Chapter 49: Should I Come Up and Sleep?

Xu Jiaojiao almost didn’t react.

It wasn’t until he called out again that she was sure he was calling her.

Suppressing the inexplicable flutter in her heart, Xu Jiaojiao turned around.

“Are you feeling better?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, she froze, feeling that the sentence sounded a bit strange.

“Yeah.”

Qin Shuo responded, as if he hadn’t noticed anything.

Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, only to hear him say, “You, get some rest early.”

The heavy rain outside still hadn’t stopped, and the room was also dripping with water.

It felt damp everywhere, making people feel uncomfortable.

Looking at the man standing by the bed, Xu Jiaojiao’s fingers couldn’t help but fidget with the blanket.

“Then… where are you going to sleep?”

Finally, she blurted out the question.

Her heart started to beat uncontrollably again.

“I’ll sit on the stool, make do for the night.”

Qin Shuo said, as if this kind of thing was commonplace for him.

“Oh.”

She mumbled a response, not sure how she felt inside.

“Go to sleep.”

Qin Shuo had already moved the long, narrow stool over and was sitting on it.

The thunder and lightning outside continued to rumble.

It was as if the heavens had been torn open, and the torrential rain poured down without a break.

Xu Jiaojiao, who was already lying in bed, couldn’t fall asleep.

Her hands clutched the blanket tightly, and she stared fixedly at the figure not far away.

He was just sitting by the bed, watching over her.

From a distance of less than half a meter, the man’s breath reached her, and Xu Jiaojiao even forgot about the thunder and lightning outside.

“You…”

Amidst the crackling rain, the woman’s soft voice reached the man’s ears.

Pausing for a moment, Qin Shuo turned his head and looked at the small, porcelain-white face on the bed.

It was too dark to see clearly, but Xu Jiaojiao could feel that his gaze was fixed on her.

The aggressive aura he had during the day had disappeared, replaced by a gentle look.

This gave Xu Jiaojiao the courage to speak again.

“Do you want to come up and sleep?”

The previous lightning strike had allowed her to see the wet folding bed.

It was impossible to sleep on it.

The rain didn’t know when it would stop, so Xu Jiaojiao finally spoke up, asking him to come to bed.

But the man seemed to have misunderstood something.

Xu Jiaojiao felt his gaze burning on her.

“Jiaojiao, are you ready?”

Qin Shuo didn’t move, but his gaze remained fixed on the slender figure on the bed.

But his words made Xu Jiaojiao’s face burn with embarrassment.

She couldn’t help but regret speaking up.

“No!”

Xu Jiaojiao quickly said, her mind flashing back to him eating peaches during the day.

She was even more annoyed!

Just as she was about to say that she was just joking, she saw the tall figure standing up.

As if he knew she would regret it, the man moved quickly, directly sitting down on the bed.

A sense of oppressive aggression came over her, and Xu Jiaojiao felt uncomfortable.

But he was already on the bed, could she really kick him off?

She swallowed hard and moved back.

“I’ll sleep on this side, you sleep on that side.”

With a forced smile, Xu Jiaojiao said, drawing a line between them.

Looking at her self-deceptive actions, Qin Shuo didn’t say anything, but the corners of his lips couldn’t help but curl up.

“Yeah.”

Perhaps because of the line she drew, Xu Jiaojiao felt a sense of false security.

After a moment, she said, “Then I’m going to sleep, goodnight.”

She rolled her blanket to the corner, leaving the largest space for him.

“Goodnight.”

In the dark room, the low voice, inexplicably, held a touch of tender affection.

Xu Jiaojiao felt her heart beat a little faster.

If it weren’t for her memories, knowing that they had been cold and distant not long ago, she would have thought they were a couple in love.

Suppressing this inexplicable thought, she closed her eyes, forcing herself not to think about it.

But it was useless.

Xu Jiaojiao’s mind was on high alert, unconsciously paying attention to the man’s every move.

After a while, she heard Qin Shuo lie down.

A warm body temperature came from beside her, and Xu Jiaojiao’s scalp tingled.

It felt like if she moved slightly, she would touch him.

Most importantly, they were lying on the same side!

Realizing this, her whole body froze.

“You…”

Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but speak, but her voice was a bit hoarse.

“Can’t sleep?”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

How could she sleep?

Before, she could comfort herself by thinking that he didn’t like her, so she wasn’t afraid of anything happening.

But after spending these two days together, Xu Jiaojiao could no longer deceive herself.

“That… I’m a little uncomfortable.” She moved further inwards.

But she was already pressed against the bed frame, where could she go?

Looking at the woman beside him who was trying to avoid him, Qin Shuo didn’t dare to make any unnecessary moves.

He could feel her unconscious resistance.

His fingertips curled slightly, and he restrained himself, saying, “You’ll get used to it.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

She was even more flustered!

But she had made her own bed, so she had to lie in it!

Without saying anything, she closed her eyes again, forcing herself not to think about the man lying beside her.

Suddenly, she remembered the golden finger she had just gotten.

Xu Jiaojiao forced herself to open the book and read.

Her memory was enhanced, and it was truly different.

The book she had finished reading before was now as if it were engraved in her mind.

She only looked at the first page, and the rest of the content appeared in her mind without a single mistake.

For her, who was studying medicine, this was a huge cheat.

Xu Jiaojiao was overjoyed and immersed herself in the world of books.

On the other side, Qin Shuo stared fixedly at the black tiles above.

But in his nostrils, there was a faint, warm fragrance.

Sweet and intense, it made him want to indulge in the aroma.

This fragrance was something he had never smelled in his previous life.

It was as if it came from the depths of his soul, making Qin Shuo want to explore it.

He didn’t know how long it had been, but the shallow breathing beside him became even.

He opened his eyes and looked at the slender figure inside.

She was sleeping soundly, oblivious to everything.

Qin Shuo couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Just as he closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep, he felt a leg press against him.