Xu Hengyan immediately turned to look at Guang Bai, "You didn't announce the arrival of Young Master Xie!"
Guang Bai was stunned. Had Young Master Xie arrived? He glanced at the bed and indeed, it was Young Master Xie. But when had Young Master Xie arrived? He didn't know.
Xie Jiang seemed to have been asleep for a long time. Just woken up, she rubbed her eyes and looked at Xu Hengyan, mumbling in a husky voice, "With our relationship, do we need an announcement? Isn't your bed my bed?"
Guang Bai thought, that's right. Young Master Xie isn't an outsider, why would an announcement be needed?
Ever since Young Master Xie had unhesitatingly chased after their boat and accompanied the young lord into captivity, Guang Bai and the others had changed their opinion of him. Young Master Xie was the young lord's true friend!
Loyal and righteous, able to withstand trials, the kind that money couldn't buy!
What was it to take up half of the young lord's bed space? It wouldn't matter much even if the young lord was squeezed onto the floor.
Xu Hengyan's gaze at Guang Bai grew colder.
Nodding his head? Why wouldn't an announcement be needed? Did he still remember whose person he was?
Guang Bai understood, turned, and went out, closing the door behind him.
Xu Hengyan: "..."
Did he mean for him to go out!
Xie Jiang had already gone back to sleep, even moving further inside and leaving him a space.
Xu Hengyan stood by the bed, somewhat at a loss.
In Yongfeng Village, the two of them sleeping in the same bed was out of necessity.
Now that they had returned, how could they still...
Xu Hengyan looked at the carefree person sleeping soundly, his eyes deep and filled with complex emotions.
But no one knew that the moment he pushed the door open, his heart had felt empty.
At that moment, all the scenes from that small courtyard flashed through his mind.
Those few days were the most relaxed period he had experienced in years.
That small courtyard in Yongfeng Village belonged only to the two of them.
After coming out, they would have to return to their respective positions.
Even if they remained good friends, their worlds would not consist only of each other.
At the same time, a hidden sense of relief welled up in a corner of his heart.
Finally, he no longer had to tread carefully in the darkness, enduring torment.
Perhaps sensing no movement beside her for a long time, Xie Jiang opened a slit of her eyes, "Xu Hengyan, why aren't you getting into bed yet?"
Only then did Xu Hengyan lie down, turning his head to look at her profile and softly asking, "Why did you come to my place? When did you arrive? Did Xu Hengyi and Ruan Ziji go to your place again? Did they disturb you?"
Xie Jiang's head nuzzled closer, pressing against his arm, "I can't sleep without you."
Feeling her closeness, Xu Hengyan felt incredibly secure and at ease, but when he spoke, he said something contrary to his feelings, "It will be fine in a few days."
Xie Jiang mumbled drowsily, "Why should I persist?"
Xu Hengyan did not sleep all night, struggling in a state between sleep and wakefulness until a hint of white appeared in the sky.
Xie Jiang's head was already buried in his embrace, having adjusted herself to the most comfortable position. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw her slightly chubby cheeks and her long, thick, curled eyelashes gently covering her cunning, stubborn, and unreasonable nature...
Asleep, she was a completely different person from when she was awake.
Xu Hengyan quietly gazed at her sleeping form. In her sleep, she embodied all the beauty in the world. Who could bear to frown at her upon seeing her?
His arm had also somehow wrapped around her neck, and her hands were clenched into fists, gripping his sleeve.
Xu Hengyan gently stroked her face with his fingertips, about to pull his sleeve from her grasp. Just then, the sleeping person suddenly frowned, released his sleeve, and instead wrapped her arms around his neck.
Xu Hengyan knew she was about to wake up. He glanced at the faint light filtering through the window and gently moved her arm back.
"It's time to get up."
"No."
Xie Jiang was having a wonderful sleep and didn't want to get up. If she wasn't getting up, she wouldn't let her pillow move either.
So, without even opening her eyes, she turned over, attempting to pin him down and prevent him from moving, while possessively throwing her leg across his waist.
Xu Hengyan, caught off guard, froze completely. Blood rushed to his head, leaving his mind blank.
Xie Jiang, half-asleep, vaguely registered a soft, warm, and particularly tempting sensation by her mouth. She licked it and opened her eyes.
What greeted her was Xu Hengyan's astonished gaze. Then she realized she had licked his lips.
Her mouth was still pressed against his lips.
Xu Hengyan seemed stunned.
Xie Jiang swore she absolutely didn't do it on purpose. Although she had harbored such thoughts for a long time, having the thoughts was one thing, and she had never acted on them.
And now, such an accident had happened?
It wasn't entirely unexpected, after all, sleeping in the same bed, such friction was bound to happen sooner or later.
She quite liked this kind of accident.
Xie Jiang, with joy filling her eyes, eagerly lowered her head.
A sweet scent instantly occupied all of Xu Hengyan's thoughts.
After so much time spent together, sleeping side by side, and at his age, though inexperienced, how could he not have felt stirrings of desire?
He instinctively wanted to taste her...
The next second, Xu Hengyan pushed her away and fell off the bed.
Was he crazy!
How could he...
Guang Bai, hearing the commotion outside, pushed open the door and entered. The young lord usually woke up around this time.
Xu Hengyan's voice was extremely deep, "Get out—"
Seeing the young lord so furious for the first time, Guang Bai was startled and hurriedly lowered his head and ran out.
He thought he caught a glimpse of the young lord falling to the ground? Did Young Master Xie really kick the young lord to the ground?
Xu Hengyan sat on the ground, looking at her with wide-eyed shock.
But she only looked at him with confusion, even licking her lips as if trying to retain a lingering taste...
Did she know what she had just done!
Did she know...
Xu Hengyan got up from the ground and rushed out without looking back.
Xie Jiang felt a bit regretful. Why hadn't Xu Hengyan been more stunned? She had only taken one bite!
It was delicious!
Especially since she had bitten the younger brother of her arch-nemesis, it was exceptionally delicious!
However, Xu Hengyan wouldn't give her another chance to bite him anytime soon.
Xie Jiang, wrapped in the thin silk summer quilt, sighed and climbed back into bed to sleep.
Her somewhat hazy mind was filled with the image of one day, in front of her arch-nemesis, Master Xu, embracing Xu Hengyan and gnawing on each other.
Guang Bai's exclamation came from outside, "Young Lord—"
Guang Bai was too noisy, pull out your tongue.
Guang Bai was scared to death!
The young lord's state was too abnormal.
He suddenly rushed out of the room, scooped a bucket of water from the well, and poured it over his head.
That wasn't all.
He then proceeded to fetch a second, a third bucket...
He had poured six or seven buckets of water over his head consecutively!
What was he trying to do?
What was wrong?
Even though the weather was getting warmer, he shouldn't be drenching himself like this in the early morning!
Guang Bai wanted to stop him, but the young lord pushed him away.
Guang Bai, in a panic, remembered Young Master Xie. The young lord indulged Young Master Xie in everything, so Young Master Xie could surely stop him.
Guang Bai shouted into the room, "Xie..."
As soon as the word left his lips, Xu Hengyan turned sharply, his expression extremely stern, "Shut up!"
Guang Bai's heart sank by half. This had something to do with Young Master Xie!