At this moment, Xie Shu's breathing suddenly stagnated.
When the lover's voice brushed his ears gently, and when the lover's body slowly approached his skin, Xie Shu's whole body stiffened, and he could no longer pretend to be asleep.
Xie Shu opened his eyes almost instantly.
In the empty and silent night, it was difficult to see anything clearly, but Xie Shu saw her lover's eyes as clear as autumn water.
At this time, Xie Shu just remembered something. He couldn't help but blame himself. He actually forgot to tell his lover that after excessive exercise, muscles are prone to soreness. No wonder his lover couldn't fall asleep for a long time...
At this moment, when Xie Shu tilted his head to look at him, Yu Chuxi was flustered. In fact, he didn't know whether Xie Shu was asleep or not, but he felt a little wronged, so he couldn't help but do that...
But seeing him open his eyes so quickly, Yu Chuxi didn't know whether to be happy or embarrassed.
But soon, Yu Chuxi discovered that his expression was still calm and he did not move, but his body was slightly stiff.
He seemed indifferent.
At this moment, Yu Chuxi suddenly wanted to retreat.
It was not that he did not understand that even in this situation, the other party was unwilling to do anything beyond the line, which showed that he had no feelings for him.
Yu Chuxi had thought about trying again before, but once or twice was fine, but what about the third time?
In fact, Yu Chuxi did not feel that such a rejection was a humiliation.
He knew clearly that the person he liked was not the unfaithful and ungrateful man described in those stories or rumors. Even if he could see his feelings, he would not be conceited nor would he use it to belittle himself. However, Yu Chuxi still felt a little embarrassed.
He was not a shameless person. He kept pestering the other person again and again, even though he knew that the other person had a gentle temperament. He did so even if she rejected him, so as to maintain enough affection for each other.
But at this point, Yu Chuxi still felt disheartened.
Yu Chuxi endured the bitterness in her heart and the aches all over her body, turned her face away, and wanted to turn over again, never wanting to be looked at like that again.
But at this moment, a hand gently but with a hint of unquestionable pressure pressed down on his calf which was about to be withdrawn.
Xie Shu no longer hesitated. When her lover stretched out his leg just now, he placed it lightly against her side. But at that time, Xie Shu only felt the soft touch, but she didn't know that when he actually held it in his hand, he could feel how delicate it was even through a thin layer of clothing.
However, when Xie Shu found that Langjun seemed to struggle in his palm, he couldn't help but explain in a low voice: "Langjun, don't be afraid, your leg pain is still due to excessive exercise and muscle tension. It's too late to apply hot compress now, I will help you rub it and it will feel better."
After saying this, Xie Shu saw that Langjun had already turned his head away, and coaxed him softly: "Langjun, put both legs on top of me."
Yu Chuxi's whole body trembled. He turned around to look at him again. In such a quiet night, he saw Xie Shu's eyes. It turned out that there was not completely no fluctuation in them. There was a bit of pity in them.
Even if it was just pity, Yu Chuxi found it difficult to refuse.
As if bewitched by him, Yu Chuxi subconsciously did as he said.
His hands were as hot as branding irons, and every part he touched caused the skin to tremble violently.
But soon when a wave of pain came, Yu Chuxi could not remember more. His brows were slightly frowned in pain and his lips were tightly pursed.
Xie Shu saw this and comforted him softly, "My dear, it's okay. It will be fine after you rub it open."
However, Yu Chuxi couldn't wait until this moment. The pain before was just a sore and swollen pain, but now being pressed by Xie Shu, it felt like being pricked by a needle! But the man was so strong that he couldn't even get away with one leg!
Yu Chuxi was panting and finally couldn't help choking and said, "Xie Shu, can't you be gentler?"
Xie Shu looked at him in embarrassment and said gently, "But if it's not too severe, you will still feel pain tomorrow."
Yu Chuxi didn't care about that. In fact, he could have taken out the ointment that Feng He had given him before, but he didn't.
Yu Chuxi just opened her slightly wet eyelashes and looked at him: "I want you to be gentle."
Xie Shu looked helpless but finally nodded. The strength in his hands was very light, as soft as the moonlight in front of him.
After a while, Xie Shu found that her lover had fallen asleep. He had unknowingly moved very close to her. His black hair, as smooth as silk, was loosely draped over his shoulders. There were traces of tears at the corners of his eyes, and his cheeks were lightly flushed.
Xie Shu lowered his eyes and looked at him with a slight smile, then slowly tucked the corner of his quilt together.
The next morning, as the light gradually brightened, the sound of a few clear birds' calls could be heard outside the window, dancing among the trees, extremely melodious and beautiful.
After Xie Shu woke up from his dream, he felt a warm sensation beside him and couldn't help but look down.
At this time, Yu Chuxi also woke up slowly. His thick eyelashes trembled slightly. He opened his eyes and happened to fall into a clear and elegant sight. Yu Chuxi was stunned for a moment, then he remembered what happened last night.
His ears were burning, and before he could say anything, he heard Xie Shu softly ask, "My dear, how are you now?"
Hearing this, Yu Chuxi moved his feet under the quilt. He still felt sore and weak, but it was better than last night.
Observing her husband's expression, Xie Shu could guess what was going on.
But Xie Shu didn't want to lecture her husband for being afraid of pain last night, and she was also responsible for not taking good care of him.
Therefore, Xie Shu just said: "We will go back tomorrow, why don't you take a good rest in your room today."
Yu Chuxi nodded. He thought so too. He didn’t want to go anywhere today. He just wanted to lie in bed all day.
At this time, Yu Chuxi came to his senses and noticed that the two of them were too close. He immediately shrank back into the quilt and slowly moved to the side.
Seeing her lover's lovely behavior, Xie Shu couldn't help but smile softly. Then he sat up and prepared to dress and wash up so that he could call Feng He and the others in later.
When Xie Shu was getting dressed, Yu Chuxi wrapped himself in a quilt with only his face exposed, looking at him quietly. His long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
Yu Chuxi had long forgotten how she fell asleep leaning on him last night.
But he didn't push himself away.
When Xie Shu went out, Feng He and others were already waiting outside the door.
Seeing that only Mr. Xie came out, Feng He looked inside and said, "My dear, are you still awake?"
Xie Shu nodded and gave a few instructions: "Take good care of my husband later. He climbed the mountain yesterday and his legs still hurt."
Feng He was stunned when she heard this. Didn’t Mr. Xie help her husband apply the medicine last night?
Thinking of this, Feng He said with a hint of condemnation in her eyes: "Thank you, sir, it was you who took my husband to climb the mountain yesterday. My husband has never suffered such hardship before, and you didn't even know how to cherish him..."
What she said made sense. Xie Shu looked a little embarrassed, and had a strange and unnatural feeling.
Just as he was about to reply, Yu Chuxi's voice came from the inner room: "Feng He, who asked you to be so nosy? Come in."
Feng He thought to herself that her husband only knew how to protect his own husband now. She lowered her head with a bitter face and hurriedly led people in.
Since her husband is now being taken care of by someone, it would not be a good idea for Xie Shu to stay here at this time.
Since he had nothing to do now, Xie Shu planned to go for a walk in the temple after breakfast.
The Qixia Temple has a tranquil scenery and is built on the terrain of Sheshan Mountain. At this time, the sun is rising, leaning against the highest peak of the temple, and the sky is filled with golden light. Xie Shu climbed up along a path.
Soon, Xie Shu reached the top of the peak, where there was a solitary pavilion, which was probably used specifically for enjoying the scenery.
When Xie Shu walked into the pavilion, he saw a chessboard inside, with the black and white pieces clearly opposed to each other, an unfinished endgame.
Xie Shu played a few games of chess with Yu Chuxi almost every day, so naturally he became interested. He stopped and watched silently, analyzing the situation in his mind.
The game reached the middle stage. The white piece was originally preparing to attack in the lower right corner. The black piece, seeing that it was difficult to make a move below, went straight to the big dragon in the center of the white piece. At this point, it seemed that the two sides had already met.
If the white pieces try to fill the big dragon in the middle, it will be attacked by the black pieces from above and it will be very dangerous. The same is true if the pieces fill the middle.
So how can White escape from this predicament?
Just as Xie Shu was deep in thought, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him: "Haha, little friend, are you watching this chess game?"
Xie Shu looked over and found that the person was the old man he had met yesterday. He was still dressed in an inconspicuous manner, but Xie Shu did not care. He just smiled and said, "I think this endgame is quite interesting, and I am itching to try my hand at it. However, it is a game left by others, so I dare not make any moves without authorization."
"Oh? To be honest, this is the game I played with my friend. Do you really know how to break this deadlock?"
Jiang Hong seemed to be unconvinced, with a look of inquiry. When he and Xuan Zhen played here yesterday, his white pieces had been forced into a desperate situation. Jiang Hong was unwilling to give up, so he made the excuse that it was getting late and would play again tomorrow.
But after thinking for a long time last night, Jiang Hong still couldn't think of a solution. This morning, Jiang Hong got up again and prepared to study it for a while longer, determined to find a way out.
Jiang Hong didn't expect to meet the young man he had seen yesterday here. He had already learned his name and origin from Xuan Zhen, and he was a little surprised.
This Xie Shu is actually the son-in-law of a merchant.
Of course, if he hadn't met Xie Shu and his husband, Jiang Hong would have definitely felt resentful towards him no matter what he was like. But after taking a look at him yesterday, he felt that it was understandable...
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