Chapter 51: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (51)
Li Qiulan didn’t let the servants follow. He took Shen Tangqing to the hot spring area himself.
“Brother, there’s only this one pool for the natural hot spring here. Let’s soak together, okay?”
“Sure!” Shen Tangqing answered very readily.
At the hot spring hotels he went to before, the cheapest large pools could accommodate many people soaking at the same time. They were all men anyway, so there wasn’t much to be particular about.
Seeing Shen Tangqing agree, the smile on Li Qiulan’s lips deepened a few degrees.
Soon, he led Shen Tangqing into the room.
The interior lighting was dim. The hot spring pool in the center was embedded in the light grey marble floor. The creamy white jade pool walls glowed with a warm luster.
Some scattered flower petals floated on the water surface.
In this space, a few wisps of ambiguity and romance were born for no reason.
A faint fragrance permeated the air, making one feel very relaxed upon smelling it.
Shen Tangqing sniffed lightly a few times. “What is this scent? It smells quite nice.”
A trace of undetectable light flashed past Li Qiulan’s eyes.
“Is it? It’s a blended aromatherapy, mixing several floral scents. It’s mainly for…” Li Qiulan’s tone paused slightly. “For making one’s mood pleasant.”
If not for the fact that this incense had a small amount of “added ingredients,” Li Qiulan would have given some to Shen Tangqing.
“Oh, is that so…” Shen Tangqing seemed to understand but not really.
Well, actually he didn’t understand aromatherapy at all; he could only tell if it smelled good or not.
Li Qiulan didn’t explain further, just smiling and tilting his head to look at Shen Tangqing.
“Brother, go change your clothes! The bathrobe and swim trunks have already been prepared by the servants and placed in the changing room. You go to the changing room on the left.”
He looked at Li Qiulan, his tone carrying a bit of concern. “Qiuqiu, can you manage by yourself?”
Li Qiulan understood Shen Tangqing’s meaning.
A trace of darkness flashed in his eyes.
When he lifted his eyelids, he returned to his usual obedience.
“Brother, my legs are just injured. Walking hurts a lot, but it’s not that I can’t move.”
After speaking, his cheeks flushed slightly red. “Changing clothes and pants by myself is still no problem.”
Shen Tangqing had always thought Li Qiulan was disabled; he hadn’t expected his legs were just injured…
He was surprised for a moment but quickly reacted. “Is your leg injury very serious?”
Li Qiulan pursed his lips, his voice carrying a pitiful tone.
“I guess it counts as serious. I basically can’t walk and can only rely on a wheelchair usually. Brother won’t dislike me, right?”
Seeing Li Qiulan unwilling to mention the cause of his leg injury, Shen Tangqing didn’t press further. After all, this was definitely his sad matter.
“How could I dislike you? I’m just…”
Shen Tangqing was clumsy with words and really didn’t know how to comfort people. Looking at Li Qiulan’s pitiful appearance, he deliberated for a moment before speaking.
“I just feel a bit sorry for you. Not being able to walk must hurt a lot, right?”
Li Qiulan’s heart gave a violent jump.
The next second, he reached out and hugged Shen Tangqing’s waist. “Thank you for your concern, Brother. Actually, it’s okay. I’m used to it…”
Shen Tangqing looked down at this furry head against his chest and sighed in his heart.
This child is a bit too pitiful…
Before he could think of what to say, Li Qiulan had already let go of him.
“Brother, go change clothes. I’m going to change clothes too!”
“…”
The bathrobe was black silk, smooth and soft to the touch.
The hem was embroidered with faint interlocking branch patterns in gold thread, low-key yet revealing luxury.
Shen Tangqing draped it casually over his body, tied the belt, and exited the changing room.
Li Qiulan hadn’t come out yet.
Shen Tangqing didn’t rush to soak first. He sat on the sofa waiting for Li Qiulan.
After three or four minutes,
Li Qiulan came out.
The bathrobe on him was the same style as Shen Tangqing’s, except he wore a white one.
The slightly long broken hair on his forehead was tied into a small topknot by him, revealing a fair and full forehead.
He looked very soft.
Shen Tangqing looked at the topknot on his head and just thought it was extremely cute.
When Li Qiulan wheeled himself in front of him, he couldn’t help reaching out and ruffling his hair with a smile. “Qiuqiu, why is your hair tied in a topknot?”
Li Qiulan looked somewhat shy.
“I’ll sweat later soaking in the hot spring, so I thought I’d tie my hair up.” After speaking, he pursed his lips. “Brother, is it very ugly?”
“How could it be ugly? It’s very cute. You don’t know, many girls nowadays like your type. What do they call your type again…”
Shen Tangqing pondered for a moment and finally remembered after a few seconds. “Little Milk Dog! Right, seems to be called that.”
Li Qiulan: “…”
He didn’t want girls to like him.
He only wanted Brother to like him.
However—being a dog for Brother wasn’t impossible either.
His expression was dark for a moment, and the corner of his lips even hooked into a very faint, meaningful smile.
But when Shen Tangqing looked over, he instantly changed back into that obedient younger brother image. When he raised his eyes, the smile in them was softer, like a honey-coated candy, weak and harmless.
“Got it, Brother. You go soak first. I’ll add some more incense.”
Shen Tangqing didn’t think much of it. “Sure, then I’ll go first.”
Li Qiulan’s sticky gaze clung tightly to Shen Tangqing’s back like a vine.
He watched Shen Tangqing take off the bathrobe,
Revealing smooth shoulder and back lines… then stepping into the hot spring pool step by step.
Waist is very thin…
(omitted)…
Li Qiulan’s fingertips resting on the wheelchair armrest curled slightly.
Brother still wants to find a girlfriend?
With this figure, he’s suitable to be my “girlfriend.”
So want to hide Brother away!
Li Qiulan’s eyes were ****.
Also carrying a trace of near-crazy possessiveness.
It wasn’t until Shen Tangqing sensed something and turned his head that he quickly withdrew his eyes. His Adam’s apple rolled for a moment as he controlled the wheelchair to the side of the coffee table nearby.
Picking up the silver incense spoon on the table, he added a spoonful of spices to the burner.
Pale white smoke drifted up leisurely.
The fragrance in the air became a little thicker.
After adding the incense, he controlled the wheelchair to the side of the hot spring pool.
Shen Tangqing was leaning his whole body against the pool wall, eyes narrowed, obviously soaking very comfortably.
Hearing the rustling sound of clothes being taken off, he turned his head.
The next second, his gaze paused for a moment.
He had always thought Li Qiulan was in poor health and had that kind of thin and weak body type.
Unexpectedly, after taking off the bathrobe, hidden under the clothes was a set of beautiful thin muscles.
No knotted large muscles, only green yet clean lines.
Carrying a youthful firmness, yet revealing a vague sense of power.
Truly worthy of being called “beautiful.”
His gaze moved down from his abs—
Shen Tangqing clicked his tongue.
Carrying
Heavy load.
But with just one glance, Shen Tangqing withdrew his gaze.
I’m not much different.
“Qiuqiu, do you need me to carry you down?”
Li Qiulan shook his head. “No need, Brother. There’s a handrail; I should be able to get down myself.”
Since he said so, Shen Tangqing didn’t insist. Mainly because this kid was a bit heavy.
“Then be careful.” Although Shen Tangqing said this, his gaze still fell on Li Qiulan, worried he might fall.
As a result, the moment he saw Li Qiulan “struggle” to stand up,
Shen Tangqing’s pupils widened—
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