"..."
At different points in the tiline, there were people blushing at the sa ti.
Ruan i never expected that she would actually command her student... and thinking back to AMu's boundary-crossing actions from back then... a certain possibility flashed through her mind, and a very bad premonition imdiately arose in her heart.
She glanced at the Rembrance reception progress.
Having been imrsed in mories for a long ti, only a short while had passed in reality.
She suppressed her surging emotions and continued watching.
"Alright, no need to massage anymore."
Hearing his teacher finally speak, Qi Zhimu, who had endured the ordeal for half an hour, felt as if he had been granted a grand pardon.
He carefully put down the lotus feet and waited for the signal that he could leave.
"Co here, Xiao Mu..."
"Does Teacher have any other instructions?"
Qi Zhimu didn't think much of it and approached the head of the bed.
Unexpectedly, Ruan i suddenly reached out, pulled him into her arms with one hand, and pressed his face against her chest.
It was as if a heavenly thunderclap had exploded right there.
Qi Zhimu's brain instantly turned into a ss.
"Mmm... Teacher, you, you're drunk..."
"I am very sober."
"I, I can't breathe, Teacher!"
Seemingly hearing his cry, Ruan i's grip loosened slightly.
Just as Qi Zhimu caught his breath, in the next instant, a soft sensation ca from his face.
His newly regained consciousness went completely blank.
However, this ti, Qi Zhimu quickly snapped back to his senses.
Because he saw his teacher, whose eyes were misty with moisture, slowly bringing her cheek closer to his, her moist red lips slightly parted, her breath warm.
"Xiao Mu is so good... Teacher will give you a reward now..."
"No, Teacher, you can't kiss here...!"
Qi Zhimu used all his willpower to prop himself up, his hands pressing against Ruan i's shoulders to stop her from getting any closer.
"If Teacher says it's okay, then it's okay."
Ruan i pulled his arms away with an irresistible force and pinned him down once again.
Without another word—
Dark tresses slightly entangled, fragrance lingering between lips and teeth.
The bath towel quietly slipped off.
By the ti Qi Zhimu regained the right to breathe freely, who knows how much ti had passed.
Tonight's encounter had caused an imasurable impact on his not-yet-fully-mature heart.
Ruan i, however, had no such self-awareness at all and rubbed his head.
"Alright, the reward is finished. Go and complete the task I assigned."
"...Understood! Please rest early..."
Qi Zhimu fled as if he were escaping.
A certain teacher didn't care, the corners of her lips turning up slightly as she drifted into a dreamland.
"..."
Silence—
Still silence.
Yet more silence.
Ruan i truly found it hard to imagine that her drunk self not only had such a huge contrast in personality but also acted so boldly.
Many doubts had been answered, leaving only two points unresolved.
1. Why would she subconsciously do such things to her student after getting drunk?
2. How on earth did she get drunk?
In the past, she never felt a hint of drunkenness even after drinking half a jar of plum blossom brew, but this ti... a suspicion vaguely surfaced, though she wasn't certain yet.
She could only continue looking for the truth within Qi Zhimu's Rembrance.
Waking up the next day, Ruan i lazily stretched her body, her curves fully on display.
She walked to the wardrobe as usual and slowly dressed herself neatly.
She often fell asleep without wearing pajamas, so she didn't find anything strange this morning.
After finishing her morning routine and walking out of the room, she saw Qi Zhimu coming out of the kitchen carrying breakfast as soon as she reached the hall.
"...G-Good morning, Teacher."
Ruan i gave a faint nod and habitually sat in her fixed spot, picking up the glass of plain water on the table.
Such a scene had long since beco a daily routine.
While eating, she noticed Qi Zhimu stealing glances at her from ti to ti.
"What's wrong?"
"...Teacher... do you still rember what happened last night?"
Last night?
Ruan i recalled for a mont.
The birthday banquet ended, she bathed to relax her body and mind, then returned to her room to rest and slept until dawn.
"I rember everything. Why?"
"...It's nothing." A flash of helplessness and confusion crossed Qi Zhimu's face for a mont.
Ruan i was looking down while picking up a pastry and didn't see the change in the boy's expression.
She didn't know what Qi Zhimu was thinking at this mont, much less what the words 'I rember everything' ant to him.
Ruan i was quite fond of the plum blossom wine Qi Zhimu brewed and would drink a few cups every once in a while.
After drinking, the situation from that night didn't happen again.
At most, she would have her student massage her shoulders, pound her back, rub her legs, or tuck her lotus feet into his arms.
This occasional state of affairs continued until her birthday the following year.
Qi Zhimu brought the wine jar to the table as usual.
"Teacher, this is four-year-aged plum blossom brew. Please... don't drink too much at once."
"Ever since I've been able to drink, I have never been drunk."
"..."
The boy showed a helpless smile.
Over the past year, Teacher had actually been drunk many tis, but he had never exposed it.
You can't reason with a drunk person, and telling a sober person might cause embarrassnt.
Most of the jar of plum blossom brew disappeared.
The usually cold and indifferent teacher now had that familiar haziness in her eyes.
"Xiao Mu, co here..."
"Shoulder massage or foot massage, Teacher?"
"Both."
"..."
The subsequent developnt couldn't be said to be exactly the sa as last year, but it was at least a ninety percent match.
But this ti, the boy miscalculated.
When he was pinned down, the subsequent developnt went completely out of control.
"Teacher... you can't... you have to take responsibility for this..."
"Haven't I already taken responsibility for you since the day I brought you back?"
"But we are—"
"Be good, listen to ~"
"...Okay."
Sounds of trembling upon hearing, a slight shock as a red flush surged.
Unknowingly, it was already past the third watch of the night.
"This..."
Ruan i was shaken to her core. She stumbled back, bumping into the control console and tearing off the electrodes on her forehead.
The Rembrance reception was interrupted.
If it were the technology Qi Zhimu possessed, this move would be enough to cause mory confusion and a complete loss of sanity.
However, the program Ruan i compiled took human accidental situations into account, so there was no risk.
But right now, she couldn't spare any attention for anything else.
The mories that didn't belong to her began to rge with her own mories where they overlapped.
Gradually, those scenes that had been filtered out by her brain due to force majeure were also returning simultaneously.
Everything was telling her that those things from back then had all truly happened!
A long ti passed.
Once her mood had cald down slightly, Ruan i, who had long since lost her composure, reached out with a slightly trembling arm and stuck the electrodes back onto her forehead.
She wanted to see the whole truth!
The next morning.
It was no different from usual.
Ruan i ca to the dining table and sat down, eating her breakfast.
Well, there was still so difference; the pastries were more than just a little bit more delicious than before.
"What is this?"
"Preserved Plum Soybean Cake. It's a new style I developed. What do you think of the taste, Teacher?"
"Very good."
Her mood even improved after eating it.
Ruan i didn't notice that at this mont, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned.
"Teacher, last night, your birthday... do you rember it?"
"How could I not rember? Xiao Mu did very well. Teacher will give you a reward."
"...Mhm."
"..." Ruan i closed her eyes powerlessly.
Another year passed.
"Three-year-aged plum blossom brew. Teacher, try it and see how it differs from the four or five-year-aged ones."
"It's not as thick. I prefer the mouthfeel of the three-year-aged one."
"Then I'll brew the three-year-aged one from now on."
"Mhm, co a bit closer."
Qi Zhimu didn't think much and habitually reached for his teacher's smooth and delicate ankle.
Astonishnt, doubt, reflection, frowning.
In less than two seconds, Ruan i went through various emotional shifts before finally saying:
"Qi Zhimu, you have overstepped your bounds."}],
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