Chapter 283: A Beauty Emerges from the Water
The hovercar soon arrived at Jiang Xia’s home, which was, as expected, a magnificent and luxurious mansion.
Shi Lan could already remain unfazed by now, but one thing was different: Jiang Xia’s home was filled with all sorts of interesting things.
He excitedly led Shi Lan to his rooftop pool. "Lanlan, look!"
"Swimming here is a lot of fun."
After saying that, he took her by the hand to see a special ice room in the backyard. You could skate inside, and it could also function as a walk-in freezer.
Ever since spending a few years on Black Star, Jiang Xia had fallen in love with cold environments like this. He had specially built it in his backyard over the past few days.
The moment Shi Lan stepped inside, she shivered from the cold.
Seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly led her back out.
’Lanlan is a female, so her constitution is a bit weaker. I should be more considerate.’
He suddenly felt the ice room was a bit pointless. If he couldn’t share the fun with his beloved female, it would just be boring for him to be in there alone.
Shi Lan noticed his dampened enthusiasm and said with a smile, "If you want to come here next time, I can wear thicker clothes in advance. Then I’ll be able to go in. I just wasn’t prepared for it today."
"Mhm, okay."
Jiang Xia’s eyes lit up when he heard that.
"Do you want to go now?"
Shi Lan was decent at ice skating. It had been a long time, so she was eager to give it a try.
Jiang Xia glanced at the time. It was just past eight, still early, so he immediately nodded happily.
He had already prepared skates for both of them. After Shi Lan was bundled up, he checked her over carefully, then pulled a men’s scarf from his Space Chain and meticulously wrapped it around her neck to keep her warm.
"Alright, darling, let’s go in."
Gazing at Shi Lan’s face, which looked even more delicate and fair wrapped in his scarf, Jiang Xia couldn’t help but lean in and give her a little kiss on the lips as he spoke, his voice becoming a bit muffled.
Shi Lan hummed in agreement. The current temperature on Capital Star only required a thin jacket at most. Dressed as she was, she was already starting to sweat, and her face was flushed and hot.
Seeing that Jiang Xia looked like he wanted to keep kissing her, she quickly pulled him inside. "We can kiss later. It’s too hot out here."
"Oh, okay. Whatever you say, darling."
A healthy flush appeared on Jiang Xia’s cheeks. He followed Shi Lan closely inside, where a wave of cool air instantly washed over them, bringing his hot, flushed face back to normal.
They both put on their ice skates. Shi Lan couldn’t wait and was the first to glide out onto the ice. Seeing how fluid her movements were, Jiang Xia relaxed a little and pressed a button on the wall.
Instantly, an assortment of food began to slowly descend from the ceiling—fruit, small snacks, even popsicles...
’Good grief, he doesn’t even forget about food when it’s time to play.’
Shi Lan watched him with an amused look. Jiang Xia tossed his long hair and giggled. "Darling, if there’s anything else you want to eat, just tell me. I’ll have the robots buy it and load it up."
"No need, this is plenty."
Although Shi Lan had never experienced anything like this, she found it really interesting.
She skated closer and took a bite of a spicy strip that was hanging at just the right height for her. It was a little cold, but very fresh and delicious.
Jiang Xia lowered some of the other snacks that were hanging higher up. And as soon as one item was finished, a new one would immediately be restocked in its place.
The two of them skated happily for over an hour. They not only had fun playing, but they also ate their fill.
Jiang Xia thoughtfully took out a wet wipe to clean Shi Lan’s mouth. He looked at her with a wide grin, his canine teeth faintly visible. "Darling, do you like it?"
"I love it."
Shi Lan answered quickly. This method of hanging food from above meant she didn’t have to get her hands dirty, and she could try so many different kinds of snacks. It was pure bliss.
When it came to food, Jiang Xia really had a knack for it.
"As long as my wife likes it."
Hearing this, the smile on Jiang Xia’s face grew even brighter. "There’s also a snow mode. Darling, do you want to build a snowman tomorrow? If you do, I can get it ready tonight."
Shi Lan nodded again.
She had come to this world, but she had never played in the snow before.
After they finished skating, Jiang Xia invited her for a swim. But Shi Lan didn’t know how, and she was still quite afraid of water. So, Jiang Xia had her sit on the edge and watch him. He instructed a robot to prepare fruit and hot tea for her to warm up before he took off his shirt and slipped into the water, swimming with the agility of a merman.
Shi Lan lay back on a lounge chair, enjoying the perfectly temperate breeze coming from the ceiling. A gorgeous man was showing off his beautiful physique for her nearby. ’This kind of life is really something else.’
Jiang Xia wasn’t so shy at moments like this. Like a peacock fanning its tail to attract a mate, he deliberately struck handsome poses and showed off his elegant swimming strokes.
Every now and then, he would even emerge from the water like a dashing merman from a painting.
He tossed his long, silver hair, and transparent droplets of water slid from his forehead down his straight nose. They joined other beads of water on his well-defined jawline, trickling down his neck, sliding past his collarbones where a small pool had gathered, and continuing on before disappearing back into the water.
Shi Lan held her hot tea and feigned a serious expression, but her eyes couldn’t help but dart toward his abs several times. The lines of Jiang Xia’s abdominal muscles seemed a little more defined. ’Looks like he’s been secretly working out lately.’
Although they were lean muscles, the youth’s pale, tender body looked clean and flawless, as tempting as a glistening, translucent water droplet.
Shi Lan secretly swallowed, her ears turning a little red. She quickly lowered her head and took a sip of hot tea.
’How did I never realize I was such a lecher? It seems that after I stopped being celibate, I’m starting to appreciate the joy of having a partner more and more—the kind of joy that satisfies both body and soul.’
Noticing Shi Lan’s stolen glances, Jiang Xia was secretly overjoyed. ’Of course I’ve been working out! If I hadn’t, I definitely wouldn’t have chosen swimming and made a fool of myself.’
So, he started showing off his body even more enthusiastically, even attempting a dolphin-like leap out of the water.
His body was very flexible; he could even do a flip in mid-air.
With this leap from the water, Shi Lan inevitably caught sight of a certain... unmentionable area.
She almost choked on her tea. She hadn’t expected that while Jiang Xia looked slender, the part of him now slick with water was like a small hill, full of aggression.
’As expected, a Beastman’s body is very well-developed.’
After landing back in the water, Jiang Xia secretly adjusted his trunks. Things had shifted when he jumped, and it felt uncomfortable.
After swimming for nearly another hour, Jiang Xia had more or less completed his workout for the day. Worried that Shi Lan was getting bored, he climbed out of the pool.
As soon as he stood up, a puddle formed on the floor around him, and water streamed endlessly from his soaking wet hair.
Shi Lan grabbed a nearby bath towel and handed it to him, trying her best not to let her gaze wander downwards. She helped him wring the water from his hair. "Done swimming?"
"Yeah. Were you getting bored, darling?"
Jiang Xia smelled the rich, sweet fragrance coming from her as she stood behind him. The pores of his skin, opened from the swim, soaked in the scent that made him feel satisfied and excited. He once again found himself unable to resist the urge to kiss her, but he was worried about getting her clothes wet. He quickly wrapped the towel around himself and carefully, gently placed a kiss on her lips, making sure not a single drop of water splashed onto her.
Shi Lan’s eyelashes fluttered, but the young man had already pulled his head away, the kiss as fleeting as a dragonfly landing on water, leaving him looking utterly content.