Chapter 271

Chapter 271: 264: Miss Wen, Who Doesn’t Know Restraint (Second Update) Chapter 271: 264: Miss Wen, Who Doesn’t Know Restraint (Second Update) During the meal, Gu Yihuan couldn’t help but sneak peeks at the red marks on Xie Shang’s neck.

With his never-been-in-love brain, he wildly speculated: Was biting someone necessary in a relationship?

Granny Zhu was very fond of Gu Yihuan, so much that she even brought out her long-cherished liquor. Xie Shang wasn’t good at holding his liquor, but Wen Changling and Gu Yihuan had quite a bit to drink.

After dinner, Granny Zhu was busy cleaning up the kitchen while Wen Changling was feeding the cats.

“Fourth brother.”

Gu Yihuan touched his own neck unnaturally, the hint couldn’t be more obvious, “Does it... not hurt?” He felt like Young Director Wen had been leaving marks on Fourth Brother’s body, and he had seen it happen several times.

Xie Shang issued an eviction order: “Go back to your own home now that you’ve finished eating.”

Gu Yihuan muttered, “I’m just concerned about you.”

He was young, but his heart was heavy with worry.

“You’ve been drinking; let your brother come to pick you up.”

Speaking of Gu Kaiyun, Gu Yihuan also felt melancholy: “My brother seems to be in love too, he’s been ignoring me lately.” He secretly told Xie Shang, “I saw marks on his face last time, I don’t know if his girlfriend scratched him.”

Alas.

His brothers were all so troubling; their romances were as rough as brawls. Gu Yihuan became even more resolved to focus on his singing career; he was determined never to date.

Xie Shang knew about Gu Kaiyun’s romance. Gu Kaiyun was aggressive and domineering, the fact that he only got his face scratched showed that the girl was quite amenable.

“Call a cab, and use my car to drive back.”

Gu Yihuan was a teasing devil: “Can’t you just give me a lift?”

Xie Shang threw the car keys to him, and Gu Yihuan caught them reflexively.

Xie Shang turned to look for Wen Changling.

Gu Yihuan: “...”

Fourth Brother didn’t love him anymore.

The night was devoid of starlight and moonlight, silent as death, and the sky was a cold, ashen blue. The snow that had fallen for several days had yet to melt from the branches and eaves.

There was a dense fog in the woods that wouldn’t disperse.

Ah Na’s voice came through the fog.

“Sister.”

“Sister.”

The echoes followed one after another.

“Why aren’t you coming to accompany me?”

“Are you lost again?”

“Sister.”

Wen Changling suddenly opened her eyes, waking from the nightmare; the nightlight beside her bed was on. She lifted her head, gasping for breath, wide-mouthed and panting.

It had been a long time since she last dreamed of Ah Na.

She couldn’t catch her breath, and got out of bed. She rummaged through the drawer for her bottle of pills, frantically unscrewed the cap, poured out a handful, not counting how many, and dumped them all into her mouth, swallowing them with cold water.

She went to open the window to let in fresh air, and the cold breeze also entered, leaving her completely sleepless. She grabbed a coat and gently pushed her room door open.

When she had made a door for Huahua in the wall, she should have made it a bit larger.

There was a ladder in the yard; Wen Changling climbed over the wall. Huahua heard the noise and came out of its nest.

“Meow.”

Wen Changling petted its head: “You really like this nest, don’t you? Now you don’t even come home to sleep.” She wanted a nest of her own, right in Xie Shang’s house.

“Meow.”

She picked it up and put it back in its nest.

She knew Xie Shang’s yard well; she could navigate without turning on the lights and not bump into anything. She hadn’t reached Xie Shang’s door yet when the light in his room turned on.

He opened the door.

“How did you know someone was coming?”

“Heard the cat meow.”

Wen Changling walked into the room and threw herself into Xie Shang’s arms.

Xie Shang caught her, supporting her waist: “What’s wrong?”

“I want to sleep with you.”

She clung to him tightly.

Xie Shang could feel her depression and lifted her face: “Baby, tell me, what’s the matter?”

Xie Shang was usually restrained, he only called her that intimate name in the heat of passion in bed, either telling her to endure or not to hold back.

Wen Changling was very susceptible to this approach.

“It’s too cold, I can’t warm up.”

Xie Shang closed the door and led her into the room.

She conscientiously took off her coat and climbed into his bed, lying on the inside.

Xie Shang added a thin blanket to the bed and covered her feet. When he lay down, she immediately snuggled up, obediently hiding herself entirely in his embrace.

She narrowed her eyes comfortably and murmured: “You’re so warm.”

She rubbed against Xie Shang’s shoulder like a little dog.

Her body was icy cold, so Xie Shang took her feet and put them against his body: “Would it be good to move in together?”

“Not good.”

“Why not?”

Because sometimes she needed medication to sleep.

She gave a flippant answer: “Because if we moved in together, I might become unrestrained.” Not exactly a flippant answer –

she was quite playful, using her cold hand to touch Xie Shang’s abdomen, “Wouldn’t you?”

Her eyes twinkled mischievously as she smiled wickedly: “Don’t you want to?”

She still spoke with a nasal voice, not fully recovered from her illness.

Xie Shang held her hand: “Let’s sleep.”

Alright then.

She stopped playing around and lay down properly: “You told me before that it takes twenty-one days to form a habit.”

“Did you form it?”

“I did.”

Wen Changling took off her hearing aid and handed it to Xie Shang.

He helped her place it on the cabinet.

She had to call his name before sleeping; with her eyes closed, she whispered: “Xingxing.”

“I’m here.”

She had taken off her hearing aid and couldn’t hear Xie Shang respond to her.

The inflammation caused her cough to heal slowly, and Wen Changling still coughed a lot at night. Xie Shang, who didn’t sleep deeply, would wake up immediately at the sound of her cough, then hold her and call out to her repeatedly, even though she couldn’t hear him.