Master Chen returned to his room with a smile, and Feng Guang tugged at Si Jia's sleeve, "Why did you find it so strange that you agreed to let me go see their performance?"
"Because it doesn't matter."
"Um?"
"Don't worry, Miss Xia, I can guarantee your safety for the next three days."
What about three days later?
Feng Guang wisely refrained from asking the question. She watched him walk back to his room, and just as he was about to close the door, she rushed in in one go.
Si Jia looked at her silently.
She lied through her teeth, "I... I think this place is too strange, and I'm worried about you sleeping here alone at night."
"Miss Xia, are you worried about me or about yourself?"
She was thick-skinned and said very seriously, "Everyone is worried."
“I can assure Miss Xia that I will be fine.”
She whispered, "I can't guarantee I'll be alright..."
She's fine with humans, but she's not confident she can handle non-human beings.
Seeing her humble and submissive demeanor, Si Jia suddenly felt a sense of helplessness. "What does Miss Xia want?"
"Can I sleep here with you tonight?" she asked pitifully, blinking her eyes.
"..." He paused for a long time, "Miss Xia, men and women should not touch each other."
"Don't worry, I'll sleep on the floor! You sleep on the bed, that way we won't have to be so close!"
"But……"
"If you're worried about my reputation, then you don't need to worry. Anyway, no one in this town knows who I am, and you're not a gossip, so no one will know. If you're worried about your reputation... then I'll marry you!"
Si Jia raised his hand to his forehead, experiencing this feeling of helplessness for the first time.
"Sijia...please? I sleep very quietly." She grabbed his hand and shook it back and forth. This princess was quite adept at acting cute.
Anyone who saw him would probably soften their heart, but he alone remained unresponsive.
Feng Guang pressed on, her autumn eyes brimming with tears, "Didn't you say you'd protect me these three days? What if something really happens to me?"
Si Jia waited for a long time, but she didn't actually cry, so he sighed and said, "You can sleep here."
"Very good!"
Look, as soon as she heard his agreement, all her pitiful expression vanished; her change of expression was faster than turning the pages of a book.
Seeing that she actually took out a quilt from the closet and started to make a makeshift bed on the floor, Si Jia stepped forward and stopped her, "You sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor."
Feng Guang stared at him blankly for a moment.
He asked, "What's wrong?"
"No..." She just felt that he shouldn't let her sleep on the bed. He should have made her sleep on the floor. But strangely, she didn't know where this intuition came from. Since she couldn't figure it out, she stopped thinking about it and smiled sweetly, "Sijia, you're so good. I'll be good to you too."
No sooner had she said those touching words than she shoved the blanket into his hands and scurried into bed without a care in the world.
Si Jia didn't complain; it was just sleeping on the floor. He had slept in worse conditions before. He turned off the light, lay down fully clothed, and just as he closed his eyes, he heard a sound from the person on the bed.
"Sijia, what do you think of me?"
Si Jia asked, "How about what?"
In the darkness, her voice was especially clear, "Um... do you think I'm pretty?"
After a while, he replied, "Beautiful."
That's the truth.
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