The reason why Xu Xinghe suggested that the two of them go back to their rooms was because he found that Ling Changfeng had a tendency to follow him.
In order to verify his guess, he took a small step to the left – his bedroom was on the left, and Ling Changfeng’s bedroom was on the right.
Ling Changfeng also took a step to the left.
Xu Xinghe stopped.
And Ling Changfeng stood in place expressionlessly.
The two of them turned into two stone sculptures at the door without moving.
The guards passing by on patrol saw the pair from a distance, and quickly turned around and withdrew, in fear that they would walk into a minefield and shoot themselves in the feet.
After another long while, Ling Changfeng finally spoke, and asked in a low voice, “Are you tired?”
Xu Xinghe: “…” Yes, he’s physically and mentally exhausted.
Ling Changfeng said again: “It’s been a long day of traveling, go and rest early.”
Xu Xinghe looked at him vigilantly: “You’re not following me anymore?”
He almost bit his tongue after speaking, but it was too late to take it back.
Sure enough, a smile flashed in Ling Changfeng’s eyes as he nodded. “Let’s go together then.”
Regret! Xu Xinghe regretted his words a thousand times.
That’s not what he meant – he wanted to ask if Ling Changfeng finally gave up on following him??
At the same time, he also reacted with hindsight. Ling Changfeng appearing at his door earlier was not an accident at all, nor was he looking for something to do with himself. He simply wanted to come and sleep with him?!
After Ling Changfeng finished speaking, he had already walked towards Xu Xinghe’s door.
But Xu Xinghe still stood there silently.
Ling Changfeng turned to look at him: “Aren’t you going to bed?”
Xu Xinghe didn’t feign ignorance any longer. Gritting his teeth, he asked, “Why do you want to sleep together again?”
Ling Changfeng didn’t expect him to ask so bluntly, so he was stunned for two seconds, and then replied without blushing, “The mastermind…”
“Don’t mention the mastermind!” Xu Xinghe glared at him and interrupted: “The month of bed sharing is already over! Besides, if those messy rules were really useful, my mailbox would have been filled with violation warning emails!”
Ling Changfeng looked at him silently, and after a while, he suddenly said, “There is no reason, I just want to.”
Xu Xinghe: “…”
Seeing him refuse to nod his head for a long time, a trace of hesitation flashed in Ling Changfeng’s eyes.
He didn’t want to force his little spouse, but, on the first night of returning to Capital Star, he suddenly wanted to fall asleep in the fragrance of flowers.
He knew that indulging in those flowers was charming and dangerous.
Very tempting and challenging.
But he still wanted to take risks.
To touch it, pick it, taste it…
All kinds of contradictory and complicated emotions blended together in Ling Changfeng’s heart. After a while, he finally lowered his eyes slowly and said, “Then I won’t disturb your rest. See you tomorrow.”
His voice was lower and a bit more embarrassed than usual. Long eyelashes covered his slightly sharp eyes, and from Xu Xinghe’s point of view, his figure showed a bit of bleakness and depression.
Like a big cat that got wet in the rain and has nowhere to go.
Xu Xinghe: “…”
He wasn’t sure if Ling Changfeng did it on purpose, but he couldn’t refuse.
Who would have the heart to say no to a big cat looking for shelter on a dark night like this?
What did the cat do wrong? The cat just wants to come into the room.
At this thought, the words to keep the cat escaped Xu Xinghe’s mouth uncontrollably: “Wait a minute…”
Ling Changfeng raised his eyes.
Although he said he wanted to leave, he never meant to fully leave.
Since the words were already spoken, Xu Xinghe simply broke the jar.
He turned around and walked towards his room, leaving behind a few words: “Come in.”
Ling Changfeng followed quickly without hesitation.
Xu Xinghe had a vague feeling of bringing a wolf into the room.
He could feel that a certain large pet behind him was already wagging its tail in a happy mood.
When he entered his room, and saw at the newly changed white bedding in front of him, Xu Xinghe suddenly regretted it.
The flood of sympathy during his momentary brain fever is really stupid.
He forgot that the cat didn’t just want to enter the room.
He wanted to get into his own bed.
Turning his head to look at Ling Changfeng, Xu Xinghe’s eyes were alert and full of warning. “You promise only to sleep?”
After speaking, he felt that his words weren’t quite right, and corrected himself. “You promise to sleep honestly?”
… Why does he think these words are still a little off?
There was a relaxed smile in Ling Changfeng’s eyes seeing his little spouse pretending to be calm.
He said lightly: “I know what you want to say. I promise not to do anything.”
“Oh.” Trusting him for the time being, Xu Xinghe couldn’t help muttering in a low voice: “If you’re doing nothing, then why are you here?”
He regretted it after saying that – it made him sound like he wants Ling Changfeng to do something!
Marshal Ling, who hear the muttering, raised his eyes and looked at him seriously. It wasn’t until Xu Xinghe felt his hair raise that he withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes and said in a low hoarse voice, “I just simply I want your pheromone. I mean, I’ll be more comfortable when I’m by your side.”
Xu Xinghe was a little worried when he heard this. “Are you still feeling uncomfortable?”
Pursing his lips, Marshal Ling shook his head and said, “It’s okay.”
Attributing to the lingering effects of the susceptible period, Xu Xinghe didn’t push the issue anymore.
“It’s getting late, go to bed early.” Xu Xinghe said, turned around to the other side of the bed, turned on the bedside lamp, turned off the room lights, and then got into the quilt and wrapped himself with the quilt.
Ling Changfeng looked at him and whispered, “There is only one quilt.”
There used to be two quilts in Xu Xinghe’s room. The two strictly adhered to the principle of sharing the same bed and not sharing the same bed. One quilt per person, and an invisible line delineating the boundary between them.
But after the bedding was changed this time, there was only a quilt and a thin blanket for covering his legs when reading, left…
“You can ask someone to get another quilt.” Xu Xinghe said, and then tighten the quilt around his body, showing with practical actions that sharing is impossible.
Ling Changfeng didn’t say anything else. He directly got on the bed, unfolded the thin blanket beside him and said, “It’s okay, your room is not cold, I’ll just use this.”
The corners of Xu Xinghe’s mouth twitched. “Whatever you say… The quilt will not be shared.”
He actually wanted to say that this bitter meat trick1a ploy in which one feigns weakness/bitter circumstances to try and get the other party to sympathize was useless. He won’t fall for the same trick twice!
Nodding without a word, Ling Changfeng lay down honestly.
There didn’t seem to be any nonsense at all, as if really just going to sleep.
He got his wish and lay down beside his spouse, like a big tiger bathing in the sun, relaxing contentedly.
Within a moment, there was no movement.
Xu Xinghe opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling in a daze, feeling sleepy.
It is already late autumn. Although the temperature in the Marshal’s mansion is kept pleasant all year round and the environmental index is automatically adjusted by the system, when he turned his head and looked at the night outside the window, seeing the autumn leaves blown off by the wind, he couldn’t help feeling a slight chill.
Reaching out to snuggle in the soft and comfortable velvet quilt, he couldn’t help remembering how light and thin the blanket covering his legs was when he was reading at night…
Xu Xinghe was entangled for a while, then suddenly turned his head and looked at Ling Changfeng quietly.
This man was laying upright on the bed, and even his sleeping position was meticulous.
The thin blanket could only cover half of his body, making it seem stretched.
A person who is nearly 1.9 meters tall is squeezed under such a small blanket. His hands and feet were exposed to the cool night, making him feel a little aggrieved.
Xu Xinghe asked softly, “Hey, are you asleep?”
Seeing that the other party didn’t respond, he continued: “Don’t pretend, I know you’re not asleep.”
Still no response.
Xu Xinghe stared at Ling Changfeng’s profile for a long time.
His breathing was even, without even blinking his eyelashes, as if he had really fallen asleep.
He doesn’t usually fall asleep so fast, maybe he’s tired?
When Xu Xinghe thought that he had been busy with his own affairs these days, and then caught up with the susceptible period, he must not have had a good rest… He felt a little guilty for some reason.
Glance at the blanket on himself, and the ‘blanket’ on the other party…
As if he was bullying him.
Xu Xinghe sighed in his heart and stretched out an arm from the bed.
He quietly got up, pulled up a corner of the quilt, and then covered Ling Changfeng lightly.
After all, this cat has no hair, Xu Xinghe thought to himself. If he doesn’t give him a quilt, he will freeze.
After letting go of this worry, Xu Xinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief and lay down without any burden.
Then, under the soft light of the bedside lamp, in the falling leaves outside the window, he slowly closed his eyes…
When he was half asleep, he vaguely felt a little cold.
So he followed the only heat source around him and leaned there subconsciously.
Then, there seemed to be a faint sigh in the ear.
The quilt that had been divided half of the bed was piled up on his side again, and the heat source was a little closer.
At some point, Marshal Ling, who had opened his eyes, thought to himself that the servants should prepare a bigger quilt next time.
Hehehe, Marshal Ling’s bitter trick worked – the big cat climbed into bed!
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