"Daytime? What's wrong with daytime? Daytime is much better!"
After Jing Zhe finished speaking, he suddenly realized something and quickly looked around the courtyard. Not finding Xiangru, he asked curiously, "Xin'er, where is that girl Xiangru?"
He doesn't mind joking with Zhu Xinning, but only if it's just the two of them. If there's a third wheel around, it would be too exciting.
Jing Zhe considers himself quite traditional; he's fine with mild stimulation, but he can't handle that kind of stimulation...
"You!"
Zhu Xinning smiled and shook her head: "I sent Xiangru back! You always speak without thinking. Luckily she wasn't here, otherwise it would have been so embarrassing."
Hearing that Xiangru was not there, Jing Zhe became bolder.
"What's there to be afraid of? After all, I'm just telling the truth!"
He was about to hug Zhu Xinning when she took a step back to avoid him.
Then Zhu Xinning held up her wet hands, which were still dripping with water, and laughed, "Zhe'er, my hands are so wet! Look how much water is still wet!"
Jing Zhe chuckled, "What's there to be afraid of?"
Zhu Xinning didn't understand at first, but when she met Jing Zhe's malicious gaze, her face instantly turned bright red, as if it could drip water.
"you--"
After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to utter two words.
"Oh no!"
"Hehe, does Xin'er want me to be even more wicked?"
As he spoke, he took a step forward and reached out to take her hand.
As it was already late autumn and the weather was getting colder, the water drawn from the well was ice-cold. Zhu Xinning's little hands had been soaking in it for so long, and when Jing Zhe grasped them, the icy feeling was immediately apparent.
"Xin'er, aren't you cold?"
Zhu Xinning nestled in Jing Zhe's arms, shook her head contentedly, and whispered, "It's not cold~"
"Aren't you cold? You don't care, but I do!"
Jing Zhe said reproachfully, then tightly grasped her hand in his own, but then felt that this was too slow, so he put her hand back into his chest.
Although Zhu Xinning refused, she was no match for Jing Zhe's strength. In the end, he had no choice but to let her in…
Feeling the warmth of her body and heartbeat in her hand, Zhu Xinning's eyes narrowed into crescents: "Zhe'er, it's so good to have you!"
Jing Zhe retorted with dissatisfaction, "You know I care, but you still won't listen to me? I told you to rest at home, and you still got up to do laundry? Besides, what kind of clothes are in such a hurry to be washed?"
As he was speaking, Jing Zhe was about to turn his head to look into the basin of water when Zhu Xinning suddenly stepped out of his arms and stood in front of him.
"No... I didn't wash anything!"
I just won't let him see it.
This further piqued Jing Zhe's curiosity. He swept her up in his arms, making it impossible for her to resist him any longer, and she looked down at him.
What was in the basin was not clothes, but a bed sheet—the bed sheet from Jing Zhe's room last night!
"Hey, why are you washing this?"
Jing Zhe asked curiously, "Wu Ma changed my clothes before she left yesterday, they're not dirty!"
"..."
Zhu Xinning remained silent, her face flushed, and she glanced to the side, avoiding looking at Jing Zhe.
Something unusual must be going on!
Jing Zhe, sensing something was amiss, looked closer and discovered that although the plain-colored bed sheet was clean, there was a faint pink stain in the middle that hadn't been washed off.
This is…
Jing Zhe's eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Second Sister, this can't be..."
"Don't say it!"
Zhu Xinning quickly covered Jing Zhe's mouth with her small hand, her face full of embarrassment: "Don't say it!"
She already knew what Jing Zhe had guessed, and dared not look at him.
Jing Zhe moved her hand away and laughed, "Xin'er, what's there to be embarrassed about between us? There's no need to be shy about this!"
Hearing this, Zhu Xinning felt warm inside, but her shy expression did not diminish; her face remained flushed, and she pouted slightly, not saying a word.
"Fallen petals are not heartless things; they turn into spring mud to nourish the flowers..."
Jing Zhe blurted out, "Look, what a wonderful thing this is, and you're still embarrassed!"
"..."
Zhu Xinning glanced at Jing Zhe, still shy but full of joy: My Zhe'er is so talented!
After teasing Zhu Xinning for a while, Jing Zhe asked curiously, "Xin'er, shouldn't you cut off the fallen blood and keep it as a souvenir? Why did you wash it?"
"What's the point of keeping this? It's so dirty!"
Zhu Xinning said with dissatisfaction, then suddenly her eyes sharpened, her eyebrows rose, and she said coldly, "Come on, tell me properly, who exactly told you that this fallen blood should be cut off? Or rather, it wasn't just one person who told you, otherwise how can you be so sure?"
As she spoke, Zhu Xinning got down from Jing Zhe's arms, put her hands on her hips, and exuded a powerful aura.
"..."
Jing Zhe was instantly in a bind: Damn it, these idiotic novels are harmful!
He had never experienced anything like this before. Although he had thought that such things were worth collecting, he couldn't help but believe that he had read many novels with this plot, so he took it as fact and blurted it out.
He panicked when questioned by Zhu Xinning.
"Well..."
Jing Zhe thought for a moment and then laughed, "Of course it's just a guess! After all, I don't want Xin'er to be so tired from washing things!"
"Pah... ptooey!"
Zhu Xinning continued, hands on her hips, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old? Who would believe that? If you don't explain yourself properly, I'll—"
Ha, if you don't discipline someone for three days, they'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles!
It's time to establish our authority, or we'll never be able to hold our heads high again!
So, Jing Zhe picked Zhu Xinning up in his arms again, grinning mischievously, and said, "What do you mean? I think you're getting bolder and bolder, aren't you? Today I'll show you who should listen to whom in our family!"
He then picked up Zhu Xinning and strode into the house, while Zhu Xinning begged for mercy.
"Ah... I'm holding it in... I'm holding it in..."
"What are you holding back for? Weren't you so fierce just now? You even wanted to question me, didn't you?"
"Hmph, I'll ask then!"
"Heh, you're pretty stubborn, huh? Well, I'll have a go at you then!"
"No... I won't... mmm..."
"..."
"Are you convinced or not?"
"No... I refuse to accept this!"
Zhu Xinning also gasped for breath.
"Still not convinced? Come on!"
"..."
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