Every time Pei Xi came to stay, he would blow-dry her hair; the two had developed a tacit understanding.
Pei Xi walked over and rested her head on his lap. Jiang Cheng gently combed her hair with his fingers a couple of times, then skillfully began to blow-dry it.
The warm air and the gentle touch of fingers massaging her scalp felt wonderful. Pei Xi felt so comfortable that she felt lightheaded. She turned to her side, wrapped her arms around Jiang Cheng's waist, looked up at him, and asked, "How about I sleep with you tonight?"
Jiang Cheng's hand visibly paused.
Every time Pei Xi came, he would stay in a different bedroom, and the two of them never shared a bed.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng didn't answer, Pei Xi frowned slightly, "You don't want to?"
Jiang Cheng immediately shook his head.
How could he not want to?
But sharing a bed...
He was a man full of vigor, and even with Pei Xi's head resting on his lap, he was desperately trying to distract himself. If Pei Xi slept next to him...
He dared not think about it.
Pei Xi looked up at him quietly; she knew, of course, what he was worried about.
For so long, the two of them have only acted on the fringes and have never crossed that line.
Pei Xi knew that she was too young before.
But she's grown up now, and she should... she should have the right to do this kind of thing.
“I’m already twenty-one years old.” Pei Xi looked into Jiang Cheng’s eyes and suddenly spoke seriously.
Jiang Cheng was silent for a moment, then swallowed hard and said in a low voice, "Yeah, I know."
"Then when can we..." Pei Xi pursed her lips, tightening her arms around his waist, her tone tinged with a mixture of innocence and hesitation, "We don't really have to wait until after we're married, do we?"
Upon catching that one word in her words, Jiang Cheng's hand trembled unexpectedly.
He immediately turned off the hair dryer.
Pei Xi didn't notice the suppressed emotions in his eyes. She continued, "And I even specifically learned..."
"Learn what?" Jiang Cheng suddenly interrupted, frowning.
"Well, I asked my roommate to help me find two... instructional videos."
Jiang Cheng: "......"
After a long pause, he took a deep breath and said to her, "You don't need to learn."
He paused for a moment, then said, "Don't watch it anymore."
Pei Xi hummed in agreement, then blinked and said, "But neither of us has any experience. What if neither of us knows anything if I don't learn?"
Jiang Cheng spoke in a calm voice: "...You don't need to worry."
He looked down at her, his tone serious: "These are things I should learn."
Pei Xi responded with an "oh".
Anyway, Jiang Cheng has a strong learning ability, and she trusts him.
She'll probably only need to lie down then.
After a two-second pause, she looked up at Jiang Cheng and asked again, "So I can't sleep with you tonight, is that right?"
Jiang Cheng thought for two seconds and decided that he could just try to endure it.
He opened his lips, about to answer "okay," when suddenly his thigh felt light. Pei Xi sat up abruptly and shook her head, saying, "Never mind, I've thought about it, and I'd rather not make things difficult for you, so you won't feel uncomfortable later."
Then she got up from the sofa and said, "You sleep here, I'll sleep next door."
Jiang Cheng: "......"
"Good night." Pei Xi waved to him.
"...Good night." Jiang Cheng nodded.
Then he watched Pei Xi's back as she walked into the bedroom, the door closed, and then a crisp sound came from inside.
It was the sound of a lock clicking shut.
Jiang Cheng: "......"
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