After deciding to give up, I became popular

But a嘀咕 still welled up in his heart.

Eiri… Could she be planning to do something to him?

It wasn't that his senses were particularly sharp, but her flustered state was too easy to read, right?

Clearly, she was hiding something from him, and he even suspected that he was the target of her prank…

But oh well, there's no point in thinking so much, after all, judging by Eiri's capabilities, what kind of bad ideas could she possibly come up with?

169. Lowly woman? Wrong! It's a wise one!

Judging by Eiri's capabilities, Xia Chuan Zou wasn't worried about her doing anything to him.

It's not like he had done anything to provoke her, and even if… well, if "being late for a date" counted, then she might indeed have some small emotions because of it, and he would of course calmly accept her "punishment."

But given their current situation, it wasn't suitable for her to use her trademark "twin-tail whirlwind slash"; at most, she would tease his cheek with the ends of her hair, or, if she got a little more aggressive, take out a paintbrush and draw a little turtle on his face…

Like a child.

However, even this kind of childish prank was probably beyond Eiri's capabilities given her personality.

Because she simply wasn't the type of person who could let loose in front of others, and even when facing friends she was already very familiar with, she would still subconsciously maintain her image.

Even though she herself might be clear that her "elegant young lady" persona simply couldn't hold up at all, and that her friends had long since become intimately familiar with her "perverted doujin artist whose head is full of erotic things" persona…

So Xia Chuan Zou closed his eyes with peace of mind and agreed, "Then I'll have to ask you to massage me, Eiri."

He was indeed a little tired, and now that he not only had a cute girl giving him a lap pillow but also providing extra massage services, how could he possibly refuse?

"Mmm, mmm, leave it to me…" Eiri couldn't help but nod.

Honestly, she was already starting to regret it, wondering if she had been too hasty and if such a purposeful seduction could possibly succeed, but Zou had still agreed… Now she had no choice but to go for it, right?

But… but! Acting rashly definitely wouldn't work! This, this kind of thing should be gradual, right?

Eiri swallowed.

Goo…

Watching Xia Chuan Zou really close his eyes in peace, Eiri became conflicted instead.

It wasn't that she was timid… well, okay, she was indeed not very brave.

But originally, she had just suddenly had a moment of brain freeze and came up with that bold idea, but she hadn't thought it could really be realized. But now, the timing, location, and people were all perfect…

This was simply sedu… seducing her to commit a crime, Eiri thought.

In short, she was very conflicted, wanting to go for it but not daring to, very cowardly.

And Xia Chuan Zou, who hadn't received any feedback for a long time, began to suspect, wondering why the massage hadn't started yet, thinking that even if this was really a prank, there should be some action, right?

So he couldn't help but ask, "Eiri, can't you start yet?"

"!"

Eiri, who was still in a state of entanglement, finally came back to her senses and quickly responded, "Ri, right away, ki!"

"… Huh? Start what?" Xia Chuan Zou wondered if he was hallucinating.

"…!!!" Realizing that she had let something slip, the little blonde immediately reacted and quickly explained.

"Ki… kindly massage you! Yes! I'll kindly massage you right away!"

"Uh… but…" Xia Chuan Zou hesitated, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Eiri.

"Sh, shut up! Don't say anything anymore! And don't move!!!"

"…"

Listening to the obviously exasperated tone coming from above, Xia Chuan Zou opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time, and finally chose to remain silent.

There was definitely something wrong here! He was already sure of it.

However, knowing it didn't help, all he could do was pray that Eiri would quickly give him a quick one, whether she wanted to play a prank on him or whatever, just bring it on quickly, so he wouldn't keep overthinking things.

"…"

Seeing that the other party really didn't ask any more questions and obediently closed his eyes, Eiri breathed a sigh of relief, but after what had just happened, she was so nervous that even her voice began to tremble.

"D, don't open your eyes, okay! Absolutely don't open them! B, because my technique isn't very good, I might hurt you, you never know…"

"Only this, please, please don't!" Xia Chuan Zou said in a timely manner, "Please have mercy, Lady Eiri, I don't deserve this…"

It wasn't that he was really worried about her blinding him or anything, he just wanted to tease her and liven up the atmosphere a bit.

After all, the atmosphere just now was really strange.

"Pfft… Well, it all depends on your performance." Eiri pouted.

She was indeed a little more relaxed, but her mood was still in a very delicate state—

It was like being away for a long time and suddenly wanting to have some traditional non-handicraft fun after returning home, only to find that the private items that were originally hidden very well had obvious signs of being moved by someone, but despite this, no one else brought up any related topics…

It was really too embarrassing!

But she couldn't show it, because perhaps Zou had only noticed that she had some bad intentions, but didn't necessarily guess what she wanted to do… But it was also possible that Zou had really completely noticed what she wanted to do, and was avoiding talking about it just to see what she would do next…

What to do? Of course, go for it!

Hmph! Now that things had come to this, how could she possibly back down? Otherwise, wouldn't the embarrassment and nervousness she had just experienced be for nothing?

Don't even mention that Zou might not have guessed it, even if he had really guessed it or even exposed her thoughts… she was going to go for it today!

After all, as long as his eyes were covered, no matter what happened next, she could explain it however she wanted?!

With this in mind, the little blonde took action.

She slightly arched her body, then slowly bent down, and her head also slowly leaned over.

Her movements were very gentle, so even if the other party suddenly opened his eyes and looked at her, she could explain that she wanted to see the acupoints more clearly, so she leaned over.

But the fact proved that she seemed to be overthinking things, because the other party had no intention of opening his eyes at all, and even seemed to show a very enjoyable expression under her massage.

Was it really that comfortable? Eiri wondered curiously.

This was really the first time she had massaged someone else, and she never thought that it could actually yield positive results.

She felt a small surge of joy in her heart—

What did this mean? Did it mean she had a high aptitude?

Wrong!

It meant she deserved it! Because she provided Zou with a comfortable massage service, so she deserved the reward afterwards!

Although this reward was taken by herself rather than given by the other party… but that didn't matter! The important thing was that it made everything reasonable!

So the original tangled mood was swept away, and even became justifiable.

What do you call a despicable cat stealing fish? She was clearly a reasonable equivalent exchange!

170. Did it start? It's already over.

As everyone knows, thinking can exceed the speed of light.

Although Eiri did so much mental preparation for herself, in reality, only a few minutes had passed.

In fact, if it weren't for this, Xia Chuan Zou would have been unable to lie down any longer and would have asked Eiri to move, because he still had an appointment with Mahiru to fulfill later.

"Absolutely don't open your eyes, okay." Eiri repeated again.

"…"

Sometimes the trust between people is so fragile.

Like when watching TV with a friend and you can't find the remote control, so you question him, "Did you sit on the remote control?", even though the other party firmly answers "No" afterwards, you will still say, "Then get up for a second"…

It's not that you don't want to believe you, but seeing is believing.

Of course, there was also the reason why the little blonde had a guilty conscience, after all, she was going to "do bad things", if she was really discovered face-to-face, how could she continue to be a person?

Although they were both blondes, she certainly couldn't shout like a certain "villain savior" what "I'm not going to be human!" and then have a gorgeous transformation or something, she was just an ordinary beautiful girl, so she had to save face~

So, after making sufficient mental preparations, looking at the handsome face of the guy she had been thinking about day and night, the little blonde tremblingly leaned over.

While praying that she would never be discovered, she secretly looked forward to it—if Zou really discovered her plot, what would be done to her next?

Would he remind her with a helpless face, "Don't do things that will make him misunderstand again.", or would he suddenly get enlightened and understand her intentions from then on… Anyway, it certainly wouldn't unfold like in her doujin, saying something and then pushing her down, right?

…

Although her mind was still thinking about this and that, her movements didn't stop, so gradually, the distance between the two became closer and closer, so close that Xia Chuan Zou clearly felt a scorching breath constantly hitting his face, bringing a ticklish sensation.

"Uh… Eiri?"

"Don't talk."

"Mmm…"

"And don't open your eyes."

"…"

He had heard this several times, Xia Chuan Zou was very helpless.

There were many times "at that moment" he wanted to open his eyes and see, but it wasn't because he was curious about what Eiri wanted to do, he simply wanted to catch her in a flustered and bewildered state.

Really, tsundere girls are the easiest to bully.

He didn't have to wait too long, the expected "prank" came as promised—a soft object with a hint of coolness suddenly imprinted on his forehead, and then separated as soon as it touched.

However, although the contact time was very short, the remaining tactile sensation was still vivid in his mind, constantly reminding him that something had indeed happened.

But what exactly happened? What exactly did Eiri do to him? Could it be that she used some kind of stamp to engrave something like "I'm an idiot" on his forehead?

He was very curious.

At the same time, his eyebrows twitched, and the idea of wanting to find out kept popping up in his mind, but under Eiri's repeated reminders before, he finally endured it, and didn't even say a word.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no more movement from Eiri, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"…"

Let's just ask, Xia Chuan Zou thought.

But just as he was about to put it into action, he heard Eiri's voice at the right time.

"Aren't you going to open your eyes?"

"Uh, right away." So Xia Chuan Zou opened his eyes and looked up at this little blonde.

Perhaps because he had been closing his eyes for a long time, or perhaps because the sky had completely darkened, Eiri's face looked so unreal in his eyes at this moment.

She had clearly just played a "prank" on him, but at this moment, she didn't seem to have any sense of guilt or fear at all, but was very calm… no, it should be said that she even had a hint of relief after being relieved of a burden?

Perhaps he was really too tired, so he was hallucinating.

After hesitating for a while, Xia Chuan Zou thought that the other party would say something, but she just looked at him up and down like this, and remained silent for a long time.

"…"

"…"

"So you don't have anything you want to say?" Eiri finally couldn't help but ask.

"Uh…" Xia Chuan Zou was silent for a while, then slowly probed, "… Is that the end?"

In his eyes, his forehead probably still had strange patterns such as "qualified" and "I'm an idiot" printed on it, but these things were indeed not worth paying attention to for him now.

He needed to pay more attention to Eiri's emotions, to the reasons behind her doing this "prank."