It took two cold showers to get through it.
When Su Qingli woke up, it was already dark. She had slept for the whole day without realizing it.
When I opened my eyes hazily, the first thing that caught my eye was the figure still standing by the bed.
Realizing that her hand was still tightly held in his palm, a warm feeling suddenly surged in her heart. Su Qingli couldn't help but smile and held his fingers tighter with her backhand.
Fu Xuechen was aroused by the noise and opened his eyes. "You're awake. Are you hungry? I've already asked someone to prepare dinner."
Su Qingli just nodded when he picked her up by the waist and said, "I'll take you to dinner."
As soon as he went out, he attracted the attention of many servants.
Su Qingli swung her feet and said with a blushing face, "Put me down."
Fu Xuechen pretended not to hear, but secretly exerted force on his arms to lift her higher. "Ali's posture only makes me want to hug her even more."
Su Qingli's ears turned red after listening to his words. She simply grabbed his collar and buried her head in his chest, avoiding looking at other people's eyes.
Soon they arrived at the dining table and looked at the delicacies on it. All of them were her favorites. It was obvious that he had memorized them and arranged them specially.
When eating, he did everything himself, not only serving her hot soup and putting vegetables into her bowl, but also carefully picking out the fish bones before putting the snow-white fish meat into her plate.
"Tan Xi, don't just worry about me. Eat quickly. I can handle these little things myself." Su Qingli picked up a piece of braised pork and gave it to him.
Fu Xuechen took it and tightened his grip on the chopsticks. "You've lost a lot of weight. I want you to eat more."
"I've been feeling restless lately and have no appetite." She forced herself to eat something, but when she was only half full, she felt very bored.
"Then wait until I come back and ask the doctor to prescribe some Chinese medicine for you." Fu Xuechen stared at her closely. "Don't worry too much. I'll take care of everything."
"Hmm..." Su Qingli nodded and forced herself to drink some soup.
After dinner, Fu Xuechen took Su Qingli's hand and walked in the backyard to help digest the food.
Standing in front of the sunflower tree, his tall body hugged her from behind, "What kind of flowers do you like?"
"Begonia." Su Qingli snuggled in his arms and looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"When I come back, I'll plant your favorite crabapple trees all over the yard, so you can enjoy flowers all year round." His gaze fell gently on the stone beside him. "Then I'll move that stone away and build you the most stable swing. When the flowers bloom in spring and the wind blows in summer, I'll be by your side, watching every season with you."
Seeing him carefully planning their future, Su Qingli curled the corners of her lips slightly, but unexpectedly, her heart ached again, and a feeling of bitterness spread.
She pressed her chest and pulled his arm, "Tan Xi, you must be careful when you go there and come back safely."
Seeing her pale face, Fu Xuechen hurriedly helped her back to the house. He squatted down and held her cold hand. "Are you feeling unwell? I'll ask the doctor to take a look at you."
After saying that, he stood up and was about to leave, but Su Qingli grabbed him and said, "I'm fine, I'm just afraid that I will never see you again."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I know you are waiting for me and will definitely come back safely." Fu Xuechen stood up and hugged her to his side, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.
Seeing the worry on her face, he couldn't bear it, so he said softly, "I found some novel stories and would like to read them to you to distract you. How about that?"
"Okay." Su Qingli nodded.
Fu Xuechen took the script handed to him by the maid and sat down beside her.
His low and soft voice flowed slowly above her head, telling the joys and sorrows in the storybook. Su Qingli nestled quietly in his warm embrace, feeling that the wind and rain outside the window were far away, and this was the only safe place left in the world.
Gradually, she lost interest in everything and just longed for the warmth and breath of this embrace.
She tilted her head back and moved closer, gently rubbing her lips against his.
She reached out and pinched his earlobe, then took it into her mouth and rubbed it against his ear.
Fu Xuechen's breathing gradually became unstable. He pulled her onto his lap, holding her restless hand. His voice was hoarse and low, "A-Li... do you still want to hear the story?"
Su Qingli only then realized what she was doing.
Maybe I like him too much, so I can't help but want to have close contact with him.
On the other hand, Tan Xi always appeared to be self-disciplined and polite, and she was the one who spoke about many things shyly.
The light in Su Qingli's eyes dimmed a little. She slowly withdrew her hand and murmured softly, "If you don't like it, I'll stop."
Fu Xuechen's arms tightened, and he quickly held her tightly in his arms, his voice filled with anxiety: "Who said you don't like it? I'm so happy! It's just... it's just that every time I have to use all my willpower to restrain myself, and it's really painful."
When he closed his eyes last night, all he could see was the soft, fragrant, and vivid scene in the carriage, and the sound of her soft sobs echoed in his ears.
He was so tired that he couldn't sleep all night and had to take two cold showers before he got through it.
"Actually...actually you don't have to endure it." Su Qingli's voice was as soft as a mosquito's foot.
She was no longer an inexperienced girl, and the two of them had no intention of getting married, so naturally there were no need for so many formalities.
As long as two people love each other, some things will fall into place naturally.
She bit his Adam's apple and moved her teeth clumsily.
Fu Xuechen was stunned for a moment, and every part of his body was tense. He almost used all his rationality to suppress the surging desire.
He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes to calm down for a while, and stopped her, "Ari..."
Su Qingli hugged his waist tightly, her voice trembling slightly: "You're leaving tomorrow... Tonight, just stay with me a little longer, okay?"
"Okay." Fu Xuechen closed his eyes and restrained himself.
When Su Qingli came out after washing up, she found that Tan Xi was still sitting there, very attentively, without even moving from his seat.
He lowered his eyes slightly, as if he was lost in some deep thoughts, and didn't even notice her coming out.
"Tan Xi..."
There was no response, so Su Qingli couldn't help but call out again: "Tan Xi."
Fu Xuechen suddenly came back to his senses and saw that she was wearing the gauze dress he bought and the hairpin he picked on her head. He felt like something hit his heart gently.
"My A'li is so beautiful." His eyes were so burning that he couldn't look away.
Su Qingli pursed her lips and poked his heart, "But you are always not enthusiastic, maybe you are just comforting me with words."
Fu Xuechen felt very wronged. Who said he was not eager? He was even afraid that if he became too eager, the bed would collapse.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Su Qingli lowered her eyes slightly and walked towards the bed alone. She said in a light tone, "I'm a little tired. You have to go on a long journey tomorrow, so go back and rest early."
Fu Xuechen noticed her displeasure and quickly strode after her. He pulled her tightly into his arms from behind, and without hesitation, he pressed his warm lips against her sensitive ear, kissing her gently and whispering, "It's my fault..."
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