Covering Face with Wide-Open Fingers

Following Xi Xue’s lead, Lan Ruobing placed her clothes in the wardrobe and her shoes on the rack.

As she turned, a folded, white cotton bath towel was presented to her.

Xi Xue held one towel in her right hand, while extending another with her left.

Lan Ruobing accepted the towel, her fingers fumbling to lift one end.

The other end unrolled, cascading down to half her height, resembling a long, flowing robe.

Yet, its thick cotton material lacked the ethereal, graceful drape of a true robe.

Lan Ruobing looked at Xi Xue, a puzzled expression on her face, unsure how to use it.

She had used bath towels before, but this long, thick cotton one was entirely new to her.

Xi Xue offered a small smile, then reached behind her back and deftly unfastened her bra.

The taut garment sprang open and fell away, allowing her breasts to bound free, jiggling happily in celebration of their liberation.

They stood proudly erect.

Lan Ruobing’s mouth gaped open.

She stared blankly for a moment before suddenly reacting with a gasp, covering her face with both hands, her fingers splayed wide.

“You—what are you doing?!”

Lan Ruobing cried out, her voice laced with shyness.

Her gaze was fixed on Xi Xue’s swaying chest, where the fair skin seemed to shimmer with a pale light, undulating like the surface of a moonlit lake.

Xi Xue was amused by Lan Ruobing’s honest reaction of covering her face.

She drew a finger across her lips, signaling for silence with a ‘shhh,’ then, under Lan Ruobing’s astonished gaze, she slipped off her underwear.

Her mysterious realm suddenly bloomed, as if radiating a divine light.

Lan Ruobing’s eyes widened.

She stared blankly at Xi Xue’s mysterious realm, her hands unconsciously dropping from her face to her lips.

Her breath hitched, leaving only pure astonishment.

‘Pink and hairless, just like mine…’

“Pretty, isn’t it?” Xi Xue asked.

“So lewd…” Lan Ruobing confessed honestly.

Xi Xue smiled, pulling the long white bath towel around herself, wrapping it twice to seal away her breasts and the divine light. “You certainly are honest.”

As Xi Xue’s fair, tender skin was suddenly concealed by the cotton-white towel, Lan Ruobing’s eyes snapped back into focus.

A sudden jolt ran through her, and she whipped her face away, unable to look at Xi Xue.

‘Oh, heavens! What am I doing?!’

She swallowed hard, her mind filled with images of Xi Xue’s naked form.

Her cheeks burned, and she felt sweat prickle all over her body, her breath coming out in hot, heavy puffs.

“Hahahaha,” Xi Xue chuckled, covering her mouth as she gracefully approached Lan Ruobing. “Why are you just standing there? Hurry and put on your towel.”

With that, she crossed her left arm over her chest and propped her right hand on her chin, her gaze sweeping over Lan Ruobing’s form, clearly intending to watch her undress completely.

Lan Ruobing met Xi Xue’s gaze steadily for a moment, then simply said, “Alright.”

No sooner had the words left her mouth than she swiftly reached for the wardrobe, intending to open it, grab her clothes, and make a run for it.

Bang! The wardrobe door was slammed shut by a forceful palm.

Lan Ruobing flinched, startled, her hand, poised to pull the door open, throbbing with numbness.

“We’ve come this far. Where do you think you’re going to run?” Xi Xue looked at Lan Ruobing with a half-smile, causing her to shiver involuntarily.

“Xi Xue, w-what do you want to do?” Lan Ruobing swallowed nervously.

“Do? Why, of course, I’m taking Ruobing for a bath~” Xi Xue replied with a playful lilt in her voice.

Lan Ruobing glanced towards the direction of the bathtub, cautiously taking two steps back, as if facing a monstrous beast emerging from an abyss.

Her intuition screamed that, given Xi Xue’s nature, entering the bath together would very likely lead to indescribable events.

“Xi Xue, can’t we stop with the pranks? Please, let’s just have a peaceful night’s rest. Then tomorrow, full of energy, you can perform exceptionally well on the exam, just as you said,” Lan Ruobing pleaded.

Xi Xue smiled enchantingly, giving Lan Ruobing a meaningful look. “Alright,” she said.

Immediately after, she covered her face with both hands, her fingers splayed wide.

“…” Lan Ruobing’s mouth twitched.

It seemed she wouldn’t be getting any peaceful sleep tonight unless she wrapped herself in that bath towel in front of Xi Xue.

“In that case… fine.” Lan Ruobing sighed.

Under Xi Xue’s expectant gaze, she picked up the bath towel and simply wrapped it around herself.

“???”

Xi Xue stared at her blankly, her mouth twitching. “You’ll suffocate if you wear a bra and wrap yourself in a cotton bath towel while soaking in the water.”

“I know,” Lan Ruobing said, reaching into her chest to retrieve her bra, then, following the same method, she pulled out her underwear.

She moved stealthily throughout the entire process, without revealing any of her fair, tender skin.

“…” Xi Xue’s mouth twitched.