Xu Nuo walked back to the mansion with weak legs, his inner clothes almost soaked with cold sweat.
In the yard, Ah Fu was sweeping the floor with a broom. Seeing him come back, he greeted him with a smile, "Did you have fun playing outside, young master?"
However, the voice that responded to him was not the usual soft and gentle one. Xu Nuo was like a puppet with its soul drained out, with dull eyes. Even Ah Fu, who came over to talk to him, was frightened and shivered.
"……fine."
"Are you feeling unwell?" Ah Fu threw down his broom and said, "Let me get Doctor Cui for you."
“No need,” Xu Nuo shook his head, “I’ll just take a nap.”
He had just taken a few steps when he turned to look at Ah Fu again, "Is He Ye back?"
"No, the master is very busy these days and won't be back until dark."
Xu Nuo nodded and walked back to his bedroom.
He was sweating and couldn't carry hot water, so he could only wipe himself with a towel and change his underwear.
After doing all this, the cold and sticky feeling of being entangled by the snake finally disappeared a lot. Xu Nuo didn't have the energy to do anything else, and just wanted to curl up in the quilt and sleep.
The small medicine bag in his sleeve seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. He was promised to put it in the small drawer under the table, along with his other secrets.
There were papers he used to practice calligraphy in his spare time, all of which were densely covered with He Ye's name for some reason; there were also a few paper stars, which he had folded by hand after cutting rice paper into strips, and he had written words on them like bloggers on the Internet in the real world, such as "He Ye, may you be safe every year" and so on. However, the rice paper was too thin, and after folding the stars, there were mottled ink marks on them. The effect didn't look very good, so he was embarrassed to give them to He Ye.
He couldn't think of a more secret place to hide things. Fortunately, He Ye and other servants didn't often enter his room, and they wouldn't move things around when they did.
Xu Nuo never thought of keeping this thing from the beginning to the end, and it was even more impossible for him to harm He Ye. He would bury it somewhere when he found a place where no one was around.
What the driver said hit him hard. Regardless of whether he was bluffing or not, Xu Nuo didn't dare to gamble. Maybe there were other spies in the General's Mansion who wanted to attack He Ye just as he said. In that case, he couldn't take the initiative to surrender himself, otherwise he would end up with the enemy in the dark and he in the light.
After walking a lot today and being frightened, Xu Nuo was in a mess and fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up again, there was no light outside the window. He had slept for a long time, and his head was still dizzy and his body had no strength.
There were no candles in the room, only two charcoal stoves on the floor. Perhaps Ah Fu had come in to add some. When his eyes had completely adjusted to the darkness, and with the faint light from the stoves, Xu Nuo saw a dark shadow standing in front of the bed.
"It's me."
He Ye spoke before he screamed. Unlike his usual smiling voice, he seemed to be in a bad mood, with an air of impending storm lingering around him.
"He Ye," Xu Nuo looked in his direction, "You're back."
Unlike most people, He Ye had excellent night vision, and could now effortlessly see the young man on the couch. Sitting between thick blankets, his hair a little messy and hanging down the side of his face, his eyebrows delicate, his expression suddenly softened the moment he saw him, his smile a mixture of surprise and melancholy.
He was very well behaved, still the same as before, not looking aggressive, as if he would just wait for him to come home obediently. If He Ye hadn't followed him all the way to the restaurant today, and if he hadn't had the foreshadowing, he would never have wanted to doubt him.
"Um."
"Are you going out today?"
Xu Nuo nodded, then realized that it was still dark in the room, and said "yes".
"Is it... fun out there? Did you encounter any problems?"
The smiling little face froze for a moment. He really couldn't lie. He Ye felt that he was really stupid before.
"It's fun... When I feel better, I'll go out more often." Xu Nuo only answered one question. He Ye remained silent, as if waiting for him to finish.
"No... Today is a good day."
"Little liar," He Ye taunted with a smile. He had originally felt regretful and wanted to give him another chance. It was obvious that as long as he told himself, as long as he asked for help, he would definitely help him clean up those people at all costs, and he would let him live a safe and happy life forever.
But he didn't, so the gold chain he was making was not wasted.
"Hmm," He Ye's voice sounded, as if it was no different from usual, but also as if something had changed. "Have a good rest, take your dinner and medicine."
"Okay." Xu Nuo agreed obediently and waited for his next words.
Should he have a snack with me? Or urge him to have dinner with me? Or should I ask him what I saw today?
But He Ye just left the room, and Xu Nuo naturally didn't say the words "I originally wanted to buy you a gift today".
…
It has become a habit. Now without the company of a man, I feel particularly lonely when eating and taking medicine alone.
Xu Nuo had no appetite and stopped eating after eating half a bowl, refusing to listen to Ah Fu's advice. He felt depressed, but he knew He Ye was busy with other matters and that state affairs were more important, so he shouldn't take his anger out on him.
Fortunately, there will be a palace banquet the day after tomorrow. A few days ago, Afu's mother took his measurements to make new clothes for him. Then he will be able to be close to He Ye again. I wonder if he will look good in the new clothes.
Xu Nuo couldn't help but laugh out loud while looking out the window. But the palace banquet also had its drawbacks. After returning home, he would have to pretend to harm He Ye. He also had to rack his brains to figure out how to force out the other spies in the general's mansion and how to deal with the Southern Kingdom and sever ties with them as soon as possible.
Perhaps because he was still tired, Xu Nuo curled up in bed and fell asleep again.
On the other side of the yard, someone hadn't slept a wink all night, his mind full of the boy's smiling face.
What a loser, He Ye thought to himself with self-mockery, but he still couldn't help liking him.
Even though we know that taking one more step forward may lead to an irretrievable fall, we still have to keep taking steps willingly.
Even if it means using the most cruel means, she still wants to keep him by her side.
Unconsciously, Xu Nuo's influence on him had already exceeded the safe threshold.
He would love him against all reason.
"Ding! Heartbeat value 85!"
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