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Chapter 41: Especially Dumb

It was ten o’clock at night.

Shen Qingxuan scratched his head awkwardly.

He faced a very big problem.

Where should he sleep.

If he stayed in his own rented apartment, he never worried about that.

Yet this was Jiang Yubing’s home.

At this moment Jiang Yubing hugged her tablet and binge-watched a drama.

Her gaze stayed focused, showing no hint of sleepiness.

Shen Qingxuan took a deep breath and asked, “Uh, where do I sleep?”

When she heard him, Jiang Yubing froze in mid-action.

She lifted her eyes at him, a little speechless, and complained, “Am I called ‘uh’?”

Shen Qingxuan looked utterly lost.

Was the point really the form of address now.

When he saw Jiang Yubing turn her head away in anger, he blurted, “Miss?”

Jiang Yubing pressed her lips together and formed a small pout.

Shen Qingxuan searched his mind quickly and tried another title, “Senior?”

Jiang Yubing still ignored him and angled her body farther away.

He muttered to himself, “I can’t just call you Bingbing…”

Shen Qingxuan whispered to himself in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, when Jiang Yubing heard that, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

She responded lightly with an “Oh.”

She originally planned to wait until Shen Qingxuan called her “wife.”

Yet faced with his clueless cuteness, she still gave in.

The old man was simply too adorable; who could resist him.

Seeing that it worked, Shen Qingxuan stammered again, “Bing…Bing, where do I sleep?”

Jiang Yubing felt delighted inside but acted speechless and said, “It’s so early, and you already want to sleep?”

She added, “Such an old-man routine.”

Shen Qingxuan retorted, “Hey! I am just keeping healthy, okay?”

Jiang Yubing could not help laughing and teased, “You rotten husband.”

Shen Qingxuan refused to be outdone and shot back, “You rotten wife.”

Jiang Yubing narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at him slyly. “Are you hinting that we’re a couple?”

He protested, “When did I ever hint at that?”

Shen Qingxuan wore an innocent expression.

She replied, “I guessed.”

Shen Qingxuan fell silent.

He really should not have asked that extra question.

Jiang Yubing rose from the sofa and beckoned to Shen Qingxuan.

She asked, “Why are you standing there? Weren’t you sleepy?”

He answered, “Ah… coming.”

Shen Qingxuan hurriedly got up and followed in small steps.

The two of them entered the master bedroom one after the other.

Jiang Yubing turned on the light casually, and warm yellow light filled the whole room.

A red four-piece bedding set immediately greeted their eyes.

Shen Qingxuan joked, “Your taste is quite unique, huh?”

Obviously, Jiang Yubing did not understand and asked, “What?”

Shen Qingxuan spoke bluntly, “People from my grandparents’ generation loved this kind of quilt.”

Jiang Yubing rolled her eyes as soon as she heard that.

She scolded, “You idiot old man, didn’t I tell you before? This is our bridal suite.”

“Bridal suite?”

Shen Qingxuan looked astonished.

How was this suddenly their bridal suite.

Did she mention that before.

He had no memory of it at all.

Jiang Yubing crossed her arms and asked arrogantly, “Not convinced?”

He replied, “Whatever you say, I guess?”

Jiang Yubing ignored him, folded the quilt into a long strip, gently placed it in the middle of the bed, and said, “Sleep now. The old rule: do not cross the quilt.”

Shen Qingxuan muttered softly, “Weren’t you the one who came over before?”

She asked, “What did you say?”

Jiang Yubing’s ears twitched, and she caught his words keenly.

Shen Qingxuan played dumb. “Did I say anything?”

She answered, “Yes.”

Shen Qingxuan lied casually, “That must have been my second personality speaking.”

Jiang Yubing patted the bedside and urged, “Come up and sleep already!”

Shen Qingxuan pretended to be terribly afraid, stepped back, and asked, “Are you craving my body?”

Jiang Yubing blinked curiously. “Why do you ask?”

“There are so many rooms here; why do we still have to sleep together?”

He paused and added, “If you insist, I suppose I can reluctantly comply.”

She said, “Since you’re so reluctant, go sleep on the street!”

Jiang Yubing pretended to push him out.

Hearing that, Shen Qingxuan panicked, hurriedly grabbed her hand and coughed. “Actually, I’m not that reluctant.”

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Shen Qingxuan lay on the bed and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Every time he closed his eyes, the scene of Jiang Yubing kissing him that afternoon appeared.

The feel of her soft lips pressing against his cheek seemed still there.

At this moment, his heart was in turmoil.

Earlier, Jiang Yubing said they were just friends, but what kind of friends slept together, and even kissed.

He asked, “Have you fallen asleep?”

“Not yet!” Jiang Yubing’s voice came.

Shen Qingxuan took a deep breath and mustered his courage to ask, “Do you have someone you like right now?”

After asking, his heart jumped to his throat, and he did not dare breathe.

She replied, “Of course I do!”

Shen Qingxuan felt his chest tighten and let out a faint “Oh.”

Sensing his mood, Jiang Yubing asked, “I have someone I like, and you don’t seem happy?”

He responded, “How could that be!”

Shen Qingxuan stayed stubborn only with his mouth.

In the dark night, Jiang Yubing, lying on her side, fought back a smile and turned over, so that she now faced Shen Qingxuan.

She asked, “Guess who I like?”

She deliberately inched closer.

Shen Qingxuan let out two dry laughs. “How could I guess? You have so many outstanding people around you.”

As he spoke, he unconsciously shrank deeper into the quilt, as if to hide himself.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Yubing felt both angry and amused, and she pinched his ear lightly. “You are really a blockhead.”

Shen Qingxuan winced in pain and muttered softly, “Ow, ow, ow, talk nicely, don’t use your hands.”

Although he said that, a trace of anticipation rose in his heart, Could the person she liked really be him?

He asked, “What special advantages does he have?”

Shen Qingxuan summoned his courage to ask.

Jiang Yubing pretended to think seriously for a moment:

“Hmm… especially dumb.”

How was that a virtue?

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