Her voice was still unsteady, and she held her chin high. “Don’t even think about running away.”
Zhou Jingan chuckled, lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said in a hoarse voice: "I don't want to run away, go put out the candle."
The candles were extinguished, leaving only the farthest one, and a veil was dropped, blocking all the haziness in the warm inner room.
Jiang Ling just lay there with peace of mind, letting Zhou Jing'an serve her wholeheartedly. She was already tired, and after making some noise, she tilted her head and fell asleep with her head resting on the soft pillow.
Only Zhou Jing'an, whose veins were exposed, was left to clean up the scene, wipe her clean, cover her with a quilt, and then hurried to the ear chamber.
When he came out again, he was covered in cold air. He waited until the coldness dissipated before he got on the bed. He hugged Jiang Ling, closed his eyes and sighed, not knowing whether he was provoking Jiang Ling or asking for trouble.
On the second day of rest, Zhou Jing'an decided to accompany Jiang Ling for the whole day.
After performing a set of sword techniques outside the yard and breaking out in a thin layer of sweat all over his body and taking a few breaths of the cold winter air, Zhou Jing'an felt that his anger from yesterday had finally subsided.
After washing up and changing into a pine and bamboo green cotton robe, Jiang Ling slowly woke up.
Zhou Jing'an walked into the inner room, sat beside the couch, and watched her yawning sleepily, with a smile between his eyebrows.
"It's still early, sleep a little longer."
Jiang Ling leaned over and snuggled into his arms, pressed against his chest, her eyes half closing as she mumbled, "Are you okay today?"
"It's okay. I'll be with you all day."
He put his arm around her waist, raised his hand and gently stroked her hair, and whispered in her ear: "Sleep a little longer, okay?"
Jiang Ling closed his eyes, but finally succumbed to sleepiness and nodded.
He carefully put her down. Her belly was too big and it would be uncomfortable for her to lie flat on her back. He put a soft pillow beside her and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips when he heard her breathing gradually calm down.
Unable to resist, he bent down and kissed her ear. Zhou Jing'an stood up and tiptoed out.
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