Ye Xuan wasn't angry when Liu Duo ignored him. He was exceptionally thick-skinned as he followed her, shoulder to shoulder, like a mosquito buzzing around.

"How have you been, Liu Duo?"

"..." None of your business!

Liu Duo walked by herself, treating him like an imaginary figure she could ignore. Suddenly, Ye Xuan went in front of her and blocked her path, not allowing her to pass.

Liu Duo furrowed her brow and glared at Ye Xuan, who rightly deserved a beating. "Good dogs don't stand in the way!" she said.

Pffft, Ye Xuan snickered. He wasn't at all provoked by the statement.

"My dear sister-in-law, I thought you had lost the ability to speak since the last time we met," Ye Xuan giggled, happy that he finally got his way.

Why is he so immature? Liu Duo rolled her eyes, pushed him aside, and continued on her way, ignoring him.

Yet whichever side Liu Duo walked on, he followed, and whenever she changed sides, he followed too. He wanted to confront her, but he didn't want her to walk away.

So, Liu Duo stopped and smiled at him. Beauty lay between the eyebrows, her dimples deep and charming. He couldn't help but stare.

In his heart, he mumbled, What a sweet smile and beautiful eyes! Give her a few more years and she'll be quite the looker.

As he sunk in thought, Ye Xuan suddenly let out a painful cry, "Ah..."

The echo of his cry lingered in the woods, as if telling the story of the great pain its owner had suffered.

He bent over, clutching his groin. He was in so much pain that his face twisted. Liu Duo giggled as she bent down too and said to him, "Since the dog is disobedient and won't stay out of the way, I can only give him a kick to teach him some manners! Hehe... Bye now, see you never!"

She even gave him a mischievous wink, and she had a twinkle of satisfaction in her eyes. She straightened herself and went on her way home, whistling the whole time, and she felt a lot better.

That's what you get for blocking my way. I can't kill you, but I'll make it painful! She thought proudly.

Ye Xuan, already in cold sweat, watched Liu Duo as she disappeared in the distance. He trembled in pain as he said, "Geez... Damn you, woman. That's a blasted kick you have. How dare you kick me there? Just you wait!"

It took a while, but Ye Xuan finally stabilized himself and returned home carefully. He shut the door of his room once he got home, and he began to check his groin, afraid it had been broken.

It was only slightly red on the surface, without any further problems or discomfort, and so Ye Xuan relaxed on his bed.

As he stared at his injury, he thought of Liu Duo and her mischievous smile. He murmured to himself, "A rose with thorns, she is. Let's see how I tear them apart! You'll pay for what you did."

As he thought about her, his injured member slowly stood up. Ye Xuan was excited to see that it still worked, that the reaction was not delayed! He held onto it, and imagined Liu Duo's appearance with his eyes closed, and he got to work.

Meanwhile, Liu Duo returned home, greeted Ye Ling, and went into the house to practice yoga. She would always do that for fitness training when she had time, so her flexibility was becoming better.

Sometimes she would practice writing too, and it was getting better. Ye Liu would praise her strongly from time to time.

"Duo Er, have..." Ye Ling entered the room carrying fruits. What he saw was Liu Duo in the middle of a yoga pose, wearing only a dudou and and her newly-improved underwear.

A large patch of fair skin and her four slender limbs were exposed. Ye Ling had forgotten how to react.

Due to a gradual rise in temperature, Liu Duo had transformed her long pants into a shorter version. And because she wasn't good with a needle and thread, the finished product was only passable.