After learning that Zhao Chuji was also trying to find ways to remove her scars, Yu Yao wiped away her tears and began doing the relevant research.
She was a woman of swift action. Picking a beauty salon with a solid reputation, she drove Zhao Chuji there the very next day for a consultation.
These years-old scars could gradually be eliminated and faded through laser treatments, but careful attention had to be paid to sun protection and applying medication.
It was only after going to the beauty salon that Yu Yao learned that, in addition to her arms, Zhao Chuji had numerous scars across her back and thighs.
Yu Yao was incredibly attentive, listening earnestly to the doctor’s instructions while constantly taking notes on her phone.
After finishing the laser treatment, the doctor prescribed some medication and instructed Zhao Chuji to apply it once every night.
To make applying the medication easier, Yu Yao had Zhao Chuji stay in her guest bedroom.
At first, Zhao Chuji tried to decline, but Yu Yao gave her a fierce glare.
Zhao Chuji was wonderful in every way, except for being far too independent and stubborn, always thinking about not troubling others.
If Yu Yao hadn’t discovered the truth by chance, Zhao Chuji would probably have worn long sleeves for the rest of her life!
Now that some of the scars were on her back, how could Zhao Chuji possibly reach them herself?
This was the first time Yu Yao had ever glared at Zhao Chuji.
Perhaps unexpected to see her glare, Zhao Chuji looked at her blankly for a moment, blinked, and hurriedly lowered her head.
Chuji must have been scared!
Yu Yao proudly puffed out her chest, though she sighed in her heart. If she had a choice, she only wanted to be the gentle older sister in Zhao Chuji’s heart.
But the child was stubborn; she still needed to make her a little afraid of her.
Holding onto this thought, Yu Yao put on a completely non-negotiable attitude and made Zhao Chuji go back to pack her things, moving most of her daily necessities over.
Fortunately, Zhao Chuji was very obedient afterward, doing exactly whatever she was told.
Nightfall arrived swiftly.
The rustling sound of water in the bathroom gradually came to a stop.
However, when it actually came time to apply the medicine, the person who felt awkward turned out to be Yu Yao instead…
With water dripping from her hair and her eyes misted over, Zhao Chuji walked out of the bathroom.
She wore only a large bath towel wrapped around herself, exposing her beautiful collarbone and neck lines. Her face was so stunningly beautiful that the hideous scars, conversely, became an embellishment, embedding a layer of flawed beauty into her entire being.
Zhao Chuji’s eyes were very deep and pitch-black, as if a strange vortex was hidden within them.
Yu Yao wanted to look away.
But for some reason, her heart suddenly began to beat frantically at that moment, and her eyes couldn’t help but linger entirely on Zhao Chuji.
“Meow!”
Beside them, Little Black crawled out of his cat bed and squatted on Yu Yao’s lap, letting out a cry.
“Sit over here first!”
Only then did Yu Yao snap out of it. She cast her eyes down and called out to Zhao Chuji in a raspy voice, gesturing for her to sit on the sofa.
She didn’t know what was wrong with herself, to have actually stared blankly at Chuji for so long!
Zhao Chuji became increasingly uncomfortable. She slowly sat down on a corner of the sofa, lowering her head, her hands tightly clutching the bath towel, her face flushing so red it looked as if it were about to bleed.
“You… don’t be shy. We’re both girls, I have whatever you have.”
“Turn around and hold the towel to your front. I’ll apply the medicine to your back…”
Yu Yao didn’t dare look at Zhao Chuji’s expression. She merely pretended to be calm, speaking with a raspy voice.
She took a deep breath before her trembling hand dipped a cotton swab into the medicine box.
Zhao Chuji’s reaction was even more intense than she had imagined. The moment Yu Yao’s cotton swab touched her, Zhao Chuji shuddered violently.
“Does it hurt a lot?”
Yu Yao immediately pulled the cotton swab away.
She couldn’t see Zhao Chuji’s face; she could only see Zhao Chuji’s ears, which were red enough to bleed.
“It doesn’t hurt. Sister, please continue.”
After a moment, Zhao Chuji replied softly.
She didn’t shudder again after that, but her body remained rigid. Her perfectly shaped shoulder blades stood stiff, and her beautifully slender neck was arched high, like a swan letting out a mournful cry.
Following the movements of Yu Yao applying the medicine, the skin on Zhao Chuji’s body grew redder and redder. A faint pink glow radiated from her flesh, making her look just like a fragrant, alluring peach.
Yu Yao couldn’t help but swallow her saliva, feeling her breathing skip a beat.
With great difficulty, she finally finished applying the medicine to the back and the rear of the arms the places Zhao Chuji couldn’t reach herself. Opening her mouth, she wanted to comfort Zhao Chuji with a few words, but found she couldn’t utter a sound at all.
Even without looking, she knew her own face was completely flushed right now.
“The medicine on your back is all applied. Do the front yourself!”
“I’m going to the restroom.”
As the elder, Yu Yao didn’t want Zhao Chuji to see her face entirely flushed red. Without waiting for Zhao Chuji’s reply, Yu Yao hurriedly stood up, walked into the bathroom, and shut the door.
Sure enough, her complexion in the mirror was not a single bit inferior to Zhao Chuji’s!
She scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on her face, soothing the heat on her skin, before finally letting out a long sigh.
Flushing was contagious.
She had merely caught Zhao Chuji’s flushing.
She was a mission bound traveler whose purpose was to protect the world. Zhao Chuji was merely the key figure for her to complete her mission…
Yu Yao took a few deep breaths, continuously warning herself in her mind, yet her fingers couldn’t help but press against the inner side of her elbow.
After hesitating for a moment, Yu Yao ultimately chose not to press the “Emotional Controller” switch.
The myriad worlds were full of hidden perils, and the native residents of some worlds could bewitch a mission bound traveler’s emotions.
Therefore, when performing tasks, a traveler could choose to lock away a portion of their emotions, such as “hatred,” “love,” and so on…
Yu Yao took a deep breath, the gaze looking into the mirror gradually clearing up.
She merely pitied Zhao Chuji; there was no need to lock away her emotions just yet.
But…
If things continued like this in the future, at that time, she really would have to adopt some methods to control herself.
Yu Yao stayed in the bathroom for quite a while before Zhao Chuji arched her body, slid down from the sofa, and returned to her own room carrying the medicine.
She did not apply the medicine. Instead, she stood calmly in front of the full-length mirror, examining herself within it.
To her, this was a completely foreign experience; she had never seen herself in such a state.
Her hair was disheveled, the corners of her eyes were red as if she had cried, her skin was completely flushed and drenched in sweat, and those hideous, savage scars on her body still looked incredibly repulsive.
Zhao Chuji pursed her lips. What made her feel even more repulsed was her own reaction.
Clearly, Yu Yao was only kindly applying medicine to her, yet for some unknown reason, the moment she thought about her entire self being fully exposed to Yu Yao’s gaze, she couldn’t help but feel nervous, and give rise to a secret sense of pleasure.
Every time Yu Yao’s cotton swab landed, this pleasure intensified by a fraction.
For a single moment, she even wanted to become Little Black, kneeling before Yu Yao, being held in Yu Yao’s arms and gently comforted…
She gritted her teeth, holding on with everything she had, just to prevent herself from showing any abnormality.
She thought she was going crazy. She only regarded Yu Yao as the family member she had found for herself, wanting to be with Yu Yao for a lifetime; it didn’t mean she was willing to act like a dog for Yu Yao.
But at this moment, that throbbing, leg-weakening sensation was still slowly circulating through her body.
She bit her lip, glaring fiercely at her reflection in the mirror, as if doing so could make this bizarre feeling disappear.
But it was useless. Her disheveled state in the mirror still looked entirely like a pitiful little dog with a shackle fastened around its neck…
She lowered her eyes and bit down hard on her teeth…
Without realizing it, Yu Yao had already swayed too many of her emotions, and now even her body had become strange.
It couldn’t go on like this.
Zhao Chuji’s gaze grew dark and deep as she bit her lower lip tight…
She could do many things for Yu Yao.
But she absolutely could not lose herself…