Chapter 21: The City's Tender Feelings

  When Xiao Fan opened his eyes, Shen Xiang Rou who was feeding him water mouth-to-mouth stared at him with her beautiful big eyes wide open in shock, and Xiao Fan also froze.

  Two people, four big eyes staring at each other, motionless and stunned, as if time had come to a standstill.

  "Miss, you..." The sudden voice of Lü'er, who had just entered, startled the two people. Shen Xiang's lips quickly left, and her small face instantly turned red.

  "I... I saw you couldn't drink water, so..." Shen Xiangru stuttered, her bright red face looking like it was about to drip with blood.

  "I understand." Xiao Fan interrupted Shen Xiangru's words, saying softly: "Thank you, Miss Shen. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid I would have died of dehydration by now."

  Indeed, if Shen Xiangru hadn't sacrificed her reputation to give Xiao Fan mouth-to-mouth water, Xiao Fan would have been in a semi-comatose state and severely dehydrated, and might have really died from dehydration.

  The two of them gazed at each other, and for a moment they fell into a subtle atmosphere. Shen Xiang's delicate face turned bright red, while Xiao Fan's headache had not yet subsided, and he still felt drowsy.

  "Miss, the water is here."

  Xiao Yaotou Lü'er interrupted the subtle atmosphere between the two people.

  "Ah..." Shen Xiangruo came back to her senses, only to feel that her delicate face was burning hot. She lightly touched her cheeks with her jade hands, and her heart skipped a beat. She secretly scolded herself in her heart. Shen Xiangruo took the water from Lü'er's hand, then wrung out a towel and came to Xiao Fan's side, saying softly: "Young master, let me help you wipe your face."

  While speaking, gently took a towel to help Xiao Fan wipe his face.

  "Thank you." Although his head was spinning, Xiao Fan still managed to squeeze out a faint smile on his face. After saying "thank you", he fainted again.

  "Ah... Miss, Young Master has fainted again." Lü'er stood beside him and immediately noticed Xiao Fan's condition.

  "Ah..." Shen Xiang Rou exclaimed in surprise, unsure of what to do.

  "Miss, Xiao Gongzi's illness is not light, should we go find Fu Bo?" This was the second time little maid Green asked this question.

  Xiang Rong hesitated for a moment, then said: "The young master doesn't want others to know that he's ill. Let's not tell Fu Bo about it for now. Green, you take the money and go outside to find a doctor."

  "Oh, okay, I'll go now." Lü'er responded and immediately left.

  After Lu'er left, Shen Xiangru looked at Xiao Fan's wet clothes and hesitated, whispering: "Young Master is already so seriously ill, if he still wears these clothes, he might get a fever... but, after all, men and women are different..."

  "At this point, what's the difference between men and women anyway? And besides, I just... " Shen Xiangru steeled herself again, having already fed Xiao Fan water mouth-to-mouth earlier, let alone helping him change clothes.

  "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have been dead by now. And on that day, I once vowed that if someone could save me from my misery, I would repay them with my life. Since that's the case, what's there to hesitate about..."

  Xiang Rong softly muttered to herself, her eyes revealing a determined expression. Although her small face was flushed red, she mustered up the courage and hastily removed Xiao Fan's clothes.

  It took great effort for Shen Xiang Rou to finally remove Xiao Fan's jacket, her small face flushed red, and her jade hands trembled as she began to slowly take off Xiao Fan's undergarments. When Xiao Fan's lean physique appeared before her, her hands trembled even more, feeling like her face was burning up in flames.

  "How strange, his skin is so white..." Shen Xiang Ruo muttered to herself, then patted her own forehead and said softly: "What am I thinking about, how embarrassing..."

  "Unexpectedly, he looked frail, but had a well-proportioned figure, with smooth and pale skin..."

  At this moment, Shen Xiangru fully portrayed the thoughts of a young girl, looking at Xiao Fan's figure, both shy and somewhat curious.

  "Oh dear, what was I thinking? Don't let him catch a cold."

  Then Shen Xiang returned to her senses, quickly twisted a towel to help Xiao Fan wipe his body, and then pulled over the quilt to cover Xiao Fan.

  "It's okay now, I'm not sweating as much anymore. It seems like it's a lot better than before."

  Xiang Ruo sat beside Xiao Fan, exhaled a breath of air, and quietly looked at Xiao Fan.

  At this moment, Xiao Fan has fainted, his eyes tightly closed, but the situation is much better than before. His teeth are no longer clenched, and there is no painful expression on his face. He lies quietly, as if he had fallen asleep.

  "He looks really good when he's sleeping." Xiangru gazed quietly at Xiao Fan's face, softly murmuring to herself, unable to resist the urge to gently caress his cheek with her jade-like hand.

  "What kind of person are you?" Shen Xiangrou muttered to herself, as all the information she had heard about Xiao Fan, the biggest playboy in Xuanshan City, was bad.

  For example, Xiao Fan, the number one young master of Xuan Shan City, is a notorious playboy who bullies men and seduces women. Whenever he walks down the street, he will flirt with any woman he sees, regardless of her age...

  Within less than three days of truly getting to know Xiao Fan, Shen Xiang Rou was firmly convinced that Xiao Fan couldn't possibly be the prodigal son from the rumors. She didn't understand why Xiao Fan, who was originally a kind-hearted and refined gentleman with great literary talent, would deeply hide his true self and disguise himself as a depraved young master with no evil deeds left undone.

  "I really don't understand what you're thinking..."

  Xiang Rong stared blankly at Xiao Fan, one jade hand stroking his face, whispering softly: "You've been pretending for so long, Xiao Fan, you must be very tired..."

  If Xiao Fan had heard Shen Xiang Ruo's muttering, he would definitely have rolled his eyes. This was a huge misunderstanding! His reputation in the past was really bad, and he was indeed the number one dandy of Xuanshan City. Although he hadn't reached the point where he could bully men and women, young and old, and get away with it, Xiao Fan had been a big dandy in the past, and this was something he firmly believed.

  It's probably only Xiang Ruo in the entire Xuanshan City who thinks that Xiao Fan's pampered behavior is just an act...

  "Hmm..." At this time, Xiao Fan woke up again and felt a pair of hands gently stroking his face, which made him feel somewhat strange.

  Xiao Fan had already woken up, and Shen Xiang Rou let out an "ah" as her jade-like hands quickly withdrew as if they had been electrocuted.

  "You... you're awake, are you feeling better?" Shen Xiangru stuttered as she looked at Xiao Fan.

  "Hehe, it's almost done." Xiao Fan smiled slightly and lifted the quilt, then sat up, a cool breeze swept over, suddenly a daze...

  "Uh..."

  "Ah..." Although Xiao Fan's clothes were all taken off by Shen Xiang Rou, and although she had already seen Xiao Fan's body for a while earlier, when she saw Xiao Fan's body again, Shen Xiang Rou still let out a soft cry and quickly turned around.

  "Where are my clothes?" Xiao Fan hastily covered himself with the quilt and asked somewhat embarrassedly.

  "I, I saw that your clothes were all wet, I was afraid you'd catch a cold, so...I took them off..." Shen Xiangru stuttered, her voice barely audible, like the hum of a mosquito, as she covered her bright red face with both hands.

  "I've already covered myself with the quilt, I can turn over now." Seeing Shen Xiangrou's shy appearance, Xiao Fan couldn't help but laugh; this little girl is really cute, probably saw everything she should have seen but still so shy.

  Just thinking that all the clothes on his body were taken off by this shy and beautiful woman, Xiao Fan couldn't help but indulge in a fantasy.

  Xiang Ruo turned her head and saw that Xiao Fan had already covered himself with the quilt, only then did she let out a sigh of relief.

  "Thank you, Miss Shen. I'm feeling much better now." Xiao Fang said softly to Shen Xiangru, thinking about how this gentle and beautiful woman not only carried him back from the garden, but also fed him water and helped him undress... A wave of tender feelings rose in Xiao Fang's heart.

  "Xiao Gongzi doesn't need to be polite, these are all things Xiang Rou should do. If it weren't for Gongzi's life-saving kindness, I'm afraid Xiang Rou wouldn't be in this world anymore." As she spoke, Shen Xiang Rou's beautiful big eyes looked deeply at Xiao Fan, her eyes filled with dense gratitude and a hint of inexplicable emotions.

  "Miss Shen, don't call me Young Master Xiao anymore. It sounds too formal. Why don't you just call me by my name?" said Xiao Fan.

  "This won't do." Shen Xiangru said softly: "How about I call you Big Brother Xiao instead?" As she spoke, her voice grew smaller and smaller, and her small face unconsciously turned red again.

  "Haha, okay, of course, I'm delighted that a beautiful and gentle lady like Shen is calling me big brother." Xiao Fan burst out laughing upon hearing this.

  "Now that I've changed my ways, Brother Xiao shouldn't call me Miss Shen anymore." Shen Xiangru said with a white glance at Xiao Fan.

  "It's not Xiao Gege's fault." Xiao Fan hastily said: "In that case, I'll call you Little Rou then."

  "En, it's all right..." Hearing Xiao Fan's intimate address, Shen Xiang Ruo's heart skipped a beat, but she lightly nodded.

  "Is Xiao Gege sick?" Shen Xiang Ruo asked with concern.

  Xiao Fan heard this and smiled slightly, saying: "It's not an illness, just a head injury. Every now and then I get headaches, which worries my sister."

  "Is it very serious? Just now Qing'er has gone outside to call the doctor, does Big Brother Xiao want the doctor to take a look?" Shen Xiangru said.

  "It won't be that serious, it's nothing, I know my own situation, and in this Xuan Mountain City, no one can cure my headache yet." Xiao Fan said.

  "Isn't that Brother Xiao often getting headaches..." Shen Xiang's heart skipped a beat, thinking of Xiao Fan enduring unbearable pain, her eyes welled up with tears.

  "Hehe, it's okay, don't worry." Xiao Fang softly comforted Shen Xiangru, a warm feeling rising in his heart. This little girl is really considerate, if she were to become his wife, that wouldn't be bad either...

  At this moment, Xiao Erlang had the idea of marrying Shen Xiangru into his family. Who wouldn't be moved by a woman with stunning looks and a gentle temperament like Shen Xiangru?