For the next two hours or so, Ling Che slept extremely deeply.

He had been a light sleeper since childhood and would wake up at the slightest movement. He seldom had a good night's sleep. Even with the help of medication, he could only sleep soundly. However, he actually fell asleep holding Yun Jiao and had a dream.

When I opened my eyes, I saw the dusk outside the window and the person pretending to sleep in my arms. I was a little surprised.

However, he was in a rare good mood.

He pecked her on the cheek, "What would you like to eat tonight?"

Yun Jiao pretended to be very tired and didn't want to answer him, so she pretended to be asleep and didn't say anything.

"If you don't tell me, I'll do what I like." He got up from the bed and felt refreshed after getting enough sleep.

A quarter of an hour later.

The maids brought the food and presented it one by one. Only then did Yun Jiao get out of bed with sleepy eyes.

"Come and eat."

"Oh." After a nap, she calmed down a lot. She walked over as usual, sat down, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef, and was very graceful.

"How does it taste?" Ling Che asked.

"The chef at the Ling Mansion is good. His taste is different from that in Jiangnan and very unique," said Yun Jiao.

"Since you like it, then keep it at home and eat it every day."

"That's fine. It saves money on staying at an inn."

Ling Che was slightly surprised, he looked up at her, and felt that she was completely different from her previous rebellious appearance.

"Aren't you leaving?"

Yun Jiao ate calmly, "Why leave? I just thought about it and felt that I made a profit by eating and drinking here, so why should I leave? If I make you unhappy, I don't want to be fed to the Tibetan mastiff."

She ate quickly and gobbled up all eight dishes.

"Hahaha!"

Her obedient appearance made Ling Che feel much better. He smiled and thought she was very pleasing to the eye.

"It's great that you have such awareness. When I get tired of playing with you, I will let you go."

"Then you'd better not get tired of playing. So many women covet you, but I am the only one who stands out. I have to make them envy me."

“Hahahaha!” After a few words, Ling Che laughed out loud.

When he is in a good mood, his brows are relaxed and his eyes are bright, just like a gentle and harmless boy next door.

After dinner.

Yun Jiao felt her body was sticky and asked to take a bath. Ling Che arranged a maid to serve her. She put her arms around her neck and bit her earlobe in an ambiguous way:

"Wash yourself clean. I'll come over to sleep tonight."

Yun Jiao lowered her eyes, smiled tenderly, and said nothing.

Ling Che went to the study to take care of other things. When the maid wanted to help Yun Jiao take a bath, Yun Jiao refused:

"I'm not used to being waited on. Please wait outside. I'll call you if I need anything."

The maid hesitated for a second: "But the master said..."

"It's okay. I'm just taking a shower. Can I grow wings and fly?"

The maid thought about it, nodded in agreement, bowed, and went outside to wait. When she left, she closed the door gently.

When the door closed, the gentleness in Yun Jiao's eyes suddenly disappeared, replaced by coldness. Her deep eyes moved around the room, and finally, they settled on the window...

The maidservant stood guard at the door without moving.

Listening to the sound of water in the house, I estimated that it was about time, so I called out:

"Miss Yun, are you done washing?"

Tick-tock! Tick-tock—

The sound of water was quite rhythmic, but there was no response.

"Miss Yun? Miss Yun?"