They were very close now, and all the hot breath he breathed sprayed on Tang Mu Zhi's cheeks.
Seeing Jing Xiao's slender white fingertips shining coldly under the light, her pupils shrank suddenly, and she subconsciously clenched her hands into fists and placed them on her chest as a shield.
"I just can't sleep and want to watch TV for a while." She explained palely, blinked her wet eyes, and looked at him with an extremely innocent expression.
Jing Xiao naturally knew that she was lying, so he narrowed his dark eyes, smiled coldly, and withdrew his hand.
He stood up straight, turned off the TV, and picked up the person on the sofa without saying a word.
Tang Muzhi screamed in surprise, but she was afraid of waking her grandma, so she immediately kept silent and struggled slightly in his arms.
Jing Xiao controlled the strength of his hold on her very well, neither hurting her nor allowing her to break away easily.
"Go to bed early when you are sick, and don't stay up late watching TV." His low and hoarse voice sounded slowly, with a hint of pampering, but also a kind of domineering that could not be refused.
His gentle look made Tang Mu Zhi startled for a moment, and he gave up resistance for a moment, and even became docile as if he had been bewitched.
After returning to the bedroom, Jing Xiao put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and finally warned her, "Lie down and sleep, or I will tie you up."
Tang Muzhi was dissatisfied with his words, but she didn't dare to refute. She just snorted and then closed her eyes obediently.
Her eyelashes were long and curled, as thick as two rows of butterfly wings, and they were slightly drooped, hiding the complicated thoughts under her eyes.
In fact, she was really not sleepy, but at this moment, she seemed to have no choice but to close her eyes.
Jing Xiao looked at her quiet and well-behaved appearance, and felt pity inexplicably in his heart. He did not rush to dry his hair, but stood by the bed and looked at her quietly.
The unique scent of male hormones lingering around Tang Mu Zhi made it impossible for her to calm down, so she had to open her eyes and look at him again.
Their eyes collided under the bright light, and both of them were stunned. For a moment, they didn't know how to look away.
Tang Muzhi pursed her lips, then turned away first and asked, "Are you going to... look at me like this all night? I can't sleep while you stand here."
"I'm afraid you'll run away again, so I can only look at you like this." He replied indifferently, with a bit of amusement in his expression.
Tang Muzhi felt inexplicably that what he said was extremely ambiguous.
Unable to bear his gaze, she had no choice but to turn sideways, facing away from him, saying nothing and ignoring him.
Seeing this, Jing Xiao chuckled, then turned around to dry his hair.
Hearing the whirring sound of the hair dryer, Tang Muzhi secretly glanced behind her from the corner of her eye.
For some reason, her heart suddenly became irritable. The quilt and pillow were all filled with Jing Xiao's smell, and they all penetrated into her nasal cavity, making it difficult for her to breathe smoothly.
When the sound of the hair dryer stopped, she hurriedly closed her eyes again, clutching the quilt tightly with her little hands, as if she was waiting for a storm to come.
Sure enough, not long after, the sound of steady and powerful footsteps came to her ears. Every step seemed to step on her heart, making her hold her breath nervously and not even daring to move.
However, what she was worried about did not happen. Jing Xiao did not go to bed to rest, but lay down on the sofa.
"Go to sleep peacefully." He said in a lazy tone.
Upon hearing this, Tang Muzhi's tense body slowly relaxed and he looked sideways.
He had a blanket casually draped over him, his eyes were closed tightly, and his breathing was steady, as if he was about to sleep peacefully.
"Do you want to turn off the lights?" she asked softly.
Jing Xiao still didn't open his eyes. After a long time, he opened his thin lips and said slowly: "No, just sleep like this."
But just as he finished speaking, the lights in the room were still turned off.
Although Tang Muzhi likes to have bright light in the room when sleeping, she also knows that Jing Xiao's sleep is light, and if there is light, he may not be able to sleep even more.
Now that he has occupied his bed, he can't occupy everything. Besides, he didn't sleep at all last night. If he doesn't get a good rest tonight, his body may not be able to survive.
"Good night." After Tang Muzhi said that, he lay down obediently and curled up into the quilt.
The night outside the window was low, and there was a faint bright moonlight coming in, but it was not so bad that I couldn't see my fingers.
Jing Xiao slowly opened his eyes, looked at the small figure on the bed through the light outside the window, and replied, "Good night."
He could see that she didn't seem to be used to the darkness, and she huddled up, like a little kitten that was afraid of the dark, which was particularly adorable.
The air in the room was filled with a hint of ambiguity.
Tang Muzhi had insomnia, and she was too nervous. She lay in bed for a long time without falling asleep, but she didn't move, just lying on her side.
Jing Xiao just stared at her back from a distance, not looking back for a long time.
In the quiet space, the sound of a needle dropping could be heard, but only they knew clearly that their hearts were beating faster and faster, as if they were about to jump out of their chests.
Not long after, Tang Muzhi heard the figure on the sofa turning over and moving. After all, she couldn't help it and called softly, "Jing... Jing Xiao..."
She was still a little nervous when she called his name for the first time, and her voice was trembling.
The first time he heard her call his name, Jing Xiao's deep eyes were filled with confusion. Fortunately, the room was dark at the moment, so no one would notice.
"What's wrong?" His low magnetic voice floated over from the sofa.
Tang Muzhi bit her lip, turned over, suppressed the nervousness and shyness in her voice, and mustered up her courage to say, "Grandma said that you should pick me up from school, but you really don't have to."
Shouldn't it be only kindergartners who need transportation to and from school?
She is a college student who is about to graduate, so there is no need to accept it.
Hearing this, Jing Xiao took a deep breath and asked in a calm tone, "But I have already promised grandma, do you want me to be scolded again?"
He said it so bluntly that Tang Muzhi's face turned red instantly. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in, and quickly explained, "Of course not, I just think that you are already very busy at work, so there is no need for this. "
She said this seriously and her tone was firm.
Jing Xiao's eyes gradually became darker, and he chuckled, and said in a teasing voice: "It's not very far, and it won't take too much time. Or do you think it's inconvenient for me to pick you up? Is it because you're afraid of being caught? See a misunderstanding? Or do you think I will embarrass you?"
For a simple matter to rise to such a level, Tang Mu Zhi was speechless and sat up from the bed in excitement.
"No, I haven't thought about it that way." She explained eagerly, but slowly she realized that the more she talked now, the more complicated the matter seemed to be. Anyway, she was on vacation soon. , why not just say, "Forget it, I'll listen to you."
Hearing this, Jing Xiao raised a slight smile on his lips, "Then it's agreed, I'll pick you up after class every night."
"Um."
Her compromising tone seemed so helpless and aggrieved.
"Are you planning to go back to school tomorrow?" he asked.
"Well, the exam is in two days, and I can't delay any longer." Tang Muzhi looked at him, but the room was dark and he couldn't see his expression clearly.
Jing Xiao knew that she had made up her mind, but she still persuaded patiently: "I think you can review at home. After all, there are many people in the school, which is not conducive to your cold recovery. Moreover, if you faint again, I... …Grandma and I will be worried.”
"There is still a lot of preparation work before the exam, I have to go back." Tang Muzhi still insisted, paused, and added, "Don't worry, I have taken good medicine, and the cold is no big deal. I won’t faint again.”
"Every time you tell me to rest assured, I can't let go."
His words made Tang Muzhi feel dazed for a moment. From the beginning of their acquaintance, Jing Xiao had always been indifferent and guarded against her. He rarely used such a tone and said such words that could easily be misunderstood.
Moreover, in the past two days, Jing Xiao's changes were particularly obvious. Both his attitude and behavior towards her were different from before, which made her feel very uneasy.
After not hearing her speak for a long time, Jing Xiao decisively ended the topic, "Okay, it's very late, let's go to bed."
"Oh." After Tang Muzhi responded, he lay back on the bed obediently.
The two fell silent again, and the room returned to silence.
Tang Muzhi suffered from severe insomnia. She turned over several times and couldn't fall asleep. It wasn't until the second half of the night that she became slightly sleepy.
Jing Xiao, who was lying on the sofa, was naturally not much better. He was a light sleeper, and tonight he was in the same room with her. Every time she turned over, he would wake up. Finally, in the latter half of the night, the person on the bed After feeling more at ease, he managed to fall asleep.
The next day, morning.
When the first ray of sunlight shone into the room from the window, Jing Xiao had already woken up. He glanced at the person on the bed, who was sleeping soundly.
He only slept for a few minutes last night, and now his temples hurt a little, and there was a look of exhaustion on his brows.
He stretched out his hand to rub the center of his brow, and after a moment of relief, he stood up and went to wash up.
When I finished washing and walked back to the bed, the person on the bed was not awake yet, but had already turned over.
Her cheeks were rosy, as if they were rouged, her mouth was slightly pouted, and her long eyelashes were trembling slightly.
Jing Xiao stared at her for a moment, then stretched out his hand as if by mistake, trying to caress her cheek.
But suddenly, his vision froze, his Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably, the blood in his body boiled instantly, and an inexplicable impulse surged up.
Due to the sleeping position, the top button of Tang Mu Zhi's pajamas was loosened. Due to the squeeze, the attractive skin inside was exposed. It was fair and tender, glowing with soft water, like an egg being peeled. Breakable.
