Diona was holding back. So was Lin Mo.

Whoever made the first move was the one who lost.

So even though Lin Mo was already at his limit, he still clenched his teeth and held on for the sake of his pride.

“Well, I wouldn’t mind watching a little longer.”

He put on an affected tone. “But about what just happened—no matter how you look at it, suddenly kissing a boy isn’t exactly okay, is it?”

“Just forgive me this once, okay?” Diona looked up at Lin Mo, who had just struggled up off her.

Her gaze kept darting over his body, left and right. Then she gave her lips a little lick.

“It was my first kiss, too. And you can count it as a reward for saving you today, right?”

“Hmph. If it’s a reward, then I guess I can’t complain…” Lin Mo conceded the point—for now.

He turned away with an exaggerated pout, pretending to be tsundere. His unsteady steps carried him to the sofa, where he sat down, trembling.

Then he puckered his lips, hooked the top of his slipper over the sofa arm, and swung his foot back and forth.

“Hey, um—Diona, how long are you planning to stay like that?”

His gaze couldn’t help being drawn to the girl’s body.

“This is sexual harassment, you know. I mean it, this is definitely harassment!”

“Ah, hahaha…”

Diona swallowed with difficulty.

She’d pretended to look at Lin Mo’s face over his right foot, which was propped on the sofa. In truth, while admiring the work of art, she’d also been admiring the beautiful canvas behind it.

(You little minx.)

(Seriously. What kind of parents could possibly have a boy this alluring?)

(Perfect feet, perfect posture, and his face, figure, and even his personality all go with them—he’s a natural-born heartbreaker!)

Diona’s heart trembled.

She could no longer stop her body from trembling, either. And so, instead of putting on a towel first, she got to her feet, urged on by her dazed mind.

“Ah! You pervert!”

Lin Mo deliberately yelped and covered his eyes with one hand.

Though he was still sneaking peeks through his fingers at the lovely view.

“Sorry, sorry.” Diona suddenly came back to her senses.

Laughing, she offered an excuse that even she didn’t believe, then hurriedly wrapped the towel around herself again.

Strictly speaking, Diona should’ve gone back to find some clothes to put on. But after what had just happened, Lin Mo still hadn’t gotten angry… He’d even seemed a little flustered. That could only mean that, despite looking like a cool and conservative guy, he was actually super lecherous at heart!!

At the thought, Diona swallowed softly.

(In that case, don’t blame me for carrying on like this!)

(This is all your fault, after all! If you hadn’t deliberately tempted me, if you knew how to say no… I could’ve kept being a perfectly respectable young lady!)

She took small steps toward Lin Mo, keeping her eyes fixed on him as she slowly drew near.

“Xiao Mo, don’t be mad at me, okay?”

As Diona sat down, she deliberately pressed herself close to the boy.

Lin Mo ignored her for the moment.

He wanted to see what she’d do next.

“Come on, let’s keep watching the movie. About what happened just now… um, just pretend it was a dream and forget about it for now.”

With that, she

picked up the remote and rewound the movie to where they’d been before.

Then

she leaned her body against Lin Mo and took a little lock of her blond hair in her hand, gently, slowly brushing it by his ear.

“Hee-hee.”

“Xiao Mo? You’re not mad at me, are you…?”

“I just can’t stand seeing you sad, Xiao Mo. If something’s really bothering you, I’ll do everything I can to give you whatever you want!”

“…………” (Lin Mo)

She was tickling him so much that Lin Mo finally moved her hand away and gave her a smack.

“All right, already!”

He said deliberately, “I’m not mad! It’s just, it’s just…”

He pretended to blush and said:

“It’s just… Diona, how do you really feel about me?”

(Nice!!!)

(Yes, yes, yes!!!)

Diona’s heart was screaming.

But on the outside, she kept up a benevolent smile so saccharine it made even her feel sick.

“Huh? Of course… I really like you, Xiao Mo. I especially want to help and protect you.”

“Because, you see, you were in real danger back then, like a little lamb that had stumbled into a terrifying wolf’s den.”

“I thought I had to protect you.”

With a reassuring look, she continued to press closer to Lin Mo. “It’s what I should do—and what I have to do.”

“Hmph. Right, you want to protect me…” Lin Mo tried to bait Diona into confessing her feelings.

He shifted his hand outward, and the slight pressure of his body kept pushing his foot farther out, too.

“Is that all?” He glanced at Diona. “If you only want to ‘protect’ me, then I could move out tomorrow, couldn’t I?”

“With your influence, Diona, it’d probably be easy for you to find me a job and a place to live around here, right?”

“Xiao Mo, do you hate me?” Diona put on a pitiful expression.

“I didn’t say I hated you.” Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

Then he stopped answering directly. Instead, he leaned toward the edge of the sofa, tentatively shook off the slipper on his left foot, and lifted his leg.

“Hmph. Let’s just keep watching the movie…”

He rested his left leg right across Diona’s.

Then he deliberately curled his toes, taunting the girl with them.

“Hey, um—Diona, would you get mad if I did this?”

“…………” Diona’s eyes bulged so much they nearly popped out.

All she wanted to do now was wrap both arms around Lin Mo’s leg and lick it until dawn.

“N-no, n-not mad.”

She hadn’t just bitten her tongue.

The girl even wanted to scrape a layer of skin off her own tongue.

“Oh, really? You’re not mad.”

Lin Mo felt a little pleased with himself. So, to keep testing his charm and power, he turned around and rolled onto his back, laying both legs across Diona’s thighs.

“Ah—I suddenly feel like lying on my side like this while I watch the movie.”

“Mm. This footrest feels pretty soft.”

Lin Mo snickered and glanced back over his shoulder, the corners of his mouth curling into a triumphant smile.

“Hey, Diona, you’re not going to get mad, are you?”

Double the fun.

People had two legs and two feet, after all—but for Diona, the situation right now meant double the fun!!

She nearly passed out from sheer joy. Only the mental fortitude of a well-trained warrior kept her fragile consciousness from slipping away at the last moment.

Even so, she foamed at the mouth.

Luckily, she managed to close her mouth in time and didn’t embarrass herself in front of Lin Mo.