No, it wasn't just her face that had turned crimson. Her entire body was already flushing like a cooked lobster.
As the mist cleared, Chow's overbearing figure appeared at the door.
He didn't stop at the door. He entered the bathroom as the door clicked shut behind him.
Because of the backlight, Vivian couldn't quite see the expression on Chow's face. However, as she saw him slowly make his way towards her, she suddenly felt like stalked prey.
"Brother Chow, I'm taking a bath. Can you please go out?" Vivian's voice was so low that it was barely heard above the trickling sound of the water.
Nonetheless, it was clear that Chow had heard everything she said because he lowered his head with a silent chuckle.
He took off his coat, threw it aside, and continued walking towards the bathtub. "Nope."
His reply was short, straightforward, and rather authoritative. For a brief moment, Vivian couldn't find it in herself to argue with him.
But because she was truly terrified of what he would do to her, she still pleaded in a soft voice. "I-I will be done washing very soon. Aunt Blaine is waiting for us downstairs."
Vivian couldn't think of any other way to save herself other than bringing Aunt Blaine into the picture.
However, even after bringing up Aunt Blaine, Chow still looked unaffected. He scoffed and looked at her in disdain.
Vivian lowered her head and continued pleading in a soft voice. "Brother Chow, please, can you just go out?"
As the words left her lips, Chow had already reached the bathtub.
He snorted once more. "I said, I'm not going out," he replied in a firm voice.
With that, Chow lifted his leg and stepped into the bathtub.
When she sensed that Chow was getting closer to her, Vivian curled herself up tightly into a ball as she hugged herself even tighter.
It didn't seem like Chow had any intention of leaving. Soon, he was seated right next to her in the bathtub.
The water level in the tub rose up to Vivian's chin.
Vivian lifted her head to avoid the water. Just then, Chow also held her chin as he scooted even closer to her. "Put your arms down," he said in a low voice.
The water temperature had been just right when she got in just now. However, with Chow so close to her, it suddenly felt like she was sitting in boiling water.
She stared dumbly at Chow, her face still a deep crimson colour. Her arms were still tightly wrapped around her body. She didn't dare to move a muscle.
Chow narrowed his eyes dangerously and yanked at her arms.
Vivian gasped and tried to cover her body again, but Chow gripped her arms firmly.
In a panic, she pushed him away and retreated into her shell, hugging herself even more tightly.
This time, Chow didn't make things difficult for her. He lifted his head as a rare smile appeared on his face. "Wash my back for me," he said in a rather hoarse voice.
"W-What?" She was still a little flustered and failed to catch what Chow had said.
Chow let out a wicked chuckle and held her chin again. "If you don't want to do it, we can try something else instead."
Vivian's face turned red. She quickly nodded her head. "N-No, it's fine. I'll wash your back!"
Chow took in her nervous reaction and sneered. He then turned around and revealed his solid back to her.
Vivian's eyes instantly fell on the horrible scar on his back.
She always knew that Chow had a scar on his back. After all, they'd seen each other naked many times in the past two years.
However, she had no idea how this scar came about.
Whenever she wanted to ask him about it, Chow would look at her with even more hatred in his eyes. She never dared to ask him about the scar anymore after a while.
She didn't know where the scar came from, but she knew that it must have caused him a lot of pain when he got hurt.
It was a really deep scar. Vivian just couldn't imagine just how much pain Chow had endured before it finally healed.
Vivian felt her heart squeezing in pain for him. She seemed to have forgotten about her shyness and reached out to gently caress the scar.
She didn't let her fingers linger long just in case it made Chow angry. Nonetheless, she still found herself weirdly drawn to the scar on his back.
She hadn't even touched him for a while before Chow's body turned rigid.
"Are you trying to seduce me?" Chow asked in a low, muffled voice.
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