she actually confessed to me that day. I, a little master demon, how could I possibly date a human? So I made a snap decision and rejected her! As a result, she sends me messages every day, saying those cheesy love lines I've seen all over the internet; I can guess her head-scratching expression, yet she still puts on a front."

Tushan Jiu raised an eyebrow: "It's pretty quick; I thought last time, since I didn't lend her a knife, she'd back off because of that."

"Did she borrow a knife from you?"

Tushan Jiu nodded, took a slow sip of coffee, "Last time at the Yi City bar, she asked if she could borrow a knife, but I didn't lend it to her."

Bai Yu paused for two seconds: "Is the thing she wants to ask about related to me?"

Tushan Jiu let out a sound: "Wow, rare—today you actually brought your brain when you went out."

Bai Yu: "......"