Ye Chaoxi quickly flipped through two pages and noticed that Xie Qinglan had nothing to do next to her, which made her feel a little sorry for her.
After others finished their dinner, they would either read to pass the time or do something else. However, because Xie Qinglan was blind, she couldn't do many things, such as reading, playing chess, or painting.
She used to live in the west wing. She didn't know what Xie Qinglan did after he finished eating and went back to his room. When they lived in Wenyue Manor, they would spend the night in bed together as soon as it got dark. She really didn't know how he used to spend his time like that.
She asked softly, "What did you usually do after dinner?"
Xie Qinglan twirled the Qilin jade pendant Ye Chaoxi had given him between his fingers. Upon hearing this, he slightly raised his eyes, his dark, dull eyes looking at Ye Chaoxi. "I go to bed early and will get up early the next day to practice my sword."
He spoke calmly, as if he were talking about something very ordinary, but Ye Chaoxi felt heartbroken. She threw herself into his arms, her hot, wet tears rubbing against his neck. She looked up at him with her wet eyes and said, "I'll be with you from now on. I'll read to you when you're bored. I'll also try to heal your eyes as soon as possible."
Xie Qinglan chuckled as she wiped away her tears. "I don't even feel sorry for myself, but Madam is feeling sad for me."
"It's a long night, so why don't you read to me today, Madam? How about this book you have here?"
Ye Chaoxi's body stiffened, tears welling up in her eyes, threatening to fall, but the sadness receded like the tide.
She glanced at the title of the storybook in her hand: "After My Husband Went to War, My Rough-Hearted Brother-in-Law Climbed into My Bed Every Night."
This... is it not appropriate to read it to him?
"How about we choose another one? I see you have a lot of books in your study, I'll pick one out for you. This one is just a random storybook I bought on the street, the kind of stuff young girls like to read, you won't like it," Ye Chaoxi tried to refuse.
"It's okay, I just want to hear about the books you like to read."
Ye Chaoxi was drenched in sweat.
If Xie Qinglan hadn't spoken in a normal tone, Ye Chaoxi would have really thought he had already discovered that she was reading such indecent books.
"Hmm?" After not receiving a response for a long time, Xie Qinglan asked in confusion.
"You really want to hear it?"
Xie Qinglan stretched out his long arm and pulled Ye Chaoxi into his embrace, letting her lean against his chest. His chest vibrated slightly as he spoke, "Didn't you say you were willing to study with me?"
Ye Chaoxi went all out, turning to the first page, "The imperial court is conscripting soldiers, and Chu Jiaoniang's newlywed husband has been drafted to the battlefield... In the middle of the night, Chu Jiaoniang, unable to bear the loneliness, lay on her bed, heartbroken and weeping. Suddenly, the window was pushed open from the outside, and a dark figure darted into the room..."
Xie Qinglan raised an eyebrow. "A thief broke in?"
"no."
"continue."
Ye Chaoxi braced herself and continued reading, “A strong and powerful arm domineeringly wrapped around Chu Jiaoniang’s slender waist, dragging her delicate body into a hot chest. Jiaoniang was shocked, but then she heard the man panting and say: Sister-in-law is lonely, I’ll keep you company in place of my brother.”
Ye Chaoxi glanced at the contents below, which were all about the positions the two used and how the bed made noises. She was so embarrassed that she couldn't read any further.
Xie Qinglan also fell silent, her ears turning red and spreading to her neck, which took a while to fade.
After a long silence, Xie Qinglan finally asked, "So you like watching this kind of thing?"
Ye Chaoxi quickly retorted, "No, I didn't! I just saw that this book was selling well, so I bought it out of curiosity to take a look. I never expected it to be such an indecent book."
Okay, she bought it on purpose, but she never intended to read it to him!
"Really not?"
Xie Qinglan moved his hand to her waist, tightening his grip slightly, forcing Ye Chaoxi to press tightly against his chest. He lowered his head, his thin lips landing on her delicate, fair neck, kissing upwards along her neck, finally gently taking her earlobe into his mouth, licking and teasing it, his slightly heavy breath carrying a warm, moist heat in her ear.
"Keep reading, I'll keep listening," Xie Qinglan said in a hoarse voice.
"Huh? You're still reading it? You can probably guess what's coming next." Ye Chaoxi's heart started racing.
Xie Qinglan threatened her, "If you don't read this tonight, don't even think about getting out of bed."
Ye Chaoxi felt uncomfortable just thinking about that scene, so she had no choice but to compromise and continue reading.
Unexpectedly, in the following days, this guy actually did the same things as the male protagonist in the book, and wouldn't allow her to stop reading. Ye Chaoxi not only had to read, but also had to endure him, and in the end, she didn't even know where the book had gone.
Ye Chaoxi's legs gave way and she fell helplessly, but he pulled her back up.
A night of absurdity.
The next day, Ye Chaoxi slept until noon. When she woke up, she was still very sleepy and kept yawning while covering her mouth. Her round, watery eyes glared at the culprit, and her moist, swollen lips, which didn't even need lip rouge, pouted angrily.
Xie Qinglan seemed oblivious to Ye Chaoxi's resentful gaze and instructed Cuiyu to serve her a bowl of sea cucumber porridge.
Ye Chaoxi took a couple of bites from the bowl, only to feel a fishy smell rush from her stomach to her palate. She couldn't help but turn her head and vomit, along with everything else she had just eaten.
Xie Qinglan was startled by the sound and quickly supported her shoulders and back, asking anxiously, "Why did you vomit? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ye Chaoxi felt nauseous and vomited up everything she had eaten. She kept dry heaving and couldn't speak at all.
"Zhuo Qing! Go quickly and fetch a doctor!" Xie Qinglan called out to Zhuo Qing outside the house, and then instructed Cuiyu, "Pour a cup of warm water."
"Stomach upset? Stomach ache? Did you vomit something just now?" Xie Qinglan's first thought was that Zhang had poisoned Ye Chaoxi!
In that instant, he even considered grabbing his sword and rushing to the main courtyard to kill Zhang.
After vomiting, Ye Chaoxi drank some water and took a long time to calm down before speaking, "I'm fine."
She took Xie Qinglan's hand and placed it on her lower abdomen, her eyes, slightly red from vomiting, shining brightly as she looked at him. "I think I'm pregnant."
Xie Qinglan was stunned for several breaths, seemingly wondering what kind of poison pregnancy was. When she finally realized what it was, her eyes widened suddenly, and her voice was very hesitant.
"Pregnant?"
Ye Chaoxi nodded, then, remembering that he was blind, hummed in agreement, "It's been over a month. Husband, you're going to be a father."
Xie Qinglan placed his palm on her lower abdomen, his fingertips trembling slightly. This flat and soft area, which he could easily cover with his palm, was unimaginable to him, as it was where a child was growing.
He and his child!
Xie Qinglan never dared to imagine that he would one day get married and have children. Before meeting her, he was blind and had been forced to give up all his past hobbies, living a numb and boring life for almost eleven years. After meeting her, it was as if he had obtained a bright pearl, which illuminated a corner of his boundless dark life.
He never longed for children, nor did he particularly like them, because his father, Marquis Yongyi, showed him little affection, and he didn't crave family ties much.
But now, upon hearing that they had a child, Xie Qinglan couldn't hide his joy. He wanted to make up for what he had lacked in the past by giving this child double the amount.
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