The dim yellow light filled the plain and clean room.
The man and the woman sat side by side at the head of the bed. The man applied the wound medicine and softly told all kinds of random anecdotes.
The woman, on the other hand, stared intently at the man's handsome profile. Her eyes were filled with a complex look. Sometimes she pursed her lips, but she hesitated to speak.
After her thoughts had been wandering for I don't know how long, Luo Ning saw the bruise on the man's arm. As if driven by some unknown force, she couldn't help but gently touch the bruised area with her finger.
Ye Jingtang paused in his words and turned his head:
"Lady Luo?"
Luo Ning became a bit more sober. She blinked her eyes, retracted her hand, and resumed her distant expression:
"Your adoptive father had such high expectations of you, so you should live well. You weren't feeling right today, and you shouldn't have rushed in recklessly. The effect of this medicine is really powerful. I can keep my mind stable, but you, the little rascal, surely can't bear it. We've known each other, and you've already been improper with me so many times..."
Ye Jingtang raised his hand slightly, his expression serious:
"Lady Luo, I can withstand it!"
"?!"
Luo Ning pressed her legs together. Her feet under the skirt arched slightly unconsciously, and she rubbed the ground with her teeth gritted:
"What if you damage your body? Madam Wang said that you have excessive yang qi and need to be regulated..."
Ye Jingtang was upright and serious as he said:
"Lady Luo, I'm young and full of energy, and you're too beautiful. When I first saw you, I really couldn't control myself. But when you were wronged and cried that time and ignored me all day long, I understood your character.
"I, Ye Jingtang, am a man of integrity. How could I let a woman who doesn't like me make such a great sacrifice to help me regulate my body just because I'm weak-willed? This doesn't match the word 'hero'. How can I stand in the martial arts world in the future..."
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Luo Ning bit her lower lip gently, and tears were almost welling up in her eyes. She didn't dare to look at the little rascal who was like a chivalrous hero of the right path, so she averted her eyes and said in a low voice:
"Little rascal, is there something wrong with your head? As the wife of the leader of the Pingtian Sect, I didn't punish you when you were improper with me; I traveled hundreds of miles to give you a talisman when I saw that you had provoked the Zhou family; and I even followed you to the capital city to wash your clothes and cook for you..."
Ye Jingtang blinked his eyes and tilted his head to look at Luo Ning's face:
"Wasn't that to make me help Yunli save Qiu Tianhe?"
"..."
Luo Ning gritted her silver teeth tightly. Looking at the man's teasing gaze, she still maintained her distant expression. Crystal-clear tears gradually welled up in her beautiful peach-blossom eyes:
"That... that's exactly it. What else did you think?"
Tick~
Her tone was too harsh, causing a teardrop to roll out of her eye socket, slide down her fair cheek, and land on Ye Jingtang's hand.
Luo Ning raised her water sleeve, wiped the corner of her eye, bit her lower lip gently, put on an angry look, and stared at Ye Jingtang:
"I can withstand it. I'm just afraid that you'll hurt your body. Since you're being stubborn, how could I be so self-indulgent as to help you again?"
There was a silence in the room, with only the man and the woman looking at each other.
Ye Jingtang smiled, raised his hand, pressed on Luo Ning's shoulder, and pushed her down.
Luo Ning's eyelashes trembled, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes. She tried to maintain her imposing manner and said:
"What are you doing? I can endure it... Are you going to use force?"
Ye Jingtang nodded, pressed Luo Ning down on the bed, and looked down at her cold and charming face:
"Yes, yes, yes. I'm going to use force. My willpower is not as strong as Lady Luo's, and there's no other way. When you wake up tomorrow, don't hit me, okay?"
Luo Ning's whole body was trembling slightly. Her eyes were filled with shame and anger, like a chivalrous woman who had been humiliated. But her hands instinctively supported the man's ribs, and her breathing was uneven:
"I knew you were taking advantage of the situation. But Madam Wang said that there's something wrong with your body and it needs to be regulated... I'll forgive you this time, but this is the last time. You're not allowed to remember this in the future..."
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Ye Jingtang blinked his eyes, then sat up again and said righteously:
"I think I can endure it a little longer..."
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Luo Ning felt that she was sober, but it was really hard to endure. She didn't want to get up when she was lying down. Seeing that the little rascal knew her thoughts but was deliberately teasing her, she became angry.
Luo Ning turned over and sat up, pressed Ye Jingtang down on the pillow. Her eyes were cold, as if she was about to murder her husband:
"What's wrong with you? Can't I see through you? Knowing that your body can't withstand it, how could I, Luo Ning, ignore the overall situation and have a feud with you and let you be stubborn? Behave yourself..."
"Hey, hey? Lady hero, wait a moment. Calm down! I can really endure it..."
"You can't endure it!"
"Ugh——"
Ye Jingtang fell back on the pillow. Luo Ning, as light as a willow, grabbed his collar and堵住了 (blocked) his mouth that was still trying to speak.
Ye Jingtang raised his hand, wanting to support Lady Luo's shoulder, but his wrist was grabbed and pressed firmly beside the pillow.
Dong～
He was pressed down tightly by Sister Watermelon!
Ye Jingtang was almost bursting with pent-up energy. At this moment, he couldn't pretend anymore and lay there obediently, allowing Lady Luo to "bully" him.
Even so, Luo Ning still maintained an aggrieved expression of "you can have my body, but not my heart". Tears kept rolling down from the corners of her eyes, as if she was being forced to sacrifice herself for a noble cause.
In the dimly lit room, there was no more sound.
Luo Ning hugged Ye Jingtang. After their lips met for a while, her collar was rubbed open a little, but then she gradually calmed down.
Ye Jingtang knew that Luo Ning didn't know much about these things and was only experienced in kissing. So he pulled his hand out, hugged Luo Ning back, and patted her on the shoulder.
Luo Ning closed her eyes and didn't speak. She just moved her cheek away and buried it in the pillow beside Ye Jingtang's face, not moving.
Ye Jingtang gently stroked her cool back and whispered in her ear:
"I didn't lie to you, did I? Is it really uncomfortable?"
"Yeah." A muffled sound came from under the pillow.
"I was able to hold on for so long and also tried to persuade you not to take the medicine. I'm really doing this for your own good, aren't I, Lady Luo?"
"..."
The beautiful woman with a blushing face by his ear didn't respond.
Ye Jingtang tapped her ear lightly: "I know Lady Luo likes me, that's why you've always been following me..."
"Don't be so self-indulgent."
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Ye Jingtang let go of his arm and said seriously:
"I think I can hold on for a few more hours... Ouch——Okay, okay. I can't hold on. My willpower is not as strong as yours. Don't bite my shoulder..."
Luo Ning's face turned red, but she still maintained the appearance of being forced and bullied. She raised her watery eyes and threatened:
"If you talk nonsense again, I won't help you anymore!"
"Okay."
Ye Jingtang hugged her small waist obediently and said softly:
"Lady Luo, say that you like me to make me happy."
Luo Ning buried her face in the pillow and mumbled something after a long while:
"You like me."
"…?"
Ye Jingtang blinked his eyes. He thought it was more or less the same meaning and nodded:
"Wife, you like me too."
Luo Ning's shoulders trembled slightly. Maybe she couldn't bear the word "wife" that touched her heartstrings. She corrected in a muffled voice:
"Call me sister."
"Okay, sister likes me too... From now on, you'll always be my Sister Ning, and I'll always be your shameless little rascal..."
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Rustle~~
The dimly lit room quieted down.
Before they knew it, a green dress silently slipped off and landed beside a pair of white and black boots. The white boots were embroidered with bamboo leaves, and the black ones were outlined with cloud patterns.
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"Shh! Don't make a sound. Yunli is next door..."
"I knocked Yunli out..."
"Hmm?!"
"You said we should leave a way out. I prepared it just in case, not in advance..."
"Okay..."
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...
"Did you really write that poem 'One Night, the Lady of the Xiang River Grows Many White Hairs'?"
"No, I copied it."
"You?!I'll fight you, you little rascal..."
"If you have the ability, suffocate me... Ugh..."
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"Have you ever treated the princess like this too?"
"No. You're the first."
"Why do you always bully me? I've read books, and there's no such thing in the books..."
"That's because you haven't read enough books. You haven't even read such a famous poem..."
"Really?"
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"Little rascal."
"Hmm?"
"You're so shameless..."
...
The moonlight outside the window was serene. The lights in front of the window flickered on and off. Whispered words were heard, but then they were blown away by the gentle summer night breeze.
The old courtyard was as peaceful and harmonious as ever, but somehow it had a bit more of the flavor that a "home" should have.
As the lights were forcefully blown out, the world became quiet. There was only the moonlight filling the courtyard, the gentle breeze in the room, and the sound of little Yunli sleeping soundly...