"I'm back, Contractor," Guya murmured softly while yawning.

But soon after, she felt something was off.

Why was there so much mist in front of her eyes...

Guya thought as she peered carefully. Yet after a long while, she still couldn't spot Xueluo anywhere.

"Contractor! Where are you?"

"Huh? Guya? You're awake?"

After a slight pause, Guya heard water splashing.

Uh...

She froze for a moment, then saw a pale arm rise from the water through the mist.

Uh...

The arm swept back, lifting soaked silver hair that shimmered like a galaxy.

"You're bathing, you bastard!"

"Uh..."

Xueluo gently tucked his hair behind his ears and glanced at his body still submerged in the tub. After a brief hesitation, he murmured,

"Yeah, that's right."

"Why so casual about it!" Guya roared inside his head, pounding like she was slamming a table.

"That's my body, damn it! How can you just bathe without permission, you little bitch! Even I have limits!"

"No, no—it's partly mine now too! I need to bathe; it's gross not to!"

"But... at least cover your eyes! And don't you know they're cracking down hard on this? One day you'll get arrested and rot in prison!"

"Cover my eyes and wash my ass? I'm in my own home! Who's gonna bust me?" Xueluo snapped, rubbing his nose bridge.

"Besides, this body's so flat, it's not even R-rated. Like seeing a baby's little thing in a movie."

Bang!

Something punched him again.

"You bastard! People love my loli body! I'm a legal loli—super popular! Guys wanting to pin me down and grind me into the floor line up from Rome to Paris!"

"Don't spiral like that! I own this body now! I don't wanna be pinned and ground! Think of me for once!" Xueluo yelled. The tub crackled as water splashed out, chilling his skin.

Just... calm down...

He took a shaky breath and whispered,

"Who are you to judge? Sneaking around with someone else's maid... You never told me about that."

...

This time, Guya fell silent.

"So you met Lia?"

She'd guessed who it was surprisingly fast.

As Xueluo processed this, he heard her sigh softly inside his head.

"What now? She's with you... Sigh. I really messed up."

"Uh... why's this so messy? I just wanted to be a quiet, handsome guy."

"Now you're a pretty girl. Thanks." Guya retorted flatly, then took a breath.

"Alright, simply put, I..."

Buzz—

A soft creak cut her off. The bathroom door opened.

Xueluo shuddered.

A terrible feeling...

He turned blankly toward the door.

Lia's head peeked slowly from the side. Seeing him, she smiled.

"Need me to scrub your back, Miss Xueluo?"

"So stop making things complicated!"