The kid blinked his eyes and even forgot to continue pretending to be pitiful.
Jing Li didn't give him a chance to struggle and resolutely let Uncle Qi take the child away, even promising half a bag of candied fruit as an inducement. The kid finally succumbed to the snack and obediently followed Uncle Qi away.
After sending the kid away, Jing Li closed the door, but saw Qin Zhao looking up at him.
"What are you looking at me for?" Jing Li asked.
"I was wondering what tricks you were up to today." Qin Zhao smiled. "You weren't always so decisive. Do you have something to say to me?"
Jing Li: “…”
Qin Zhao's understanding of him has reached a terrifying level.
Jing Li said seriously, "No, I just want the little fish cub to learn to be independent. I can't always spoil him. That's what you said."
Qin Zhao seemed to be thinking about something.
Jing Li felt guilty when he looked at her, so he changed the subject: "It's already late, aren't you going to bed yet?"
"I still want to study these documents." Qin Zhao said, "You rest first, I might be late."
Jing Li said "Oh".
Qin Zhao heard the disappointment in his voice and asked, "You really don't have anything to say to me?"
"No!" Jing Li said decisively, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to take a shower first!"
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The bathtub was filled with steam. Jing Li, with half of his face immersed in the water, sighed heavily.
What to do? He had no idea how to talk to Qin Zhao.
Normally, Jing Li wouldn't have needed to be so worried, but these days were unusual. Qin Zhao had just submitted a memorial to the emperor last month proposing civil service reforms. This kind of reform was a major undertaking, and it would take at least a year or two to complete. Qin Zhao had been busy reading various documents and historical materials lately; it was a busy time.
They haven't had any physical contact for several days.
But Jing Li has been obsessed with having a baby these days.
If not...how can we have a baby?
I'm so worried.
Jing Li hugged his knees and slid into the water, leaning against the bottom of the bathtub, curled up in sorrow.
This was the scene Qin Zhao saw when he walked in.
Qin Zhao: "..."
When Jing Li saw him come in, he quickly floated up: "Why are you here?"
"You've been in there for half an hour. I came in to see if you were drowning." Qin Zhao squatted by the bathtub and brushed his wet hair behind his ears. "What are you doing in there?"
"No, I wasn't dazed." Jing Li looked away, "I just fell asleep accidentally!"
Because her husband was a fish, Qin Zhao loved to be intimate with him in the bathtub, so Qin Zhao specially had the bathtub modified. The bathtub was filled with running water, and there was a stove underneath. As long as the stove was lit, the water temperature in the pool could be kept constant.
Jing Li has fallen asleep in the water more than once.
But...it doesn't look like he's asleep today.
Qin Zhao wiped the water stains from Jing Li's eyelashes and did not expose the young man's lie.
He stood up and slowly unbuttoned his shirt.
Now that summer had arrived, Qin Zhao wore only a single layer of clothing, the collar slightly open, revealing his fair, firm chest. After returning to the capital, Qin Zhao hadn't forgotten his morning jog habit, even picking up martial arts he hadn't practiced in years. After more than a year of exercise, the frail man was finally no longer as frail as before.
A thin layer of muscle was attached to the skin, and the lines were smooth but not exaggerated, which made Jing Li swallow hard.
Jing Li's cheeks were reddened by the warm steam. He didn't dare to continue watching and said hurriedly, "I'm done washing. Let's go back to the house first."
Just as he was about to get up, he was pulled back.
"Are you going back like this?" Qin Zhao lowered his gaze meaningfully.
Jing Li realized what he meant belatedly: "..."
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