Chapter 148: The Most Adorable Senior Sister

The night curtain fell.

Outside the window, a bright moon climbed into the night sky, and a few stars began to shine.

On the street, the lights were sparse, and pedestrians were few and far between.

There was no night market tonight, so the street at this hour was already empty and exceptionally quiet.

Luo Zijun stood by the window in the corridor for a while before returning to the room.

Inside the room, the light was dim.

The young girl, pressed tightly beneath three quilts, still had her eyes open in the darkness, quiet and motionless, looking somewhat pitiful.

Luo Zijun went over and took away the top quilt, then walked to the window and pulled back the curtains.

Moonlight shone through the window and spilled inside.

The young girl's cheeks fell into a patch of pure white moonlight, serene and beautiful.

"Can't you sleep?"

Luo Zijun asked.

The young girl was quiet for a moment, then whispered, "Mm."

Luo Zijun walked to the bedside, reached out, and touched her forehead again; it was still icy cold.

"Didn't you leave?"

The young girl looked at him with serene eyes.

Luo Zijun pulled over a chair, sat down beside her, and said, "I'm not leaving. You're sick, so I'm staying here to keep you company."

"For the night?"

"For the night."

The young girl stared at him for a while and said, "Did you tell your sister?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun stood up immediately and said, "Right, I must go back and tell Xiaohuan."

Xiaohuan went to his sister's place today; he must ensure his sister doesn't hear that Bai Bai and Qingqing are at the Anguo Mansion and suddenly go there herself.

He had to go back and check.

He left the room immediately.

As he reached the doorway, the young girl on the bed whispered, "Will you come back?"

Luo Zijun stopped at the door, turned his head, and said, "Of course I will, Senior Sister. You sleep first; I'll be back in a moment."

Having said that, he went downstairs.

When he reached the entrance, the door was already open. His master was lying on a chair, eyes closed to rest his mind. Seeing him come down, he immediately picked up the feather duster nearby, preparing to get up.

Luo Zijun hurriedly said, "Master, I'm going back to tell my Young Maid, so my sister and brother-in-law don't worry. I'll come back as soon as I've told them."

Su Dafang said with a dark face, "If you brat don't come back, I'll go to the Bai Mansion to find you tonight."

Luo Zijun said, "I will definitely come back."

Having said that, he immediately went out the door.

Traveling quickly, he soon returned to the Bai Mansion.

Just as he entered the small courtyard, Xiaohuan hurriedly said, "Young Master, why are you only back now? Sister Fenfen has come looking for you several times, saying she has something to tell you."

Luo Zijun's heart stirred, and he asked, "Did she say what it was about?"

Xiaohuan shook her head.

Ziyuan added from the side, "Sister Fenfen looked a bit anxious; she came several times in a row."

Just as Luo Zijun was guessing, Fenfen's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Xiaohuan, Ziyuan, has your stinky Young Master not returned yet? Did he fall into a latrine? Hurry and go find him, don't let him drown."

As soon as the words fell, a young girl dressed in a pink outfit appeared at the doorway.

Xiaohuan and Ziyuan covered their mouths and giggled.

Luo Zijun looked at her and asked, "What do you want with me?"

Seeing he was back, Fenfen immediately said, "Luo Zijun, come out. I have something to tell you."

Luo Zijun said, "Just say it here."

Fenfen glanced at the two Young Maids behind him, shook her head, and said, "No!"

"Xiaohuan, let's go inside."

Ziyuan hurriedly pulled Xiaohuan into the room and closed the door.

Seeing this, Fenfen walked into the small courtyard somewhat reluctantly and huffed, "Luo Zijun, tonight at the third watch, wait for me at the place where the boats are tied at Bai Hua Hu in the back."

Luo Zijun frowned and said, "I have something to do tonight; I'll be leaving the mansion in a while."

Fenfen immediately said, "No, you... you can't leave!"

Luo Zijun said, "Tell me what's going on first."

Fenfen hesitated for a moment and said, "Bend down and bring your ear over; I'll tell you secretly."

Luo Zijun ignored her and said, "Just say it directly; no one else will hear it here."

He was afraid that if he bent down to bring his ear over, this eccentric little girl would suddenly scream right into his ear.

He remembered being scared many times by that girl Su Qingling when he was a child.

Fenfen huffed, pouted her little mouth, then leaned close to him and whispered, "Didn't you tell Bai Bai that you wanted to see my Young Lady? My Young Lady has agreed, but this matter cannot be known by others, otherwise people will gossip."

Luo Zijun's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "The Eldest Young Lady really agreed?"

Fenfen gave a cold snort and said, "My Young Lady has never met outsiders in the mansion; I don't know how you tricked her. Hmph, tonight at the third watch; if you don't go, there won't be another chance."

After saying this, she left in a huff. Luo Zijun watched her back disappear outside the door, pondered in the small courtyard for a while, then went into the room, gave instructions to the two Young Maids, and left the mansion.

When he arrived at Bao'an Hall, his master was already asleep on the chair.

Luo Zijun closed the door, slid the bolt, and pushed him awake: "Master, go sleep upstairs; don't catch a cold."

Su Dafang woke up, opened his eyes, and looked at him for a moment, somewhat dazed: "Zijun, it's the middle of the night; why aren't you sleeping at home? What are you doing here?"

Luo Zijun: "... Shall I leave then?"

Su Dafang was stunned for a few more seconds before finally reacting, immediately saying: "You dare leave and I'll break your legs! Get upstairs!"

Luo Zijun was speechless and said: "You go upstairs and sleep too. There's no money in the drawer, what are you afraid of?"

Su Dafang ignored him, lay back down, and said: "You go do your thing, don't worry about me, I'm going to lie down for a while longer."

Luo Zijun remembered he still had things to do tonight and immediately went upstairs.

When he returned to the room, the young girl on the bed seemed to have fallen asleep; moonlight spilled onto her cheeks, and that face, which had been pale, was now flushed red.

!

Luo Zijun's heart tightened; he immediately walked over and reached out to touch her forehead.

Sure enough, her forehead had suddenly become scorching hot.

He hurriedly took down the top quilt, threw it into the wardrobe, and immediately left the room to go downstairs and pour hot water.

The stove had been burning the whole time, and there was hot water ready inside.

He took a basin and a towel from the backyard, and just as he was pouring the hot water, Su Dafang suddenly walked over and asked: "What are you doing?"

Luo Zijun said: "Senior Sister was ice-cold earlier, but now she has started running a fever and her body is very hot. I'm using hot water to wipe her down to lower her temperature a bit and let her sleep more comfortably."

Su Dafang gave him a meaningful look and said: "You want to wipe her body?"

Luo Zijun said: "Just wiping her face and neck, Master, what are you thinking about?"

Su Dafang frowned and said: "How can just wiping her face and neck be enough? You must wipe her whole body."

Luo Zijun: "..."

"Master, men and women should not..."

"Slap!"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Dafang slapped him on the head, glared, and said: "Don't give me that! When you were little, what part of your body hadn't your Senior Sister seen or touched? You two even slept huddled together secretly all day long, don't think I didn't see it! If you keep pretending, I'll slap you all the way out of the city!"

Luo Zijun: "..."

"Master, go to sleep. I'll watch over Senior Sister, it'll be fine."

Luo Zijun didn't dare say anything more; he carried the water and went upstairs.

Master's temper had been so irritable lately, slapping him or blowing his beard and staring at the slightest provocation—how had he offended him?

Entering the room, he wrung out the towel and walked to the bedside.

The sleeping young girl had flushed cheeks; under the moonlight, she was as beautiful as a flower, and also like a perfectly carved, flawless piece of jade art.

Luo Zijun stared blankly for a while before gently wiping her forehead with the towel.

While wiping her neck, he suddenly saw her eyelashes tremble, her breathing stopped, and her high chest rose and fell slightly.

Luo Zijun knew she was awake and deliberately talked to himself: "Senior Sister is so pretty even when she's sick, I don't know how she grew up like this. If I took the chance to pinch her bottom now, I wonder if she would wake up."

The young girl kept her eyes closed, not moving at all.

"She probably won't wake up, I'll pinch her and see."

After Luo Zijun finished talking to himself, he put away the towel, fixed his gaze on her, and stopped speaking or moving.

After a long while.

She couldn't help but slowly open her eyes and look at him.

Luo Zijun said: "Is Senior Sister waiting for me to pinch her? I am a gentleman, I wouldn't take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state. Let's have a battle of three hundred rounds after Senior Sister recovers."

After saying this, he went to the basin to wash the towel, wrung it out, and came back to gently wipe her forehead again.

"Hot."

The young girl said softly.

Luo Zijun said: "I know, I've already reduced it to only one quilt for you. Wiping your face and neck will make you feel more comfortable."

As he spoke, he gently wiped her cheeks.

The young girl looked at him quietly, then suddenly said again: "Other places are hot, too."

Luo Zijun asked: "Which places?"

The young girl looked into his eyes and said softly: "Chest-chest, tummy-tummy... legs-legs, feet-feet... and hands-hands..."

Luo Zijun: "..."

"Senior Sister, is it necessary to use reduplication for everything?"

The young girl said softly: "It's cuter."

Luo Zijun found it amusing and said: "Senior Sister is already very cute to begin with, there's no need to force more cuteness."

The young girl was silent for a moment and said: "Is she as cute as that Liu?"

Luo Zijun paused, went over to scrub the towel, and said: "Of course she is. In my heart, Senior Sister is the cutest person in the whole world."

The young girl watched him quietly for a while and said softly: "But you bit her mouth, so she must be the cutest, right?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

The room fell silent.

(End of chapter)