Free Web NovelChapter 202: Chapter 202: Help Me Test Him _1
This sentence, Xia Ningning uttered with particular unease.
Though she tried her best to remain calm, the blush on her face betrayed her emotions.
"Anyway, it looks very cozy. We just shouldn’t overthink it," Xia Ningning said with a serious face.
Since the girl had already put it that way, Ye Ming had no choice but to follow her in, find a corner of the sofa, and start watching TV, doing his best to keep his thoughts pure.
Xia Ningning repeated deep breathing exercises to calm herself, and then a strange light flashed across her eyes.
Just now, Xu Lele had asked her for a little favor.
It was for Xia Ningning to test Ye Ming, to see if he could maintain his composure.
Initially, Xia Ningning had refused. Thinking of herself as the illustrious Miss Xia, with her fair skin, good looks, and long legs, perfect in both figure and appearance, using herself to test Ye Ming—what if he turned into a beast in gentleman’s clothing? Wouldn’t she be at a huge loss?
But upon further thought, Xia Ningning found the idea not entirely objectionable. She and Xu Lele shared the same curiosity, wanting to see if Ye Ming could keep himself controlled.
So, after a brief rest, Xia Ningning suddenly stood up and said, "I’ve been running around so much, I’ve sweated a lot. I want to take a bath!"
"Huh?" Ye Ming was momentarily stunned after hearing that, his body temperature instantly soaring, and a burning sensation rose from his lower abdomen.
Before Ye Ming could say anything, Xia Ningning had already walked into the bathroom on her own, pulled the sheer curtain closed, and deliberately exaggerated her movements.
The sound of running water made Ye Ming’s heart itch insufferably. freёwebnoѵel.com
The rising steam condensed on the glass, creating a sense of haziness.
Behind this haze, Xia Ningning’s silhouette was reflected on the glass, and Ye Ming captured every single one of her movements within his sight.
"Isn’t this too torturous?" Ye Ming muttered to himself.
Truth be told, it was his first time in his more than twenty years of life sharing a room with a woman, and he had absolutely no experience.
This hazy feeling was like a claw scratching at his heart.
Ye Ming’s mind was no longer on watching TV, but he kept shifting his gaze to the bathroom glass.
He repeatedly admonished himself, but, driven by instinct, he was unable to control himself.
The short half-hour had him on pins and needles. Eventually, as the flow of water ceased, Ye Ming’s restless heart began to calm down.
Ye Ming, who thought he could finally relax a bit, did not realize that the real test had just begun.
Then came the creak of a door opening—the bathroom door being pushed open.
Wrapped in a bath towel, Xia Ningning walked out.
Her hair was still damp, resting on her shoulders. Whether it was because the bath towel was too small, or Xia Ningning deliberately chose it that way, her snow-white neck and shoulders were completely exposed to Ye Ming’s view.
Partially hidden, one could even glimpse a ravine.
She walked out barefoot, heading straight towards Ye Ming.
A waft of fragrant air assaulted Ye Ming, making him involuntarily take a deep breath.
"I’m so thirsty. Can you pass me the water next to you?"
Xia Ningning arrived in front of Ye Ming and spoke with a soft voice.
She fixed her eyes on Ye Ming, extending her fair fingers, pointing towards the bottle of mineral water next to him.
Little did she know, this simple gesture exposed even more of her skin to Ye Ming’s gaze.
With the surrounding atmosphere ambiguous, Ye Ming only felt a burning sensation all over his body.
"Ah... why don’t you grab it yourself, I need to take a shower too!"
At the critical moment, Ye Ming stopped his thoughts and hurriedly got up to go to the bathroom.
As he passed by Xia Ningning, suddenly, a scream was heard.
Xia Ningning, trying to make way for Ye Ming, slipped and was about to fall.
Ye Ming instinctively reached out and pulled, successfully saving Xia Ningning.
However, due to the urgency of the moment, Xia Ningning forgot one thing, which was to secure her bath towel.
Time seemed to freeze right then and there.
Xia Ningning held onto Ye Ming’s hands, and her bath towel subsequently fell to the floor.
After a brief silence, Xia Ningning screamed again.
"Quick, cover your eyes, don’t look!"
Xia Ningning’s fair skin was, very thoroughly, exposed to Ye Ming’s view.
Even if Ye Ming didn’t want to see, there was no way around it, since the distance between them was less than half a meter.
Ye Ming took a deep breath, and once Xia Ningning had steadied herself, he quickly turned away and rushed into the bathroom, not forgetting to say, "I didn’t see anything!"
He hurriedly turned on the shower, setting the temperature low, and took a cold shower to calm his restless emotions.
It was utterly life-threatening, he mused to himself.
Though the beautiful scene was fleeting, it seemed to be deeply etched into Ye Ming’s mind.
Xia Ningning clumsily wrapped the bath towel around herself, her cheeks burning hot. Ye Ming’s comment only added to her embarrassment, making her blush even more.
"This is terrible, why did I come up with this awful idea, why did I try to test Ye Ming?"
Xia Ningning said with self-pity, "Now look what has happened, he didn’t discover anything, and I ended up ’throwing the helve after the hatchet’. When he just said he didn’t see anything, it’s clear that he... saw everything!"
At this moment, she could only blame Xu Lele, who insisted that she test Ye Ming. Now she had been completely exposed to him.
She wanted to get dressed as quickly as possible when another scream escaped her.
In her haste to come out earlier, she had forgotten her undergarments in the bathroom, and now Ye Ming was inside with the sound of the running water already audible.
"It’s over..."
Xia Ningning’s complexion was as red as an apple, as if she had applied blush.
Anxiously waiting for Ye Ming to finish his shower, she rushed into the bathroom, retrieved her undergarments, and made sure to check that there weren’t any signs of being touched before she completely relaxed.
The two sat in silence, one on the bed and the other on the sofa, neither daring to look at the other, creating a very strange atmosphere.
Eventually, Xia Ningning couldn’t bear the silent tension anymore and threatened, "If you dare to tell anyone about this, I’ll..."
Before she could finish, Ye Ming eagerly agreed, "Miss Xia, nothing happened just now."
Xia Ningning was stunned, wanted to say something, but found herself unable to speak, feeling that what Ye Ming said seemed right.
Right at that moment, Xia Ningning’s phone rang. It was a message from Xu Lele.
"Ningning, how did your test go? What was Ye Ming’s reaction? Why haven’t you replied to me for so long?"
