The girl who had mustered the courage to agree was blushing so deeply it looked like she might drip water.
She lowered her head, her pink braids having come loose from the intense kissing earlier, adding to her charming allure.
Lin Li leaned lazily against the bed, his hands resting leisurely behind his head.
He was quite satisfied with Asta’s reaction.
What he was doing now was testing Asta’s boundaries step by step and breaking through them one by one.
Asta herself hadn’t noticed, but unconsciously, her attitude toward Lin Li had undergone a subtle change.
From actively offering a kiss to now agreeing to help “put out the fire,” it clearly reflected the ongoing shift in her mindset.
“Hehe, don’t be so nervous.
Just treat it as a gun-handling exam.
Of course, if you fail the exam, there will be punishment!”
Punishment again?!
Asta was almost afraid to hear that word.
She puffed out her cheeks adorably but didn’t dare to argue.
“I… I understand.”
Asta raised her hand to tidy her disheveled hair, then sat down beside Lin Li like a little duck, carefully extending one hand.
Even though she had mentally prepared herself, when it came down to it, her heart was still filled with anxiety and shame.
After all, she was still an innocent young girl who had never even been in a relationship.
Before meeting Lin Li, she had never even touched a man’s hand.
The most embarrassing moments of her life were all related to Lin Li!
Now, being asked to actively hold the gun made her feel extremely embarrassed.
Lin Li watched the young girl’s slow, hesitant movements with a faint smile on his lips, admiring her flushed, delicate face and the ever-changing vivid expressions.
Finally—
The girl took a deep breath, seemingly having made up her mind to hesitate no longer, and gently pulled away the fabric covering the gun.
Although she had held a gun once before, she had been controlled at the time, completely passive, and hadn’t even had the chance to take a good look.
Only now did she have the opportunity to examine it closely—what exactly did this gun look like?
Her gaze touched it briefly before she instinctively turned her head away.
Is…
is it really that terrifying?
Asta wasn’t completely ignorant; she had some understanding of matters between men and women.
Could such a terrifying gun even fit?
And it’s so big!
Asta, what are you thinking about!
The girl suppressed the strange thoughts rising in her heart and carefully grasped the gun.
Hiss—!
Lin Li let out a soft, quiet breath.
The girl’s slender hand was delicate, fair, and slightly cool—it did have a cooling, fire-suppressing effect.
Asta’s experience was the same as last time: the barrel was incredibly hard and so hot it was almost scalding.
Then she just held the gun blankly, unsure what to do next.
Last time, she had been too focused on fear and shame to remember how Lin Li had guided her hand.
Asta shyly raised her head and met Lin Li’s gaze.
Her large, watery eyes seemed to speak, carrying a hint of awkwardness and pleading.
“Forgotten all the key points?” The girl’s flustered appearance made Lin Li almost chuckle.
“Mmm…” She bit her lip and nodded.
Discussing such matters with a boy felt really strange.
“Tsk, then it’ll be hard for you to pass like this…” Lin Li transformed into a strict teacher, clicking his tongue disapprovingly.
This made Asta’s heart tremble.
Would he find some excuse to come up with another bizarre punishment?
Fortunately, Lin Li didn’t intend to torment her this time.
Mimicking the tone of a teacher from his school days, he said, “Forget it, I’ll teach you one last time.
If you forget again next time, I’ll have to punish you!”
Hearing there would be no punishment this time, Asta secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded like an obedient child.
Lin Li sat up a little straighter, took Asta’s slender hand, and began the lesson.
“Come, hold it like this first.
Use some strength, but not too much.”
The teaching process went smoothly.
Asta was a smart girl and learned quickly.
The reason she hadn’t remembered last time was that she hadn’t actually intended to learn.
Under Lin Li’s careful guidance, she quickly grasped the essentials and was soon able to handle the gun proficiently.
So Lin Li lay back again, closing his eyes to enjoy it, occasionally giving directions.
“You can move a bit faster.”
“Mmm, this speed is good, keep it up!”
The pink-haired girl leaned forward slightly, one hand supporting herself on the bed, the other holding the gun.
As she moved rhythmically, her pink braid swayed gently.
Although her face was flushed with a rosy hue, her expression was somewhat—focused?
Indeed, she was very focused.
When Asta worked, she usually had this kind of serious, concentrated look.
It was clear that, although not entirely willing, she was very dedicated once she got started.
The girl’s mind echoed every key point of the movements Lin Li had just taught her, correcting her actions in time to strive for giving Lin Li the best experience.
She was indeed putting great effort into extinguishing the fire.
“Is it…
still not done yet?” After more than ten minutes had passed, Asta’s face flushed red, her tone carrying a hint of urgency.
There was no other reason—mainly, her hands were getting a bit sore.
For a noble young lady who had never done a day of manual labor, these more than ten minutes could be considered physical work.
“Faster.” Lin Li’s voice was somewhat low.
“Oh, okay!”
Asta responded, having already switched from holding with one hand to gripping the gun with both hands, speeding up once again…
Another moment passed.
Lin Li, who had been half-lying down, suddenly grabbed the edge of the bed and sat up straight.
The gun finally fired!
The smell of gunpowder smoke filled the bedroom, making the atmosphere even more ambiguous.
Asta’s exquisitely beautiful face flushed crimson.
Because she had been too close when the gun fired, a bit of the gunpowder residue had splattered onto her face, not to mention her slender, pale hands.
As if having completed some important Quest, Asta suddenly let out a sigh of relief, her tense body relaxing.
She instinctively shook her sore, slender hands, then an extremely intense sense of shame surged in her heart.
Asta, what are you doing?!
Just now, she had been focused on the task at hand, entering a state of single-minded concentration.
Now, coming back to her senses and seeing the messy scene of gunpowder smoke before her, her mental defenses were almost shattered by the shame.
How could she have agreed to such an absurd request from him and actually gone through with it?
Asta, have you lost your mind?
The girl closed her eyes, unable to bear the shame, feeling as if she were uncontrollably sliding toward an abyss.
“You performed very well today.
Go wash up quickly~” Lin Li patted her head and gently tapped her back.
The flustered girl instinctively trembled.
Having regained her senses, she was too ashamed to look Lin Li in the eye.
“Go on, it’s fine!
After you finish washing, we’ll go out for a walk.”
Perhaps Lin Li’s gentle voice made her feel slightly reassured.
Asta calmed her emotions a little and, stepping into her slippers, rushed toward the bathroom as if fleeing.