Jiang Suan was busy grabbing a bite and taking photos for Xiao Guang.
He figured the girl would surely be moved by the beauty of the mortal world; whatever Rin could do for Xiao Guang in the game, he could do as well.
The Daoist Master was truly too kind.
He expected that Ye Shunguanguan would be chattering away non-stop tonight, but although new photos were being added to the diary, there were no replies.
She was probably with Yi Xuan and Ye Shiyuan?
Jiang Suan didn’t dwell on it.
After finishing his meal, the trio set off from the Drink Tea Immortal to wander around.
He didn’t let Orange Fufu off the hook, dragging her to every popular snack stall in Chenghui Square.
Pedestrians stared at them all along the way.
Orange Fufu gripped Jiang Suan’s clothes in embarrassment.
*It’s a dream.
Everything happening tonight is just a dream,* she told herself, drowning in self-denial.
“Jiang Suan, Fufu was wrong.”
“Waaaah, please let Fufu go!”
“Be good.
Just endure it a little longer, it’ll be over soon—”
After circling around, they eventually arrived back at the Sui-Bian Temple.
Jiang Suan checked the time.
It was 9:00 PM.
He had an appointment to keep, so it was time to say goodbye.
He had teased the little tiger until steam was practically rising from her head.
“Fufu, we’re home.
Stop playing ostrich.”
In just one evening, his way of addressing her had become quite intimate.
Such was the bonus of being a “benefactor,” especially since the little tiger lacked even a shred of wariness.
“Um…
are you leaving already?”
“What else would I do?”
“Wait, do you really have an appointment with Miss Azuki!?”
Rin shook Jiang Suan’s collar, her eyes red with envy.
After spending time together, she had realized he was actually quite easy to talk to.
He had treated them all evening, from the Drink Tea Immortal to the Ghost-Easer Studio.
She was starting to feel embarrassed.
She had to practically fight him to pay for anything, terrified he would treat them yet again.
How could they receive a man’s kindness and then proceed to eat and take things for free?
Rin was no buzzkill!
She gave Jiang Suan a suggestive wink before nudging Orange Fufu with her eyes, offering a temptation.
“Ahem…
I mean, why don’t you come in for a cup of tea before you go?
Our cat can do a backflip!”
“Can Big Orange do a backflip?”
Orange Fufu was bewildered.
Big Orange was so fat, how could she possibly flip?
And what was so interesting about a backflip anyway?
Her confused mumbles were enough to make anyone laugh.
“Pfft.
Next time.
Definitely next time.”
Jiang Suan let out a laugh and shook his head, showing no lingering attachment.
He had raised their favorability enough; it would be easy to fool them in the future.
Now was the time for a graceful exit.
The night breeze ruffled his hair.
The man tucked away his cynicism, and a gentle smile surfaced on his face under the enchanting moonlight.
A gentleman as refined as jade, a lord without peer.
“Sweet dreams, you two.”
Inside her heart, Rin screamed that he was cheating.
Fufu, however, simply thought he looked beautiful.
Though she had questioned his character, she had never denied his looks. The source of this chapter is g.com.
The little tiger was much more straightforward.
She stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Suan’s hand.
They had spent the whole day playing around, and she hadn’t yet said what was truly on her mind.
She looked up at him with a bright smile.
“Jiang Suan, you are Fufu’s benefactor.”
“What Fufu said still stands!
If there’s anything you want Fufu to do, you can just ask.
Um…
of course, you can’t do bad things to other people!”
Rin leaned into her senior sister’s ear with a mischievous grin and whispered something.
“Senior Sister, it sounds like you’re confessing.
You can’t do bad things to others, but can he do them to you?”
Jiang Suan couldn’t hear that part.
A crimson flush instantly climbed up the little tiger’s cheeks.
She released Jiang Suan’s hand as if she’d been electrocuted, her brain becoming a chaotic mess.
It wasn’t a confession!
Her junior sister was saying weird things again.
Master had said that if there was someone she liked, she had to tell him first, and that she should take things slow to see the person’s true character.
Fufu and Jiang Suan had…
only just met.
“Isn’t he handsome?”
“Senior Sister Fufu was just hiding in his arms the whole time.
I was almost jealous!”
“Ah, Junior Sister, stop talking!”
“You’re not denying it, Senior Sister!”
The recent past was too embarrassing to look back on.
It was just that compared to being stared at by a crowd, Orange Fufu felt it was genuinely better to hide behind or in Jiang Suan’s arms.
Besides, one had to judge character when deciding on life-long matters.
Rin was nearly choking.
She just thought it was fun to tease her senior sister.
How did it jump to “life-long matters”?
Her senior sister was way too pure!
Wait, she actually thought they were kind of cute together.
The girl stole a glance at Jiang Suan.
He was merely watching their whispering with a helpless expression, waiting quietly and checking the time occasionally.
He was so *yasashii*.
Let her give her senior sister a push!
“I choose you!
Go, Orange Fufu—”
“Waaah!”
Her fur standing on end, Orange Fufu fell into Jiang Suan’s embrace again, slamming right into his chest.
She could hear a heart thumping wildly.
It wasn’t Jiang Suan’s; it was hers!
Help…
In all her years growing up, this kind of situation had never happened.
It was all her junior sister’s fault for saying those weird things when she only wanted to express her gratitude.
“Easy there.
You okay?”
“Fufu is fine.”
“Good…
Rin, stop teasing her.
Fufu is still small.
If you want to take a turn, you can come try it yourself—”
Jiang Suan rubbed the little tiger’s head.
Her ears were soft and hot.
Was she really that shy?
He wasn’t an idiot.
With the girls’ faces that red, he’d have to be stupider than a pig not to guess what they were talking about.
As expected, grown women weren’t nearly as cute as little girls.
He turned a scrutinizing gaze toward Rin.
Rin stammered for a long time, unable to think of a comeback.
He was too blunt!
How was that any different from asking if she wanted to date?
Yet Jiang Suan’s tone was playful; whoever took it seriously would lose.
He had both defended Senior Sister Fufu and flirted with her at the same time.
Damn it, he was too high-tier!
A total playboy…
Rin gave him a thumbs-up and then rotated her wrist 180 degrees.
“Who wants to ‘try it’ with you!”
“Oh, whatever.
Just don’t forget you owe me a lap pillow and an ear cleaning later~”
“…”
With a one hundred percent critical hit, Jiang Suan left Rin speechless and wanting to cough up blood.
Did a grown man really have to be so petty about that?
She would have done it voluntarily!
“I know, I know!
I won’t forget even if you don’t mention it!
Aren’t you in a hurry for your date?
Go, go!”
“Right, then it’s really goodbye.”
Jiang Suan had a great time teasing the girls.
He gave the little tiger’s head one last pat and walked away.
For a long, long time…
Even after his figure disappeared around the corner.
Orange Fufu remained rooted to the spot like a nail, her mind a total blank.
Having her ears rubbed felt so good…
No…
Why did he treat her like a child!
She was so angry.
“…Uh, Senior Sister, you’re soaked in sweat, and your face is so red.”
“Are you maybe overreacting a bit?
Ahem, I was just joking with you.
There, there~”
Rin put her arm around the sweating Fufu.
Fufu buried her head in her junior sister’s chest, sniffing indignantly.
*So big…* Ugh, but it wasn’t Fufu’s fault she was small!
She ate well!
She wanted to grow up too!
“Fufu isn’t a child!
Fufu is already eighteen!
Waaaah, why is Fufu so short and flat?
People look down on me!”
“Uh…”
As someone in her twenties, an “old-timer,” Rin felt a tiny bit wounded.
Wasn’t eighteen basically a child in her eyes?
Jiang Suan was an idiot who didn’t know how to enjoy himself.
In that case, Senior Sister Fufu belonged to her~
At the entrance of the Drink Tea Immortal, Jiang Suan felt a shiver run down his spine, as if there were a female pervert nearby.
But with a beauty waiting for him, how could he find the time to overthink it?
He had indeed troubled Azuki with many things lately, so it was only right to “thank” her properly.
Thus, the man issued an invitation—
“Miss Azuki, shall we go to my place next, or yours?”