Chapter 187: Chapter 120: Your Precious Daughter and Appointed Son-in-law Are Soaked.

The Bund, riverside.A light breeze blew as Yao Mingyue stood on the shore's railing, her steps unsteady from drunkenness.

"Let's, start over…"

Her figure leaned gently backward, and she fell into the darkness behind her.

"Yao Mingyue!"

Xu Musen's pupils contracted in shock. What a crazy woman!

If anything really happened to Yao Mingyue, he would indeed have no way to explain it to Aunt Liu.

Even to his own family, he couldn't justify it.

In his lifetime, Yao Mingyue hasn't done anything to wrong him.

She was merely a somewhat stubborn and spoilt young girl.

"Plop!"

Xu Musen had already heard the sound of the water, and he jumped right after her, without any hesitation, onto the railing.

"Plop!"

Another splash sounded as Xu Musen dived into the water.

Guess what? His legs were numb!

The water level beneath the railing was low due to the nighttime tide recession, at most a little over a meter deep. Xu Musen leapt straight down, nearly spraining his ankle in the process.

Meanwhile, Yao Mingyue was soaked but standing in the water. Seeing Xu Musen jump down without hesitation, her cheeks, chilled by the river water, now bore a hint of a smile.

"As expected, you can't bear to let go of me."

Xu Musen, seeing her still smiling, was so infuriated he could feel his liver ache, "Yao Mingyue! Are you out of your mind? This is a huge river, and you just jump in?!"

Yao Mingyue looked at his angry face and laughed without a care, taking a step towards Xu Musen in the water.

"Because I know the water isn't deep here, how could I bear my future husband getting hurt?"

In the water, Yao Mingyue was soaked, her thin white shirt clinging to her body, revealing the outline of her pale blue undergarment to Xu Musen.

Like an alluring nymph emerging from water, the river seemed to have become her bath.

"Get up here!"

The commotion had attracted some onlookers who were concerned about the situation in the water.

Someone even threw down a swimming ring.

Xu Musen waved his hand to indicate everything was fine.

And then he started to pull Yao Mingyue towards the shore.

"Mmm..."

As Yao Mingyue walked, her steps were a bit staggering. She hid behind Xu Musen, clinging tightly to him.

The night wind was cool against their skin, and even Xu Musen felt quite chilly.

"Feeling cold now?" Xu Musen heard her take a breath.

But his gaze fell on Yao Mingyue's ankle, which had been scraped and was bleeding on the white, clean skin, making it particularly striking.

Xu Musen frowned, this unlucky child, "Can you still walk?"

"My foot is fine, but..."

Yao Mingyue looked down at her clothes, with the shirt clinging to her body, making the outline of her bra visible.

With many onlookers around, Yao Mingyue hid behind Xu Musen, not wanting to be seen.

What a hassle...

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at this moment, might have chosen to carry a beauty back home.

Xu Musen's gaze, however, settled on a lifebuoy nearby. He took it and placed it around her fittingly at a rather cunning spot.

Xu Musen nodded in approval, feeling problem solved.

Lucky it's you; if it was An Nuannuan, this size lifebuoy certainly wouldn't fit.

Yao Mingyue: ...

The surrounding onlookers were momentarily dumbfounded.

They had seen those insensitive to affection, but never such a straight man!

It's one thing not to carry her, but what's the meaning of using a swimming ring?

Her entire outfit was truly striking.

"You..."

Yao Mingyue paused, momentarily stunned. Just when the emotional atmosphere was set, how could he suddenly pull this?

"What are you looking at? Who told you to jump into the river? Hurry up and get back," Xu Musen spoke and started walking towards the street.

Yao Mingyue took a deep breath, unable to deal with the constriction of the swimming ring. If she really went back wearing a swimming ring, she'd probably become famous on the campus forum the next day.

She took off the swimming ring, covered her chest with one hand, and stayed close behind Xu Musen.

She reached out and grabbed his sleeve, using his body as a shield.

"Xu Musen, if you are not afraid of others seeing, then you don't have to worry about me."

Yao Mingyue did not make a demand, but it was as if she handed over the ownership of her body to him.

Xu Musen watched the onlooking boys, each one looking at Yao Mingyue with envious eyes.

Her wet, long hair was messily scattered over her fair, flushed cheeks, and her bright eyes shone even at night. At this moment, Yao Mingyue truly possessed a special kind of beauty.

Xu Musen didn't have much of a sense of possession, only... to protect Yao Mingyue, Aunt Liu's precious daughter.

"Let's go."

Xu Musen paced himself as he walked forward.

Together, they moved along the riverside of the Bund, aiming for the main road. The school was still some distance away, and they planned to hail a cab to take her back once they reached the road.

The river breeze gently stroked them as Yao Mingyue stayed close to Xu Musen, their bodies unavoidably brushing against each other slightly.

The damp clothes transferred a sense of touch they usually wouldn't feel on regular days.

The two of them were silent all the way. A lot had happened that day, plus they had drunk quite a bit.

Xu Musen felt a bit light-headed as he walked.

"The Bund is really beautiful..."

Yao Mingyue, from behind him, had a flush of drunk redness on her pretty face, which might have been intensified by contact with the water.

"It would be even more beautiful without your wet chicken act," Xu Musen commented, but Yao Mingyue simply laughed in her drunken state.