Chapter 149 (First Release)...
Or rather, he would actively create opportunities to spend time together.
Qi Lin's eyes were deep and unfathomable. Although he couldn't understand what was going on with his changes, he was not one to back down.
Since you don't understand it, just spend more time with them as you please and figure it out.
Qi Lin, carrying a small cloth bag filled with ice, walked back to Ning Wanwan.
"Give me your hand," Qi Lin said.
Ning Wanwan was taken aback: "What?"
Qi Lin seemed to have no intention of explaining anymore, and directly raised his hand to place the small cloth bag on her forehead.
The spot on her forehead that had been accidentally bumped and swollen quickly came into contact with something icy cold, and Ning Wanwan shivered unexpectedly.
Like a small animal that eats ice in the summer and gets a little chilled.
A fleeting smile crossed Qi Lin's dark eyes.
Ning Wanwan didn't notice the slight smile on the other person's face; she was only focused on her forehead.
The burning and painful sensation on my forehead due to swelling seemed to gradually subside with the calming effect of the ice.
Ning Wanwan whispered a thank you to Qi Lin again.
Qi Linping gave a calm "hmm," his calm black eyes lowered, and he didn't withdraw his hand, continuing to massage her.
Ning Wanwan naturally couldn't accept Qi Lin continuing to relieve her pain with a clear conscience.
She reached up to touch her forehead, wanting to take the small cloth bag containing ice: "Thank you, I can do it myself..."
While groping around, Ning Wanwan accidentally touched Qi Lin's hand. She flinched and instinctively tried to pull her hand back.
But considering that she was to take the small cloth bag from his hand, she pursed her lips and continued to grope between his fingers, finally managing to grab a corner of the small cloth bag.
At the same time, the way their hands were positioned now looked somewhat like they were interlocking their fingers.
Qi Lin's gaze lingered on their hands for a while, until Ning Wanwan tugged at the small cloth bag twice but couldn't budge it. Looking at him with a puzzled expression, he calmly pushed the small cloth bag into Ning Wanwan's hands.
"Just leave it on the ice for a while, then throw it away when it doesn't hurt anymore," Qi Lin reminded him.
"Mmm." Ning Wanwan nodded naturally.
Even without Qi Lin saying anything, Ning Wanwan wouldn't have foolishly kept pressing such a cold thing against her forehead.
It's cold just standing here.
Ning Wanwan sneezed.
"Why did you come out without a coat?" Qi Lin frowned slightly.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Ning Wanwan explained in a very low voice, "I just wanted to come out for a drink of water..."
Who knew it would take this long?
She regretted getting out of bed in the middle of the night to get a drink of water.
After all that trouble, not only did I not get any water, but I also got injured and started to catch a cold.
"If it weren't for you being here, I would have already finished my water and gone back to my warm bed." Ning Wanwan muttered to herself, looking at Qi Lin's frowning, dissatisfied face.
Of course, I only dared to complain about it in my heart.
Ning Wanwan sneezed again, her little face drooping.
Then, halfway through the fight, a coat that was still warm from the body fell on Ning Wanwan.
Ning Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at herself and realized that Qi Lin had given her his coat.
"No need, Lord Qi Lin, you should also take care to keep warm..." Ning Wanwan instinctively wanted to decline.
Qi Lin: "No need, I'm not like you."
Ning Wanwan thought he was going to say, "I'm different from you, I have a good constitution."
But then he glanced at her, as if guessing what she was thinking, and continued slowly and deliberately—
“I was wearing several layers.”
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Very good, that's very prudent.
Qi Lin commented in a nonchalant tone, "Unlike you, who dares to come out without a coat in the middle of the night when the temperature has dropped so much."
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Stop talking, stop talking.
Perhaps because Ning Wanwan's expression of wanting to cover her ears and curl up into a ball to refuse to listen was too obvious, Qi Lin seemed to have found some new amusement and stared at her for a while longer.
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips, feeling a little annoyed by his gaze, and decided to ignore it by looking away.
After all, you can't confront them directly, and you can't run away...
Ning Wanwan felt that the pain in her forehead had lessened, so she quickly put down the small cloth bag containing ice cubes and set it aside, then picked up a cup to find some hot water.
She hasn't forgotten why she came here in the first place.
The girl's light footsteps and the way she rummaged through things, though already very quiet and subtle, still drew Qi Lin's attention several times.
Ning Wanwan finally found what she was looking for in the dim light.
She also found a few candles, but there was no need to light them now; lighting them and facing Qi Lin's face might only make things more awkward.
Thinking this, Ning Wanwan shoved the candle aside.
However, when Ning Wanwan picked up the cup and lifted the kettle in the kitchen, her fingertips touched the cold kettle and she immediately flinched slightly from the cold.
...It's so cold.
Ning Wanwan reluctantly poured the water out of the kettle, stared at the cold water for a while without any steam, and then had to give up and put the kettle down.
Most likely it was because of the sudden, strange cold tonight. Even the kettle that usually kept the water warm was no longer keeping it warm, and the hot water that Xiaozhou had specially saved had turned ice cold, making it difficult to drink in this kind of weather.
Or maybe I should just go back to my room... But since I'm already here, I'm really reluctant to leave without getting some water.
Ning Wanwan hesitated for a moment, then took a small sip from the cup, only to be instantly chilled as if she had chewed a large block of ice.
Well... it was so cold my teeth were chattering.
No, no, rather than drinking this, Ning Wanwan felt she'd rather just endure her thirst and go back to sleep...
Just as Ning Wanwan was about to turn around and go back to her room, a hand suddenly reached out and took her kettle and cup.
Ning Wanwan: ""
She turned her head somewhat bewildered, but due to the lighting, she still couldn't quite see Qi Lin's expression.
All she could see was Qi Lin's tall and imposing figure pressing down on her as he picked up something, and she slowly retreated as he did so.
Then, he put Ning Wanwan's water glass on the counter, picked up the kettle, and went to boil water.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
After standing there for a while, Ning Wanwan scratched her cheek and asked cautiously in a soft voice, "What...are you doing?"
Like a small animal that has sensed no danger, it peeks out of its hole and slowly probes the danger.
"What, you're not calling me Lord Qi Lin anymore?" Qi Lin's calm voice rang out, as if asking casually.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Ning Wanwan took it as a reminder not to forget her status, pursed her lips, and asked again, "Lord Qi Lin, what are you doing?"
Qi Lin paused for a moment, then looked up at Ning Wanwan with some surprise.
Why did you call the scale back again?
"No need to call me sir, just call me by my name."
As Qi Lin methodically placed the kettle full of water on the stove, he leisurely asked, "What do you think I'm doing?"
If you listen carefully, you can even hear a faint smile in his tone.
Ning Wanwan hesitated. Although what the other party had done was obvious, she was no longer quite sure.
After all, it's unlikely that a guest of such high status would voluntarily... boil water...
That's a bit too down-to-earth.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Qi Lin's voice rang out again.
Ning Wanwan didn't know what to say: "Ah... I'm boiling water..."
His tone lacked any confidence.
Qi Lin: "Hmm."
That simple, affirmative word left Ning Wanwan even more at a loss for how to react.
How should I put it?
You can't exactly say, "Why are you suddenly boiling water? Is it for me to drink?" Haha... that would be too narcissistic.
Ning Wanwan fell into a subtle silence. She didn't speak, but she couldn't leave either, so she stood there blankly, her gaze unconsciously drifting towards Qi Lin, as if trying to see through his psychological changes.
I always felt that his actions were all a way of actively communicating with me...
Is it just an illusion?
A sense of bewilderment arose in Ning Wanwan's heart.
Whether it's Qi Lin, who's sharing this space with her, or Zhou Yanyao, who also came from the royal city and treats her differently.
Why doesn't Ning Wanwan understand?
While her mind was in complete chaos, Qi Lin had already handed her a cup of hot water without her noticing.
"Take it."
The warm steam from the cup hit her face, and Ning Wanwan was still in a daze, staring at the cup without moving.
Qi Lin frowned briefly, wondering why she was so surprised: "What, didn't you want to drink hot water?"
Ning Wanwan: "Yes, but..."
Qi Lin waited for her to finish speaking, but the girl stopped talking. She just looked at him and then at the cup, her face furrowed, as if she were pondering a difficult puzzle.
So Qi Lin decided not to wait any longer.
Why do you space out so much? You looked like you wanted to drink water before, but now that the water is being handed to you, you still won't drink it.
The next second, Ning Wanwan's hand, which was hanging by her side, was lifted up from the back of her hand, and a warm water cup radiating heat was placed into her hand.
Ning Wanwan held the water cup, like a bewildered, fluffy rabbit holding a carrot, unconsciously hugging the warm thing in her hands.
Then, she gradually came to her senses, slowly lowered her head, and took a sip of the hot water in her glass.
Qi Lin was finally satisfied.
Ning Wanwan felt that the water temperature in the cup was just right; it must have been diluted with cold water, which saved her from being caught off guard and getting burned.
But realizing this only made her more confused. She pulled her coat tighter around herself and instinctively sipped the warm water, as if the chill in her body was being gradually dispelled.
"Want more?" Qi Lin asked casually as he lifted the kettle off the stove.
After drinking the hot water, not only was her thirst quenched, but her body also warmed up considerably. Ning Wanwan subconsciously smiled and said, "I'd like half a cup more..."
When the girl's lips curled up slightly and she smiled, it was inexplicably captivating.
Qi Lin has excellent eyesight. Unlike Ning Wanwan, even in such a dimly lit environment, he was able to catch the slight smile on Ning Wanwan's face.
His gaze lingered on the slight upturn of the girl's lips, and then he couldn't look away.
Something was really wrong. He thought to himself, quite rationally.
Something's really wrong.
This shouldn't have happened—he came to make Zhou Yanyao wake up and stop him from becoming love-struck.
Instead of putting yourself in the same situation.
He had originally planned to take advantage of the nighttime encounter to interrogate the girl and extract information from her.
What exactly happened, and how did it turn out like this?
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Author's Note: Sorry, my little darlings! Various work and life matters have prevented me from getting back to writing, sob sob. Due to the nature of my work, I can't predict my schedule. Going forward, I'll probably update whenever I have less work.
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