Who left this behind? So hard to guess.
Just a few seconds before Xu Sheng opened the door, he could feel that Zhu Yuexi was still at the door soaking in the afterglow, but the moment he opened it, she was gone.
She sure ran fast. That was exactly the effect Xu Sheng wanted, so he didn’t think much of it.
He turned to look at Li Qingqing. She had a calm expression, but the blush on her cheeks and a hint of seductiveness in her eyes betrayed her.
For men, a woman’s flirtatious eyes before it starts and her dreamy afterglow after it ends are the best drugs.
Looking at her expression and imagining the scene just now, Xu Sheng couldn’t help but feel his mouth go dry.
But some things don’t need to be rushed. Rush is a verb. Taking a deep breath, Xu Sheng turned away.
“I’m going to take a nap.”
…
In the past, whenever Xu Sheng slept, Li Qingqing would stand by and attend to him.
Although Xu Sheng had repeatedly told her she didn’t need to go that far, he couldn’t persuade Li Qingqing to give up.
The night before last, Xu Sheng finally understood why Li Qingqing insisted on being in his room.
He didn’t even know he had been hit.
Xu Sheng had never imagined that someone he considered an ‘NPC’ could have so many thoughts.
This feeling was strange. It was like a child still in the stage of idealism, thinking the whole world revolves around them, that only they have thoughts, and then accidentally stumbling into someone else’s inner world, only to discover that everyone else is just as rich and complex, and that the failure to see that was their own fault.
Sitting on the bed, Xu Sheng suddenly felt like getting to know Li Qingqing.
It was a bit shameful to say—after all that had happened, he only now wanted to understand her.
Xu Sheng snapped his fingers, and the curtains by the window closed.
He also took off his outer robe and lay on the bed. Taking a nap in such a comfortable environment was a pleasure.
Xu Sheng said softly,
“Come up.”
Without surprise, joy, or hesitation, Li Qingqing simply took off her jade shoes, slipped under Xu Sheng’s blanket, and lay in his arms.
A woman so obedient was the ultimate fantasy of every man.
Xu Sheng looked down. Li Qingqing poked her head out from his embrace and stared at him with her calm eyes. Those calm eyes made it seem like any evil thought he had would be his own fault.
“You seem to know you’re pretty, so you deliberately stare at me like this.”
Xu Sheng didn’t spare Li Qingqing’s feelings and called her out on the spot.
It wasn’t really a compliment. To an ordinary woman, saying this would be flirtatious.
But for Li Qingqing, the beautiful women around Xu Sheng—Mo Ruxue and Zhu Yuexi—were both renowned throughout the world.
So Xu Sheng’s words to her carried less praise.
“Is it effective?”
Li Qingqing asked calmly.
Xu Sheng nodded.
“It works. After all, it’s my usual trick.”
It really was Xu Sheng’s usual trick. Normally, he liked to suddenly get close to Mo Ruxue and stare at her like this.
Li Qingqing nodded.
“Actually, Master and I have very similar eyes.”
“Eyes?”
“Just the eyeball part.”
Xu Sheng rarely observed what his own eyeballs looked like, but Li Qingqing’s eyes were incredibly clear.
He had heard others compliment him the same way before, so she probably wasn’t lying.
But Xu Sheng was a bit moved.
“Eyes like a hollow person.”
It was just Xu Sheng’s impression, not a metaphor for anything.
Li Qingqing understood his deeper meaning, but she still took his hand and placed it over her heart.
“Not hollow.”
“Then what’s there?”
Li Qingqing just stared straight at him. Alright, Xu Sheng admitted that using this trick on others was indeed irresistible.
“What about before I came along?”
The girl was unusually silent for a moment.
“My parents.”
Xu Sheng nodded thoughtfully.
“So now you don’t have parents?”
Li Qingqing always answered Xu Sheng’s questions, and even this somewhat offensive question only got a calm nod.
Xu Sheng roughly pieced together a story in his mind.
But then he felt a bit afraid. Afraid of how he would face it if he discovered major flaws in the story.
Sigh… Wasn’t he originally trying to prevent this situation?
Xu Sheng was not one to deceive himself, but some things really didn’t need to be known too clearly.
If he could stay a little longer in the good times, that would be for the best.
And this kind of thing… even in reality, there was no need to ask so directly.
Having a general outline in mind and waiting for an opportunity for everything to fall into place naturally was best.
Xu Sheng fell silent, and Li Qingqing also fell silent.
After a few seconds, Li Qingqing suddenly leaned closer to Xu Sheng. She gently pressed her lips to his cheek. Her kiss was very soft.
It was over in an instant. Before Xu Sheng could react, it used its finger to pinch Mo Ruxue’s perky nose.
“What are you doing?”
“You’re feeling sorry for me.”
Li Qingqing didn’t answer Xu Sheng’s question; instead, she stated her own conclusion.
Xu Sheng had indeed felt sorry for her, but it was a minor part of his thoughts.
Could she detect even that small amount of pity? This time, Xu Sheng truly felt sorry for her.
Li Qingqing stared into Xu Sheng’s eyes, then suddenly buried her head in his chest again, no longer meeting his gaze.
She was secretly, deeply, inhaling Xu Sheng’s scent—a scent she had only dared to deeply breathe in when he was asleep before.
Now the cold girl was clinging to him like a little rabbit. Xu Sheng moved his hand from her heart to her back and gently patted her.
“Rest a while. I’m very sleepy.”
Li Qingqing didn’t answer. Xu Sheng’s hand patted her, but Li Qingqing’s hand gripping his clothes only tightened.
…
Zhu Yuexi was still standing at the door. But this time, she could no longer hear any noise from inside.
How strange. When she could hear the sounds, the sourness and stuffiness inside almost crushed her.
But now she could hear nothing. The associations brought by silence only made Zhu Yuexi’s anxiety increase.
She wanted to knock on the door many times but forcibly held back.
She didn’t know how to describe her feelings. She only felt that she really, really didn’t want Li Qingqing and Xu Sheng to be together.
This bitch who had once nearly stolen her master’s favor and had already stolen the attention of everyone in the sect… What was she stealing this time?
Zhu Yuexi wasn’t sure what exactly she had in Xu Sheng’s eyes, but she didn’t want it taken away.
She didn’t know what position she held, but this position must, absolutely must not be replaced.
Absolutely.
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