"I'll lie down and sleep for a while, you should go to sleep too, don't waste my bed." Lin Xihe said as she sat down at the foot of the bed and lay down. She thought to herself that at least there was a mattress on the bed, and lying down here was much better than sleeping on the cold dining table.
"Come here." Ji Zhuo's voice was deep and left no room for argument.
What are you doing?
"Come and sleep here," Ji Zhuo repeated.
Lin Xihe ignored him and continued to sleep.
"You'll get sick if you stay out all night."
"I'm wearing nine layers of clothing, it's fine. Go to sleep, you're so annoying with your nagging. Remember how kind I was to you today, and when you recover, you'll have to repay me, understand?"
"I told you, I won't treat you badly. Come here quickly, I won't do anything to you. Don't be afraid."
"What a joke, what could I be afraid of?" Lin Xihe retorted stubbornly, but she knew very well that this was not a matter of being afraid or not. A man and a woman alone together, they couldn't possibly sleep in the same bed, that would be improper.
"Come on up if you're not afraid." Ji Zhuo's tone carried an undeniable air, and his deep voice seemed to have a unique sense of oppression in the darkness.
"No need, the bed is too small, there's not enough room for both of us." Lin Xihe quickly made an excuse to decline, trying to dissuade Ji Zhuo from the idea. She didn't want to be in such an awkward and ambiguous situation.
"I won't do anything to you." Ji Zhuo seemed to understand her concerns and gently comforted her, his voice much softer, as if he wanted to make her lower her guard.
"I didn't think about that. What can you do in the state you are in now?" Lin Xihe was speaking from the heart. In her eyes, Ji Zhuo was too weak to lift anything, and even needed help to get into bed. What inappropriate thing could he possibly do to her?
However, she always adhered to the strict separation between men and women, believing that even if the two of them did nothing out of line, they should never sleep in the same bed.
"What do I look like?"
"Like you're half-dead? What can you do to me?"
Taking advantage of the darkness, Lin Xihe mustered her courage and retorted, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted it and secretly scolded herself for not being able to control her mouth.
Just then, the window was suddenly blown open by the wind with a "bang," and the whistling wind broke the slightly awkward atmosphere in the room. Lin Xihe secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the opportunity to divert her attention.
Lin Xihe quickly got up, walked to the window, closed it, and carefully checked whether the window latch was secure.
Then she turned back to the bedside, but as soon as she got back, she found that Ji Zhuo had already sat up.
"I just tucked you in, and you got up again. You've lost all your warmth. If you die from this illness, I'll have to spend money to treat you." Lin Xihe couldn't help but complain. But before she could finish speaking, Ji Zhuo suddenly reached out and pulled her forcefully. She stumbled and fell to the side of the bed.
Immediately afterwards, Ji Zhuo placed his hand on her shoulder with great efficiency, and with a little force, pressed her down onto the bed before she could even sit up properly. Then, he quickly pulled the blanket over Lin Xihe, completing the series of actions in one smooth motion, giving Lin Xihe no chance to react.
After Ji Zhuo finished doing all this, he said softly, "Go to sleep."
Then they lay down, their movements so natural as if it were their natural course of action.
Lin Xihe felt her heart pounding like a drum, and her body was so stiff that she lay there stiffly, not daring to move.
Ji Zhuo's breathing became more and more even, indicating that he had fallen asleep, but the tension in her heart did not lessen at all.
After an unknown amount of time, Ji Zhuo remained motionless, and Lin Xihe finally felt relieved.
Thinking that she was wearing both summer and autumn clothes, she could notice Ji Zhuo's movements in time.
But in that moment of tranquility, my thoughts suddenly veered off course, and a scene from a story I'd read about—an ambiguous moment—flashed through my mind like a phantom. In my imagination, the male protagonist forcefully unbuttoned the female protagonist's coat, followed by her thermal underwear, then her long johns, and finally her thermal leggings…
Under the combined assault of these chaotic thoughts and an increasingly heavy drowsiness, she slowly closed her eyes, eventually succumbing to a deep sleep and drifting off to dreamland.
At this moment, Ji Zhuo made a slight movement, slowly turning his body to the side, and gently pulling up Lin Xihe's quilt with his slender fingers, carefully tucking the corners of the quilt back in.
After doing all this, he slowly fell asleep.
The rain continued the following morning.
Lin Xihe opened her eyes and was surprised to find Ji Zhuo staring at her quietly from the side.
"What are you looking at? You pervert!" Lin Xihe instantly snapped out of it, her words laced with undisguised anger and embarrassment.
"How about I poison you so you can be mute?"
As soon as Ji Zhuo woke up, he saw Lin Xihe's peaceful sleeping face beside him. Her thick, fan-like eyelashes gently covered her eyelids, trembling slightly with her breath, and her rosy lips, like delicate cherries, looked even more alluring.
He was a normal man, and with the two of them so close together, Ji Zhuo's heart raced involuntarily, as if a deer was pounding wildly in his chest.
Looking at the sleeping Lin Xihe, a thought couldn't help but arise in his mind: since she had been with him day and night and shared his bed, shouldn't he find her a proper title and promise her a peaceful and worry-free life for the rest of her days?
As soon as Lin Xihe opened her eyes, she hurled insults at him. Although Ji Zhuo couldn't understand what she meant by cursing, he could guess that it was definitely not nice.
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