Shen Wan immediately regretted asking the question. The speaker was embarrassed, and she, the listener, was also embarrassed. What was even more embarrassing was that this was not something she could tolerate. Xie Jingyan had difficulty walking, and Chen Feng had not appeared. She could not pretend that she had not heard. This was probably why Xie Jingyan did not want to answer, but still chose to answer.

Xie Jingyan just stared at Shen Wan, making her feel like she wanted to die. She struggled to peek her head out from under the covers, and asked in a voice that seemed to drift from somewhere, "Do...do you need my help?"

Xie Jingyan wanted to hang Chen Feng up and beat him, and Chen Feng didn't refuse, which was considered tacit agreement.

What could Shen Wan do? She could only grit her teeth and crawl out of bed. She got out of bed first, then helped Xie Jingyan up, and with all her might, hugged his waist and walked behind the screen.

The first few steps were fine, but then Xie Jingyan couldn't put any weight on his legs and leaned his body against her, almost breaking Shen Wan's waist.

The hardship is bearable, but the awkward part is what happens when he does *that* thing later... what is she supposed to do?

Why didn't she think of these things when she wanted to join forces with him? Shen Wan felt regretful. Then, just as she was helping Xie Jingyan to the screen, the window was knocked on, and Chen Feng's voice came, "Master, the maid said you called for your subordinate?"

The voice wasn't particularly pleasant, but to Shen Wan it was heavenly music. Having rescued her, she couldn't wait to say, "Hurry up and come in to help your master."

Chen Feng was a little confused. He opened the window and jumped into the room. As soon as he came over, Shen Wan quickly let go of Xie Jingyan's arm and turned around with a blush on her face.

He walked to the bedside, then suddenly realized what was happening and rushed out the door.

Almost as soon as she stepped out the door, she heard the sound of rushing water behind her. The temperature on Shen Wan's face rose steadily, and a gust of wind blew by, making her feel incredibly uncomfortable.

Yinshuang was sitting on the veranda outside the door, looking at the moon. Hearing the door open, she turned around and saw Shen Wan. Yinshuang quickly stood up and said, "Why did you come out, Miss?"

Yinshuang knew that her young lady's marriage to Prince Ling was a sham, and fearing that maids and servants might eavesdrop, she specially stood guard outside the door to prevent anyone from getting close.

She knew the girl wouldn't consummate the marriage with Prince Ling, but she couldn't abandon him on their wedding night.

Now that she's out here, she can't just leave empty-handed. It would be too embarrassing if she encountered the same situation as Prince Ling. It's best to be cautious.

When Shen Wan returned to the room, Xie Jingyan had already lain down with his eyes closed. Shen Wan assumed he was asleep and carefully crawled from his feet into the inner room.

Shen Wan felt the awkwardness should end here, but this was just the beginning. There was a brocade box on the shelf inside the bed. It was probably because when she helped Xie Jingyan out of bed, the quilt was draped over the brocade box, and the quilt got caught on the brocade box. When Shen Wan pulled the quilt over herself, she accidentally brought the brocade box down with her.

The contents of the brocade box spilled all over the bed.

If it were anything else that spilled, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the brocade box contained porcelain figurines...

Shen Wan had thought the brocade box looked familiar, but hadn't thought much of it. There were so many similar brocade boxes. But she never expected that this brocade box was the treasure chest that Fourth Madam had asked Zhou Mama to give her. She hadn't dared to look at it in her room last night, and now it had fallen out of the brocade box so unexpectedly.

When her gaze swept over, Shen Wan was really going crazy. She quickly put the porcelain figure into the brocade box, but it was too late. The commotion from the fall was so loud that Xie Jingyan couldn't pretend to be asleep anymore.

"What's wrong……"

Xie Jingyan sat up and saw what Shen Wan was holding. The words he was about to say got stuck in his throat, and his handsome, devilish face turned an unusual red.

Shen Wan wished a bolt of lightning would strike her dead. She had never been in such an embarrassing situation in her life, and she didn't want to see the sun tomorrow morning.

Shen Wan hurriedly put the things into the brocade box and put them back in their original place. Worried that they might be taken down again, she simply put them far away. Then she lay down, pulled the quilt over herself, and pretended to be dead.

Xie Jingyan coughed, "One was left behind..."

Shen Wan, "..."

real.

Shen Wan not only wanted to die, she even had thoughts of killing people to silence them.

She quickly got up and looked for the missing one, but couldn't see it anywhere. Her face flushed, she asked Xie Jingyan, "Where is it?"

Xie Jingyan lifted the blanket a little, and Shen Wan saw the porcelain figure beside his thigh. She reached out to take it, but unfortunately Xie Jingyan also reached out. Their skin touched, and Shen Wan felt as if she had touched a burning hot coal. She quickly pulled her hand back, and then heard a soft chuckle.

Xie Jingyan handed the porcelain figure to Shen Wan. Shen Wan didn't even know how she reached out to take it. She was like a boiled crab. She put the porcelain figure back into the brocade box and quickly covered herself up.

After a long pause, Xie Jingyan's voice drifted over, "Are you trying to suffocate yourself under the covers?"

Why isn't this person asleep yet? Shen Wan silently kicked the blanket down a little with her foot.

Xie Jingyan couldn't help but chuckle, but the faint, lingering fragrance made his heart itch and his mind involuntarily drift back to the enchanting image of the porcelain doll, making him restless and distracted.

This is really torturous.

"It's late, let's go to sleep."

They both thought the other was asleep. After suffering from insomnia for an unknown amount of time, they finally succumbed to exhaustion and fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning, sunlight streamed through the window, scattering golden fragments across the floor.

When Shen Wan woke up, she wasn't fully awake yet. She tried to turn over and found herself being held. Startled, she opened her eyes and found herself nestled in Xie Jingyan's arms, being held as they slept.

Shen Wan, “…!!!”

The drowsiness vanished instantly.

She wrapped herself up like a silkworm before going to sleep, so how could she end up sleeping in his arms?

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