Shen Wanqing firmly believed that as long as she moved fast enough, he would not have enough time to refuse her.
So she quickly laid the sheets on the floor next to Xie Wuyan’s bed, patted the pillows, took out her specially made eye mask that she had sewn these past few days and put them on. She then rolled into her quilt, wrapping herself into a ball.
Then, she didn’t forget to poke her head out and send her respects in a very fake tone: “Good night then, Big Brother Xie, you also need to rest well tonight, I will feel bad if you don’t sleep well.”
Then, she quickly retracted her head back in.
…This person was quite capable.
Xie Wuyan propped up his arm and leaned against the door to watch her commotion.
Just from guessing, although he didn’t know who had ordered her to do so, it was obvious that she was making such a fuss in order to monitor him.
Shen Wanqing sensed Xie Wuyan’s gaze that burned her back, so she immediately closed her eyes tightly and very deliberately made a snoring sound to pretend to be asleep.
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…Okay, her trick of being shameless failed.
But Shen Wanqing did not give up.
She thought, ‘If this was the case, she could stand here as a door-god all night.’ By all means possible, she couldn’t let Xie Wuyan go out in the middle of the night and sneak out to choke someone else’s neck instead of sleeping.
To begin with, Shen Wanqing stood with a pillow in her arms like a doorman, staring at the house with bright and piercing eyes, using her full attention to monitor.
Five minutes later, she became a bit tired from standing, so she squatted down and stared passively.
After fifteen minutes, she was a little sleepy, so she hugged the pillow in her arms, buried her small face in it, gave a big yawn, and started to monitor while slacking off.
Therefore, when Xie Wuyan pushed open the door again, he lowered his head and found a round unknown object squatting beside the door.
The key was that this unknown object seemed to be sleeping very soundly. Her whole body was squatting unsteadily, shaking left to right as if she were about to fall down at any time.
Xie Wuyan was silent for a moment.
No matter what, to monitor with such a lack of dedication, it was such a failure.
Seeing such a person who was swaying like a roly-poly toy, Xie Wuyan simply decided to not wake her up, leaning on the door to see when she would fall.
In the next second, Shen Wanqing staggered forward because of an imbalance to her center of gravity, and immediately came back to her senses after being half-in a dream and half-awake. She straightened up her body and patted her chest like a frightened hamster.
That was close, that was close.
Xie Wuyan involuntarily let out a low laugh.
She didn’t even fall from this, looks like she is quite capable.
Shen Wanqing heard his voice, and with a quiver, was just about to raise her head, but was caught off guard by Xie Wuyan who carried her up.
He carried her back into the room like a little cat and threw her onto the bed she had made for herself on the floor just before.
Sitting on her bed, Shen Wanqing was still a little dazed. After waking up completely, she was moved to tears: “You are so good to me.”
Xie Wuyan accepted it calmly: “That’s true.”
Shen Wan’s brain was stuck for a second: “…Then thank you very much.”
“No need to thank me,” Xie Wuyan walked towards her and squatted down, “The main reason is that I’m scared someone will see you and it will ruin my reputation.”
Shen Wanqing choked.
You’re angering me to death, who on earth came to my room to check on me at midnight every night! Why can’t I even come over for one night!
One could not have such double standards!
After the oil lamp was extinguished, the entire room was swallowed into darkness, and the surroundings were terribly quiet, so quiet that even a few insect cries could be heard faintly.
After being carried in like this, Shen Wanqing now couldn’t fall asleep.
And once she couldn’t sleep, she would flip around; flip to the left, then flip to the right, wrapped in the quilt while tossing and turning, constantly trying to find a comfortable sleeping position.
“Get lost if you can’t sleep.”
After Xie Wuyan’s voice sounded with some impatience, Shen Wanqing immediately closed her eyes and straightened her body, not forgetting to prove herself: “I’m asleep, I’m asleep! I’m already asleep!”
Xie Wuyan: “…”
She didn’t know how long it was after staying motionless, but a wave of fatigue gradually came over.
While she was half-asleep, she heard some rustling sounds not too far away, which seemed to be Xie Wuyan’s direction.
Shen Wanqing awoke in an instant, quietly opening one eye.
Xie Wuyan had gotten up, his hair a little messy, his brows slightly furrowed and his face pale white. His whole body exuded a cold chill, and his face was filled with impatience.
He got out of his bed and crossed by Shen Wanqing, seeming to be ready to leave.
It’s over. It’s over.
…It looks like he wants to go kill someone.
Shen Wanqing swallowed hard, and then decided to take the risk.
Thus, she turned over, very deliberately, pressing down on the corner of Xie Wuyan’s clothes.
Xie Wuyan’s movements stopped. He glanced at Shen Wanqing by his side, not moving for a long time, then bent down, raised her arm, and drew out his robe from her clutches.
Shen Wanqing immediately turned over again and pressed onto his arm.
Xie Wuyan then pulled it out.
Shen Wanqing went on to turn again.
Finally, after five full rounds, Xie Wuyan stopped moving.
He sat down beside Shen Wanqing without saying a word, supporting his chin with one hand, and staring at her face quietly and calmly.
Shen Wanqing closed her eyes tightly, motionless.
But she kept feeling Xie Wuyan’s warm gaze sweeping across her face inch by inch, like a knife, closely sliding across her cheek.
It was quite hard to adapt to being stared at like this.
So she turned her head around secretly.
In the next second, her neck was clasped by a cold hand, which tightened instantly.
Shen Wanqing got up like a carp, picked up the pillow and backed away with two steps.
Xie Wuyan slowly retracted his hand, squinting his eyes, saying with a smile: “Not pretending anymore?”
Shen Wanqing touched her neck with a lingering fear, and calmed down her breath.
Although Xie Wuyan seemed to have the intention of tightening his hands just now, in fact, he had restrained his strength and didn’t really intend to hurt her.
Hearing Xie Wuyan’s question to herself, she felt a little guilty, so she began to quibble and defend herself: “No, no, I was sleeping very deeply and I just happened to wake up because of you touching me here and there.”
“Touching you here and there?”
As if he had heard a joke, Xie Wuyan repeated these five words.
In the next second, he raised his hand to hold onto Shen Wanqing’s waist, covering her lips with the other hand, pressing her down, and clasping her beneath his own body.
The robes of the two entangled together, and even the bed curtain beside them was slightly shaken by the movement. The jade hanging beside the bed made a jingling noise.
Shen Wanqing could even see her figure clearly from Xie Wuyan’s smiling eyes.
She had to admit that it made a lot of sense that Zeng Ziyun, a die-hard Ji Feichen fan, fell in love with Xie Wuyan in a blink of an eye.
Although he didn’t look as fair and bright as Ji Feichen and exuded a demon-like aura, even when he smiled warmly towards someone, those foxish eyes were full of charm.
A typical dangerous male beauty who could wreak havoc just from his looks.
“Do you understand now?” Xie Wuyan let go of the hand covering her mouth, his voice was deep and magnetic, “This is what touching here and there means.”
Shen Wanqing’s eyes shook slightly, and she pursed her lower lip. As soon as she was about to speak, she heard a blustering voice come near –
“Your Royal Highness, I’m back from my stroll. The Xuantian Sect back mountain is in tatters and there aren’t any good things, they are all low-level demons, none of them are worthy for my noble…”
Xuanniao flew in from the window with flapping wings and looked intently.
The three pairs of eyes looked at each other.
The atmosphere was surprisingly peaceful for a moment.
Xuanniao: Panic. Overwhelming panic.
It flopped on the spot in a panic, then turned around and flew out: “Ah, ah, I suddenly remembered that I haven’t taken a look at the left side of the mountain yet. Don’t worry, Your Royal Highness, I’m tight-lipped, tight-lipped!”
Shen Wanqing watched Xuanniao leave, then turned to look at Xie Wuyan, thinking for a long time, and then very sincerely said: “Don’t worry, I will explain to Xuanniao clearly for you.”
Xie Wuyan: “Explain what?”
“Explain that you were not seducing me.” Shen Wanqing said as she patted Xie Wuyan’s shoulder, as if comforting him, “Have a peace of mind, I won’t ruin your reputation.”
Xie Wuyan: “?”
Who is seducing who? Who is ruining whose reputation?
In this world, there was nothing more frustrating than trying to tease a young girl to watch her panic, only to discover that the other party was more hooligan-like than yourself.
Xie Wuyan’s face darkened, he stood up, preparing to leave.
“Hey!” Shen Wanqing quickly grabbed his robe, “Where are you going?”
Xie Wuyan turned his head and looked at her, his eyes were like stagnant water in which no waves could be seen.
He was silent for a long time, and suddenly squatted down, bringing his line of sight to hers. Then he stretched out his hand and gently pulled open his collar.
Under the clothes was a bloodstain like a spider web, spreading upward at a subtle and imperceptible speed.
“Do you know what this is?” Xie Wuyan asked.
Shen Wanqing shook her head.
“This is something that can kill me.” He said.
Shen Wanqing was taken aback, and then reacted.
It was mentioned in the original book that in the first half of the plot when the seal had not been completely lifted by Xie Wuyan, he had been tortured by the remaining curse left behind from the seal, so his strength had been suppressed all this time.
She suddenly remembered that after being with him for so many days, Xie Wuyan’s body temperature would always be much lower at night than in daytime. Including when he had just touched her now, it felt like an ice cube making contact with her skin, making her scalp go numb.
It looked like the outbreak of the curse always happened at night.
As for what kind of pain it would induce, Shen Wanqing did not know anything about it, but this was probably the reason why Xie Wuyan never slept well at night.
“Miss Shen, I don’t know who instructed you to do such things, but I advise you to stop as soon as possible and don’t provoke me again.”
Xie Wuyan raised his hand, pinched her chin, and said each word clearly: “Do you really think that I won’t kill you?”
The curse from the seal remaining in his body were like thorns that pierced into his body every day, countless sharp edges and points would spread from the thorns, tearing the whole body inside, causing even his bones to be in sharp pain.
Shen Wanqing looked into his eyes, thought for a long time, and blinked: “I understand, then I’ll read a novel for you?”
Xie Wuyan was startled for a good moment.
“If you wander about when you’re in pain and can’t sleep, it will be even harder to fall asleep.” Shen Wanqing stretched out her hand to get to the novel that she had brought over in advance, and placed it neatly in front of him, “Maybe if you keep listening to someone speak, you’ll feel sleepy.”
Xie Wuyan looked down at her, and didn’t say whether he wanted to or not.
This was not the first time Shen Wanqing had surprised him.
He didn’t understand what she was thinking about at all.
He was obviously threatening her, but she didn’t seem to be scared at all. Instead, she tilted the focus on how to help him rest well.
Xie Wuyan loosened the hand holding Shen Wanqing’s chin, his thin lips pressed tightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn’t know what to say.
After a long time, he said, “Read it, then.”
Shen Wanqing picked a novel about ghosts and demons, cleared her throat, and began to read it.
Her voice was very light, every word was soft and gentle, and the rhythm was at a moderate speed, which made one feel very comfortable. Sometimes it even carried a little emotion, deliberately dragging the tone of the voice with cadence.
Xie Wuyan leaned on the edge of the bed, putting his hands on his knees, and lowered his eyes. Shen Wanqing sat on the floor with her back leaning against the edge of the bed, reading it seriously.
These were pretty boring stories
But he didn’t know why, it made one feel at peace.
These stories recited by Shen Wanqing could not offset the torment of the pain.
But Xie Wuyan didn’t desire to kill so much anymore.
He turned his head, his gaze falling on Shen Wanqing, but from this angle, he could only see the top of her head and the long hair scattered behind.
As she read, she would let out a long yawn, her head would bob down little by little, and then she would suddenly wake up, straighten up her body and continue to read.
Then finally, with Shen Wanqing’s unremitting efforts, she successfully coaxed herself to sleep.
The corners of Xie Wuyan’s lips curved up.
He got out of bed and squatted down in front of her.
Shen Wanqing leaned her head against the bed, still holding the novel in her hand. She had fallen asleep just like this while sitting on the floor, her eyelashes trembling slightly, she looked so obedient, like a soundly sleeping cat.
Maybe it was a bit cold in the house, but her nose wrinkled and then she sneezed lightly.
Xie Wuyan glanced at the quilt on the side, then at Shen Wanqing, got up and prepared to leave.
But after taking a few steps, he came back, bent over and picked up the quilt, covering her body.
After feeling a little warmth, Shen Wanqing shrank her neck, placing her whole body inside the quilt, scrunching up.
Xie Wuyan leaned over, looked at her face, and then chuckled lightly.
“Aren’t you a little fool?”
Edited by Zzzz
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[Translator’s Note: Ahhhhh, this is so sweet, no? My heart is going koong koong!]
