Gong Yuanzheng sat down on the bed and gently stroked Gong Ruanruan's fur. "Ruanruan, are you worried about your brother?"
The word "brother" made Gong Ruanruan choke. [Are you kidding me? I'm twenty-four!]
'So she's not that big after all, even younger than my brother and Gong Zishang.' But thinking about the image of me calling her 'sister,' I felt flustered and my ears turned red, but neither Gong Ruanruan nor he noticed.
Gong Yuanzheng viciously grabbed her armpits, lifted her up in front of his eyes, and said harshly, "What? You don't agree? I'm the one who's supporting you. Call me 'brother,' what's wrong with that? If you don't agree, then I'll cook for you from now on."
"If any bugs or poisonous insects accidentally get inside, don't blame me!" Gong Yuanzheng flashed a bright smile, but his words made Gong Ruanruan's furry body feel cold.
"Meow!" [Of course I agree! How could I disagree, brother? You're the best brother I can ever have!]
The thought of Gong Yuanzheng cooking her cat food from now on made her too horrible to even imagine what terrible things might be lurking in the food. Gong Yuanzheng still retained a childlike, mischievous charm and loved to joke.
Even if someone heard it, they wouldn't disbelieve it was a joke; only Young Master Jiao would believe it.
"You agreed! I'm a big brother now, and I'll take good care of you from now on." Gong Yuanzheng happily put Gong Ruanruan back and ran to wash up.
He's going to tell his brother first thing tomorrow morning that he's a big brother now!
By the time Gong Yuanzheng returned, Gong Ruanruan had already gone to see the Duke of Zhou.
In his sleep, Gong Yuanzheng felt incredibly hot, as if he were in an oven. He desperately wanted to remove the blanket from his body, but no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't get it off. It felt as if the blanket had come alive.
She clung tightly to his body, wrapping herself around him more and more tightly.
Gong Yuanzheng woke up from the heat. He tried to sit up but felt a weight on his chest. Looking down, he saw a woman with long white hair lying on his chest. Without even looking at her face, Gong Yuanzheng quickly pushed her away.
Thinking of something, Gong Yuanzheng began searching for Gong Ruanruan's figure on the bed. He was always very vigilant, and no one in the palace would dare to climb into his bed. He searched the entire bed but did not find Gong Ruanruan's shadow.
"Gong Yuanzheng... um, you actually made me call you brother." The girl's mumbled voice rang out. Gong Yuanzheng looked over immediately, but the girl's eyes were closed and she was completely unconscious. However, he could clearly hear that it was Gong Ruanruan's voice.
She was still complaining about him making her call him "brother," which made Gong Yuanzheng laugh silently.
Only then did he begin to take a closer look at the person in front of him. He had to admit she was very beautiful, like a lotus flower—fresh and refined, beautiful yet unassuming. At that moment, he thought of the line from his textbook: "Even the lotus cannot compare to the beauty's makeup; the breeze from the water pavilion carries the fragrance of pearls and jade."
For a moment, Gong Yuanzheng was stunned; he had never seen anyone so beautiful. (The female lead wasn't a stunning beauty; what attracted Gong Yuanzheng was her气质 (qi zhi, a kind of refined elegance or poise), as she was a classical dancer with exceptional grace and figure.)
"Hmm~"
A voice pulled Gong Yuanzheng back to his senses, and he immediately panicked. This was his bed, and now that Ruan Ruan had turned into a human, he would be startled if he woke her up. What if she ran away? At this moment, because he was so flustered, Gong Yuanzheng didn't even remember that they were bound together.
Just as Gong Yuanzheng was wondering what to do, a white light flashed by, and when the white light disappeared, Gong Ruanruan turned back into her cat form.
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