Chapter 298 Domineering Female Doctor Skilled in Gu Poisoning VS Distressed Laborer and Prodigal Son 25
"Junior sister?" Li Chaoye didn't hear her reply, so he knocked on the door again.
Inside the room, Jiang Zhiyi was glaring angrily at Xiao Che, who was sitting there acting like a spoiled brat.
He pointed to himself, meaning that he might make a commotion at any time, and then Li Chaoye would find him in her room.
Jiang Zhiyi stepped forward and covered his mouth, whispering a warning: "If you dare to do anything reckless, I won't let you off the hook."
She looked around but couldn't find a suitable place to hide, so she could only point under the bed and say, "You hide there."
Xiao Che opened his eyes wide, looking resistant.
Not to mention him now, even when he was a child and caused a huge mess, he never had to hide under the bed in such a sorry state.
Xiao Che immediately shook his head; there was no way he would hide under the bed—it would be too embarrassing.
Jiang Zhiyi frowned and continued to urge him, her tone already very impatient: "Hurry up."
Finally, he reluctantly walked to the bedside, then rolled over and hid under her blankets.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhiyi could only go over and lower the bed curtains. She pulled the blanket over his head and warned him again, "You better hide well and don't make a sound."
For some reason, looking at the bulging blanket, some strange images suddenly flashed through her mind.
The scene now resembles him being a concubine awaiting favor on the emperor's bed, while she is the majestic emperor.
"Hmph." She snorted coldly and ignored him.
Jiang Zhiyi went over and opened the door, "Senior brother."
The two sat down at the wooden table inside the room.
Jiang Zhiyi reached out and took the sachet from Li Chaoye's hand. She picked it up, smelled it, and said with some surprise, "It also has a faint floral scent. Senior brother, didn't you say it was made of herbs?"
Li Chaoye explained, "I added some flower petals because I was worried you wouldn't like the taste of the medicine."
"Thank you, senior brother. I think it's very good." Jiang Zhiyi picked up the sachet again and smelled it.
She deals with herbs all day long and is already used to their smell, so she certainly wouldn't dislike them. It seems that Li Chaoye was afraid she would get tired of the smell of herbs, so he specially made these novelties.
He is always so considerate, even with the smallest, most insignificant things.
Li Chaoye carefully observed her expression and saw that she kept playing with the sachet, so he knew that she must like this item.
He had originally made some special candles, brighter than ordinary candles, and less likely to repel the Gu worms, making them convenient for her to use when studying medicine at night, but...
He looked up and saw the luminous pearls that were everywhere around him, which illuminated the room brightly.
Now that she has a better luminous pearl, his candles are no longer of any use.
But that's fine too, since it's something more useful to her after all, so he's naturally happy.
Jiang Zhiyi asked, "Senior brother, how long do you plan to stay in Hezhou City?"
Li Chaoye: "I'm going to help out at the clinic in the city tomorrow and the day after. I'll probably stay for another four or five days."
Jiang Zhiyi nodded, noticing some small noises coming from the bed.
Worried that Xiao Che might get restless if she stayed too long, she quickly said, "Senior brother, I'm a little sleepy, I want to rest."
Li Chaoye originally wanted to talk to her about her relationship with Xiao Che, but seeing her like this, he could only give up now. "Alright, then you should rest early. I won't bother you anymore."
"Senior brother, you should go to bed early too. Helping out at the medical clinic is hard work, so please don't overwork yourself," Jiang Zhiyi said.
"Don't worry, I know," Li Chaoye replied with a faint smile.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the room, his face gradually darkened, clearly indicating that he was preoccupied with something.
...
Inside the house, Jiang Zhi saw that Li Chaoye had already gone far away before she closed the door.
Xiao Che rolled off the bed, his face flushed, clearly feeling stuffy. "It's hot."
He went to the table to pour himself some water and picked up the teacup she had used.
Jiang Zhiyi deliberately teased him, saying, "You took the wrong one. What you're holding now is what my senior brother used."
Xiao Che's face was ashen, and he coughed repeatedly as he choked on the water.
He quickly picked up the teacup in his hand and examined it carefully, only to find that there was still a trace of her lip rouge on it; she had lied to him again.
"Idiot," Jiang Zhiyi mocked him.
Xiao Che took a few more sips of water without replying.
Jiang Zhiyi yawned and said, "You should go now, it's late, I really need to rest."
She went to the dressing table, sat down, and began to take out her hairpins and jewelry.
But after a long time, she still didn't hear Xiao Che open the door and leave.
"Let's go quickly," she said again.
Xiao Che's voice came from behind, "I told you I'm not leaving. I'm going to sleep here tonight. I want to sleep with you."
Sleep with her?
Does he even know what propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame are?
He may not care about his reputation, but she does!
Jiang Zhiyi's anger flared up immediately.
She turned her head abruptly and saw that Xiao Che was already squatting on the ground, carrying a quilt and spreading it on the floor.
Seemingly noticing her gaze, Xiao Che also looked up at her and said stubbornly, "I'm not leaving."
Jiang Zhiyi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Is this what he meant by sleeping with her?
She felt like she had punched cotton. Xiao Che was really... not stupid, but not stupid either. Sometimes he was like a five-year-old child, childish and funny, making it impossible for anyone to do anything about him.
Jiang Zhiyi ignored him. She was indeed a little sleepy and didn't want to argue with him anymore.
If he wants to sleep on the floor so badly, then so be it.
Ideally, she'd catch a cold and be unable to get out of bed for several days, then she wouldn't bother her anymore.
Jiang Zhiyi lay in bed and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Xiao Che heard her breathing gradually become steady and even, and knew that she had fallen asleep.
The ground was indeed very cold and hard, and Xiao Che didn't fall asleep until late at night.
He glanced out the window; a bright moon shone through the window.
After thinking it over, he decided to return to the Xiao family.
Xiao Che carefully got up, not daring to make a sound, put on his coat and quietly went out the door.
By the moonlight, he saw Li Chaoye sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, seemingly admiring the moon.
Xiao Che originally wanted to climb over the wall to leave, but now it seems there is a better option.
He walked over slowly, stopped not far from Li Chaoye, and said unhurriedly, "Young Master Li, could you please lock the courtyard gate for me?"
Without waiting for Li Chaoye's reply, Xiao Che walked straight to the gate of the courtyard, then pushed the door open and left.
Li Chaoye sat there quietly.
His expression was calm, but his dark eyes grew even more profound, his gaze seemingly fixed on nowhere.
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