Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 934 - 933: It's Not Like I Haven't Seen It Before

"Hey? You're playing coy with me?"The more Chu Shiyao kept silent, the more curious Chu Ge became. He had encountered too many misfortunes recently, and the only time he found some fun was when he was with Chu Shiyao. He didn't want to pass up the chance to tease this silly girl.

Chu Shiyao's ideas being unreliable was nothing new; they had known each other for quite some time, and they definitely knew each other pretty well.

No matter what her idea was, whether it was terrible didn't really matter. Chu Ge just wanted a good laugh and was curious to know what kind of silly and cute idea Chu Shiyao had come up with this time.

Just like he told Mu Xiaoting yesterday, no matter how many frustrating things were weighing on him, life had to go on. Keeping a calm and relaxed mindset was the best way to face life.

Besides, Qin Ruojing hadn't divorced him yet, right? After the matters at Tianqing Company, Chu Ge was a hundred percent sure that Qin Ruojing still had deep feelings for him. Maybe after she calmed down, everything would return to normal like before.

Let's take the worst-case scenario: if Qin Ruojing didn't want to be with him anymore, does that mean he couldn't live on?

Since Situ Ying left his life, hadn't he been living alone for years?

Of course, that didn't mean there weren't other women in his life during that time; he just knew what he was doing and never got emotionally involved. Unlike now, he was trapped in all sorts of emotional entanglements, like being stuck in a mire—he couldn't muster any strength.

A man sometimes has to be able to let go. Even if he can't, he must. He's explained everything he needs to, and he has nothing to feel guilty about regarding Chu Shiyao. Whether Qin Ruojing chooses to believe him is her business.

"I'm not being coy. It's just, uh, this... that... um, it's really not good, hehe..."

Chu Shiyao's face was tangled with emotions. Her index fingers met each other playfully, she looked adorably foolish and even a bit shy.

"What's 'not good'? Coming to my house to freeload isn't a problem, is it? Haven't you done it before? Hurry up and spill what kind of silly idea it is so I can have a laugh."

Chu Shiyao shook her head vigorously like a rattle-drum, "I'm not telling, even if you beat me, I'm not telling."

"You'll tell if I don't beat you?" Chu Ge gave a mischievous grin, pressing his fingers along his knuckles, making them crack loudly. "Let me tell you, I'm really good at extraction, you know."

"Oh, stop pressuring me. I already said I just got a whim, geez..."

"Hmph, hmph..." Chu Ge reached out his mischievous hand and tickled Chu Shiyao's side. "You're not getting away with it."

Just as Chu Ge's fingers touched the gap between Chu Shiyao's ribs, she bounced up, but Chu Ge was prepared. Before she could run, he pinned her down and continued his tickling torture.

Chu Shiyao sat to the right of Chu Ge. Chu Ge held her shoulder with his right hand while his left hand kept tickling her, making her body tremble. She tried to break free but couldn't, wanted to resist but was no match for Chu Ge, and soon started begging for mercy.

"Hahaha... it's so ticklish, stop it, darling, stop... stop... I can't take it, ha, ah..."

Eventually, when Chu Shiyao was almost out of breath from laughing, Chu Ge stopped his tickling assault and smugly lifted his chin, "Ready to talk?"

Chu Shiyao's flushed face was full of smiles. She waved her hands repeatedly, panting heavily, "I'll talk, I'll talk, I give up. Hold on, let me catch my breath first."

Chu Ge raised the corner of his mouth, a half-doubting grin, "You're really going to talk?"

Chu Shiyao hurriedly assured him, "I'll really talk, I'll really talk. Darling, just take your hand away. Seeing your hand there makes me want to laugh."

Chu Ge slightly moved his tickling hand back a bit, "Alright, go ahead."

"Uh-huh, actually, just now I was thinking..."

As she reached this point, Chu Shiyao suddenly flashed a mischievous grin, reaching out toward Chu Ge's ribs, and started tickling him just like he had done to her.

"I knew it." As Chu Shiyao tickled him, Chu Ge's body also quivered. Though he was caught off guard, he responded with a playful and amused tone, immediately launching a counterattack.

"Hahaha, don't tickle there! I can't! Stop, stop... hehe..."

"You little trickster, trying to fool me, huh? Watch how I deal with you—tickle, tickle, tickle..."

The two of them laughed and played, intensifying their attacks on each other. Chu Shiyao laughed until she was shaking, pleading for mercy, but her hands weren't idle, not wanting to admit defeat at all.

Since Chu Ge met Chu Shiyao, he had always treated her like a buddy, and now he wasn't holding back either, joining the fray with both hands.

Whether it was Chu Shiyao or Chu Ge, at this moment, both were in a playful mood, and much of the gloom in their hearts had dissipated.

For Chu Ge, no matter what, he had to know what Chu Shiyao was about to say just now.

For Chu Shiyao, her feelings were much the same as Chu Ge's; they were incredibly close "buddies," and messing around with a buddy was just the most normal thing ever.

Moreover, ever since Chu Shiyao met Chu Ge, she had never stopped causing him trouble. And now, she even got him into a spat with his wife, so she felt really guilty. Seeing such a happy smile on Chu Ge's face was rare, and she felt like she had finally done something for him.

Chu Shiyao hoped she could be someone who was needed, even if she could only make Chu Ge feel a little better now; it was much better than doing nothing for him at all.

Anyway... they were just messing around! That was her forte!

Chu Shiyao told herself this and continued to mess around even more crazily with Chu Ge.

After about a minute, both of them had moved from their original sitting positions, but neither noticed this. When Chu Shiyao was tickled again, her body shook violently, and she involuntarily slid down, instantly slipping into the water along the pool edge.

At that moment, Chu Shiyao instinctively grabbed something without knowing what it was. Her feet followed into the water, and she suddenly sat on a step at the edge of the bath.

She turned her head and saw that she was holding a bathrobe belt. When she looked up, she saw Chu Ge standing on the tiles above the swimming pool, laughing heartily.

"That's what you get for not saying anything, falling into the water as payback?"

Chu Shiyao also laughed, waving the belt in her hand, "What are you so proud of? You're not very good at torture for confession. Look at my spoils, your belt is..."

At that point, Chu Ge's laughter and Chu Shiyao's voice both stopped abruptly. Only then did they both realize what had happened. Chu Shiyao's gaze froze for two seconds before quickly turning her head and tossing Chu Ge's bathrobe belt back up.

It wasn't the first time Chu Ge and Chu Shiyao had bathed here together, but they always bathed separately, so it was really no different from bathing apart. Once finished, they both put on their own bathrobes.

But this time, she had almost pulled down the belt on Chu Ge's robe, and it was just a tad too much.

Chu Ge awkwardly scratched his head, quickly grabbing the bathrobe belt and hastily putting it back on, thankfully without exposing anything earlier.

"Ahem..." Chu Ge coughed twice, "I'm going to lie back in the bubble bath. Anyway, you're already in the water; just go ahead and wash up."

"Ah, um, okay."

Lying in the bubble bath, Chu Ge closed his eyes and lay quietly. After the laughter and fun, he calmed down and began pondering his own matters again.

On the other side, while bathing, Chu Shiyao was feeling a bit uneasy, but that feeling faded after a while. After all, they were just playing around earlier, and it wasn't too over the top. Unconsciously, she started to feel a bit empty and conflicted inside.

Why didn't Chu Ge ask me what I was thinking earlier? Does he no longer want to know?

Sigh, should I bring up that idea from earlier? If I do, what would he think?

With all sorts of conflicting thoughts, Chu Shiyao finished her bath, dried off, and put on her robe before walking over to Chu Ge.

"Hey darling, I'm done. Your turn to rinse off?" Even though she was feeling conflicted inside, Chu Shiyao appeared confident and comfortable on the outside, tapping the edge of the bath as she spoke.

When Chu Ge opened his eyes, he saw Chu Shiyao's cheerful smile, and his expression became a bit conflicted.

Seeing Chu Ge like that, Chu Shiyao burst out laughing, "Hey darling, what's up with you? You look so conflicted. This is a bubble bath full of suds; even if I stood here, I wouldn't be able to see anything, would I?"

Chu Ge awkwardly smiled, raising his hand to scratch his head.

Chu Shiyao rolled her eyes at Chu Ge, "Come on, why are you so uptight? I just accidentally pulled on your bathrobe belt a little, didn't even pull it all the way off. I mean, it's not like anything was exposed. Why are you, a grown man, being so shy? Besides, I studied medicine. It's not like I haven't seen similar things in textbooks during school. Seriously."

Saying that, Chu Shiyao mischievously poked Chu Ge's forehead, "Are you thinking something else? Is that why... you're feeling guilty?"

Seeing Chu Shiyao act this way, Chu Ge felt even more speechless inside, but he knew she was deliberately easing the mood, so he smiled, "What are you talking about? We're buddies, remember? Why is your mind so in the gutter?"

Chu Ge rubbed his forehead and shifted the topic, saying, "I was just mulling over what that awful idea of yours really is."

Chu Shiyao had been debating whether or not to bring this up, and she hadn't even started speaking when Chu Ge proactively mentioned it again.