"Ladies' underwear, it's too inappropriate for me, a man, to go there. I'd rather not."
Aether glanced at the various ladies' underwear and refused.
"It's fine! You're my boyfriend, you just need to look at me." Fei Xiao was quite open-minded and directly pulled Aether over.
Aether kept his head down, not daring to look at the clothes.
Fei Xiao browsed for a bit and quickly picked out a few pieces of underwear, asking Aether, "What do you think of this one?"
Aether cautiously glanced at it, then quickly averted his gaze. He saw it was a black style and replied, "It should be quite suitable. Why don't you go try it on?"
Seeing Aether's cautious demeanor, Fei Xiao couldn't help but laugh, "Look at how timid you are."
After saying that, Fei Xiao didn't linger and turned to head to the fitting room to try it on.
Aether, meanwhile, sat quietly to the side, head down, waiting patiently.
"Aether, Aether, come here quickly and help me. I can't reach my back," Fei Xiao's call came from inside the fitting room.
"Can't reach?" Aether was puzzled. Fei Xiao had changed clothes in front of him many times before, and he knew very well that dressing, especially putting on underwear, was not difficult for Fei Xiao.
But now, she suddenly couldn't reach, which was a bit strange.
Aether hesitated for a moment but still walked to the fitting room door and asked, "Didn't you used to be able to put it on normally? Why can't you reach it now?"
At that moment, the fitting room door opened a crack, and Fei Xiao poked her head out, whispering to Aether, "This... this style is different. I can't reach..."
"But, it's not appropriate for me, a man, to go in, is it...?"
Aether was still hesitant, but Fei Xiao couldn't wait any longer. She directly reached out, grabbed Aether's arm, pulled him straight into the fitting room, and locked the door behind them.
"Again?"
Aether was already a bit stressed at this point, subconsciously thinking Fei Xiao wanted to do it again.
"What are you thinking? I really can't reach it. Help me."
Fei Xiao gently poked Aether's head, then turned around, indicating for Aether to help her.
Aether looked closely. Fei Xiao was currently facing away from him. With her clothes removed, Fei Xiao revealed her fair and smooth back, adorned with a cyan pattern resembling wings.
The sacred-mark-like pattern, conforming to Fei Xiao's back, had a unique charm.
Aether swallowed, suppressing the throbbing in his heart. With trembling hands, he carefully helped Fei Xiao fasten the clasp on her back.
"It's... it's done."
Aether cleared his throat and told Fei Xiao.
"Done? Then tell me how it looks?"
Hearing this, Fei Xiao turned around and lowered her hands that were covering her. Seeing the boundless charm before him, Aether's eyes went wide. This state, akin to "half-concealed by the pipa," was even more alluring than complete exposure.
All at once, Aether felt his blood rush, as if it were boiling, and his previously calm heart grew fervent.
Noticing Aether's change, Fei Xiao gave a sly smile, her cyan eyes openly revealing the excitement of her successful scheme.
"Do you like it, Aether?"
Fei Xiao leaned closer, asking with a hint of teasing in her voice.
Aether's face was flushed with embarrassment. For a moment, he didn't dare to look at Fei Xiao. He took a step back, only to hit the wall, finding himself completely cornered by Fei Xiao.
"Hmm? You don't like it?"
Fei Xiao looked at Aether, teasingly asking.
"Yes... I like it..."
Aether couldn't say something he didn't mean; he really liked Fei Xiao this way.
"Since you like it, why hide it? We're already a couple, we can be more open," Fei Xiao took a step forward, gently hugged Aether, and whispered into his ear.
At these words, Aether could no longer hold back. He immediately embraced Fei Xiao and began to aggressively take the initiative.
Perhaps it was the store clerk's earlier teasing, but Aether was very sensitive about being called a "weak bottom boyfriend." This time, he was exceptionally proactive. For a moment, Fei Xiao couldn't resist him. She was pressed against the wall by Aether, who held her hair and stroked her fox ears... But Fei Xiao, seeing such a dominant Aether for the first time, also began to actively cooperate with him.
Honestly, compared to her slowly extracting it, having him take the initiative to attack was actually quite good... After an unknown amount of time, Aether and Fei Xiao finally emerged from the fitting room with disheveled clothes. At the checkout, the front desk clerk gave them a strange look, making them feel a bit guilty.
Before they left, the clerk even muttered in a low voice, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, young people nowadays have such vigorous energy, making such a commotion..."
Fei Xiao and Aether naturally heard the clerk's words. Both of them were a bit embarrassed. After paying, they immediately left the clothing store without looking back.
Back on the street, they walked quickly together for a while until the clothing store was out of sight, then they slowed their pace.
Aether looked at Fei Xiao's slightly disheveled hair and silver-white fox ears, feeling he had gone a bit too far. He proactively apologized, "I'm sorry, Fei Xiao, I went too far and caused this."
Fei Xiao was startled for a moment, then she came back to her senses, understanding what Aether was referring to. She smiled gracefully and said, "It's fine. I actually quite like your assertive side. It's okay to be a bit forceful."
"Mmm, but we should still be mindful of the occasion. It would be terrible if someone saw us," Aether recalled the strange expressions of the store clerks and said to Fei Xiao.
"Mmm, I'll listen to you." Fei Xiao also understood the consequences and nodded in agreement with Aether.
The two of them thus strolled hand in hand down the street, just like any ordinary couple, occasionally teasing each other.
Just then, a stall caught Aether's attention.
It was a very common game stall where people used prop guns and prop bows and arrows to shoot balloons. If they reached a specified standard, they would receive a corresponding prize.
"Hmm? You want to play that?"
Fei Xiao noticed Aether's gaze, turned her head, saw the game stall, and asked aloud.
"Yeah, let's go take a look." Aether nodded, and they walked over together.
Aether scanned the prize standards and bought a round of prop gun ammunition from the owner.
Fei Xiao took the bag and stood by, watching Aether operate.
"Watch my details carefully!"
"Turn around, pull!"
"Can't see the ghost head, position ~ position ~ dry in hand, ha ha ha ha ha ~ uncomfortable."
Cough cough.
Under Aether's series of operations, he failed as expected, unable to win the highest prize. However, Aether's luck was strangely unique; he didn't hit the grand prize but hit a special prize.
"Fei Xiao, come."
Aether held the special prize and led Fei Xiao to a nearby public bench to sit down.
Under Fei Xiao's curious gaze, Aether slowly opened the box in his hand. Inside was a metal ring.
"This is..."
Fei Xiao was stunned. She had heard of rings, but such items were typically used for significant occasions like weddings and marriage.
"Although this isn't a precious ring, I hope that someday I can personally place our ring on your finger."
There was no excessive sentimentality, no cheesy pick-up lines, just Aether's pure and sincere love.