Chapter 948: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 948: Worse Than Death (1)
The two men were so engrossed in their chess battle that they played deep into the night. Mo Yan yawned, her eyelids heavy with sleep, and finally couldn’t help but remind them, “Father, Brother Xiao, it’s already very late. You both should wash up and go to bed.”
Mo Qingze glanced at Xiao Ruiyuan, who looked a bit tired, then at the water clock in the corner. Seeing that it was already well past the second half of the Hai hour (9–11 PM), he hesitated briefly before saying, “It’s late. You should stay the night.”
Xiao Ruiyuan concealed the slight upward curve of his lips, stood up, and said with a face full of gratitude, “Many thanks, Father-in-law.”
Too sleepy to notice his reaction, Mo Yan simply muttered, “There’s hot water in the pot,” and rubbed her eyes as she left the study, heading back to her courtyard.
While soaking in her spatial hot spring, Xue Tuanzi leisurely floated over. Its two little stalk eyes peered into the bath for a moment before shifting away nonchalantly. “Yan Yan, you knew that foolish woman was going to act tonight. Why did you stay so late?”
Feeling refreshed after her bath, Mo Yan poked Xue Tuanzi’s soft belly and said, “They didn’t get to do anything yet. They’re not going anywhere. What’s there to worry about?”
Xue Tuanzi blinked and had nothing to say to that.
After drying off, Mo Yan changed into a short-sleeved undergarment and shorts, left the space, and lay down on her bed. Just as she settled in, there was a knock on the sitting room door. Before the knocking could continue, the door creaked open by itself.
She had deliberately left it unlocked this time—to let a few sneaky little thieves walk right into her trap.
However, Xiao Ruiyuan misunderstood. He thought Mo Yan had been waiting for him. His lips curled into a pleased smile, but the moment he saw her fair arms and legs exposed under the lamplight, he nearly believed his beloved was deliberately trying to seduce him.
Mo Yan, unaware of his thoughts, just wanted to get rid of him before the thieves arrived. She faked a yawn and said, “Brother Xiao, whatever you need, let’s talk tomorrow. I’m exhausted.”
For a split second, the curve of Xiao Ruiyuan’s lips froze, but he quickly recovered and sat down at the edge of her bed. His voice was gentle as he said, “Go to sleep. I’ll leave once you’re asleep.”
Mo Yan silently rolled her eyes and frowned. “But I can’t sleep with you here.”
The smile disappeared from Xiao Ruiyuan’s face. His gaze sharpened slightly as he asked in a deep voice, “Are you hiding something from me?”
She never rushed him out like this, no matter how late it was.
Damn. Why is he so sharp?
Mo Yan’s lips twitched. Maybe having a smart fiancé wasn’t such a good thing after all.
Seeing his face darken, she caved and quickly explained, “N-no! It’s just… I can’t sleep with someone sitting next to me. If it were you, could you?”
Xiao Ruiyuan’s furrowed brows relaxed slightly, as if he accepted her explanation. He stood up and moved to a chair opposite the bed, staring at her without blinking.
Though he said nothing, his meaning was clear: I’m not at your bedside anymore. Now you can sleep.
Mo Yan was speechless. Left with no choice, she lay down, shut her eyes, and forced herself into deep sleep mode, thinking that maybe once she dozed off, he would leave.
It wasn’t a bad idea, but unfortunately, Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t play by the rules.
When Mo Yan’s breathing evened out as if she had fallen asleep, he got up, walked back to the bed, and sat beside her. His rough fingertips gently traced the contours of her delicate face, as if he could never get enough of looking at her.
This was utter torture for Mo Yan.
Since she had her eyes closed, her other senses became much more sensitive. The warmth of his hand on her skin sent tingles through her entire body. Just as she was about to lose her patience and open her eyes to shoo him away, she suddenly felt something pressing down toward her—
(End of chapter)
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