"Stelle?"
A-Zhi opened her eyes, somewhat confused.
She was about to soar into the clouds, but suddenly her momentum vanished, Stelle had inexplicably paused.
This undoubtedly made her extremely uncomfortable; she had fallen heavily midway, which felt much worse than falling from a mountaintop.
"..."
Stelle took a few deep breaths, calmed herself, and then slowly withdrew her hand from A-Zhi's shorts.
A-Zhi subconsciously grabbed Stelle's wrist, but then felt that such a gesture seemed too shameless, so after a moment of hesitation, she reluctantly let go.
Immediately, she looked at Stelle with a wronged expression, which made Stelle feel quite bad as well.
Previously, when she was with Cloud Retainer, Cloud Retainer had also used certain malicious methods to make her experience this feeling.
So she deeply understood it; at that time, to make Cloud Retainer continue, she didn't know how many incredibly shameful requests she had agreed to.
"Sorry, A-Zhi, not now…"
Stelle put her two somewhat moist fingers into her mouth and sucked on them.
"Yan'er seems to be coming back."
Stelle whispered to A-Zhi.
In truth, Stelle's sensory abilities were far from that powerful; she only had an intuitive sense for girls she was interested in.
Fortunately, it was also because of this that Stelle finally calmed down and didn't go further; otherwise, if Yan'er had walked in, it would have been a bloodbath.
"Yan'er…"
A-Zhi felt that she had probably never disliked someone so much in her entire life.
"Let's get up first; we have a long time ahead of us."
Stelle also sighed helplessly.
Being interrupted just as things started, not only A-Zhi but Stelle also felt very uncomfortable.
But there was nothing they could do; there would be plenty of time later, so they couldn't rush it now.
Stelle helped the limp A-Zhi up, but A-Zhi, after sitting up, had no intention of leaving Stelle.
She directly leaned into Stelle's embrace, resting her head on Stelle's shoulder, silent for a moment, then she suddenly thought of something and softly whispered into Stelle's ear.
"Eh? You even have this??"
Stelle listened patiently, then her eyes widened slightly.
A-Zhi had just told her that she had a way to make Yan'er have a "good night's sleep" tonight.
The kind of good sleep where no matter how loud the noise, she wouldn't wake up.
"Mm, some of the medicinal herbs I collected have this kind of effect."
A-Zhi nodded, blushing, sitting in Stelle's embrace, somewhat reluctant to leave Stelle's warmth.
Now, the only thing on her mind was how to continue what had just happened.
Therefore, drugging Yan'er was the best method.
She had acquired these medicines to help the elderly in Qingce Village with insomnia; she had specifically consulted Doctor Bai for them and had many successful practices, so they were very effective.
As long as she increased the dosage, A-Zhi was confident that Yan'er wouldn't disturb them all night.
"But Yan'er is a member of the Treasure Hoarders, and she is Da Jie Tou; she might be on guard and have countermeasures for such things."
Stelle hesitated, reminding A-Zhi.
When Bao'er attacked her before, he had thought of using such a thing to drug her.
Unfortunately, the thing Bao'er had didn't work on her, and he ended up getting himself caught.
But no matter what, since the Treasure Hoarders had such methods, and Yan'er was out alone, she might be very vigilant about such matters.
It might not be that easy to succeed.
"That's why you, Stelle, have to do it yourself. She might be wary of me, but she definitely won't be wary of you."
A-Zhi shook her head and slowly said.
Stelle thought about it and felt that it made sense.
She then looked at A-Zhi, who still seemed very uncomfortable, and finally Stelle made a decision.
"Then leave it to me."
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Yan'er returned to the room, but as soon as she entered, she felt that something was off.
Why was the room so much warmer?
And there was a strange scent.
"Ah, Yan'er, you're back. How was it? Did you find the thing?"
Stelle looked at Yan'er and asked with a normal expression.
"Mm, I found it."
Yan'er nodded, then took out a necklace from her embrace to corroborate her statement.
Of course, this necklace was something she had picked up casually.
She looked at Stelle, then at A-Zhi, who was sitting there silently, just fiddling with a few leaves.
Then, she slowly walked to the bed and sat down.
"Good that you found it."
Stelle nodded, then glanced at A-Zhi, and then spoke to Yan'er again: "A-Zhi plans to make us some calming tea to help with sleep."
"It's only for you; she doesn't get any."
A-Zhi snorted and immediately said.
"Don't say that. Yan'er is also very tired today. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone drank some and went to bed early?"
When Yan'er heard Stelle say this, she felt a bit more energetic, which only added to her dislike for A-Zhi.
However, Yan'er had no intention of arguing with A-Zhi anymore.
Anyway, tomorrow, A-Zhi would taste a fate worse than death, so why bother with temporary satisfaction?
"Hmph, if you don't drink it, then don't. Do I care?"
Yan'er snorted, then turned over on the bed.
She wondered if it was her imagination, but the bedding seemed a bit damp.
Yan'er lowered her head in confusion to look.
She remembered that when they went to bathe earlier, the bedding wasn't like this.
Did water spill just now?
"Here, Stelle."
A-Zhi handed the prepared tea to Stelle.
"Mm, thank you."
Stelle took a sip, looked at Yan'er, who was staring at her, then brought the cup of tea to Yan'er.
"Yan'er, you drink some too."
Yan'er was initially hesitant, but then she remembered that Stelle had already taken a sip… so she didn't refuse, took the tea, and drank half of it directly from the spot where Stelle had just sipped.
Where Yan'er couldn't see, A-Zhi's lips curved slightly.
"Have you all drunk it? There's still more."
Stelle urged again.
Upon hearing this, Yan'er directly chugged the remaining tea, then gave A-Zhi a defiant look.
A-Zhi didn't meet Yan'er's gaze, simply turning her head away.
Yan'er took this reaction as A-Zhi's exasperation, and then she directly grabbed Stelle's arm.
"Stelle, will you sleep with me tonight, okay?"
"Uh…"
"If I sleep with that person again, I'm afraid something bad will happen in the middle of the night."
"The feeling is mutual. Who knows what you'll do in the middle of the night."
A-Zhi sneered.
Actually, they were already prepared for Yan'er's request.
A-Zhi didn't care at all.
Anyway, it didn't matter where Yan'er slept tonight; she was destined to spend the night alone.
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