Do Not Approach

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The air froze in silence.

After a moment, the young miss looked at Xiaohua again. "Which piece do you want?"

Swallowing hard, Xiaohua quickly accepted the new clothes without further argument.

Zhang Qiao burst into laughter, nearly in tears. "The boss really lives up to her title! She may not say much, but when it comes to handling people, she's got it down!"

Xiaoxiao couldn't help but squeeze the young miss' hand. If it weren't for the others around, she would have planted a kiss on her adorable sweetheart right then and there.

......

As the meal came to an end, Xiaoxiao and Zhang Qiao tapped their chopsticks against bowls and plates, preparing to sing for Grandma. But the young miss frowned slightly, and no one dared continue.

A bit tipsy, Xiaoxiao stood up, steadying herself by holding onto the young miss wheelchair. "Alright, time to wrap it up. Grandma needs her rest. Xiaohua, don't forget to go to school tomorrow. Grandma, you'll teach handicraft classes, and Xiaolu, you can be our temporary gym teacher if you've got time."

Her arrangements were so smooth that it seemed she deserved a principal's title.

Still slightly drunk, Xiaoxiao signaled to Zhang Qiao that she wanted to sneak away with the young miss.

Zhang Qiao, in a rare moment of seriousness, leaned close to Xiaoxiao and whispered, "Tomorrow, the young miss is going to the school too. You should explain things properly to her tonight."

Mu Xiaoxiao blinked in confusion. "Explain what?"

Is she really drunk? Zhang Qiao looked at her in disbelief. "Goudan's brother, Xu Ying's single older brother, and Teacher Meimei-aren't they all the ones you've attracted?"

"Whoa, Zhang Qiao, don't you slander me! I could send you a lawyer's letter for that."

Xiaoxiao felt a cold sweat coming on. "What are you talking about? These are just pure friendships, okay?!"

Zhang Qiao raised an eyebrow and pinched her thigh. "This is what we call 'the bystander sees more clearly.' Don't say your good friends didn't remind you-your "wife's" possessiveness is something else!"

Xiaoxiao glanced toward Qin Yi.

Look at how pretty she is!

The village chief kept thanking the young miss for her support of the village, repeating polite phrases over and over.

Meanwhile, Qin Yi wore a blank expression, leaving Xiaolu awkwardly scratching his head nearby.

As Zhang Qiao described her, the young miss was just that-a young miss . Aside from being as warm as spring to Xiaoxiao, she had a perpetual iceberg face towards others. The elderly and children might elicit a smile from her, but for everyone else, she remained unchangingly cold.

Xiaoxiao raised her middle finger at Zhang Qiao. "Don't jinx me."

Zhang Qiao rolled her eyes. "Good intentions, bad results." To her, Teacher Mu was like a little bee fluttering around flowers. No matter how close she was to Qin Yi, as long as they didn't openly declare it, in a village like this, nobody would think twice. They would assume they were just exceptionally close friends or sisters. Who would imagine anything else?

But once the young miss goes to school, it wouldn't take long before rumors started flying around!

Teacher Mu was upright and had nothing to fear, so she didn't listen to Teacher Zhang's nonsense and slipped away with the young miss.

Just the two of us is always the best.

On their way back, Xiaoxiao sang "The Red Star Shines Bright" and "Loyalty to the Country," finishing with "Heart Addiction," successfully causing dogs in every household to howl and breaking the usual tranquility of the small village.

"It's heart addiction, heh heh, it's heart addiction!"

Qin Yi remained tense and stoic throughout the journey.

Once they got home, Xiaoxiao started being stubborn, insisting on sitting in the young miss wheelchair.

Qin Yi looked at her. "Do you want to die?"

Now she's witnessing Xiaoxiao's youthful side, she couldn't believe how well she had hidden it while pretending to be her therapist before.

With newfound courage, Xiaoxiao acted first without permission. She lifted her arms and princess-carried the young miss.

Qin Yi's face flushed, her arms wrapping around Xiaoxiao's neck as she bit her lip, glaring at her with annoyance.

This girl was really taking advantage of her limited mobility. One day, if she could stand again, she would make sure to get back every little bit.

Xiaoxiao plopped herself down in the wheelchair, curiously looking at the buttons around her. "This is amazing!"

The wheelchair the young miss is using is worth a fortune. The overall design was a soft gray, so understated that it looked like any other ordinary wheelchair, but the details were exquisite. The buttons were a dazzling array: acceleration, speed change... there was even a voice function similar to AI... along with various buttons Xiaoxiao couldn't comprehend...

For the young miss, this wheelchair had once felt like a part of her body, and no one dared touch it. But now, not only did Xiaoxiao touch it, she even wheeled herself in front of the young miss with a smile. "Hey, young miss, how about we play a game where I chase you?"

The young miss smiled faintly, extending her hand to pinch Xiaoxiao's face and twisting it. "You really want to die?"

Isn't that what you want? To die in a place of tenderness.

Because she's drunk, Xiaoxiao is now bursting with energy. She stretched out her arms. "Come on, young miss, let's practice walking!"

Qin Yi: ...

Xiaoxiao rubbed her hands together and pouted. "Didn't you say you'd do whatever I wanted?"

Qin Yi: ...

Taking a deep breath, Qin Yi decided not to stoop to the level of a little drunkard. She stood up, but her legs couldn't support her weight yet, needing Xiaoxiao to hold her waist for support.

Just as the young miss managed to stabilize herself, Xiaoxiao suddenly tightened her grip around her waist and pulled her toward herself. Qin Yi gasped in surprise, caught off guard, and fell right into Xiaoxiao's lap.

Qin Yi: !!!

Xiaoxiao laughed. She gently turned the young miss to face her, their foreheads touching. Now, they're face to face, breathing in sync.

Xiaoxiao naturally feels warmer than others, and after drinking, the heat radiating from her body brushed against Qin Yi's skin, causing her to shiver slightly.

For someone as gracefully educated as the young miss, this intimate action was too embarrassing. She lowered her head, unable to look at Mu Xiaoxiao, her neck flushing with color.

The instigator, Mu Xiaoxiao, emboldened by her drunkenness, tightened her grip around the young miss' waist and playfully teased her, leaning forward so her warm breath brushed against the young miss' ear as she laughed softly, "Why are you so strong in front of others, yet blushing in front of me, my dear-young miss?"

The way Xiaoxiao whispered "young miss" had a seductive undertone, like a lover's intimate murmur.

Qin Yi's breathing grew erratic as she propped herself up. "You... don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're drunk..."

Mu Xiaoxiao was bold and unrepentant. She gently kissed Qin Yi's neck, wrapping her arms around her waist and arms, making it impossible for the young miss to escape. "I'm going to do whatever I want. I'm going to bully you."