His expression, however, was firm and brooked no refusal.
Zhao Changqing looked at his long legs, which had nowhere to go, and had no choice but to get up and give her the couch.
He took two steps toward the screen, then turned around and faced her, saying, "If you are afraid of the dark at night, you don't have to turn off all the lights in the outer room; you can leave one on for illumination."
He Youyou shook her head: "No need, I can't sleep with the lights on."
She was planning to sneak back to her own space to sleep in the middle of the night, but leaving the light on would make it easy for people to discover that she had run away.
Zhao Changqing said nothing more and went to the inner room behind the screen.
Seeing that he had left, He Youyou blew out all the candles in the outer room and lay down on the couch fully clothed.
A rustling sound came from behind the screen, as if Zhao Changqing was making the bed.
A moment later, Zhao Changqing came out carrying a quilt.
He walked to the bedside in the dark and covered her with the quilt.
He reached up and touched He Youyou's shoulder, then pulled the blanket up to cover her shoulders and neck, tucking the corners of the blanket in tightly to keep out any cold air.
As he tucked the blanket in, his fingers inadvertently became entangled in He Youyou's hair.
My hair, freshly washed and dried, is as smooth as silk and has an amazing feel; I can never get enough of touching it.
Strands of hair slipped down his fingertips.
He withdrew his hand, secretly rubbing his fingers together. His empty fingers held only a hint of regret.
He Youyou opened her eyes wide in the darkness: "Zhao Changqing."
"Um?"
"You're not allowed to come over in the middle of the night after I fall asleep."
"……good."
Of course, we can't let him come over.
If he comes over, won't he find that she's gone?
It was past midnight, almost four o'clock.
Zhao Changqing lay on his bed, wide awake.
When he woke up this morning, it was just an ordinary day, and he thought it would be the same as usual: reviewing official documents and holding meetings.
To his utter surprise, a woman appeared in the tent that night.
So many things happened today—shocking, tense, breathtaking…
And there was something else that made his heart tremble...
Everything was in complete chaos, swirling around in his mind, flashing back repeatedly.
Just moments ago, even breathing could be heard from the tatami mat outside, but now there is nothing.
Perhaps she was sleeping soundly?
He thought of getting up to go and see, but then he remembered the promise he had made to her.
She said, "You're not allowed to come any closer."
He said, "Okay."
The wound is a little itchy, but the bleeding has stopped. Her medicine is really excellent.
etc……
He suddenly remembered something.
Just now, when she took out the second bottle of medicine, he clearly wanted an explanation from her...
How did she manage to steer the conversation away from that point?
That woman is really cunning.
Oh……
As dawn approached, the sound of breathing could be heard again outside.
Zhao Changqing heard He Youyou on the bed seem to turn over, followed by the sound of the blanket being pulled.
Turn it over and over again...
Is this... not sleeping soundly?
He Youyou certainly didn't sleep soundly.
She had just returned from the comfortable bed in the room, so how could she possibly get used to lying on this hard tatami mat?
I tossed and turned, but could never find a comfortable position.
As I was tossing and turning, I suddenly felt a lightness in my body.
"ah--"
She gasped softly.
After struggling for a moment, she realized that she was being picked up by Zhao Changqing.
"Don't move, go to bed and sleep," he said in a deep voice in her ear.
It turned out that Zhao Changqing couldn't stand it anymore and came out to work as a porter.
He Youyou was quickly moved to the bed in the inner room.
His body heat still lingered on the bedding.
"You can sleep all you want, and come out when you've had enough sleep."
Zhao Changqing left those words behind and went alone outside the screen.
Okay, then she won't stand on ceremony.
He Youyou snuggled in his blanket and had a nice nap.
When I woke up again, it was already broad daylight.
She sat up, still wrapped in the blanket, and looked around blankly.
The camp is the same one as yesterday.
He Youyou stepped out from behind the screen and saw Zhao Changqing reclining on the couch.
He was lying on his side, supporting his head with one hand and holding a scroll of official documents in the other.
She looked like she had washed and dressed, but she wasn't wearing a hair ornament; her hair was loose and she looked very lazy.
His robe was loosely tied, without even a belt.
The mink coat reached up to his waist, covering his long legs.
Wow, what a beautiful reclining woman!
Zhao Changqing had already heard her getting up. When he saw her come out, he casually lifted his eyelids and let his gaze wander over her disheveled hair.
"You're up? There's a comb on the table, help yourself."
Hearing him say that, He Youyou glanced at the table and saw a beautifully carved ivory comb lying quietly next to the teacup.
She walked over, bent down, and picked up the comb.
He turned back to the bed and said, "Hey, make some room."
The only place to sit in the entire tent was this couch; there wasn't even a stool.
There were only the two of them there, and He Youyou didn't stand on ceremony with him.
Zhao Changqing put down the official documents, propped himself up with his hands, and changed from a semi-reclining position to a cross-legged sitting position.
He moved to the right, leaving half of the couch on the left for her.
He Youyou sat down, holding a comb in one hand and her hair in the other, gathering it into a high ponytail.
He casually pulled a rubber band from his sleeve and tied it up.
After Zhao Changqing saw that she had finished combing her hair, he stretched out his hand in front of her.
He Youyou asked, puzzled, "What are you doing?"
"A comb, I need to tie my hair up."
Oh, so you wanted a comb.
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