Chapter 413: This Girl Is a Handful
The hotel room was on the eleventh floor.
Aside from a double bed, there was also a desk, a mini-fridge, and other amenities.
Shen Lingyin surveyed the room, a small, anticipatory smile playing on her lips.
"You go lie down. I’m going to wash my hands, and then I’ll help you with your conditioning," Jiang Xinghai said, turning and heading into the bathroom.
Shen Lingyin, however, followed him. "It’s been a long day. I want to take a shower."
"Fair enough. Go ahead." Jiang Xinghai finished washing his hands and turned to leave.
"Are you going first, am I, or... are we going together?" Shen Lingyin suddenly blocked his path.
As she spoke, a mischievous glint sparkled in her eyes.
Jiang Xinghai was momentarily stunned by Shen Lingyin’s question before he caught on and started to laugh as well. "Ahem, well... I honestly hadn’t thought that far ahead. What do you think?"
He tossed the question right back to Shen Lingyin.
’She’s just trying to mess with me, isn’t she.’
’Fine, let’s see who ends up messing with whom.’
He scratched his head, feigning a look of awkward resignation.
Shen Lingyin watched him, her eyes brimming with amusement. With a soft chuckle, she turned toward the bathroom. "Fine, I’ll go first then."
She really had been trying to tease Jiang Xinghai.
But Jiang Xinghai had reacted too quickly, and too directly, leaving her at a loss for words.
’If Jiang Xinghai had actually agreed, would she really have dared to shower with him?’
The thought made her a little flustered, but even more, she felt a sense of girlish anticipation.
Watching Shen Lingyin’s retreating figure, Jiang Xinghai let out a soft sigh of relief as the tension inside him eased.
He raised a hand to his chest, an inscrutable glint in his eye. "This girl is quite a handful."
Shen Lingyin shut the bathroom door, letting out a quiet sigh of relief. As she undressed, the spray from the shower enveloped her in a cloud of mist.
She exuded an air of pure, vibrant youth.
Her fair skin, her long, delicate curves—even through the frosted glass, their general outline was visible.
Of course, Jiang Xinghai noticed. But just as he was about to turn away, Shen Lingyin’s voice drifted from the bathroom.
"Brother Hai, my back is so itchy, but I can’t reach it myself. Why don’t you... come in and help me?"
Jiang Xinghai froze when he heard her words.
He wouldn’t have minded scratching her back for her if she were fully dressed and they were outside.
’But in the bathroom... would it be appropriate for me to go in?’
"Brother Hai, did you hear me? Can you come in and help me?" Shen Lingyin’s voice rang out again.
"I don’t think that’s a good idea," Jiang Xinghai said as he walked over to the bathroom door.
’Besides her face, a woman’s figure is probably what she’s most self-conscious about in front of a man.’
’If I actually go in, will Lingyin immediately call Shen Lingxue to complain about me?’
Just then, the bathroom door creaked open, and Shen Lingyin peeked her head out. She spotted Jiang Xinghai standing right there. "Hee hee, I thought maybe you hadn’t heard me."
"Put something on, and then I’ll come in and scratch your back," Jiang Xinghai said, a trace of heat in his gaze.
And for good reason.
As Shen Lingyin leaned out, her body formed an alluring curve.
"I do have clothes on," Shen Lingyin said with a shy smile, before swinging the bathroom door wide open.
Sure enough, Shen Lingyin had only removed her outerwear; she was still in her underwear.
"Oh, good." Jiang Xinghai let out a long sigh of relief.
"You sound a little disappointed?" Shen Lingyin shifted her position, deliberately showing off her long, slender legs.
"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..."
Jiang Xinghai coughed dryly, pretending he hadn’t heard her, and stepped inside. "Alright, where does it itch? I’ll help you scratch it."
"My back... my whole back, it’s itchy," Shen Lingyin said as she turned and braced her hands against the wall.
Jiang Xinghai stood rooted to the spot, all thoughts of scratching her back forgotten as he found himself admiring her alluring figure from behind.
"Aren’t you going to do anything?" Shen Lingyin asked, turning her head.
Her eyes inadvertently fell upon the prominent outline in his pants. He was... exceptionally gifted!
"Oh, right. I’m starting," Jiang Xinghai said, taking a deep breath.
"That’s it... just below my shoulder blade, a little to the right. Hee hee, that tickles..." Shen Lingyin giggled.
Jiang Xinghai’s expression darkened.
’With that giggle, and the way this "scratching" was going, how could anyone not get the wrong idea?’
"Is that about enough?" Jiang Xinghai asked.
"Mmm, much better." Shen Lingyin turned back around, giving Jiang Xinghai a full, unfiltered view of her front.
Jiang Xinghai was mortified. Inside, he was screaming, ’This girl is getting more and more outrageous! She’s testing my self-control over and over!’
"Brother Xinghai... between my sister and me, whose body gets your heart pounding more?" Shen Lingyin suddenly closed the distance, blocking his way.
"Ugh!" There was no escape.
Their eyes met.
The air instantly grew thick with tension...
Time seemed to stand still.
Jiang Xinghai swallowed hard. "I’m about to lose control," he said, his breathing heavy. "You’re forcing me to..."
"How about... we... finish our shower... together?" Shen Lingyin’s voice trembled, a wave of fear washing over her.
But she forced a calm facade, seemingly determined to probe even deeper.