Cypress Boat Floating

"Um..." Lu Ci Qiu stood awkwardly at the door holding the quilt. After hesitating for a long time, he gently placed the quilt on the bed and said seriously, "Cover yourself. Don't wait to catch a cold. I have a good physique. It's no problem for me to sleep here for a night."

Ye Jianqing looked down at the thin quilt on the ground, then at the thickly covered bed, and couldn't help but wonder. It was already deep winter, and there was even heavy snow outside. If Lu Ciqiu was allowed to sleep on the cold ground all night, he would definitely catch a cold and get sick tomorrow morning.

So Ye Jianqing silently stuffed the quilt that Lu Ciqiu had just brought into the room, and then blushed and said a little embarrassedly: "Why don't you get on the bed, we can each cover ourselves with a quilt, it won't have any effect. If you catch a cold sleeping on the floor for a night, it will be troublesome."

Lu Ci Qiu shook his head decisively and refused with a serious face: "Doing this will be detrimental to your reputation."

Hearing this, Ye Jianqing was a little angry. She bit her lip and muttered unhappily: "We all sleep in the same room, why do we care about reputation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ci Qiu's cheeks instantly flushed, as brilliant as the sunset, extending all the way to his ears and neck, as if his entire body was stained with a layer of shyness. He stammered, "I...I...I didn't...I didn't mean it..."

In fact, when there is someone who is more embarrassed and shy than you, your own shyness will gradually dissipate. At this moment, Ye Jianqing happened to be such a person. The blush not only stayed on Lu Ciqiu's face, but also was like a warm current, quietly penetrating into his body covered by clothes.

When Ye Jianqing saw the scene in front of him, the shyness and embarrassment in his heart were instantly washed away, and instead he wanted to tease the innocent and lovely Lu Ci Qiu in front of him.

Ye Jianqing sat on the bedside in a frivolous manner, slightly sideways, staring at Lu Ciqiu with interest, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, looking particularly calm and indifferent. She looked relaxed and confident, as if the shy person just now was not herself. Then, she whispered: "We are in the same room now, Your Majesty, why don't you guess how others will spread the story between us tomorrow morning?"

"This..." Lu Ci Qiu, who was genuinely worried about Ye Jianqing, actually began to imagine other people talking about him behind his back when she asked him this.

In this case, does that mean that I have ruined Ye Jianqing's reputation? Thinking of this, Lu Ci Qiu couldn't help but look at Ye Jianqing worriedly. If Ye Jianqing has someone he likes in the future, what should he do if the other party finds out about what happened today and then becomes suspicious of Ye Jianqing?

Ye Jianqing's husband... Just when these words appeared in his mind, Lu Ciqiu felt a pang of pain in his chest. He really couldn't imagine that there would be another man who could get close to Ye Jianqing in the future, and he couldn't accept that Ye Jianqing would be snatched away from him by someone else. When he thought of this, his heart was as painful as a knife.

I don’t want... I really don’t want Ye Jianqing to leave me.

I don’t want… I don’t want Ye Jianqing to marry someone else.

I can’t bear it... and I don’t want to see Ye Jianqing with another man.

Lu Ci Qiu raised his head and stared at Ye Jianqing. Those eyes were filled with endless sadness, bitterness and tenacity, which made Ye Jianqing's heart beat suddenly. He thought that he had said too much and made him sad. He immediately became a little flustered: "You...what's wrong with you? I was just teasing you just now, don't take it seriously, no one will misunderstand."

"You will..." Lu Ci Qiu hesitated, his heart full of contradictions and entanglements. He wanted to ask her whether she would be with someone else in the future, whether she would leave him and find another lover, but in an instant he felt that he had no right to interfere with her choice. After all, in Ye Jianqing's eyes, he was just a person who was tied to her out of necessity. When they find out the reason for their repeated rebirth and regain their freedom, it may be the day when Ye Jianqing leaves.

Ye Jianqing noticed his silence and stared at him curiously, with her head tilted slightly and her young face slightly frowned, which made her look particularly lovable, making Lu Ciqiu's heart surge. However, he quickly looked away, trying to calm his pounding heart. At the same time, he seemed very busy, but he didn't know what he was doing, fiddling with the things at hand, and said casually: "Nothing, go to sleep."

His voice was low and soft, as if with a hint of helplessness and melancholy. After saying that, he turned around silently and sat on the quilt on the ground with his back to Ye Jianqing, as if trying to hide his inner uneasiness.

The room was filled with a subtle atmosphere. The two of them had different thoughts, but neither dared to say a word. It was late at night, and the moonlight shone through the window onto the ground, forming patches of mottled light and shadow, just like the untouchable emotions in Lu Ci Qiu's heart.

"Come up and sleep. Health is the most important thing." Ye Jianqing didn't know what he was going to say, nor did she understand his current mood. She climbed onto the bed silently. She carefully took off her shoes, then slowly crawled to the innermost part of the bed like a little snail, wrapped herself tightly with the quilt, leaving only a small head exposed. She left the outer bed for Lu Ci Qiu, as if this was the most natural thing.

Lu Ciqiu watched Ye Jianqing's actions quietly, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart. He swallowed his saliva silently, quietly picked up the quilt on the ground and put it beside the bed, then lay down gently with his clothes on. This feeling was really wonderful, as if they had become a real couple, making people feel a little dazed.

His heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, as if it was about to jump out of his throat. Ye Jianqing's gentle breathing sounded beside him, and the sound was so close that it seemed to be right next to his ear. This intimate atmosphere gave him an illusion that Ye Jianqing had become his wife, and they were enjoying this quiet night together.

"Don't turn off the lights?" Ye Jianqing suddenly said something. Although his voice was not loud, it was like a thunderclap exploding in Lu Ci Qiu's ears, scaring him as he was daydreaming and his brain had already drifted to who knows where.

"Okay... okay, I'll turn it off." Lu Ci Qiu, who had been lying on the bed ready to fall asleep mentally, was startled by the sudden shout and sat up like a conditioned reflex. Then he hurriedly climbed out of bed and walked towards the candle with his hands and feet together.

After walking to the candle, Lu Ci Qiu took a deep breath, calmed himself, stretched out his slightly trembling hands, and carefully blew out the candle. After doing this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked back to the bed with a strange pace of moving his hands and feet at the same time.

Ye Jianqing had been silently watching Lu Ciqiu's every move. Seeing his ridiculous look, she finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "Why are you so nervous? I'm a virgin girl, but I'm not as nervous as you!"

Hearing Ye Jianqing's laughter, Lu Ciqiu scratched his head awkwardly, with a barely perceptible bitter smile on his face. He shook his head gently, and sighed in his heart: "Alas, Ye Jianqing, Ye Jianqing, how can you understand my mood at this moment? The reason why I am so nervous is nothing more than because I am in the same space with you. If I didn't love you, how could I be like this?"

"Okay, stop thinking about it and go to sleep. We have to go to the city to buy some food tomorrow, and we have to continue our journey early the day after tomorrow. We can't waste any more time." Ye Jianqing seemed not to notice the turmoil in Lu Ciqiu's heart, and she spoke to herself. After she finished speaking, she slowly closed her eyes and lay quietly.

Ye Jianqing has a special ability - she can fall asleep quickly and wake up in a short time. For her, sleep is more like a way to quickly restore energy. Not long after she closed her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep.

Lu Ciqiu beside him did not dare to move easily because of Ye Jianqing's presence. He turned his head slightly and stared at Ye Jianqing's face as she slept peacefully. Ye Jianqing was very quiet when she slept, without any movement, and her breathing was so light. After falling asleep, she lost her usual sharpness and showed a pure and well-behaved appearance, as if she was only a 14 or 15-year-old girl.

"Good night, Qing'er!" Lu Ci Qiu said softly, and then closed his eyes. However, it was obvious that he didn't seem to fall asleep as easily as Ye Jianqing.

Moonlight poured into the room through the window, illuminating Lu Ci Qiu's handsome face. The eyes that should have been closed opened again. His eyes flashed with complex emotions, and his mind was full of thoughts. Although he tried to relax himself, various thoughts kept popping up in his mind, making it difficult for him to calm down. He turned sideways and looked at Ye Jianqing quietly, depicting Ye Jianqing's pretty little face with his eyes, feeling the time passing by every second.