Chapter 13: Pretending Not to Be Embarrassed
"By the way, you're not afraid of me, are you, Monkey?"
Even though Qi Xu realized that he had spoken outrageously, he still tried to remain calm.
"You, don't call me a monkey."
When Jiang Hongyi heard her calling his nickname, a blush appeared on his face for some reason, but it was not very obvious because his skin was a healthy wheat color.
"Then... call you Hongyi? Honghong? Or Yiyi?"
Qi Xu thought that since she was already a slut in his eyes, it would be okay to tease him a little.
“…”
"...I'll sleep on the floor tonight and you can sleep on the bed."
Jiang Hongyi felt that he was no match for her in terms of language, so he abruptly changed the subject.
When he turned around to get the bedding from the closet, he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said with his back turned, "Just call me Jiang Hongyi."
Qi Xu, who was making the bed at the side, curled up the corners of his mouth again after hearing this. He suddenly felt that such a day was not boring. Perhaps teasing him would be the only spice of life.
"Okay, Yiyi, I'll call you Jiang Hongyi from now on."
After she finished speaking, she heard the rustling sound of Jiang Hongyi making the bedding pause for two or three seconds, and he even sighed, and then continued to make his bed on the floor without making a sound.
The room was silent for a few minutes, which made Qi Xu feel a little awkward. He had no choice but to compromise, "Okay, I'll call you Jiang Hongyi from now on."
She was bored and when she was about to wash up, she found that Jiang Hongyi had already prepared warm water for her.
Qi Xu felt a little complacent while washing up, and he deeply felt that Jiang Hongyi was a man who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside.
Suddenly, she heard a deliberately low voice speaking outside the window.
"Shh! Keep your voice down, or the monkey won't find out."
"Oh! Why is there no sound? Have they not started yet?"
"That shouldn't be the case. I think the couple has a good relationship."
Not only Qi Xu heard it, but Jiang Hongyi, who was sleeping on the floor, also heard it.
Jiang Hongyi stopped spreading the bedding, quickly picked it up and threw it on the bed, then covered it with the wedding quilt to hide it from others.
"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, I can hear..."
“…There’s no need for supervision on this matter…”
Before Jiang Hongyi opened the door, he took a special look at her. Qi Xu immediately understood, wiped her face and hands, and quickly followed him to cooperate.
"Hey, um, Dad, Mom, Grandpa, I'll be shy if you're here."
In order to make it more realistic, Qi Xu walked up to Jiang Hongyi, snuggled up to him, put her arm around him, and said shyly.
"Okay, okay, we won't supervise you. We won't supervise you. You can play as you please. Play as you please."
Liang Jing looked at her shy little appearance and immediately believed it. She smiled brightly, as if she had imagined some unspeakable scene in her mind.
Jiang Boqun pretended to clear his throat, turned around and tried to disappear into thin air. Jiang Guoqiang did not hesitate to maintain a united front with Jiang Boqun, as if they were not among the people who had just eavesdropped.
"Monkey, you have to work harder. Your dad and I want to have a big fat grandson."
"Mom, it's getting late, you should go to bed."
Jiang Hongyi's ears quickly turned red because of Liang Jing's blunt words, but he continued to hold on.
Only after watching the three elders go into their respective rooms did they both breathe a sigh of relief. Jiang Hongyi fixed his gaze on Qi Xu's arm that was holding his.
"It's just a play, it's just a play, don't mind it."
Qi Xu quickly understood the meaning of his eyes, quickly pulled his hand back, smiled awkwardly, and walked forward to close the door.
"I know, but today we're sleeping on the floor..."
"I understand. Then we won't sleep on the floor. It's no big deal if we share a bed."
Before he could finish his words, Qi Xu waved his hand and responded quickly, as if he didn't care.
In fact, she was extremely embarrassed, her heart was beating fast. To be honest, she had lived in the 21st century for 28 years and had never slept in the same bed with a man, no, half a man.
The two reached a consensus. Qi Xu lay down on the edge of the bed, covered with the quilt, and placed his hands neatly outside the quilt, overlapping each other.
Jiang Hongyi went over and turned off the lights. He took off his shoes and wanted to step over the bed directly, but he felt that it was not appropriate, so he half-knelt on the bed and leaned over to move to a position against the wall.
This posture unexpectedly brought them closer together, and Jiang Hongyi's breath echoed beside her ears. Qi Xu was a little at a loss for a moment, and her hands on the quilt were clenched into fists, and the bright red quilt instantly wrinkled.
My heart is about to jump out of my chest. "Can you please stay away from me?"
Then Jiang Hongyi was heard humming twice, with a slightly rising tone at the end. Without saying anything else, he quickened his movements, lifted his legs quickly, flipped over, and landed near the wall.
In order to prevent him from noticing his abnormality, Qi Xu did a few abdominal breathing, forced himself to restore his heart rate to its original rate, and tried to calm himself down.
Because she was too focused on her own behavior, she didn't notice that Jiang Hongyi's eyes were sparkling with tenderness in the darkness.
Perhaps because he had experienced too many things today, Qi Xu fell asleep quickly.
In her sleep, she felt chilly, so she kept squirming to try to find a warm area. Her hands unconsciously rubbed forward and accidentally touched a source of heat. She put it on without hesitation and did not feel the stiffness of the "warm pack" at all.
After a dreamless night, Qi Xu felt warm all over when he woke up again. Just as he was about to say that the quilt was of great quality and so warm, his hand touched the warm skin again.
She poked it subconsciously with her fingers, and there seemed to be a muscle under the skin. It was so bouncy that she couldn't let it go. She put her whole palm on it and rubbed it back and forth.
"Hmm~"
"You, don't move."
Qi Xu was confused and before he could touch her enough, he was grabbed by the calloused hands and couldn't move. Then he heard Jiang Hongyi's hoarse and magnetic voice stopping him.
Her hands were restricted in movement, and she felt dissatisfied. She whimpered and paused for a moment when she wanted to pull her hand away because she regained consciousness.
He suddenly opened his eyes and widened them. After blinking a few times, he pulled his hand back with force.
"Ahem, it was a mistake. Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean it."
"Although you're quite pretty, I swear, I will never take advantage of someone in distress..."
“Bang, bang, bang!”
“Bang, bang, bang!”
"Old Jiang's family, something bad has happened. I heard from the villagers that Li Jinyan brought her husband and son to the house where Old Man Qi lives, picked the lock, and is rummaging through the drawers and cabinets. I don't know what they're looking for."
"Hurry up and use my ox cart to take Mr. Qi and Qi Xu back to take a look."
Before Qi Xu could finish his words, a middle-aged woman's shouting came from outside the courtyard gate.
Qi Xu secretly thought that this was not good. It must be that shameless Li Jinyan who believed some slander and started to make trouble again.
When she reacted, Jiang Hongyi had already quickly put on his clothes and was about to open the door to find out what was going on.
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