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Cherry Red and Lychee Fragrance (16)
“This is the first time you carried me, right? Don’t worry, I’ll carry you too when I have the chance in the future.”
Li Ruo Shui patted him, moving her hand away from the place that was covered with heat and pressing it against another place.
Lu Zhi Yao curved his lips, smiled, but did not say anything. He lifted his foot to step on the next stone step.
“You take me there this time, and I’ll teach you to swim when we get to the river.”
Li Ruo Shui said this sentence as she lay on his shoulder and reached out her hand to block the glare of the sun.
Her tone of voice was a bit drawled, but not at all perfunctory.
Lu Zhi Yao couldn’t quite understand the kind of feeling, if any, that Li Ruo Shui had for him. She cared a lot about his opinion and his behavior.
What was the reason for this unexplained concern?
“Another flower fell on your head.”
Lu Zhi Yao walked forward with someone on his back. This time was completely different from the last time he carried her.
This time, she was awake and not as quiet as when she fainted, and she loved to talk in his ear.
Li Ruo Shui took the flower down and shook it at the tip of his nose: “Does it smell good?”
Wild flowers rarely have fragrance, but this one smells a little fresh. He was about to nod, but she stopped him.
“Don’t move, you’ve got dandelions on your eyelashes.”
Li Ruo Shui pressed his shoulders and pushed his head out, reaching out to pick the dandelions from his eyelashes. Lu Zhi Yao couldn’t help trembling.
Then, he heard Li Ruo Shui laughing non-stop in his ear.
“I know cats and dogs hate you, but I didn’t expect plants to like you.”
There were flower petals in his hair, bamboo leaves rolled in the corner of his robe, and dandelions resting on his eyelashes. Those who didn’t know might have thought he had rolled in the forest to get so many flowers and plants on him.
“Why didn’t a flower fall on my head?”
Li Ruo Shui looked up at the surrounding trees. She also wanted to try this kind of treatment similar to that of a heroine, but only bamboo leaves hit her head.
“

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“Flowers and plants love people with good colors.” Lu Zhi Yao slyly added: “But you look interesting.”
Li Ruo Shui did not say a word and immediately held his neck: “Who told you that?”
Lu Zhi Yao did not answer the question, just repeated: “You look very interesting. Being interesting is much more important than being good-looking.”
Li Ruo Shui: 


She wanted to hit people.
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Zheng Yan Qing was indeed a man who has read so many travelogs. The river he recommended was really good.
The surroundings were full of green trees, the river was clear, and there were two large stones standing in the center of the river, which were being washed out with rustling sounds.
Li Ruo Shui deliberately wore a light jacket. The sleeves were just a layer of tulle, very light.
Lu Zhi Yao, on the other hand, was as usual, wearing less clothes but wrapped tightly.
He took off his sword and outer robe, revealing the inner garment with strange dark patterns and the arrow sleeves tied between his arms, and then he untied a mass of luminous silver thread and the white jade Buddha beads on his wrist.
Li Ruo Shui fanned herself with a shocked expression on her face: “You have to bring so many things to the mountain! It’s really hard for you.”
After he took care of his things, Li Ruo Shui pulled him along and walked step by step into the clear creek.
“Don’t worry, I’m good at swimming. I’ll teach you in one afternoon.”
The temperature of this river was neither high nor low, which was very suitable for Li Ruo Shui. She could feel the heat being dispersed the moment she entered the water.
Li Ruo Shui found a relatively deep place, probably up to her chest.
She held Lu Zhiyao’s waist and slowly exerted force, trying to pull him down: “I’ll support you, you float up slowly first.”
There was an unbearable itch on his waist. Lu Zhi Yao trembled. His right hand unconsciously wrapped around Li Ruo Shui’s neck.
He maintained a smile at the corners of his mouth, whispered this word, and put half of his weight on Li Ruo Shui.
“Itchy.”
With just one word, the atmosphere at this moment became charming.
But in Li Ruo Shui’s vision, the purpose of this swimming lesson was to fulfill her promise and also to gain his favor.
Therefore, teaching him to swim was the first priority.
“Then I’ll hold here, you try to float first.”
Li Ruo Shui didn’t notice the situation at this moment at all. She moved her hand above his waist, hugged him intently, and even slightly put force in her steps to stabilize her body.
Li Ruo Shui was very patient when teaching people, especially swimming skills. She really hoped that Lu Zhi Yao could learn it.
“Don’t worry, you won’t choke.”
After he could float, Li Ruo Shui held his shoulders and patiently taught him how to paddle with his legs.
Lu Zhi Yao thought that Li Ruo Shui was just going through the motions, but he didn’t expect her to teach so seriously.
This feeling was very good.
It didn’t seem bad to be her puppet.
“Don’t kick your legs.”
Li Ruo Shui lifted his feet to help him adjust his movements, but she couldn’t stand firmly and fell into the water herself, so Lu Zhi Yao also sank into the water.
Li Ruo Shui stood up from the water, shook off the droplets on her face, and couldn’t help but hold her breath when she saw the scene in front of her.
Lu Zhi Yao was lying on his back in the water. His beautiful face was swaying with the waves. The lines on his white clothes seemed to be swimming, and the black hair behind him fluttered slowly along with the current, like a sea monster tempting the passers-by.
Li Ruo Shui admitted that she was stunned at that moment.
But, no matter how good his lungs are, he couldn’t keep floating like that.
She was not the kind of person who lusts after beauty, right?
The river was not deep, he could completely stand up, but Li Ruo Shui still reached in to pull him up.
As soon as the fingertips touched his wrist, Lu Zhi Yao slowly opened his eyes. They were like embedded black glaze and seemed to be obscured by fog, which made people want to explore more.
The hazy black glaze shone with shimmering light, dazzling and beautiful, tempting people into the water.
He grabbed Li Ruo Shui’s wrist and pulled the flabbergasted her into the water.
They faced each other, and Li Ruo Shui saw her own reflection in his eyes.