Although the face before him bore a striking resemblance to the deposed crown prince, Xie Chang'an had grown accustomed to it after spending these past few days with it.
He had only known Ye Jingchen for a few days, but the other him had grown up with Ye Jingchen since childhood. He must be even more unable to resist Ye Jingchen's charm, right?
It would obviously be very uncomfortable for a tall, long-legged man to fall asleep in a chair, so Xie Chang'an reached out and carefully picked him up.
The palace servants serving in the Xuanzheng Hall were astonished and gaped when they saw this scene.
After picking him up, Xie Chang'an felt that Ye Jingchen was much lighter than he had imagined. Moreover, since they were both men, Ye Jingchen's body felt so soft and he even had a pleasant scent.
Xie Chang'an even wanted to get closer and smell what it smelled like, but as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he forcibly dispelled it.
He himself felt that the idea was somewhat perverse.
Xuanzheng Hall was the palace where he usually handled government affairs. There was a soft couch inside, which he used to rest when he was tired.
He placed Ye Jingchen on the soft couch, took off his shoes, and covered him with a blanket from the side.
While doing these things, he felt very calm. Although it was the first time he had taken care of someone, for some reason, he felt as if he had done it many times before, as if he was very familiar with it.
Xie Chang'an was somewhat dazed and suddenly felt a chill, as if he was being watched by something extremely dangerous.
But this feeling was only fleeting, so quick it seemed like just his illusion.
He stared at Ye Jingchen for a while before returning to his official duties.
There weren't many things that required his personal attention. In fact, if Ye Jingchen hadn't come, he would have finished dealing with them long ago.
After finishing everything, he went to the inner room to check on Ye Jingchen as he slept.
Although the location had changed, it didn't affect Ye Jingchen at all. In fact, because the soft couch was more comfortable than the chair, Ye Jingchen slept even better.
Xie Chang'an moved a chair next to the soft couch, sat down, and as he looked around, he felt a little sleepy.
Just then, Ye Jingchen suddenly spoke.
"Xie Chang'an, are you trying to strangle me?!"
Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen, whose eyes were still closed but whose hands were making a pushing motion, with surprise and some doubt.
He didn't even touch him, so what's the point of talking about it?
"Can't you be reasonable? Are you even jealous of yourself?" Ye Jingchen said again, his voice full of helplessness.
Jealous of yourself?
Xie Chang'an stared at Ye Jingchen for a long time before finally concluding that the man was not awake and was just talking in his sleep.
Ye Jingchen had a dream, and it seemed he also dreamed of Xie Chang'an.
What are they doing in their dreams right now?
"Didn't you say you were going to keep your distance from him? Why are you actively seeking him out?"
"How could you fall asleep in front of him? What if he has ulterior motives towards you?!"
Why did you let him hug you?
In his dream, Ye Jingchen saw Xie Chang'an again. Xie Chang'an used his hands and feet to tightly bind Ye Jingchen like an octopus, accusing him louder and louder.
Ye Jingchen was so entangled with him that he had difficulty breathing. He tried to push him away, but he couldn't budge him no matter what he did.
"He's not me!"
"He has no memory of us!"
"I will not admit that he is me!"
"Promise me you'll keep your distance from him! Don't let him touch you! And definitely don't fall for him!" Xie Chang'an said irritably.
Who understands what it feels like to wake up and find yourself in a dark cage?
He didn't know where he was, he couldn't feel the passage of time, he couldn't hear any sound, and he couldn't see anything. Most importantly, he was all alone; Ye Jingchen wasn't by his side.
Of course, he didn't want Ye Jingchen to end up in the same situation as him, but what he was worried about was—if he had already gone through all this, what would happen to Ye Jingchen, who was originally sleeping with him?
He stayed in the darkness for an unknown amount of time until finally, light appeared.
It was a very narrow crack, and by pressing against the edge of that crack, he seemed to be able to hear Ye Jingchen's voice.
The gap was slowly widening, light was pouring in, and he could hear more and more sounds.
He then realized that what trapped him was not a physical cage, but a person's heart, and that person was his former self.
As for Ye Jingchen, he returned to the past and faced his former self.
Ye Jingchen's arrival broke through the closure of his heart.
When the gap was big enough, Xie Chang'an finally broke free from his own heart, but he found that no one could see him, and at first he could only go around in circles with his past self.
As Xie Chang'an gradually opened his heart to Ye Jingchen, his range of movement slowly expanded, and now he can move freely throughout the entire Zichen Palace.
He discovered that he couldn't touch Ye Jingchen when Ye Jingchen was awake.
Only after he fell asleep could he touch him, hug him, and talk to him, but since he couldn't tell Ye Jingchen about his current situation, Ye Jingchen obviously only regarded his appearance as a dream.
After Ye Jingchen fell asleep in Xuanzheng Hall, Xie Chang'an certainly wouldn't let this good opportunity pass.
He believed that with Ye Jingchen's intelligence, he would soon realize that his appearance was not just a dream.
In front of his past self, taking advantage of the fact that he couldn't see, Xie Chang'an entangled Ye Jingchen and, under the cover of the blanket, began to kiss and caress Ye Jingchen's most sensitive spots without restraint, watching him go from initial resistance to enjoyment, and then begin to reciprocate.
When emotions ran high, Ye Jingchen let out a muffled groan, which sounded like both pleasure and pain.
This sound made Xie Chang'an even more excited, but at the same time, he also heard his past self's suddenly heavier breathing.
Xie Chang'an stopped what he was doing and looked at his past self. Sure enough, he saw the other person staring intently at Ye Jingchen's face, with deep eyes filled with a desire that he knew all too well.
For a fleeting moment, Xie Chang'an wanted to gouge out the eyes of his past self.
If these weren't his own eyes, he would definitely gouge them out!
Sensing that dangerous aura again, Xie Chang'an's restless heart instantly calmed down. He subtly sensed the surrounding atmosphere but didn't notice anything.
He looked at Ye Jingchen again and found that the expression on his face had returned to calm, and the impulse that had suddenly surged up in his heart had subsided most of the time, but there were still ripples in his heart.
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