“You… how ruthless!” I glared at him angrily, reaching out from the water to grab the medicine cup, but he subtly moved it away. I shouted, “Liu Yu! What do you mean?”
He glanced at my hand with flower petals, his gaze pausing before quickly turning away. After a while, he spoke with a playful tone: “Put your hand down, or I can’t guarantee what I might do…”
Seeing his determined look that he wouldn’t leave unless I drank the medicine, I had to endure.
“Fine, I’ll drink!” I glared at him, and he smiled satisfactorily, bringing the medicine cup to my lips. I took a sip, and a bitter, acrid, and foul medicinal taste rushed up my nose. Without thinking, I spat it out – unfortunately, directly onto Liu Yu’s handsome and clean princely face.
His face immediately darkened with anger. He closed his eyes, wiping the medicine off with his slender fingers, glaring at me furiously: “You’re doing this on purpose!”
I looked at his angry eyes fearfully, slowly sinking back into the water, letting flower petal water spill over my chin…
He suddenly grabbed my neck, not painfully lifting my head, and poured the medicine into his own mouth. His lips then directly pressed against mine. I widened my eyes – how could he use the same trick against me?!
Unknowingly, a bitter medicinal taste flowed into my mouth. I pushed him away, grabbed a nearby silk robe to cover myself, and stood up from the bathtub…
His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, clear and with a hint of confusion, “Jiao Long?”
became even more tense and pale. I immediately realized I had said the wrong thing. I quickly apologized: “I seem to always say the wrong things in front of you. Come, I… I’ll treat you to some dessert!”
I didn’t look at him, just forcefully dragged him to the dining hall, having the servants bring out plate after plate of cakes – my new invention.
Shui Ruohan ate the dessert with a solemn expression, turning what should have been a pleasant experience into something like a party member meeting.
“Doctor Shui, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you laugh,” I said casually while eating cake.
“There’s nothing to laugh about,” he replied flatly, glancing at me with a sinking gaze.
