Zhou Gu waved his hand to extinguish the light, plunging the room into darkness.
Su Rong fell asleep quickly, but Zhou Gu, not as carefree as her, lay there wide awake. Listening to her even breathing, he couldn’t help but sigh.
He wished he could be as free-spirited as Su Rong, wondering how she could sleep so carelessly and deeply.
Lying stiffly on the bed, he cautiously turned over, afraid of waking Su Rong, his movements were slow and gentle. However, after a while, he was still unable to sleep, he slowly turned back, lay there for a moment, still couldn’t sleep, and sighed quietly in his heart.
Suddenly, Su Rong turned her face to the side, put her arm around his neck, and hugged him. In a drowsy voice, she asked, "Can’t sleep?"
Zhou Gu immediately froze, whispering, "Did I wake you up?"
"Not really," Su Rong mumbled, "I can’t sleep well without a goodnight kiss."
Zhou Gu: "..."
He thought to himself, she was fully asleep just now.
Suddenly, Su Rong leaned in and kissed his lips, murmuring softly, "I want a kiss."
Zhou Gu’s thoughts churned as his lips were taken by hers, and he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Then you can’t move around, can’t pull on my clothes, can’t..."
Su Rong cut him off, thinking, why so many restrictions? After all, he’s her fiancé, she can do whatever she wants.
"Su, Su Rong..." Zhou Gu gasped, restraining her hands.
Speaking with a full mouth, Su Rong said, "Stop it, I’m just touching you, I promise not to do anything else..."
Zhou Gu took a deep breath. In the end, he couldn’t resist her, or maybe his heart didn’t want to resist. Refraining from initiating anything was already a huge effort for him.
Confused thoughts crisscrossed in his mind. Maybe Uncle Xie was right. He did indulge and spoil her too much. But he couldn’t help it, could he? It wasn’t really his fault, was it?
After a while, Su Rong withdrew her hand from Zhou Gu’s stomach and said contentedly, "You see, I said I wouldn’t do anything else, and I didn’t. Everything is just as it was yesterday."
Zhou Gu remained silent, still panting.
Su Rong tenderly touched his face and soothed him, "Are you feeling sleepy now? Stop thinking too much. If you still can’t sleep, I’ll let you touch me back. After all, you touched me yesterday, and you haven’t touched me today... um..."
Before Su Rong could finish her sentence, Zhou Gu silenced her with his hand. His voice was hoarse, "Don’t say anymore."
With a smile, Su Rong scratched his palm with her free hand.
Zhou Gu squeezed her hand and panted irregularly, "Let’s sleep, give me a break.".
Su Rong sighed inwardly. How can she leave him be when he looked like this? She wanted him too much. Even though she was already asleep, having him by her side was enough to stir some feelings in her, not to mention that she was already attached to him.
However, she also knew that if she continued to tease him, he would be really uncomfortable. Men and women are different. It’s the middle of winter, and his wound has not completely healed; she didn’t want him to take a cold shower.
So, she obediently settled down, lay back, still holding onto him, "Can we go back to how we were before, forget what Uncle Xie said, and stop tormenting yourself?"
Zhou Gu took a deep breath, holding her in his arms to calm his thoughts. "Okay."
He knew that if he couldn’t sleep, she wouldn’t be able to sleep well either. So, he might as well follow her lead and stop fretting about things.
Indeed, Su Rong’s reassurance was very effective, and their regular goodnight kiss probably played its part as well. So, this time, Zhou Gu fell asleep quickly while holding Su Rong. He didn’t have any more restless thoughts.
The next day, while Zhou Gu was talking with Ye Guixue and Zhang Yun, Su Rong sneakily went to meet Xie Yuan.
After finding Xie Yuan, she glared at him, "Uncle Xie, you went too far. My fiancé is so innocent. He would never think of doing anything with me before our great wedding, at most just cuddling. But what did you tell him last night? He hasn’t been the same since."
Xie Yuan felt guilty, "Well, Xiaoqi..."
Su Rong snorted coldly, "Uncle Xie, admit it, you’ve gone too far."
Xie Yuan coughed awkwardly, "Well, I didn’t expect that you two had been living together for so long without making any moves. If I had known, why would I have talked to him?"
He regretted speaking with Zhou Gu yesterday.
Su Rong glared at him, "Next time something like this happens, talk to me. I can handle it. Look at how badly you upset my fiancé. He was raised in the Duke Residence, a well-established family; he also served as the Crown Prince’s study companion in the Eastern Palace, guided by the exceedingly upright Grand Tutor Qin for many years. How could he cope with the things you said to him? You’re torturing him! And torturing him is torturing me. Yesterday, I had to spend half the night calming him down."
Xie Yuan looked helpless, "Alright, alright. Next time, I will discuss these matters with you. But you were raised by me, don’t I know what kind of person you are? If I talk to you, would you listen? If I didn’t think it would be a waste of words, would I have approached Zhou Gu?"
Su Rong retorted indignantly, "When you’re making sense, of course, I’d listen. I’m not stupid, I know you care about me."
Xie Yuan nodded, "Alright, I didn’t consider things thoroughly yesterday. I didn’t expect Zhou Gu to react like that."
Recalling how pitiful Zhou Gu looked last night, not leaving after Xie Yuan finished speaking, Xie Yuan felt both anger and amusement. He laughed and scolded Su Rong, "The young master from the Duke Residence, in your hands, I hope you won’t lead him astray."
Hearing Xie Yuan’s words, Su Rong felt relieved and chuckled, "I won’t."
In her heart, however, she was thinking that she couldn’t guarantee she wouldn’t; in any case, she would verbally promise that she wouldn’t.
Seeing her reaction, Xie Yuan knew she was still the same rascal as before. Although she behaved like a princess in public, she still had the same aggressive and unruly nature when dealing with people privately.
He waved his hand tiredly, "Get out quickly! It’s okay for you to bully your own man, but heaven help the person who dares to say a few words."
With a gleeful smile, Su Rong replied, "I’m off then."
After leaving Xie Yuan’s room, Su Rong considerately closed the door for him, then returned to find Zhou Gu.
Upon seeing her return, Zhou Gu asked, "Where did you go?"
Naturally, Su Rong did not say she went to argue with Uncle Xie. She lied without batting an eyelid, "I suddenly remembered something. Seeing you guys engrossed in discussion, I went to handle it myself." Adding, "I went to ask Lan Zhi and Bi Qing about the military supplies and herbal medicine."
Zhou Gu nodded, without suspicion, and continued talking to Ye Guixue.
Glancing at Su Rong, Ye Guixue said nothing to reveal her lie. As he recalled, Su Rong had indeed asked about the supplies and herbal medicine the day before. After all, the Ye Xiang Residence was responsible for supplying it now.
Su Rong sat down next to Zhou Gu. As he continued talking to Ye Guixue, he poured a cup of tea and pushed it towards Su Rong. Su Rong took it and drank it, thinking to herself that she knew Ye Guixue wouldn’t expose her.
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